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Wasps confirm Tommy Taylor signing

2 February 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 10, Wasps have signed Tommy Taylor from Sale Sharks for next season. The 24-year-old […]

My Life in Rugby: Olly Kohn – former Harlequins, Bristol, Plymouth and Wales lock

26 January 2016 0 comments

First and foremost, I feel lucky to have been involved in what felt like a golden era for Quins. Conor O’Shea had come in a […]

We’re flying thanks to Kevin Sinfield says Dave Doherty

16 January 2016 0 comments

Carnegie centurion Dave Doherty credits the British & Irish Cup – and the growing impact of Kevin Sinfield – for the Championship club’s recent revival. […]

Back trio commit to Wasps

13 January 2016 0 comments

Rob Miller, Josh Bassett and Brendan Macken have joined James Haskell and Nathan Hughes in agreeing new terms with the club. Full-back Miller, who recently […]

20 Questions: Michael Hills – Doncaster captain

30 December 2015 0 comments

What do you make of the Knights season so far? It’s been fantastic and we just have to keep it going! Did you expect to […]

Room 101: Dave Swanton – Sale media manager

3 December 2015 0 comments

1. Delivery drivers With our move to Saturday games and having to drive to away games, my opportunity to go shopping has gone out of […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half

1 December 2015 0 comments

If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my last game for Leeds, […]

Peter Jackson column: Dan Biggar is the man to lead Ospreys on glory run

26 November 2015 0 comments

Dan Biggar goes to work this afternoon in a place surrounded by volcanic mountains, a suitable location for an Osprey who has taken his trade […]

Gray joins Toulouse

24 November 2015 0 comments

Richie Gray will be turning out for Toulouse next season after agreeing terms on a four-year contract. The Scotland lock, 26, will move from Castres, […]

Jones believes strong start to the season is a sign of things to come for Quins

10 November 2015 0 comments

Adam Jones may be a softly spoken, modest character when sat down in an interview but the forward has much to show off and showcase […]

Dream Team: Micheal Hills – Doncaster and former London Welsh and Sale lock

2 November 2015 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – The former England powerhouse is the strongest man I have ever played rugby with. For that reason alone he has to […]

Leicester win derby against Wasps

2 November 2015 0 comments

Leicester made it three from three this season with a 24-16 win over Wasps in the Midlands derby at Welford Road. Vereniki Geneva got the […]

Room 101: Andy Boyde – Harrogate forward

29 October 2015 0 comments

1. Shopping off the peg Shopping for designer jeans and thinking you’ll be able to just walk into a shop and pick what you like off […]

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester follow Wasps in salary cap row

27 October 2015 0 comments

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester have followed in Wasps‘ footsteps revealing they have not broken the Premiership salary cap. Premiership Rugby revealed last Thursday that some […]

My Life in Rugby: Chris Bell – former Plymouth, Harlequins, Sale & Wasps centre

20 October 2015 0 comments

As head of off-field player development at Wasps, I’m relishing the chance to help the next generation of professional players coming through. Injury can strike […]

My Life in Rugby: Chas Cusani – former Orrell lock

23 September 2015 0 comments

My reputation as a ‘no-holds barred’ player may have gone before me during 20 years with Orrell, Lancashire and the North, but one person who […]

Dream Team: Adam Powell – Newcastle and former Saracens centre

7 September 2015 0 comments

1. Deon Carstens – I played with the former South Africa Test prop at Saracens and aside from being a very good loosehead he was […]

Brendan Gallagher’s feature: Record-breaker Richie McCaw was on a different level from the start

20 August 2015 2 comments

It was a dirty Dublin night in November 2001 when our shambles of a taxi driver eventually located the Killiney Castle Hotel in the wastelands […]

20 Questions: Jamie Elliott – Northampton wing

12 August 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season? We’ve been back in for four weeks now and it’s been pretty full on. Luckily the coaches have mixed the fitness with games […]

My Life in Rugby: John Devereux – Wales dual-code international

21 July 2015 0 comments

I was one of the last crop of players who was capped while still a student at what was then known as South Glamorgan Institute. […]

Harlequins’ Jordan Burns joins Bedford Blues

23 June 2015 0 comments

Harlequins today confirmed that Academy scrum-half Jordan Burns will join Greene King IPA Championship side Bedford Blues. The former sprinter, 21, who joined the Harlequins […]

Sharks sign up All Black lock for next season

21 May 2015 1 comment

Sale Sharks have made their second signing in a week by landing All Black lock Bryn Evans on a two-year deal. The 6ft 5in former […]

Carnegie bring in Forsyth

20 May 2015 1 comment

Yorkshire Carnegie have agreed a two-year contract with Sale Sharks centre Andy Forsyth from the start of the 2015-16 Greene King IPA Championship. The move […]

Tuala signs contract to stay at Saints

13 May 2015 0 comments

Northampton Saints have today announced that Ahsee Tuala has signed a contract that will keep him at Franklin’s Gardens. The 25-year-old joined the club earlier […]

Newcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m

6 May 2015 1 comment

Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.

