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Anderson aims to be a starter

19 November 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Harlequins full-back Cameron Anderson believes doing the hard yards in London Scottish’s survival fight last season will help him in his hunt […]

Scotland in pursuit of England lock Coles

12 November 2023 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER England lock Alex Coles, in the last year of his contract, is at the centre of a frantic tug-of-war between Northampton Saints […]

Umaga kick kills off the Stormers

12 November 2023 0 comments

■By SAM JACKSON Benetton ……..20 Stormers …….. 17 THE travel woes of South African teams continued as the Stormers stumbled to a defeat against Benetton. […]

COACH TO COACH

12 November 2023 0 comments

FORMER RICHMOND DIRECTOR OF RUGBY STEVE HILL, FAR LEFT, TALKS TO GISELLE MATHER, DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S RUGBY AT EALING TRAILFINDERS Giselle played for Wasps and […]

Uni links are vital to make-up of clubs

12 November 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS CLOSE match-ups with local University sides are nothing particularly new. The great Coventry sides back in the day enjoyed a massive Loughborough University […]

Young Guns: Yorkshire academy flanker Archie Hurford

5 November 2023 0 comments

BY BEN JAYCOCK Archie Hurford says watching England’s senior players shine at the World Cup has added to his motivation to star for the national […]

Wasps keen to return to ‘highest level’

22 October 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Wasps want to reform as a club “at the highest level possible” but may need to wait until the 2025/26 season to […]

Stooke in line for return to Rec

22 October 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Bath lock Elliott Stooke, below, could return to The Rec next month from […]

Red Roses: Meg Jones

22 October 2023 0 comments

Position: Winger, Birthplace: Cardiff – Wales, DOB: 23/10/1996, Community Club: Glamorgan Wanderers, Club: Leicester Tigers, Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand 2015, Caps: 15 Why […]

Dream Team with Alex Dolly

8 October 2023 0 comments

Alex Dolly, the Doncaster Knights and former Fylde, Rotherham, Jersey & Nottingham scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Connor […]

Magic money tree can’t last for ever

8 October 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Sweeney does not much care for accountability. It is why his first press conference for nine […]

Feyi-Waboso determined to find his feet at Exeter

1 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Manny Feyi-Waboso is determined to establish himself at Exeter this season after a turbulent start to the 20-year-old’s professional career. The Welsh […]

Schism which is set to tear game apart

1 October 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a schism waiting to happen in the English game, and it was in clear sight […]

I’m going to give Sarries everything, says Willis

1 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Tom Willis aims to take the positives from his failed attempt to prove his World Cup credentials to Steve Borthwick. The back […]

Jersey Reds cease trading as liquidation looms

28 September 2023 0 comments

Jersey Reds have become the fourth club ranked in England‘s top 20 at the start of last season to fold since then as they confirmed […]

Reid aims to be Bath enforcer

24 September 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Miles Reid is looking to raise his game to new heights and play the role of Bath’s enforcer in attack and defence. Bath-born […]

Dream Team with Martin Purdy

24 September 2023 0 comments

The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock chooses the the best XV he has played with or against… 1. […]

Time for Italy to play like big boys

24 September 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS keen observers of sport, we are all amateur psychologists and, with that in mind, it’s been fascinating watching Italy grapple […]

We must promote game – Skivington

10 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES George Skivington has called for the game in England to put its best face, and voice, forward and sell itself after the […]

Baxter admits Exeter will need to change

10 September 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE ROB Baxter admits Exeter’s keep-ball tactics are a thing of the past as they look to remodel their attack. Exeter’s rise to […]

Retired? No, I’m available, says Cipriani

10 September 2023 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Danny Cipriani will consider any offers to continue his playing career despite not pulling on his boots for the last 10 months. […]

Young Guns: Harlequins and England U18 scrum-half Lucas Friday

10 September 2023 0 comments

Lucas Friday starred for Jonathan Pendlebury’s England U18s in their tour of South Africa this summer and is aiming to progress through the age groups […]

Willis aiming to be the local villain

3 September 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain in his adopted country. […]

Robinson’s delight to be back at Bath

20 August 2023 0 comments

Jon Newcombe finds the club’s former captain in fine form as he returns to join coaching team Twenty five years after leading Bath to their […]

Charity try relay finishes in style at Twickenham

13 August 2023 0 comments

The Longest Try concluded yesterday afternoon at Twickenham to round off the rugby relay in support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association and pay tribute […]

Cov sign up new talent to fill academy void

4 August 2023 0 comments

Coventry Rugby have stepped in to prevent the career hopes of aspiring teenage rugby players in the West Midlands being dashed by the collapse of […]

Online Casinos Invested in Rugby Fans: Here’s How

3 August 2023 0 comments

With online casinos and bookmakers expanding into sports sponsorship, rugby teams are not being left in the dust. Instead, these platforms recognize the untapped potential […]

Cleall set for dual role at Harlequins

30 July 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND prop Bryony Cleall has signed a new contract with Harlequins. The 31-year-old scored five tries in nine league outings for Quins last […]

Young Guns: Ealing Trailfinders wing Epi Rokodrava

30 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK After being made redundant at Wasps last year, Epi Rokodrava fell off the radar of England U20s but the hefty Ealing Trailfinders […]

Hill keen for a new adventure Stateside

23 July 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Bored with the Premiership rugby landscape, former Exeter and Sale Sharks centre Sam Hill is hoping for a fresh challenge abroad. Hill […]

Lewis gets the nod for England U20s

23 July 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wasps Women director of rugby Laura-Jane Lewis has been appointed head coach of the England Women’s U20s. Lewis takes up the role […]

‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England

25 June 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under 20s to the Junior […]

Willis: I’d never have left Wasps

25 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England back row Jack Willis admits that he would never have left Wasps if they hadn’t become one of […]

Why this merger just might be the way to go

25 June 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Another week in Welsh rugby and another potential drama emerges. They always say the close season is the ‘silly […]

Sirker’s glad he’s moved Down Under

18 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Callum Sirker feels Championship players are a victim of Premiership clubs’ financial mismanagement, so decided midway through last season to leave Cornish […]

We need to return to amateur ways, says Thompson

11 June 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Steve Thompson has voiced his “fears” for the future of rugby following London Irish becoming the third club to fall from Premiership […]

Haskell calls for radical overhaul

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Doncaster are thought to be well down the line in their player recruitment for next season with a number of exciting […]

Miller Mills and Nonleh join Saints

28 May 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed props Elliot Millar Mills and Beltus Nonleh. Millar Mills, 30, impressed during a trial with Saints. Having been made […]

Trio complete an incredible journey

28 May 2023 0 comments

Ben Jaycock talks to Ed Jackson, the former Wasps forward who took up mountaineering after hurting his back. Having been forced into retirement from rugby […]