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Hanrahan misses kick to grab draw in 50pt thriller

23 August 2020 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Leinster…………………………27pts Tries: Healy 20, Ringrose 40, Lowe 51 Conversions: Sexton 22, 40, 52 Penalties: Sexton 32, Byrne 70 Munster ………………………………25pts Tries: Conway […]

My Life in Rugby: Former Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half Alberto Di Bernardo

21 August 2020 0 comments

Former Cornish Pirates, Yorkshire Carnegie and Benetton back Di Bernardo reflects on his career

Tullow Tank backs Stuart Lancaster for Lions coaching gig in 2021

18 August 2020 0 comments

Sean O’Brien speaks of his first-hand experience of working with Stuart Lancaster at Leinster

Lancaster ‘perfect’ coach for the Lions

16 August 2020 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY STUART Lancaster would be a “perfect” choice to join Warren Gatland’s Lions’ coaching team in South Africa next year, says Lions legend […]

Socino: I’m here to give Barritt a run for his money!

16 August 2020 1 comment

Jon Newcombe talks to the Pumas centre who is joining Saracens JUAN Pablo Socino arrived in Hertfordshire in mid-June blinking into the sunlight not believing […]

Jackson column: The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

14 August 2020 0 comments

The stars of the Six Nations are often left absent in their PRO14 campaigns, writes Peter Jackson

Guscott column: Exeter are clear favourites for the title

12 August 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott hails the return of the Premiership this weekend, and will be watching Leicester and Exeter most keenly

The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

9 August 2020 0 comments

The PRO14 can boast a dual headline act beyond compare, a pair of players born 35 years ago on opposite sides of the Irish Sea. […]

I’m thrilled rugby’s back – but I want it fast and open

9 August 2020 2 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK NOTHING will ever quell my excitement at good rugby played at pace by smart, talented players, although I […]

Jackson Wray wants to leave mark on Champions Cup knowing Saracens will feel two-year absence

5 August 2020 0 comments

The ever-present Saracens back row is embracing the challenge of leading a young crop of players in the second tier

More misfortune hits Wales star Gareth Anscombe in recovery from knee injury

4 August 2020 0 comments

Anscombe will miss the rest f the PRO14 season and is a doubt for Wales’ internationals starting in October

Tough act trying to be Leeds’ next Maradona

2 August 2020 2 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALBERTO DI BERNARDO THE FORMER ITALY, CORNISH PIRATES, LEEDS CARNEGIE, BOURGOIN & TREVISO FLY-HALF Special day: Alberto di Bernardo on the break […]

Wray stays at Sarries to build for the future

2 August 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY JACKSONWray wants to become a leading figure in Saracens’ revival after extending his contract until 2023. Along with fellow academy products Owen […]

Ruddock takes on new role at Ospreys

26 July 2020 0 comments

MIKE Ruddock has been appointed Ospreys development director on a three-year contract. The former Wales coach became the Welsh region’s performance director in January 2020, […]

Jackson column: Short-swap stars can carry on regardless

21 July 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the players set to qualify for Scotland, Ireland and Wales on residency grounds

World Rugby seek new referees chief as Alain Rolland moves on

15 July 2020 0 comments

The former Leinster scrum-half is leaving his role as high-performance officials manager

Ireland players agree 10 per cent wage cut for rest of 2020 with IRFU

14 July 2020 0 comments

Wage deferrals will also impact players earning over a certain wage and discussions on wage cuts reach outcome

Dream Team: Jersey Reds lock/flanker Macauley Cook

13 July 2020 0 comments

Cook made 167 appearances for Cardiff Blues before leaving this summer

Quins to swoop for Scotsman Steele

12 July 2020 1 comment

Switch: Scott Steele HARLEQUINS are poised to sign London Irish scrum-half Scott Steele who was one of nine departures confirmed by the Exiles. The former […]

Lions contenders RANKED – Adams and May lead the way for wing combination

29 June 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain offers the five wings ready to make life difficult for the Boks’ defence in 2021

Johnno played through pain to get Lions over the line

28 June 2020 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby captains Inspiring: Martin Johnson led from the front during England’s World Cup victory. […]

DREAMTEAM

28 June 2020 0 comments

MACAULEY COOK, JERSEY AND FORMER CARDIFF BLUES AND WALES U20S LOCK/BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Gethin Jenkins – […]

Saracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign

26 June 2020 0 comments

The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park

Jackson column: Leinster were breaking new ground in unprecedented season

26 June 2020 0 comments

Forget Liverpool, Leinster’s 2019-20 season should be considered remarkable in any team sport

