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Warrior Te’o finally back up to speed after Lions hangover

15 April 2018 3 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Back in the groove: Ben Te’o holds off Ireland’s Johnny Sexton PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND centre Ben Te’o believes Ireland ‘do it […]

Versatility taking Daly’s game to next level

15 April 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY ELLIOT Daly insists playing Test rugby on the wing while wearing No.13 for Wasps has made him a far more potent weapon […]

Lewis glad to learn from the old master at Blues

15 April 2018 0 comments

HE MIGHT be a Wales international and old beyond his years, but Cardiff Blues prop Dillon Lewis is more than happy to sit at the […]

England v Barbarians: Bristol coach Pat Lam to take charge of Baa-Baas

12 April 2018 0 comments

The Baa-Baas assemble at Twickenham at the end of May

Adams aiming for a big finish to ignite Test bid

8 April 2018 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Prolific: Premiership top try scorer Josh Adams PICTURES: Getty Images HOT SHOT Worcester wing Josh Adams has quashed talk of an immediate […]

Rotatation will be key to Scarlets’ double bid

8 April 2018 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS Been there, done it: Scarlets triumphed in last year’s PRO12 final at the Aviva Stadium PICTURE: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS LEGEND For […]

Dunn told to lose the jelly belly for England

8 April 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Rival: Luke Cowan-Dickie On charge for Test honours: Tom Dunn PICTURE: Getty Images BATH hooker Tom Dunn has ramped up his bid […]

Graham boys sign on at Newcastle

8 April 2018 2 comments

NEWCASTLE Falcons flanker Gary Graham has signed a two-year contract extension, while brother Guy has also agreed terms with the club. Older brother Gary, 25, […]

Mako set for big late push after energiser in Tenerife sun

8 April 2018 0 comments

Mentally rested: Mako Vunipola WORKHORSE England prop Mako Vunipola says he has no desire to rest and will fight tooth and nail to be part […]

Let jaded Lions have summer off – Dowson

8 April 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Periphery: Dom Barrow Tired out: Courtney Lawes PICTURES: Getty Images COURTNEY Lawes is among a number of jaded English Lions who would […]

… but Joe raring to go after frustrating 6 Nations

8 April 2018 0 comments

Refocus: Joe Launchbury JOE Launchbury knows England’s breakdown issues must be addressed if they are to put their bid for World Cup glory back on […]

Scotland focused on clean sweep at Arms Park

8 April 2018 1 comment

U18s FESTIVAL By ROB COLE IAIN Monoghan’s Scottish U18 team will be aiming to make it a triple triumph as they look to end the […]

Clermont will need Abendanon at his best

1 April 2018 0 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Unique: Nick Abendanon is the only player to have scored in two European Cup finals Clermont star Nick Abendanon spoke last […]

Slade aims to raise his physicality for England

1 April 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Eddie told me to influence games more: Henry Slade PICTURES: Getty Images Rival: Jonathan Joseph HENRY Slade believes adding grit to his […]

Underdogs? Not if Sarries show Barritt’s bulldog spirit

1 April 2018 0 comments

NICK CAN TALKS TO THE SARACENS CAPTAIN ABOUT THEIR GREAT CHALLENGE TODAY NO FEAR is the Saracens mantra as the European champions head across the […]

Cowan’s delighted to be back soaking in the ‘festival atmosphere’ at the Aviva Stadium

1 April 2018 1 comment

BLAIR Cowan’s inclusion in the Saracens 23 against Leinster suggests that the English side are not as short on impact off the bench for their […]

That defeat by Clermont will drive Leinster says Lancaster

1 April 2018 3 comments

By NEIL HARVEY LEINSTER backs coach Stuart Lancaster is wary of a Saracens backlash, which comes just a fortnight after their England players suffered a […]

YOUNG GUNS

1 April 2018 1 comment

NEALE HARVEY SAM MOORE SALE SHARKS No.8 As a defensivemidfieldercum- centre back in Everton’s academy, Sam Moore looked set for a future in football. Surprising […]

Maro Itoje isn’t tired, he just needs new tricks

29 March 2018 0 comments

Saracens forwards coach Alex Sanderson says Itoje has not been overworked and must simply crack the rule books to rediscover his mojo

England wing Denny Solomona charged by RFU over alleged homophobic comment

29 March 2018 0 comments

Sale back will appear in front of disciplinary panel next month over incident in match against Worcester Warriors

Harry Mallinder focussed on wearing the No.15 jersey for Northampton

28 March 2018 0 comments

Mallinder hopes to taste success when new head coach Chris Boyd takes over at Saints

Dave Attwood at home with ‘mutants’ in France

28 March 2018 0 comments

The Bath lock is enjoying life on loan at double-chancers Toulon

Champions Cup preview: Fancy Leinster to copy class of ’09

28 March 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher examines the upcoming Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures this weekend

Tough road to success

25 March 2018 1 comment

HOW’S this for an itinerary to help England get their shape back. Three away Tests in South Africa, then an Autumn schedule of South Africa, […]

Sorry, Steve, your fatigue factor does not stack up

25 March 2018 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW England’s Six Nations’ implosion has prompted the resurrection of a myth masquerading as truth – too many […]