20 Questions: Charlie Amesbury – Bristol wing

22 April 2015 1 comment

Enjoyed your weekend off last week? It was good not to have a game but we had a pretty tough training week with a lot […]

My Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back

21 April 2015 1 comment

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had nine great years at […]

20 Questions: Joe Simpson – Wasps scrum-half

15 April 2015 0 comments

Ready to take on the European Champions Toulon? Yes and it’ll be an interesting proposal. We know it’ll take a lot to break them down […]

Leicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA

14 April 2015 1 comment

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough Riders this summer. Home […]

Samoa to play Wasps in RWC warm-up game

2 April 2015 0 comments

Samoa will take on Wasps at the Ricoh Arena on September 5 as a warm-up to their World Cup campaign. The game, which will kick […]

England trio injured on club duties

9 March 2015 0 comments

England‘s injury worries have deepened over the weekend with Brad Barritt, Tom Croft and Henry Thomas all suffering knocks while on club duties. Barritt was […]

EXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire Carnegie suspend Tommy McGee

6 March 2015 0 comments

Sir Ian McGeechan to oversee training in the build-up to Bedford game.

My Life in Rugby: David Pears – former Sale, Harlequins and England full-back

3 March 2015 0 comments

I won four caps for England, the last two against France in Paris, and we won both matches. I doubt many players will be able […]

Hendre Fourie: England have the right mix

27 February 2015 0 comments

James Haskell may favour playing in the seven shirt but former England openside Hendre Fourie believes the reason he’s playing his best rugby again for […]

Room 101: Mike Haley – Sale full-back

26 February 2015 1 comment

1. A poor cup of tea Unlike a lot of my generation I like a good cup of tea, I think it comes from having […]

Northampton Saints still in market to find the next Samu Manoa says Dorian West

26 February 2015 2 comments

East Midlands outfit still in the market for more top recruits to cover Samu Manoa.

Young Gun: Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas – Wasps back row

20 February 2015 1 comment

Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas has been a standout performer for Henley this season but getting his professional debut for Wasps was his main goal. That dream came […]

Dream Team: Dwayne Peel – Bristol and former Sale, Scarlets, Wales and Lions scrum-half

18 February 2015 1 comment

1. Gethin Jenkins – The best loosehead of his generation. He’s been outstanding for so many years now and he knows the game inside out. […]

Michael Paterson heading to Northampton

18 February 2015 0 comments

Northampton Saints have today announced the signing of Michael Paterson ahead of the 2015/16 season. The New Zealand-born England international lock will join from Sale […]

Skipper Dan Braid signs new deal at Sale Sharks

18 February 2015 2 comments

Sale Sharks skipper Dan Braid has signed a new one-year contract with an additional agreement that he will then join the club’s coaching team The […]

My Life in Rugby: Braam Van Straaten – Former Leeds, Sale, Bulls & South Africa Fly-Half

17 February 2015 0 comments

Rugby and cricket were my passions growing up in Pretoria. Some friends still say I was a far better cricketer than rugby player, but opportunities […]

Dream Team: Chris Brightwell – Moseley & former Sale and Birmingham No.8

11 February 2015 1 comment

1.Matt Long – He was an old school campaigner for Birmingham. A solid scrummager and a good team man to have in the side. 2.Dane Coles […]

Arscott signs new Sharks deal

4 February 2015 1 comment

Sale Sharks have secured another contract renewal with confirmation that Tom Arscott has penned a new two-year deal with the club. The winger, 27, who […]

Mills extends and Briggs returns to Sale

30 January 2015 1 comment

Sale Sharks today announced that lock Jonathan Mills have signed a new deal with the club while former crowd favourite Neil Briggs will return. Mills, […]

Dream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker

20 January 2015 0 comments

1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he is today you could […]

Luther Burrell has a lethal mix that England need – Alex King

8 January 2015 0 comments

Centre should be England’s starting No.12 during the Six Nations according to Northampton backs coach

Jeff Probyn: Progress? Surely not if we are still relying on Manu Tuilagi

19 December 2014 1 comment

Hype, hope and more than a little desperation seems to be the recipe for English rugby as Stuart Lancaster plots the future course of his […]

Dream Team: Tom Cruse – Rotherham Titans hooker

10 December 2014 0 comments

1.Robin Hislop – The Titans stalwart is strong and confrontational at the scrum but is also very effective around the park. 2.Tommy Taylor – The […]

Away wins for Northampton, Gloucester and Sale

1 December 2014 0 comments

Northampton will go into the European break sitting at the top of the Premiership table following a 43-14 win over London Welsh in Oxford yesterday. […]