By NICK VERDIER THE HIGHLANDERS recorded their ninth consecutive victory of the season to keep momentum building in the pursuit of table-topping Crusaders. The 44-28 […]

LONDON IRISH were still celebrating their return to the Premiership when rumours of the Armitage brothers returning to the club reached Blindside. We are aware […]

BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLAND boss Eddie Jones believes that rugby coaches need a trade union to look after their interests after being impressed by football’s […]

LEICESTER Tigers’ former Wallaby international Peter Betham appears to be at the centre of a tug of war between Exeter and Clermont Auvergne. Betham who […]

By NICK VERDIER NEW ZEALAND teams just do not know when they are beaten as the Highlanders demonstrated with a sensational comeback to edge past […]

Weekend beginning Friday, May 12, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, MAY 12 CHALLENGE CUP Final Gloucester […]

By SAM JACKSON BEAUDEN BARRETT produced a masterclass performance, albeit with another yellow card, to get the Hurricanes home 28- 24 against the Blues in […]

LETHAL Wasps finisher Christian Wade has been named the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for March. The winger, who has 14 league tries so […]

A FRENCH court has fined former New Zealand international Ali Williams £1,280 for buying cocaine outside a Paris nightclub. The 35-year-old lock was arrested alongside […]

RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS’ unsung hero Phil Morrow has been signed up by Warren Gatland for this summer’s Lions tour. Morrow, performance director for the English […]

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Week beginning Sunday, April 9th, 2017 … Continue reading… Access all our premium […]

By NICK VERDIER SONNY Bill Williams made his long-awaited Blues debut yesterday after nearly a year on the sidelines but it wasn’t enough to prevent […]

THE Lord’s Taverners, the UK charity that provides young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities the chance to enjoy sport, is launching its […]

All those powerbrokers who refused to make a small sacrifice by granting the Lions a modicum of preparation time before leaving for New Zealand will […]

Nick Verdier assesses the upcoming season and the issues that will help determine the title The Hurricanes got the monkey off their backs in 2016 […]

By NEALE HARVEY FRANCHISES in Australia and South Africa are set to deliver a 2017 Super Rugby backlash on behalf of their nations, according to […]

During the wash-up over the raging tidal wave of emotions unleashed in Cardiff all week, Wales found it necessary to deny that Ross Moriarty’s withdrawal […]

SOMEdelicate souls took umbrage at Eddie Jones for trotting out such Welsh stereotypes as goats and daffodils. They climbed on their high horses and called […]

ENGLAND’S next generation contained so many chips off so many old blocks in Colwyn Bay last weekend that their Wales opponents could have done with […]