It’s now less than 48 hours until Scotland 7s open their 2011/12 HSBC Sevens World Series campaign on the Australian Gold Coast. The 12-man squad first face England, at 1.19pm…

Players Union devastated at report being leaked

Following today’s publication of the confidential PGB Rugby World Cup Review reports in The Times newspaper, RPA CEO Damian Hopley said: “I am absolutely devastated that our RPA members’ trust has…

Lewis Moody’s statement on the World Cup

Lewis Moody, who is represented by Big Red Management said: “I have seen the stories in today’s Times with their interpretation of the leaked post Rugby World Cup (RWC) reviews.…

Shane Williams and Gareth Thomas

By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor IT’S THE end of an era. The days of Shane Williams delighting crowds all over the world with his dancing feet, jinking runs…

After years of hard work and toil Argentina have finally been rewarded for their improvement, writes Dan Grose. Their additional spot in a revamped Tri Nations is nothing more than…

Chris Cusiter signs until 2015

Glasgow Warriors have delivered a significant statement of intent by securing Chris Cusiter, a British & Irish Lion and one of the leading scrum-halves in the world game, on a…

Donncha tries to play on without shorts!

Donncha O’Callaghan’s commitment to the Munster cause was never in doubt but in this game even he (almost) took it too far. After losing his shorts in this Heineken Cup…

wales fans

Wales Assistant Coach Rob Howley has agreed a new contract with the Welsh Rugby Union which will ensure he continues at the helm of the senior team for at least…