More and more professional players in France are unemployed as they fail to earn contracts from Top 14 clubs. We look at the growing problem…
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Five things we learnt about rugby – July
The Six Nations must embrace reform July saw the Rugby Football Union dousing cold water on speculation that the Six Nations could be moved from its existing place in the…
30 Minutes with… Damian McKenzie
How was your first experience with the All Blacks squad in June? Awesome. It was full-on but everything I expected. I learnt loads and really enjoyed it. I’m a happy…
Rugby Championship games in London could become a regular thing
The Rugby Championship is coming to London for the first time on Saturday 8 October with defending champions Australia taking on Argentina at Twickenham in a repeat of one of…
Super Rugby: Key battles for the semi-finals
Three teams from New Zealand and one from South Africa clash this weekend for a place in the Super Rugby Final on August 6. The first semi will be contested…
Who will take over at Toulon? The plot thickens…
There’s rarely a dull day at Toulon, even during the off-season, and this summer a bumper crop of colourful stories has emanated from the Cote d’Azur. At the end of…
Part two: Aviva Premiership imports and exports
By Alex Shaw Following on from our look at the ins and outs at the first six Aviva Premiership clubs this off-season, we now turn our attentions to Newcastle Falcons,…
England rugby: RFU and Premiership Rugby sign £200m eight-year partnership
It was all smiles at Twickenham this week as Ian Ritchie, chief executive of the RFU, and his opposite number at Premiership Rugby, Mark McCafferty, unveiled the latest agreement between…
Would moving the Six Nations benefit Northern Hemisphere players?
kThe Six Nations council meet in a couple of weeks to review the 2016 tournament but there is more on their plate than patting each other on the back and…
Home Nations: Fifteen to watch for 2016/17 season
With the majority of players now already back in preseason across the Aviva Premiership and Guinness PRO12, it’s a stark reminder that the 2016/17 season is just around the corner…