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Cardall hopes cup run leads to league starts

21 November 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES TIM Cardall is closing in on 50 appearances for Wasps after joining three years ago, but the second row’s priority is establishing […]

Maunder eager to fire reminder of his talent

14 November 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES SAM Maunder aims to give the Exeter coaches a nudge after Covid lockdowns put his career on pause. Maunder, 21, the third […]

Bears building for bright future from within

14 November 2021 1 comment

BRISTOL may have the wealthiest backer in the Premiership but they are intent on growing their own rather than splurging on imports. They have signed […]

Code-hopper Tiger Joe pushing for more caps

14 November 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES RUGBY careers tend to be forged in academies, but not many players in the oval code have emerged from Nottingham Forest’s. Joe […]

Biggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin

31 October 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last round of the Premiership, […]

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 […]

Potter draws on gambling hell to help save others

31 October 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES talks to Mark Potter about his fall and rise after gambling addiction When Mark Potter tells sportsmen and women that gambling can ravage […]

World Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality

24 October 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES USA Rugby will in January formally submit its proposal to host either the 2027 or 2031 World Cup – it would prefer […]

Tigers feeding off the fans as they target playoff return

26 September 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES THE TIGERS are looking to use the roar of their returning supporters at Welford Road to push them into the play-offs. It […]

Drake connecting dots at Warriors

5 September 2021 2 comments

By PAUL REES Last league win: Worcester beat London Irish on opening day of 2020-21 season PICTURES: Getty Images WORCESTER have become accustomed to campaigns […]

Tigers tie up gives kids route through

22 August 2021 1 comment

Paul Rees finds out more about Nottingham’s new partnership with Leicester Tigers Nottingham were among the leading clubs in England 30 years ago with players […]

New Worcester Warriors signing Duhan van der Merwe

Worcester Warriors go green for brighter future

8 August 2021 1 comment

The Premiership club have pledged to reduce their climate footprint, director Peter Kelly outlines how the Warriors are overhauling their ways of operating

Former Saracens captain Alistair Hargreaves

Hargreaves: Law changes could destroy Union ethos

30 July 2021 2 comments

As the DCMS releases a report as a result of a four-month inquiry into the impact of concussion in sport, Alistair Hargreaves fears rugby may be changed beyond its foundations

More players are keen to get back say Rams

11 July 2021 1 comment

■By PAUL REES FEARS that players would desert rugby after 16 months of restrictions imposed by the pandemic and leave the community game floundering have […]

Big Joe back after finding his confidence

4 July 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES JOE Cokanasiga is ready to put two wasted years behind him when he resumes his Test career against the United States at […]

Sean O’Brien urges Ireland to blood players in Premiership

13 June 2021 2 comments

SEAN O’Brien believes Ireland should relax their rule which all but bars players being selected for the national squad if they move outside the country […]

Beware social media blunders, England told

13 June 2021 0 comments

WHEN the newly minted England squad gathers tomorrow for a five-day training camp ahead of the summer internationals, players will be addressed on the issue […]

Lam: Big names aren’t guaranteed their place

3 June 2021 0 comments

No guarantees await the squad who have taken Bristol to the top of the Premiership, says Pat Lam

Pat Lam urges law change to eliminate ‘latching on’

9 May 2021 1 comment

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam outlines why latching on must be kicked out of rugby

Phipps: Premiership is like big game of chess

11 April 2021 1 comment

Nick Phipps admits to being proven wrong about the misconceptions Down Under has of the Premiership

Could Ealing be viable in the Prem in London?

24 January 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Up-and-comers: Ealing Trailfinders beat Saracens last weekend When Saracens lost last weekend to the Premiership pretenders, Ealing Trailfinders, it was wonderfully convenient, because […]