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Jamie is a classic competitor

8 November 2020 1 comment

WHENit comes to the Premiership’s G-men, the flanker Jamie Gibson – newly signed by Gloucester after spells with London Irish, Leicester and Northampton – is […]

Argentina ace Creevy puts his Irish future first

8 November 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVE Warhorse: Agustin Creevy in London Irish colours, and with Pumas, below LEGENDARY Argentina hooker Agustin Creevy has explained why he gave the […]

Rugby Matters: Cosmopolitan Harlequins had serious wheels

6 November 2020 0 comments

Black History Month may have ended, but Brendan Gallagher sees no reason to not highlight the speed merchants to don the Quarters

Jamie Gibson signs for another Premiership club after leaving Saints

5 November 2020 0 comments

Gloucester continue their recruitment ahead of the 2020-21 season after adding Kyle Moyle and Jay Tyack earlier this week

Steve Borthwick’s unrelenting energy to win could hinder Leicester in tough times, says Healey

1 November 2020 0 comments

BT Sport’s Austin Healey talks to Adam Ellis about Leicester Tigers’ new dawn under head coach Steve Borthwick

Cosmopolitan Quins had serious wheels

1 November 2020 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS Quins favourites: Andrew Harriman, left, and Peter Mensah PICTURE: Getty Images Black History month officially ended yesterday, along with our miniseries on black […]

Tykes revamp gathers pace

1 November 2020 1 comment

■ By JON NEWCOMBE Big break: Will Hardwick playing for University of Birmingham LEEDS TYKES have signed a bright spark of a scrum-half as DoR […]

I regret not fighting for future at Exeter

25 October 2020 3 comments

FORMER PONTYPRIDD, SCARLETS, EXETER AND CARDIFF BLUES FLANKER/LOCK AND CURRENT PLYMOUTH ALBION HEAD COACH DAMIAN WELCH MY LIFEIN RUGBY Safe hands: Damian Welch wins ball […]

Italy match gives Eddie chance to play Lawrence

25 October 2020 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT My pick to replace Manu Tuilagi: Ollie Lawrence of Worcester Warriors scores against London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images IT sounds as if there […]

London Irish send an SOS to Super Rugby centre Billy Meakes

22 October 2020 0 comments

The Exiles have been hit by injuries to their midfield options

Lovejoy Chawatama is at home among London Exiles

21 October 2020 0 comments

Zimbabwe-born Chawatama has played for London Scottish, London Welsh and London Irish in his route to playing at the top level

Lee’s restored Wasps sting

18 October 2020 0 comments

TOM VALE TALKS TO LEE BLACKETT, THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR WASPS’ DRAMATIC CHANGE IN FORTUNES Lee Blackett remembers the morning after his first game in […]

Ten years of failure are Craig’s sad legacy

18 October 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Bruce Craig completed his purchase of the Bath club a decade ago, the supersized scale of his ambition was not […]

Blair’s battled his dark times

18 October 2020 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Recall: Blair Cowan SCOTLAND back row Blair Cowan has battled through the “dark times” and is now on the cusp of a […]

Exiles backline suffers double injury whammy

18 October 2020 0 comments

LONDON Irish wing Matt Williams and centre Terrence Hepetema will miss the start of next season with long-term injuries. Williams, 22, faces up to nine […]

Gibson: Blooding kids didn’t devalue league

18 October 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Invaluable eperience: Gareth Steenson guides Chiefs’ young guns to victory over Bristol Tyro fly-half: Harvey Skinner Livewire No.9: Joe Snow EXETER Chiefs […]

England Sevens ace Dan Norton eyes 15s return after World Tens Series

15 October 2020 0 comments

Dan Norton is one of a number of former England Sevens players in Bermuda for the World Tens Series

Earl’s try speed tops them all

11 October 2020 3 comments

BEN Earl has set a strike rate record for Premiership try-scorers with each of his 11 tries this season coming at an average of one […]

Sevens ace Norton eyes 15s return after Tens

11 October 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Sevens try wizard Dan Norton heads to the inaugural World Tens Series in Bermuda later this month in a career which […]

Glasgow loan deal for TJ

11 October 2020 0 comments

SAMOA flanker TJ Ioane has joined Glasgow Warriors on loan from London Irish. The 31-year-old, right, has been with Irish for two seasons, following a […]

CHRIS ROBSHAW ON…

4 October 2020 2 comments

…England’s back row choices The depth is phenomenal. There’s ten to 20 guys who could play for England. I’m quite happy to sit on the […]

Ryan Lamb feature: Coffee empire can wait, I can’t wait to get coaching

2 October 2020 0 comments

Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb talks about almost signing for Exeter in his career and the No.10 he wants to see in an England shirt

‘Double-figure’ positive tests at Sale Sharks leave Premiership finale in doubt

2 October 2020 0 comments

On the eve of the final round of the Premiership season play-off chasing Sale Sharks have had a number of players test positive for COVID-19. […]

Ealing Trailfinders could mix it with Premiership clubs, says Reid

1 October 2020 0 comments

Ex-Trailfinders flanker Jordy Reid, now at Gloucester, believes the club could fill in if financial ruin hit the top flight

Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs to raise the curtain on 2020-21 Premiership season

29 September 2020 0 comments

Premiership Rugby have released the full schedule for the new season beginning in November

Leicester decision imminent on legal dispute brought by five former players

29 September 2020 0 comments

Tigers could face a High Court battle with the five players who opted to not agree to pay cuts this summer

Premiership play-off race going down to the wire

28 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain looks at the Premiership run-in with three play-off places still up for grabs

Tributes for tragic East Grinstead coach Matt

27 September 2020 0 comments

EAST Grinstead Rugby Club are reeling this weekend at the tragic death of head coach Matt Ratana who was shot on duty at the Croydon […]

Sharks told to up gears in pursuit of play-offs

27 September 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE SALE need to get up to speed and match the form of their play-off rivals if they are to back […]

Coffee empire can wait, I want to give my all to coaching now

27 September 2020 0 comments

RYAN LAMB ON THE RECORD Q&A Newly appointed Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb, 34, tells NEALE HARVEY how he landed his first coaching gig and […]

Jackson column: Marathon man Stephen Myler goes clear of the field

23 September 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the 17-year career of Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler, and hears from the man himself

Bath are favourites but that can matter for little in derbies, says Moody

22 September 2020 0 comments

The former Bath flanker is expecting a ding-dong battle at the Rec, as Watson and Cokanasiga return

Weakened sides could sabotage title run-in

20 September 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You did not need to be Inspector Maigret to work out that Agen were up to no good. When a player […]

Spencer must be given his chance against Italy

20 September 2020 0 comments

KYRAN BRACKEN GUEST COLUMNIST FROM WORLD CUP WINNER Best in England: Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer. Inset: Ben Youngs PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT would I do […]

Ollie thanks lucky pants for bringing him this far!

20 September 2020 2 comments

TOM VALE TALKS TO WORCESTER WARRIORS’ EXPPLOSIVE YOUNG CENTRE OLLIE LAWRENCE Respect: Worcester’s young captain Ted Hill Worcester Warriors’ highlypromising young centre Ollie Lawrence won’t […]

FIVE OTHER YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH…

20 September 2020 0 comments

Gabriel Oghre While Wasps youngster Alfie Barbeary has stolen the recent headlines, hooker Gabriel Oghre is another of the club’s academy products who seems to […]

Gloucester rally to put Europe in their grasp

6 September 2020 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Over: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores for London Irish Corner ball: Louis Rees-Zammit goes over for Gloucester GLOUCESTER virtually sealed their place in next […]

Sarries hit Exiles academy boys for six

6 September 2020 1 comment

By TOM WALKER SARACENS continued to build towards their Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster on September 19 with a comfortable win over London Irish. While […]

What is required from Ben Spencer to be England’s regular No.9?

2 September 2020 0 comments

Scrum-half Ben Spencer is looking to find his voice at Bath now he is out of the shadow at Saracens, a squad laden with England stars

Dual-role Alex Brown shares his blueprint for Gloucester success

1 September 2020 0 comments

Brown is tasked with the smooth running of the Gloucester team under its new coaching heads, while keeping things tight off the field

Skivington calls for big guns to shoot down Tigers

30 August 2020 3 comments

■ By SAM JACKSON GEORGE Skivington has reverted to his experienced XV for the clash with Tigers following Wednesday’s defeat to Saracens. Gloucester beat Worcester […]

Brown’s got blueprint for long-term success

30 August 2020 1 comment

■ By NEALE HARVEY Rookie head coach: George Skivington, left, watches on as Gloucester warm-up for the Worcester match last week PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER […]

Bath put Saints on the skids

30 August 2020 0 comments

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE Star: Tom de Glanville BATH made it three wins on the spin since lockdown to move up to fourth in the […]

Gustard embarassed by Quins

30 August 2020 1 comment

■ By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER ended their eight-match losing run to record their first league victory of 2020 after bullying Quins into submission in the […]

Alex committed to helping Sarries return to conquer

30 August 2020 0 comments

■ By NEALE HARVEY Faithful: Alex Lewington ACE finisher Alex Lewington aims to be part of a Saracens rebirth having turned down an opportunity to […]

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders lock Barney Maddison

28 August 2020 0 comments

Maddison picks a Dream Team based on the best he has faced or played alongside

Ben Loader drops in to surprise club nominated for Gallagher Rugby Club of the Season Award

27 August 2020 0 comments

London Irish full-back Ben Loader surprised nominated club Haringey Rhinos Ladies on Zoom, with voting now open

TEAMS: Borthwick overhauls Leicester line-up to include Nemani Nadolo

25 August 2020 0 comments

Nadolo is one of 14 changes made by Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick for clash with London Iris

Kiwis make our game look utterly pedestrian

23 August 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The Sale coach and former hooker Steve Diamond, honorary life member of the Front Row Union, thinks modern-day scrums are boring. […]

Bristol underdogs…? that’s just barking mad

23 August 2020 0 comments

COLIN BOAG The new interpretation of the existing breakdown laws is working fairly well, although it looked as though the players from a couple of […]

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