Joe Marler

By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer  In a nutshell An error-strewn game saw the scores level on penalties til the final quarter of the game, and with Nick Evans showing…

David Strettle

By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor In a nutshell Leicester reached their eighth straight Premiership final with a hard-fought win over defending champions Saracens. As you would expect when…

mike brown quins

By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer  THE FIRST of this weekend’s Aviva Premiership semi-finals will see Harlequins and Northampton battle it out at the Twickenham Stoop. Neither team has competed…

Owen Farrell

By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor WELFORD ROAD will hold no fear for Saracens when they play Leicester in the second of the Aviva Premiership semi-finals on Saturday. After…

Rugby World’s Championship Blog

THE FOG on the Tyne, made thicker by Newcastle’s failure to take a bonus point win from Wasps on Saturday, has lifted somewhat this morning with news from west of…

England’s Mathew Turner was today shortlisted as a contender for the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year award. The former Bristol wing faces competition from two New Zealanders –…

Mike Phillips Bayonne

By Gavin Mortimer TWO ROUNDS of the Top 14 to go and down at the foot of the table it’s looking tight. Lyon are doomed, that much is sure, even…

Jonny May

There have been plenty of quality tries during this season’s Aviva Premiership, from Jonny May’s individual effort against Harlequins to Manu Tuilagi finishing off a team move at Northampton, but…