The play-off system dilutes the significance of finishing positions at the top end of the Aviva Premiership, but at the bottom it’s quite the opposite – 12th and last spot…
Alan Pearey
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Dan Norton
A smile borne from a belief that, no matter the difficulties of merging three nations and without any World Series events to compete in, GB have all the tools needed…
Hartley to lead an English-based Lions?
England’s historic series win in Australia has done more than propel them to second place in the World Rugby Rankings – it has made Dylan Hartley the near unbackable favourite…
Women’s Sevens Olympic Repêchage: Ben Gollings is chasing the dream with China
Ben Gollings is one of the superstars of the sevens sphere, discussed in the same breath as Waisale Serevi and Eric Rush after a career that yielded 220 tries and…
Why South Africa needs Allister Coetzee
South Africa are at a crossroads. Not only has Allister Coetzee succeeded Heyneke Meyer as head coach but the remnants of the 2007 World Cup winning team has all but…
Fiji home in on another HSBC Sevens World Series title – and No 1 seeding for Rio
Softer toilet paper and being allowed to eat sausages were two of the treats sampled this week by the Fiji squad, who stayed at the deluxe Lensbury hotel in Teddington…
Nick Wood – my top 5 English Premiership matches at Kingsholm
Nick Wood already has a couple of notable records to his name: the highest number of competitive first-team appearances for Gloucester (277) and the first man to reach a double…
Could you be our 2015-16 Team of the Year?
New Zealand may have won the World Cup, and England the Six Nations trophy – but the really big one is still to come. Who will be crowned Rugby World…
Fearless Dragons taking their boldest step
How ironic that, at a time of the season when many players are feeling the bumps and bruises acutely, Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones should name an unchanged line-up for…
RBS Six Nations: Scotland 29-18 France
Scotland ended two of international rugby’s most unenviable streaks: this victory was their first home win in the Six Nations in eight attempts, and their first defeat of France since…