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Gloucester announce squad for World Club 7s

13 August 2013 0 comments

Gloucester Rugby have kept faith with the young squad that secured silverware in the J P Morgan Premiership Sevens and have named a similar squad […]

French giants can lure Adam Jones with £350k

13 August 2013 0 comments

Toulouse and Clermont will head the queue in response to Adam Jones declaring his interest in moving to France at the end of the coming […]

Richard Cockerill fails to get ban reduced

31 July 2013 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has failed to reduce his nine-game suspension at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing. But the ban has been […]

No frills on Jon Mills as he swims with the Sale Sharks

27 July 2013 1 comment

In his heart he’ll always be a Dragon, but Jon Mills is now prepared to do whatever it takes to stoke the fires at his […]

‘Nerd’ Dom Barrow has passion to learn with Newcastle Falcons

26 July 2013 0 comments

He might have been one of the most sought-after players in the Championship but Newcastle Falcons new boy Dom Barrow is already well aware of […]

Stuart Lancaster must dare to dream, says Brian Ashton

26 July 2013 0 comments

Brian Ashton hopes that England‘s new-found attacking style will be no passing ‘fad’. A young England team destroyed Argentina with some stunning running in the […]

Mike Catt input can steer me to top says Luther Burrell

25 July 2013 0 comments

Luther Burrell racked up a Premiership final appearance and an England debut in his first season with Northampton – but the centre insists working with […]

Nick Cain: North star needs help to twinkle for Saints

24 July 2013 1 comment

When it comes to buying marquee players for the new season no one in the Premiership has done a better job than Northampton. The acquisition […]

Tiger Niall Morris aiming to be an Irish Wolfhound

23 July 2013 1 comment

Niall Morris, having impressed with Emerging Ireland in Georgia this summer, hopes to get another crack at international rugby. Leicester winger Morris was called up […]

My Life in Rugby: Leigh Hinton – former Dragons and Leeds full-back

18 July 2013 0 comments

My one season at Newport Gwent Dragons was tough but, looking back, it was the best thing that happened in my career. It made me […]

Nick Cain reflects on the highs and lows of the Lions tour leading up to the pivotal Test

12 July 2013 0 comments

The last round of Wallaby jaw-jaw before the battle for the 2013 Test series came to a climax at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney yesterday […]

Matt Banahan sets his sights on main prize

12 July 2013 1 comment

Matt Banahan refuses to give up on his England dream but knows a successful season with Bath is non-negotiable if he is to force his […]

Chris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans

11 July 2013 0 comments

Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside in the near future. […]

Nick Kennedy join Harlequins

10 July 2013 0 comments

Harlequins confirmed that Nick Kennedy has joined the 2012 Premiership champions from Toulon. The news follows the announcement of Olly Kohn’s retirement last week and […]

Tongan duo join London Wasps

10 July 2013 2 comments

London Wasps have signed prop Taione Vea and utility back William Helu following their involvement in the recent Pacific Nations Cup with Tonga. Helu, 27, […]

“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni

3 July 2013 1 comment

Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind. He won a drawn-out […]

Olly Morgan gives his career one more shot

2 July 2013 0 comments

Olly Morgan is making a final attempt to save his career and avoid joining a long list of international players forced to quit over the […]

Nine-game ban for Richard Cockerill

2 July 2013 2 comments

Richard Cockerill has been banned for nine games for using ‘obscene and inappropriate’ language towards the fourth official in the last Premiership final. The Leicester […]

British & Irish Cup fixtures announced

28 June 2013 1 comment

The 2013-14 British & Irish Cup fixtures have been announced today following confirmation of the Greene King IPA Championship season earlier this week. The cross-border competition […]

My Life in Rugby: Dewi Morris – Lions, England & Orwell scrum-half

27 June 2013 2 comments

The first name on my birth certificate is actually Colin – I’m sure if I’d have been called that all my life rather than Dewi […]

George North will be a Saints idol ‘with Stephen Myler’s help’

20 June 2013 1 comment

Former Northampton star winger Jon Sleightholme has backed Stephen Myler to load the bullets for George North to fire in the Premiership when the Lions […]

Marco Wentzel to return to South Africa

18 June 2013 1 comment

London Wasps lock Marco Wentzel is to return to South Africa for family reasons. The ex-Springbok returned to Cape Town after appearing for the Barbarians […]

Geordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul

14 June 2013 0 comments

Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers in a 16-year professional […]

