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New Year honour for chairman Rowe

8 January 2023 1 comment

Exeter chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to rugby and to the […]

Reducing Marler’s ban sends wrong message

8 January 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ONCE again Joe Marler seems to have pushed the barriers of what is deemed acceptable in […]

Marler faces long ban for insulting opponent

31 December 2022 0 comments

Joe Marler faces a lengthy ban and possibly the end of his England career after he insulted an opponent’s hospital-bound mother in Tuesday’s game between […]

With Borthwick, we can be world beaters again – Owen

31 December 2022 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Perfect: New England coach Steve Borthwick A NEW coach with a new voice picking new young hungry players who have been “tearing […]

No stopping the Baa-Baas’ game

31 December 2022 0 comments

MOMENT IN TIME SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER vs THE BARBARIANS, 1973 Where are they now? BACK ROW Chalky White: Dubbed the best coach […]

Falling player numbers the real issue

23 December 2022 0 comments

BURIED deep in the RFU website is its “2022- 23 – Targets”, which is a woefully inadequate document because it fails to mention the biggest […]

Wasps are staying in Midlands for the long run

23 December 2022 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Wasps CEO Andy Scott has ruled out a return to London and says that the club will remain in the […]

Christmas time and things are in a mess

23 December 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the song goes, it’s Christmas time, a time when everyone is having fun. If only […]

Aitchison angry at northern exclusion

23 December 2022 2 comments

By IMOGEN AINSWORTH Northern girl: England star Holly Aitchison With the new structure to the Premier 15s not currently including any teams further north than […]

Moody: We can rescue our World Cup dream

18 December 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD England’s World Cup dreams can still be salvaged if the new head coach keeps an “open mind” over playing style and “learns […]

Championship: Wasps are in, Worcester out

18 December 2022 2 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Wasps will be playing Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, but Worcester have been left in the wilderness as their application […]

Coach McFarland left to wonder as Ulster show true grit to give La Rochelle a scare

18 December 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Ulster………………29pts Tries: Henderson 43, Cooney 59, Vermeulen 63, Stewart 75 Conversions: Cooney 44, 60, 75 Penalties: Cooney 80 La Rochelle…….36pts Tries: Dulin […]

Dragons denied at the death by TMO call

18 December 2022 1 comment

By ROB COLE Dragons …………. 21pts Tries: Roberts 28, 62 Conversions: Hanrahan 63 Penalties: Davies 3, 15, 17 Pau ………………….27pts Tries: Carol 32, Roudil 58, […]

Glasgow find it tough going to take down Perpignan

18 December 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow………..26pts Tries: McLean 18, Jones 24, Pen try 66, Cancelliere 78 Conversions: Weir 19, 25 Perpignan…….. 18pts Tries: McIntyre 34, Dubois 60 […]

Double injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win

18 December 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Brive …………….. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht ……… 31pts Tries: Hawkshaw […]

Dorking reaping reward of joined-up thinking

18 December 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking chairman Shaun Hammond believes the club have learnt valuable lessons from the last time they were in the National Leagues and […]

Bears put name on it

18 December 2022 0 comments

By IMOGEN AINSWORTH BRISTOL Bears women have become the first team in the Premier 15s to put players’ names on the back of their shirts, […]

Wasps will return but Warriors in the Wilderness

16 December 2022 0 comments

Wasps have confirmed they will be able to play Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, while Worcester Warriors have been left in the wilderness […]

Crunch meeting is RFU’s last chance, says Bow

11 December 2022 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN A crunch meeting is set to take place on Monday between the RFU and Championship clubs – with Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow […]

JVP: I will always be thankful to Eddie

11 December 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones’ tenure as England head coach may have ended but Jack van Poortvliet will always be grateful to the Aussie for […]

Regional results

11 December 2022 0 comments

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Eddie Jones sacked as England coach

6 December 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has been sacked after seven years at the helm of England. It comes after a year where England have won just five out […]

WRU set to decide on Pivac

4 December 2022 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Wales will decide this week whether to sack Wayne Pivac and re-appoint Warren Gatland through to the World Cup. The fate of […]

Vesty: We need all aspects of the game

4 December 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Northampton head coach Sam Vesty believes there are simpler ways of the RFU speeding up the game without introducing any of the […]

What’s the reason for anonymity?

