“Former serial offender” identifies first step to England finding cure for yellow fever. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/comment...

Hey Dude: Why now is the time for England to start Henry Pollock and measure his ‘Jude’ potential @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/england...

No sugar-coating England’s loss to South Africa. It was a gubbing. Reflections.. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/we-were...

“Steve Borthwick is technically outstanding but do you follow him over the top of the trenches into a war? I don’t know him well enough. That, I think, is what they need to solve” Bob Skinstad on Saturday’s South Africa v England clash @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/bob-ski...

Mike Brown reveals extraordinary lengths England went to face South Africa at the spiritual home of Springbok rugby. Exclusive interview @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/mike-br...

“Half an hour later there is a knock on my door and Rassie said: ‘Coach, sorry man, can I have a word’… Nick Mallett offers revealing insight into “extraordinary rugby brain” of Springboks boss Erasmus ahead of England clash #RSAvENG @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/springb...

"I take or leave rugby depending on how exciting & enjoyable it is. I'm loving it at the moment" Piece with Jeremy Guscott, one of the great players of this or any other generation, ahead of a game history suggests Bath can't afford to lose. www.planetrugby.com/news/jeremy-...

“I’m not trying to sell myself for any other role, I’m not trying to do anything but my best for Esher” After 20 years at the top, Mike Brown is readjusting to life down the league ladder. Still driven, still saying it as he sees it 💥 @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/harlequ...

“Lucky I’ve got thick skin. The flak I got.. other people might have crumbled” EXCL: Andy Goode lifts lid on semi-final backlash, being compared to Putin, and what he and rugby bosses have learned from episode @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/some-bl...

When Johann van Graan joined #Bath one of his first moves was to watch their Euro Cup triumph in Bordeaux. The club was at rock bottom. He wanted to understand how far it had fallen. Four years on they are back in the city and the big time. This is HIS story www.planetrugby.com/news/this-is...

“If you’re happy to play in the bland marshmallow land that is neither a promotion nor a relegation environment, why would you suddenly be a sharpened tool in a Test environment?” Bob Skinstad believes England ‘may live to regret’ PREM’s lack of jeopardy www.planetrugby.com/news/ex-spri...

“The top two inches are hugely important. It’s a mind game” The assumption that could break Scottish hearts .. if Glasgow get ahead of themselves. @johnbarc86 examines the likelihood of that happening. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/glasgow...

First he auctioned his England jersey for a world record £500k, now he has brought a 37-yr old great back to the top of English rugby. Dorian West takes up the story @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/the-pho...

‘Ditch the fear’: Half-time demand which sparked Bath to Champions Cup win over Saracens @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/bath-v-...

England need Owen Farrell back and he should be invited to rejoin squad ahead of Nations Championship clash with South Africa. So says Anthony Watson. And here’s why.. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/unshake...

Lawrence Dallaglio urges rugby to lay off Henry Pollock and get back to celebrating difference – the value on which it claims to pride itself @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/lawrenc...

'The way you build a career is through consistency, not being a highlight' Sage advice for PREM try leader Noah Caluori from rugby's greatest finisher. Piece with Martin Offiah for @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/noah-ca...

Harlequins: a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/bristol...

✅ Ramos, Carre, Ulster, Bielle-Biarrey, Lamaro ❌ Pollock, Furlong, Galthie, RWC obsession, England Now the dust has settled, here are our #SixNations winners and losers. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/six-nat...

England failed to think correctly under pressure. The RFU must not make the same mistake. Comment piece on a Six Nations campaign like no other. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/we-are-...

“A massive change needs to come. I just don’t think he’s the right man” Andy Goode seeks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 regime change and knows who he wants to take over 🇦🇺… @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/andy-go...

“In the space of six weeks Borthwick‘s ambitions for Paris have shrunk from hitting the jackpot to simply keeping his job” Comment piece on England, whose Six Nations goes from bad to worse. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/comment...

“When they told me what they were going to do I was like, ‘not a chance’. They were like, “Hmm, you don’t really have a choice’” Sky F1 presenter Natalie Pinkham opens up on spinal surgery and emotional return to F1 paddock. Interview for @planetf1com.bsky.social www.planetf1.com?p=914864

📻 From hospital radio to Hollywood ⚽️The night I threw my radio against the bedroom wall 🗣️ The great commentators that inspired me 🏎️ The ‘other’ F1 boy from Stevenage Interview with ‘Voice of F1’ David Croft #f1 @planetf1com.bsky.social www.planetf1.com?p=914721

🇫🇷 3, 🇮🇪 2, 🇮🇹 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1 Pick out 10 standout players in #SixNations, they said. Don’t worry, nobody will disagree 🙉 @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/six-nat...

From ‘are we Irish?’ to Are We Ireland? Andy Farrell asks two tough questions, gets one 🔥 answer. Comment piece from Twickenham. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/comment...

“It’s absolutely important for rugby to call these comments out but it shouldn’t need me or anyone else to say, ‘We shouldn’t have this in our game?’ It’s obvious” Jim Hamilton blasts 🏉 trolls but says abuse is a snapshot of society we find ourselves in www.planetrugby.com/news/this-is...

