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All eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions

20 September 2020 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND If you are a fan of the British & Irish Lions then the signs from the past week will […]

Cain column: Flattery can even help you win the Rugby World Cup

2 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain shares his view on the report highlighting how the Springboks got on the right side of World Cup final referee Jerome Garces

Flattery can even help you win World Cup

30 August 2020 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE lengths that international coaches will go to in order to get an edge is starting to […]

Some stats are simply codswallop…not these

30 August 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some years ago, a small group of Twickenham modernisers introduced a trendy statistical software package designed to identify the chief “influencers” […]

Wales ditch Twickenham plans and turn to West Ham’s Olympic Stadium

25 August 2020 0 comments

The WRU are racing to find a venue to host their Six Nations match against Scotland on October 31

Blockbuster Munster signing RG Snyman suffers torn ACL

25 August 2020 0 comments

Luck is definitely not on Munster’s side as Snyman goes down just seven minutes into debut

Brilliant Logie was the forerunner of modern Sevens

23 August 2020 0 comments

Top talent: Laughland FIJI might be the Sevens kings but it’s worth remembering that Scotland invented the game and, it is generally acknowledged, it was […]

I’ve got to win back my England place, says Billy Vunipola

13 August 2020 0 comments

After surpassing 50 caps for England, Vunipola admits his England place is under threat now more than ever

Bath promote Neal Hatley to head coach role

13 August 2020 0 comments

Director of rugby Stuart Hooper had wanted to create a DoR-head coach structure at Bath

Test match golden goose may stop laying her eggs

9 August 2020 1 comment

Louis Luyt may have been his own worst enemy, but it was a close-run thing. There were plenty of contenders for the title even before […]

Faz in a tizz didn’t help his World Cup cause

9 August 2020 1 comment

OWEN Farrell’s captaincy of England has come under scrutiny from his South African counterpart, Siya Kolisi, with the world champion Springbok saying that the Red […]

Sharks can smell blood now Manu’s on board

2 August 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Top signing: Manu Tuilagi enjoys a joke with his new Sale teammates PICTURES: Getty Images Enforcer: Lood de Jager Respect: Faf de […]

Guscott column: So vital Warren Gatland goes for tried and tested coaches

23 July 2020 0 comments

A renewed link-up between Gatland and Shaun Edwards?

Skivington adds Dom Waldouck to Gloucester coaching staff

22 July 2020 0 comments

Waldouck, 32, leaves Newcastle Falcons where he had been defence coach

Cueto and Hodgson believe Manu Tuilagi can banish any doubts over Sale’s staying power

22 July 2020 0 comments

Sale Premiership winners Mark Cueto and Charlie Hodgson offer their two cents on the boost Tuilagi offers the Sharks

Gloucester’s two-man shortlist for defence coach include World Cup-winning Springboks coach

21 July 2020 0 comments

The Cherry and Whites are looking at up-and-coming defensive minds to fill hole in coaching staff

So vital Gatland goes for tried and tested coaches

19 July 2020 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Winning team: Warren Gatland, right, with Rob Howley in 2017 PICTURE: Getty Images THE big positive from the […]

British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa to go ahead as scheduled in 2021

15 July 2020 0 comments

The pandemic nor fixture congestion will impact the Lions tour of South Africa in 2021, as Lions announce tour to go ahead as planned

‘There are very few teams that have the expertise that we have’, says Quins prop Simon Kerrod

7 July 2020 0 comments

After arriving at the Stoop last summer, tighthead Kerrod heaps praise on Adam Jones for refining his scrummaging

Gatland’s big challenge is to outsmart Nienaber

5 July 2020 0 comments

2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEN IN CHARGE THIS WEEK… HEAD COACHES Attention to detail: Jacques Nienaber, […]

Former Springbok given lengthy ban after third positive doping test

1 July 2020 0 comments

The career of former Springbok captain Mahlatse ‘Chiliboy’ Ralepelle is in tatters after receiving an eight-year ban for the third positive doping test of his […]

Harlequins face bidding war with NRL for League man tipped by Sean Long

30 June 2020 0 comments

A cross-code switch no longer on the table?

Forget protein, players need shrinking pills!

