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Autumn Series week 1 round up

12 November 2012 2 comments

I must have been in England for too long now and I sometimes find myself referring to England as “we” and every time I’m thinking […]

LV Cup Round 1: preview and predictions

11 November 2012 1 comment

London Irish v Sale With both team in serious need to build on momentum, Brian Smith and Steve Diamond have named a strong side in […]

Pumas give Wales taste of defeat at the Millenium

10 November 2012 2 comments

Wales suffered a 26-12 to the hand to of Argentina at the Millenium stadium today. Leigh Halfpenny booted Wales in front at the break with […]

20 Questions: Jonathan Mills – London Welsh captain

9 November 2012 0 comments

Surprised yourselves this season? Not ourselves, no! We’re probably the only ones that gave ourselves a chance but if you’d offered me 10 points and […]

Nick Cain: Change the eligibility rules and stop vultures

9 November 2012 1 comment

The vultures, in the form of New Zealand, Australian and English talent scouts, are circling the South Pacific skies in growing numbers according to Fiji‘s […]

Rotherham Titans want Alex Codling after coach Andre Bester walks out

9 November 2012 0 comments

Alex Codling has confirmed his interest in becoming Andre Bester’s full-time replacement at Rotherham Titans. Bester resigned from his post on Thursday after a breakdown […]

Peter Jackson: Can Jamie say Non to a fortune in Paris?

8 November 2012 2 comments

Racing Metro have put their offer for Jamie Roberts on the table – a basic £350,000-a-year for three years from next summer. The figure is […]

Wales v Argentina teams

7 November 2012 1 comment

Ospreys tight-head Aaron Jarvis will make his Wales debut when he lines up against Argentina on Saturday as Mike Phillips and Dan Biggar are both […]

Lions Greatest XV: scrum-halves

1 November 2012 0 comments

The best scrum-half I have seen, or am ever likely to see – that was the verdict on Gareth Edwards from Willie John McBride, the […]

My Life in Rugby: Nicky Little – former Fiji, Saracens, Sale and Bath fly-half

1 November 2012 1 comment

When I was playing for Fiji we always felt it was better to be involved in a game where both sides scored 40 points than […]

Peter Jackson: Young Jonny made a big impact in Wales’ debut

1 November 2012 2 comments

Jonny Wilkinson’s career has spanned 15 years and 367 matches, a tribute as much as anything to his indomitable spirit. His appearances in Wales have […]

Wales set to blood prop Aaron Jarvis poached from England

1 November 2012 2 comments

Aaron Jarvis is poised to become Wales’ newest English convert thanks to a discovery made by an Ospreys talent scout two years ago. The former […]

All Blacks get £1.5m fee to face England

30 October 2012 1 comment

The All Blacks will command the highest fee in world rugby against England at Twickenham – £1.5m which works out at £18,750 a minute. The […]

20 Questions: Martin Roberts – Northampton scrum-half

26 October 2012 0 comments

Happy with how Saints started the league season? We were five wins from five going into last week and we’re still top of the league […]

Lions greatest XV: No.8

25 October 2012 1 comment

The position in the middle of the back row is tactically one of the most influential on the pitch, because the ball is either in […]

Peter Jackson: Davies still pitches in to help his village club

25 October 2012 1 comment

John Davies put his neck into more than a thousand scrums over the course of 17 seasons and survived with nothing worse than the odd […]

Jeff Probyn: Lack of rugby stadiums means shortage of legacy

24 October 2012 1 comment

The announcement of the cut down list of potential venues for the Rugby World Cup has cast a worrying shadow over the whole of the […]

Stephen Jones set for golden thankyou from Wales

23 October 2012 1 comment

Stephen Jones is to be granted a testimonial by the Welsh Rugby Union in recognition of his status as their most-capped international. The 34-year-old Welsh […]

Jonny’s boots hand Toulon vital away win in Cardiff

21 October 2012 0 comments

A second half try from Steffon Armitage and a kicking lesson from Jonny Wilkinson helped Toulon to their second win in as many games to […]

Heineken Cup round 2: preview and predictions

19 October 2012 0 comments

Pool 1 Munster v Edinburgh Munster will be disappointed they did not close the game out last Racing Metro last week, conceding two late penalties. […]

Amlin Challenge Cup round 2: preview and predictions

19 October 2012 0 comments

Dragons v Bayonne Tonderai Chavhanga returns for the Dragons as they face Bayonne following their defeat at Wasps last week. The former Springbok returns on […]

Dream Team: Will Green – Former Wasps, Leinster and England prop

17 October 2012 1 comment

1. Craig Dowd – I’m picking Craig purely because he can squat while standing on a tennis ball one-legged. He’s amazingly agile for someone of […]

Jeff Probyn: Team GB face so many problems on road to Rio

17 October 2012 1 comment

When I first read Clive Woodward’s call for the 2016 Team GB Sevens squad to be playing together for two years before the event, I […]

Ospreys signs international front row

16 October 2012 0 comments

The Ospreys have signed Moldovan international front row Dimitri Arhipa in a bid to increase their front row options ahead of the November Tests. 23-year-old […]

