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New free-to-air deal sees England on ITV for Six Nations

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Sam Jackson The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men’s Six Nations to remain on free-to-air TV until 2029. […]

U20s Six Nations: Tempers flare as England fail to get better of dogged Wales

16 March 2025 0 comments

By George Wellbelove Wales …………………………. 23pts Tries: Emanuel 34, Rees-Weldon 41 Conversions: Wilde 34, 42 Penalties: Wilde 18, 30, 69 England ……………………….13pts Try: McEachran 2 […]

U20s Six Nations: Defeat has fuelled World Cup desire for England

16 March 2025 0 comments

Tom Burrow – England U20 Captain We’re all pretty gutted, that’s the biggest loss a lot of us have had to take in our careers […]

Sir Bill Beaumont on renewing English rugby

16 March 2025 0 comments

Sir Bill Beaumont – Interim RFU Chair Spring is now upon us, and thoughts naturally turn towards regeneration and renewal after the cold, dark days […]

Gareth Anscombe eyes 2027 World Cup

16 March 2025 0 comments

Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe wants to play at the 2027 World Cup having returned to the side during this year’s Six Nations. Former head coach […]

Spain aiming for a Georgia upset

16 March 2025 0 comments

■By JON NEWCOMBE Preview Georgia v Spain Today. Kick-off 12pm, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi LOOSE forward Matt Foulds insists Spain can do what no other […]

Rassie Erasmus still has faith in Deon Fourie

16 March 2025 0 comments

Deon Fourie began the week back on Springbok duty, at 38 going on 39 still refusing to abandon hope of socking it to Father Time […]

Sorry, Benhard, but stick with the Springboks

16 March 2025 0 comments

I WISH Benhard Janse van Rensburg no ill, in fact I thoroughly enjoy watching him play for Bristol and I admire his retro mullet, but […]

Easson’s impressed by strength in depth

16 March 2025 0 comments

SCOTLAND SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson believes for the first time he’s been awarded the luxury of leaving good players out of his squad due […]

Celtic Challenge stars get chance

16 March 2025 0 comments

IRELAND HAVING taken notable scalps in 2024, a much-improved Ireland go into this year’s tournament without talismanic skipper Sam Monaghan. The Gloucester-Hartpury PWR winner, who […]

Red Roses want to make it seven in a row -Mitchell

16 March 2025 0 comments

ENGLAND ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final. Mitchell called up 12 players […]

Ally’s Hoppers ready to make a big leap and climb higher

16 March 2025 0 comments

■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Preston Grasshoppers captain Ally Murray ONE-club man Ally Murray has had a rugby career that most locals would only dream of. The […]

Speed wins – Ben Earl reveals pace at heart of England bid for Six Nations glory

14 March 2025 0 comments

Ben Earl has revealed that speed will be at the heart of England‘s quest to win the Guinness Six Nations title on ‘Super Saturday’. Head […]

Dillon Lewis Joins the Charge: Are the Dragons Ready to Rise?

13 March 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We are at this stage in the season, with signings unveiled and strategies unfolding, and the road for next season […]

Katy Daly-McLean backs Gloucester-Hartpury to win third straight Premiership Women’s Rugby title

13 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Watch Gloucester-Hartpury v Saracens in the PWR Final, live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ from 2pm on Sunday 16th March The Premiership Women’s rugby […]

Women’s Six Nations: Wales captain Hannah Jones on coming back after considering retirement

11 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Eddison Hannah Jones was on the verge of walking away from international rugby before being convinced by her club coach and new national […]

Jack Boyle – Ireland’s future front row star

10 March 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan You won’t find a position quite like the prop in any sport. It is a position defined by toughness, strength, and determination. […]

Six Nations: Italy aren’t going to roll over for England, says Ben Kay

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald England will be in for another Six Nations shocker unless they show plenty of “patience” as well as clinical finishing at Allianz […]

I play at my best when I’m vocal, says centurion Jamie George

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Man of the moment Jamie George insists not much has changed despite being stripped of the England captaincy ahead of the Six […]

Six Nations: Wales edge closer to unwanted record

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson At Murrayfield 70 years ago, Wales played the role of polite guests to perfection, enabling their supposedly hopeless hosts to end the […]

U20s Six Nations: Showdown in Cardiff will be huge challenge – Olamide Sodeke

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Olamide Sodeke – England U20s & Saracens Lock Not many people can say they’ve won a Grand Slam, whether that’s as an U20s player […]

PWR: Gloucester-Hartpury set sights on making it three in a row

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented threepeat, while previous serial […]

Lions ready to fight for their lives, vows Polish star

9 March 2025 0 comments

By CONOR MCLARNON LEICESTER Lions’ Jordan Tebbatt is eager to get one over on his former side as the relegation-threatened club take on Sale FC […]

