In a game of inches, sides with an established foundation of pragmatism usually emerge clutching the etched handles of oversized silverware. For once it was a debonair attitude to open…
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TV rights: Will Six Nations deal set a trend?
If you heard a low rumbling noise last Thursday, it may well have been a collective sigh of relief from armchair rugby fans across the country. You’ve no doubt heard…
Dan Cole’s Top 5 tightheads
They’ll be the first to tell you, but the tighthead is one of the most important positions on the pitch. The anchor of the pack and a crucial cog at…
Lions fixtures for 2017 New Zealand tour
The Lions have announced their 10-match fixture list for 2017 tour. Unlike 2013, where they stopped off in Hong Kong for a sponsor-led fixture against the Barbarians, there will be…
BBC retain Six Nations but lose England home games to ITV
It’s a victory for common sense – but there’s no doubting the Six Nations TV deal announced today will draw sighs from traditionalists. The BBC, the permanent home of Five/Six…
Family fun at Twickenham
Enjoy a match-day experience with a difference at Twickenham for England v France thanks to Keith Prowse
Rugby World fitness: maul like an England forward
There are a few sights that you only get in rugby – the lineout, the scrum and the maul. Now the maul can be held up as the refuge of…
Analysis: Five reasons the Highlanders won the Super 15 final
“Nobody said we could” – that was the rabid rallying cry issued by fly-half Lima Sopoaga as the Highlanders took to the pitch for the second period of Saturday’s phenomenal Super 15…
Mini rugby video: How to sell a dummy
Learn how to outfox opponents with a dummy
30 Minutes with… Charlie Sharples
Gloucester full-back Charlie Sharples talks pranks, party guests and PlayStation