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Putting Carter in the shade sends Russell into the spotlight for Lions

6 January 2017 0 comments

Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend reckons Finn Russell’s big-match temperament will thrust him into the spotlight when it comes to British & Irish Lions fly-half […]

Nick Cain’s wishes and expectations for rugby in 2017

5 January 2017 0 comments

Rugby Union in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland has a host of reasons to be cheerful in 2017. At the apex of any survey of […]

Scotland prop joins Brive immediately

4 January 2017 0 comments

Scotland prop Ryan Grant has left Glasgow to join Brive on loan in the Top 14 with immediate effect. The loosehead was an unused substitute […]

Brendan Gallagher: Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roaring 2017

4 January 2017 0 comments

The great thing about the New Year, for the rugbyhead anyway, is that everything seems to accelerate after January 1. The film speeds up, time […]

All Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickenham

21 December 2016 0 comments

The All Blacks will be turning up at Twickenham next year after all for what promises to be the richest match in their history. The […]

Brendan Gallagher: Lamentable affair which left the Lions in doldrums

15 December 2016 0 comments

From the outside looking in, the 1966 Lions visit to New Zealand seems like a calamitous affair. A first ever Test series whitewash for any […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lions must borrow Ireland blueprint to reign supreme

14 December 2016 0 comments

Warren Gatland is the right man to be head coach of this Lions tour to New Zealand because of the success he enjoyed in Australia […]

England Sevens triumph in Cape Town

11 December 2016 0 comments

Three tries from England stunned the Cape Town crowd as Simon Amor’s men beat South Africa 17-19 in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Cup […]

Nick Cain: Bonus points will make Six Nations even better

9 December 2016 0 comments

Just before the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship this column advocated the tournament trialling a bonus point system, and the announcement that it […]

Stuart Hogg’s leading Scottish charge for Lions places

9 December 2016 0 comments

Full-back Stuart Hogg is leading a charge that could see eight top Scots push for places on next summer’s Lions tour to New Zealand, according […]

Mumm: Scots and Irish want us to win

2 December 2016 0 comments

Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt as he did during […]

Australia go for size to tackle England

1 December 2016 0 comments

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has opted for size and aggression as his team vies for revenge against England at Twickenham. Number eight Lopeti Timani has […]

Nick Cain looks at the motivational forces behind England’s clash with Australia

1 December 2016 0 comments

A few weeks ago Michael Cheika was incensed at being portrayed as a clown on the front page of a New Zealand newspaper. However, for […]

Nick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches

25 November 2016 0 comments

When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert in which no Home […]

Help! We’re all being overrun by the imports

25 November 2016 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will be equally free to […]

Nick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws

24 November 2016 0 comments

Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s a characteristic symbolised by […]

Hall of Fame or a random collection of great names?

24 November 2016 0 comments

by BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like any sporting Hall of Fame – and I’m aware of at least 50 worldwide from ballooning to rodeo and bowling to wrestling […]

Shane Williams – Wales are lucky that Boks look in even worse shape!

24 November 2016 0 comments

Wales are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the Six Nations if they don’t settle on a way of playing. […]

My Life in Rugby: Jason White – former Scotland flanker

22 November 2016 0 comments

Kicking off with a Calcutta Cup win against England in 2009 was a fantastic way to start my international career and I feel blessed to […]

England U20s announce Six Nations venues

22 November 2016 0 comments

England U20s‘ fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been announced with home games taking place in Exeter, Darlington and Northampton. The schedule of fixtures […]

Bristol statement on Andy Robinson suspension

3 November 2016 0 comments

Following the extremely disappointing start to their season, Bristol have suspended director of rugby Andy Robinson. The former England and Scotland coach is replaced by […]

Brendan Gallagher: Look away now unless you can think back to England beating South Africa…

28 October 2016 0 comments

England have been playing international rugby for 145 years and there have been a few bad trots over the decades against various opponents, but nothing […]

My Life in Rugby: Kenny Milne – former Scotland & Heriot’s hooker

25 October 2016 0 comments

It is all very well playing international rugby, and representing the Lions in 1993 was a great personal honour, but when you are playing week […]

Tim Visser switches focus to his old Edinburgh pals

20 October 2016 0 comments

There might not be a Champions Cup place at stake but Tim Visser is adamant Harlequins will be chasing the Challenge Cup title just as […]

Greig Laidlaw to leave Gloucester and join Clermont

12 October 2016 0 comments

Gloucester have confirmed that club captain Greig Laidlaw is to leave Kingsholm at the end of the current season and join French giants Clermont. The […]

Hogg pens new Warriors contract

12 October 2016 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have received a major boost with the news that Scotland international full-back Stuart Hogg has committed his future to the club. The Scottish […]

Premiership round 4 teams

23 September 2016 0 comments

Bristol v Exeter Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Hurrell, Palamo, Varndell; Pisi, Cliff; Traynor, McMillan, Cortes, Phillips, Sorenson, Fisher, Lam (c), Crane. Replacements: Crumpton, Tonga’uiha, Ford-Robinson, Joyce, […]

