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Bath bring in Luke Charteris

24 November 2015 0 comments

Bath have confirmed the arrival of Luke Charteris ahead of next season. The Welsh second row, who stands at 6′ 9”, will move to the […]

Win a copy of Rugby World Cup 2015: The Official Review!

23 November 2015 0 comments

ON DVD AND DIGITAL 30th NOVEMBER 2015 Relive the drama and excitement of Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, the biggest and best ever. Spectrum […]

Jeremy Guscott: England must rebuild their pack the way Michael Cheika rebuilt his Australians

19 November 2015 0 comments

My big concern from England’s World Cup is that we saw a decline in their core strengths at the scrum and line-out. Those elements have […]

Peter Jackson – If Warren Gatland intends to stay why not say so?

18 November 2015 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union deny that their long-term contract with Warren Gatland contains a clause allowing another country to buy him out for £1.5 million. […]

Nick Cain on the big debate: Call in Sir Clive, Jones, Baxter, Mallinder and Edwards

18 November 2015 0 comments

Ian Ritchie has a solution to England’s coaching future staring him in the face: Appoint Sir Clive Woodward as RFU performance director and let him […]

Dave Ewers aiming to show he has real six appeal

18 November 2015 0 comments

Dave Ewers insists he feels no bitterness towards England after his World Cup snub – but is hungrier than ever to prove himself ahead of […]

My Life in Rugby: Mark Jones – former Scarlets and Wales wing now Rotherham coach

17 November 2015 0 comments

Hopefully my rugby career has plenty of miles left on the clock – the long commute from Llanelli to Rotherham certainly suggests so – but […]

Shingler signs contract extension

17 November 2015 0 comments

Scarlets have today announced that flanker Aaron Shingler is the latest to put pen to paper with a contract extension keeping him at the region […]

Wales bid to keep Shaun Edwards from RFU

17 November 2015 0 comments

Wales have presented Shaun Edwards with a brand new contract and asked him to sign on for four more years. The Red Dragons‘ favourite Englishman […]

Euro clubs must not let RWC have all the epics

13 November 2015 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher To borrow heavily from the great Tom Petty, “too much ain’t enough”, although I fancy the rock maestro had something other than […]

Lions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle

12 November 2015 0 comments

Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby’s biggest test, argues Nick Cain

Lancaster steps down as England coach

11 November 2015 0 comments

RFU suggests Lancaster step down after review panel reaches disappointing conclusion

My Life in Rugby: Roland de Marigny – former Italy, Leeds, Calvisano, Bangor and Natal Sharks full-back

10 November 2015 0 comments

For me not facing down the Haka hurt more than the result when Italy played New Zealand in our opening match at RWC 2007. Our […]

Jones believes strong start to the season is a sign of things to come for Quins

10 November 2015 0 comments

Adam Jones may be a softly spoken, modest character when sat down in an interview but the forward has much to show off and showcase […]

Burgess: “My heart wasn’t in it”

10 November 2015 0 comments

Sam Burgess has opened up on his time playing rugby union after his return to Australia, coming to the conclusion that his ‘heart wasn’t in […]

Jeff Probyn column: Why these jibes at England review panel are laughable

6 November 2015 0 comments

Am I the only England fan to be sick and tired of the continual criticism of everything the team or the RFU do when the […]

Shane Williams World Cup XV

6 November 2015 0 comments

15. Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): The Brave Blossoms deserved more after three wins and he was key against South Africa. 14. Nehe Milner-Scudder (NZ): Habana got […]

Peter Jackson: When WRU sneak tried to ban us over £50 expenses

6 November 2015 0 comments

On the Sunday before we played England at the Arms Park in February 1975, five of the Wales team chosen the previous week were called […]

Shane Williams column: Taulupe Faletau veto good news for Wales and regions

5 November 2015 0 comments

Taulupe Faletau’s transfer saga may have been a mess but hopefully it could prove a turning point for Welsh rugby. For too long it has […]

Dan Biggar set to sign on for 2019 World Cup

3 November 2015 0 comments

Welsh fly-half is finalising a new deal to stay in Wales for another crack at the World Cup.

Dream Team: Micheal Hills – Doncaster and former London Welsh and Sale lock

2 November 2015 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – The former England powerhouse is the strongest man I have ever played rugby with. For that reason alone he has to […]

Peter Jackson column: Heroes? No,Wales lost plot when it mattered!

