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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoRugby Matters: Macho Makis can make their mark in Sevens
Brendan Gallagher marks Madagascar as one of rugby's growing nations who can utilise the creation of the Challenger Sevens Series
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Taulupe Faletau back for Bath to start at No.8
Full team news for Round Seven of the Gallagher Premiership, as Bath welcome back Taulupe Faletau
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Featured
/ 7 years agoThe Rugby Paper’s team of the 2010s
Brendan Gallagher has watched a lot - and we mean, a lot - of rugby this decade. So we asked him...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSimmonds: Put me in the back row with Tom Curry
The Exeter Chiefs no.8 reveals when Eddie Jones last spoke to him
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Ross Moriarty should stay in Wales with Dragons
Shane Williams praises the back-row forward for filling in for Taulupe Faletau, but that he should turn down interest from overseas
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: We got over 1991 – now the class of 2019 must develop
Jeremy Guscott on how Owen Farrell can lead England to a new level in the Six Nations
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’m ready to challenge Big Billy again says Nathan Hughes
The move to Bristol Bears has fired up the no.8 to reclaim his England spot
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Rugby is forgiving and Rob Howley deserves that
Corruption had nothing to do with Howley's suspension handed by World Rugby, writes Nick Cain
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoJonny May is latest Leicester Tigers star to be targetted
SARACENS are weighing up a move for England winger Jonny May who is coming into the last six months of his...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoSix Nations aim to draw £750m TV mega deal as CVC near stakeholding
Could the era of free-to-air Six Nations viewing be coming to an end?
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Rugby as Wales’ national sport? Not with these crowd numbers!
Can we expect a full house at any of the regions' this festive period?
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWonderkid Louis puts Warriors to the sword
By TOM BRADSHAW Carry me home: Chris Harris goes over to score Gloucester’s second try High five: Louis Rees-Zammit gets the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarman takes reins from Pendlebury
WASPS have appointed Kevin Harman as head of academy following Jon Pendlebury’s departure to join the RFU as England U18s head...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoEllie’s late heroics take the sting out of Wasps
By ALEX BARTLETT SUSIE Appleby hailed the desire of her players after a late Ellie Underwood try sealed a remarkable comeback...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoAigbokhae doubles up as Caldy keep rolling
By JAMES LEWIS CALDY will be clear at the top of the table at Christmas after scoring seven tries to impressively...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPaid price for lack of ball says Solomons
WORCESTER began this match fourth in the table but DoR Alan Solomons admitted the Warriors’ performance was far from being the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSkipper Laidlaw calls time on Test career
SCOTLAND captain Greig Laidlaw has stepped down from international duty after 76 caps. The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half is second on the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTongan ace Lousi loving his new life in Llanelli
By STEFFAN THOMAS SAM Lousi believes he is the perfect fit for the Scarlets and is confident his style of play...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSavvy Sharks smell blood to secure bonus-point glory
By ADAM SMITH DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks triumphed in the battle of the north after securing an important bonus-point victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJoe’s late show stuns Students
By RICHARD JONES HINCKLEY came from behind to ensure a Merry Christmas for their supporters as they saw off Loughborough Students....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDon’t tinker with European Cup
NICK CAIN on the ongoing battle over fixture space in the northern hemisphere In the hunt: Sean Maitland scores as Saracens...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStokes boosts Irish back three options
LONDON Irish have bolstered their squad with back-three flyer James Stokes joining from Coventry for the remainder of the season. James,...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoMacho Makis can make their mark in Sevens
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Size matters: Madagascar concede a try to Namibia’s Renaldo Bothma in their RWC2015 quaifier in Antananarivo Iwonder if the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEarly blitz sees Dings downed
By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON did enough to secure the double over Dings Crusaders as a dominant first-half display left the visitors...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoEngland flop in Cape Town cauldron
Front runners: Kiwis got revenge on South Africa By ADAM ELLIS MEN ENGLAND equalled their worst ever finish in Cape Town...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoQuality Quins rampant as Warriors hit for six
By NICK REWCASTLE HARLEQUINS Women bounced back from last weekend’s defeat against Sar acens with a convincing victory over Worcester Warriors...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFylde show no mercy in derby
By MIKE MITCHELL CLINICAL Fylde secured a bonus-point win at local rivals Preston Grasshoppers. An error-strewn performance from Preston Grasshoppers was...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNew faces at Irish are refreshing for Franco
By NEALE HARVEY Aiming high: Exiles lock Franco van der Merwe PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS LONDON IRISH: Jackson, Rona, Stephenson, Hepetema,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFour-year ban for Hull wing
HULL RUFC winger Stephen Hihetah has been suspended from all sport for four years after he tested positive for banned substances....
