RUGBY can be a game of inches in so many senses, not least 50 years ago today when Danny Hearn moved in to tackle burly New Zealand centre Ian McRae at Welford Road. As play moved on Hearn lay eerily ...

Peter Ryan speaks to Jamie Bhatti about his remarkable rise from Hillfoots RFC to the international stage, reflecting on his ...

On a bad road day – the sad truth is that most days turn bad the moment you sit behind the wheel – it can take well over an ...

Harvey Skinner personifies the change in Exeter this season, playing on the front foot and with confidence as the Chiefs plot ...

Caelan Doris will lead Ireland into their Autumn Series campaign after recovering from shoulder surgery in early May that ...

While England are well stocked in most areas, one position where the shelves are fairly thin is second row, but Alex Coles’ ...

Henry Slade is confident England will have a successful Autumn Series having seen Steve Borthwick’s squad depth tried and ...

Leicester Tigers have appointed WRU interim performance director Huw Bevan as head of rugby operations – a newly established ...

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend faces several selection dilemmas before announcing his squad for the Autumn Nations ...

Maro Itoje scaled one of the most significant peaks in rugby union as a winning Lions captain this summer, but he already ...

Tom Hooper admits he’s never been one to shy away from a challenge – and now the bruising Australian flanker is ready to ...

Bristol Bears may be overrun by injuries, but Kieran Marmion is among those who have seized the moment. The 28-cap Ireland ...