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What Season Is Rugby Played in?

19 February 2021 0 comments

Nowadays, rugby is one of the most widely enjoyed games across the world. Countries have come up with strong teams to compete in both local […]

SANZAAR say no Super Rugby competition will be broadcast in the UK

18 February 2021 0 comments

Super Rugby AU nor Super Rugby Aotearoa will be shown on UK television

Ealing Trailfinders back row Adam Korczyk inspired by Jordy’s promotion

17 February 2021 1 comment

Neale Harvey meets the Ealing Trailfinders back row who was so highly-rated Down Under within the development pathway at the Queensland Reds

Sekope Kepu terminates his contract at London Irish

9 February 2021 0 comments

The Wallabies prop will return to New Zealand to be with his family, after citing ‘personal reasons’ behind his departure from the Premiership

Q&A – Nick Mallett: If Webb Ellis was playing now, he’d be kicking the ball

7 February 2021 1 comment

Respected South African television pundit and analyst Nick Mallett tells Neale Harvey how rugby styles should change in the years to come

Santi Socino is back in the Premiership with Gloucester

31 January 2021 0 comments

The former Newcastle Falcons hooker has agreed a return to England

Tito gets ready for his big Tigers’ moment

31 January 2021 1 comment

■ By JON NEWCOMBE WHENEVER Leicester decide to hand Pumas international Juaquin Diaz Bonilla his first league start, they can be confident the fly-half duties […]

Sharks want Andre Esterhuizen back from Harlequins

27 January 2021 2 comments

The American consortium that has bought a majority share in the South African franchise is ready to finance the Quins centre’s return to Durban

Josh Beaumont is happy to get back in line in Sale’s pack

12 January 2021 2 comments

After 14 months out with a knee injury, Beaumont marked his return to rugby in the most dramatic way with a match-winning score at Gloucester

US consortium adds financial weight to Sharks

7 January 2021 0 comments

PRO14-bound Sharks agree takeover by US consortium MVM Holdings, who hold ties with Jay Z’s Roc Nation

Ruan Ackermann pledges allegiance to England and Gloucester

7 January 2021 3 comments

The Gloucester No.8 explains why Kingsholm is home, and why there was no rush to return to South Africa nor follow dad, Johan, to Japan

British & Irish Lions board promise 2021 tour decision is imminent

3 January 2021 2 comments

THE British and Irish Lions say they will make an early decision whether this year’s tour of South Africa can go ahead amid the pandemic. […]

Roberts: New South Africa challenge is step up for PRO14

1 January 2021 2 comments

The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre talks about the new Rainbow Cup competition that will see four South African teams join the PRO14

Newcastle confirm signings of Argentina pair Santiago Grondona and Mateo Carreras

22 December 2020 3 comments

As reported in TRP, Falcons have completed deals for Pumas flanker Grondona and wing Carreras

Pumas pair set to switch clubs

13 December 2020 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla is set to leave the club after only one season and join the Top 14. Signed from the Jaguares […]

Saracens to play Tigers in friendly

6 December 2020 0 comments

SARACENS will host a Leicester Tigers XV in a friendly on December 12 as they prepare for the start of the Championship in the new […]

Dream Team: Northampton Saints prop Francois van Wyk

3 December 2020 0 comments

Van Wyk’s career has graced the elite club competitions of both hemispheres

Cain column: King Sam Cane belittles his subjects – and his All Blacks captaincy

25 November 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain writes on Sam Cane disparaging his own captaincy with criticisms of All Blacks fans

Sale Sharks to sign a fourth Du Preez as South African contingent grows

25 November 2020 0 comments

6ft10ins lock JP du Preez is on his way to Manchester from the Cheetahs

Northampton Saints secure one-year extension with Chris Boyd

20 November 2020 0 comments

The Kiwi director of rugby’s previous deal was set to expire at Franklin’s Gardens next summer

Ask Lipman if red cards are necessary safeguards

15 November 2020 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Last weekend’s Bledisloe 4 match between the Wallabies and All Blacks was a cracker, and featured two red cards, one for each side. […]

Welshman behind the Australian resurgence

8 November 2020 0 comments

Steffan Thomas talks to Wallabies’ match analyst Craig Whelan GROWING up as a huge rugby fan near Port Talbot, Craig Whelan could never have imagined […]

By Dickens! Something is about to turn up for the Islands

8 November 2020 1 comment

IT IS difficult to know how many copies of David Copperfield are bought by members of the South Seas rugby community each year, but anyone […]

Harlequins name new captain after Chris Robshaw’s exit

5 November 2020 0 comments

Lewies holds the ‘universal respect’ of those at all levels of Harlequins, according to head of rugby Paul Gustard

Omar has credentials to be Lions’ inside man

1 November 2020 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE BRISTOL Bears defence coach Omar Mouneimne would love to be a wildcard pick for next year’s Lions defence coach job if head […]

