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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoNICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGloucester are left Screech-ing
By JAMES CANDY Gloucester………24pts Tries: Orr 38, Trinder 46, Vellacott 68 Conversions: Evans 40, 47, 69 Penalties: Evans 52 NG Dragons………13pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHowley on target to complete a fantastic four
By ROB COLE Cardiff 9 Neath 20 CARDIFF must be sick of the sight of Neath this season as the Welsh...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPenberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ............21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ....................29pts...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBarnes the hero as Barnes suffer
By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor 24 Barnes 17 CHINNOR were rocked by a slick Barnes start before recovering to claim victory. Following...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHot-shot Hodson sparks Otley win
By JOHN FINCH Otley 32 Scunthorpe 8 TWO sides in desperate need of points produced an entertaining game but it was...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoTe’o and Care’s cameos may force Eddie’s hand
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSIBLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT New urgency: Danny Care sends up a box-kick for England PICTURE: Getty Images Ben Te’o...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWarriors arrive… at last!
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff………………38pts Tries: Dolan 17, Millard 39, 58; Williams 43, Evans 71 Conversions: Shingler 17, 39, 43, 58; Evans...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGrieving Beddau honour tragic Tom with win
SWALEC Championship round-up THERE were emotional scenes at Beddau as the club said goodbye to 21-year-old Tom Owen, who passed away...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRayer’sblast at ‘shocking’ Blues after 7-try beating
Richmond............49pts Tries: Davies 11, Allcock 19, Stuart 26, Mitchell 38, 77, Woodward 50, Browne 63 Conversions: Kirby 12, 20, 27, 39,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHoppers downed by four-try Hinckley
By MICHAEL YOUNG Hinckley 29 P G’hoppers 22 HINCKLEY ran in four tries to secure a bonus point victory in an...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoStern Vern allows himself a smile as Scotland box clever
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Scotland 27pts Ireland 22pts Murrayfield rejoiced yesterday at catching a glimpse of a moment even more truly historic...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoPlay Itoje and Daly in their natural positions
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Sometimes we can get carried away and expect too much from out young players with their extravagant talents...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRowlands aiming to escape the shadows
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm FRUSTRATED Wasps lock Will Rowlands will use his side’s final Anglo-Welsh...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBlaenavon can’t end Nelson’s stay at the summit
SWALEC Division One round-up NELSON kept up their slender lead at the top of the National League 1 East Division with...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPirates primed for Exiles onslaught
Preview Cornish P v L Scottish CORNISH Pirates will be fresh to take on London Scottish at the Mennaye today but...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoMoriarty on his mark to replace the irreplaceable
Alex Bywater chats to Ross Moriarty, the man charged with filling the giant boots of Taulupe Faletau at No.8 PREVIEW… Italy...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoLaidlaw keeps his cool Scotland stay high on to ensure the Hogg
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A PUMPED up Scotland recorded only their second opening day win in the modern day Six Nations to...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMosses back to help lead Bristol’s fight for salvation
By NICK VERDIER PREVIEW… Bristol v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm AFTER a frustrating four months on the sidelines, centre Ben Mosses...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDrug tests controversy puts France in turmoil
For Buddhists, the sacred lotus flower has long been a symbol of purity of the body and mind. For French rugby,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoKennedy brings back the big guns
Preview London Irish v Nottingham NICK Kennedy is gearing up for a stern test against play-off chasing Nottingham as Exiles look...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoBonus point in Rome, then bring it on in Cardiff!
