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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPurdy aims to repay Bristol faith
By NEALE HARVEY Dangerman: Henry Purdy is in top form for Bristol HENRY Purdy aims to fire Bristol to Premiership glory...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Hurrell suffered a stroke at Tigers BRISTOL Bears centre Will Hurrell is recovering well after revealing that he suffered a stroke...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoScarratt: England are a team for all seasons
By ADAM ELLIS High hopes: England’s Emily Scarratt TEAMS ENGLAND: McKenna, Dow, Scarratt, Reed, Breach, Daly- McLean, Riley; Cornborough, Davies, Bern,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhite wall keeps Wizards at bay
By ROB COLE Premiership Swansea ……………13 Aberavon ……………10 SWANSEA staged a remarkable defensive display in injury time to repel a 50-phase...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoSkipper Lllicrap is up for the scrap against France
WALES captain Siwan Lillicrap is anticipating the toughest match of the Six Nations so far for her young teammates when they...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSimonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFarewell to man who made Munster great
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Modern-day rugby cathedral: Thomond Park in full swing PICTURE: Getty...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDrovers earn bragging rights
By ALEX BYWATER Carmarthan Q …12 Llandovery ……14 LLANDOVERY dented Carmarthen Quins’ title hopes with a narrow victory at The Park....
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoTuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another one!
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Missile: England have missed Manu Tuilagi in midfield PICTURE: Getty Images THE debate over...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeano rues missed tries and lack of organisation
By LUKE JARMYN Flyer: Adam Radwan scored his second for Falcons JOHNNY Williams’ scintillating break split Scottish’s defence for Adam Radwan...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLord Myners’ review gets off to a distinctly dodgy start
I HAD been hopeful that the salary cap review by Lord Myners might cast an objective and slighlty jaundiced eye on...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGriffiths puts the boot in for Otters
Championship & Division One round-up A LAST minute Ianto Griffiths penalty sealed a stunning 20-19 win for Narberth against Cross Keys...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoBoyle’s late score seals dramatic comeback
SCOTLAND staged a dramatic fightback to claim their first win of the campaign in Reggio Emilia. Despite trailing by 11 points...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIona sin-bin helps Ealingblast into last four
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders booked their place in the semi- finals with an outstanding display to see off Jersey Reds...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHancock’s 15 seconds of fame lasted his lifetime
MANY sportsmen enjoy 15 minutes of fame but for Northampton wing Andy Hancock, who died aged 80 this week, it was...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoChampions keep dream of a second Slam alive
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Threat: Theo Dan tries to break Decisive: Max O’Reilly scores Ireland’s fifth try as England’s George Barton closes...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates ready for another ding-dong in Mennaye mud
By SAM JACKSON Aspirational: Alan Paver Scoring ace: Pete White PIRATES expect another epic ‘ding-dong’ at Mennaye Field today when Coventry...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoRFU must rethink this Tier Two funding cut
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The despair and desperation that has flooded the game, and not just the Championship,...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoStrong second half sees Wales earn first victory
By SAM JACKSON MORGANStrong’s secondhalf try helped Wales to their first win of the championship – and their first over France...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEight-try Amps flick switch in second half
By DAN HAWKHEAD IT WAS another tough afternoon for Yorkshire Carnegie as they suffered an eight-try defeat to Ampthill at Emerald...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoThe Farrell show is compelling
Farrell v Farrell: It’s Andy v Owen at Twickenham today PICTURE: Getty Images THIS afternoon’s game between England-Ireland offers a unique...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoAlbion turn on style as Cambridge dominated
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth ……..49 Cambridge ……10 PLYMOUTH Albion moved up to seventh place in the National 1 standings with a...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoRomain holds glory in his gifted hands for France
By NICK CAIN Power: Paul Willemse scores France’s second try ANY lingering doubts that France are on their way back as...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agosends Eddie a two-try reminder
By NEALE HARVEY Here I am Eddie: Ruaridh McConnochie runs in for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images WING ace Ruaridh McConnochie issued...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoThe biggest mistake made by Nigel Wray? Loving rugby!
