DREAM TEAM

Tuilagi set for payday in Japan

MANU Tuilagi is edging towards a move to

Wales delight as Tipuric wins his 14-month fight for fitness

JUSTIN Tipuric has finally been given the allclear

Delight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again

JUSTIN Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear

Tuilagi set for big Japanese payday

MANU Tuilagi is edging towards a move to

Stadium for Cornwall will happen – Durkin

CORNISH Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has reassured fans

DMP find funding to continue in Premier XVs

DMP Durham Sharks will compete in this season

Herbst out to give Quins some grunt

Power house: Irne Herbst is looking forward to

Chiefs drop ‘Tomahawk Chop’

EXETER will stop playing their “Tomahawk Chop” chant

I’m confident I can get back to my best - Hewitt

ASHTON Hewitt can still recall the brace of

Bates looking to get Bears back to the sharp end

BRISTOL born and bred outside back Jack Bates

Top four finish is the target for White

LONDON Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup

Matthews rejoins Quins

LOCK Charlie Matthews has re-signed for Harlequins after

Nadolo to leave Leicester during season

LEICESTER winger Nemani Nadolo will leave the Premiership

Flynn deal confirmed

SARACENS confirmed the signing of prop James Flynn

Woodward returns to Premiership at Sale

Experienced head: Jason Woodward in action for Gloucester

It’s time we introduced brain injury passports

FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF

Red card laws are turning fans toward League, claims Botica

Gone: Angus Ta’avao sent off against Ireland Critic:

Gloucester keen to keep Singleton

GLOUCESTER are in advanced discussions with Jack Singleton

Saracens want Isiekwe cover

SARACENS boss Mark McCall is set to make

Falcons hope new deal will tempt Chick

Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Calum

Sale set to open talks with Raffi

SALE Sharks are keen on sitting down with

Wasps chief denies administration fears

PREMIERSHIP clubs were phoning the agents of some

Jones blaming others for his own failings

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We need the figures on schools

BEFORE the 2015 World Cup, when most aspects

Best packs dominate

THE pick of the forwards on show over

Hooper deserves support from us all

GUEST COLUMNIST

Why Bash Street kids are left at the gates

EDDIE Jones? What a bounder. Anyone who thinks

Ikey fights to save life of his only daughter

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Sullivan, the soccer player ...

THIS column’s plaintive cry for the city 0

One day,two defeats for All Blacks

THAT New Zealand once lost six international matches

Game is crying out for proper direction

WHEN Rugby Union made its decision to go

Prem XVs needs to be competitive

IT’S great news that DMP Durham Sharks have

Quantative easing is not the answer

I WAS intrigued by Colin Boag’s recommendation that,

Eddie’s right, players need independence

EDDIE Jones has a point, well worth consideration

Act now to ensure rugby has a future

RUGBY faces an almighty battle to attract youngsters

Southern powers not force of old

Cheered home: Ed Slater completes his 350-mile cycle

At last! All Blacks snatch it in thriller

South Africa ....23pts Tries: Am 37, Mapimpi 59

I don’t know about the future but I’ll enjoy tonight - Foster

NEW Zealand skipper Sam Cane fired a warning

Pumas go top with their record win over Australia

By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina ........48pts Tries: Imhoff 2,

Stortford show they are a class above

Canterbury ....21 Bishop’s S ......38 BISHOP Stortford’s pace

Exeter Uni..............36 Plymouth ..............42

IT was Plymouth Albion who came out on

Broadstreet ............5 North Walsham....45

NORTH Walsham began their pre-season campaign with a

Rochford H ............10 Tring........................17

TRING began their preseason fixtures with a hard-earned

Richmond too strong in battle of old foes

Blackheath ......12pts Richmond ........45pts CHAMPIONSHIP side Richmond scored

Wilson stars as Clifton show their ruthless streak

Clifton ..................38 Taunton ................19 NATIONAL 2 West side

RGC get past tier two new boys Caldy

Caldy ................21 RGC....................36 CALDY’S first preseason outing as

Tynedale................21 Luctonians ............29

THE long trip from Hereford proved worthwhile for

Thompson’s late intercept swings it Merthyr’s way

Coventry................29 Merthyr ..................36 GARETH Thompson scored a 77th

Henley ......................0 Camberley ............14

CAMBERLEY kicked off their preseason campaign with an

Blood & Sand prove too good for rivals

Cambridge......37 Bury St Eds ....21 CAMBRIDGE served notice

PRE-SEASON FIXTURES

August 18 Caldy v Birkenhead Park Biarritz v

Foster-Smith’s intercept seals cross-border win

Dings......................33 Newport................40 WELSH Premiership side Newport secured an

Superior fitness tells as Park cruise home

Rosslyn Park ......84 Worthing ..............33 ROSSLYN Park’s preseason

Fylde’s potent attack clicks to bring up half ton

Fylde......................50 Blackburn ............29 FYLDE ramped up their pre-season

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

PAUL REES ASSESSES THE REACTION AFTER JONES POINTS THE FINGER AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR HOLDING BACK ENGLISH RUGBY

Slater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride

GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed

I just ran around and smashed everything

THE FORMER WASPS, BATH, GRAN PARMA, L’AQUILA, LONDON

Charity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police

Jon Newcombe talks to Dean Richards before the Matt Ratana memorial games

Met Police out to mark centenary in fine style

ONE year out from its centenary, Metropolitan Police

Tonita connects with his new ‘Taswegian’ friends

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

Private schools vital to the survival of the game

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EDDIE

Old Boys who enjoy touch of Shakespeare

OLD Alleynians are one of those clubs with

Days when Flatman, Sheridan, Easter and Obano all enjoyed their time at the club

BRIEFLY after World War 2, the club combined

MORGANMORSE

OSPREYS BACK ROW

‘China is still decades behind leading nations’

Duncan Hooper talks to Zhang Zhiqiang on learning to play rugby with Leicester’s finest

Tide has turned on overseas galacticos

FRENCH COLUMN IT is a truth long universally

Town hall looking to find buyer for Beziers

FALLEN French rugby giant Beziers – subject of

It’s time for northern success in the World Cup – Dallaglio

LAWRENCE Dallaglio is convinced a Northern Hemisphere team

Greenwood points finger at academies

WILL Greenwood claims Eddie Jones is wrong to

Talent everywhere you look in URC

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WITH the United Rugby

Omanyala enjoys golden finale after leaving Sevens

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points

Take time to polish leaders, Eddie

I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones

We need to get more alternative opportunities

Former Hartpury College DoR Alan Martinovic joins the debate

Edgerley to run for friend’s cancer charity

FORMER England Sevens star Sam Edgerley is set