SHANE WILLIAMS I EXPECT Wales to find things tricky against Italy but still seal a bonuspoint win – and then it’s...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoPLAYER WATCH…
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKibirige KOs Bath as Falcons strike late to win fumblefest
By COLIN NEWBOULT Newcastle…16pt Tries: Kibirige 73 Conversions: Willis 74 Penalties: Willis 40, 45, 61 Bath……………15pts Tries: Wilson 50, W Homer...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGiteau decides to end his career in Japan
MATT GITEAUwill leave Toulon at the end of the season and move to Japan. The Australian played a key role in...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNilson knows lineout accuracy must improve for derby clash
By JON NEWCOMBE DOUBLE centurion Phil Nilsen hoping promotionchasing Carnegie can put in a complete 80-minute performance today after stuttering to...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoHowley opts for experience to get Wales off to a flyer
WALES interim coach Rob Howley makes five changes to the team that beat South Africa in November. Second row Alun-Wyn Jones...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoLaidlaw: We knew this was big one
STUART HOGG hailed the win over Ireland as one of the best of his career in a Scotland jersey – and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Open or shut case at Millennium Stadium
Just as the United Nations have America and the Mexican wall on their agenda, so the Six Nations have had Wales...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: They’re all out to derail Eddie’s English chariot
In just a few more days, the waiting will be over and the greatest rugby tournament in the world will begin....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAll Black prop stocks are looking bare warns John Afoa
Former All Blacks prop John Afoa believes New Zealand‘s front row is vulnerable – and that the state of propping in...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Sherylle Calder will keep focus on big prize
Sherylle Calder’s capacity to make a difference as a visual skills coach can be measured by the three-year contract she has...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Wales can challenge but Ireland are my tip
I’m confident Wales can challenge for the Six Nations title. Rob Howley did well in November to get three wins on...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoTop drawer Elliot Daly worth Lions call
Elliot Daly’s versatility must see the Wasps midfielder rocket into Lions contention for this summer’s tour of New Zealand, says Harlequins...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath can beat odds like I did says Robbie Fruean
Having twice defied the medics by battling back from heart surgery, inspirational centre Robbie Fruean is determined to reinforce his fighting...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoAlchemist Eddie must again find the right formula
England go into the Six Nations in the grip of an injury drought that will test their well of playing talent...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Finn’s big question is can he keep Ireland guessing
Finn Russell will be a big part of how Scotland do against Ireland in next weekend’s Six Nations game in Edinburgh,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU made Welsh survival ‘impossible’
By NEALE HARVEY London Welsh chairman Gareth Hawkins has blasted the RFU over his club’s demise, accusing English rugby’s governing body...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations bonus point can net £1m extra cash
The Six Nations kicking off this weekend will achieve another global first in world rugby – the £1m bonus point. A...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: RFU mustn’t blame ‘incomers’ for increase in abuse of refs
With the excitement of the closely-fought battles for Champions Cup quarter-final places in this year’s competition, it would be easy to...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Let’s hear it for Howley’s gamble on young guns
I’ve said for a while that I would like to see a few new faces in the Wales squad for the...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBattle for England job will boost Lions dream – Care
Danny Care has vowed to fight tooth and claw to see off his No.9 rivals and give himself the best shot...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoThis is no way to treat the minnows of Europe
That Rugby Union has one set of rules for the rich and another for the poor was highlighted starkly this week....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHair Bear Adam Jones finds happy new lair at the Stoop
One of the best, most direct and honest, Rugby autobiographies written in recent years was Bomb by Adam Jones which modestly...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Like it or not George, facts are facts!
George North put his two big feet into the concussion debate the other day in sneering contempt of the media over...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLeicester are ‘suffering from loss of home stars’
Leicester stalwart Matt Smith fears the imperatives of winning are preventing Tigers from blooding academy stars and sticking with them. Smith,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoHow Eddie Jones aims to tame the French monsters
When Dylan Hartley was knocked cold after colliding with the knee of Uini Atonio, France‘s gargantuan Kiwi-Samoan tight-head, in Paris last...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: A reborn Warburton can still make big Lions contribution
There are not many who have achieved what Sam Warburton has in the game, and even fewer who have done it...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBeware of the Irish Lancaster tells England
Eddie Jones’ England have the squad depth, experience and sheer big-game winning nous to retain their Six Nations title, according to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh are no more
The days of London Welsh as a professional club are over after the RFU refused them permission to stay in the...












