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Jeff Probyn: No retaliation? That leaves players open to attack

14 June 2013 1 comment

I apologise if I sound like angry from Tunbridge Wells but am I the only one a little puzzled by all this fuss about the […]

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 […]

Jeff Probyn: Late kick-offs can harm the legacy of RWC 2015

17 May 2013 1 comment

With news about the Lions selection dominating the sports pages, someone at RWC 2015 must have thought no-one would notice. The announcement that 22 of […]

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. […]

One more signing at Wasps

3 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps announced the signing of hooker Neil Cochrane for next season from Bedford. The former Scotland Under-21 international has previously played for Doncaster and […]

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 […]

BBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly

24 April 2013 3 comments

The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire autumn Test schedule. After […]

Second tier expect end to ‘cartel’ of Premiership

23 April 2013 1 comment

The Championship expect a deal to be thrashed out soon that will put promoted clubs on equal central funding with the existing Premiership elite. The […]

England launch new Canterbury kit for London Sevens

12 April 2013 0 comments

Canterbury and the RFU have unveiled the new England Sevens home and alternate shirts at Twickenham Stadium with the two shirts expected to spark debate […]

Jeremy Guscott: Ref scrums as laws say and all will be fine again

11 April 2013 0 comments

The scrum statistics from the Six Nations makes grim reading and tell us a great deal about the state of the game in the Northern […]

Jeff Probyn: RFU must step in and end this financial ring-fencing

10 April 2013 1 comment

As the disappointments of the Six Nations fades into memory, club rugby comes back into focus as we approach the business end of the season […]

Wasps snap up Bedford flyer

4 April 2013 1 comment

London Wasps have signed highly rated young winger Josh Bassett from Bedford Blues. Bassett topped the RFU Championship try-scoring charts last season with 14 and […]

Top English clubs would ‘welcome’ Welsh tie-up

2 April 2013 2 comments

A senior Welsh official last night claimed that some English clubs would welcome reviving Anglo-Welsh competition – and even the idea of Wales’ four regional […]

Nick Cain: Let Welsh go Scott-free and return their points

22 March 2013 1 comment

Tyson Keats is innocent. Mike Scott is not. That was the only verdict that was clear in the Friday night disciplinary fog as the RFU […]

London Welsh can only wait

22 March 2013 0 comments

London Welsh have been heard in their appeal in the Tyson Keats case last night in London but the RFU said in a statement that […]

Trigger-finger refs stamp out cynicism

22 March 2013 0 comments

Greater vigilance by referees at the breakdown and less tolerance of cynical play has led to a sharp rise in yellow cards during this season’s […]

Peter Jackson: Trust me, Cardiff jinx waits for Lancaster!

21 March 2013 0 comments

At a dinner in London some years ago, the English defined their rugby relationship with the Welsh as one based on “trust and understanding”. Dudley […]

Jeff Probyn: President Jason can use his powers to help grassroots

13 March 2013 0 comments

The action of the RFU Council in overturning their nominations panel’s choice of president for the 2015 World Cup is probably their most significant in […]

Mike Scott banned for life

8 March 2013 1 comment

Mike Scott was today suspended from the management, coaching or playing of rugby union and membership of any club for life following an RFU Misconduct […]

London Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine

8 March 2013 1 comment

London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player in the Aviva Premiership […]

Jeff Probyn: Lancaster was always in win-win situation with RFU

6 March 2013 1 comment

It’s just over a year ago that many observers were questioning the decision of the RFU to appoint a ‘nobody’ as temporary coach while looking […]

London Welsh’s fate deferred

5 March 2013 3 comments

London Welsh will have to wait to know their fate after their hearing decision was deferred tonight. The Exiles appeared in front of a RFU […]

Tyson Keats was eligible to play, London Welsh will tell RFU

5 March 2013 0 comments

London Welsh are preparing to launch a powerful defence against the charge that scrum-half Tyson Keats was ineligible to play in the Premiership. The Rugby […]

Saracens go top with bonus-point win over London Welsh

3 March 2013 1 comment

Saracens went top of the Premiership table for the first time in three years following their 35-11 bonus-point win over London Welsh at the Allianz […]

London Welsh to appear before RFU hearing

26 February 2013 0 comments

London Welsh RFC will appear before an RFU Competitions Hearing charged with fielding an ineligible player in a number of Aviva Premiership matches this season. […]

Gatland will pick Lions on form not nationality

13 February 2013 1 comment

British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland is adamant he will make his selection for the up-coming tour to Australia purely on form and not […]

Jeff Probyn: Memo to Telfer: the Scots are most elitist of them all

13 February 2013 2 comments

So the English are too arrogant, too pretentious and too condescending and the Welsh are lazy, or so says former Scotland coach Jim Telfer. For […]