30 October 2015 0 comments

Scotland took their enforced leave of the World Cup in a state of understandable high dudgeon hours after Ireland had beaten them to it, suffering […]

Shane Williams column: Our packs lack skillset of the giants down South

28 October 2015 0 comments

It’s no fluke that this weekend’s World Cup semi-finals are like a UKIP manifesto – with no mention of Europe. Over the course of the […]

Taulupe Faletau move will NOT happen

27 October 2015 0 comments

Taulupe Faletau’s reported move out of Wales has hit the dust after Warren Gatland refused to grant permission to the Dragons for a possible transfer […]

We’ll get Alex Cuthbert firing again says Danny Wilson

27 October 2015 0 comments

Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson will rally behind Alex Cuthbert to get the Wales juggernaut rolling again. The British Lion’s desperate spell came to a […]

Get Warren Gatland in and sort RFU mess says Mike Friday

27 October 2015 0 comments

RFU chiefs must pay whatever it takes to buy Warren Gatland out of his Wales contract, according to former England 7s coach.

Shane Williams: Yes, pain will be unbearable but Wales can hold their heads high

21 October 2015 0 comments

Shut the door, close the curtains and play with the kids. That’s my only advice to those brave Wales players who gave everything, but ultimately […]

Peter Jackson comment: Sorry, Dr Roberts, but the only diagnosis can be that it’s been gruesome

21 October 2015 0 comments

Jamie Roberts described the Springbok experience pre-match in one word: gruesome, as in the context of wounded Lions queuing up for ambulances after their last […]

Bristol’s risen Phoenix Gavin Henson is enjoying his revival

17 October 2015 0 comments

The one good thing about hitting rock bottom is that the only way is up – but as Gavin Henson can testify, the climb back is a lot slower than the free fall.

Nick Cain column: Stuart Lancaster must go now so the healing can begin

16 October 2015 0 comments

This week there was an unavoidable sense of Stuart Lancaster as a hard-working but beleaguered schoolmaster trying in vain to keep control of an unruly […]

Peter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!

16 October 2015 0 comments

Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern on the first Monday […]

World Cup quarter-finals teams

15 October 2015 0 comments

Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (Capt.), Sekope Kepu; Kane […]

Morgan in midfield for Wales against South Africa

15 October 2015 0 comments

Tyler Morgan will start at outside centre in Wales’ World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The twice-capped 20 year-old got the […]

Brendan Gallagher’s World Cup departed XV

15 October 2015 0 comments

15: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): Sensational player in attack and defence and the team’s goal-kicker to boot. Burst on the scene over a decade ago when […]

Jeff Probyn: column: If selection was unanimous coaches should take blame

15 October 2015 0 comments

Well that’s that, time to get out the knives and let the carnage begin, as everybody with an axe to grind bays for the blood […]

Springboks change one for quarter-final against Wales

14 October 2015 0 comments

South Africa have made one change to their starting line-up with wing JP Pietersen named on the right flank to face Wales in Saturday’s World […]

Shane Williams verdict: Wales lacked nous at crucial times

14 October 2015 0 comments

I would like to say that was the one that got away – but it has been said so many times against Australia that it’s […]

Wales give moneybags England a £1.2m hand-off over Warren Gatland

14 October 2015 0 comments

Wales have issued a ‘hands-off’ warning to England over Warren Gatland. England have been urged to do everything they can to prize the Kiwi from […]

Nick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game

9 October 2015 0 comments

Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England’s only foray into the […]

Peter Jackson column: Brynmor’s lad is still selling to dummies

9 October 2015 0 comments

The man in Seat 54, Row U of the middle tier of the East Stand looked down on a familiar figure darting along the touchline […]

Justin Tipuric to start for Wales against Wallabies

8 October 2015 0 comments

Justin Tipuric has been named in the Wales starting XV as Warren Gatland is looking to answer fire with fire in the Pool of Death […]

Wallabies change three for Wales clash

8 October 2015 0 comments

Australia have made three changes to their starting XV for their Pool decider against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Head coach Michael Cheika had to […]

Jeff Probyn column: Hype surrounding Sam Burgess is biggest issue for England

8 October 2015 0 comments

Decisions, decisions, when are they right and when are they wrong? That is a question that all of England has been asking this week and […]

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 […]

Nick Cain takes to the road to find the true spirit of the World Cup alive in Exeter

8 October 2015 0 comments

It was a blessed relief to break away from the the trials and tribulations of the 2015 World Cup’s most badly wounded big beast, England, […]

James Horwill: Wales play into Wallaby hands

8 October 2015 0 comments

Wales‘ preference for open, attacking rugby could play into Australian hands on Saturday when the sides meet in Cardiff, according to former Wallaby lock James […]

We must play for the full 80 minutes warns Neil Jenkins

7 October 2015 0 comments

Neil Jenkins insists Wales will prove they have learned from their Wallaby woes when they meet at Twickenham. After winning six of their first eight […]