Bristol Bears announce raft of re-signings
US Eagles fly-half and this season's leading points scorer in the Gallagher Premiership, AJ MacGinty, is one of 10 Bristol players…
Jon Newcombe
23 Dec 2024, 11:13
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Once editor of Rugby Times (2002-11), the UK's first weekly newspaper devoted to Rugby Union, and now owner of Heads Up Sports Media; Not the former Aussie tennis player of the same name, nor the son of well-known former rugby writer Barry Newcombe!
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Son of famous father wanted by Welsh regions
Dafydd Tiueti’s form for Championship leaders Coventry this season has attracted the interest of two Welsh regions.
Jon Newcombe
04 Dec 2024, 2:45
Leicester strengthen cross-code links
Some St Helens RLFC players have been spending time with Leicester Tigers as part of a relationship-building exercise between the …
Jon Newcombe
02 Dec 2024, 11:07
World rankings gap widens as top four breakaway
With each of the world's leading men's teams playing at least 11 Tests and others such as Fiji and Japan getting more fixtures tha…
Jon Newcombe
01 Dec 2024, 5:43
Interview
Will Jordan admits to a try-scoring 'work-on'
Having overtaken the late, great Jonah Lomu in the All Blacks’ try-scoring charts, Will Jordan has experienced crossing the whit…
Jon Newcombe
29 Nov 2024, 13:00
Pat Lam gives disappointing update on Max Malins injury
Max Malins' planned return to action has been pushed back by a couple of weeks with Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam forecasting another…
Jon Newcombe
28 Nov 2024, 5:50
Interview
Michael Cheika on Joseph Suaalii's biggest challenge
Former Wallabies boss Michael Cheika says managing expectation will be the biggest challenge for cross-code sensation Joseph Suaal…
Jon Newcombe
28 Nov 2024, 11:23
Opinion
Scotland player ratings | Autumn Nations Series 2024
Going into the four-match Autumn Nations Series the general consensus was that Scotland needed to beat Fiji and Portugal convincin…
Jon Newcombe
28 Nov 2024, 3:00
TV viewing figures and ticket sales up in Gallagher Premiership
Ahead of the Gallagher Premiership's return following the Autumn Nations Series, Premiership Rugby have announced increased in-sta…
Jon Newcombe
28 Nov 2024, 4:00
'He's a fighter' – Johann van Graan on England discard Ben Spencer
Johann van Graan has responded to Ben Spencer's England snub by insisting his star scrum-half and captain will not take the disapp…
Jon Newcombe
26 Nov 2024, 11:44
Opinion
Jean de Villiers: ‘Next year will be the acid test for this group’
Rugby Championship winners for the first time since 2019, unbeaten on a European tour for the first time in 11 years – the Sprin…
Jon Newcombe
26 Nov 2024, 3:00
Munster turn to much-travelled coach to bolster backroom team
Highly-experienced former England international Alex Codling has joined Munster as a forwards coach consultant.
Jon Newcombe
25 Nov 2024, 11:46
Opinion
Lions Watch: Jac Morgan stands alone
On the last British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013 Wales had a near-record 16 players included in a squad captained by …
Jon Newcombe
25 Nov 2024, 7:30
South Africa set to end 2024 on top of world rankings
South Africa's 45-12 win over Wales in Cardiff makes it impossible for them to be overtaken at the top of the world rankings befor…
Jon Newcombe
24 Nov 2024, 13:02
Jordan benched as Townsend makes big call
As expected, Gregor Townsend has made wholesale changes to the team that took to the field for last week's 59-21 win over Portugal…
Jon Newcombe
22 Nov 2024, 8:46
Joseph Suaalii returns, Potter debuts for Wallabies
Joe Schmidt has made six changes to the Wallabies team that thrashed Wales for Sunday's game against Scotland, with cross-code sen…
Jon Newcombe
22 Nov 2024, 8:17
Rugby League convert Regan Grace set for competitive debut
Winger Regan Grace is set to make his official Bath Rugby debut this weekend in Round 3 of the Premiership Rugby Cup.
Jon Newcombe
22 Nov 2024, 7:01
Why Wales' and England's fortunes are intertwined this weekend
In dark times, normally an England defeat would provide some much-needed respite for Welsh rugby supporters.
Jon Newcombe
21 Nov 2024, 10:50
Italian international gets cap, aged 93!
After a 10-year search involving hours of painstaking research, Italy’s oldest surviving international Remo Zanatta has been fou…
Jon Newcombe
20 Nov 2024, 11:11
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Bath's 'best trainer' set for seasonal debut
Max Ojomoh is in line to make his first appearance of the season for Bath after recovering from the foot injury he sustained in th…
Jon Newcombe
19 Nov 2024, 14:05