Jeremy Guscott: Clubs must be included in global season talks

22 September 2016 0 comments

There have been some sensible thoughts on a global season from World Rugby, a body that we are usually concerned is not keeping up with […]

Premiership round 2 teams

9 September 2016 0 comments

Bath v Newcastle Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Clark, Banahan; Ford (c), Fotuali’i; Auterac, Batty, Palma-Newport, Charteris, Attwood, Ewels, Sisi, Mercer Replacements: Dunn, Obano, Lahiff, Stooke, Douglas, Cook, […]

Gregor Townsend: Pro12 is better than Premiership

8 September 2016 0 comments

Gregor Townsend has blasted critics of the Guinness Pro12 and insists the league is of superior quality to both the Premiership and Top14. Scotland-boss-in-waiting Townsend’s […]

Jeremy Guscott: Saracens set for dynasty – like Bath, Wasps and Tigers

31 August 2016 0 comments

Every new season brings renewed excitement, and with it changes in the pecking order in terms of who qualifies for Europe, who makes the Premiership […]

Peter Jackson: The day Newport felled the ‘Pinetree’

19 August 2016 0 comments

Over the course of more than 50 matches for the All Blacks all over the British Isles, Colin Meads only lost one – to Newport […]

Q&A with Pacific Rugby Players Welfare founder Dan Leo

18 August 2016 0 comments

Former Samoa, Wasps, London Irish, London Welsh and lock Dan Leo has founded Pacific Rugby Players Welfare and was recently appointed by the RPA to […]

Gregor Townsend to become Scotland Head Coach in June 2017

17 August 2016 0 comments

Scottish Rugby has today confirmed Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Gregor Townsend will replace Vern Cotter as Scotland head coach at the end of next season. […]

Jeff Probyn: Big yes to a Sevens World Cup in between Olympics

17 August 2016 0 comments

As the dust settles on Fiji‘s fantastic Olympic win and World Rugby looks forward to what it believes will be a game- changing future for […]

Greig Tonks to spearhead Irish bid for promotion

17 August 2016 0 comments

London Irish might be down but they are definitely not out and Scotland international Greig Tonks hopes last season’s frustration will fuel a promotion-winning season […]

My Life in Rugby: Martin Cooper – former Moseley and England fly-half

9 August 2016 0 comments

If anyone had told me when I was first starting out at Wolverhampton RFC that I’d get 11 caps for England, I’d have told them […]

Peter Jackson: Misery in Wales has moulded Steve Hansen

5 August 2016 0 comments

As head coach of the All Blacks, Steve Hansen has lost three Test matches in five years. In the same position with Wales, he once […]

Wasps confirm signing of Willie Le Roux

4 August 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler last Sunday, Wasps have bolstered their already impressive squad by the addition of Springboks full-back Willie Le Roux. The 26-year-old […]

Dream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock

1 August 2016 0 comments

1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the Premiership and Champions Cup […]

Nick Cain column: England’s U20 stars would thrive at Rio Olympics

28 July 2016 0 comments

Here’s hoping that the GB Sevens side for the Rio Olympics which was announced last week come back from Brazil with a medal. If they […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend would make a fine Lions attack coach

27 July 2016 0 comments

As amazing as a 2017 Lions coaching team of Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter sounds they are all bosses – all number ones […]

Team GB ‘too small to match big guys’ in Rio

27 July 2016 0 comments

Mike Friday, head coach of USA 7s, believes Team GB‘s Olympic medal chances have been damaged by not picking more stars from the 15-man game. […]

My life in Rugby: Brett Sturgess – former Exeter prop

12 July 2016 0 comments

I came from a football family and didn’t play rugby until about 15 when I became too big to play centre half. After two sessions […]

Brendan Gallagher looks back at Harlequins’ 150th history

8 July 2016 0 comments

What’s in a shirt? Harlequins launched their special 150th anniversary 1st XV shirt last week and the famous quartered colours remain to the fore – […]

Shakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama

1 July 2016 0 comments

Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England‘s victorious tour Down Under. That’s because, […]

Lou Reed to join Sale Sharks

28 June 2016 0 comments

Sale Sharks have announced the signing of Welsh International Lou Reed. The lock, who joins on a two-year contract, has played for Cardiff Blues since […]

Gloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl

17 June 2016 0 comments

Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie a much better player. […]

20 Questions: Alex Gray – England Sevens forward

15 June 2016 0 comments

Do you have the Olympic buzz yet? That’s the only thing we think about now. It was like the first day at school when we […]

Brendan Gallagher on Italy and Scotland’s summer scrutiny

10 June 2016 0 comments

Most eyes will inevitably be looking south this summer with England, Wales and Ireland going head to head with the Southern Hemisphere giants in a […]

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