“What made their effort so special also condemns this group” Scotland magnificent. But can they do it on a wet night in Stoke, as they say in football? We know the answer. Calcutta Cup comment @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/comment...

"These guys are not scarred by previous Calcutta Cup defeats because they are untouched by them" Why 'show pony' Henry Pollock and fellow Murrayfield rookies are key to England turning tide of history in Scotland #SCOvENG preview. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/why-inf...

"I could never lose to a Tier 2 country. If I did, there was three months notice. And in a calendar year, I had to beat a Tier 1 team" EXCL Richard Cockerill's extraordinary explanation for Georgia sacking and renewed Six Nations plea @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/exclusi...

It goes further than this and will have a knock on effect on the number of kids playing rugby; volunteers; rugby club memberships etc. It’s not over-egging it to say that this disengagement is the most important issue facing the WRU right now because the impact could destroy the sport.

“We could lose a generation of fans” EXCL Tom Shanklin’s warning as supporters vote with feet amid three-year #SixNations losing run and rise of Welsh football. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/wales-l...

“Seeing Wales lose game after game hurts me, but I think it hurts everyone who loves the sport. A strong Wales makes for a better Six Nations" EXCL Jonathan Davies articulates pain felt across Welsh rugby - and only way out of crisis @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/what-br...

“His rugby IQ is higher than anyone I've met. He could be the first player-coach in international rugby” A decade after starting every game in England’s last Grand Slam, George Ford is at it again. Piece from Twickenham. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/never-d...

When asked about his piano-playing ability Eric Morecambe famously said, “I’m playing all the right notes, just not necessarily in the right order”. So it has been with England selection at times. Not in last year. #6N prospects here @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/six-nat...

“One million per cent I will have PTSD around that cabin. I can’t tell you how much it affected me” EXCL: Final part of 3-piece series charting former England rugby 7s captain’s Atlantic row, revealing brutal 'payback' of 3000m ordeal. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/hostile...

“We’re closer to space than we are to land. Literally in the middle of nowhere. It’s mind-blowing, absolutely nuts” EXCL: Former England rugby captain rowing into New Year somewhere in the Atlantic. His words. Remarkable stuff @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/shes-wo...

A rugby man in a rowing boat, inspired by Kevin Sinfield, risking his life in fight against MND. Interview with Ollie Phillips as he prepares to paddle across the Atlantic. Not a gig for the faint hearted. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/ollie-p...

Ollie Lawrence steps out of Manu Tuilagi’s shadow to skittle All Blacks 13 years after his predecessor did the same. Piece from Twickenham @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/opinion...

The day ‘the blood drained out of the faces’ of All Blacks greats Richie McCaw and Kieran Read and history was made How Twickenham 2012 came to pass and what England need to do if they are to repeat the result. #ENGvNZL www.planetrugby.com/news/the-sta...

Forward brawn and Rassie’s brain too much to handle as ‘unbreakable’ Boks conquer France again South Africa power to victory in another Paris classic. Comment. @planetrugbycom www.planetrugby.com/news/opinion...

Why five-million dollar gamble on NRL starlet Joseph Suaalii was no roll of the dice by Australian rugby. Piece with Wallaby legend George Gregan ahead of England-Australia. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/why-fiv...

“Manny and Emeka [Ilione] are shining examples to young people who sometimes think ‘I can’t do both’. It’s great for others to see lads at the top of the game also working hard away from the field” Interview with Jamie Roberts on English rugby’s medical men www.planetrugby.com/news/the-med...

“These are absolute warriors, yet the biggest battle they’ve ever faced is MND. It’s so bloody awful” Ben Youngs’ family and club Leicester have been touched by MND. His thoughts and our chance to help the fight. Please read www.planetrugby.com/news/england...

EXCL: England legend Emily Scarratt challenges women’s rugby to up its ambition still further by taking PWR Final to Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium and selling out the place www.planetrugby.com/news/england...

“These are absolute warriors, yet the biggest battle they’ve ever faced is MND. It’s so bloody awful” Ben Youngs’ family and club Leicester Tigers have been touched by MND. His thoughts and our chance to help the fight. Please read planetrugby.com/news/england-l…

“He wants to play in a starting shirt. He’s said to me he feels a different player as a result of his experience with the Lions” Marcus Smith determined to shed jack-of-all-trades tag and fight for keys to No10 @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/harlequ...

“George Ford could be the first player to be a head coach whilst wearing the number 10 jersey” EXCL: Fin Smith, Ford or Marcus Smith? Panel of experts weigh up England’s biggest selection call. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/fin-smi...

“Six years after conquering the world in Yokohama they show absolutely no sign they are about to abdicate their throne” Comment piece on day South Africa won yet another major trophy. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/comment...

“The Springboks are the absolute benchmark. The squad depth Erasmus has developed is such I would not back against them winning three [World Cups] on the spin” Dan Biggar on tomorrow’s Twickenham Rugby Championship finale and beyond. @planetrugby.bsky.social www.planetrugby.com/news/full-pa...