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Nick Cain: Lack of common sense could kill Aussie rugby

17 August 2017 0 comments

The Aussies are used to baking hot temperatures and droughts, but as sporting meltdowns go they do not come much worse than the one experienced […]

Clinical first half gets England tour off to a flier

13 August 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON England U18..24 France…………….8 On the attack: England’s Ollie Hassell-Collins A POWERFUL first-half ensured England U18s got their South Africa tour off to […]

Schoolboys set for physical exam against Boks

6 August 2017 0 comments

Honour: Marcus Street ENGLANDU18s have had to call for back-up ahead of their tour of South Africa following fly-half Marcus Smith’s surprise selection for Eddie […]

YOUNG GUNS

30 July 2017 0 comments

MATT WORLEY RACING 92 FULL-BACK It was a PR stunt that took Matt Worley from Hong Kong to Racing 92, but two years later the […]

YOUNG GUNS

9 July 2017 0 comments

SAM LEWIS LEICESTER LOCK Sam Lewis faced the daunting task of integrating himself into Leicester’s fearsome pack last summer but having his old academy coach […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

7 May 2017 0 comments

PETER SCRIVENER THE FORMER WASPS NO.8 In the early days of professionalism, I was officially the highest paid player in the world which still makes […]

3G – sow the seeds of future success

11 April 2017 0 comments

If Saracens can become reigning double champions, and set up another Champions Cup semi-final after beating Glasgow Warriors, what can other clubs do to replicate […]

3G – sow the seeds of future success

9 April 2017 2 comments

IF Saracens can become reigning double champions, and set up another Champions Cup semi-final after beating Glasgow Warriors, what can other clubs do to replicate […]

McCall: Don’t let rugby go same way as county cricket

2 April 2017 0 comments

MARK McCall has deep misgivings about the new 11 month season that has been foisted on Northern Hemisphere clubs, and as the man at the […]

Golden crop triumph again at Twickenham

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER WARWICK School’s class of 2017 will long be remembered in the West Midlands after they claimed the NatWest U18s Cup at Twickenham […]

20 QUESTIONS

26 March 2017 1 comment

RUARIDH McCONNOCHIE ENGLAND SEVENS How about that for a first half of the World Series? We’ve already won two tournaments and we’re the only team […]

YOUNG GUNS

26 March 2017 0 comments

JAMIE BARDEN CRANLEIGH SCHOOL FLANKER A broken leg cost him his place in the Harlequins academy but Jamie Barden proved he is full of resource […]

Hooper banking on true Bath men to bring back glory days

12 March 2017 0 comments

JON NEWCOMBE finds his boyhood club are moving back to their roots of growing local talent AS a club with an illustrious past playing in […]

YOUNG GUNS

12 March 2017 0 comments

JAMIE BLAMIRE ENGLAND U20S HOOKER Leaving the parental home at 16 to live with strangers was not easy for Jamie Blamire but the Newcastle hooker […]

Young Gun: Max Coyle – Harlequins full-back

10 March 2017 0 comments

Concussion may have cut his U18s Premier-ship final appearance short but Max Coyle is determined to create long-lasting memories from his final months as a […]

Busy few weeks for Cooper’s high-flying Reigate

5 March 2017 1 comment

SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK VERDIER REIGATEGrammar School beat Crossley Heath 38-14 to reach the inaugural NatWest Schools Cup U18 Plate final at Sixways on March […]

Too high a price for ‘fame’ but it’s not the game’s fault

26 February 2017 1 comment

Tragic loss: Wallaby star Dan Vickerman PICTURE: Getty Images Writing this article every week often makes me think and reflect over my time playing, coaching, […]

Rugby opportunities in the north-west

26 January 2017 0 comments

The Rugby Football Union’s Return to Rugby programme is one of many initiatives currently helping sports enthusiasts in the north-west to kickstart a career in […]

Young Gun: Tom Dodd – Scotland U20s back-rower

20 January 2017 0 comments

Tom Dodd went to school in England and he’s playing his club rugby in Worcester but it was also a “natural choice” to throw his […]

Ben Ryan heading to Wales

18 January 2017 0 comments

Fiji’s Olympic 7’s gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan has joined the Welsh Rugby Union in a consultancy role with immediate effect. After coaching England […]

Peter Jackson: Billy Boston’s old club being left for dead by the Union

16 December 2016 0 comments

The world’s first multi-racial rugby club, the one in Cardiff docks made famous by Billy Boston, is fighting for its life. The Cardiff International Athletic […]

Young Gun: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop

2 December 2016 0 comments

As a young prop Ollie Dawe knows full well the journey to the Premiership will be a long one so he had no qualms about […]

Jeff Probyn column: Gracie Matthews deserves support from Injured Players fund

9 September 2016 0 comments

The second National Rugby Awards took place on Thursday and what a day it was, as professional clubs, grassroots clubs, schools and referees all came […]

Peter Jackson: Jamie Cudmore’s crusade to curb risk of concussion

25 August 2016 0 comments

Jamie Cudmore has hurled himself into a crusade this season on behalf of rugby players all over Europe, to raise millions for the proper treatment […]

