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Bristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special

4 April 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining nine years ago, but […]

Helping Islanders stay home will aid England

28 March 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Banned: Mateo Carreras should have seen red for his eye gouge of Josh Bassett It has taken longenough, but it finally looks as though […]

Lack of relegation is not causing a loss of edge

21 March 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Dog-fight: Worcester Warriors versus Gloucester It’s five weeks since the moratorium on Premiership relegation was announced, and if the doom-mongers were to be […]

Marquee men mock the salary cap principles | Nick Cain

28 February 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain examines the proposterous regulation of marquee players under the Premiership salary cap

Letters to editor: Rich clubs bypass Nat League salary cap thresholds

28 February 2021 0 comments

I COULDN’T agree more with Chris Taylor’s concerns (TRP Feb 21) at the distorting effect on community rugby of the lack of constraints on clubs […]

Beware salary cap breaches

14 February 2021 0 comments

WHILE it would appear that the issue of no relegation from the Premiership is meriting more discussion, I would like to pose the following question: […]

Bristol keen to keep hold of Earl and Malins

2 February 2021 1 comment

Bristol want to turn the loan deal agreed with Saracens for the England duo into a permanent one

Q&A – Lance Bradley: League place is no concern, George is key to our plans

30 January 2021 1 comment

Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley discusses the exit of Danny Cipriani mid-season and why he has total faith in George Skivington

Could Ealing be viable in the Prem in London?

24 January 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Up-and-comers: Ealing Trailfinders beat Saracens last weekend When Saracens lost last weekend to the Premiership pretenders, Ealing Trailfinders, it was wonderfully convenient, because […]

Covid points loss is wrong | Nick Cain

13 January 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain argues why the new Premiership regulations on cancelled matches are jeopardising the integrity of the season

Promotion-relegation must be put on ice

10 January 2021 2 comments

COLIN BOAG Going up: Saracens will rejoin the top flight There have been lots of moans about the way points are allocated when a game […]

Monye and Obano put World Rugby to shame

27 December 2020 2 comments

COLIN BOAG Vile sentiments: Pablo Matera was let off by Argentinian Union As a year that has been like no other draws to an end, […]

Steve Diamond rescued Sale Sharks from abyss but courted controversy

15 December 2020 3 comments

Jon Newcombe charts the highs and lows of Steve Diamond’s tenure at Sale Sharks

Q&A – Allan Robson: We are home again and want to build our Irish fanbase

4 December 2020 0 comments

London Irish chairman Allan Robson puts into words the significance of the Exiles’ return to the capital

Ditch marquees if you want fair play

29 November 2020 0 comments

Marquee player: Semi Radradra of Bristol Bears COLIN BOAG Last week the Premiership confirmed their new salary cap regulations in a typically self-congratulatory way, with chief […]

We’re home again and aim to build our Irish fanbase

29 November 2020 0 comments

Q&A ALLAN ROBSON ON THE RECORD London Irish chairman Allan Robson has vast experience in professional club rugby, having previously been involved at Richmond and […]

Q&A – Sid Sutton: Why I took over as CEO at Sale Sharks at a time when rugby has been hit hard

20 November 2020 0 comments

Neale Harvey talks to new Sale chief executive Sid Sutton who stresses his defence to keep the club’s pathway system active

Ex-Chief Cordero interests Blackett

15 November 2020 0 comments

Favourite: Cordero BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS have emerged as front runners in the race to tempt former Exeter Chiefs winger Santi […]

Thompson: Take a punt on Trailfinders

8 November 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Feeling the burn: Guy Thompson has had to up his game at Ealing. Inset, Trailfinders work-out at their top class gym facilities […]

10 key moments in Exeter’s double-winning season in eyes of Rob Baxter

6 November 2020 0 comments

Rob Baxter talks to Neale Harvey on the events which showcased to him Exeter’s capabilities to win the domestic-European double

The Verdict: There won’t be an asterisk next to this team

27 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher analyses the Premiership final and how Wasps faced up to their uphill battle

There won’t be an asterisk next to this superb team

25 October 2020 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fired up: Jack Willis is mobbed by his Wasps teammates after thwarting an Exeter attack with a turnover Playing through pain: Jack […]

Borthwick: Tigers lost their way but we’re rebuilding

4 October 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER have won jus two games since Steve Borthwick arrived in July but the new head coach believes his side […]

We’ll ride out this storm but we need help from treasury

4 October 2020 0 comments

JASON WHITTINGHAM ON THE RECORD Q&A Worcester Warriors co-owner Jason Whittingham tells NEALE HARVEY why he and business partner Colin Goldring are totally committed to […]

Bath are favourites but that can matter for little in derbies, says Moody

22 September 2020 0 comments

The former Bath flanker is expecting a ding-dong battle at the Rec, as Watson and Cokanasiga return

We’re still a few years behind Exeter says Diamond

6 September 2020 3 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE SALE Sharks boss Steve Diamond reckons it will be “two to three years” before his side can call themselves equals to Exeter […]

Red-card Farrell set to miss Leinster

6 September 2020 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Crunch: Owen Farrell catches Charlie Atkinson on the head ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell looks certain to be banned from Saracens’ European Champions […]

Harlequins seek to ease loss of Jack Clifford with imposing South African

25 August 2020 0 comments

Clifford was forced into retirement last week after trying to work his way back from two major shoulder surgeries

Quins in search to replace Clifford

23 August 2020 0 comments

Retired: Jack Clifford HARLEQUINS have started the search to replace Jack Clifford following the announcement that the England international back row has been forced to […]

It’s not all over yet for Bath and Pollard

23 August 2020 1 comment

SPRINGBOK fly-half Hendre Pollard is still weighing up his future with Top 14 outfit Montpellier and is refusing to rule out a move to Bath. […]

Late penalty try keeps Bears on the title trail

16 August 2020 2 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Last gasp: Bristol celebrate their penalty try in the dying minutes PICTURES:Getty Images On the run: Ben Earl makes a break for […]

Premiership club in salary cap probe, source tells TRP

14 August 2020 0 comments

Neil Fissler reports on a new potential salary cap breach looming over the Premiership

Bath have second target if outlandish bid to sign Pollard fails

14 August 2020 0 comments

Fly-half Handre Pollard joined Montpellier after the World Cup on a deal worth £675,000-per-season

Use this dire situation to better our great game

9 August 2020 0 comments

TWELVE months ago we were poised to enjoy a groundbreaking World Cup being played in Japan away from the home of traditional giants of the […]

Cain column: Ed Griffiths must bin four-year promotion-relegation moratorium in proposal

4 August 2020 0 comments

The 76-page Championship revamp proposal drafted by Ed Griffiths would see promotion to the Premiership offset for four years

Whistle-stop tour sets up tyro prop Carre for big future

19 July 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE RHYS Carre met his former Saracens team-mate Vincent Koch for the first time in the heat of a World Cup semi-final battle. […]

Elliot Daly becomes third England star to commit to Saracens in recent days

15 July 2020 0 comments

The British & Irish Lion joins Jamie George and Mako Vunipola in re-signing with Saracens

Leicester Tigers source reveals last stages of Manu Tuilagi renewal talks

14 July 2020 0 comments

Leicester had given Tuilagi and others in contract talks a July 1 deadline to agree new terms

Club before country as Francis signs at Chiefs

12 July 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Staying: Tomas Francis WALES prop Tomas Francis has ended speculation over his immediate future by extending his contract at Exeter Chiefs. Francis,28,is […]