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Jonny gets the drop on Joel for his courage and composure

25 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important dropped goals TOP 20 …DROP GOALS NEXT WEEK Rugby-playing doctors 1. Jonny Wilkinson […]

Sailli leaves for Biarritz

25 May 2020 0 comments

HARLEQUINS centre Francis Saili will leave at the end of the season to join French side Biarritz. Saili, 29, arrived from Munster in 2017 and […]

Top 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 10-6

22 May 2020 0 comments

The countdown nears No.1, check out the grounds which fell short of inclusion inside the final five

RUGBY SHORTS

17 May 2020 0 comments

Tigers chop CEO Cohen SIMON Cohen’s eight-year stint as Leicester Tigers chief executive has come to an end, with chief operating officer Andrea Pinchen replacing […]

No surprise Ireland thrived after they quit the Berkeley!

10 May 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best drinking venues 1. The Berkeley Court (Dublin) The manic Berkeley Court swill – prematch […]

Top 20 rugby shock wins and upsets

6 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher recalls rugby’s biggest ever shocks, at club and internaitonal level, and ranks each for the magnitude of the upset. 20 – Quillan 11 […]

My Life in Rugby: Wasps openside flanker Paul Volley

28 April 2020 0 comments

The No.7 talks Jon Newcombe through his time at Wasps, Castres, Harlequins and London Scottish

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 […]

The Principality pointed way perfectly for the new millennium

26 April 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best grounds TOP 20 …RUGBY GROUNDS NEXT WEEK Rugby Scandals Sheer beauty: John Davies Oval […]

Munster prop James Cronin given one-month doping ban after pharmacy mix-up

20 April 2020 0 comments

Wrong medication leads to Cronin testing positive for two prohibited substances

Tigers’ Cup winners produced a brains trust of talent

19 April 2020 0 comments

THERE was more retro heaven recently with BT Sport replaying Leicester’s 34-30 Heineken Cup final win over Stade Francais in 2001. It was an absolute […]

O’Gara still hates me for the treatment I gave him

19 April 2020 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY PAUL VOLLEY FORMER WASPS, CASTRES, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON SCOTTISH OPENSIDE I’M sure he won’t like me saying it but the general consensus among […]

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 […]

Bring back those real tours -by bus and train

12 April 2020 0 comments

How it was and could be again: Leicester’s Clive Woodward tackles New Zealand’s Eddie Dunn at Welford Road in 1979 The late Alan Watkins, heavyweight […]

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 […]

Gatland: ‘I loved beating Eddie Jones’

8 April 2020 0 comments

Warren Gatland has spoken of his time in charge of Wales and the showdowns with Eddie Jones in the media

Lucky to learn off master like Jenks

5 April 2020 1 comment

MY LIFEIN RUGBY LEE JARVIS THE FORMER WALES, PONTYPRIDD, CARDIFF, DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF WHEN I was 15, Just Rentals, a TV rental place in […]

Q&A: Glenn Delaney – My Scarlets are poised to thrill

2 April 2020 0 comments

Read Neale Harvey’s feature length chat with the Scarlets head coach in-waiting and proud New Zealander

Time for these slow-goers to get a move on with their kicks at goal

1 April 2020 0 comments

Clocking the players who take their time kicking penalties – who is the worst culprit?

Rugby Matters: All our yesterdays come gloriously alive again

31 March 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher has found himself looking at the treasure trove of rugby videos on Youtube…

My Scarlets are poised for a thrilling era of attacking rugby

29 March 2020 1 comment

Q&A GLENN DELANEY ON THE RECORD Glenn Delaney, defence coach and soon-to-be head coach of the Scarlets, has unique experience from having coached in five […]

Kurtley Beale set to switch hemispheres and move north

26 March 2020 0 comments

The former Wasps full-back has agreed a deal with Racing 92, according to reports

Rugby players in Ireland agree to IRFU pay cuts

20 March 2020 0 comments

Cuts ranging from 10 to 50 per cent will take effect among the Irish player base

Amazing to rub shoulders with such superstars

15 March 2020 1 comment

MATT CAIRNS Driving force: Matt Cairns in action for Saracens against Bath in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS, NORTHAMPTON, […]

