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James Haskell joins fight to eradicate expolitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary

20 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo’s documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby’ offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific

James Haskell joins fight to eradicate exploitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary

20 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo’s documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby’ offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific

Alafoti on fitness trail

15 November 2020 0 comments

FORMER Bath and Worcester back row Alafoti Fa’osiliva has gone back to grassroots and is training with South West One outfit Trowbridge. Fa’osiliva, who has […]

World Cup horror show too gruesome to witness

1 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 32 Western […]

Glasgow loan deal for TJ

11 October 2020 0 comments

SAMOA flanker TJ Ioane has joined Glasgow Warriors on loan from London Irish. The 31-year-old, right, has been with Irish for two seasons, following a […]

Glorious party amid a sea of red and white

4 October 2020 1 comment

SIMON MASON FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, ORRELL, RICHMOND, TREVISO & STADE FRANCAIS FLY-HALF MY LIFEIN RUGBY Getting the party started: Simon Mason lifts the Heineken Cup […]

Nick calls it a day after six clubs

9 August 2020 0 comments

Success: Nick Williams celebrates after retaining the Ranfurly Shield for North Harbour in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of his brothers, Tim Nanai-Williams, plays full […]

What a joy it will be to see Wales in action

2 August 2020 0 comments

So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30 defeat PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Afoa: Pacific franchise will be a game changer

26 July 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Investing in the future: John Afoa in action for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images KANALOA Hawaii’s prospective entry into a new-look Super Rugby […]

Everybody has to earn their place – even Cipriani

26 July 2020 0 comments

Q&A GEORGE SKIVINGTON ON THE RECORD Challenge: George Skivington After a distinguished playing and coaching career with Wasps, Leicester, London Irish and England Saxons, former […]

My Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini

13 July 2020 0 comments

A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson’s in age-grade union, read Perelini’s dual-code tales

Hewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs

23 June 2020 0 comments

Leo’s examinations of World Rugby’s governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change

Q&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption

16 June 2020 0 comments

Pacific Rugby Players Welfare chief Dan Leo talks in-depth about Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and World Rugby’s governance

Hewett column: In a galaxy far, far away lives World Rugby men

12 June 2020 0 comments

Would the little green men out there in the universe be baffled by rugby?

Harrington column: Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in Pro D2

27 May 2020 0 comments

James Harrington reports on how money is swirling around the second tier of French rugby

Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in ProD2

25 May 2020 1 comment

France’s Top 14 clubs are currently pretty quiet. There’s some news of player moves, and updates on planned preseason friendlies in August ahead of a […]

Rugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby

13 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional

Where does all the money go in Fiji? Josh Matavesi echoes Dan Leo’s questioning of governance

12 May 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo has called for the IOC to examine World Rugby’s governance after the Francis Kean debacle

Rugby risks being banished from the Olympics amid homophobia row

29 April 2020 0 comments

Calls for World Rugby to face probe from IOC over breach of code of ethics

Seilala champions case for reversal

26 April 2020 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Plea: Seilala Mapusua FORMER Premiership player of the season Seilala Mapusua has backed Sir Bill Beaumont’s bid to alter World Rugby’s eligibility […]

Newcastle Falcons Test star to leave despite promotion back to Premiership

9 April 2020 0 comments

Mulling over his options after playing his last game for the Falcons

Japanese flyer Kida rises to challenge in Pacific

15 March 2020 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE INTERNATIONAL rugby wasn’t totally wiped out over the weekend with Junior Japan claiming their first-ever World Rugby Pacific Challenge title […]

England face early exit after shock defeat to Spain

1 March 2020 1 comment

■By ADAM ELLIS On the rebound: Dan Norton scores against Wales ENGLAND were left needing a miracle win over New Zealand to claim a semifinal […]

Jones brings the Russian Bear back to basics in bid to claim their first title

26 January 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE RUSSIA head coach Lyn Jones says his team will adopt a win-atall costs mentality as they look to break up the monopoly […]

Influx of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief

16 January 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo points out the shift in recruitment by European clubs from Pacific Islanders in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, to the South Africans

Classy Jacob Umaga has the genes to succeed, says Wasps teammate Fekitoa

9 January 2020 0 comments

Wasps centre Malakai Fekitoa sees a bright future for starlet fly-half Jacob Umaga

Jordan Taufua urges Crusaders boss to follow him north

8 January 2020 0 comments

The Leicester Tigers flanker believes head coach Scott Robertson can boost his All Blacks aspirations by gracing the Premiership

RUGBY SHORTS

5 January 2020 1 comment

Nakarawa to Glasgow FIJI lock Leone Nakarawa, 31, has rejoined Glasgow Warriors until the end of the season as revealed on Blindside last month. He […]

