SPREADING GOSPEL is part of modern rugby some would have you believe. Sevens is undoubtedly one of the most aggressively expanding sports out there and with the 2016 Rio Olympics…
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Aviva Premiership One to Watch: Tom James
Tom James, the 26-year-old Exeter Chiefs wing who will be attempting to carve up the London Irish defence in an Aviva Premiership clash at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on…
England to be captained by Tom Wood?
This week Tom Wood threw his hat into the ring for the England captaincy in autumn
A new age for Ireland begins on Sunday
GETTING TO know the new man in charge may not be so tough after many of the Ireland squad got to chat with Joe Schmidt during the tour to North…
EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: Lyn Jones
PEOPLE MIGHT regard my move from London Welsh to the Dragons as a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire, but as a coach challenges come…
Joe Worsley enjoying French lessons at Bordeaux-Begles
IT'S NOT just British and Irish players beating a path to France to further their rugby education. Scan the staff lists of the French clubs and you’ll spot more than…
Rugby Championship: Round 4 is a big one
The spot as number one in the world is up for grabs while two winless warriors do battle. Some coaches It can only be Round 4 of the Rugby Championship,…
Aviva Premiership One to Watch: Jamie George
After serving his apprenticeship at Saracens behind John Smit and Schalk Britz in the pecking order, Jamie George was given the chance to start only his seventh Premiership match in…
IRELAND: Provinces still a prized asset in European negotiations
Leinster, Munster and Ulster may be as uncertain as the rest of the Rabodirect Pro12 teams, but they are still valuable players in any European negotiations and judging by some…
Heineken Cup crisis: Business as usual for our Gallic cousins
HEINEKEN CUP hell may have broken loose in the British Isles but on the south side of the English Channel Tuesday’s news of the tournament’s likely demise has caused barely…