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‘Nut case’ Martin Gleeson will sort out England

19 September 2021 1 comment

ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a ‘mad genius’ – but a world-class operator in breaking down defences. That is the view of the […]

Scarratt surgery strikes Lightning plans

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS Preview Loughborough v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning will attempt to get their season up and running against Wasps after being […]

Are World 12s a good idea for the game?

12 September 2021 1 comment

COULD BE SAYS JOE LAUNCHBURY JOE Launchbury has strong reservations about the newly-proposed World 12s tournament and insists: “They would have to make more weeks […]

Walker to hooker. Graham is captain

12 September 2021 0 comments

DONCASTER have confirmed their leadership group for the new season, with flanker Sam Graham taking on captaincy duties. The former Bristol Bears back row will […]

AMPTHILL

12 September 2021 1 comment

Head of Rugby: Mark Lavery Captain: TBC Ground: Dillingham Park Capacity: 3,000 Mo Botha has gone back as forwards coach to join Henry Trinder and […]

CORNISH PIRATES

12 September 2021 0 comments

Head of Rugby: Alan Paver/Gavin Cattle Captain: Nicolas De Battista Ground: Mennaye Field Capacity: 4,000 Pirates are going to be one of the teams challenging. […]

RICHMOND

12 September 2021 0 comments

Head of Rugby: Steve Hill Captain: Cameron Mitchell Ground: Richmond Athletic Gd Capacity: 4,500 A lot depends on what Steve Hill’s selection policy is. He […]

Foulkes sees Coventry cast off their millstone

12 September 2021 0 comments

MOMENT IN TIME COVENTRY 1982-83 SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MERIT TABLE WINNERS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO DAVID FOULKS AND PETER ROSSBOROUGH THE Seventies was a golden era […]

Worcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back

5 September 2021 0 comments

IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have endured a miserable run […]

Cornish Pirates 55-3 Royal Navy: Blackmore injury leaves Pirates light at hooker

5 September 2021 0 comments

NEW recruits Carwyn Penny, Callum Sirker and Caleb Montgomery made impressive debuts as the Pirates sunk the Royal Navy with an eight-try display in the […]

Coventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller

5 September 2021 2 comments

A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps and Coventry in a […]

Wasps miss out on lock Meihuizen

5 September 2021 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Searching: Blackett WASPS’ plans to get a second row into their squad before the new season kicks off […]

Sarries show class to grab bonus point win

5 September 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Wasps …………….20pts Saracens ……….26pts IT MIGHT be the first week of the season, but this game had a play-off feel as for […]

The brooding Lamaison is victim of a bar brawl

5 September 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 75 Lamaison […]

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

5 September 2021 1 comment

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLARA NIELSON THIS WEEK… EXETER HOOKER Hooker Clara Nielson describes her route into rugby […]

Pirates captain De Battista on mission to make up for lost time

5 September 2021 0 comments

MIKE SINCLAIR NICOLAS De Battista is aiming to make a big impact this season with a new-look Cornish Pirates side after sitting out virtually the […]

Zero tolerance is still way forward insists Blackett

5 September 2021 0 comments

■By PAUL REES LEE Blackett believes there should be no let-up in the drive to eliminate dangerous challenges after referees showed a higher tolerance threshold […]

Wasps ace Gopperth gunning to join golden oldies club

5 September 2021 0 comments

■By JON NEWCOMBE JIMMY GOPPERTH hasn’t ruled out the possibility of becoming the first back to play Premiership rugby past the age of 40. The […]

DREAM TEAM

5 September 2021 0 comments

TOM PALMER, THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEEDS, WASPS & GLOUCESTER LOCK AND CURRENT VANNES FORWARDS COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST […]

Premiership clubs like look of Ospreys lock Rhys Davies

29 August 2021 0 comments

‘Several’ Premiership clubs are interested in young Ospreys lock Rhys Davies

Andy Titterrell swots up on the new England U20s crop

29 August 2021 0 comments

Andy Titterrell took all of two days off to unwind from the scenes of England’s U20 Six Nations glory this summer, from the champagne cork-littered […]

Carlisle answers call to help Titans rebuild

29 August 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE JOEY Carlisle’s love of rugby may have been tested in recent years but the 33-yearold former Premiership player is still relishing a […]

Last man standing Moon eyes more glory

29 August 2021 0 comments

■By PAUL REES AND then there was one. Ben Moon is the last survivor from the squad that won Exeter promotion from the Championship 11 […]

Pre-season round-up: Dave Ward gets Bristol Bears off to winning start

22 August 2021 0 comments

A look at some of the matches played by Premier 15s and National One teams this weekend

