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Mercer on board to spearhead bid for world crown

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Born leader: England U20s and Bath No.8 Zach Mercer ZACHMercer will be on hand to help England U20s retain their world crown […]

Burford confident new-look Aylesford will deliver

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER AYLESFORD are 80 minutes away from clinching a maiden Women’s Premiership title to go with their Cup triumph and captain Rachael Burford […]

Mistake to pick Marler over Evans says Cotton

23 April 2017 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON THELions have made a mistake by failing to pick Wales loosehead Rob Evans, according to the only prop to win a Test […]

Howley backs power and pace of Lions

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER All Black conquerer: Ireland centre Jared Payne ROB Howley will soon have to make his mind up about backline selection ahead of […]

OFFICIAL: British and Irish Lions squad announced

19 April 2017 0 comments

The British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer has been announced today. For the second successive tour, head coach Warren Gatland has […]

Cole: Challenge of Sinckler forcing me to be a better player

19 April 2017 0 comments

England stalwart Dan Cole reckons the sound of thundering heels from young tight-head pretender Kyle Sinckler will ensure he never drops his guard in the […]

Take 45 players to New Zealand, you’re going to need all of them!

18 April 2017 0 comments

The 2017 Lions must go to New Zealand mob-handed – and only heavy hitting hard nuts need apply. That is the message from Dick Best, […]

Lions watch: back rows

18 April 2017 0 comments

New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember, and even though techniques […]

Jeremy Guscott: Alun-Wyn will be Lions leader…or maybe Conor!

18 April 2017 0 comments

Who should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of the most difficult selections the 2017 Lions head coach will make, and it is […]

Don’t blame us, Pichot

16 April 2017 0 comments

AGUSTIN Pichot is banging the drum that Georgia should be allowed into the Six Nations for the good of the game. Unlike Six Nations chief […]

Wasps form key to Daly’s bid for more central role

16 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Coming of age: Elliot Daly in the thick of it against Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images ELLIOT Daly will use the coming matches […]

Dynamic Sharks duo tipped for Pumas tour

16 April 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Big fan: Dave Seymour Fast-track: Ben and Tom Curry SALE young guns Ben and Tom Curry are on course to become the […]

Lions must dethrone the breakdown kings

16 April 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton Thunderous: No.8 Billy Vunipola Taulupe Faletau CJ Stander NEW Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for […]

Bolter O’Mahony ‘has drive to lead Lions’

16 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan reckons forceful Irish back rower Peter O’Mahony is a viable contender for the Lions captaincy if Sam Warburton fails to […]

Challenge of Sinckler is bringing best out of Cole

16 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Young rival: Kyle Sinckler England stalwart: Dan Cole driving the ball into the Scottish defence PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND stalwart Dan Cole […]

Young: Gold standard Launchbury a Lions must

16 April 2017 0 comments

By NIC VERDIER Supporter: Dai Young Form: Joe Launchbury DAI Young would be “hugely disappointed” to see Joe Launchbury left out of the Lions squad […]

Gatland’s million dollar question: Is it Sexton or Farrell?

16 April 2017 1 comment

AT LAST, after months and months of speculation Warren Gatland is poised to announce his Lions squad for New Zealand… what a relief. Debates over […]

Alun-Wyn will be Lions leader… or maybe Conor!

16 April 2017 0 comments

Top candidate: Wales second row Alun-Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images WHO should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of the most difficult selections […]

Chiefs thrive on defying the odds says Steenson

9 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER fly-half Gareth Steenson reckons Rob Baxter’s ability to outwit bigspending Premiership rivals in the transfer market is underpinning their title charge. […]

Jenkins out to prove he’s still Wales’ No.1

9 April 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER WALES veteran Gethin Jenkins has set his sights on an international recall after his latest return from injury. Jenkins has missed the […]

It’s all bash and carry as Lawes aims to continue improvement

9 April 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER COURTNEY Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has warned his would-be summer […]

Regular season winners ready for big finale

9 April 2017 0 comments

WOMEN’S ROUND-UP By NICK VERDIER BRISTOL dominated the Premiership’s regular season and head coach Roy Davies has now challenged his troops to go all the […]

Crossword

9 April 2017 0 comments

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS Across: 1 Hogg 3 Ojomoh, 7 Munster, 8 Earls, 9 Slack, 11 Black, 13 Butts, 15 Egerton, 16 Huxley, 17 Beal. Down: […]

Ackermann will give Gloucester some steel

9 April 2017 0 comments

ON the face of it Gloucester’s appointment of Johan Ackermann, below, as their new head coach for 2017-18, seems a shrewd one. The Lions improved […]

Lions watch: tightheads and hookers

7 April 2017 0 comments

New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative that the Lions jolt […]