O2 Inside Line Six Nations preview

4 February 2013 0 comments

In this week’s O2 Inside Line, the weekly behind the scenes show from O2 – proud sponsor of England rugby – and the RFU, Chris […]

Grand Slam worth £100k per player this season

29 January 2013 2 comments

The Six Nations Grand Slam will be worth a record £5m to the winner when the tournament kicks off next weekend. Despite the recession, prize […]

Jeff Probyn: Time to bin the sin bin and keep the game fair

23 January 2013 0 comments

In a week that should have been all about the new Elite Player Squad the spotlight continues to burn on the referees after yet more […]

Jeff Probyn: I didn’t need a letter to know my dad backed me

16 January 2013 0 comments

I think it is fair to say that 2012 was Stuart Lancaster‘s year more than anyone else in rugby, despite no major competition wins. Many […]

Let us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs

10 January 2013 2 comments

Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the RFU are responsible for […]

Opponents confirmed for 2013 QBE internationals

30 November 2012 2 comments

England will play three consecutive Test matches against Australia, Argentina and New Zealand in next year’s QBE Internationals, The Rugby Football Union confirmed today. All […]

England won’t regret saddling up with Matt Parker

30 November 2012 1 comment

Matt Parker will have no problem in transferring his cycling success to the rugby field, according to one of his key associates. Parker, one of […]

Jeff Probyn: RFU ‘blazers’ are value for money – unlike others!

28 November 2012 4 comments

The relevance of the RFU Council was brought into question in last week’s paper by former chairman of the management board Martin Thomas. He said […]

Maori All Blacks outclass RFU Championship XV

17 November 2012 1 comment

The Maori All Blacks claimed a convincing 52-21 win over the RFU Championship XV in Doncaster today. The Kiwis scored eight tries showcasing the skills […]

Live: RFU Championship v Maori All Blacks

17 November 2012 1 comment

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as a selection from the RFU Championship take on the Maori All Blacks at Castle Park in […]

Martyn Thomas blasts ‘scandal’ of RFU blazers’ spending

15 November 2012 1 comment

The failure of the RFU to act on the recommendations of the Slaughter and May Report to end the lavish blazer culture at Twickenham, which […]

Join the England rugby lineup at Twickenham with Canterbury

9 November 2012 0 comments

Rugby fans can live the dream of joining the England lineup ahead of the QBE Internationals at Twickenham this autumn, thanks to a special Canterbury […]

Glen Jackson’s back as the man in black at Twickenham

8 November 2012 1 comment

Glen Jackson could scarcely have believed he would be back at Twickenham so soon after hanging up his boots after the 2010 Premiership Final. Yet […]

Jeff Probyn: Five-year ring-fence could destroy our game in North

7 November 2012 1 comment

Last week I wrote about the newly formed Rugby Coaches Association (RCA) and how it could be good for the game by stopping the merry-go-round […]

Chris Ashton to miss Fiji Test

31 October 2012 0 comments

Chris Ashton will miss England‘s Test against Fiji on November 10 after being handed a one-game ban for picking up three yellow cards. The Saracens wing […]

Jeff Probyn: New union may give coaches more time to do their job

31 October 2012 0 comments

I must admit I am surprised it has taken as long as it has, but at last the announcement of the formation of the Rugby […]

All Blacks get £1.5m fee to face England

30 October 2012 1 comment

The All Blacks will command the highest fee in world rugby against England at Twickenham – £1.5m which works out at £18,750 a minute. The […]

Redruth move fast in race abuse row

24 October 2012 2 comments

The RFU have praised Redruth‘s handling of an incident of suspected racial abuse which involved a visiting black player being jeered by a minority of […]

Stephen Jones set for golden thankyou from Wales

23 October 2012 1 comment

Stephen Jones is to be granted a testimonial by the Welsh Rugby Union in recognition of his status as their most-capped international. The 34-year-old Welsh […]

A former Saracen to referee England

11 October 2012 1 comment

Former Saracens fly-half Glen Jackson will referee England‘s clash with Fiji at Twickenham next month continuing his meteoric rise as an international match official. Jackson, […]

Jeff Probyn: It will be tougher now Welsh have shown their abilities

10 October 2012 0 comments

London Welsh got their first away win of the Premiership last week seven days after winning their first ever Premiership game – but have they […]

“We need Olympic formula” – Jonny Wilkinson

10 October 2012 3 comments

Jonny Wilkinson says it is time for England to put wins on the board during their forthcoming autumn internationals against Australia, South Africa and New […]

Nick Cain: Sort out this mess or risk destroying the 2012 vibe

28 September 2012 0 comments

Mark McCafferty has come under withering fire after negotiating a unilateral £152m television rights deal for English club rugby with BT Vision, and the Premiership […]

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