Young Guns: Wasps centre Will Simonds

22 August 2021 0 comments

Will Simonds appears well set to excel at Wasps this season with John Mitchell now joining a coaching group that puts expectations on the up […]

‘I want to compete with Marcus’, says Harlequins signing Tommy Allan

15 August 2021 0 comments

The Italy fly-half discusses his arrival at Harlequins this summer and the competition that awaits against Marcus Smith

Cut subs to force front five to get fit, says Cardiff S&C guru Trystan Bevan

15 August 2021 0 comments

Trystan Bevan shares the view of Ian McGeechan and Willie John McBride that the number of replacements must be reduced

Richard Cockerill now in frame to replace Eddie Jones

15 August 2021 0 comments

Set to become England’s forwards coach this week, where does Richard Cockerill’s arrival leave England’s plan for post-RWC2023

Eddie’s rolling the dice with Gleeson

8 August 2021 1 comment

YES, Wasps’ attack has been pretty good over the last couple of years but I do not understand how former Rugby League player Martin Gleeson […]

Red Roses appoint Louis Deacon as forwards coach

3 August 2021 2 comments

Deacon had been forwards coach at Coventry, but will now join Simon Middleton’s staff

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 […]

‘Lucky’ Ed Jackson motivated by a desire to inspire

1 August 2021 0 comments

The ex-Wasps and Dragons No.8 is back on his endurance trail with a bid to climb Mont Blanc four years on from breaking his neck in a diving accident

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, […]

Now head analyst quits Eddie Jones staff

1 August 2021 0 comments

John Mitchell will be followed out the door by England head analyst Joe Lewis

John Mitchell departure gives RFU elbow room

25 July 2021 0 comments

Eddie Jones can remould his coaching staff how he would like in biggest overhaul of his tenure

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne

25 July 2021 1 comment

A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on the World Cup rather than Olympics

England defence coach John Mitchell makes shock switch to Wasps

23 July 2021 0 comments

Eddie Jones’ longest-serving assistant coach quits role as defence coach with England

Dream Team: Biarritz and ex-Harlequins fly-half Brett Herron

18 July 2021 0 comments

Brett Herron, the new Biarritz signing and former Harlequins, Jersey, Ulster fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against

Springboks plan early mayhem against the Lions

17 July 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan looks at South Africa A’s win over the Lions on Wednesday night

DREAM TEAM

11 July 2021 0 comments

CHRIS WOLFE-ELDER, THE FORMER WASPS ACADEMY, PLYMOUTH ALBION, LONDON WELSH, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE, CHINNOR & RICHMOND FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST…. […]

Wasps beef up the pack

4 July 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed All Blacks back five forward Vaea Fifita for next season and have re-signed Nizaam Carr from the Bulls. Fifita, 29, […]

Pirates pilfer two more

4 July 2021 0 comments

CORNISH Pirates have signed Ampthill’s former Wales U20s hooker Syd Blackmore and Wasps winger Callum Sirker on one-year deals. Sirker, 23, has been part of […]

My Life in Rugby – Ashley Johnson: World Cup snub led me to Wasps

4 July 2021 1 comment

LIKE any black player growing up in South Africa, you couldn’t be mediocre, you couldn’t just be another talent, you had to excel if you […]

What carnage as All Blacks hit a century against the troubled Tongans

4 July 2021 1 comment

■By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..102pts Tries: McKenzie 2, Papalii 5, 37; Weber 7, 16, 50; Jordan 9, 20, 47, 55, 68; Jacobson 42, Mo’unga 54, […]

England interim assistant coach Ed Robinson to leave Jersey Reds

2 July 2021 0 comments

Jersey Reds have confirmed backs coach Ed Robinson will be leaving the Championship this summer to join an unnamed Premiership club. As exclusively revealed by […]

Ex-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates

1 July 2021 1 comment

Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps this summer as he […]

Wasps sign All Black back-five forward Vaea Fifita

30 June 2021 0 comments

Wasps have announced the signing of All Blacks back-five forward Vaea Fifita, who will join the club for the 2021-22 season. The 29-year-old has 11 […]

Nizaam Carr cuts short Bulls deal to sign for Wasps

28 June 2021 1 comment

Wasps have signed Nizaam Carr for a third time in a move designed to ease the loss of Jack Willis to a knee injury. The […]

Exclusive: Robinson lands the job as Wasps’ new attack coach

20 June 2021 1 comment

RISING coaching star Ed Robinson has been chosen by Wasps to become their new attack coach. Wasps have a vacancy because former Great Britain RL […]

Premiership trio go in search of second rows to add for 2021-22

20 June 2021 1 comment

WEST Country trio Gloucester, Bath and Exeter are all looking to strengthen their second rows for next season. But they are struggling as locks appear […]

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