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One XV that would challenge the best

31 December 2023 0 comments

Joe Santamaria selects his Tier Two Team of the Year While the major nations were battling for sporting immortality at the Rugby World Cup, the […]

Talented players will still miss out

31 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the start of a new year, it’s the beginning of a new RFU and Premiership […]

I’m honoured, says Sir Dicky with NY award

31 December 2023 0 comments

Cornish Pirates owner Sir Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans says he is ‘surprised’ and ‘honoured’ to be awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours. Kenya-based Evans […]

Time of goodwill to all (well, nearly all)

24 December 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER hands out his Christmas goodies… HO HO HO. I’m normally more of a scrooge than a Santa at Christmas but, to […]

Boost for Quins and Tigers as Horne gets job

17 December 2023 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER World Rugby high performance director Peter Horne is set to become the Australian Rugby Union’s new head of high performance, which could […]

Each day was filled with song, fun and laughter

17 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Graham Dewes – The former Fiji prop and 2007 Rugby World Cup hero talks about his memories from the game […]

Social media can hurt even the best

17 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last weekend saw some of the best rugby we have seen this season, including the World […]

Farrell extends Ireland stay to 2027

14 December 2023 0 comments

Andy Farrell has extended his contract as Ireland head coach until after the next Rugby World Cup in 2027. With his previous contract expiring in […]

The Top 5 Men’s Rugby Teams in the World in 2023

13 December 2023 0 comments

In the exciting world of rugby, 2023 has brought forth a highly anticipated showdown among the world’s premier teams. As the sport continues to evolve, […]

Millard in frame for top Australia post

10 December 2023 0 comments

On the Blindside DoR: Billy Millard HARLEQUINS director of rugby Billy Millard is believed to be on a three-man shortlist to become the Australian Rugby […]

Minnows can make splash of a whale

10 December 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED ACCORDING to Donald J Trump – you may have heard of him – “losers” are the lowest of the low, “suckers” […]

We need outcome that we can trust

10 December 2023 0 comments

It has been heading our way for many months, but now it seems horribly real. The concussion lawsuit laid against three governing bodies – World […]

Too many are being pushed to the edge

10 December 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees says it’s time to ensure players spend less time in the gym and more with the ball in their hands Max Malins […]

Super Steelers get off to strongest of starts

10 December 2023 0 comments

JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK ALL Blacks Brodie Retallick and Ardie Savea each scored two tries to power the Kobe Steelers to an 80-15 thrashing […]

Extreme views we can do without

10 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can’t help but wonder what is happening to this game of rugby that I love […]

Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

8 December 2023 0 comments

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for the first-time since announcing […]

Vickery & Regan named in lawsuit

3 December 2023 0 comments

Two of England’s 2003 World Cup winners, Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, are among the 295 players taking legal action against rugby authorities over brain […]

Baxter’s right to call for the return of ‘traditional’ scrum

3 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week in almost all of the articles that I read, national papers or otherwise, all […]

Cane and Kolbe link up for Japan opener

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Just over a month since the Rugby World Cup final, 14 of the players who featured in the showpiece match will suit […]

Baxter: We need to power up the scrum

26 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has called on the game’s lawmakers to forget about trying to make the game more entertaining by speeding it up […]

Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi

26 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are to regularly challenge in […]

Fearing players going abroad is a false storm

26 November 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken following the 2023 tournament, […]

20 years on and little to give us any real hope

26 November 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning the World Cup for […]

Without any mystery, it’s barely a game at all

26 November 2023 0 comments

Here’s a brain-teaser for you: why do so many techno-wizards at the cutting edge of “artificial intelligence” seem to be missing something – quite a […]

Saracens hit fast lane to power past Trailfinders

26 November 2023 0 comments

By WILLIAM THURTLE Trailfinders ….. 18pts Tries: Dow 50, 63 Conversions Green 64 Saracens ……….52pts Penalties: Green 8, 13 Tries: Wyrwas 3, Campbell 11, Harrison […]

Set-pieces which make the difference

26 November 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby launched a new version […]

Returning from the ‘dead’ to play again

26 November 2023 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to Morgan MacRae, the Welsh hooker determined to resurrect his career HAVING gone into cardiac arrest and having been resuscitated four times […]

