Ron is a Harlequins and England fan, from the south coast of England. His passion for sport has led him into journalism.
The Gallagher PREM are turning up the intensity as the season hits a crucial stage, with the addition of away supporters zones for the East Midlands Derby clash in Round 15 on Saturday 9th May with a 3:05pm kick-off. Pivotal clash in the Play-Off race This grudge match between Leicester Tigers, who currently sit 3rd […]
Connacht’s all-time record points scorer, Jack Carty has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season, in an emotional message. “An excellent rugby player and just as good a person” Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said “I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Jack for the last season of his career, and […]
Harlequins have announced three significant appointments to their rugby programme. Former All Blacks’ Assistant Coach Robbie Deans is the new Performance Director, Interim Senior Coach Jason Gilmore is the new Head Coach, and the former Exeter Chiefs Forwards and Head Coach Rob Hunter will take over as Forwards Coach. This comes just days after Quins […]
What started out as a scrappy game turned into a thriller at Welford Road, as the Tigers moved up to third in the table with the full tally of points, and the Bears slipping to just outside the playoffs in fifth, as the Gallagher Prem started up again this weekend. Forwards Dominate The game was […]
Argentina, currently ranked fifth in the world, are the only nation in the top eight to have never hosted a Rugby World Cup match, but all that can change as they prepare a bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup. Fact-finding mission World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin is visiting Argentina to check out […]
Leicester Tigers mauled Exeter Chiefs 66-14 in the Prem Rugby Cup Final last Sunday at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. (15th March). Leicester took a commanding 35-7 half time lead in torrential conditions, with Will Wand and Billy Searle scoring two tries each in the first half, and tries from Archie van der Flier (a try […]
246,000 tickets are now on general sale for the first ever Nations Championship Finals Weekend. The Finals will take place at the Allianz Stadium at the end of November this year. Nations Championship The Northern Hemisphere becomes the centre of the Rugby world, as fixtures and venues for the ‘Northern Series’ before all 12 teams […]
Explosive Tighthead Prop Cebo Dlamini has agreed to a two-year deal with Sale Sharks to play from the start of the 2026/27 season of the Gallagher Premiership. Career Highlights The 24-year-old South African has played for the Vodacom Bulls before making the move to play for the Griquas in 2023. He played 34 times in […]
The Gallagher Premiership returns next weekend (20th March) with week 11, where 2nd place Bath are facing 6th place Saracens, and Leaders Northampton Saints taking on the bottom side Newcastle Red Bulls. Read part one of my Gallagher Premiership season review here, and this is part two. Gallagher Premiership Week 6 – Saints Lose for […]
The Gallagher Premiership returns after the Six Nations next weekend (20th March), with reigning champions Bath currently sitting second in the table at the halfway point of the season, two points behind surprise leaders Northampton Saints, who finished eighth last year. Week one – Huge Scores and Comebacks The season started back in September with […]
