Rugby Europe Championship

Great to see Swiss move up the ladder

21 April 2024 0 comments

There will be a new name mixing it with the bigger teams in the Rugby Europe Championship next season after Switzerland clinched their first promotion […]

The four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch

21 April 2024 0 comments

Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach Why did you get into coaching rugby […]

Defeated, but Ukraine show grit and pride

21 April 2024 0 comments

Special report STEVE HILL Switzerland was always going to be Ukraine’s toughest match of this three Test series and so it proved. Three injuries from […]

Kalling-Smith aiming for top

21 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Rams centre Axel Kalling-Smith has come out second-best with both club and country this season but he can look back with pride […]

Ukraine go close against Sweden

14 April 2024 0 comments

STEVE HILL Ukraine pushed Sweden all the way but fell just short against the Rugby Europe Trophy table toppers in Trelleborg, the southernmost port of […]

26-hour journey only the start for Ukraine

7 April 2024 0 comments

From STEVE HILL in Sweden If ever players complain about away match travel time maybe the following will bring perspective. The majority of the Ukrainian […]

Beaten, but this Ukrainian team can be proud of their efforts

1 April 2024 0 comments

STEVE HILL A warm sunny day greeted the Ukrainian team as they arrived at Havirov RFC for their match against the Czech Republic. The Czech […]

I’m delighted to be helping Ukraine prepare for big match

24 March 2024 0 comments

STEVE HILL While Ireland and Georgia have recently been crowned champions of their respective European tournaments, the fight to see who wins the men’s Europe […]

England A need to face ‘real’ Portugal

17 March 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN Portugal face multiple champions Georgia in the Rugby Europe final at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris today, and the team that they […]

All the pressure’s on us – Cockerill

17 March 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Georgia vs Portugal Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Eddie Jones has coached three national teams, South Africa have won two […]

Appleton confident Portugal can meet Spanish challenge

3 March 2024 0 comments

By NICK POWELL PREVIEW… Portugal vSpain Today. Kick-off 3pm, Estadio do Restelo in Lisbon PORTUGAL host Spain in today’s second semi-final looking for a statement […]

Majestic Georgia march on into final

3 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia………………………… 43pts Tries: Tabutsadze 4, 37, 75, 80, Modebadze 50, Gorgadze 56, Ivanishvili 64 Conversions: Lobzhanidze 52, Niniashvili 65, Abzhandadze 79, 80 […]

Germany to take on Dutch for fifth place

3 March 2024 0 comments

Play-offs round-up GERMANY and the Netherlands will contest the fifth-place final. Poland have been relegated to the Rugby Europe Trophy after their heavy 54-7 loss […]

England’s Plan A is to run at Portugal

25 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW…England A vs Portugal (Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road) Steve Borthwick left Edinburgh after England’s clash against Scotland last night and set […]

Lisbon? Let’s go…

25 February 2024 0 comments

There are no Six Nations fixtures next weekend but the all singing, all dancing Os Lobos are playing Spain in their REC semi-final in Lisbon. […]

Belgium impress to see off Poland

18 February 2024 0 comments

Belgium………… 31 Poland ………….. 10 Belgium might have fallen just short of a semi-final play-off place but they rounded off an impressive showing in Pool […]

No stopping Portugal as they put on a show

18 February 2024 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Romania ……………………. 24pts Tries: Cojocaru 20, Gontineac 43 , Neagu 59 Conversions: Conache 21, 44, 60 Drop goals: Conache 35 Portugal …………………….. […]

Georgia pour on the power to overwhelm Spain

18 February 2024 0 comments

Georgia…………..38pts Spain ……………….. 3pts Richard Cockerill’s Georgia fired a warning shot to any pretenders to their Rugby Europe crown with a storming second-half performance to […]

Germany make Georgia work hard

11 February 2024 0 comments

Georgia were pushed hard by Germany and failed to get a bonus point in Richard Cockerill’s first game in charge last Sunday. Reigning champions Georgia […]

Shock for Portugal as Belgium beat the odds

11 February 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Cornish Pirates full-back Jordan Gott hopes that playing a part in Belgium rugby’s best-ever win will be the catalyst for a strong […]