Ospreys coach Sherratt opts for return to Worcester

15 December 2019 1 comment

News MATT Sherratt is to rejoin Worcester from Ospreys to succeed Neil Doak as backs coach for next season. Sherratt, 43, in his third season […]

United nations of France are doing rugby proud

1 December 2019 0 comments

Diminishing breed: Romania No.8 Andre Gorin plays for Bayonne THE riotous Tower of Babel that is professional French club rugby has always been a useful […]

Rapid Rugby can be game-changer in Asia

24 November 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Vision: Mark Evans GLOBAL Rapid Rugby in Asia and the Pacific could change the face of world rugby according to the fledgling […]

Dogs tear hole in leaders’ bid

24 November 2019 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………8 Richmond ………7 RICHMOND’S title hopes suffered a huge blow as Sale came from behind to record a remarkable victory over […]

England were too fancy says Springboks star Jean de Villiers

21 November 2019 0 comments

The former South Africa and Leicester centre believes Eddie Jones got the selection wrong for the World Cup final

Hughes try gets Scarlets off to winning start on home ground

17 November 2019 0 comments

By CALLUM ELLIS A SECOND-HALF try from Staffen Hughes helped the Scarlets open their Challenge Cup campaign with a win over London Irish at Parc […]

Speedster Fidow’s out to give Worcester wheels

17 November 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA AFTER impressing at the World Cup, Samoan wing Ed Fidow aims to seize his Premiership chance by steering Worcester into […]

England were just too fancy says Bok star De Villiers

10 November 2019 2 comments

■From EUAN REEDIE Naive: Eddie Jones ENGLAND can emerge stronger from their World Cup final humbling at the hands of South Africa if they learn […]

The Big Ten maintain their power game at World Rugby

3 November 2019 0 comments

ALL men are equal, but some are more equal than others as World Rugby continue to demonstrate with Orwellian ruthlessness. There was much fanfare in […]

Botha on board to tighten up Ampthill’s defence

27 October 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA AMBITIOUS Championship outfit Ampthill have pulled off another coup by appointing former England and Saracens lock Mouritz Botha as assistant coach. Botha, who […]

Cain column: Let’s hear it for World Cup’s little big men

23 October 2019 0 comments

Nick Cain fixes the spotlight on Japan’s diminutive flyers after helping the Brave Blossoms to achieve a team first

All Blacks were good but Irish looked spent

20 October 2019 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT If ever you want a text book example of a team peaking 12 months too early, Ireland and the 2019 World Cup […]

Let’s hear it for World Cup’s little big men

20 October 2019 2 comments

CAIN OPINION FROM JAPAN EVERY WEEK THE legacy of Gerald Davies and Shane Williams, the sensationally talented Wales and Lions wingers, lives on in the […]

It’s about time the law makers got hookers to toe the line

20 October 2019 0 comments

NICK READ HIS EXPERT THE Not-Straight scourge is spreading. Having already devalued the scrum as a contest by allowing scrum-halves to feed the ball into […]

Rugby Matters: Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies

17 October 2019 0 comments

The West Indies cricket team can be selected from 15 Caribbean island nations. Brendan Gallagher asks if the same can be applied to rugby and the Pacific Islands

Schmidt: We can cover for Bundee

13 October 2019 0 comments

JOE Schmidt says he has a fully-fit squad to pick from for Ireland’s quarter final – unlike in 2015. “We’ve got a better bodycount this […]

Problems will exist in the Pacific until we get a professional team, says Fiji coach McKee

8 October 2019 0 comments

John McKee reflects on the issues facing Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with all three nations set to exit the World Cup in the pool stage

Leota stays on to help Sharks’ next generation

6 October 2019 0 comments

By ANGUS WILLIAMS Legend: Johnny Leota on the attack for Sale SALE Sharks Johnny Leota is staying with the club as a player liaison after […]

Key injuries mean Scots must change their approach

29 September 2019 0 comments

AS THEWorld Cup enters its second full week the stakes are getting higher and the tension mounting. Referees are also under massive scrutiny, it could […]

World Rugby must take blame for tackle farce

29 September 2019 0 comments

Let off: Samoa’s Rey Lee-Lo should have been red-carded I’m not a fan of World Rugby, primarily because it seems to me to be becoming […]

World Cup lights up as Japan give Irish Bok shock

29 September 2019 1 comment

■By ADAM HATHAWAY Taking the lead: Kenki Fukuoka dives over for Japan’s crucial try PICTURES: Getty Images Early promise: Garry Ringrose celebrates scoring Ireland’s first […]