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Woodward versus Jones is box office sideshow

20 March 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Fierce rivalries may lose their heat over time, but they always leave a scorch mark on the soul. Even now, it […]

Wayne Pivac plots way to stop ‘world class’ Antoine Dupont

10 March 2022 0 comments

Wayne Pivac has heaped praise on France scrum-half Antoine Dupont ahead of Friday’s Six Nations clash in Cardiff. Grand Slam chasing France need to beat […]

Roberts adds more glitter to his CV

20 February 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THE title “Renaissance Man” is a big one to bestow on a mere rugby player, but all things considered, there is nothing “mere” […]

Gatland-Edwards is still the dream team

6 February 2022 1 comment

I AGREE with Nick Cain’s comments in last week’s paper regarding Warren Gatland as a (possible) replacement for Eddie Jones after the next World Cup. […]

Can Crowley revive Italy’s serial losers?

23 January 2022 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Kieran Crowley will become the eighth Italy coach to undertake a Six […]

Women’s contracts mean their game can take off

16 January 2022 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Chance to better themselves: Kelsey Jones of Wales is tackled by Ireland’s Hannah Tyrrell and Claire Molloy during the […]

Alfie’s part in Ruddock resignation is revealed

9 January 2022 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ashred of new evidence is shining a light on the most intriguing St Valentine’s Day bustup of […]

North to miss start of the Six Nations

19 December 2021 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON In the roar: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring Harlequins’ fourth try against Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE North’s comeback is being delayed until […]

Thomas: I’m still in charge of the team

28 November 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES Leading voice: Ted Hill welcomes the arrival of Steve Diamond to Sixways PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond takes charge of Worcester’s rugby […]

Stokes wants tier two teams in Prem Cup

21 November 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES LONDON Irish fullback James Stokes believes the Premiership Cup should be expanded to include clubs from the second tier to give it […]

‘Data backs 60-cap rule’

14 November 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS WELSH rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back from the Gallagher Premiership if Wayne Pivac’s side […]

Hayden and Co rehearsed their deception

24 October 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an unusual way of preparing […]

Call up for Young is common sense now

17 October 2021 3 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty Images Whichever way you […]

Davies states his case for new-look Wales

3 October 2021 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies has told Wayne Pivac his ballplaying and handling ability can make him a standout figure for Wales against […]

Matson is welcome addition to melting pot

5 September 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers will find this hard to believe, but the art historian Kenneth Clark knew so much about so many things […]

Argentina 10-29 South Africa: Handre Pollard puts boot into the misfiring Pumas telling

22 August 2021 1 comment

A penalty-ridden affair sees the Springboks beat the Pumas for the second-straight week

Gatland didn’t help himself

22 August 2021 1 comment

WHEN the Springboks suggested a second match against their A team to fill a void in the fixture list, Lions head coach Warren Gatland dismissed […]

I can’t wait for Gareth Anscombe to return, but go slowly! | Shane Williams

22 August 2021 1 comment

The Wales fly-half is back in full training at the Ospreys ahead of the autumn

End this Springbok farce says Lions ace

15 August 2021 2 comments

■By GARY FITZGERALD SOUTH AFRICA’S goslow spoiling tactics against the Lions must finally force rugby chiefs into taking urgent action to avoid the game becoming […]

This smearing of Gatland as conservative is claptrap | Nick Cain

15 August 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain fails to understand how people can question Warren Gatland as a coach given his record at the Test level

Q&A – Matt Dawson: What might have been if Finn was fit from start?

15 August 2021 0 comments

The three-time Lions tourist gives his verdict on the series defeat in South Africa

No risk, no reward for Gatland’s stolid Lions | Peter Jackson

15 August 2021 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at some of the contentious moments on the field during the 2021 Lions tour

Lions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs

15 August 2021 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a loss that’s still hard […]

Give Lions tours more time pleads Warren Gatland

8 August 2021 1 comment

WARREN Gatland shrugged off the despair of a heartbreaking series loss to South Africa to demand the Lions be given more preparation time if they […]

A draw can signify honour, just ask the Olympians | Chris Hewett

8 August 2021 1 comment

CONTRARY to the spirit of an age obsessed with winners and losers, there is nothing wrong with a draw. Ask Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar […]

Erasmus did a job on everyone, that includes Gatland

8 August 2021 0 comments

I’M incandescent with rage at how easily the referee was influenced by Erasmus’ on-line rant, about how easily the ref ’ was influenced by the […]

Everything was stacked against Lions from the start | Nick Cain

8 August 2021 0 comments

No, rugby is not coming to an end. This Lions tour posed significant challenges to both teams, it was just the Lions who handled it with better grace

Erasmus rant warps rugby’s core values, says top ref

8 August 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES A TEAM of lawyers is preparing to defend Rassie Erasmus who faces a misconduct hearing after South Africa Rugby’s director of rugby […]

Morne Steyn did same to me 12 years ago | Shane Williams

8 August 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams knows exactly how the 2021 Lions will have been feeling once they collected their thoughts back in the dressing room

‘Let’s put World Rugby on trial’ – Sharks owner ready to aid Rassie’s legal fight

4 August 2021 0 comments

One of the heads of MVM Holdings, the US firm that owns the Sharks, has offered legal aid to the Springboks director of rugby

Disciplinary panel dismisses biting charge against Lions prop Kyle Sinckler

3 August 2021 0 comments

Sinckler had been alleged to have bitten Springboks lock Franco Mostert in the second half of the second Test

TEAM: Warren Gatland drops seven Lions players for third Test decider

3 August 2021 0 comments

A big shake-up in selection by Lions head coach Warren Gatland

Gatland: Lions set for brutal showdown

1 August 2021 0 comments

■By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland prepared his Lions for a “brutal cup final” in Cape Town on Saturday after seeing the Springboks level the series. […]

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Rassie Erasmus’ blunderbuss blasts all moving targets | Nick Cain

1 August 2021 1 comment

Rassie Erasmus’ video was a clear indication of the effects severe pressure can have on national hero status, writes Nick Cain

Craig White calls time on Sale Sharks job

1 August 2021 2 comments

FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ Bell Stadium, has left […]

Hero Howley hits turbo to land European glory

1 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? It’s May 23, […]