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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 […]

Globetrotter Francis has eyes trained on England

9 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY SUPER RUGBY star Piers Francis is determined to challenge for an England fly-half spot when he returns from New Zealand later this […]

Dickson looking to a bright future at Bedford

9 April 2017 0 comments

TRANSFER WRAP LEE DICKSON will be leaving Northampton at the end of the season to join Bedford Blues as playercoach next season, as revealed in […]

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 […]

Saracens add weight to pack with Wallaby star

4 April 2017 0 comments

Saracens have announced that Australian international forward Will Skelton will re-join the club on a permanent deal later this year. Skelton made eight appearances for […]

Bristol sign young Gloucester duo

3 April 2017 0 comments

Gloucester second row duo Joe Latta and Joe Batley have both agreed terms to join Bristol next season. 24 year-old Latta – who is English […]

Brothers in arms keep Kiwi sides riding high

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER THE Barrett and Ioane brothers were on fire yesterday with standout performances to hand the Hurricanes and the Blues wins over Australian […]

Wallabies set to go on strike if Force are axed

2 April 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA’S professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is axed in a shake-up […]

Randall’s double helps fire Hartpury to a treble

2 April 2017 0 comments

UNIVERSITY BUCS FINAL HARRYRandall rounded up a fine month by leading Hartpury College to BUCS glory two weeks after winning the Grand Slam with England […]

Super Rugby? I’d rather watch European game, says Mitchell

31 March 2017 0 comments

Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has bemoaned the demise of Super Rugby and has called on organisers to take a leaf out of Europe’s […]

Rhodes welcomes back heavy brigade

26 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WITH their England contingent back and showing no ill-effects from last week’s Grand Slam defeat in Ireland, back rower Michael Rhodes reckons […]

Pressure almost led me to suicide admits Kitto

26 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Passing on staying silent: Jono Kitto is urging players to talk about their problems PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER scrumhalf Jono Kitto is […]

Duffie strikes to set Blues on 6-try romp

26 March 2017 1 comment

Super Rugby By NICK VERDIER MATT Duffie sparked a second-half revival with two tries to help give the Blues a 38-14 win over the Bulls […]

Mauger sacked as O’Connor returns

22 March 2017 0 comments

Matt O’Connor is to return to Leicester Tigers as head coach with the Australian set to take over from Aaron Mauger next month. O’Connor won […]

Northampton bring in Francis

22 March 2017 0 comments

Northampton Saints have signed Piers Francis ahead of next season from Super Rugby side the Blues. Francis who is originally from Gravesend in Kent has […]

Irish step up recruitment for assault on top-flight

19 March 2017 1 comment

LONDON IRISH have been busy recruiting players ahead of their impending return to the Premiership next season. But I understand that they are going to […]

Comeback kings storm home to stay undefeated

19 March 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER THE CRUSADERS are turning into this season’s comeback kings with yet another great escape against the Blues on Friday, their third successive […]

Mehrtens calls for radical changes to ‘stupid’ system

19 March 2017 0 comments

FORMERAll Black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens believes New Zealand should focus their domestic structure o their own timezone and ditch South African and Argentinian franchises. Mehrtens, […]

Gibson: Revert to simple format, it works

19 March 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON WARATAHS coach Daryl Gibson wants SANZAAR to revert to a Super Rugby format in which every team plays every other during the […]

Students convene for April double header

19 March 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND Students have announced their 42-man training squad ahead of next month’s internationals against Ireland Universities and French Students. The players, selected from universities across […]

Young Gun: Nick Haining – Jersey No.8

15 March 2017 0 comments

Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it raised the confidence levels even more. We kept […]

Another Wallaby to Exeter

12 March 2017 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs could this week announce the signing of Montpellier’s former Wallaby scrum-half Nic White, below. Blindside reported at Christmas that White, 26, is heading […]

Lichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league

10 March 2017 0 comments

Lichfield Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the country” from the newly […]

Dragons sign Springbok star

7 March 2017 0 comments

Newport Gwent Dragons have made a big coup on the transfer market today with the signing of Springbok Zane Kirchner. The full-back, who has won […]

Mathewson is on alert over old foe Hougaard

5 March 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER THEY are used to locking horns in Super Rugby but today scrum-halves Alby Mathewson and Francois Hougaard will take on each other […]

Nehe runs riot on Hurricanes return

5 March 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER NEHE Milner-Skudder celebrated his longawaited return to Super Rugby yesterday with a brilliant hattrick to help the Hurricanes destroy the Rebels 71-6 […]

