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Brendan Gallagher’s feature on Alan Hancock’s try against Scotland in 1965

13 March 2015 2 comments

Everybody is famously allowed 15 minutes of fame, but for Northampton wing Andy Hancock that was abbreviated to 15 seconds. That’s pretty much the time, […]

Simon Middleton is England Women boss

23 February 2015 1 comment

The RFU has today announced that Simon Middleton has been appointed to a newly created combined Head Coach role in which he will oversee both […]

Jeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s

20 February 2015 0 comments

With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of the biggest years in […]

Jeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s

20 February 2015 1 comment

With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of the biggest years in […]

National One salary cap ‘would spell disaster’

13 February 2015 0 comments

“Salary cap would be the death knell for the community game” – Cinderford treasurer Barry Holmes

Dean Ryan: RFU have left second tier to wither

13 February 2015 1 comment

Worcester boss believes the Championship is in crisis and has called for an urgent review of how the RFU is managing English rugby’s second tier.

Nick Abendanon still hopes for an England recall

10 February 2015 0 comments

Europe’s in-form full-back questions the rationale behind England’s policy on overseas-based players.

Peter Jackson: Silence greeted the hero of Cardiff

5 February 2015 1 comment

When they come to write the colourful history of Anglo-Welsh rivalry, one of England‘s forgotten full-backs will justify a chapter all by himself. On a […]

London Welsh Statement on club funding

23 January 2015 0 comments

The Board of London Welsh Rugby Football Club voted unanimously on Thursday (January 22) to emphasise its commitment to securing an appropriate resolution to the […]

Ma’afu banned for a week

15 January 2015 0 comments

Salesi Ma’afu has been suspended for one week by an RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Northampton prop had been cited after receiving three yellow card already […]

George Kruis cited for dangerous tackle

12 January 2015 0 comments

George Kruis could be handed a ban following a dangerous tackle on wing David Halaifonua on Friday. The Saracens lock, who was shown a yellow […]

Nick Cain: Ritchie keeps the faith with Lancaster…for now

17 December 2014 0 comments

Ian Ritchie delivered an intriguing line in double-speak as he delivered his verdict on England‘s autumn return of two losses and one win against the […]

Two “supporters” banned from Twickenham for homophobic abuse

28 November 2014 0 comments

Two individuals have been banned from all matches at Twickenham for a period of two years after being found guilty of homophobic abuse towards referee […]

Jeff Probyn: Player welfare is all about how coaches want to play

21 November 2014 0 comments

The Autumn Internationals may be up and running but for the clubs its business as usual with the LV cup holding the fort. While the […]

Plymouth Albion demand review of concussion protocols

21 November 2014 2 comments

Championship club demand a review of concussion protocols after B&I Cup incident.

Jeff Probyn: Professional game must not take the Blockheads literally

14 November 2014 0 comments

To paraphrase Ian Dury, Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll is all that rugby needs. Sex is the easy part as the women’s game […]

Jeff Probyn: Was it really about driving standards or lining pockets?

7 November 2014 1 comment

New name, new trophy, new management but same old European tournament as all but the rank outsiders in their group (such as Sale) won at […]

Jeff Probyn: Get Martin Johnson on board to pass on lessons learned in 2011

16 October 2014 2 comments

So Martin Johnson is reliving the nightmare that was the 2011 RWC England campaign. Although it has been virtually three years, it is obvious that […]

Nick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble

15 October 2014 2 comments

If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an unprecedented eight years, his […]

My Life in Rugby: Steve Hanley – former Sale and England wing

14 October 2014 0 comments

I must be the only person to have started a season playing junior rugby in the old Fourth Division (North) and then go on and […]

Jeff Probyn: Injuries mount – the way fitness guru Rex warned

10 October 2014 1 comment

A cracking start to the season has seen some high scoring games and some unexpected results, including big losses for Leicester and Harlequins. Yet despite […]

Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs

9 October 2014 0 comments

What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven a clubhouse beer or […]

Peter Jackson: Thanks so much Roy, whoever you are!

