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Let’s hope Leicester can afford Pollard

20 March 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THE Panama Papers, the Paradise Papers, the Pandora Papers. Three massive data leaks exposing dodgy dealing in the financial sector. When it comes […]

West: It’s crunch time now and we’ve got work to do

13 March 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE AS he prepares to make his 50th Premiership appearance, prop Tom West is adamant that the endof-season play-offs are not beyond Wasps. […]

Sanderson can’t compete with offers from Far East

27 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES ALEX Sanderson is feeling what he calls the brutal effect of the salary cap reduction as he tries to finalise Sale’s squad […]

Boyd calls for urgent fix to Test window

20 February 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd has urged rugby’s rulers to sort out the calendar or the Premiership will suffer. Saints have six […]

Lowering salary cap has levelled playing field says Davis

20 February 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Davis has urged London Irish’s players to avoid table-watching and keep staying in the fight if they want to snatch a […]

Diamond: Relegation made the Premiership healthier

20 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Recruiting: Diamond WORCESTER may be one off the foot of the Premiership having finished bottom last season, but lead rugby consultant Steve […]

I can make Warriors great says Diamond

30 January 2022 1 comment

Steve Diamond holds court after being appointed boss at Worcester Warriors. Jon Newcombe listened in Talent at 10: Fin Smith PICTURES: Getty Images Steve Diamond […]

Rugby needs this new ITV audience

23 January 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT WHO out there remembers what occurred immediately after the great Ashes series of 2005? To be clear: pretty much every Ashes series in […]

Leinster rout can devalue Euro Cup

23 January 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try I know there’s a […]

Time to split the pro and amateur game

16 January 2022 0 comments

COLIN BOAG I’ve believed for a long time that a schism between the professional game and the lower echelons is inevitable, and the combination of […]

Charlie Ewels: Ingredients for success are here at Bath – we just need the recipe

9 January 2022 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO BATH CAPTAIN CHARLIE EWELS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AT THE REC As Mike Ford reflected on Bath’s 2015 Premiership final defeat to […]

More may follow Watson out in big Bath shake-up

2 January 2022 1 comment

By NEIL FISSLER ANTHONY Watson might not be the only big name leaving Premiership basement dwellers Bath when their contract runs out this summer. Flyer […]

Sorry, this sleeping dog needs to be wide awake

2 January 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IT is tempting to support Alex Sanderson’s view that another salary cap scandal is the last thing […]

Hatley yet to discuss what new role will be

2 January 2022 2 comments

NEAL Hatley is focused on ending Bath’s poor start to the season rather than his own future after the appointment of Johann van Graan as […]

Wage cap minefield needs a clean slate

2 January 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At the end of the year, it’s a time to look back to what has happened […]

Lowering cap wasn’t ideal but we stick to it – Lam

2 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PAT Lam is more concerned that Bristol stick to the Premiership’s salary cap than what rival clubs are getting up to. Leicester […]

Anthony Watson set to leave Bath

31 December 2021 0 comments

England star Anthony Watson will leave struggling Bath when his contract finishes at the end of the 2021/22 season, according to the Telegraph. Watson has been […]

New lockdown would be catastrophe warns Thomas

26 December 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES JONATHAN Thomas has warned of the dire financial consequences if England follow Wales and ban fans from attending matches, outdoors and indoors, […]

New club in salary breach probe

26 December 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLISH rugby is bracing itself for another salary cap scandal after Premier Rugby launched an investigation into a […]

Wage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone

26 December 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap cuts can only be […]

Van Graan needs full power to plug Bath

19 December 2021 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole in Bath‘s broken tub, […]

Baxter: Players are still chasing big cash

19 December 2021 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON EXETER boss Rob Baxter says players have not lowered their wage expectations in line with the Premiership’s lower salary cap. The wage […]

Fekitoa could be preparing to leave Wasps

5 December 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS could be about to lose Malakai Fekitoa after Lee Blackett put a […]

Ditch this miserable Cup for a real one

21 November 2021 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ENGLISH football has the FA Cup, a gem of a tournament that connects the various levels of […]

Lam ready to raid Saracens talent again

7 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler PAT Lam could return to Saracens at the end of the season to […]

London Scottish set to head north for Super 8

7 November 2021 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON LONDON Scottish hope to join an expanded Super 6 tournament in Scotland next season while remaining at their Richmond base. A letter […]

Global salary cap way forward says URC chief

31 October 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary cap currently in place […]

Du Preez looks all set to join Glasgow

31 October 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Going north: JP du Preez JP DU PREEZ is on the verge of joining Glasgow Warriors from Sale […]

Quins win put Sanderson in a spin

24 October 2021 4 comments

By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson admits that downing champions Harlequins last week had him dancing for joy – in the kitchen with his wife until […]

Cash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark

10 October 2021 0 comments

NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of Roc Nation Sports who […]

Dash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain

10 October 2021 0 comments

THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and foremost fan, Nigel Wray, […]

Peace talks go ahead in agents’ fees row

10 October 2021 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER PREMIERSHIP clubs were last night facing massive pressure to back down in their stand-off with players’ agents over the payment of fees. […]

Stars look to France as fee row rumbles on

3 October 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL Bears could be facing a fight to hang onto back row Nathan Hughes who has been offered to French clubs with his contract up […]

Fly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington

12 September 2021 1 comment

Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than they’re looking to fill […]

Saracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch

29 August 2021 0 comments

Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands

Josh Matavesi could be heading out of Bath

15 August 2021 1 comment

Bath could free up space on the salary cap by allowing Josh Matavesi to explore interest from Japan, and have space for the addition of a hooker

Fiji’s double gold shows they have so much more to give | Jeff Probyn

1 August 2021 0 comments

How can World Rugby set a structure to aid the development of Fiji and the Pacific Islands?

Pau-bound Daniel Ikpefan braves the crossover | James Harrington

1 August 2021 2 comments

After falling out of favour at Toulon, Ikpefan gets a shot at starring elsewhere in the Top 14 at Pau

Barritt: ‘Owen and the gang will be back in title mix’

30 July 2021 0 comments

What are the expectations for Saracens ahead of their Premiership return? Adam Hathaway asked former captain Brad Barritt

Laurie Dalrymple interview – Champions Harlequins aiming for repeat glory

18 July 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees talks to chief executive Laurie Dalrymple about building sustained success at Harlequins

No doubt Sarries will get some abuse next season | Colin Boag

27 June 2021 2 comments

The totally unsurprising news that Saracens slaughtered Ealing Trailfinders in the two-leg Championship final doesn’t seem to have provoked the strong reaction some might have […]

WRU could raid Premiership Rugby for performance executive

20 June 2021 1 comment

WALES could be set for a raid on English rugby with Gallagher Premiership supremo Phil Winstanley emerging as a serious contender to become the WRU’s […]

Short moratorium will make England stronger

6 June 2021 1 comment

COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want a strong England side, […]

Evans: Home-grown talent will be crucial next season for Harlequins

30 May 2021 0 comments

Harlequins attack coach Nick Evans believes the club are returning to their ways of bringing through great talent to the first team

Baxter calls for clarity on fans return

30 May 2021 0 comments

EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says clubs must get some definitive guidance on when they can have full crowds back in grounds. Just over […]

End salary cap and fat cats will take cream | Chris Hewett

16 May 2021 2 comments

Chris Hewett contemplates how the salary cap can be conflicted between financial fairness and rugby’s narrow corridor of frequent contenders

You need help to ride highs and lows

16 May 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES talks to two Prem stars about the importance of PRL’s Restart charity As Dan Carter approached the end of his career, he was […]

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

9 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why, despite having no particular […]