Following Toulon’s 28-27 win over the Stormers in their Investec Champions Cup round of 16 tie, here are our five takeaways from Stade Mayol. A Drean was born in Stade Mayol Pure theater. 27 Steps In Toulon, the entire city was packed into the stadium that sits in the middle of its streets, and the … Read more
Following Exeter Chiefs’ 31-21 win over Munster at Sandy Park, here are our five takeaways from the Challenge Cup Round of 16. The top row An early four-try haul and 31 unanswered points secured Exeter Chiefs’ path to the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup as Ireland’s Munster chiefs are now out of all EPCR competitions. … Read more
When you think of Exeter Chiefs, the first person who comes to mind is probably their director of rugby, Rob Baxter. Before the glitz and glamor of top class rugby, when they were struggling for central stability in National One or competing with Devonia and Plymouth Albion, Baxter was a steady rock for Exeter. 300+ … Read more
Former Ireland manager Brian O’Driscoll has revealed the truth behind the controversial incident at Villa Park last Saturday. The incident in question happened before Leicester’s PREM clash with Gloucester, when head coach Geoff Parling. confronted TNT anchor Craig Doyle on live television. Doyle had told fellow player Liam McDevitt to kick a goal as a … Read more
Anthony Watson says England need Owen Farrell to return and he should be invited to join the squad ahead of their World Cup match against South Africa. Farrell, England’s record goalscorer, has not worn the Rose since stepping down as captain and taking an indefinite break from Test rugby after the 2023 World Cup to … Read more
If you don’t ask, the answer is no, and Joe Schmidt, Les Kiss and Rugby Australia must ask Tom Staniforth an important question… Do you want to play for the Wallabies? It seems like a tough question to ask the Canberra-born and educated man, but after earning his first call-up to the French team during … Read more
Ardie Savea informed New Zealand Rugby that he planned to quit the All Blacks last November, with a report slamming suggestions he led the rebellion that led to Scott Robertson’s sacking. Earlier this year, NZR shocked the rugby world by announcing that Robertson had been removed from his role as head coach following an extensive … Read more
Take a look at the teams ahead of the eighth round of Super Rugby Pacific, where former NRL star Zac Lomax is set to make his long-awaited rugby union debut. There has been much speculation about Lomax after it was confirmed earlier this month that he had signed a two-year contract with Rugby Australia and … Read more
Mike Blair is eager to get to grips with his new role as All Blacks attack coach with plenty of talent to work with. The former Scotland scrum-half began his coaching career at Glasgow Warriors, working with new All Blacks boss Dave Rennie, before being appointed as Edinburgh boss. The 44-year-old made the bold decision … Read more
British and Irish Lions and England star Mako Vunipola talks about the latest signings at PREM Rugby as he joins Leicester Tigers, who have announced two more signings, while Harlequins add to their forward line. Check out our latest transfer news and rumours: Mako Vunipola makes a PREM comeback with Leicester Tigers Mako Vunipola will … Read more