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Andy Farrell ‘open minded’ about picking France-based players for British and Irish Lions tour

27 March 2025 0 comments

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Andy Farrell draws up initial 75-man squad list for British and Irish Lions tour of Australia

27 March 2025 0 comments

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Richard Wigglesworth and Simon Easterby named assistant coaches for British and Irish Lions tour

27 March 2025 0 comments

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Charlie Elliott: The top ten tackles in the history of rugby

25 March 2025 0 comments

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Social media moments of the week: Bill Mata produces ‘tackle of the year’ on Henry Slade

25 March 2025 0 comments

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Premiership Team of the Week: Leicester Tigers dominate after East Midlands Derby thrashing

24 March 2025 0 comments

The Premiership returned after the Six Nations with derby weekend, the favourite for most fans in which every game is a must-watch. Lots of exciting rugby was […]

Marcus Smith will come back bouncing, says Danny Wilson

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Danny Wilson insists Marcus Smith will “come bouncing back” into The Stoop ready to light up the Premiership and Europe after giving […]

Saracens 12-23 Harlequins: Jamie Benson keeps nerve to kill off Sarries

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Saracens ……………………… 12pts Tries: McFarland 4, Elliott 39 Conversion: Burke 5 Harlequins ………………….. 23pts Tries: Waghorn 60, Porter 78 Conversions: Benson 61, […]

Harlequins boss Danny Wilson: Resting our stars worked

23 March 2025 0 comments

Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson was delighted his decision to rest three returning England squad members paid dividends. “Last season we put too much pressure […]

Bristol Bears 52-38 Exeter Chiefs: Hat-trick for Jack Bates but little to savour

23 March 2025 1 comment

By Paul Rees Bristol Bears ………………. 52pts Tries: Bates 2, 27, 56; Williams 6, 15; van Rensburg 10, Randall 40+2, Luatua 46 Conversions: Slade 6, […]

Northampton Saints 0-33 Leicester Tigers: Spirited Tigers too smart

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints …….. 0pts Leicester Tigers ………… 33pts Tries: Radwan 4, van Poortvliet 10, Cracknell 13, Clare 75 Conversions: Pollard 10, 75 […]

Bath vs Gloucester: Seb Atkinson keen to get it right against Bath

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe PREVIEW… Bath v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Recreation Ground Seb Atkinson says Gloucester will look to take inspiration from Bristol’s 36-26 win […]

This Premiership cartel is strangling our game

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to gridlock. Everything that is wrong with the English club game, and the governance […]

Ambitious Will Porter keen to show he deserves to start for Harlequins

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Will Porter is dreaming of following some of his team-mates on the senior international stage. But the scrum-half admits he first needs […]

Three PWR titles in a row makes fine finale for Sean Lynn at Gloucester-Hartpury

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Zoe Aldcroft hailed her trailblazers after Gloucester-Hartpury secured an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ last Sunday to wave legendary head coach Sean Lynn off in […]

England’s freedom fighters on the march for British and Irish Lions honours

23 March 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees looks back at the winners and losers in this year’s Six Nations and who will make it to be a 2025 Lion England […]

Six Nations: It is no surprise to me but Maro Itoje proves his captaincy credentials

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher It was Eddie Jones who insisted that Maro Itoje was not captaincy material, an opinion that seemed plain daft at the time […]

PWR Final Preview: Sean Lynn’s hoping for fantastic farewell with Gloucester-Hartpury

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Gloucester-Hartpury have the chance to send boss Sean Lynn off with a perfect farewell as they chase an unprecedented hat-trick of consecutive […]

Rob Farrar: Ealing Trailfinders can take on the best

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Ealing Trailfinders captain Rob Farrar believes his side have what it takes to compete with the very best in English rugby having […]

Final laps for the Premiership wacky races

16 March 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees says that player welfare is taking a back seat as the Premiership prepares to resume this weekend So much for player welfare. Six […]

I joined in with La Marseillaise, but quietly – Florent Rossigneux

16 March 2025 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER RACING 92, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, STADE FRANCAIS, RICHMOND, WASPS, BEDFORD & LONDON WELSH BACK-ROWER FLORENT ROSSIGNEUX As a player, you […]

Women’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell

16 March 2025 0 comments

England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final. Mitchell called up 12 […]

Wales Women Six Nations Preview: Sean Lynn plans to bring calm to troubled waters

16 March 2025 0 comments

Wales Preview Sean Lynn’s first week in charge of Wales sees him instantly thrown into the coalface as his side take on Scotland amidst controversy […]

Katy Daly-McLean backs Gloucester-Hartpury to win third straight Premiership Women’s Rugby title

13 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Watch Gloucester-Hartpury v Saracens in the PWR Final, live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ from 2pm on Sunday 16th March The Premiership Women’s rugby […]

Women’s Six Nations: Wales captain Hannah Jones on coming back after considering retirement