28 June 2020 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Human Bowling Ball: England’s Manu Tuilagi PICTURE: Getty Images When it comes to progress, rugby stands on the brink of herd […]

Hewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs

23 June 2020 0 comments

Leo’s examinations of World Rugby’s governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change

Rugby Matters: Fine margins swung the 1997 series the Lions way

21 June 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher goes deeper into the influence of Martin Johnson and Jim Telfer on the epic 1997 Lions tour

Jantjies strikes a blow for the shamateurs

21 June 2020 0 comments

AS VARIOUS factions within the English game traded insults over accusations of players being forced to sign reduced contracts, a plaintive sound could barely be […]

Rugby Matters: Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains

19 June 2020 0 comments

Colston College has been one of rugby’s strongest schools in the country, but play under an infamous name

Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains

14 June 2020 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Uprise: Edward Colston’s statue is ripped down in Bristol last week Rugby, […]

Wasps flanker Nizaam Carr makes return to South Africa with Bulls

12 June 2020 0 comments

Joining Duane Vermeulen and Josh Strauss at the Bulls in South Africa

Guscott column: Eddie Jones makes a good point I’ve been hammering for years

11 June 2020 0 comments

Eddie Jones recently suggested one way rugby could be changed for the better in the second half of contests

Ashley Johnson pays thanks to supporters as he leaves Wasps

10 June 2020 0 comments

The hooker/back row was brought to Wasps by Dai Young in 2012

SA Rugby admit Lions tour dates could shift to fit global calendar

8 June 2020 0 comments

The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa could shift to later in the year, bearing developments to the Six Nations and SANZAAR talks

Time for rugby to make some good TV

31 May 2020 0 comments

WHEN it comes to promoting itself on screens, either big or small, Rugby Union trails behind most sports. Nowhere is this more painfully obvious when […]

Williams column: Life with the Lions was just so physical

29 May 2020 0 comments

Rugby against the Springboks and provincial South Africa sides in 2009 was as hard as four years prior against the All Blacks

Sam Underhill goes back to his roots during lockdown, but embraces future with Bath, England and as a possible Lion

28 May 2020 0 comments

The England flanker recalls working with his painter/decorator Grandad, and the grind required to bring success to Bath and a Lions call

Jackson column: Apartheid so sickened Tony Ward, he did not go back

28 May 2020 0 comments

The Ireland fly-half tells Peter Jackson how the disparaging sights of Apartheid South Africa he witnessed on the 1980 Lions tour left him ’emotionally scarred’

Life with the Lions was just so physical

25 May 2020 0 comments

We are living in the age of TV flashbacks as the lockdown continues and everyone craves some form of sporting action. I joined Dwayne Peel, […]

Kolbe’s call on Lions is sign of true rugby man

25 May 2020 1 comment

THERE are plenty of things to like about Cheslin Kolbe, the tap-dancing wing from the Cape Town suburbs whose late try for the Springboks in […]

Boks new top man ‘may lack know-how’

25 May 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE JACQUES Nienaber’s lack of top-level playing experience leaves a question mark against his appointment as the new coach of South Africa, according […]

Ruck It duo Nick Easter and Kyran Bracken back Danny Care for Lions tour

16 May 2020 0 comments

And do the former England international expect many Scots to tour with the Lions in 2021?

Springboks ruled the roost in Second World War POW camp contest

11 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher tells the fascinating story of Stalag 1VB, the prisoner of war camp housing captured soldiers from all over the Commonwealth

Billy wears the crown, others wield the power

10 May 2020 1 comment

Midway through the BBC’s ancient but still mesmerising adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, there is a pivotal discussion between George Smiley, the hero of […]

Guscott column: Bath need a 9-10 combination which gives them quick ball

6 May 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott analyses how Bath can produce a style of rugby to take them to being regular play-off challengers in the Premiership

Springboks ruled the roost in POW contest

3 May 2020 1 comment

Springbok rugby squad at Stalag IV-B in 1944. Back row, left to right: J Oakley, I Van Huyssteen, Kaplan, Timm, G J Coetzee, N Hinds, […]

Top 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 15-11

21 April 2020 0 comments

Trouble seemed to find its way to Bakkies Botha on the rugby pitch…

Axed star Larter still doesn’t know why

19 April 2020 1 comment

Even now after all these years Peter Larter still stands alone, the one English Lion who took a stand against terrorism and never played for […]

This test of strength can sway the series

19 April 2020 0 comments

2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… TIGHTHEAD Rock of ages: Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong […]

Gibbs makes his mark and Lions take series

12 April 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 4 Scott Gibbs […]

Gatland: ‘I loved beating Eddie Jones’

8 April 2020 0 comments

Warren Gatland has spoken of his time in charge of Wales and the showdowns with Eddie Jones in the media

Springboks ace Lood de Jager open to idea of switch to Six Nations

7 April 2020 0 comments

The Sale Sharks lock has his say on whether South Africa joining the Six Nations would be beneficial

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