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Dave Rennie leaves Glasgow Warriors for Wallabies

20 November 2019 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have already found their successor, as the Wallabies pick Rennie to replace Cheika

Fowkes: There’s still all to play for

17 November 2019 0 comments

Preview Nottingham v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 3pm NEIL FOWKES knows it’s too early to judge Nottingham’s prospects for the rest of the season, as […]

I’ve still got the legs to make next Lions tour says Sexton

17 November 2019 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY Sexton has targeted a place on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour insisting there is still enough mileage left in […]

French clubs likely to cook up a storm in Champions Cup

15 November 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at the contenders to win the European crown

Harlequins have the mindset for raising the profile of the women’s game, says Rachael Burford

14 November 2019 0 comments

Harlequins are setting the bar with their Women’s team set to play in Big Game 12 at Twickenham Stadium

Reid wants to keep Ford waiting for the No10 shirt

10 November 2019 0 comments

Change: Noel Reid By JON NEWCOMBE FLY-HALF Noel Reid is focused on building on a promising start to his Tigers career after his neatly taken […]

DREAM TEAM

3 November 2019 0 comments

TIM TAYLOR, GLOUCESTER COACH AND EX-GLOUCESTER, LEICESTER, NOTTINGHAM, TASMAN AND CRUSADERS FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Ben May – […]

All Blacks were good but Irish looked spent

20 October 2019 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT If ever you want a text book example of a team peaking 12 months too early, Ireland and the 2019 World Cup […]

Cancelled France match negates Eddie’s shot at experimenting with Farrell

16 October 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo in find Eddie Jones lacking room to manoeuvre if Farrell or Vunipola suffer mishap

Owen and Billy are Eddie problems

13 October 2019 1 comment

Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo to find Eddie Jones confronted by some big selectorial decisions Not at their best: Owen Farrell, above, and Billy Vunipola […]

Noel likes to see pathway to seniors

13 October 2019 0 comments

CELTIC CUP PREVIEW… Leinster ‘A’ v Ulster ‘A’ Today. Kick-off 3pm, Energia Park LEINSTER ‘A’ team finished top of the Celtic Cup table with seven […]

Leinster set up Irish final with rivals Ulster

29 September 2019 1 comment

CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By STEVE THOMAS IT will be an all-Irish final in the Celtic Cup after reigning champions Leinster A hammered Dragons A 55-17 […]

Dragons ready for lift up with Sam Davies at the controls

27 September 2019 0 comments

How are the four Welsh regions shaping up ahead of the start of the PRO14 season this weekend?

DREAMTEAM

22 September 2019 0 comments

GARRY LAW, DARLINGTON MP HEAD COACH AND FORMER BORDERS, SCOTLAND A, VIADANA, LAZIO AND ROTHERHAM UTILITY BACK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST […]

O’Driscoll backs the world No.1s

15 September 2019 0 comments

IRELAND By SAM JACKSON Fine send off: Rob Kearney scores for Ireland as they beat Wales in Dublin POOL A IRELAND moved to the top […]

Young guns lead Saints fightback but fall just short

15 September 2019 3 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE NORTHAMPTON produced a storming second-half comeback but Leinster held on to make it three pre-season wins from three with victory over their […]

Why Teo’s Toulon bunk will bug Irish

1 September 2019 0 comments

BEN Te’o has had a varied career, never staying too long in one place as can be gauged from his various employers: Wests Tigers, Brisbane […]

Johan’s put us on the path to challenge for top prizes

11 August 2019 0 comments

Q&A STEPHEN VAUGHAN ON THE RECORD No excuses now: Head coach Johan Ackermann has nurtured a strong culture at Kingsholm PICTURES: Getty Images Predicting success: […]

Shingler primed for Wales comeback

4 August 2019 2 comments

By PETER JACKSON See you soon, injured Faletau tells his dejected supporters Smiling assassin: Kotaro Matsushima breaks to score Japan’s fourth try in their rout […]

Would fans travel to a British League?

28 July 2019 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Major slog: Exeter playing Newcastle at Sandy Park The front-page story in last week’s Rugby Paper referred to the ‘long overdue revival’ of […]

Canada are already aiming at RWC 2023!

14 July 2019 0 comments

Steffan Thomas meets the Canadian coach Gruff Rees to discuss RWC 2019 IT HAS been eight years since Canada won a Rugby World Cup game, […]

Ellis blow as Wales head for the Alps

7 July 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Second op: Ellis Jenkins WALES head for the Swiss Alps this week amid renewed fears that one of their outstanding back row […]

Evans is Ospreys’ homecoming king

7 July 2019 0 comments

ALEX BYWATER talks to Ospreys new boy Gareth Evans after his move from Gloucester Out to impress: Gareth Evans Star transfer: Gareth Anscombe swaps Blues […]

Willi joins exiled Kiwis good enough to take on allcomers

30 June 2019 2 comments

Japan chance: Willi Heinz has been called up by England PICTURE: Getty Images IF WILLI Heinz makes the cut for Japan, England’s uncapped scrum-half will […]