9 October 2014 0 comments

Roy Giddings had been on the WRU Board for so long that when he started Margaret Thatcher had just become the longest-serving British Prime Minister […]

Nick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!

8 October 2014 0 comments

Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave interviews this week as […]

Versatile Henry Slade can take Toby Flood path to top

27 September 2014 1 comment

Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher believes Slade’s ability to play anywhere in the backline can only enhance his Test prospects.

RFU and Premiership Rugby reach agreement over World Cup row

19 September 2014 1 comment

THE Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have agreed a range of measures to address the demands of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2015 on […]

Jeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles

18 September 2014 3 comments

It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and watching the game. For […]

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

15 September 2014 0 comments

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the 2015 Rugby World Cup. […]

Championship clubs can cash in during World Cup

13 September 2014 2 comments

Championship clubs hoping for a World Cup bonanza.

RFU to expand women’s game

4 September 2014 0 comments

The women’s game is set for an unprecedented boost after the RFU announced plans to introduce rugby to 100,000 women and girls across the country. […]

Nick Cain: Let’s draft top young talent each season

27 August 2014 0 comments

What do Dan Cole, Billy Twelvetrees, Tom Youngs and Owen Farrell of the current England squad have in common? The answer is that they are […]

EXCLUSIVE: Clubs in threat to play during World Cup

27 August 2014 0 comments

Simmering tensions between Premiership Rugby and the RFU over World Cup compensation set to explode.

My Life in Rugby: Scott Barrow – former Worcester, Orrell, Rotherham, Glasgow, Leeds & Fylde centre

26 August 2014 0 comments

If helping to keep Leeds in the Premiership in the 2010 was one of the highlights of my career getting relegated the year after was […]

Tyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn’t my fault

15 August 2014 2 comments

Scrum-half breaks silence over fake-passport affair that led to London Welsh’s relegation from Premiership.

Twickenham to stage inaugural Champions Cup final

12 August 2014 0 comments

The inaugural Champions Cup final will be hosted at Twickenham it was announced today. The Challenge Cup decider will go ahead at the Twickenham Stoop […]

England name side for WRWC semi-final against Ireland

12 August 2014 0 comments

England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made six changes for Wednesday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against Ireland at the Stade Jean Bouin in […]

England change seven for final WRWC pool match

8 August 2014 0 comments

England have made seven changes for their final Rugby World Cup pool match against Canada in Marcoussis tomorrow. Lichfield’s Sarah Hunter will once again captain […]

My Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR

22 July 2014 0 comments

I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I was never expecting my […]

My Life in Rugby: Alan Martinovic – Hartpury College and former Colston’s director of rugby

8 July 2014 0 comments

There was a no grand plan when I joined Colston’s. The first XV won only one game in 1986 so to say we would become […]

Glint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio

8 July 2014 1 comment

TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.

Brendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize

8 July 2014 0 comments

Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer with the England Women’s […]

Mike Friday: Top tier link-up is a must for Championship

4 July 2014 0 comments

Takeover by Premiership Rugby would transport the second tier on to a different level.

Jeremy Guscott: England must get fit to compete

27 June 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster will have learned some important lessons on this tour, first and foremost that you cannot chop and change a team and expect it […]

Steroid user hit with two-year ban

26 June 2014 1 comment

Ralph Cooke has been suspended for two years for an anti-doping violation by the RFU. The Blackheath player tested positive for the steroid Trenbolone following […]

Clifton College Rugby Course with Ryan Jones

25 June 2014 0 comments

The aim of the course is to improve the player in four aspects technical, physical, mental, tactical. Technically the course will aim to improve the […]

“I can break down coaching’s male only culture,” says Giselle Mather

25 June 2014 0 comments

London Irish academy manager has her sights on becoming the first female Premiership coach.

Nick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks

18 June 2014 2 comments

The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after the 2015 World Cup […]