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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDragon Roberts has set his sights on Welsh call
By STEFFAN THOMAS Bradley Roberts has targeted a place in Wales’ autumn squad and is adamant his Dragons side can go...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBundee’s on a ban for Ireland
Bundee Aki looks set to miss Ireland‘s autumn internationals after being banned for eight weeks. The centre was sent off in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFaletau back as Cardiff change seven for Lions
Taulupe Faletau is one of seven Cardiff players to come in as they face the Emirates Lions at the Arms Park....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoArgentine duo in for Falcons as they seek first win
Argentina centres Matias Moroni and Matias Orlando have both been drafted straight into Newcastle‘s starting line-up as they chase a first...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPremiership Cup Wednesday round-up: Quins cling on to keep hopes alive
Harlequins kept their qualification hopes alive with a pulsating win against Saracens, after another night of absorbing Premiership Cup action. Despite...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoEngland women set for standalone match at Twickenham against France
England‘s women will play their first ever standalone match at Twickenham next year against France in the Six Nations. The Red...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTigers outmuscle Wasps with fightback in Prem Cup
Leicester……….38pts Tries: Jansen 23, Ilione 34, Saumaki 57, Edwards 70, Vanes 75 Conversions: Walsh 24, 35, 58; Meredith 71, 76 Penalties: Walsh 50...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors in administration and suspended from all English competitions
Worcester Warriors have been placed into administration and both their teams have been suspended from all RFU competitions after they failed...
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Top 14
/ 3 years agoLancaster’s Racing switch confirmed
Stuart Lancaster‘s move to Racing 92 at the end of the season has been confirmed today by current club Leinster. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoMarchant misses out as Jones makes changes for Autumn Internationals
Joe Marchant was among the missing names from England‘s training squad as Eddie Jones tinkered with his squad for England’s Autumn...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoRemoving re-sets is not the answer
Colin Boag During last weekend’s emotional game between Worcester and Exeter, Austin Healey suggested a Law change whereby the team that...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDyer ends long wait with superb winner
Dragons…………….23pts Tries: Dyer 72 Penalties: Hanrahan 10, 16, 23, 27, 35, 80+1 Munster ………..17pts Tries: Archer 37, Healy 40 Conversions: Healy 38, 40+1 Penalties: Healy 3...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTshiunza the hero as Chiefs win a thriller
Exeter Chiefs…………..43 Tries: Williams 4, Townsend 10, Skinner 38 Tshiunza 22, 80+2; Schickerling 67 Conversions: Simmonds 4, 11, 23, 39, 68 Penalties: Simmonds 7...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTwo Welsh clubs lined up to play in England
EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER Premiership Rugby have had initial discussions with the Welsh Rugby Union about two Welsh regions joining England’s...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoWales set to take on SA again
By PETER JACKSON The Rugby Paper can reveal that the Springboks will be back in Cardiff on August 19 for what...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBasham excited by his challenge at Irish
By GARY FITZGERALD Josh Basham claims the London Irish side he has re-joined following his spell in the North-East is now...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoPorter out to keep playing for England
By PAUL REES Guy Porter was celebrating Leicester’s Premiership final victory over Saracens at Twickenham in June when he received a...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoPolledri looks to fast-track way back with Italy
By TOM BRADSHAW Fit-again Jake Polledri met with Italy boss Kieran Crowley this week as the Gloucester loose forward seeks a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoJudge delight as he goes back to Saracens
By GARY FITZGERALD Christian Judge admits his return to Saracens was a “little out of the blue” but now aims to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHamer-Webb ready to step up at Bath
By TOM BRADSHAW Home-grown Bath speedster Gabriel Hamer-Webb is gunning for international honours – but admits that, should the opportunity present...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDai expects big things now Lewis is free from injury
By STEFFAN THOMAS DAI Young has told Dillon Lewis to continue silencing his critics by dominating the scrum for Cardiff in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCook on a mission to get Zebre back into contention
Chris Cook spent 13 years in the Premiership but now he has turned his attention to transforming Zebre from also-rans into...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoWhy Club World Cup must fit into calendar
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Ideas like the Club World Cup get my support if they encourage rugby of...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSteward hat-trick puts Tigers on top
By ADAM HATHAWAY Northampton....21pts Tries: Mitchell 14, Freeman 16, Coles 45 Conversions: Biggar 15, 17, 45 Leicester ..........41pts Tries: Steward 38,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFitness regime works for Cole
Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick said a gruelling summer fitness regime had paid dividends and prop Dan Cole was in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaracens snatch it in late, late show