David Norrie, ex-Rugby World editor, in defence of Nigel Wray Let’s start with disclosure. Premiership Rugby is keen on that. I...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoLions squeeze past Albanian
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian…………8 Leicester Lions ….10 LEICESTER Lions edged a low-scoring affair at Woolams as Harry Glynn sealed the...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoNorth looked magnificent – for 11 minutes!
PETER JACKSON VERDICT He came blasting out of the tunnel like a man on a mission as if nothing would stop...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGustard grumbles as Smith struggles
HARLEQUINS fly-half Marcus Smith endured a difficult day and boss Paul Gustard lamented his side’s failure to control field position. He...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoAll-rounder Kolbe wows Toulouse as a fly-half
FRENCH COLUMN It’s official. There are more active ingredient molecules in a homeopathic remedy than there are things Cheslin Kolbe cannot...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoS&E distanced from the drop
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..43 Bournemouth……..19 FOR Sutton it was the rare moment when the sequel was better than...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoHeartbreaker Shaun is the difference
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Crunch: George North collides with Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Flashback: Emile Ntamack of France...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoOllie on fire to spark Exiles with all four of their tries
By GARY FITZGERALD Hat-trick: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores London Irish’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images Don’t forget him: Louis Rees-Zammitt dives in...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoEsher take Friday-night spoils as Barnes fall
By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………….34 Barnes …………..10 DEFENCE was the order of the day for Esher as they dominated Barnes from...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoCaptain Hogg showshis class on Roman holiday for the Scots
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER End of a 17-phase siege: Chris Harris goes over for Scotland’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images IT WASN’T...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoJohan: Our family is having tough time
JOHAN Ackermann urged his Cherry and Whites to fight their way out of a rut which is threatening the club’s bid...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoComeback sees Caldy lengthen winning run
By GEOFF BERKELEY Sedgley Park ….10pts Caldy ………………29pts Tries: Cheshire 8, Ailes 80 Tries: Collister 19, Barker 23, Dickinson 26, 79...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years ago‘I wasn’t going to mess up that one’
SCOTLAND captain Stuart Hogg was delighted to bury the memory of his butchered try against Ireland – and even more pleased...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoYarde hat-trick keeps Sale up with leaders
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL On a charge: Sale’s Luke James PICTURES: Getty Images MARLAND Yarde’s deadly hat-trick illuminated a thumping bonuspoint win...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoChester hit 100 as sorry Scunthorpe try to forget
By ALICE BATCHELOR Chester ……..109 Scunthorpe ..12 CHESTER ran riot at bottom side Scunthorpe as Mark Dixon scored a hattrick in...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond promises three top signings
STEVE Diamond revealed more big-name signings are set to be announced after Sale maintained their title charge. For the first time...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoIt’s a rout as Wasps come alive in the lights
By ROGER PANTING First blood: Jack Willis has scored for Wasps THE Ricoh Arena’s first night match in Wasps’ history was...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoJonathan Joseph on the wing for England, Daly to full-back
England head coach makes changes to the backline after George Furbank is ruled out of Ireland clash
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoItaly plot a new shock victory over Russell-less Scotland
Scotland are a team Italy know they can beat, writes Brendan Gallagher
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby to hold expert forum before outlining transgender policy
London forum will discuss the biology of transgender rugby players to ascertain selection guidelines
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath flanker Francois Louw eyes last hurrah in MLR
World Cup-winner Francois Louw talks Bath, Major League Rugby interests, and how he also retired as a Springbok
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGareth Davies preferred to Williams at scrum-half for Wales’ clash with France
Wales head coach places faith in Gareth Davies and Ross Moriarty against Les Bleus
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: 2020 is no comparison to the thuggery of 1980
Brendan Gallagher recalls the most brutally physical of Five Nations championships in 1980
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHuw Jones dropped as Scotland seek to extend Italy’s drought
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named his team to face Italy
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs hunt centre seen as Wales’ long-term successor to Jonathan Davies
A player future Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney does not want to see leave
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps seek to rekindle old flames in search for new DoR
Joe Worsley and Dave Walder in the frame to be Wasps' new coaching figureheads
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