Juddians maintain perfect record at Taunton

■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton..........10 Tonbridge......22 TONBRIDGE had never lost to Taunton in the league and put in a huge defensive effort...

Valkyries swoop to first victory in 5-star show

■By SAM JACKSON Touchdown: Harlequins hooker Davinia Catlin got on the scoresheet WORCESTER Valkyries delivered a five-star performance as they came...

Weir the route master as Warriors find a way

■By ROGER PANTING Flying machine: Worcester wing Josh Adams dives in DUNCAN Weir returned to form to spearhead Worcester to a...

Special award for Tiger Tait

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Leicester and England centre Mathew Tait has been named as the 2019 recipient of the RPA Special Merit...

Bees hit the hive in standout win

■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians... 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after...

LIVE: Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints

Alun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys

The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea

Bath, Bristol and Harlequins ready to pounce for Danny Cipriani

Premiership clubs still making moves in the fly-half market

Vereniki Goneva back fit for Newcastle Falcons

The Fijian is back for The Big One at St James' Park

Peter Lydon signs new contract with Ealing Trailfinders

130 points in the Championship so far this season

Richard Cockerill gives John Barclay first Edinburgh selection

Almost 12 months out recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon

England stars to face no action after apologising to teammates for late night drinking session

Billy Vunipola and Ben Te'o stayed out until the early hours of Sunday morning after Twickenham shock

Harlequins week of recruitment continues with signing of Tom Lawday

The Exeter Chiefs no.8 will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season

Dean Richards changes stance on ring-fencing the Premiership

Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England‘s shortcoming...

Guscott column: Owen Farrell has a host of questions to answer

Jeremy Guscott's reaction to England's 38-38 draw with Scotland and the 2019 Six Nations

Wasps hooker Tom Cruse commits to Black and Gold

Wasps front row continues to take shape for the 2019-20 season

Six Nations fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021

There are no Friday matches, but England open their 2020 Test year in Paris on a Sunday

Sunwolves to be dumped out of Super Rugby

Introduced to Super Rugby along with the Jaguares as part of the expansion to 18 teams three years ago

London Irish forward Mike Coman forced to retire at 31

The Exiles' player of the year in 2016

The 4:30am phone call that ex-France coach Guy Noves will not forgive

“Noves, you are a *****, a crook, a s***"

New Zealand’s sports minister supports calls for Crusaders name change after terror attack

New Zealand MP would welcome discussions after last week's Christchurch terror attack

Wasps centre Michele Campagnaro makes Premiership switch

Making the move to Twickenham Stoop next season

Crabb’s ready to put claws into Irish

PREVIEW Wales Women v Ireland Women Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Arms Park ROWLAND Phillips will be hoping the footballing ability of lock...

Johnson seals dramatic victory

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Dead-eye: Chris Johnson kicks the winning goal PICTURE: Gareth Lyons TEAMS TYNEDALE: Parker; Passman, Checksfield, Burden, Beaumont;...

Red Roses regain the crown in sizzling style

■ By TOM JAMES Scoring spree: Jess Breach scored again to take her tally to nine for the championship THE RED...

Battle for second place

PREVIEW Italy Women v France Women Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Stadio Plebiscito FRANCE head to the northern Italian town of Padua to...

Welsh All Blacks relegated with seven games to go

■ By JOHN MURPHY Principality Premiership NEATH have been relegated from the Principality Premiership after they were comfortably defeated by RGC1404...

Victory in Vancouver has got Blitzbokke believing

■ By ADAM ELLIS Confidence boost: South Africa triumph in Vancouver ENGLAND have fallen further from contention for the World Rugby...

Horror show as Scots see England turn into zombies

■ From NICK CAIN at Twickenham Smart work: Joe Launchbury dummies the defence to score England’s third try THIS was one...

Wondrous Williams’ hat-trick sinks Newport

■ By CARL FIELD Swansea …27 Newport …5 A HAT-TRICK from outside half John Rhys Williams inspired Swansea to a bonuspoint...

Women’s series set to expand

WORLDRugby announced a revamped Sevens series for the next four years with the women’s tournament increasing from six legs to eight,...

Youngs: We must discover that killer instinct

BEN YOUNGS shook his head in dismay as he admitted he and his team-mates still lack that “killer instinct to put...

Ravens provide Silva service in relegation shoot-out

■ By ALEX BYWATER Bridgend …31 Bargoed …11 BRIDGEND gave their head coach Matt Silva the perfect birthday present as they...

Now Farrell has a host of questions to answer

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK What a comeback: Scotland’s Sam Johnson celebrates with his teammates after scoring their sixth try...

Super Drovers resist late Steelmen fightback

■ By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale…24 Llandovery …25 LLANDOVERY moved up two places to fourth in the Princiapality Premiership table as...

New Zealand would have scored 50 points against the Scots

CHARLIE HODGSON FORMER ENGLAND FLY-HALF Different beast in second half: Finn Russell Ihave to admit I am still a little shell-shocked...

Cokanasiga Jnr starts for Mallinder’s U18s

ENGLANDU18s head coach Jim Mallinder has named his side to play Scotland at Billingham RUFC today, with Phil Cokanasiga named at...

Lions from winter can roar in 2021

NICK CAIN PICKS HIS BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TEAM BASED ON THE SIX NATIONS Cian Healy Ken Owens Alun Wyn Jones...

That Cardiff crowd roar put a lump in my throat

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Standing tall: Josh Navidi nullified CJ Stander PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT A day to be...

High-speed Hadleigh has Cardiff in a frenzy as party time starts early

■ PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium What a start: Hadleigh Parkes scores for Wales after 69 seconds PICTURES: Getty Images AND...

So close to glory, but Zanon lets it slip away

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE Tireless: Jake Polledri makes yards for Italy CONOR O’Shea refused to point the blame at youngster Marco...

Wales are a target now says record man Alun-Wyn

ALUN-WYN Jones says Wales have painted a World Cup target on their backs after their Grand Slam. The Wales captain led...

Yes, we were worried near the end admits Picamoles

LOUIS Picamoles acclaimed his side’s resilience in defence for spoiling a potential huge Six Nations upset. The French No.8 insisted the...

Robson sidelined by blood clot in his leg

Out: Blair Kinghor ENGLAND and Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson is facing a spell out of action after suffering with blood clots....

Ignoring Big Joe’s X-factor is senseless

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN Joe Cokanasiga was told by Eddie Jones that he had dropped him...

Clark back to put on a show at the Gardens

■ By GARY FITZGERALD CALUM Clark clearly still has a soft spot for Franklin’s Gardens but he hopes to upset the...

Six Nations in need of relegation to stay relevant

WORLD Rugby’s plans for a Nations Championship/ World League are in the balance as the two most ‘old guard’ Unions in...

Saints flyer Naiyaravoro targets first half blitz

Force of nature: Taqele Naiyaravoro TAQELE Naiyaravoro aims to use his formidable pace and power to help Saints break free from...

Irish history boys fight back for a first clean sweep

■ By ROB COLE Europe’s finest: Ireland celebrate the clean sweep IRELAND were forced to come from behind twice before they...

Marx leads young Lions in stunning fight back

■ By ADAM ELLIS Party time: Lions celebrate the win over Rebels Double: Folau Fainga’a helped Brumbies to victory MELBOURNE Rebels...