Court case that could define game’s future

26 November 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS WE approach what could be a defining moment in the future of the game with […]

All Eyes on the Six Nations 2024

21 November 2023 0 comments

We’ve seen the Six Nations teams in action in France in the concluded Rugby World Cup, and based on form, it provides an early indication […]

Underhill faces a fight for his place

19 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Back row is not one of England head coach Steve Borthwick’s problem positions in terms of competition for places, but the return […]

Sale captain Curry enjoying return to the ‘hamster wheel’

19 November 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Now he is fit again and back on the “hamster wheel” of training, playing and recovering, everything in Ben Curry’s world appear […]

Time to have the same laws across the game

19 November 2023 0 comments

MANY thanks to Paul Rees for turning the spotlight onto the issue of tackle heights in the professional game, containing many revealing comments from Premiership […]

We keep pressing self-destruct button

19 November 2023 0 comments

It is high time English rugby with its huge resources, in both player and financial terms, ceased pressing the wretched self-destruct button. As Nick Cain […]

The Tank who is adding weight to Bath’s attack

19 November 2023 0 comments

Thomas du Toit may not have featured in as many headlines as Finn Russell, but the South African prop has been an equally significant figure […]

Deacon has designs on top job…but not just yet

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Deacon led England to the inaugural WXV 1 title in New Zealand and having had a taste for the hot seat, […]

Probyn for the top job!

12 November 2023 0 comments

WHAT a brilliant and pertinent article written by Jeff Probyn in last week’s issue. Absolutely spot on! Oh that we had someone of his calibre […]

New season set

12 November 2023 0 comments

Ben Jaycock looks at contenders ahead of next weekend’s kick-off to the Women’s Premiership season With just nine teams but a TNT Sports broadcast contract […]

Tackling an age old problem

12 November 2023 0 comments

ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS RECENT MEASURES BROUGHT IN TO IMPROVE PLAYER SAFETY ARE ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE Sam Cane last week received a three-match […]

Young Guns: Bristol Prop Louis Trevett

12 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Welshman Louis Trevett represented England U18s at the Six Nations Festival in Dublin this year but has been forced to set his […]

Why refs must still have the final word

5 November 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THE World Cup final was always going to be tense, and produce significant talking points. When you have […]

Red Roses: Marlie Packer

5 November 2023 0 comments

BACK ROW, CAPTAIN Birthplace: Yeovil DOB: 02/10/1989 Community Club: Ivel Barbarians, now known as Yeovil RFC Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: May 2008 v Sweden […]

Lions of Europe would be a fine team to watch

5 November 2023 0 comments

A long time ago I concluded that the self-interest of the Six Nations runs so deep, and they are so frightened of rugby advancing elsewhere […]

All Black Savea crowned world’s top player

5 November 2023 0 comments

NEW Zealand No.8 Ardie Savea was crowned World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year on Sunday. Savea scored three tries in eight Tests this […]

When I was hit, I used to smile

5 November 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the World Cup finally over and an outcome that was half expected but many were […]

The biggest winners from the Rugby World Cup 2023

2 November 2023 0 comments

A World Cup that will rank as one of the most unpredictable and exciting has come to an end after eight weeks of high drama […]

Barnes calls time on long refereeing career

2 November 2023 0 comments

English veteran referee Wayne Barnes has retired after a distinguished 20-year career with the whistle. Barnes, 44, has refereed 111 test matches and more than […]

The European Rugby Nations We Don’t Talk About Enough

30 October 2023 0 comments

All eyes are on France as the 2023 Rugby World Cup nears its conclusion. There are only a few matches left until the final, so […]

Roberts given new role on WRU Board

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Jamie Roberts has been selected for a new role in Welsh rugby after being appointed as one of three Independent Non-Executive Directors […]

Why wait until 2030? Get this contest going now

29 October 2023 0 comments

The closed-shop in international rugby union was reinforced this week after the second coming of the Nations Championship was announced by World Rugby in Paris, […]

True leaders stay calm

29 October 2023 0 comments

WHEN are the authorities and referees going to stop the increasing dissent by players in games. The latest example was Owen Farrell in the England […]

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