4 December 2022 0 comments

CAN anyone tell me why the RFU keep the names of the people doing the review of England’s performance a secret. It just doesn’t make […]

It’s a miracle Sweeney has kept the RFU afloat

4 December 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS great as the game of rugby is, it seems that there is always a need […]

Ward: Urgent change needed to save game

27 November 2022 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN If the RFU want to secure rugby’s future as a top level sport, the time for change is now, says Ealing Trailfinders […]

Sweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear

27 November 2022 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether he should be considering […]

Tigers are keeping an eye on McDonald

27 November 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Auckland Blues coach Leon McDonald, left, is sniffing around the Premiership looking for a […]

England got draw they didn’t deserve

27 November 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME How has the world of rugby become so predictable that you can almost guess that somewhere […]

“He’s been a special player” – Farrell and Cockerill pay tribute to Tuilagi on 50th cap

25 November 2022 1 comment

Captain Owen Farrell and assistant coach Richard Cockerill have paid tribute to Manu Tuilagi as he prepares to make his 50th England appearance on Saturday […]

Boozers blocked view

20 November 2022 2 comments

FOR so many supporters who travel long distances to watch international rugby at Twickenham the constant up and down, up and down to allow boozers […]

How men in black lined up that day

20 November 2022 0 comments

Steve Hancock: Full-back spent a decade playing for the Men in Black, worked in recruitment and started Convert Recruitment Solutions from his base in Watford […]

Racism report close to release

13 November 2022 2 comments

FORMER England centre Luther Burrell says the RFU investigation into his allegations of racism in rugby union has been completed and he expects an outcome […]

When Ray set records back in the glory days

6 November 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ray Glastonbury spent most of his sporting life unaware that he belonged to a squadron of wings […]

Sweeney is left carrying the can

30 October 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME They always say that hindsight is 20/20 vision, making it easy to see mistakes that were […]

Baron calls for radical review to save game

23 October 2022 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Francis Baron, one of the most authoritative figures in Rugby Union administration, has called for a radical root-and-branch overhaul of the game […]

Ditch the skulduggery and dismantle the cartel

23 October 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure is that we are […]

Which side will you back in this inquisition?

23 October 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT The two organisations at the heart of what is left of the professional club structure in England – the Rugby Football Union and Premiership […]

Wasps administration confirmed as players made redundant

17 October 2022 0 comments

Wasps‘ widely-expected administration has now been confirmed and their players made redundant. A statement read: “Wasps Holdings Limited (the “Company”) was placed into Administration on […]

‘Nuclear’ option on the table in financial crisis – Sweeney

17 October 2022 0 comments

RFU chief Bill Sweeney has said the ‘nuclear’ option of central contracts is on the table as English rugby wrestles with the fallout of its […]

Rob’s right – bring in a 10-team Prem

16 October 2022 0 comments

THE sad news that both Wasps and Worcester have been suspended from the Premiership is a sorry indictment of rugby union’s woeful inability to manage […]

Shameful evidence of slow strangulation

16 October 2022 2 comments

MAY I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all the minor counties blazers on the RFU Council that have voted through the latest amendments to the […]

Allow the students to catch up

16 October 2022 3 comments

I WAS interested to read Jon Newcombe’s article last week about the state of leagues regarding walkovers. I can comment on the case of United […]

Checking things out

16 October 2022 1 comment

ROB Andrew lays the fault for the parlous state of professional clubs’ finances at the door of the club owners and the RFU, but qualifies […]

The man who kept Wasps on the road

16 October 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Malcolm Sinclair holds the distinction of being Wasps‘ first full-time professional, an appointment made as the indirect […]

Broken and broke: Why it’s time to change the way top club rugby is run

16 October 2022 1 comment

Thirteen has not been a lucky number for Premiership Rugby. Wasps are set to follow Worcester into administration and relegation after running out of money. […]

Concern as 88 matches in lower leagues are classed as ‘walkovers’

9 October 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE The participation crisis affecting local league rugby is showing no signs of abating despite a comprehensive league restructure with 88 matches across […]