6ft 7 inch, 120kg Nick Isiekwe aims to bulk-up on 'special' diet
Nick Isiekwe is already one of England’s biggest forwards but the young Saracens lockintends to become an even more formidable p…
Chris Jones
07 Jun 2018, 7:58
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England will use copycat blueprint to beat Boks - Venter
Brendan Venter expects England to copy the title-winning game plan he developed at Premiership champions Saracens to win the three…
Chris Jones
07 Jun 2018, 6:10
Springboks to make racial history against England
South African rugby is expected to make history again tomorrow when the Springboks name their first all black front row for the op…
Chris Jones
06 Jun 2018, 10:01
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-All Black coach believes England's 'brutal' SA tour is fatally flawed
Former All Black coach John Mitchell believes England's bid for a test series triumph in South Africa is fatally flawed because tw…
Chris Jones
05 Jun 2018, 6:12
'I've got family who have those views' - gay issue won't split Pocock and Folau
Israel Folau and David Pocock insist their very different views on homosexuality will not cause a rift in the Australia squad as t…
Chris Jones
04 Jun 2018, 4:03
Eddie Jones to enlist brain doctor to cure 'slowness' of English players
Eddie Jones has sought help from an expert in brain research to try and work out why his England players are slow to adapt to prob…
Chris Jones
31 May 2018, 5:53
'Eddie is flogging coaches too' - Moody backs former teammate for England defence job
Lewis Moody, the World Cup winning former captain, is urging Eddie Jones to consider former Wasps flanker Joe Worsley for the Engl…
Chris Jones
30 May 2018, 9:10
'Freak' Mako Vunipola ready to dismantle Springboks
Saracens captain Brad Barritt has warned South Africa that Mako Vunipola is the best prop in the world and will prove it for Engla…
Chris Jones
28 May 2018, 14:14
Farrell claims injury scare just 'cramp'
Captain Owen Farrell gave England an injury scare ahead of their three-test series in South Africa when he limped out of Saracens …
Chris Jones
26 May 2018, 14:23
Kruis: 'I will be out for eight to ten weeks'
England lock George Kruis has just one more game to negotiate before ankle surgery rules him out for two months and believes he ca…
Chris Jones
24 May 2018, 11:17
Finn Russell defends Glasgow's 4G pitch after Scarlets' player describes it as 'shocking'
Scotland Number 10 Finn Russell, who delivered the “miracle pass” which triggered England’s Six Nations demise, returns to h…
Chris Jones
23 May 2018, 7:29
"I just couldn’t turn this opportunity down" - Gustard
Paul Gustard insisted today he could not turn down the chance to become Harlequins head of rugby despite leaving England needing t…
Chris Jones
21 May 2018, 7:21
This is Harlequins new headcoach and it has implications for England
The rumours are true and it throws the cat among the pigeons.
Chris Jones
20 May 2018, 15:10
Hughes defies logic to set up titanic encounter with Vunipola
Nathan Hughes’ ability to defy medical opinion has set up a titanic clash with England No8 rival Billy Vunipola when Wasps attem…
Chris Jones
18 May 2018, 13:16
"I want to win 3-0" - near 'nutcase' Jones demands Bok destruction
Eddie Jones has rediscovered his mojo and is claiming that despite a disastrous Six Nations and appearing to be a “shambles”, …
Chris Jones
17 May 2018, 11:31
EXCLUSIVE - 'Pacific Super team CEO? No islander need apply'
Fiji international Josh Matavesi is backing plans to launch a combined Pacific Islands team into the Super Rugby competition in 20…
Chris Jones
16 May 2018, 14:05
EXCLUSIVE - 'Nervous' Haskell fears Hartley will make him change in portable toilet
James Haskell is confident his move from Wasps to Northampton Saints next season will help him avoid the P45 he believes Eddie Jon…
Chris Jones
14 May 2018, 8:21
EXCLUSIVE - Former Springbok on why England will win first ever series on South African soil
England are coming off three successive Six Nations defeats but Schalk Brits makes Eddie Jones’s men favourite to win next month…
Chris Jones
13 May 2018, 7:20
'He is different' - Dallaglio challenges Jones' perception of Cipriani and where exactly he should play
Lawrence Dallaglio has challenged Eddie Jones to ignore Danny Cipriani's controversial past and form his own opinion about one of …
Chris Jones
11 May 2018, 5:38
Eddie Jones comes out firing in defence of team selection
Eddie Jones was in bullish mood as he defended his right to pick Hurricanes captain Brad Shields and Wasps outside half Danny Cipr…
Chris Jones
10 May 2018, 4:34