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGeorgia will progress with Currie Cup invitation
GEORGIA have given up expecting any help from the Six Nations but South Africa are proving staunch allies. This week the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRaiders revel in emphatic win
By ALICE TARGETT WORTHING ran in seven tries as they consigned sorry Bournemouth to the bottom of the National 2 South...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLightning looking fine as battered Bears concede nine
By BETHAN ZIEDLER LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning stole the show as they put 55 points past Bristol Bears and made amends for the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHenri Packs a punch as Tigers maul Scunthorpe
By CHRIS ANDREWS SHEFFIELD Tigers romped to an incredible eight-try triumph against Scunthorpe to ensure an enjoyable festive period. Henri Packard...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoStooke ready for a scrap against the green giants
Up for the fight: Elliot Stooke ELLIOTT Stooke is relishing the battle with London Irish’s big beasts as Bath aim to...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoSuper sub provides the Bright spark for Scottish
By TOM INNES THE ultimate in impact substitutions saw veteran No.8 Mark Bright claim the winning try for London Scottish within...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoFagerson red card opens new debate
MATT Fagerson got a red card for a forearm into Danny Priso’s throat/neck last week playing for Glasgow Warriors against La...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTerrific TJs end year on high as they run in 13
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians are top of the charts at Christmas after they ran up a cricket score to cast...
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Nick Cain
/ 7 years agoRugby is forgiving and Howley deserves that
RROB Howley’s ninemonth ban (with a further nine months suspended) for breaching World Rugby’s gambling regulations is not something to be...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoYou have to fail to become coach of the All Blacks!
MATT McILRAITH Hoping to coach the All Blacks? Don’t bother coaching a Super Rugby team then. Not only do statistics suggest...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField have no answer to Otley half-backs
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ....15pts Otley ....................27pts OTLEY director of rugby Charlie Maunder paid tribute to a ruthless half-back combination as...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThomas stars as Wizards breeze past Steelmen
By THOMAS WILLIAMS ABERAVON ended a run of four straight defeats and sent Ebbw Vale to the bottom of the table...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWelch has willpower to quench Trailfinders
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE took a giant stride towards reclaiming their Premiership place with a hard-working display which, coupled with some...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAnother away win for flying Cinders
By PADDY MARSH CINDERFORD maintained their fine form away from home this season with a two try to one victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoShepherd’s flock get set for a happy Christmas
Muddy marvel: Jack Hodge goes over for a try for Redruth By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH wrapped up a deserved win over...
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Nick Cain
/ 7 years agoMunster’s manners slip with doc Jamie
WE are all hostages to fortune at times, which is where Nigel Wray found himself as events unfolded during Saracens’ 15-6...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBaldwin backed to be Wales’ new star in midfield
By STEFFAN THOMAS COREY Baldwin has been told he has the potential to be Wales star Jonathan Davies’ long-term successor in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLucs pile more pressure on rivals Stour
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ..10 Luctonians ..14 LUCS pulled off a prized victory at arch-rivals Stourbridge whose alarming slide down the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRavens secure crucial victory to ease fears
By PAUL HOPKINS BRIDGEND eased their relegation concerns with a determined win over regional rivals Swansea. In the opening exchanges a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPirates target home win hat-trick after switch in style
By MIKE SINCLAIR On track: Gavin Cattle CORNISH Pirates aim to make it three home wins in successive weeks when they...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHumberstone’s the hero for Rams
By DAVID LAWRENCE ANDREW Humberstone kicked a last-gasp penalty to round off a dramatic fightback from league high-flyers Rams who had...
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