Baa-Baas welcome Dean Richards back as coach

16 October 2012 0 comments

Dean Richards has been short-listed for a return to the big stage as coach of the Barbarians. The renowned touring club approached him last week […]

Nick Cain looks at the lack of back-up for Stuart Lancaster’s penalty takers

14 October 2012 0 comments

When there is enough footage of goal-kickers winning big matches to pave the M4 corridor between Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium, it seems strange that […]

Gloucester do the job in France but Andy Hazell faces lengthy ban

11 October 2012 1 comment

Fourteen-men Gloucester earned an ugly 11-6 win at Mont-de-Marsan in the opening game of the Amlin Challenge Cup. Ian Clark’s first half try was enough […]

My Life in Rugby: Duncan Bell – Lydney player/coach and former Bath and England prop

11 October 2012 0 comments

I have never been the best of losers and was always a bit sulky after a defeat but I don’t think my depression was ever […]

Brilliant Brian O’Driscoll is early charger for Lions place

11 October 2012 0 comments

Selecting a Lions team from the ranks of the Aviva Premiership and the RaboDirect Pro12 is a fraught business at this stage of the season. […]

Dragons also want WRU help to keep Lydiate

11 October 2012 0 comments

Newport Gwent Dragons say if Cardiff Blues and the Welsh Rugby Union struck a deal to keep Wales centre Jamie Roberts in Wales, they would […]

Wales and Cardiff in bid to keep Lion king Jamie Roberts out of France

9 October 2012 0 comments

British Lion Jamie Roberts is at the centre of a groundbreaking deal being hatched to prevent him falling into French hands. Cardiff Blues and the […]

Peter Jackson: Jones heads lost legion of forgotten Welsh stars

4 October 2012 1 comment

There is a whole team of them to be found out there – the Welsh internationals whose meteoric streak in some cases hardly lasted much […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 5: preview and predictions

28 September 2012 1 comment

Cardiff v Ulster Second row forward Bradley Davies will make his 100th appearance for the Blues tonight alongside club captain Andries Pretorius who returns to […]

Peter Jackson: Welshman Brian disarmed the last great TV conflict

27 September 2012 2 comments

Brian Baister was sitting behind his desk at home on Wednesday morning when a news item leapt out of the page and hit him between […]

Jeremy Guscott: Gatland musn’t go looking for problems

22 September 2012 0 comments

I was surprised when Warren Gatland came out with the view that overseas-based players, especially those in France, could rule themselves out of contention for […]

Dream team: Andries Pretorius – Cardiff Blues No.8 and captain

19 September 2012 1 comment

1. Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira – The powerful Springbok has become one of the best front rowers in the world over the last few years. A […]

NICK CAIN finds London Welsh skipper Jonathan Mills is a Realist with an optimistic streak

16 September 2012 0 comments

Jonathan Mills is full of pioneer spirit despite the giant survival task facing him and his newly promoted band of London Welsh brothers. As the […]

Peter Jackson: “It seemed so unfair to have my dream taken away,” says Lloyd Burns

13 September 2012 1 comment

He blazed across the skies of the rugby globe like a meteor, a trans-global journey of fairytale dimension from Cardiff to Auckland. Lloyd Burns’ magical […]

Saracens Mako Vunipola is in shape to make up for lost time

13 September 2012 0 comments

On the face of it Mako Vunipola‘s life at Saracens could not have begun any better – two starts, two man-of-the-match awards – however, the […]

RaboDirect Pro12 Round 2: preview and predictions

7 September 2012 1 comment

Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh Wales Grand Slam winners Sam Warburton, Leigh Halphpenny, Alex Cuthbert and Bradley Davies all return for Cardiff in a much stronger […]

Top 14 Round 4: preview and predictions

7 September 2012 0 comments

Mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalack will not make is starting debut for Toulon as Jonny Wilkinson retain his No.10 jersey for the reception of Bordeaux-Begles tomorrow. […]

Jenkins not released for start of Lions tour?

6 September 2012 1 comment

Toulon boss Bernard Laporte revealed today that they might not release Wales prop Gethin Jenkins for the start of the 2013 British and Irish Lions […]

Peter Jackson: A spat that ended with an all-Welsh Pro12 punchline

6 September 2012 0 comments

Phil Davies and Simon Easterby go back a long way, to a Third Division scrap in West Yorkshire during the pioneering weeks of professionalism. The […]

Heart-blow Lloyd Burns set to land job with WRU

6 September 2012 0 comments

Wales World Cup hooker Lloyd Burns is in talks over a new career five months after being forced into premature retirement with a heart condition. […]

Lions announce Warren Gatland as head coach

5 September 2012 0 comments

Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next Summer. It was the […]

Oakley joins Northampton Saints

28 August 2012 0 comments

Northampton Saints have signed former Wales international back row Rhys Oakley. The 31-year-old has impressed Jim Mallender while on trial with Saints after leaving Bourgoin. […]

Peter Jackson: Forgotten Dwayne finds new ally in Cips

28 August 2012 0 comments

At a suburban training centre where Manchester City’s multi-millionaires cruise around in their limousines, two international misfits are preparing to take the English Premiership by […]