'Chip on the shoulder' Henry Pollock backed to be England No.8
Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson is backing Henry Pollock to fill the void left by France-bound Tom Willis.
Neil Fissler
21 Oct 2025, 10:09
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Neil Fissler is an experienced Fleet Street hack with the Daily Star Sunday and then the Sunday Express and has been breaking most of rugby's biggest transfer stories for over 20 years for Rugby Times, The Rugby Paper and now RugbyPass. A respected historian who has written over 20 books.
Fissler Confidential: Irish talisman's pre-RWC exit, Manu on the move
Jamison Gibson-Park, who is out of contract at the end of the season, is being tempted to leave United Rugby Championship champion…
Neil Fissler
17 Oct 2025, 8:06
Tigers turn to James O'Connor to derail champions Bath
Veteran Wallaby fly-half James O’Connor will make his first Gallagher PREM start for Leicester Tigers for the visit to Welford R…
Neil Fissler
17 Oct 2025, 5:02
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Exeter's Wallabies recruits come straight into start against Quins
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter is set to unleash the Wallabies duo Len Ikitau and Tom Hooper in front of the TNT Sport cameras when…
Neil Fissler
17 Oct 2025, 4:41
Alex Mitchell sets target for 'quality' Northampton this season
England and Lions scrum-half Alex Mitchell has his sights on Northampton Saints winning some silverware this season after penning …
Neil Fissler
15 Oct 2025, 9:50
Ellis Genge joins LRZ on Bristol's eye-watering double-digit injury list
Wales superstar Louis Rees-Zammit has been ruled out of a reunion with his former club Gloucester when Bristol Bears visit their W…
Neil Fissler
15 Oct 2025, 7:28
Rob Baxter delivers blunt message to Chiefs stars nearing end of deals
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says that his squad are playing for their futures after admitting he hasn’t opened talks with play…
Neil Fissler
15 Oct 2025, 3:27
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Exeter Chiefs to unleash one of the most potent PREM backlines ever
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter looks set to unleash one of the most potent backlines the Premiership has ever seen when Harlequins …
Neil Fissler
13 Oct 2025, 4:30
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Bidding war: Wales star could become Gloucester's highest paid player
Gloucester are battling to keep hold of Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams, who is now in the final year of his contract at Kingsholm…
Neil Fissler
13 Oct 2025, 3:26
Mark McCall breaks silence on Tom Willis' Saracens' future
Saracens boss Mark McCall says that Tom Willis has been offered a new deal to keep him at the club beyond his current contract, wh…
Neil Fissler
13 Oct 2025, 2:30
Why Joseph Dweba walked away from lucrative Sale Sharks deal
Exeter Chiefs' new boy Joseph Dweba has revealed he turned down a lucrative move to Sale Sharks last season because he wanted his …
Neil Fissler
12 Oct 2025, 8:18
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Fissler Extra: Scotland boss Gregor Townsend takes flight
Gloucester are the latest PREM Rugby outfit to sound out Scotland and Lions tourist Ben White, but Toulon remain the favourites to…
Neil Fissler
12 Oct 2025, 7:17
'I hurt people': How a spiralling Stuart Hogg made 'biggest mistake' of his life
Stuart Hogg admits that retiring to try to save his marriage was the biggest mistake he made, but says it is one he won’t make a…
Neil Fissler
12 Oct 2025, 4:24
Henry Slade breaks silence on Exeter Chiefs future amid exit rumours
Henry Slade has indicated that he is ready to sit down with Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter and pledge the rest of his career to the…
Neil Fissler
11 Oct 2025, 2:26
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The latest twist in the rapidly heating up Tom Willis transfer scrap
Tom Willis is becoming one of the most highly sought-after players who are out of contract at the end of the season and looks set …
Neil Fissler
11 Oct 2025, 2:13
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Fissler Confidential: Another club enter England back-row tug-of-war
Gloucester are believed to be the latest Premiership club to take a look at England star Chandler Cunningham-South, who is in the …
Neil Fissler
10 Oct 2025, 9:03
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'I cringe thinking about it': Feyi-Waboso on the incident that left him sweating
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso suffered a hamstring injury in pre-season training, but has been nothing but a revelation since returning for…
Neil Fissler
10 Oct 2025, 6:55
Exeter Chiefs hand debuts to 2 new signings for Bristol Bears clash
Exeter Chiefs are giving Julian Heaven and Ethan Burger debuts off the bench for the West Country derby against Bristol Bears at A…
Neil Fissler
10 Oct 2025, 4:34
Len Ikitau on why he'll likely snub an R360 offer
Wallaby inside centre Len Ikitau admits that the prospect of earning millions with R360 isn’t enough of a lure for him to miss t…
Neil Fissler
09 Oct 2025, 12:35
One-cap Springbok Rob du Preez signs for Top 14 leaders
Sale Sharks will now double down on attempts to get George Ford to sign a new contract after Bayonne announced that they have sign…
Neil Fissler
07 Oct 2025, 11:48
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