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Ex-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced to non-harassment order

5 December 2024 0 comments

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a five-year non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail. Hogg had his sentence for […]

It’s time for a root and branch clearout at RFU

1 December 2024 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week In what sort of world does the wage packet of one administrator in a sports […]

When he was on it, Joe Marler had the lot

1 December 2024 0 comments

Power house: Joe Marler in action for England during 2023 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images There’s a need for big characters in rugby union as […]

RFU give support for Maher visa application

1 December 2024 0 comments

OLYMPIC bronze medallist Ilona Maher could appear in this season’s Premiership Women’s Rugby after the RFU said it had supported her visa application. USA sevens […]

Rugby League takes honours in charity match

24 November 2024 0 comments

RUGBY League won the battle of the codes match against Rugby Union 3321 last Sunday in the ‘745 Game’ at Headingley held to aid research […]

Schmidt praised for Sua’ali’i shift

17 November 2024 0 comments

■By CAMERON STEPHENS Winger: Joe Tomane FORMER Wallaby wing Joe Tomane says Joe Schmidt’s coaching qualities are the reason why Joseph Sua’ali’i has had such […]

Southern teams show power

17 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFERIES AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the four National School Cup […]

What we can learn from other sports

10 November 2024 0 comments

HAVING watched round one of the Autumn Internationals I revelled in the copying of NFL style referee announcements so the thousands in the ground all […]

Goldthorp can challenge Kildunne for No.15 spot

10 November 2024 0 comments

Probyn: England need to be more consistent ■By JOE HARVEY >> Page 37 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning head coach Nathan Smith is backing Fran Goldthorp to compete […]

England will need to tame Sua’ali’i

3 November 2024 0 comments

THE Wallabies may be stuck between a rock and a hard place, but England will still need to be wary of Joseph Sua’ali’i, the new […]

WRU to apologise to players

3 November 2024 0 comments

THE Welsh Rugby Union says it intends to apologise for its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women’s team. In September, the WRU announced […]

Joe Marler says ‘ridiculous’ haka ‘needs binning’ – then deletes X account

30 October 2024 0 comments

Joe Marler has added extra spice to England’s clash with New Zealand on Saturday by claiming the pre-match haka should be scrapped. Writing on the […]

All stand together

27 October 2024 0 comments

IN this PC, all inclusive, non-exclusive world that we are now supposed to be living in, the very idea of designated sections for away fans, […]

Why World Rugby has missed the point

27 October 2024 0 comments

IT occurred to me, whilst catching a glimpse of last weekend’s NFL match at Wembley, that the advent of professionalism in rugby union featured two […]

Bear keen to be a big hit Down Under

27 October 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams has flourished in making the difficult transition from rugby union to league and has […]

Schools to reduce contact

27 October 2024 0 comments

A NON-CONTACT version of rugby union will be implemented in schools to help the RFU manage a “decline in participation over injury fears”. A review […]

20-minute red gets go-ahead

20 October 2024 0 comments

Referees will have the option to show a 20-minute red card during the autumn internationals. Teams will lose a player for the rest of the […]

Brave Will Green does game huge service

20 October 2024 0 comments

Will Green is owed a significant debt by rugby union in England – and further afield – for his courage and unshakeable determination to tell […]

France Rugby strongly oppose the implementation of the 20-minute red card

14 October 2024 0 comments

Following World Rugby’s announcement to propose the global trial of new laws that will be reviewed by the Council, FFR (French Rugby Union), LNR (National […]

The unexplored similarities between rugby and roulette

8 October 2024 0 comments

You wouldn’t normally put rugby and roulette together. Sure, many rugby clubs do host casino nights from time to time as part of their fundraising […]

Time to leave scrums to the professionals?

22 September 2024 0 comments

I would be interested to hear your readers’ views about aspects of the current state of the community game in England. My own club, Bradford […]

The Football Tactic That Could Revolutionise Rugby

19 September 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Rugby union has evolved by leaps and bounds since its conception in the small English town where the sport’s name originated. […]

The Football Tactic That Could Revolutionise Rugby

10 September 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan (@PeterRyanSports) Rugby union has evolved by leaps and bounds since its conception in the small English town where the sport’s name originated. Coaches […]

Lousy law changes are killing the game

8 September 2024 0 comments

WORLD Rugby’s strategy to attract a new, younger, bigger audience to rugby union rests on a totally bankrupt plan currently being implemented through a raft […]

Erasmus now the creator supreme

18 August 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN RASSIE Erasmus is a breath of fresh air, a coach who combines innovative out-of-the-box thinking with a detailed understanding of the core strengths […]

A sporting heritage that needs protection

11 August 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHAT’S in a name? A huge amount if you consider what Wembley means to football fans, the […]

New owners keen to inspire Bournemouth

11 August 2024 0 comments

BOURNEMOUTH rugby club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, are set to take […]

Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies will provide a tough test for Lions

4 August 2024 0 comments

Nick Cain gives his thoughts on the 2025 British Lions series against Australia, saying the Aussies will be hard to beat under Joe Schmidt.

Wales in danger of a Lions wipe out

28 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON – THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVER since the ‘British Isles Rugby Union Team’ became the Lions 100 years ago this summer, they […]

World Cup 2031 will be a tough sell in USA

21 July 2024 0 comments

Nick Cain World Cup USA is six and a half years away. Yet, outside the fraught situation World Rugby (IRB) faced in scheduling the 1995 […]

European Cup must only be for elite

14 July 2024 0 comments

Nick Cain Column When an elite competition like the European Cup comes up with a dullard draw which has deposed two-time champions La Rochelle playing […]

Smith is enjoying the life of a tourist

7 July 2024 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY in Dunedin Marcus Smith has been throwing himself into touring life down under as he makes the most of the current trip […]

RFU still has urgent questions to answer

7 July 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The biggest story of the season in the domestic game in England came three weeks ago when […]

Clinical England u20s dismantle Fiji

4 July 2024 0 comments

By Will Gupwell England u20s…………………………………………48 Tries: Issacs 6, Halliwell 14, Hall 20, 37, Pollock 25, Cousins 31, 75 James 60 Conversions: Coen 6, 14, 26, […]

Ellis Bevan ready for Australia challenge after facing Faf de Klerk on debut

1 July 2024 0 comments

The Cardiff scrum-half relished the challenge posed by the Springboks star. Ellis Bevan is ready to push for a Wales starting place in Australia after […]

George Furbank says ‘very exciting’ England backline ready to attack All Blacks

1 July 2024 0 comments

The first of two Tests against New Zealand takes place in Dunedin on Saturday. George Furbank insists England will hunt for opportunities against New Zealand […]

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