Sandwich-man Polledri could have been Welsh rarebit

25 March 2018 3 comments

HAD Wales done a genealogy check on Jake Polledri, the results would have entitled them to offer one of the English Premiership’s best young back […]

How it went wrong, match by match

25 March 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT EDDIE JONES’ REIGN SO FAR, AND DECIDES WHERE THE DECLINE SET IN EDDIE Jones often calls the All Blacks standard bearers […]

Sedbergh deny Cranleigh’s triple glory bid

25 March 2018 1 comment

WINNING three major titles on the trot is incredibly difficult – witness England in the Six Nations – and Cranleigh fell just short at the […]

Stranger and stranger, this tale of Spanish defeat

25 March 2018 0 comments

Controversy: Belgium beat Spain ONE of the saddest aspects of events in Brussels last Sunday when Belgium beat Spain 18-10 in their World Cup qualifier […]

Tahiti find players are ineligible – five years after they started!

25 March 2018 1 comment

WORLD Rugby so reluctant to get involved in the controversial World Cup qualifier in Brussels, acted decisively enough this week to intervene and throw Tahiti […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

25 March 2018 0 comments

LOUIS DEACON FORMER ENGLAND AND LEICESTER LOCK Growing up all I ever wanted to do was to play for my local club so when I […]

RFU are right to let Eddie sort out this sorry mess

25 March 2018 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Even before the echos of the Fields of Athenry had faded from the stadium, the sharks […]

Steffon stars but Stade continue to feel the pain

25 March 2018 0 comments

Man of the match: Steffon Armitage starred for Pau against Oyonnax Stade Francais, the one-time giants of French rugby, launched a public campaign to summon […]

Armand eager to build on his Ireland cameo in South Africa

25 March 2018 0 comments

Abrasive: Exeter back rower Don Armand EXETER back row Don Armand says being restricted to just 13 minutes of Six Nations action has only heightened […]

Mallinder focused on wearing No.15 jersey

25 March 2018 0 comments

Choice: Harry Mallinder HARRY Mallinder is ready to launch a bid to oust Mike Brown and Anthony Watson from England’s starting line-up after declaring his […]

England go on the road to find new supporters

25 March 2018 0 comments

By NICK CAIN THE RFU are set to take their England team on the road to make it more appealing to the next generation of […]

I’m ready to be No1 now says Anscombe

25 March 2018 3 comments

GARETH Anscombe has told Wales fans he is close to finding his best form as he targets becoming Warren Gatland’s number one playmaker. The 26-year-old […]

Why defeat by France was biggest blow of all

25 March 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN Upper hand: France celebrate victory over England PICTURE: Getty Images THERE has been too much of a shoulder-shrug about England’s 22-16 defeat by […]

Brown’s ready to ride the wave with Eddie

25 March 2018 0 comments

EDDIE Jones was sacked by Australia after a seven Test losing run in 2005. On Wednesday at Twickenham I asked the RFU chief executive, Steve […]

Rory Best and Rob Kearney extend IRFU contracts

20 March 2018 0 comments

Grand Slam winners sign new deals with Ulster and Leinster

Les Bleues seal Grand Slam with six-try rout of Wales

18 March 2018 2 comments

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE Wales Women …3 France Women …38 Grand! France celebrate PICTURE: TRP photographer FRANCE regained the Women’s Six Nations trophy with an […]

Rolland must act to end this mis-use of his refs

18 March 2018 0 comments

HAVING made the crass error of allowing an assistant referee for England- Ireland, Marius van der Westhuizen, to referee an England training session – and […]

Scarlets add Springbok No.8 Cassiem to their hit-list

18 March 2018 0 comments

THE Scarlets have targeted the signing of Springboks No.8 Uzair Cassiem from the Cheetahs. Cassiem, 28, has won eight South Africa caps, the last against […]

Too many poor games in this year’s Six Nations

18 March 2018 0 comments

COLIN BOAG All week there were adverts on television proclaiming that the Six Nations was the best rugby tournament in the world, a claim that […]

Days when Griffiths was an outcast in his own country

18 March 2018 1 comment

Clive Griffiths witnessed the evils of apartheid South Africa during a rugby tour there almost 40 years ago and thought he had seen the last […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

18 March 2018 1 comment

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ FORMER RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie could be on his way back to the sport as chairman […]

Study of Einstein could fix Eddie’s breakdown woes!

18 March 2018 0 comments

Halted: England’s Chris Robshaw goes down in the tackle against France PICTURE: Getty Images Isn’t it strange how every time the RFU think they have […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

18 March 2018 0 comments

CHRIS WALKER THE FORMER ENGLAND U20 CAPTAIN AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE FLANKER It was in a small, idyllic Yorkshire Dales village, watching my hero play this […]

Dragons keen to sign Blues utility back Collins

18 March 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA MICHAEL Collins has emerged as a transfer target for the Dragons. The Auckland Blues utility back impressed during a seven-month stint at the […]

Come on Eddie, it’s time to show you’re worth it!

18 March 2018 3 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Wasted talent: Ben Te’o is not being used the right way by England England find themselves in an extremely […]

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