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Scotland duo commit to Glasgow

11 January 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have confirmed that Scottish internationals Tommy Seymour and Tim Swinson have signed new deals to remain at the club. Winger Seymour has signed a […]

Help! We’re all being overrun by the imports

25 November 2016 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will be equally free to […]

Ireland v New Zealand preview

4 November 2016 0 comments

Johnny Sexton returns to the Ireland starling line-up to take on the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday after missing their three test tour of […]

Soon to be Irish-qualified Ludik extends Ulster stay

19 October 2016 0 comments

Ulster have secured the services of Louis Ludik until at least the end of the 2020 season after the wing signed a three-year contract extension […]

Chris Ashton speaks out after biting ban

27 September 2016 0 comments

After the decision from an independent RFU disciplinary panel to suspend Chris Ashton for 13 weeks for biting Northampton prop Alex Waller, the Saracens wing […]

Shane Williams: Scarlets are in need of grunt to go with the gas

22 September 2016 0 comments

Johnny McNichol must be wondering what he has signed up for judging by the Scarlets‘ start to the season. The Crusaders wing arrives in a […]

Peter Jackson column: Solution is needed to get Ospreys flying again

8 September 2016 0 comments

According to people who know about these things, the last confirmed flight of an Osprey over Wales took place some 12 years ago. The Royal […]

Gregor Townsend: Pro12 is better than Premiership

8 September 2016 0 comments

Gregor Townsend has blasted critics of the Guinness Pro12 and insists the league is of superior quality to both the Premiership and Top14. Scotland-boss-in-waiting Townsend’s […]

IRFU statement on Ruan Pienaar

31 August 2016 0 comments

Following the news that an IRFU rule has prevented Ruan Pienaar from signing a new Ulster deal the IRFU released the following statement. IRFU Performance […]

Rulebook forces Ruan Pienaar to leave Ulster

31 August 2016 0 comments

Ruan Pienaar will leave Ulster at the end of the season because the IRFU would not warrant another a contract extension for the Springboks star. […]

Future’s looking Bright now at Ealing – Alex Codling

24 August 2016 0 comments

No nonsense Ealing head coach Alex Codling says slackers will not be tolerated as the Championship outfit bid to improve their league position. Codling, who […]

Exeter Chief Cowan-Dickie targets new season ahead

22 August 2016 0 comments

Luke Cowan-Dickie admitted it was nice to “dust off the cobwebs” as he helped Exeter Chiefs make it two wins from two in pre-season with […]

Q&A with Gloucester DoR David Humphreys

20 August 2016 0 comments

David Humphreys is entering a defining third season as director of rugby at Gloucester. The Ulsterman tells NEALE HARVEY why it’s time for the Cherry […]

Peter Jackson column: Rugby has become too destructive for own good

17 June 2016 0 comments

The human wreckage of one club’s season can be gauged from some brutal facts – 30 significant injuries requiring more than 20 operations. The most […]

Jeff Probyn column: Your players have stepped it up Eddie Jones, now it’s your turn

8 June 2016 0 comments

While reading another interview with Eddie Jones imploring his players to raise the bar yet higher, I must admit to being a little puzzled: why […]

Brendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby

20 May 2016 0 comments

That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the Scott of the Antarctic […]

Shane Williams column: Gregor Townsend’s got his Glasgow Warriors battle-ready for Galway

17 May 2016 0 comments

As the dust settles on a pretty miserable Welsh effort in the Pro12, defending champions Glasgow Warriors are my tip to go all the way […]

Dream Team: Alex Cheesman- Cornish Pirates and former Wasps flanker

2 May 2016 0 comments

1. Ricky Lutton – He is now playing at Ulster as a tighthead, but I played with him at University at loosehead where he was […]

Miserable ending for a Bedford legend

22 April 2016 0 comments

JAMES Pritchard is resigned to the fact he won’t get the fairytale finish to his illustrious Bedford career that he desires, or quite possibly deserves, […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Come on Celts, it’s time to be the great entertainers

21 April 2016 0 comments

What a wonderful advert last weekend’s quarter-finals were for European Cup rugby, with the elite clubs of England and France going head-to-head. However, the question […]

Room 101: Ricky Andrew – Nottingham full-back

17 March 2016 0 comments

1. Donald Trump Definitely not a person for this era with his outdated views and comb-over hair. Like many people I disagree entirely with his […]

Nick Cain’s column: Kurtley Beale’s hit jackpot, now he must deliver

17 March 2016 0 comments

Kurtley Beale has made a habit of unsettling Australia’s rugby suits, and he was at it again this week with the news that he is […]

Ireland name uncapped pair for England trip

25 February 2016 0 comments

Stuart McCloskey and Josh van der Flier will make their Test debuts on Saturday as Ireland travel to Twickenham to take on England in the […]

Ulster confirm Marcell Coetzee signing

11 February 2016 0 comments

Ulster have today confirmed the signing of South Africa international Marcell Coetzee on a three-year contract. The 24-year-old flanker has been capped by the Springboks […]

Peter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin

5 February 2016 0 comments

The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in Dublin this coming weekend. […]

Chris Ashton to appeal gouging suspension

26 January 2016 0 comments

Saracens have confirmed that Chris Ashton will be appealing the ten-week suspension he received last week. The winger was found guilty of making contact with […]

Champions Cup round 6 teams

22 January 2016 0 comments

Pool 1 Ulster v Oyonnax Ulster: Jared Payne; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Paul Marshall; Kyle McCall, Rob Herring (Capt.), […]