Let’s hope O’Brien’s spent penny cost him dear

30 June 2019 1 comment

A FAMOUSrugby player urinates on a man in a Dublin pub, a crude offence to put it mildly and yet it barely caused a stir […]

Irish are fully Loaded for Premiership onslaught

30 June 2019 0 comments

Big potential: Ben Loader Leinster great: Sean O’Brien England wing prospect Ben Loader cannot wait for Super Rugby star Waisake Naholo to check in at […]

Catt joins the 2015 England old boys coaching in Ireland

23 June 2019 1 comment

MIKE Catt is expected to join Ireland as attack coach after this year’s Rugby World Cup. It is understood the former England coach will leave […]

Inexplicable not to bring Premiership final forward

16 June 2019 3 comments

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK England’s finest: This year’s Premiership final contained a number of would-be Lions starters PICTURE: Getty Images IT was always going […]

Dingwall frustrated by England’s ill-discipline

16 June 2019 0 comments

■By ADAM ELLIS Leader: Fraser Dingwall ENGLAND will grit their teeth in the hope of making it third time lucky against Six Nations Grand Slamwinners […]

Ronan O’Gara to leave Crusaders for move closer to home

12 June 2019 0 comments

O’Gara said in May that he is always in contact with Munster amid ‘two or three other options’

This Sarries dynasty is the greatest that English rugby has ever known

9 June 2019 0 comments

NICK CAIN ON WHY THE ‘DOUBLE’ CHAMPIONS ARE THE BEST SIDE THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER PRODUCED Saracens stars Jamie George, George Kruis, Vincent Koch, Billy […]

Baa-baas were sideshow compared to the Final

9 June 2019 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Beanfest: An England XV beat the Barbarians 51-43 The feast of rugby at Twickenham last weekend had something for everyone, and brought into […]

Australia capitalise on Baird’s first half red to run riot

9 June 2019 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS AUSTRALIA ramped up their momentum ahead of facing England on Wednesday with a 45-17 victory over 14-man Ireland following an early red […]

ON THE BLINDSIDE

2 June 2019 3 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Tigers turn attention on Borthwick STEVE BORTHWICK is the latest name being considered by Leicester as they look […]

Davies off to Dragons to make room for Anscombe

2 June 2019 2 comments

TRANSFER WRAP DEAN Ryan has landed his No.1 target for the Dragons with fly-half Sam Davies moving to Rodney Parade from the Ospreys. The PRO14’s […]

European big dogs could be bitten by World Cup

2 June 2019 0 comments

THE feelgood factor following the showcase European Cup final between Saracens and Leinster three weeks ago could be in jeopardy because the start of next […]

Sanderson is named as the driving force behind Sarries

2 June 2019 0 comments

Euro kings: Saracens celebrate their defeat of Leinster Pitchside: Alex Sanderson gets down to the serious work in training PICTURE: Getty Images Top men: Alex […]

Leinster are still the fans’ favourites

2 June 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON compiles the numbers to reveal how many, or how few, watched Europe’s top leagues Pride of Ireland: PRO14 champions Leinster rule the roost […]

RUGBY SHORTS

2 June 2019 2 comments

Haley earns call up for Irish training MUNSTER duo Mike Haley and Jean Kleyn are the only uncapped players included in Ireland’s 44- man training […]

Ireland’s Rob Kearney stays for another year

28 May 2019 0 comments

Rob Kearney pens a deal til the end of 2019-20

Sexton finds kicking boots at right time

26 May 2019 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Champions: The injured Sean O’Brien lifts the trophy as Leinster start the celebrations LEINSTER edged out Glasgow Warriors in a pulsating Guinness […]

Kearney: We had to weather the storm

26 May 2019 0 comments

LEINSTER full-back Rob Kearney praised the way his side stepped up to the plate defensively to edge out Glasgow Warriors. Kearney, who was yellow carded […]

Durable? They should call James Red Rum!

26 May 2019 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON SAMJames ought to have been centre-stage at the Premiership gala dinner last Wednesday night as winner of […]

Dream Team wake up call

26 May 2019 0 comments

THE PRO14 final at Celtic Park last night brought a new twist to the old maxim about there being two teams in Glasgow. For the […]

Don’t forget tribal nature of the Prem

26 May 2019 0 comments

REGARDING Colin Boag’s incredulity at the apparent ambivalence towards Sarries’ European Cup win over Leinster, does Colin not understand the essentially tribal nature of the […]

Exodus of Springbok stars bad for rugby

26 May 2019 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Fan’s view Worth watching: Faf de Klerk goes over for Sale against Bristol At one time rival fans poked fun at Saracens for […]

Tompkins in hat-trick blitz as Sarries go storming on

26 May 2019 2 comments

■From NICK CAIN at Allianz Park They’re off: Sean Maitland touches down for Saracens’ first try All over: Nick Tompkins scores his hat-trick try and […]

Lozowski: We weren’t perfect – we’ll be better against Chiefs

26 May 2019 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Hunger to improve: Alex Lozowski ALEX Lozowski says Saracens’ insatiable appetite for silverware will be the driver for Saturday’s Premiership final against […]