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Gloucester sign fifth player

27 March 2014 1 comment

Gloucester have announced their fifth signing of the week with former England lock Tom Palmer joining them from Wasps at the end of the season. […]

Top ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3

27 March 2014 2 comments

Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and former England star Andy Goode.

Jeremy Guscott: England lead the way in my team of Six Nations

26 March 2014 0 comments

There was not much separating the four top sides in this year’s Six Nations, as the tournament took us on a journey that was great […]

Brendan Gallagher: The sevens wonder of the world still going at 75!

26 March 2014 0 comments

Over the years camp followers have suffered from severe sunburn, hypothermia and trench foot watching the HSBC Rosslyn Park School Sevens but that all comes […]

Dream Team: Phil Vickery – former Lions, England and Wasps prop

24 March 2014 1 comment

1. Christian Califano – I watched him as a lad and he took front row play to a new level. His ball play was excellent […]

Surgery for Richard Hibbard

21 March 2014 0 comments

Another day and another Wales star is going under the knife for a shoulder surgery, this time hooker Richard Hibbard. The British & Irish Lions […]

Brendan Gallagher: 150 years on and rugby’s oldest rivalry just as fierce

21 March 2014 1 comment

They have been knocking lumps out of each other for 150 years now so it was probably fitting that Richmond and Blackheath fought out a […]

Jeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?

21 March 2014 1 comment

Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are as tough as the […]

Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are ‘best in the world’

21 March 2014 0 comments

Former England lock Ben Kay has hailed the Courtney Lawes/Joe Launchbury double act as the perfect second row partnership.

Stuttering Bedford to look at full-time option

20 March 2014 1 comment

Long-serving Bedford director of rugby Mike Rayer concedes he may have to review the club’s part-time status after enduring his worst campaign to date.

Nick Cain: Yes, they’re good – but England are a way off being great

20 March 2014 1 comment

If England can make the same progress over the next 18 months that they have made in the last year then they will be realistic […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game

20 March 2014 1 comment

Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take some lifting. Doom and […]

Nick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts

20 March 2014 1 comment

If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go the IRB for an […]

Fight for Dan Cole’s place won’t change Henry Thomas

20 March 2014 0 comments

Henry Thomas is the first to admit that he cannot match Dan Cole’s all-court ability in an England shirt.

Stuart Hogg banned for three weeks

19 March 2014 0 comments

Stuart Hogg has been handed a three-week ban for the red card he received against Wales last Saturday in Cardiff. The Scotland full-back was found […]

Sam Warburton to miss Wales summer tour

17 March 2014 2 comments

Sam Warburton will miss Wales‘ summer tour to South Africa after dislocating his shoulder in the 51-3 win over Scotland on Saturday. The Welsh captain suffered […]

Leigh Halfpenny out for four months

14 March 2014 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny will be out of action for up to four months as he requires a shoulder surgery. The Wales full-back dislocated his shoulder in […]

Italy v England preview

14 March 2014 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome. The Leicester centre is […]

Wales v Scotland preview

14 March 2014 1 comment

Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team ahead of their game […]

Dougie Fife to make Scotland debut

13 March 2014 1 comment

Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in the last round of […]

VIDEO: O2 Inside Line

12 March 2014 0 comments

In this episode of O2 Inside Line, Exeter duo Tom Johnson and Jack Nowell offer their insights and analysis of the Wales game and then […]

Ben Morgan at No.8 for England

7 March 2014 0 comments

England have made two changes to their squad for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Wales at Twickenham Stadium. Gloucester’s Ben Morgan replaces the injured […]

Alex Cuthbert expects fierce encounter at HQ

7 March 2014 1 comment

Alex Cuthbert is expecting nothing less than a fierce battle at Twickenham when Wales take on England on Sunday. In what could prove to be […]

The EDRU are aiming to beat the Welsh and take on the world!

7 March 2014 1 comment

The England Deaf Rugby Union team are looking for individual player sponsorships to assist the players with travelling cost and to enable companies that normally […]

Tom Johnson named in England 23 for Wales clash

5 March 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster has called on Tom Johnson to face Wales on Sunday at Twickenham. The Exeter back-row comes into the matchday squad replacing the injured […]

Jeremy Guscott: England must stop Jamie Roberts – and this is how to do it!