Exodus of coaches will benefit England – Hatley

8 March 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S elite coaching exodus is testament to the strength of the Premiership and will only benefit the national team in future, insists […]

South African XV who have adorned the Five/Six Nations

1 March 2020 1 comment

Grand Slams: Pieter de Villiers 1 Pieter de Villiers (France) Native of Malmsbury in the Western Cape. Made 31 appearances for France in the Six […]

Ulster sign Mathewson

1 March 2020 0 comments

FORMER New Zealand scrum-half Alby Mathewson will join Ulster on a one-year contract in July. The 34-year-old, who has won five caps for the All […]

Rugby Matters: Farewell to Garrett Fitzgerald, the man who made Munster great

26 February 2020 0 comments

The man who built Munster into a modernised giant of European rugby

Munster dig deep to break resistance

23 February 2020 0 comments

Zebre ………………0 Munster ……….28 IT WAS desperate for the first 40 minutes and stylish for the second, as JJ Hanrahan led Munster to a bonus-point […]

Springbok ace Werner takes reins for Scarlets

23 February 2020 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Captain: Werner Kruger Back in: Elrigh Louw SOUTH African international Werner Kruger takes over the captaincy as Scarlets host Southern Kings at […]

Patchell close to comeback

23 February 2020 0 comments

Return: Rhys Patchell WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell could return for the Scarlets trip to Munster on February 29 after three months out with a shoulder […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

16 February 2020 0 comments

THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, NORTHAMPTON AND NOTTINGHAM BACK ROWER MARK EASTER WHETHER he knows it or not, my brother Nick (the former England No.8) was […]

Hodnett shines in record 10-try win

16 February 2020 0 comments

Munster ……….68 Kings ………………3 YOUNG gun John Hodnett scored a try on debut as Munster recorded their biggest ever win in the PRO14. The 21-year […]

Advent of Adams puts North at big risk

16 February 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW True Test class: Josh Adams takes on Ireland’s Andrew Conway PICTURE: Getty Images The question, unthinkable for […]

Williams column: So many mistakes by Wales, but lessons will be learnt from Ireland loss

11 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins impressed in his first start, but there were too many errors from Wales in Dublin

So many mistakes, but lessons will be learnt

9 February 2020 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Colossus: CJ Stander tries to batter his way through Storm Ciara might not have arrived in time for the […]

Rugby Matters: Can lieutenant Andy Farrell cut it as head honcho?

30 January 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher on why Andy Farrell should be wary of the trap of being labelled a No.2

Can lieutenant Andy cut it as the head honcho?

26 January 2020 0 comments

His Master’s Voice: Andy Farrell chats to new captain Johnny Sexton PICTURE: Getty Images You will hear much talk over the coming weeks about whether […]

Finn Russell sent home from Scotland camp

23 January 2020 0 comments

Scotland discipline star fly-half as the start of the Six Nations draws closer

Munster out of Champions Cup as Leinster and Ulster progress

21 January 2020 0 comments

In what was a very rare fall from grace for the Munster squad, the door for this year’s Champions Cup closed on Sunday 19th January […]

Munster come calling for Saracens back Matt Gallagher

15 January 2020 0 comments

Neil Fissler reveals further details on players who could be on their way out of the Premiership club

Sarries set to offload Gallagher to Munster

12 January 2020 1 comment

Off: Matt Gallagher SARACENS’ desperate mass clear-out as they scramble to slash their wage bill is likely to see full-back Matt Gallagher move to Munster. […]

Beattie calls time at 34

12 January 2020 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby. The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career with a three-year stint […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

12 January 2020 0 comments

THE FORMER NEW ZEALAND, BLUES, CHIEFS, WORCESTER, MUNSTER, SALE SHARKS AND COVENTRY CENTRE. SAM TUITUPOU WINNING Super Rugby in 2003 as a young buck playing […]