20 QUESTIONS

5 March 2017 1 comment

JERSEY NO.8 NICK HAINING Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it raised the confidence levels […]

Glasgow sign Hurricanes flanker Gibbins

22 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have announced that Hurricanes flanker Callum Gibbins has signed for the club while Italian flanker Simone Favaro and Canada prop Djustice Sears-Duru will leave […]

Bowden leaves Bath by mutual consent

22 February 2017 0 comments

Bath have confirmed that utility back Dan Bowden has been released from his contract by mutual consent. Bowden joined Bath from Super Rugby team The Blues in […]

Dream Team: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half

20 February 2017 0 comments

1. Luke Cowan-Dickie – I only played with him a few times down at Plymouth Albion and he was still a loosehead. Very aggressive and […]

DREAMTEAM

19 February 2017 0 comments

BRENDON O’CONNOR, THE LEICESTER & FORMER BLUES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Tony Woodcock – I played with […]

Glasgow sign Stormers loosehead

15 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have signed Stormers prop and Huw Jones‘ housemate Oliver Kebble ahead of the 2017/18 season. The move is subject to a visa and a […]

Bristol to bring in All Black Luatua

15 February 2017 0 comments

Bristol have pulled off a massive coup by signing All Blacks flanker Steven Luatua ahead of next season. The 25-year-old will arrive from the Blues […]

Bennett, Strauss and Reid to leave Glasgow

15 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have announced that Mark Bennett will join Edinburgh and Gordon Reid and Josh Strauss will leave the Warriors at the end of the season. […]

Harlequins sign former London Welsh captain

14 February 2017 0 comments

Harlequins have signed former London Welsh captain Ryan Hodson on a short-term deal with immediate effect. The move, which was first confirmed in The Rugby […]

Strauss for Falcons? No, he’s off to Toulouse

12 February 2017 1 comment

SCOTLAND No.8 Josh Strauss won’t be moving to Newcastle Falcons when his contract with Glasgow Warriors runs out at the end of the season. Less […]

O’Connor thinking of a return to Oz

12 February 2017 2 comments

JAMES O’Connor is hoping to play in the 2019 World Cup and he has revealed he is already talking to teams about a Super Rugby […]

Thrush confident Cherries will be in title mix

12 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY KIWI general Jeremy Thrush reckons Gloucester are on course for a first Premiership title by following the development path of Southern Hemisphere […]

Hamilton could boost Exiles pack

12 February 2017 0 comments

LONDON IRISH are eying up a move for Saracens’ Swindon-born Scotland lock Jim Hamilton who is out of contract at the end of the season. […]

Saracens bring in Samoan from Japan

8 February 2017 0 comments

Saracens have signed Samoan second-row Fa’atiga Lemalu on a short-term deal from Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves with immediate effect. Lemalu is the vice-captain […]

Huw Jones to join Glasgow next season

7 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have signed Scotland international centre Huw Jones ahead of the 2017/18 season, subject to medical. Edinburgh-born Jones, who currently plays Super Rugby in […]

A shorter Six Nations would heighten thrills

5 February 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Until 2003, the Six Nations was spread over ten weeks, with the action taking place on a fortnightly basis. Since then it has […]

Exiles step up plans for next season

5 February 2017 1 comment

LONDON Irish are continuing to build for a return to the Premiership and have their sights on Scotland loosehead Gordon Reid, left. The 29- year-old, […]

Brown eager for quick return of sky-scraper Skelton

5 February 2017 0 comments

By CHRIS JONES KELLY Brown is urging giant lock Will Skelton to return to Saracens after the Wallaby forward made a massive impact on his […]

Wasps centre off to Bristol

30 January 2017 0 comments

Wasps’ Samoan international Alapati Leiua is set to join Bristol Rugby at the end of the season. The powerful centre, who has made thirty appearances […]

Rugby opportunities in the north-west

26 January 2017 0 comments

The Rugby Football Union’s Return to Rugby programme is one of many initiatives currently helping sports enthusiasts in the north-west to kickstart a career in […]

Saints sign South African lock

6 January 2017 0 comments

Northampton have signed promising English-qualified second-row David Ribbans from the South African side Western Province. The 21-year-old is 6ft 8in tall and weighs in at […]

James Horwill pens new Quins deal

20 December 2016 0 comments

Harlequins have been handed a big boost with the news that former Australia captain James Horwill has committed his long-term future to the club by […]