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Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

19 September 2021 1 comment

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ ment is suiting New- […]

EMILY SCOTT

19 September 2021 0 comments

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK… HARLEQUINS BACK Harlequins’ Emily Scott had to start […]

Islanders’ flair can give Super Rugby real boost

5 September 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG If it’s hyperbole you’re after, then Rugby Australia’s CEO, Andy Marinos, is your man. Formerly at SANZAAR for five years, he oversaw a […]

Sevens was thrilling, give us more on TV

8 August 2021 2 comments

THE Olympic Sevens was a wondeful event and I would like to congratulate New Zealand and Fiji for winning the gold medal in the Women’s […]

Eddie’s rolling the dice with Gleeson

8 August 2021 1 comment

YES, Wasps’ attack has been pretty good over the last couple of years but I do not understand how former Rugby League player Martin Gleeson […]

Lions should ditch Boks slog for Buenos Aires party | Brendan Gallagher

8 August 2021 0 comments

If Rassie Erasmus deems it fit to tarnish the integrity of a Lions tour with his crashing bore of a video, then the tour should be taken to Argentina says Brendan Gallagher

GB star earns Sarries deal

8 August 2021 1 comment

SARACENS have given winger Ben Harris a new long-term contract. The 21-year-old was part of Great Britain’s Sevens squad at the Olympics, scoring four tries […]

Young Guns: Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams

8 August 2021 1 comment

The new recruit at the Mennaye tells Adam Ellis how his past as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion is still present in his skills as a forward

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Top 14 is favourite destination for Argentina’s Olympic star Marcos Moneta

1 August 2021 0 comments

Moneta was key to Argentina Sevens winning the bronze medal in Tokyo

Sevens circuit is lacking top stars | Chris Hewett

1 August 2021 1 comment

After the success of sevens at the Olympics, attention now turns to whether the World Sevens Series circuit to suitable for growth

GB Sevens players did nation proud

1 August 2021 2 comments

SUCH a shame neither Team GB’s men nor women could take home a medal. All players deserve huge credit for putting in such incredible performances […]

Fiji’s double gold shows they have so much more to give | Jeff Probyn

1 August 2021 0 comments

How can World Rugby set a structure to aid the development of Fiji and the Pacific Islands?

Normanton ruled before the axe fell

1 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing the praises of a […]

Cusworth: I owe that school everything

1 August 2021 1 comment

POSSIBLY Normanton’s most illustrious old boy is former England and Leicester Tigers fly-half Les Cusworth, a genius on the Sevens pitch and, of course, a […]

Kiwis are on a mission to turn silver into gold, says Heather Fisher

25 July 2021 1 comment

Looking at Team GB Women’s chances of claiming a medal in the sevens competition at Tokyo

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne

25 July 2021 1 comment

A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on the World Cup rather than Olympics

Ireland 71-10 USA: Kelleher hits four in American thrashing

11 July 2021 2 comments

HOOKER Ronan Kelleher crossed four times as Ireland wrapped up their season in style against the USA. Kelleher, 23, said: “We had eight new caps […]

Team GB face Pool rematch with Fiji

4 July 2021 1 comment

Previous: Great Britain take on Fiji in 2016 Olympic final PICTURES: Getty Images SQUADS GB men: Dan Bibby, Alec Coombes, Alex Davis, Robbie Fergusson, Harry […]

South Africa 40-9 Georgia: Boks unleash flyer Fassi in warm-up win

4 July 2021 0 comments

IT TOOK a while, almost an hour in fact, for the Springbok machine to splutter into life but once it did, it steamrolled […]

Pirates pilfer two more

4 July 2021 0 comments

CORNISH Pirates have signed Ampthill’s former Wales U20s hooker Syd Blackmore and Wasps winger Callum Sirker on one-year deals. Sirker, 23, has been part of […]

Verdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack

27 June 2021 0 comments

SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current laws ended with one […]

DREAM TEAM

27 June 2021 0 comments

RUSSELL EARNSHAW, THE MAGIC ACADEMY COACH AND FORMER ENG- LAND 7S, BATH, WEST HARTLEPOOL, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER & PERTEMPS BEES FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE […]

Norton to spearhead Team GB’s search for Tokyo gold

20 June 2021 0 comments

TOM Mitchell will lead the men’s squad at the Tokyo Olympics looking to go one better than their silver medal five years ago. Four players […]

John eyes U20s springboard

20 June 2021 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER EXETER Chiefs and Wales tyro Dan John plans on proving a point to Rob Baxter in the U20 Six Nations after taking […]