Go-ahead for six Tests but under restrictions

18 October 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Weeks of posturing, fingerpointing and metaphorical chest-beating ended with something approaching a temporary detente earlier this week, as the French Rugby […]

Glasgow loan deal for TJ

11 October 2020 0 comments

SAMOA flanker TJ Ioane has joined Glasgow Warriors on loan from London Irish. The 31-year-old, right, has been with Irish for two seasons, following a […]

Williams column: Don’t kill the Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’

8 October 2020 0 comments

Cheetahs could pay the price for the PRO14 wants to expand its broadcast revenue

Don’t kill Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’

4 October 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMs WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Facing extinction: Cheetahs, with Nico Lee on the charge, playing against Southern Kings PICTURE: Getty Images There will be […]

Boyd’s future in balance at Saints

4 October 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE CHRIS Boyd is still in negotiations with Northampton Saints about his future at the club beyond the end of the 2020/21 season. […]

Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has his say on the financial threat facing pro clubs

30 September 2020 0 comments

Cockerill talks Monday night PRO14 games and the global emergency facing rugby clubs and unions

Guscott column: World Cup winners will bring box office appeal

29 September 2020 0 comments

Are the Welsh, Scottish and Irish clubs of the PRO14 set to clock more air miles?

Chiefs capture two more Welsh young guns

20 September 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE TWO MORE Welsh age grade internationals have been snapped up by Exeter and been given the chance to join the Chiefs’ academy. […]

Lolesio ends Brumbies trophy drought

20 September 2020 0 comments

SUPER RUGBY AU By ADAM ELLIS BRUMBIES held off a late Reds fightback to claim the Super Rugby AU trophy, winning 28-23. Victory in front […]

Former England lock Geoff Parling named Wallabies forwards coach

18 September 2020 0 comments

Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie brings in Parling to backroom staff after time with Melbourne Rebels

Eloff’s late try earns Rebels a date with the Reds

6 September 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS SUPER RUGBY CABOUS Eloff was the hero for the Rebels against the Western Force with his late try settling a pulsating match […]

Ex-Leicester Tigers head coach Aaron Mauger leaves Highlanders

3 September 2020 0 comments

Only the Chiefs laid behind the Highlanders in the Super Rugby Aotearoa standings

Guscott column: This breakdown re-think is just what the game needs

26 August 2020 0 comments

The ruck is being officiated strictly by the referee’s own initiative, and that’s been a long time coming writes Jeremy Guscott

O’Connor sparks Reds as Brumbies go top

23 August 2020 1 comment

SUPERRUGBY By SAM JACKSON THE Brumbies regained top spot in Super Rugby AU with a convincing 38-11 victory over the Waratahs to supplant rivals Queensland […]

This breakdown re-think is just what game needs

23 August 2020 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Effective: Exeter’s pick-and-go worked well against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images Idon’t believe the breakdown changes that we have […]

Stop the nit-picking and depowering of the scrum, Dan Cole warns World Rugby

21 August 2020 0 comments

England and Leicester tighthead Dan Cole offers his views on the scrum after watching Super Rugby this summer

Zac wants to make a late splash in England

16 August 2020 0 comments

Neale Harvey talks to former All Black wing Zac Guildford about a Premiership switch High point: Zac Guildford scores for the All Blacks in 2011 […]

Crusaders let the trophy slip

16 August 2020 1 comment

SUPERRUGBY THECrusaders clinched the Super Rugby Aotearoa title last Sunday and promptly damaged the trophy. Their 32-22 victory over the Highlanders saw them win their […]

Don’t mess with scrum warns ‘old man’ Cole

16 August 2020 0 comments

■By JON NEWCOMBE New-age prop: Kyle Sinckler Warrior: Dan Cole gets on the ball for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images HAVING been chased around his garden […]

Cain column: Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk

14 August 2020 0 comments

Super Rugby Aotearoa format gives an idea of Northern Hemisphere rugby’s fast and furious calendar structure, writes Nick Cain

Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk

9 August 2020 0 comments

NICK CAIN SUPER Rugby Aetearoa has been a high quality, high intensity tournament – which is exactly what the doctor ordered in New Zealand after […]

Bath to enter race with Racing 92 for Pumas star?

4 August 2020 0 comments

The exodus of players from the Jaguares to the Premiership is set to continue, with London Irish nearing a deal for Agustin Creevy

Irish want Puma Creevy to beef up front row

2 August 2020 0 comments

Experienced: Pumas veteran Agustin Creevy LONDON IRISH are set to add to their ever-expanding foreign legion ahead of the return to action with a move […]

Irish sign Wallaby Simmons

2 August 2020 2 comments

AUSTRALIA lock Rob Simmons will join London Irish when he completes the Super Rugby season with NSW Waratahs, as revealed in last week’s Rugby Paper. […]