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…
Tournaments
Ben Foden as you’ve never seen him before!
WE'RE USED to seeing Ben Foden jinking past defenders and taking high balls when he's in action for Northampton Saints and England, but we've got a video of him doing…
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…
Europe – we have the answer!
Stephen Jones explains how to solve the Heineken Cup row
SCOTLAND: Edinburgh need changes but not the kind you think
With Glasgow Warriors, any change is gradual. After all, with the relative successes of last season it would be nonsensical for head coach Gregor Townsend to wield a cleaver. However,…
New Euro comps proposed by Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby have drawn battle lines and aimed for 'new markets'.
RaboDirect Pro12: Round 1 wrap
Finalists humbled on their return to league action; a hefty spanking; calls for changes in style? It's has to be the first round of RaboDirect Pro12 rugby, which has sent…
Aviva Premiership: Round 1 wrap
Torrential rain; whopping half-time scores; post-rattling last-minute kicks. Here's your wrap of the first round of the Aviva Premiership as Northampton Saints pulled to the top of the table and…
EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: Jonathan Thomas
"Worcester as a club blows you away; it’s like starting with a clean slate."
Aviva Premiership One to Watch: Tom Varndell
Tom Varndell finished last season as the joint top try-scorer in the Aviva Premiership, sharing the honour with his team-mate Christian Wade. He ran in 13 tries in 20 league…