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ..........41pts Tries: Malins 2, Daly 25, Hallett 60, Woolstencroft 74, 81 Conversions: Farrell 3, 26, 61, 75,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We got more wrong
Saracens boss Mark McCall was far from pleased with his victorious team. “We got more wrong than right, everybody in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBristol go top after resisting Irish rally
By PAUL REES Bristol ................40pts Tries: Morahan 17, Capon 20, Genge 32, Randall 40, Heenan 59, Lahiff 60 Conversions: MacGinty 18,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe are still not humming on all four cylinders, says Lam
Bristol moved to the top of the table for the first time since they claimed first place two seasons ago, but...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWarriors refuse to go down without a fight
By DELME PARFITT Worcester ........39pts Tries: Hearle 17, van der Merwe 26, Simpson 66, Kvesic 70, J Batley 79 Conversions: Searle...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSearle takes a swipe at owners
Worcester Warriors fly-half Billy Searle took a swipe at club owners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring after helping his side to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoUmaga’s boot gives Wasps cutting edge
By ROGER PANTING Bath ....................31pts Tries: Gallagher 35, Dunn 57, 66, Joseph 61 Conversions: Bailey 35, 57; Francis 61, 66 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Graan: We have to get better
Despite a third consecutive Premiership loss, which have seen his side concede 107 points, Bath head coach Johann van Graan was...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoProtectionist policy that is killing the game
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The Premiership is crumbling like a house built on dodgy foundations. Worcester are...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoWhy couldn’t we see Smith take on Farrell?
Nick Cain A Premiership that kills its own prime promotional opportunities, like preventing Marcus Smith from playing for Harlequins in a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe’re looking a real threat – Simmonds
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park JOE Simmonds puts his strong start to the season...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHammond out to prove himself against Gray
By GARY FITZGERALD Determined: Hammond George Hammond has Jonny Gray in his sights today as he continues to live his club...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIncreasing salary cap a risk not worth taking
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Where's daddy gone?” asks the six-yearold boy. “To a Premier Rugby board meeting,” his mother replies. “What’s...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Vuuren at the double as Wasps shoot down Falcons
By NICK POWELL Pick of the bunch: Harry Craven scoring for Wasps WASPS shone on the pitch during a difficult week...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoTime to give Louis a run at 15 against All Blacks
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was bitterly disappointing to see Liam Williams leave the field injured on his Cardiff...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGlasgow find feet as Horne blows Cardiff off the park
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............52pts Tries: Brown 23, 52; Forbes 25, M Fagerson 30, Horne 40, Z Fagerson 47, Gordon 64, McDowall...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCooney at his best as Ulster capitalise
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............39pts Tries: J Davies 18, Conbeer 21, Fifita 41, Hughes 54, 62 Conversions: Costelow 21, 41, 54,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGiles’ double in vain as Walsh fires wide
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............27pts Tries: Giles 12, 16; Webb 33, Lake 53 Conversions: Walsh 13, 17 Penalties: Walsh 61 Lions...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoButler: Discipline let us down
By JOHN FALLON Stormers ..............38 Connacht ..............15 Connacht skipper Jarrad Butler said discipline let them down for the second week in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSteyn steals it for Bulls
By BRYN PALMER Bulls ......................33 Edinburgh ............31 Morne Steyn’s late penalty broke Edinburgh’s hearts as the Scottish side fell agonisingly short...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLancaster legacy will live on
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ................42 Benetton ..............10 Stuart Lancaster may be heading to Racing 92 next season but the legacy he...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoDay makes the most of his return to Cornwall
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ............21pts Tries: Crane 29, Tuima 37, Wedlake 53 Conversions: Robson 29, 37, 53 Bedford ..............41pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTizzano gets into gear as Ealing canter past Hartpury
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing ..............42pts Tries: Tizzano 21, 55; Roots 68, Terry 75, Johnston 79, Burns 80 Conversions: Shingler 21, 55,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHolden’s hat-trick fires up Knights
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........48pts Tries: Holden 3, 41, 60; Roberts 13, Simpson 43, 71; Smith 69 Conversions: Olver 13,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoElliot score and Brown treble end Exiles challenge
By DAVE CHALLIS L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Hoadley 40, McCallum 73, Clow 78 Conversions: Sheppard 40, Nutton 74, 78 Jersey ................55pts...












