OPINION
Pressure on Leinster to show they aren’t the new Clermont – Andy Goode
They may be facing the formidable reigning champions but Leinster are heavy favourites everywhere you look and the pressure really…
Editors Pick
‘I love Quade Cooper’: NZ-born flyhalf reflects on opportunity to represent Australia
For New Zealand-born Carys Dallinger, playing for the Black Ferns has always been “the goal.”
INTERVIEW
'We looked at our recruitment strategy and we went out to get the players that could make a difference'
Gloucestershire is gorgeous. With its endless green hills and valleys, it’s a nature lover’s dream. It's no wonder Extinction …
OPINION
The abnormal stat that shows signs of a deliberate plan for Beauden Barrett
With one final chance at the Rugby World Cup later this year, Barrett has to be forgiven for working to a clear preservation plan …
ANALYSIS
Sale Sharks show true Northern pride
George Ford inspires Sale to reach their first Premiership final in 17 years and despite facing Saracens, they will have nothing t…
INTERVIEW
'Guys might be introverted but they find their feet. It’s rewarding'
Safe to say, life has treated Ernst Joubert well since he hung up the boots in 2015 following his half-dozen seasons at Saracens.
INTERVIEW
Kerr-Barlow: 'I'd say it's a pretty extraordinary pathway to take'
Tawera Kerr-Barlow was running a half-hour late last Thursday for his Zoom appointment – but with very good reason.
ANALYSIS
Premier 15s: 'All dynasties eventually wash away. In Devon, a new power is rising.'
Since its launch in 2017, the top tier of women’s club rugby in England, has been dominated by Saracens. However, like undulatin…
Don’t rule out shock away wins in Premiership semi-finals – Andy Goode
There may only have been six away wins in a couple of decades’ worth of Premiership semi-finals but I just have a feeling we cou…
OPINION
Mick Cleary: 'Leicester don’t mess about when it comes to the scoreboard. You're either in front or a loser'
Tigers have battled their way from mid-table to be within a game of a Premiership final and they have a puncher's chance against S…
OPINION
Competitive Super Rugby franchises are in Suva, Apia and Nuku’alofa
The argument against allowing the Drua to play in Fiji full-time or to base Moana Pasifika in Samoa or Tonga - instead of Auckland…
INTERVIEW
Dave Attwood: 'I’d given everything I possibly could have but it wasn’t enough'
The Bath, Bristol and Gloucester second-row has given an immense amount to the game and now he wants to give back