Stade are willing to fight for Gustard

9 March 2025 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN STADE Francais’ billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard’s reported move to Leicester may not be quite as […]

Gloucester-Hartpury 36-20 Bristol Bears: PWR finalists confirmed as Ilona Maher plays last game, for now…

3 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Ilona Maher’s time in the PWR has come to an abrupt end, as Gloucester-Hartpury dispatched Bristol Bears 36-20 in the semi-final. Although her time in […]

England’s Six Nations critics hit by Kevin Sinfield broadside

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Kevin Sinfield has hit back at critics of England’s style of play, declaring they are in it to win it after a […]

Jack van Poortvliet pleased to have Ben Youngs for support

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Jack van Poortvliet knows that the road back to England’s No.9 jersey will be tough, but in clubmate Ben Youngs he has […]

Will Stuart proving his true worth, says Andy Robinson

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Former England boss and current Bath coach Andy Robinson believes consistency of selection is bringing the best out of Will Stuart. The […]

Felix Jones rejoins Springboks

2 March 2025 0 comments

Former England defence coach Felix Jones will rejoin the South Africa staff next week. The 37-year-old was part of the Springboks’ coaching staff during their […]

Jury’s out on Galthie’s collective approach

2 March 2025 0 comments

WHEN it comes to pivotal matches, Ireland’s clash with France in Dublin on Saturday has it all. It will dictate whether Ireland retain the Six […]

A win’s a win for England? Up to a point, my lord…

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed If England intend to make a habit of winning games on their backsides, they should make a block booking […]

Great (for some) to see Nonu return

2 March 2025 0 comments

YOU have to laugh – always assuming you’re not the one who has to tackle him. We speak of Ma’a Nonu, one of the most […]

Moscow blizzards did not stop my Lions tour

2 March 2025 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND, LIONS, SARACENS, MUNSTER & GARRYOWEN WINGER RICHARD WALLACE I WAS in Moscow of all places when I finally got […]

Six Nations: Time for England to focus on tries

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game With another week off, there is now more time to reflect on the games […]

Young Guns – George Pearson

2 March 2025 0 comments

Tigers back three player George Pearson made his England U20s bow by scoring a try in last week’s win over Scotland. Pearson, the younger brother […]

Survival the name of game for Stade

2 March 2025 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS approximately no one once said, a year is a long time in rugby. After the 17th round of the 2023/24 […]

Cool cat Fin Smith is England’s biggest hitter at 10 since Jonny Wilkinson

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher After narrowly losing a couple of games against class opposition in the summer and autumn that they probably deserved to win, England […]

Scrums in danger of falling off the stage

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett We do not yet know whether the Sabercats or the Seawolves will emerge the stronger, or whether the Sharks will eat the […]

Willie Le Roux calling the shots for Bulls

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Bulls ……………… 31 Lions……………… 19 Willie le Roux starred as his Bulls boosted their top-four credentials with a bonus point victory at […]

A Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty surface again after reports […]

Will Stuart: Facing Bath team mates adds extra spice to Calcutta Cup

20 February 2025 0 comments

The Guinness Six Nations is the peak moment for rugby rivalries and at the Rec, that makes the Calcutta Cup the most hotly-anticipated fixture of […]

Max Malins leaving Bristol Bears to return to Saracens

16 February 2025 0 comments

Max Malins will rejoin Saracens from Bristol at the end of the season. England utility back Malins, who can play flyhalf, full-back and wing, made […]

Give Georgia chance to play with the best, urges Richard Cockerill

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan McGilligan Richard Cockerill has called on Six Nations bosses to give developing European nations the opportunity to compete in the elite competition. Now […]

Six Nations – England need to be more consistent

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week Driving force: Tom Willis has the power to make headway up the middle PICTURE: Getty […]

Goggleboxers must not lose sight of reality

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed There was an overpowering whiff of something significant in the air as the 1984 John Player Cup final – […]

Come in No.10! – Jarrod Evans, ninth time the charm?

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain Should Marcus Smith’s understudy at Harlequins find himself back on Six Nations duty this weekend at long last, the turnover of those […]

Brough is so Hungary to build on early adventure

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By CHRIS COLLYER Speedy: Birmingham Moseley winger Daniel Brough BIRMINGHAM Moseley winger Daniel Brough says his love for rugby was solidified when he spent two […]

England are now potential champs

16 February 2025 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the up: Fin Baxter goes over for his try against France PICTURES: Getty Images AT […]

Young Guns – Noah Caluori

16 February 2025 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 WING Noah Caluori’s try for England U18s sent the teenage sensation viral last year and he hopes to continue […]

Noon calls for flexibility at 10

16 February 2025 0 comments

■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon believes England need to […]

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