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Borthwick stonewalls Tigers bid for Pollard

5 December 2021 0 comments

LEICESTER have ramped up their bid to sign South Africa’s World Cup winning fly-half Handre Pollard for the 2022-23 season to succeed Salebound George Ford. […]

Woki leads new breed of French super locks

28 November 2021 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You always knew where you stood with French second row forwards of a certain vintage, even if you didn’t stay standing […]

Ospreys owners Y11 eye Rebels takeover

14 November 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Y11 SPORTS & Media, the majority shareholders at the Ospreys, are weighing up a move to buy the Melbourne Rebels. The Hong […]

Steadman story is inspiration to us all

7 November 2021 1 comment

NICK CAIN FLOYD Steadman’s story is one of the most uplifting and moving you will find in any sport, as those who recently attended the […]

Isiekwe chasing his dream of England recall

31 October 2021 0 comments

Progress: Nick Isiekwe NICK Isiekwe has not played for England since the summer of 2018 when he was substituted 35 minutes into the first Test […]

Cash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark

10 October 2021 0 comments

NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of Roc Nation Sports who […]

Dash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain

10 October 2021 0 comments

THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and foremost fan, Nigel Wray, […]

Saracens in £32m takeover, Nigel Wray to hand over control

3 October 2021 1 comment

SARACENS have agreed a £32m takeover deal with a consortium of investors that includes South African World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar. The group will acquire […]

DREAM TEAM

3 October 2021 1 comment

MATT BEESLEY, THE WHARFEDALE AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON AND EALING PROP, PICKS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Ethan Waller – Only […]

Maro Itoje has the credentials to be England captain | Jeremy Guscott

5 September 2021 0 comments

INTERNATIONAL rugby these days is talked about in terms of World Cup four-year rotations, with every coach building towards the next one. We are now […]

Lions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington

15 August 2021 0 comments

The Saracens winger expects the club’s contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Rassie Erasmus’ blunderbuss blasts all moving targets | Nick Cain

1 August 2021 1 comment

Rassie Erasmus’ video was a clear indication of the effects severe pressure can have on national hero status, writes Nick Cain

Sevens circuit is lacking top stars | Chris Hewett

1 August 2021 1 comment

After the success of sevens at the Olympics, attention now turns to whether the World Sevens Series circuit to suitable for growth

Player ratings – second Test: Siya Kolisi is the Boks’ captain marvel

1 August 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees rates the performances of the Lions and South Africa in a brutal second Test

Lood de Jager turned game back South Africa’s way | Daniel Gallan

1 August 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan’s verdict on the Springboks display in the second Test as they surged ahead of the Lions in the second half

First Test player ratings: Itoje and Lawes stole the show

25 July 2021 1 comment

Paul Rees rates the performances from the first Test in Cape Town

Luke Cowan-Dickie and Courtney Lawes start for Lions in first Test

21 July 2021 0 comments

Head coach Warren Gatland reveals the selection was the hardest of his time with the Lions

Murray must put muzzle on De Klerk

18 July 2021 0 comments

KYRAN BRACKEN THE Lions must wrap up Faf de Klerk and cut off the supply line of his dangerous aerial bombs if they are to […]

Alun Wyn Jones could make shock return to Lions squad

13 July 2021 2 comments

Warren Gatland to make call on whether to have tour captain fly out to South Africa once Wales hold a training session on Tuesday

Still no Robbie Henshaw for the Lions as team named to face South Africa ‘A’

12 July 2021 0 comments

Conor Murray to captain the Lions for the first time as a starter, as Gatland makes 12 changes to team that beat Sharks

France in late pain once again | Peter Jackson

11 July 2021 0 comments

France have trouble sticking with it through to the end in Test matches

Lions find themselves all at sea as Sharks circle

11 July 2021 0 comments

The Lions concede four first-half tries before being given a get out of jail free card when Jaden Hendrikse was red carded

Try-machine Josh just can’t stop scoring | Shane Williams

4 July 2021 0 comments

I GOT more and more nervous as the second half of the British & Irish Lions game went on. It was nothing to do with […]

Gatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper

27 June 2021 1 comment

LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make the right decisions as […]

Saracens v Ealing: Vincent Koch set for a double celebration in second leg

20 June 2021 0 comments

SARACENS have named an unchanged line-up for today’s second leg of the Championship play-off final against Ealing Trailfinders. The north London club, who are looking […]

Alun Wyn can prove his doubters wrong, like I did – Matfield

6 June 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS VICTOR Matfield knows what it’s like to have your age questioned on the eve of a Lions series. Matfield, one of the […]

Dream Team: Bedford Blues winger Elijah Niko

30 May 2021 0 comments

ELIJAH NIKO, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER PAU, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AND EALING WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Euan Murray […]

Townsend: Saracens five will be rejuvenated by Lions selections

9 May 2021 2 comments

Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly, Jamie George and Mako Vunipola were all included in Warren Gatland’s Lions squad

Springbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up

2 May 2021 1 comment

Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland’s Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the Championship

Ward: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders

2 May 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten run in the Championship

Maro Itoje form is trump card in Lions call | Peter Jackson

25 April 2021 0 comments

Maro Itoje can be assured of his Lions place this summer, writes Peter Jackson

Forget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott

18 April 2021 0 comments

Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions, Jeremy Guscott explains why he is convinced

Farrell back for Sarries at Doncaster

18 April 2021 0 comments

OWEN Farrell makes his return for Saracens when they travel to Doncaster in the Championship today after recovering from a calf injury. Club captain Farrell […]

Farrell out of Sarries return

11 April 2021 1 comment

ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell’s return to action for Saracens has been delayed after he sustained a minor strain. The 29-year-old, who was named Sarries skipper […]

Gatland’s Saracens problem

4 April 2021 0 comments

WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the Lions pay the Premiership […]

Dream Team: London Irish centre Matt Williams

21 March 2021 0 comments

The Exiles centre picks his Dream Team based on the best he has faced as an opponent or played alongside

Ireland 32-18 England: Outplayed, outfought, this was just dismal

21 March 2021 1 comment

Ireland give CJ Stander the perfect send-off. leaving Eddie Jones to defend an abject England performance

Eddie: ‘Outstanding’ Itoje was close to being back to his best

14 March 2021 1 comment

Eddie Jones and match-winner Maro Itoje reflect on England’s late win over France

Saracens get welcome worthy of the Championship’s resolve

7 March 2021 0 comments

Mark McCall and Juan Pablo Socino share their thoughts after Saracens tasted defeat in their first match in the Championship away at Cornish Pirates

Marquee men mock the salary cap principles | Nick Cain

28 February 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain examines the proposterous regulation of marquee players under the Premiership salary cap

Eddie: I’ll be fined if I tell you what I think about the ref

28 February 2021 0 comments

All the fallout from England’s 40-24 defeat to Wales in Cardiff, with Pascal Gauzere’s performance a source of frustration for Eddie

Wales 40-24 England: Don’t blame the ref, this was English indiscipline

28 February 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain reports from the Principality Stadium where Wales claimed the Triple Crown against an improved, but indisciplined, England

Lack of leadership on and off the field | Jeff Probyn

14 February 2021 0 comments

Jeff Probyn points the finger at England’s lack of leaders on the pitch for their loss to Scotland at Twickenham

England 6-11 Scotland: Hogg heroes make Eddie lads look like a pig’s ear

7 February 2021 2 comments

Nick Cain reports from Twickenham on where England simply failed to turn up in Round 1 of the Six Nations

Sanderson has ability to make Sharks big fish | Jeremy Guscott

27 January 2021 0 comments

Does a good No.2 make a good director of rugby? Jeremy Guscott looks at Alex Sanderson’s success at Saracens and the job facing him at Sale

Maro Itoje’s excellence shows why locks are top earners | Jeremy Guscott

20 January 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at how personal prosperity in rugby lies in the engine room

Tizard: My time training with England has made me want to emulate Joe Launchbury

16 January 2021 2 comments

LESSONS learned from England’s finest are underpinning Hugh Tizard’s push to mix it with the best. Harlequins lock Tizard, 20, right, began last year on […]