Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
INTERVIEW – Hanging up your boots is a sad time for many rugby players. But how must it feel for professionals, who can no longer play their cherished sport for a living? We spoke with Theo Brophy-Clews, a former England U20 international who played over 60 games for London Irish. He was forced to retire […] READ MORE
The Government has handed Rugby Union a lifeline with a £135 million bailout. This comes as part of the overall £300 million package to support sports during the pandemic. For a while now Rugby Union has been calling out for some government support. The lack of fans in stadiums and the extra costs involved with […] READ MORE
It has been reported by Standard Sport that upon its return, Premiership Rugby will face the prospect of midweek games. This is likely to cause controversy for fans and some players alike as many will cry player welfare. Whilst others will argue the product is being devalued. All are reasonable complaints to raise. However, given […] READ MORE
Saracens have announced that Alex Lewington has re-signed for the club entering into a new contract. Since the club’s relegation was announced the situation of a number of its key players has been up in the air. However, this ticks off another player that will be committing their long-term future to the club. Richard Wigglesworth […] READ MORE
It has been announced that Nic White is to leave Exeter Chiefs as of today. The Australian was always set to leave the club at the end of his contract but with the current state of the season that has come around as of now. White starred in Australia’s World Cup campaign and returns to […] READ MORE
On June 11, Sale Sharks announced its plans to build a new stadium in the heart of the town. Branded as a ‘return home’ the development will also include a number of other features on top of the stadium. Currently, details of this plan are still thin on the ground. Sale have described it as […] READ MORE
England International, Alex Lozowski is to spend a season on loan in France. He will spend next year at Top 14 giants Montpellier. Lozowski will then return to Saracens with his side hopefully back in the Premiership. Alex Lozowski Commits to Saracens Despite France Move Despite deciding on not playing for Saracens in the Championship […] READ MORE
Premiership clubs have voted to overhaul the salary cap in line with the changes that the Lord Myners report outlined. Premiership clubs have unanimously supported the 52 recommendations from the report. In a previous piece, David Challis analysed the report to see what these changes could mean for the salary cap. The report was commissioned by […] READ MORE
Following Lord Myners’ report into the Premiership salary cap, one of his recommendations was to look into getting rid of marquee players. Each Premiership team currently have two marquee player slots whose salary’s are exempt from the overall cap. Over the years the purpose of these players has somewhat shifted. They began as a way […] READ MORE
Last week Lord Myners produced his 50-page Salary Cap Report following the Saracens scandal earlier in the season. It is an incredibly detailed piece of work which most fans and do not have the time or inclination to digest. Breaking: The Myner's Review of the Premiership Rugby salary cap has been published today https://t.co/D8GKEuqTDH — […] READ MORE
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