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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoCaptain’s return helps Ystrad get back on track
Championship round-up CHAMPIONSHIP East leaders Ystrad Rhondda got back to winning ways after their defeat at Bedwas a fortnight ago by...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoDavies enjoying life in a new lake
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SWAPPING Dragons for a new challenge at Grenoble – and the lens of Welsh rugby for relative...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVarndell calls for better training around social media abuse
Former Premiership top try-scorer Tom Varndell wants better training around coping with social media abuse for players in the professional game...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLions set up Aviva date with Argentina for 2025
The British and Irish Lions will play a match in Ireland for the first time in their history when they face...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoReffell hat-trick inspires big win for Tigers
BY TOM JEFFREYS Leicester Tigers………………..47 Tries: Reffell 15, 34, 53; Scott 30, Wiese 43, Hassell-Collins 65, Brown 80+1 Conversions: Pollard 16,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBath move for World Cup star Snyman
By NEIL FISSLER World Cup winner RG Snyman is set to reunite with Johann van Graan, with Bath on the verge...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLloyd stars as Scarlets show their character
By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ............................... 23pts Tries: Williams 4, Winnett 10 Conversions: De Beer 5, 11 Penalties: De Beer 42, 59,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBoden backing for minimum standards
By BEN JAYCOCK Doncaster Knights head coach Steve Boden believes it’s important Championship clubs meet the Premiership’s minimum standards criteria for...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates rule out move for new Truro stadium
By SAM JACKSON Cornish Pirates have sold Truro City FC to the Canadian sports consortium that owns Cornwall Rugby League FC,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMurley is aiming for England comeback
By PAUL REES Cadan Murley made a late start to his Premiership campaign when he returned from a knee injury in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSchoeman keen to stay at Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE Juan Schoeman admits he is fighting for his place in the Bath squad with his current contract running...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoObano: The matchday buzz in Bath is amazing
By PAUL REES Beno Obano was first called into the England squad in 2017 but, despite regular call-ups since, the Bath...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLawes delays decision on his future until Six Nations
By JON NEWCOMBE Courtney Lawes will make a decision on his Northampton future during the Six Nations window in February. Lawes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFarrell set to remain Sarries marquee man
Saracens are closing in on agreeing terms to a new contract with skipper Owen Farrell, below, who is out of contract...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBulls have Sharks lock in their sights
Sale Sharks lock Cobus Wiese has been targeted by the Bulls, who are offering him around £300,000 a year to return...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBears step up hunt for new tighthead
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears have stepped up their search for a tighthead as they face up to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTop flight bosses demand answers
Premiership bosses are set to attend a Christmas crisis summit meeting after growing restless that there is no clear direction over...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoGood on Farrell for putting his family first
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Owen Farrell’s decision to step away from England duty was a surprise, but almost...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBarbeary double has Bath in joyful mood
BY MARK STEVENS Bath .....................................41pts Tries: Barbeary 7, 66; Redpath 21, Spencer 43, Cokanasiga 63, Butt 71 Conversions: Russell 22, 64, 67,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter: We lose direction quickly
Rob Baxter insisted his young side will need to address on-field discipline if they are to keep pace with the frontrunners...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBattling Saints too strong for Saracens
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ........................... 12pts Tries: Parton 59, Lewington 72 Conversion: Vunipola 73 Northampton Saints...... 18pts Tries: Sleightholme 51, Mitchell...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDogged defence delights Dowson
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson was proud of how his side managed to boss the breakdown while maintaining discipline. He...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBears hit 50 to leave Gloucester in a heap
By ROGER PANTING Bristol Bears ....................51pts Tries: Malins 10, Genge 19, Randall 25, 41; Harding 30, Batley 48, Thacker 71 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘We have lost some of our ferocity’
Following this latest defeat, Gloucester coach George Skivington believes his side needed a reset. He said: “For most of last season...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoItoje is the best man to captain England
NICK CAIN - READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Maro Itoje should be England’s next captain following Owen Farrell’s decision to...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoDon’t confuse hatred on social media with responsible debate
NO-ONE in their right mind wanted to see Owen Farrell exit the international stage after announcing this week that he wants...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe are getting better at the basics, says coach Millard
Harlequins boss Billy Millard explained that improved fundamentals were key to Quins finding their groove as they bounced back from consecutive...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSmith calls shots as Quins put on a show
By NICK POWELL Harlequins ....................... 36pts Tries: Green 9, Care 43, Riley 51, Joseph 59, 72 Conversions: Smith 11, 44, 61;...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoFalcons are trapped with nowhere to go
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a clear-cut case of “capitalism gone mad” as the loadsamoney class snapped up English club...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoExodus of talent isn’t always a disaster
Sabbaticals are all the rage. Sam Cane, the New Zealand captain who chased gold at the recent World Cup but ended...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCross is determined to keep Reffell quiet
By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWinger who is learning new tricks with Tigers
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Ollie Hassell-Collins appeared to be in for...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoJohn was the first to sidestep celebrity
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OWEN Farrell‘s maternal grandfather had only just begun creating the ultimate Anglo-Irish dynasty...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoNos Da, Dennis, my lovely boy
Dennis Gethin would have been highly amused had someone told him that his 12-year presidential reign on this side of the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoCane is on message as a Goliath
Sam Cane made sure of saying all the right things about the Japanese League on his arrival in the Land of...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Natasha Hunt
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Gloucester, Date of Birth: 21/03/89 Community Club: Drybrook RFC, Red Roses Debut: 2011 vs USA, Caps: 67 Why...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoDominant Saracens get ready for lift-off
By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins ........................0pts Saracens .........................31pts Tries: Campbell 25, Packer 38, Farries 59, 78; Penalty 65 Conversions: De Goede 26,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoBeckett and Sing secure the spoils in derby clash
By STEWART MCCULLOGH Bristol Bears ..... 0pts Gloucester-H ... 12pts Tries: Beckett 5, Sing 54 Conversions: Sing 5 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury head coach...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoOghre enjoying life with Bristol
By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Taff Gwilliam
Steve Hill speaks to Taff Gwilliam who last season lead Kent to their first County Championship title since 1927 and is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA case of third time lucky for Neville
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime to enforce law on quick tapped penalties
RUGBY MATTERS I can't remember the last time I saw a quick tapped penalty taken correctly yet refs and assistant refs...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHeartbreak for Ospreys as Benetton snatch it
By ROB COLE Benetton ........... 18pts Tries: Bernasconi 16, Da Re 76 Conversions: Umaga 17 Penalties: Umaga 65, 69 Ospreys ................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSix-try Bulls gear up for Saracens
By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls ............... 44 Sharks ............ 10 THE Bulls showed their quality with a six-try thrashing of the Sharks...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers start to show some form
By SAM JACKSON Stormers ........31 Zebre .................7 THEY are not looking like the URC champions they once were but the Stormers’...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago14-man Lions too good for Dragons
By HAMISH Lions.................. 49pts Tries: van Wyck 11, Horn 28, 70; van der Merwe 43, 77; van der Berg 57 Conversions:...
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