Room 101: Alastair Eykyn – BT Sport presenter

21 January 2016 0 comments

1. The Choke Tackle Bit of a thorny one this, but on balance I think rugby would be better off without it. I watched from […]

Best named Ireland captain for Six Nations

20 January 2016 0 comments

Rory Best will captain Ireland during the Six Nations after head coach Joe Schmidt named his 35-man squad for the opening two rounds of the […]

Gouging ban rules Chris Ashton out of Six Nations

20 January 2016 0 comments

Chris Ashton has been ruled out of the Six Nations after receiving a 10-week ban for eye gouging Ulster‘s Luke Marshall. The incident happened during […]

Rodney Ah You to join Ulster

18 January 2016 0 comments

Ulster have announced the signing of Ireland international tighthead Rodney Ah You ahead of next season. The 27-year-old, who can also operate on both sides […]

My Life in Rugby: Ross Reynolds – former Wallaby No.8 and Rotherham, Australia and Brumbies coach

12 January 2016 0 comments

Having won Premierships in Australian club rugby as both a player and a coach with Manly, Gordon and Sydney University, it is a pity I […]

Brendan Gallagher: New hope for British clubs as the old empires crumble in Europe

31 December 2015 0 comments

How the mighty have fallen. We still have two rounds of the Pool stages left – in fact some teams have three ties remaining after […]

Nick Cain: Here’s how Eddie Jones could make some big changes

31 December 2015 0 comments

Never underestimate the electric-shock speed at which things can change in our sport. It is just under three months since England crashed out of the […]

Peter Jackson: Out for the count, Europe’s big three

31 December 2015 0 comments

There have been six multiple winners of what is now known as the Champions’ Cup and two have gone already, counted out with indecent haste. […]

Champions Cup round 3 teams

11 December 2015 0 comments

Pool 1 Oyonnax v Saracens Oyonnax: Quentin Etienne; Silvere Tian, Guillaume Bousses, Alaska Taufa, Dug Codjo; Rory Clegg, Fabien Cibray; Soane Tonga’uiha, Jeremie Maurouard, Horace […]

Dream Team: Peter Lydon – London Scottish and former Stade Francais and Ulster full-back

30 November 2015 0 comments

1. Lovejoy Chawatama – Showed great potential for London Scottish and England Students last year. Really humble guy and great work ethic. 2. Agustin Creevy […]

Champions Cup round 2 teams

19 November 2015 0 comments

Pool 1 Toulouse v Oyonnax Toulouse: Clément Poitrenaud; Maxime Médard, Gael Fickou, Florian Fritz, Timoci Matanavou; Luke McAlister, Jean-Marc Doussain; Vasil Kakovin, Christopher Tolofua, Dorian […]

A preview of the Champions Cup pools

13 November 2015 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Pool 1: Saracens, Ulster Toulouse and Oyonnax Overview: Saracens had 15 players involved in the World Cup but have regrouped quickly and […]

My Life in Rugby: Chris Cracknell – former England Sevens star

27 October 2015 0 comments

I’ve always been a bit of a nomad so playing Sevens around the world for 10 years suited me. In so many respects I have […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Ireland’s big name players are enhancing reputations

8 October 2015 0 comments

My forecast for an England Ireland semi-final looks to be 50 per cent true at this stage, with Ireland pretty much assured of quarter-final qualification […]

Jamie George is England’s form hooker, says Alistair Hargreaves

7 August 2015 0 comments

Alistair Hargreaves has backed Jamie George’s World Cup bid, claiming boss Stuart Lancaster would “make a huge mistake” if he omits the uncapped Saracens hooker. […]

Brendan Gallagher’s Rugby World Cup bolters

6 August 2015 0 comments

Danny Barrett (USA): One of the great hopes surrounding the US Eagles Sevens programme is that some of the talent identified there as they go […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Vernon Pugh was right, we’re playing too many Tests

17 July 2015 0 comments

Fifty years ago, Jack Kyle held the record as the world’s most-capped player with 46 matches for Ireland. It had taken the good doctor ten […]

Dream Team: Paul Rowley – Uister and former London Welsh, Plymouth Albion & Munster scrum-half

6 July 2015 0 comments

1. Nathan Trevett – A great guy who reminds me of Nessa from Gavin and Stacey. He is a lot more skilful than he looks […]

Dream Team: Sam Harrison – Leicester scrum-half

29 June 2015 0 comments

1. Logovi’i Mulipola – He’s a huge ball carrier offering a lot more than a lot of other looseheads. He can scrummage but he’s also […]

Glasgow’s stardust can light up Scotland says Gregor Townsend

26 June 2015 0 comments

Scotland will prosper at this year’s Rugby World Cup, according to Gregor Townsend, who believes the dark blues can capitalise on the feel-good factor surrounding […]

Shane Williams’ column: Why a Scarlets victory is vital for Wales cause

15 May 2015 2 comments

Scarlets face two ‘cup finals’ in the next seven days and for the sake of Welsh rugby, it is vital they win them both. I’m […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Lyn Jones is happy to foster home-grown Dragons

17 April 2015 0 comments

Lyn Jones and his home-grown Dragons start the most challenging week of their lives today. By the end of it, nobody ought to be surprised […]

Brendan Gallagher looks back at five gems from the European Cup semi-finals

15 April 2015 1 comment

1999: Ulster 33 Stade Francais 27 The English clubs weren’t involved in the 1998-9 competition but frankly nobody really missed them and Ulster’s magical mystery […]

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