As a No.8 and wing I was called McLomu

20 June 2021 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROLAND REID THE FORMER SCOTLAND, GOLDEN LIONS, GLASGOW, LONDON IRISH,LEEDS AND EDINBURGH BACK ROW/WING Versatile: Roland Reid in action for Sotland against Georgia in […]

Whirlwind year for ex-Quin Harry Barlow, now starting anew with the Free Jacks

13 June 2021 2 comments

HARRY Barlow thought his rugby career was over last season following his release from Harlequins, with the country in lockdown. So former England U19 winger […]

DREAM TEAM

13 June 2021 0 comments

JACK PREECE, THE CINDERFORD AND FORMER BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL, COVENTRY, ROTHERHAM, MOSELEY, AND ENGLAND SEVENS AND COUNTIES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH […]

The Best All Blacks Wingers of All Time

12 June 2021 1 comment

New Zealand has been famous for many years, for producing some of the best rugby players of all time. This doesn’t even apply to a […]

Hitt won’t let his lack of playing pedigree impede climb to the top

30 May 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER A DECADE ago, Christian Hitt was working at grassroots level as a rugby development officer for the WRU with a passion and […]

Rugby Matters: Wigan Warriors gave Union their wake-up call

23 May 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher recalls the illustrious players who shone in the battle of the codes for Wigan Warriors

Shame my dream team won’t grace Olympics

23 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER APROPOS of almost nothing other than probably having too much time on my hands, it struck me this week that Great […]

Sevens gets revamp to become a global game

23 May 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES WORLD Rugby is looking to grow the game globally through Sevens which returns from its Covid lockdown next month in Monaco when […]

Saracens 28-24 Loughborough: Cleall girls power in

23 May 2021 2 comments

POPPY and Bryony Cleall proved to be a lethal double-act for Saracens as their two tries apiece edged the hosts past Loughborough. Lightning came out […]

Fukuoka repays the faith of Deans

16 May 2021 0 comments

JAPAN TOP LEAGUE THE Panasonic Wild Knights’ crushing 48-21 win over Toyota Verblitz in Osaka yesterday left the star Japanese winger Kenki Fukuoka one game […]

Sevens convert Muir earns extended Bath

9 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at Bath. The 25-year-old winger signed a shortterm deal in August 2020 and has scored five […]

Ex-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023

5 May 2021 0 comments

The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec

Rainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks

2 May 2021 0 comments

Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises

Glorious nearly men of St Peter’s will keep trying

2 May 2021 25 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools St Peter’s York might be the third oldest school in the English-speaking world but they […]

ESTA: Your ticket to enjoy rugby in the USA

1 May 2021 0 comments

Yes, rugby is a thing in the United States. In fact, it’s a pretty popular thing. Rugby is currently the fastest growing sport in the […]

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

29 April 2021 1 comment

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist

Ugo Monye spearheads the fight for rugby diversity

25 April 2021 0 comments

FORMER England wing Ugo Monye hopes that as chair of a new RFU advisory group he can help make rugby more accessible for all. Monye, […]

Fiji hero Osea in hunt for DC Glory

25 April 2021 1 comment

MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON OSEA KOLINISAU will make his MLR debut for Old Glory DC today five years on from leading Fiji to Sevens […]

Jarrett became scourge of English

4 April 2021 0 comments

MONMOUTH’S list of star players is probably topped by Keith Jarrett, the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ who took England to the cleaners on his Wales debut in […]

Carlin Isles sets sights on an Olympic double at Tokyo

4 April 2021 1 comment

Adam Ellis meets the USA Sevens star who is revisiting his past as a 100m sprinter with the view of competing in dual-disciplines at the Tokyo Olympics

Exclusive: Newcastle Falcons extend Mateo Carreras contract

28 March 2021 1 comment

Newcastle Falcons have finalised terms with Mateo Carreras to extend his stay beyond the current Premiership season, TRP can reveal. The former Argentina U20 wing, […]

Ireland Women head coach Griggs goes for 7s speedsters

28 March 2021 0 comments

AMEE-LEIGH Murphy Crowe, the top try scorer in the 2019 World Rugby Sevens, joins Sevens teammates Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily Lane and Grace Moore […]

Bristol Bears star Ratu Naulago excites Eddie

28 March 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL BEARS flyer Ratu Naulago could become the next South Sea Islander to be given a chance to impress by England coach Eddie Jones. The Fijian, […]