Shane Williams: Warburton still the pick of captaincy candidates

6 April 2017 0 comments

The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland’s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man to lead the touring […]

Jeff Probyn: I doubt that Gatland will be giving out Lions wildcards

5 April 2017 0 comments

Optimism, hypocrisy and concern. Three words that can be used to describe the game of rugby over the last week. Optimism, because all the players […]

Wales will veto cut to 6 Nations

2 April 2017 0 comments

WALES will take a stand in Dublin this week against England’s call for the Six Nations schedule to be shortened by seven days. By voting […]

Mighty Mako can put the frighteners on the Warriors

2 April 2017 0 comments

Nick Cain talks to Saracens prop Mako Vunipola ahead of today’s clash Nick Cain PREVIEW… Saracens v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 1pm. Allianz Park MAKO Vunipola […]

Maestri could use a history lesson

2 April 2017 0 comments

YOANN Maestri’s £26,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute after criticising English referee Wayne Barnes for his handling of the France v Wales clash […]

Furlong clear in race to be the pack pillar

2 April 2017 0 comments

New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative that the Lions jolt […]

Theo hungry for lead role in season run-in

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER YOUNGSTERS usually improve through playing, but London Irish fly-half Theo Brophy Clews is determined to prove the off-field work during his seven-month […]

I doubt that Gatland will be giving out Lions wildcards

2 April 2017 2 comments

Optimism, hypocrisy and concern. Three words that can be used to describe the game of rugby over the last week. Optimism, because all the players […]

Perry: Sooner England switch Watson to full-back the better

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Attacking flair: Anthony Watson looks to break through the Scottish defence. Inset, Leigh Halfenny PICTURES: Getty Images MIKE Brown’s days as England’s […]

Young Gun: Dominic Morris – England U20s

31 March 2017 0 comments

Being injured at the start of the season, Dominic Morris would not have expected to have made his Saracens debut, won the Six Nations and […]

Lions watch: scrum-halves

31 March 2017 0 comments

Given the influence that Conor Murray had on the 2013 Lions series victory in Australia, and on Ireland‘s progress since then, the Munster scrum-half is […]

Jeff Probyn: Stop whinging Rob, you’re ignoring player welfare!

31 March 2017 0 comments

Rob Howley should remember that nobody likes a bad loser as he struggles to justify a poor Six Nations’ performance by his Welsh side by […]

Jeremy Guscott: O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed

29 March 2017 0 comments

There are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017 Lions. England retained their […]

Twickenham rout ‘will cost Scots their Lions places’

29 March 2017 0 comments

Former Scotland lock Jim Hamilton fears his countrymen’s 62-21 Six Nations thrashing by England has dashed any hope of significant Lions representation this summer. Improved […]

Stop whinging Rob, you’re ignoring player welfare!

26 March 2017 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Rob Howley should remember that nobody likes a bad loser as he struggles to justify a […]

Farrell would make a great leader of Lions says Mako

26 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY MAKO Vunipola reckons ‘world-class’ Owen Farrell would make a fantastic job of captaining the British & Irish Lions in New Zealand this […]

Haskell’s determined to learn from mistakes in Dublin

26 March 2017 2 comments

JAMES Haskell is not one to dwell on the past but he will be able to have a second bite at the cherry in Dublin […]

Lions Test refs named

26 March 2017 0 comments

TWO French referees and a South African will take charge of the British and Irish Lions’ Tests against world champions New Zealand this summer. World […]

Nel stays at Edinburgh

26 March 2017 1 comment

EDINBURGH Rugby have re-signed Scotland international tighthead prop Willem ‘WP’ Nel on a three-year deal. Nel joined Edinburgh in 2012 and has made 102 appearances […]

O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed

26 March 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT THERE are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017 Lions. England […]

Williams: This one was for Aaron

26 March 2017 1 comment

MATCH-WINNING marksman Owen Williams said Leicester wanted to give departing coach Aaron Mauger a winning send-off. “He’s a lovely bloke and a great coach, and […]

Robshaw’s back and firing for his Lions selection

26 March 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins 53pts Tries: Buchanan 14, Brown 21, Marchant 40, Yarde 42, Luamanu 48, Care 55, Swiel 77 Conversions: Evans 15, 22, 40, […]

Ton-up Louw hopes to do a number on Sarries

26 March 2017 2 comments

BATH are challenging strongly for a return to the Premiership play-offs and Francois Louw has urged his teammates not to let such an opportunity slip […]

Warren so wrong on Sam’s loss as skipper

26 March 2017 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Confusion: Sam Warburton was given mixed messages PICTURE: Getty Images Warren Gatland has found the oldest scapegoat under the sun for Sam Warburton […]