Daniel Schofield

Northampton Saints' “Marmitey” England flanker Henry Pollock would struggle to put enough bums on seats to justify a lucrative £1m salary hike, according to Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter.

Benhard Janse van Rensburg has flatly rejected South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus's claim that he held talks about playing for the Springboks before making his England debut.

Noah Caluori insists he can avoid second-season syndrome after the Saracens teenage wing revealed the extent of the gruesome wrist injury he suffered in his breakthrough campaign.

Sale Sharks pair Courtney Lawes and Joe Marchant will need to prove themselves in the Gallagher Prem before they are handed a recall by England head coach Steve Borthwick.

In around 12 months' time, Steve Borthwick will announce his squad for the 2027 World Cup and history shows that party will contain a number of late-surging bolters.

In around 12 months’ time, Steve Borthwick will announce his squad for the 2027 World Cup and history shows that party will contain a number of late-surging bolters.

Northampton Saints are close to tying down England back-rower Henry Pollock to a new contract worth more than £400,000, which will keep the highly coveted 21-year-old at Franklin's Gardens through to 2029.

Immediately following England's worst-ever Six Nations campaign, there could not have been too many soothsayers who foresaw Steve Borthwick getting a contract extension this summer.

Arsène Wenger once compared life as a football manager to “living on a volcano” because every day could be your last. While there is greater job security as a Prem Rugby director of rugby or head coach, the probability is that a minimum of one in 10 will no longer be in their role by the end of the season. At the very least that is life on a cliff edge.

Henry Pollock has admitted he would be tempted to move abroad or even take up another sport as his contract negotiations with Northampton Saints draw to a conclusion.