Northampton Saints to play in World Club 7s

7 June 2013 1 comment

Northampton Saints will play at Twickenham for the second time in three months as they are the ninth team to be confirmed for the inaugural […]

Wade and Kvesic to make Test debut

6 June 2013 1 comment

Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will win their first Test caps for England after being named in the starting XV by Stuart Lancaster to face […]

Saints sign another prop

3 June 2013 0 comments

Northampton Saints today announced that Gareth Denman is moving to Franklin’s Gardens this summer from Rotherham Titans, adding to the club’s options at tight-head prop. […]

Room 101: Matty Mountford – Chinnor full-back

2 June 2013 0 comments

1. ‘Walter Mitty’ Rugby Club owners Playing for Santa Monica Dolphins in California, living on the beach, living the proverbial dream, I receive an email […]

20 Questions: Darren Fox – Beford flanker

31 May 2013 0 comments

How’s your 18 months at Bedford been? Cracking! A lot of lads I’d played with or against before and it’s been a breath of fresh […]

20 Questions: David Doherty – Leeds winger

24 May 2013 0 comments

Can you finish the job against Newcastle? I think so. We really believe in ourselves as a group, we’ve built a good culture and hopefully […]

Dean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move

24 May 2013 0 comments

Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera, nominated for this season’s […]

My Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half

23 May 2013 0 comments

My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to the stage where my […]

Nick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour

23 May 2013 0 comments

Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad: The pace to scare […]

Dream Team: Tom Johnson – Exeter and England flanker

22 May 2013 0 comments

1. Brett Sturgess – He would kill me if I didn’t put him! He’s a great scrummager and also very good around the park. 2. […]

James Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good

22 May 2013 1 comment

Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with all the inherent injury […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants

22 May 2013 0 comments

Northampton’s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for this Twickenham final, especially […]

I won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood

22 May 2013 1 comment

Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch them on TV! The […]

Joe Launchbury launchpad is thanks to boss Dai Young

22 May 2013 1 comment

Do you believe in fate? Joe Launchbury does, and why not after a season in which he scaled the heights with England and was named […]

RFU Championship Dream Team 2012-13

21 May 2013 0 comments

The four Championship semi-finalists dominate this year’s Dream XV with Nottingham and Newcastle, the top two sides from the regular season, boasting four representatives each. Nottingham’s […]

Young Gun: Tom Smallbone – London Irish prop

18 May 2013 2 comments

London Irish prop Tom Smallbone has been doing more than his fair share of homework this season and hopes it will pay dividends should he […]

20 Questions: Nick Evans – Harlequins fly-half

17 May 2013 2 comments

Quins set for a big finish? We are. It’s the money month now and all about momentum. We had a sticky patch but the sun’s […]

My Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock

16 May 2013 1 comment

I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership winners’ medal is a […]

Jeremy Guscott: Forget the chess game let’s go for check mate

16 May 2013 0 comments

The squad Stuart Lancaster has selected to tour Argentina next month is spot on, and I like the inclusion of 11 non-capped players. I only […]

Nick Cain: Put star players outside salary cap

15 May 2013 0 comments

What has happened to the once proud record of English clubs in Europe? When Saracens slipped out of the Heineken Cup a fortnight ago after […]

Greene King to be title sponsors of RFU Championship

14 May 2013 3 comments

Brewing giant Greene King are set to become the first title sponsor of the RFU Championship in a three-year deal believed to be worth £1.2m. […]

Northampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final

12 May 2013 0 comments

Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final […]

Newcastle beat Leeds to reach Championship final

12 May 2013 1 comment

Newcastle will play Bedford in the Championship final after a 34-30 aggregate win over Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park today. Jimmy Gopperth kicked all the […]

Carlos Nieto to retire

2 May 2013 0 comments

Carlos Nieto has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. In a career where he was capped 34 times by Italy, […]

My Life in Rugby: Lee Beach – London Welsh and former Ospreys and Wales Sevens captain

2 May 2013 1 comment

We were in Dubai getting ready for the World Cup Sevens quarter-final in 2009 and Aled Thomas asked me how many pairs of boxer shorts […]

Richard Baxter to hang up the boots

2 May 2013 2 comments

Richard Baxter has decided to hang up his boots at the end of the season. The long-serving No.8, 34, who has helped the Exeter reach […]

2015 World Cup schedule revealed

2 May 2013 0 comments

England will play at Manchester City Stadium for the first time with their three other Rugby World Cup 2015 pool matches taking place at Twickenham […]

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