London Wasps Director of Rugby, Tony Hanks has revealed the new club captain in the shape of 24 year old Tom Rees. Rees has fifteen caps for England and is backed by coach Shaun Edwards who said he i...

Following the first ever episode which was very well-received, here we have a brief trailer of what you can look forward to in the second edition of The Rugby Blog Podcast. Episode 2 will be publishe...

There are less than two weeks to go now until the Guinness Premiership begins again, and as we continue our build up, Jon Hobbs evaluates whether Bath can put their off-field troubles behind them this...

With one of the shortest Players In/Players Out lists in the Guinness Premiership, Jon Hobbs evaluates Worcester Warriors’ chances this season. Willie Walker: key player for the Warriors Playe...

The more observant reader of The Rugby Blog will have noticed our new page called Latest Comments, which doesn’t take a huge amount of explaining. We’ve responded to feedback, and have fi...

Sale Sharks is another team that have seen several key players depart, and Jon Hobbs previews their Guinness Premiership campaign. Players In: Ben Cohen (Brive) Sisa Koyamaibole (Toulon) Gavin Ker...

I have a feeling Northampton may surprise a few people this season, and here Jon Hobbs previews their prospects. Players in Santiago Bonorino (Leicester Tigers) Phil Dowson (Newcastle Falcons) Sha...

London Irish came within one point of lifting the Guinness Premiership trophy last season, and Jon Hobbs believes that they will be in the running once again at the end of the year. Steffon Armitage ...

The IOC will decide this morning whether to include Rugby as an Olympic sport from 2016 onwards, and a positive vote could provide an enormous boost to the sport around the world. IRB chief executive...