Raffi Quirke: Catch him if you can
Meet Raffi Quirke, Sale’s resident barber, budding restaurateur and future England scrum-half.
Northern
Montpellier’s a winning proposal for Mercer
The former Bath No8 is a man on a mission following his move to France
C’mon feel the noise
The return of fans in their thousands will stir the emotions of players in myriad ways
Signs of good things to come
The XV picks out the ones to watch from the Premiership’s new faces
Who stats out from the crowd?
The XV examines who might be challenging for top tackler, try scorer and turnover king in the Premiership
Filling the void
As a player, Calum Clark was uncompromising and made mistakes but in his new role he aims to be a force for good
World 12s challenges the status quo
A shock new rugby format has divided fans on launch but what is the rationale behind the announcement?
A different ball game
Sportable plan to revolutionise data analysis of the game – and the sky’s the limit
Rags to riches
Montpellier owner Mohed Altrad has overcome a traumatic upbringing to become rugby’s biggest powerbroker
The star-spangled Banners
Popular Bath, Gloucester and England wing leaves the game with no regrets