Galarza leaves Gloucester with immediate effect
Mariano Galarza has been released by Gloucester and is set to move to France in order to obtain regular first XV rugby.
Alex Shaw
05 Oct 2018, 2:26
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Alex Shaw
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Alex went from reporting on rugby and scouting out the best young talent in the game to heading up the player recruitment at Ealing Trailfinders. He still turns his hand to the odd article here and there whilst trying to help push the London club to the Premiership.
12 youngsters who could breakout in this season's Heineken Champions Cup
As the beginning of the 2018/19 Heineken Champions Cup draws closer, RugbyPass take a look at 12 exciting youngsters who could mak…
Alex Shaw
02 Oct 2018, 14:56
Exclusive: England back-row Don Armand makes decision over Exeter Chiefs future
Exeter's Zimbabwean back-rower is set to agree a new contract at the club, despite heavy interest from Top 14 clubs and only limit…
Alex Shaw
02 Oct 2018, 4:07
Breakout performance for Andrew Kellaway sees him star in the Premiership's Round 5 RPI moves
A round-up of the RugbyPass Index movers and shakers after Round 5 of the Gallagher Premiership season. Australian Andrew Kellaway…
Alex Shaw
01 Oct 2018, 6:51
Salary cap battling Exeter have fight on hands to keep Townsend as rival courts scrumhalf
Gloucester target the addition of Stu Townsend for the 2019/20 season as Exeter Chiefs identify players they can afford to lose in…
Alex Shaw
01 Oct 2018, 4:21
Gallagher Premiership XV of the Week - Round 5
A round-up of the top performers from the Premiership this past weekend, including a virtuoso display from Alex Goode that will ag…
Alex Shaw
30 Sep 2018, 11:27
Exclusive: 'It just feels to me like I'm going up to the next step' - Ollie Lawrence
After a fantastic final year at Bromsgrove, that was capped by a call-up to the England squad for a training camp ahead of the ann…
Alex Shaw
28 Sep 2018, 6:58
The top 8 candidates to fill Marler's boots with England
Following Joe Marler's decision to hang up his international boots on Wednesday, RugbyPass look at eight of the top candidates to …
Alex Shaw
27 Sep 2018, 7:31
Former England scrum coach Rowntree lands international job
Former England scrum coach Graham Rowntree has landed himself an international coaching role after leaving Harlequins in the summe…
Alex Shaw
25 Sep 2018, 5:55
The solution to Premiership's relegation debate or just pie in the sky?
A look at whether the proposal for the Premiership Shield to take the place of the Championship as English rugby's second tier cou…
Alex Shaw
24 Sep 2018, 14:03
France great Michalak set to make sensational retirement u-turn - reports
Reports in France suggest that Frédéric Michalak could be about to come out of retirement and take up one last contract.
Alex Shaw
24 Sep 2018, 11:40
Props among the big Premiership winners in Round 4 RPI movers and shakers
A round-up of the prominent RugbyPass Index risers and fallers in the Premiership following the Round 4 action, Exeter Chiefs' Har…
Alex Shaw
24 Sep 2018, 6:48
Gallagher Premiership XV of the Week - Round 4
A round-up of the top performers from the weekend's Premiership action, which included polished displays from the likes of Maro It…
Alex Shaw
23 Sep 2018, 11:17
England U20 coaching staff for 2018/19 announced
England Rugby have named their new U20 coaches for the 2018/19 season, as part of their coaching development agreement with Premie…
Alex Shaw
21 Sep 2018, 4:25
Eight players that could thrive under John Mitchell as England defence coach
A look at the players who could be asked in from the international wilderness now that John Mitchell has been appointed England's …
Alex Shaw
19 Sep 2018, 9:05
Rugby's damaging 'us' and 'them' culture on player welfare must end
The “rugby’s gone soft” boys have come out to play again.
Alex Shaw
17 Sep 2018, 11:45
Lewington and Miller the Premiership winners in this week's RPI movements
A round-up of the big risers and fallers in this week's calculation of the RugbyPass Index for the Gallagher Premiership clubs, wi…
Alex Shaw
17 Sep 2018, 7:48
Gallagher Premiership XV of the Week - Round 3
Gloucester continued their undefeated start to the season in Round 3 of the Gallagher Premiership, beating Bristol Bears at Kingsh…
Alex Shaw
16 Sep 2018, 15:21
"I'd love for the PRPW not to need to exist" - Dan Leo on the untold tragedies of Pacific Islanders in Europe
When Dan Leo set up Pacific Rugby Players Welfare in 2016, he had no idea that just a few months later he would be mourning the lo…
Alex Shaw
16 Sep 2018, 10:54
The electric Fijian Under-18 scrum-half who's turning heads
The Fijian U20 side may still be revelling in their success at the recent World Rugby U20 Trophy in Romania, but attention is alre…
Alex Shaw
14 Sep 2018, 14:38
