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Question time at Twickenham
GRAEME Cattermole, the former chairman of the RFU, has written an explosive letter to a member of the RFU council which lays bare the apparent financial inadequacies of the governing body.
It's the good life now for the family Yapp
On a sheep farm in Shropshire, NEALE HARVEY talks to Tony Yapp and his sister Jo about their careers in men’s and women’s rugby
Itoje can compete with the Bok giants
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO. NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION
Global season must happen to make rugby a world sport
Q&A ALAN SOLOMONS ON THE RECORD
Hogg is loving life after Jack's warm welcome
Scotland star Stuart Hogg tells Neale Harvey how West Country life is exceeding expectations
Empty grounds? You'd be surprised by the chatter
MY first thought about playing two instalments of the Six Nations next season, with the earlier one replacing the October/November Autumn series window, is that the overriding consideration should not be about money, but whether it is safe to play.
Age 30, I felt ready for the ‘real world'
MY LIFE IN RUGBY DAVE LEWIS THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, EXETER AND HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF
Cross Green's home to generations of Melvilles
MY CLUB OTLEY WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK NIGEL MELVILLE
A sea of people hailed Carling like a Messiah
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
Kings Of The Jungle Where Wild Beasts Come To Play
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s feared enforcers
So How Do You Fix This Mess Called The Scrum?
Nick Cain talks to scrum guru Phil Keith-Roach about the problems with the game's greatest set-piece
May-day for opponents as Jonny just gets better
JONNY May’s move back to Kingsholm is great news for Gloucester fans because he would have to be in the reckoning for one of the wing shirts in any World XV. What strikes me is that he is the most improved player I’ve seen in the England squad. Over the last three seasons he has been right up there, and he tops the list ahead of Tom Curry and Sam Underhill.
Whitelock inspired by hero big bro Sam
FRANCE-BASED All Blacks flanker Luke Whitelock is backing his older brother Sam to continue a remarkable family dynasty by making it all the way to the 2023 World Cup.
Warrior Will targets role as defence commander
STROKE victim Will Hurrell aims to forge a new career in coaching after revealing how his life might have been in danger had he continued playing for Bristol.
Slash salary cap and ditch marquee men
With at least another three weeks of lockdown ahead of us, people are speculating about how we can emerge from this crisis, and what our post-pandemic world will be like. In the greater scheme of things rugby’s fate is trivial, but that doesn’t stop us speculating about what might happen.
Shy schoolboys whose talent shook the world
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
Kpoku bros pose Maro twin threat at Sarries
RISING Saracens star Joel Kpoku has boldly laid out his manifesto for usurping Maro Itoje and forcing his way into England’s reckoning for the 2023 World Cup.
Cooch not on toughie list? It may get nasty!
Jacques Burger? No arguments there. Colin Meads? Wayne Shelford? Bang on. In compiling his “most wanted” list of rugby bruisers in these pages a week ago, the formidably knowledgeable Brendan Gallagher landed some solid blows, so to speak.
Bear cubs can go all the way says Morgan
BRISTOL’S gifted gang of backline proteges are primed to explode on to the international stage, predicts former Wales flyer Kevin Morgan.
Ashton blames blinkered players for sin-bin failure
THE SIN-BIN, rugby’s equivalent of the naughty step, has been around since 1997, to act as a deterrent against foul play.
Abendanon Return Is Hit By The Virus Lockdown
Laporte’s world club idea is not for me says Nick.
Red card on debut wasn't a great start to life in France!
Q&A BEN SMITH ON THE RECORD
Gibbs makes his mark and Lions take series
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
Relegation doesn't diminish the dizzy highs of a decade
Colin Boag continues his series on Super Fans, this week Saracens’ Jason ‘Large’ Harris
Rugby's finest rushed to the front and died heroes with VCs galore
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union
Jamie the one who must beware bolters this time
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... HOOKER
I'm glad Eddie's got the job...who else was there?
THERE were not too many alternatives open to the RFU when it came to reappointing Eddie Jones as England coach through to the 2023 World Cup.
Coventry were just half an hour from closure
MY CLUB COVENTRY WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK PETER ROSSBOROUGH
Apprentice Alex ready to run with the big dogs
NORTHAMPTON scrumhalf Alex Mitchell is determined to make the most of his shock Six Nations call-up by continuing to apply pressure on Ben Youngs and Willi Heinz.
End The 50:22 Sideshow And Sort Subs And Scrum
Jeremy Guscott outspoken and unmissable...Every week