5 March 2014 0 comments

A fit Jamie Roberts is very important to Wales in a specific way. The power of his carrying gets the Welsh over the gain-line and […]

Nick Cain: Disco kids can lead Wales a dance

5 March 2014 1 comment

Danny Care and Owen Farrell have been dancing to a new beat this season. It emerged this week that when the England half-backs are in […]

Peter Jackson: Man-for-man Wales hold the edge over England

5 March 2014 0 comments

There was a time when Wales lorded it over England at Twickenham, an affluent corner of London town which they never failed to paint red […]

Wales recall Lions duo for England clash

5 March 2014 1 comment

British and Irish Lions duo Jonathan Davies and Alun Wyn Jones will make their Wales return on Sunday to face England at Twickenham in the […]

Master spy James O’Connor is impressed by England

5 March 2014 1 comment

James O’Connor believes England are “building towards something special” and admits Australia will have their work cut out to beat them at the 2015 World Cup.

Defeat at Twickenham carries £2m price tag

4 March 2014 0 comments

England and Wales will be playing for high stakes in next Sunday’s Six Nations eliminator at Twickenham.

Gloucester confirm Greig Laidlaw’s arrival

4 March 2014 1 comment

Gloucester today confirmed that Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland half back Greig Laidlaw will move to Kingsholm ahead of the 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old has skippered […]

Tuilagi and Yarde in contention to face Wales

3 March 2014 1 comment

Manu Tuilagi and Marlan Yarde could make their England return against Wales on Sunday after being named in Stuart Lancaster‘s 34-man squad. Tuilagi made a […]

England Sevens to take on Wales at Twickenham

3 March 2014 0 comments

England will take on Wales in a one-off Sevens international staged immediately after Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations contest between the countries at Twickenham. The match […]

Dimitri Szarzewski ruled out of Scotland clash

3 March 2014 0 comments

France has been dealt another injury blow losing hooker Dimitri Szarzewski. The Racing Metro captain picked up an ankle injury on Saturday against Castres. This […]

Nick Cain’s verdict on Wales: French can’t breach Shaun Edwards’ stone wall

26 February 2014 1 comment

Any sense that Wales were going to go quietly into the Six Nations night, relinquishing their champion status without a fight, was banished as they […]

Stop us if you can, George North tells England

25 February 2014 1 comment

Wales descend on Twickenham next week with a challenging message to England: “Stop us, if you can.”

Billy Vunipola out of the Six Nations

24 February 2014 1 comment

England‘s Six Nations hopes have been felt a huge blow with the news that Billy Vunipola is out for the rest of the competition with an […]

Young Gun: Terrence Hepetema – Leicester back

21 February 2014 1 comment

Born in England but raised in New Zealand, Leicester centre Terrence Hepetema admits his first season back in his ‘home’ country has been a real […]

England v Ireland preview

21 February 2014 1 comment

George Ford will make his England Test debut against Ireland on Saturday in the third round of the RBS Six Nations.

Wales v France preview

21 February 2014 0 comments

Mike Phillips has been dropped by Wales ahead of Friday’s clash against France in the third round of the Six Nations. He is replaced by Ospreys‘ […]

Nick Cain: ‘Aggro’ Joe Marler is just a big chicken!

21 February 2014 0 comments

Joe Marler has a reputation for not walking away if the opposition are looking for a bit of aggro. Scotland were on the receiving end […]

Jeff Probyn: Scotland’s slump is so bad for Northern Hemisphere

21 February 2014 0 comments

I know it may sound strange but I am really saddened by the Calcutta Cup game last Saturday, not the result but what it represents. […]

Unchanged Ireland to take on England

20 February 2014 1 comment

Ireland have named an unchanged side for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against England at Twickenham. Paul O’Connell will lead the side as the unbeaten […]

Peter Jackson: James Hook plays the Invisible Man come hail or shine

20 February 2014 1 comment

The Invisible Man of the Six Nations could be seen down by the Mediterranean the other day, literally warming up for his club’s fight to […]

France make one change to face Wales

19 February 2014 0 comments

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made one change to his starting XV for their trip to Cardiff on Friday with Wanceslas Lauret starting at […]