Football not alone in contract buyouts

June. The longest day, Royal Ascot, international rugby tours that extend an already punishing season and the summer football transfer Continue reading →

Savage thrives on hard graft

As we reach the business end of the rugby season, the first issue to be decided looks certain to be Continue reading →

Kiwi lock making up for lost time

No one at Gloucester Rugby will have enjoyed the start of 2017 more than New Zealand international lock Jeremy Thrush. Continue reading →

Rowan blends in well as Kvesic’s successor

Last weekend’s results have split the Premiership table even more clearly into three. It would be a surprise now if Continue reading →

Scott’s induction is hard boiled…

A move between clubs means new players, a new kit and new optimism for the season. All teams start with Continue reading →

Cracking line outs aim for Lindsay

It is one of rugby union’s gentlemanly processes that players, in most cases, see out their contracts even if a Continue reading →

Handing the reigns

April 1997. Social media wasn’t even thought of, the internet was in an embryonic phase and mobile phones were bulky Continue reading →

Richards revels in coaching challenge

Despite it being more than 20 years since rugby went professional, it isn’t a sport now where there are endless Continue reading →