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Brendan Gallagher looks back at the career of Imanol Harinordoquy

10 June 2016 0 comments

So it’s farewell to Imanol Harinordoquy who will be an ex-rugby player by the end of the month, perhaps sooner. His name still manages to […]

Nick Cain column: Self-policing the salary cap wrong from the off

8 June 2016 0 comments

The salary cap “investigation” surrounding Saracens and Bath last season, and the stampede by almost every other club in the Premiership to identify them by […]

Vincent Koch and Sean Maitland join Saracens

6 June 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Saracens have secured the signings of South African prop Vincent Koch and Scotland […]

SRU pulls out of London Scottish partnership

31 May 2016 0 comments

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) Board has ended the Development Partnership they had been operating with London Scottish since January. However, the Exiles Chairman Sir […]

Shane Williams column: Bradley Davies’ so right to play with Alun Wyn Jones

25 May 2016 0 comments

The return of Bradley Davies to Wales on a national dual contract next season came as a surprise to some, especially as he chose to […]

Brendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby

20 May 2016 0 comments

That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the Scott of the Antarctic […]

Nick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul

18 May 2016 0 comments

Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the three-year international residency ruling […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Peak fitness has enabled George Kruis to scale new heights

18 May 2016 0 comments

George Kruis gets my vote for Player of the Year. Great players are defined by consistency of performance and what they win – and there […]

Geoff Cross hangs up his boots

17 May 2016 0 comments

Former Scotland international Geoff Cross has today announced his retirement from professional rugby following 13 seasons in the game. Capped 40 times by his country, […]

Brendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup

12 May 2016 0 comments

The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier Cup competition a record […]

Jeff Probyn column: Sorry Jerry Guscott, but I disagree with your Pro12 prognosis

28 April 2016 0 comments

I read with interest last week’s article by Jerry Guscott and his thoughts on why he thinks the Pro12 has failed to register any teams […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Come on Celts, it’s time to be the great entertainers

21 April 2016 0 comments

What a wonderful advert last weekend’s quarter-finals were for European Cup rugby, with the elite clubs of England and France going head-to-head. However, the question […]

Newcastle sign England Sevens’ Sam Egerton

20 April 2016 0 comments

England Sevens scrum-half Sam Egerton will be joining Newcastle Falcons next season. The 24-year-old made his Sevens World Series debut for England last weekend in […]

My Life in Rugby: David Officer – former Scotland A, harlequins, Edinburgh and Worcester centre

19 April 2016 0 comments

Randall Philip (Edin-burgh University) and Graham Hogg (Currie) were major influences in my early rugby career, but it was while playing under Graham, for Scotland […]

Young duo extends London Scottish stay

19 April 2016 0 comments

London Scottish have confirmed that young duo Alec Coombes and Harry Sheppard have signed new contracts for next season. Inside-centre Sheppard, 19, made his first-team […]

Brendan Gallagher talks to Colin Deans 30 years on from his big Lions let-down

15 April 2016 0 comments

Thirty years ago this week – April 16, 1986 – Colin Deans finally achieved his ambition of starting at hooker in a Lions “Test” and […]

My Life in rugby: Chris Gray – former Edinburgh Academicals, Nottingham and Scotland lock

12 April 2016 0 comments

I can’t put a price on the amount of fun and entertainment I had during my career. Whether it was playing for Edinburgh Accies 5ths […]

Jeff Probyn column: I see Italy becoming a real powerhouse of the North

8 April 2016 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s feature on the future of Italian rugby last week got me thinking – and not just about the Azzurri and their future but […]

Nick Cain column: James Haskell can add muscle to GB’s bid for Rio gold

1 April 2016 0 comments

Great Britain’s campaign to become the first team to win Sevens gold at the Rio Olympics is in such dire straits that England head coach […]

Brendan Gallagher: Good luck Conor O’Shea in saving Italy!

1 April 2016 0 comments

The great Sergio Parisse, and I use the word in its truest sense, was visibly outraged last week when the vultures circled looking to pick […]

I can keep London Irish up says Greig Tonks

1 April 2016 0 comments

London Irish fly-half Greig Tonks insists he has no regrets over swapping his Edinburgh comfort zone for a mud and bullets relegation battle with the […]

Peter Jackson column: Ravaged All Blacks offer hope to Wales

31 March 2016 0 comments

The striking similarities between Julian Savea and Nehe Milner-Skudder extend beyond the fact that each has scored eight tries in his last eight Tests for […]

Shane Williams column: Wales must believe they can upset the All Blacks

31 March 2016 0 comments

Flexing your muscles on the beach is one thing – doing it in the ring is quite another. I’m sure the plan all week before […]

European dates announced for 2016/17

30 March 2016 0 comments

With the knockout stages of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup approaching, EPCR has announced the key dates for the 2016/17. Next season’s tournaments will […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Stuart Hogg’s a worthy winner but Sarries pair push him close

30 March 2016 0 comments

George Kruis did not get onto the shortlist for the Six Nations Player of the Year, but along with the runner-up, Billy Vunipola, and the […]

Peter Jackson: Phew, a Grand Slam at last and not yet another grand shambles

23 March 2016 0 comments

And so ‘Fast Eddie’ has lived up to his name. A Six Nations Grand Slam at the first attempt made all the more significant given […]

Kruis and Itoje omitted for Six Nations gong

21 March 2016 0 comments

George Kruis and Maro Itoje have not been included in the 12-man shortlist for the Six Nations player of the tournament. Despite being the driving […]

Young Gun: Tom Galbraith – Scotland U20s centre

18 March 2016 0 comments

Scotland U20s have made a very good start to 2016 and centre Tom Galbraith wants them to push on and become the best crop of […]

Sean Fitzpatrick: Lions will have the talent to test All Blacks

18 March 2016 0 comments

Sean Fitzpatrick and Jason Robinson come from different sides of the rugby spectrum in every sense, but this week the indestructible former All Black captain […]

Gloucester confirm Motu Matu’u signing

17 March 2016 0 comments

Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Samoan hooker Motu Matu’u from the Hurricanes. The 28-year-old made his provincial debut for the Wellington Lions in 2009 […]

Vunipola and Care to start for England in Paris’ Grand Slam decider

17 March 2016 0 comments

Mako Vunipola and Danny Care will start England’s Grand Slam decider against France in Paris on Saturday as head coach Eddie Jones makes two changes […]

Jeff Probyn column: Lineout is looking strong again under George Kruis control

11 March 2016 0 comments

With the wheels now firmly back on the chariot, the dream of Grand Slam glory can at last be whispered. England‘s win over Ireland, although […]

Scotland centre ruled out of Six Nations

9 March 2016 0 comments

Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby centre Matt Scott has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations due to an elbow injury. A MRI […]

Shane Williams column: Get smart, Wales, and you’ll win the big one

9 March 2016 0 comments

It doesn’t matter if you’re a new cap or a veteran international, facing England is the game that gets the blood of every Welshman pumping […]

Peter Jackson column: Why France are at sixes and sevens over David Smith

3 March 2016 0 comments

There was a time when rugby enjoyed a titter at football’s expense over their nationality laws and the amusing case of a balding Cockney centre-half. […]

Shane Williams’ verdict: Livewire Gareth Davies is the Welsh gamebreaker but he must learn quickly it’s not all about try glory

2 March 2016 0 comments

Gareth Davies sums up Wales right now – plenty of effort but lacking that final crucial touch. Davies was named man of the match and […]

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