Underdogs Cranleigh see off rugby’s school elite to win Rosslyn Park Sevens

22 March 2016 0 comments

Cranleigh turned giant slayers as they upset the odds to claim an historic Rosslyn Park Sevens title on Friday. Entering the Cup competition for the […]

Nick Cain column: Cage this monster by downsizing the game

10 March 2016 0 comments

The biggest monster facing the healthy future of Rugby Union is the ‘Nanny State’, and it is far more dangerous than any muscle-bound meathead. This […]

Corbisiero and Perry join RFU coaching staff

8 March 2016 0 comments

Former England prop Alex Corbisiero and international scrum-half Shaun Perry have joined the RFU as part-time positional coaches. The pair will support the England age-grade […]

Peter Jackson: Star-maker Elis Wyn Williams earnt place amid the greats

21 January 2016 0 comments

In the Pantheon of scrum-halves, Welsh names are embossed in gold, spanning the decades from the tragic Dicky Owen to the knighted Gareth Edwards. Haydn […]

My Life in Rugby: Terry Fanolua – former Gloucester, Brive and Samoa centre

7 April 2015 0 comments

Terry FanoluaI’m currently back at my home from home, Gloucester, coaching in schools as part of the club’s community programme. It’s great to be able […]

Wellington College win Rosslyn Park 7s in style

4 April 2015 0 comments

It took them a year to adapt but Wellington College entered Schools Sevens history on Friday by lifting their first Open Cup at the Rosslyn […]

Young Gun: Ellis Genge – England U20s and Bristol prop

6 March 2015 0 comments

It took three years for Ellis Genge to concede a move to prop from the back row would give him the best chance of becoming […]

Room 101: Fergus Mulchrone – London Irish centre

5 March 2015 0 comments

1. Leniency in schools Kids get away with far too much in schools nowadays, in my opinion a clip around the ear would do some […]

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 […]

Young Gun: Adam Hastings – Millfeld and Scotland U18s fly-half

19 December 2014 0 comments

Adam Hastings already has one of the most famous names in rugby but if that was not enough pressure on his young shoulders, he decided […]

Brendan Gallagher: Trench Blacks charmed Paris during respite from carnage

21 November 2014 0 comments

The inspirational deeds of many Rugby players on the Western Front have been well documented in recent years in a number of books and will […]

Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs

9 October 2014 0 comments

What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven a clubhouse beer or […]

Worcester will fight Wasps plan to relocate

16 September 2014 0 comments

Warriors to lead a resistance against Wasps’ plans to relocate to the West Midlands.

Charlie Matthews making up ground on old pal Joe Launchbury

16 May 2014 1 comment

Harlequins second row Charlie Matthews believes he is finally coming of age after putting his injury hell behind him to start chasing down pal Joe Launchbury.

How John Fisher state case for life at the top

9 May 2014 0 comments

With Dulwich winning their third consecutive Daily Mail Cup and Millfield their 14th Rosslyn Park Sevens Open this year, it’s fair to say public schools […]

Sale to play home games on Saturdays

11 April 2014 0 comments

Sale Sharks have confirmed that they will play their home games next season at the AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday afternoons at 2pm. Co-Owner Brian […]

The EDRU are aiming to beat the Welsh and take on the world!

7 March 2014 1 comment

The England Deaf Rugby Union team are looking for individual player sponsorships to assist the players with travelling cost and to enable companies that normally […]

My Life in Rugby: John Beattie – Glasgow Accies, Scotland & Lions No.8

11 February 2014 1 comment

I was born in Borneo and went to an English boarding school in Penang, Malaysia, called Uplands. When I left to come back to Scotland […]

Jeff Probyn: Bashed up by the French, but I loved every minute

7 February 2014 2 comments

It’s that time of year when I am filled with a mixture of emotions ranging from excitement to regret. The start of the world’s premier […]

Young Gun: Jack Walker – Leeds & England U20 hooker

27 December 2013 1 comment

For the last few years it’s been his older brother Chris making the headlines at Leeds Carnegie, but fresh from beating Australia with England U18s, […]

My Life in Rugby: Steve Booth – former Leicester and Bath wing

17 December 2013 0 comments

There are two major incidents that shaped my rugby career – first it was watching the 1994 Challenge Cup final and second it was getting […]

Bath Rugby tackling concussion head-on

4 December 2013 1 comment

Bath have launched a new programme aimed at helping local schools and rugby clubs to be aware of the dangers of, and the best treatment […]

Brendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever

4 December 2013 0 comments

It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test sides but Australia did […]

Young Gun: Tom Ellis – Bath lock

22 November 2013 1 comment

Tom Ellis has been hooked on rugby since the age of six but he took an unorthodox route to reaching his physical peak. The 19-year-old […]

Room 101: Adam Blades – Otley prop

21 November 2013 0 comments

1. Skinny Jeans Skinny jeans look ridiculous on blokes of a certain age or build. People who should know better wear them simply as slaves […]

VIDEO: 2013-2014 England kit launch

9 October 2013 0 comments

Canterbury and England Rugby have unveiled the new England home kit, which will be worn by the England squad during all of the QBE Internationals, […]

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