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The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

9 August 2020 0 comments

The PRO14 can boast a dual headline act beyond compare, a pair of players born 35 years ago on opposite sides of the Irish Sea. […]

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 […]

Tough act trying to be Leeds’ next Maradona

2 August 2020 2 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALBERTO DI BERNARDO THE FORMER ITALY, CORNISH PIRATES, LEEDS CARNEGIE, BOURGOIN & TREVISO FLY-HALF Special day: Alberto di Bernardo on the break […]

Battle lines drawn in star player release row

2 August 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be selected” Centre of controversy: […]

Battered Jonny rises again to become a folk hero in Toulon

19 July 2020 1 comment

Captain marvel: Jonny Wilkinson raises the Heineken Cup ONE of the more heartwarming stories of this era was a golden Indian summer to the career […]

Beziers takeover hits the buffers

19 July 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several weeks, and several twists, […]

Delon Armitage closing in on surprise move in England

14 July 2020 0 comments

The ex-England full-back has spent the past eight years in France with Toulon and Lyon

Harrington column: FFR agree brutal schedule for Top 14 and Pro D2

14 July 2020 0 comments

James Harrington reports on how the 2020-21 French rugby schedule is shaping up and the outlook for Beziers

It’s official: Sale Sharks have signed Manu Tuilagi

13 July 2020 0 comments

Tuilagi keeps his England career alive by remaining in the Premiership with Sale Sharks

Kaino joins war against corruption in Pacific

12 July 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Auckland Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu PICTURE: Getty Images NEWLY-ELECTED Pacific Rugby Player Welfare board member Jerome Kaino believes his presence […]

Rory Teague the latest to leave coaching upheaval at Gloucester

7 July 2020 0 comments

Rory Teague believes Gloucester have a squad to bring success to Kingsholm under new head coach George Skivington

Harrington column: Tuilagi and Faletau wanted in France, as clubs vote on lowering salary cap

7 July 2020 0 comments

Top 14 and Pro D2 presidents to meet in Toulouse for salary cap vote

Leicester Tigers head coach Geordan Murphy

Leicester Tigers eye replacement for Telusa Veainu from Clermont

7 July 2020 0 comments

Full-back Veainu has signed a two-year contract to join Stade Francais in the Top 14

Clubs will not release players for Test dates

5 July 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WORLDRugby’s plan to salvage an Eight Nations’ tournament from the wreckage of their Test schedule ploughed into a new version of an […]

Now Manu and Faletau are wanted in France

5 July 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Target: Manu Tuilagi is currently a free agent after quitting Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images Even in a normal year, this week […]

Wales in negotiations to play ‘home’ matches at Twickenham this autumn

30 June 2020 0 comments

RFU would take a cut of profits from matches attended by limited crowd numbers

Manu Tuilagi, George Ford and Ellis Genge in contract stand-off with Leicester

30 June 2020 0 comments

The clock is ticking on Leicester and other Premiership clubs to agree adjusted contracts with their players

EPCR chairman Simon Halliday says Champions Cup won't be scrapped

Laporte’s World Club Cup won’t harm Champions Cup, says EPCR chief

30 June 2020 0 comments

EPCR chairman Simon Halliday sees little logical sense in how a World Club Cup could be held every year

Courtney Lawes to stay in English rugby with new Northampton deal

29 June 2020 0 comments

But there is one key figure of the Northampton Saints pack who is leaving

France set to launch their third pro league

28 June 2020 1 comment

WHILE all the talk in England is of contraction and putting the financial squeeze on the Championship, the French Federation have now finalised plans for […]

Expand the Prem to 16 clubs and PRO14 to 20

28 June 2020 2 comments

Expansion: Let the Jaguares join a new PRO20 PICTURE: Getty Images ■ HAVING a global season is all well and good. However, why do we […]

England lock Maro Itoje pledges his future to Saracens

23 June 2020 0 comments

The Saracens lock has been widely tipped to captain the British & Irish Lions next summer in South Africa

Big guns snub call for rugby in summer

21 June 2020 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Non! Paul Goze THE English and French clubs are refusing to sacrifice their traditional winter game on the altar of a global […]

Itoje pledges his future to Saracens

21 June 2020 0 comments

Committed: Maro Itoje. Inset, Will Skelton MARO ITOJE is set to confirm he is staying with Premiership and European champions Saracens next season. The England […]

Klim latest to join revamped Reds

21 June 2020 1 comment

JERSEY Reds have signed Namibia international wing Lesley Klim ahead of the 2020-21 Championship season. Klim, 25, played twice at the 2019 World Cup and […]

Altrad’s run for mayor hit by third cap scandal

21 June 2020 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN Billionaire Mohed Altrad is running to be mayor of Montpellier – a position which would mean giving up the presidency of the Top […]

Yarde to be offered one-year Sale deal

14 June 2020 1 comment

Extension: Marland Yarde SALE are close to agreeing an extension with former England winger Marland Yarde who is out of contract at the end of […]

Cheika among candidates for Gloucester job

14 June 2020 0 comments

New name in the frame: Michael Cheika FORMER Wallaby coach Michael Cheika is the surprise name being linked with an interview for the vacant head […]

Kiss: We have to protect league rugby

14 June 2020 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss says World Rugby must not sacrifice league rugby on the altar of a global season. World […]

Alex aims to conquer England after France

14 June 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski of Saracens skips the tackle of Munster’s Chris Farrell Inset: Chris Ashton PICTURE: Getty Images ALEX LOZOWSKI is looking […]

Moving Six Nations will work – Conrad

7 June 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY World champ: Conrad Smith playing for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images DOUBLE World Cupwinning ex-All Black Conrad Smith is convinced entrenched […]

Restarting season is rather ridiculous

7 June 2020 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why play on? Newcastle have been promoted. Here George Wacokecoke scores his hat-trick try in the […]

French cash crisis should halt Racing bid for Itoje

7 June 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Watch this space: Maro Itoje’s rumoured move to Racing looks doubtful PICTURE: Getty Images For some time, French rugby has been […]

French lessons will help Myles Edwards make his mark at Wasps

29 May 2020 0 comments

The new Wasps signing explains how his career took a detour in France before a Premiership homecoming

Rugby contracts will deviate from what we know now, says Carl Fearns

28 May 2020 0 comments

The former Bath No.8, now at Rouen, believes rugby’s player base could shift towards preferring freelance agreements

Harrington column: Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in Pro D2

27 May 2020 0 comments

James Harrington reports on how money is swirling around the second tier of French rugby

Ring-fence now to help clubs rebuild say Bristol

25 May 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY EXCLUSIV SALARY cap rebels Bristol have called for Premiership ring-fencing plans to be implemented to enable cash-strapped rivals to put their finances […]

ON THE BLINGSIGE

25 May 2020 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■DAN CARTER has formally parted company with Kobe Kobelco Steelers and is now weighing up his next move. […]

Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in ProD2

25 May 2020 1 comment

France’s Top 14 clubs are currently pretty quiet. There’s some news of player moves, and updates on planned preseason friendlies in August ahead of a […]

French lessons will help Myles earn top marks with Wasps

25 May 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Combative: Myles Edwards is ready to fight for his place SURPRISE Wasps signing Myles Edwards warns second row Test rivals Joe Launchbury […]