11 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Eddison Hannah Jones was on the verge of walking away from international rugby before being convinced by her club coach and new national […]

England vs Italy Preview: Fraser Dingwall set to pull the strings as Steve Borthwick puts faith in Saints

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Preview – England v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Steve Borthwick might not come across as a gambler but he has […]

I play at my best when I’m vocal, says centurion Jamie George

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Man of the moment Jamie George insists not much has changed despite being stripped of the England captaincy ahead of the Six […]

U20s Six Nations: Showdown in Cardiff will be huge challenge – Olamide Sodeke

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Olamide Sodeke – England U20s & Saracens Lock Not many people can say they’ve won a Grand Slam, whether that’s as an U20s player […]

PWR: Gloucester-Hartpury set sights on making it three in a row

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented threepeat, while previous serial […]

Newcastle Falcons flyer Elliott Obatoyinbo on the crest of a wave

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Elliott Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle’s wave and return to the sort of form that he showed […]

John Mitchell names England Women’s Six Nations squad

9 March 2025 0 comments

Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry have all been called into the England training squad for the first time before the Women’s […]

Maverick Marcus Smith has role to play

9 March 2025 0 comments

Steve Borthwick explained the dropping of Marcus Smith to the bench today by saying he wanted to unleash the Harlequin when the opposition was feeling […]

Georgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top

9 March 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It’s the Rugby Europe Championship final next week between Georgia […]

Heath takes aim at coach for England’s playing style

9 March 2025 0 comments

nBy CAMERON STEPHENS England attack coach: Richard Wigglesworth RENOWNED rugby commentator Nick Heath believes that England will struggle to develop into an exciting side with […]

Street on his way to Saracens

9 March 2025 0 comments

SARACENS have signed tighthead Marcus Street from Exeter on a multiyear contract which will start at the end of the season. The 26-year-old, who has […]

England need a true, open pathway

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game So, Bill Beaumont is calling for a game in unison where all clubs are […]

Lynn excited to name his first Wales squad

9 March 2025 0 comments

NEW Wales head coach Sean Lynn has named a 48-player training squad ahead of the 2025 Six Nations. The Gloucester-Hartpury boss was named as Ioan […]

Spencer agrees new three-year Bath deal

9 March 2025 0 comments

BATH and England scrum-half Ben Spencer has signed a three-year contract extension to stay at The Rec until 2028. The 32-year-old, who has made over […]

Olamide Sodeke on the ‘brotherhood’ in the England U20s camp

7 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott England U20s have been hugely successful in the past few years, having won the Six Nations and the U20 Championship last year, […]

Six Nations: Marcus Smith dropped as England shake up backline for Italy clash

6 March 2025 0 comments

England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Allianz […]

Gloucester-Hartpury 36-20 Bristol Bears: PWR finalists confirmed as Ilona Maher plays last game, for now…

3 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Ilona Maher’s time in the PWR has come to an abrupt end, as Gloucester–Hartpury dispatched Bristol Bears 36-20 in the semi-final. Although her time in […]

Jeremy Guscott: Go for it, England, and don’t play safe

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken & unmissable every week… Sport can be about small margins, and it is amazing how quickly the public mood can […]

Premiership Women’s Rugby: Saracens hold on to book their final place

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Harry Scott-Munro Saracens …………..32pts Tries: Corrigan 8, 63; Breach 20, Packer 24, Campbell 65 Conversions: Harrison 25, 66 Penalty: Harrison 5 Harlequins ………..24pts Tries: […]

Premiership Women’s Rugby: Sean Lynn’s aiming to go out on a high with Gloucester-Hartpury

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Gloucester–Hartpury v Bristol Bears Today. Kick-off 3pm, Queensholm Bristol Bears are hoping to cause another semi-final upset and be the […]

Now Philippines added to list of honour for the Varsity

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Back in the day, the Varsity Match on the second Tuesday in December was virtually an England trial game and often went […]

Moscow blizzards did not stop my Lions tour

2 March 2025 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND, LIONS, SARACENS, MUNSTER & GARRYOWEN WINGER RICHARD WALLACE I WAS in Moscow of all places when I finally got […]

Forthcoming fixtures

2 March 2025 0 comments

Week beginning Sunday, March 2, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 2 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Women’s […]

Premiership Women’s Rugby semi finals: Ilona Maher makes playoff debut

25 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Playoff fever has reached the PWR, as the top four teams battle it out for a place in this year’s final with […]

Prem Rugby Cup Quarter-Finals preview and predictions

24 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott The premier cup competition in English rugby has reached the knockout stage, with the Prem Rugby Cup quarter-finals taking place this weekend. It is […]

Ethan Roots has been our rock at Exeter Chiefs, says Ricky Pellow

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs flanker Ethan Roots has used the setback of missing out on England selection into a powerful motivator, driving both his […]

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