Leinster’s glory trail runs into a roadblock

21 June 2020 1 comment

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had the season run its natural course, one team might well by now have succeeded where every other failed. […]

Lions contenders RANKED – Jon Davies can still ruffle Bok feathers

19 June 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain pins Wales centre Jon Davies as the main man for the Lions No.13 shirt

Jackson column: Keith Lyons, the bushfire hero who blazed a trail in rugby analytics

19 June 2020 0 comments

Lyons’ influence and keen eye for breaking down rugby helped the likes of Alan Davies, Alec Evans and Kevin Bowring

PRO14 eyes August 22 restart with shortened season

18 June 2020 0 comments

Two rounds of the regular season will be held before 2019-20 season knockout stages take place

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Craig Hampson

15 June 2020 0 comments

No.9 Hampson cast his eye over past teammates and opponents to choose a dream XV

This Fox can still ruffle Bok feathers

14 June 2020 0 comments

2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… OUTSIDE-CENTRES Powerful: Wales’ Jonathan Davies holds off the challenge […]

Heffernan must wait for move to Prem

7 June 2020 1 comment

OISIN HEFFERNAN has been left in limbo despite this week being named in the Championship team of the season. The Nottingham tight-head prop is keen […]

Exclusive: I’ll never be like Beauden but I’m a bloody-minded winner, says Dan Biggar

5 June 2020 0 comments

Wales and Northampton fly-half Dan Biggar hasn’t looked back since arriving at Franklin’s Gardens. The same applies to his Lions 2021 hopes

Hewett column: Lansdown argument all about gaining monopoly

5 June 2020 0 comments

Bristol and Bath hold the advantage in the Premiership with their financial muscle, writes Chris Hewett

I’ll never be like Beauden but I aim to be a winner

31 May 2020 0 comments

NICK CAIN TALKS TO WALES AND NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF DAN BIGGAR, THE SCOURGE OF ENGLAND Injury-hit: Gareth Anscombe DAN Biggar says he may not be Beauden […]

Leinster wing Dave Kearney is king of Europe’s elite tryscorers

28 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks over the stats for Europe’s top performing players in terms of tries and points scored

Gopperth keeps going

25 May 2020 0 comments

JIMMY Gopperth has re-signed with Wasps, a month short of his 37th birthday. New Zealander Gopperth, right, who joined from Leinster in 2015, told TRP […]

Stuart gets my vote

25 May 2020 0 comments

What about London Irish or Newcastle AFTER reading the Blindside story regarding Johan Ackermann’s departure, and the temporary promotion of Rory Teague, the rumour mills […]

Sarries will be exhausted

25 May 2020 0 comments

WITH the Premiership season set to run and run, what happens to Saracens’ remaining fixtures? Will they be expected to play all their matches while […]

Coltish O’Driscoll oozed class right from the start

17 May 2020 0 comments

Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 9 Brian O’Driscoll makes his World Cup debut October 2 1999 Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, […]

What has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?

13 May 2020 0 comments

The Premiership’s most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed

So just what has gone wrong with the once-mighty Tigers?

10 May 2020 0 comments

Director of rugby: Geordan Murphy New head coach: Steve Borthwick Glory days: Lewis Moody salutes a packed Welford Road after Leicester won the 2010 Premiership […]

Gatland has such riches in key area

10 May 2020 0 comments

2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… OPENSIDES OPENSIDE flanker is an area where the […]

Leinster’s Joe Tomane to head to Dragons in the summer

5 May 2020 0 comments

The Dragons continue to recruit some impressive players for their squad next season

Ireland and Leinster wing Fergus McFadden to retire at season’s end

4 May 2020 0 comments

“They say the best time to leave a party is when you’re still having fun” – McFadden

Bloodgate was brazen – with comic moments

3 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s biggest scandals Winker: Harlequins wing Tom Williams walks off with physio Steph Brennan Head hunted: […]

Northampton in advanced talks to sign South African flanker based in France

27 April 2020 0 comments

Former Bulls back row closing in on move to Franklin’s Gardens after two years in France

RFU must not waste this chance to reset

26 April 2020 1 comment

IN last week’s Rugby Paper Steve Grainger described how the RFU were meeting rugby’s needs during the coronavirus crisis. The Director of Rugby Development wrote […]

Jackson column: The hidden Wales aces making life tough for regions

15 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the lack of playing time regions are getting from their Wales stars

Jamie the one who must beware bolters this time

12 April 2020 0 comments

2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… HOOKER THE shakedown at hooker in 2017 proved […]

The hidden aces make life tough for regions

12 April 2020 0 comments

Long before social distancing became a way of life, a similar exercise had been foisted upon the four Welsh regions in relation to their international […]

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