'Two years on and I still suffer from anxiety, migraines, problems with my balance, insomnia and irritability' - Cameron Pierce on his concussion-forced retirement
Former Canada and Pau lock Cameron Pierce discusses his early retirement from the game due to multiple concussions, the symptoms t…
Alex Shaw 28 Oct 2018, 15:40
'My heart is solely on England' - meet the 6 foot 5, 124kg Fijian born No.8 being touted as the next Vunipola
Exeter Chiefs young gun Rus Tuima sits down with RugbyPass to discuss his transition to the professional game, the influences in h…
Alex Shaw 27 Oct 2018, 12:51
England fears mount as Courtney Lawes flown home from Portugal
England's autumn international injury list lengthens, as Courtney Lawes leaves the side's Portugal training camp for specialist tr…
Alex Shaw 27 Oct 2018, 8:34
Is the Premiership Cup fit for purpose? A XV of players whose selection would suggest it is...
A XV of budding stars whose selection in the Premiership Cup over the next couple of weeks would show that the competition is stil…
Alex Shaw 25 Oct 2018, 16:14
The market for outside centres to become bloodbath as four English club giants compete for talent
Having been a problem position for England for a decade, the amount of talent available at the 13 position in English rugby has ri…
Alex Shaw 24 Oct 2018, 5:19
Wade's NFL dream may have come too late
The rugby world was riveted last week as stories emerged that Wasps and England wing Christian Wade would be quitting the sport to…
Alex Shaw 22 Oct 2018, 14:37
Why Toulouse's victory over Leinster won't have come as a complete surprise to rugby nauses
Toulouse have gone from peerless European aristocrats to an overspending and underperforming mess at the highest club level over t…
Alex Shaw 22 Oct 2018, 6:45
Champions Cup XV of the Week - Round 2
A round-up of the most impressive performers from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup, a weekend which saw a number of compell…
Alex Shaw 21 Oct 2018, 12:46
England haemorrhage players as Irish, Welsh and Scottish exiles programs thrive
A round-up of the growing list of players to turn their back on England and commit to Ireland, Scotland or Wales in the search for…
Alex Shaw 20 Oct 2018, 5:01
A 13 man shortlist of England's Number Eight options and their 'pros' and 'cons'
A look at all of England's available number eight options following the injuries to Billy Vunipola and Sam Simmonds, as well as th…
Alex Shaw 17 Oct 2018, 14:12
Yorkshire snap up reinforcements from the Mitre 10 Cup, including a former NZ 7s star
Yorkshire have leant heavily on director of rugby Chris Stirling's connections in New Zealand and recruited two key additions from…
Alex Shaw 16 Oct 2018, 4:43
There's a new Wilkinson in town and he's set to don the 10 jersey
The injury of AJ MacGinty has Sale Sharks reeling, but do they need to look elsewhere for a medical joker or is the solution to th…
Alex Shaw 15 Oct 2018, 13:50
England’s elite stumble in Champions Cup yet again and why it’s time to act
With Bath, Wasps and Leicester Tigers all falling to demoralising European losses, and Exeter Chiefs held to a draw on their own p…
Alex Shaw 15 Oct 2018, 6:08
Champions Cup XV of the Week - Round 1
A round-up of the top performers in the Heineken Champions Cup, on the competition's opening weekend of the 2018/19 season.
Alex Shaw 14 Oct 2018, 12:24
Exclusive: 'When the surgeon said I needed an ACL reconstruction, it went from zero to 100 pretty quickly!'
Sale Sharks and England age-grade star Cam Redpath sits down with us to discuss his whirlwind year that culminated in him being ca…
Alex Shaw 11 Oct 2018, 15:32
The Welsh seven open to donning the Red Rose?
Exiled Welshman Sam Lewis has been excelling for Worcester Warriors over the last 12 months and has yet to receive a call-up from …
Alex Shaw 10 Oct 2018, 5:36
Why it's going to be England versus Ireland as bitter Anglo-Irish rivalry brews in Europe
With the 2018/19 Heineken Champions Cup set to kick-off this weekend, we take a look at the teams primed to make a charge for the …
Alex Shaw 09 Oct 2018, 14:02
How do the Heineken Champions Cup pools stack up on the RugbyPass Index?
We take a look at the pools of the 2018/19 Heineken Champions Cup and see how they stack up on the RugbyPass Index (RPI), includin…
Alex Shaw 09 Oct 2018, 9:21
Wasps set to welcome back 4 key men ahead of test with Leinster
Wasps are set to welcome back a number of key individuals when they open up the Heineken Champions Cup on Friday night away to Lei…
Alex Shaw 08 Oct 2018, 8:53
Gallagher Premiership XV of the Week - Round 6
The weekly round-up of the top performers in the Gallagher Premiership, featuring the likes of Billy Vunipola, Danny Cipriani and …
Alex Shaw 07 Oct 2018, 14:55