Rugby Union

Under the rules as they stand, England are unable to call on players such as Toulouse back row Jack Willis – who was voted the best player in France in 2024-25 – as well as Kyle Sinckler, Manu Tuilagi, Billy Vunipola, Lewis Ludlam and former Exeter star Sam Simmonds. Prem …

Available for over a year The big-name guests keep on coming on the pod as we continue our build-up to the new season. On this episode Chris and Ashy chat to four players who have made big moves over the summer. First up is England centurion Courtney Lawes. Why Sale? …

Camborne are capable of taking on the top teams in National One after winning their first game since promotion, says coach Ricky Pellow. The Cornish side came back from 29-14 down at half time to run out 38-36 winners at Leeds Tykes to begin their campaign in the third tier …

One area of concern for the England players is the ball changing shape. Campbell says they “played around” with how much the ball was blown up, adding: “In previous weeks it was actually a bit fatter, and then this week it definitely feels smaller.” Rowland agrees, saying: “There needs to …

Sale (17) 50 Tries: Roebuck, Carpenter 3, Raymont, Roe, Jibulu, Longstaff Cons: Lozowski 5 Bath (14) 28 Tries: Tuipulotu, Griffin, Spandler, Carr-Smith Cons: Donoghue 4 Sale Sharks got their Prem Rugby Cup campaign off to an emphatic start with a dominant performance as they beat Bath 50-28 in their opening …

Forwards: Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Arthur Clark (Gloucester), Alex Coles (Northampton), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Tom Curry (Sale), Theo Dan (Saracens), Ben Earl (Saracens), Greg Fisilau (Exeter), Joe Heyes (Leicester), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Emmanuel Iyogun (Northampton), George Kloska (Bristol), George Martin (Saracens), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale), Guy Pepper (Bath), Henry …

At the StoneX, Saracens staged a barely believable comeback, scoring 11 second-half tries to obliterate Northampton Saints 96-42 having found themselves 28-19 down at half-time. Northampton looked like they had the measure of their opponents in the first half, scoring tries through James Bennett, Josh Taylor, James Pater and Will …

Singleton played 75 games for Gloucester after joining in 2020 and has been capped seven times by England, his most recent appearance for the national team coming in 2022. But while he was out last season, he also knew that by June his club contract would be up. “We had …

The selection of the 29-year-old for England ahead of talents brought through the domestic system has attracted criticism. Danny Care, who won 101 caps in his England career, said Janse van Rensburg’s selection “doesn’t sit right”, while former centres Jeremy Guscott, external and Mike Tindall , externalalso questioned the call. …

Available for over a year The pod is back after the summer break and we have three big-name guests to kick off the new season. Chris and Ashy chat to Maro Itoje who reflects on being rested by England this July and about becoming a father later this month. We …

Northampton boss Phil Dowson says he is relaxed about boxing supremo Eddie Hearn’s ambition to secure Saints star Henry Pollock a contract extension worth a million pound a year. Hearn, who signed a deal to secure commercial deals for Pollock in April, told the Daily Telegraph, external earlier this year …

Itoje bumped into the England squad at Heathrow Airport as their return from a defeat by the Springboks in Johannesburg coincided with his own from Nigeria. “I was on the shuttle train back to baggage reclaim and looked to my right and there was [Saracens and England team-mate] Jamie George, …

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Tom Christie has been named as Newcastle Red Bulls captain for the 2026-27 season. Kiwi flanker Christie, who joined the club last summer, captained Canterbury to success in New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship in 2025, and was a three-time winner of Super Rugby with Crusaders before his move to the …

Wales wing Lisa Neumann has joined Leicester Tigers for the 2026-27 Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) season. The 32-year-old left Harlequins after two seasons this summer. Neumann scored six tries in 22 games in her first season at The Stoop, but struggled for game time last season, playing just once for …

The 2026-27 season will be Ludlow’s 14th at Gloucester after coming through their academy and he has his sights on surpassing Nick Wood’s all-time club record of 277 appearances in the professional era. Ludlow said his body feels “really good” going into the new season after his 2025-26 campaign was …

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One small ember can burn down everything. Dev Patel’s thriller steeped in mythology BBC News

One small ember can burn down everything. Dev Patel’s thriller steeped in mythology BBC News

Leicester Tigers have signed Australian stand-off half Jack Bowen. Bowen, 22, has signed what Tigers call a “multi-year deal”. He will spend the first year out of that on loan in Japan with the Tigers’ partner club Mitsubishi Dynaboars. The Kanagawa-based club are coached by former Nottingham and London Irish …