Club Rugby
Paul Rees: Rampaging Baby Rhino Ellis Genge in the form of his life
Paul Rees on how Ellis Genge is driving Bristol Bears - and England - in the right direction.
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Features
/ 4 days agoYOUNG GUNS
FINNBAKER NEWCASTLE SECOND ROW At just 21, Newcastle lock Finn Baker is beginning to turn promise into opportunity, with a recent...
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Features
/ 4 days agoWe set the standards that others must chase
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER LONDON IRISH AND ENGLAND COUNTIES HOOKER MATT CORNISH WINNING Championship titles never gets...
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/ 4 days agoScottish bank on history to help survival
By JOSEPH TERRY MATT Wilkinson insists London Scottish are using their proud history as an exile club to fuel their Champ...
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Features
/ 4 days agoThorne delighted to hit 300 with his best mates
By BEN JAYCOCK DAN Thorne has brought up 300 appearances for Newbury Blues and credits friendship, loyalty and community for his...
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/ 4 days agoPonty hit seven to stay at the top of the table
Welsh Premiership By CARL FIELD LEADERS Pontypridd bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Narberth with a 40-12 seven tries to...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoPaul Rees: It’s time for action, not words
Paul Rees presents his half-term report on the Premiership and finds a clear divide between top and bottom
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoHARLEQUINS HOOKER
YOUNG GUNS JEROLDGORLEKU While most of his peers had been immersed in rugby since primary school, Jerold Gorleku only started playing...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: Harry Simmons – I was told I could lose the sight in one eye
The former Leicester Tigers, Loughborough Students and Jersey Reds scrum-half/wing who now coaches at Tigers Academy and Leicester Lions, Harry Simmons,...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoWRU: Don’t call EGM
THE WRU has described calls for an extraordinary general meeting as an “irresponsible first nuclear option” which would cause “significant damage”...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoHow one World Cup group stage match could change European rugby
With the biggest ever Rugby World Cup in 2027 on the horizon, one rivalry will come to a head in the...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoPaul Rees: Battle of the airways puts coaches in the cross-fire
Paul Rees looks at how one law tweak by the game’s authorities can have unintended consequences.
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/ 3 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: John Kelly – My twin brother was the perfect training buddy
MY LIFEIN RUGBY FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE BACK ROW JOHN KELLY RUGBY sort of found...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoCHARLIEBRAY
YOUNG GUNS SALE SHARKS BACK ROW Charlie Bray looked set to be a footballer until he abruptly told his coach that...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoPaul Rees: How Rob Baxter is building his new dynasty at Exeter Chiefs
Paul Rees talks to the Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter – and star player Ethan Roots – as the club returns to...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to those who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to some of the finest players in the world who passed away in 2025
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoOLLIE BATSON
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE At just 18, Ollie Batson was recently named in Exeter Chiefs’ squad in the Challenge Cup...
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/ 4 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Gray – Facing the Haka was a very proud moment
Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoPlayers told to provide records
FORMER players taking legal action over alleged brain injuries have been refused permission to appeal against a court order requiring them...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoWe can blow everyone else out of the water, says Hussell
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE lock AJ Hussell makes no apology for the confidence surging through the National Two West leaders...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Champions Cup must return to its elite status
Paul Rees sees too many mismatches in last weekend’s European games… while problems mount for the men in red
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Features
/ 1 month agoBILLY PASCO
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON CENTRE Northampton Saints have produced a steady stream of homegrown players over the past decade, and 20-year-old centre...
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: Ben Atkins – Running out with my brother was special
The former London Irish hooker/back row Ben Atkins, who now plays for Rams in National League One, reflects on his life...
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Features
/ 1 month agoSteelmen too good for Pooler
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By ROB COLE EBBW Vale moved nine points clear at the top of Super Rygbi Cymru...
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/ 1 month agoBeddau have eye on top spot
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BEDDAU moved to within a point of the summit in the Welsh Premiership with a comprehensive...
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Features
/ 1 month agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Lawrence Dallaglio’s reasons to cheer for Prem clubs in Europe
Paul Rees talks to England’s World Cup winner about the Champions Cup – and Steve Borthwick’s selection choices
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Makysymiw – The brilliant, emotional world of French rugby
Former Leicester Tigers, Connacht, Dragons and Agen second row, Joe Makysymiw, reflects on his life in rugby.
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/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: R360 threat can force change
Paul Rees on how the proposed breakaway league could revamp rugby amid increasing stresses on top players
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/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
JAMES SHORT WORCESTER WARRIORS CENTRE James Short feels Worcester’s rise from the ashes has given him the perfect platform to relaunch...
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/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Nixon – Loved Bath but I lived my best life in France
Sam Nixon, the former London Scottish, Bath, Bayonne, Exeter Chiefs and Grenoble tighthead, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Features
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: England finish top but Springboks still No.1
They say the league table never lies, that like George Washington’s inaugural American presidency, it swears allegiance to the truth, the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Springboks are setting the standard
Paul Rees reflects on the Autumn Tests and what the implications might be for the Champions Cup and beyond.
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Jacob Atkins – Playing for London Irish meant so much to me
The former London Irish and Rovigo centre Jacob Atkins reflects on his life in rugby.
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/ 2 months agoExiles building Old Deer Park fortress
By BEN JAYCOCK LONDON Welsh captain Matt Hodgson stresses his newly-promoted side are determined to turn Old Deer Park into a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Time for Wales to build attack around Louis Rees-Zammit
In the macho unforgiving world of elite sport and especially rugby there is meant to be no consolation in defeat and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: England must keep their eyes on road ahead
England’s victory over New Zealand took them to third in the world rankings, the highest placed Six Nations side.
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Henry Laidlow – Harlequins & England U18s lock
England U18s captain Henry Laidlow describes leading his country on their South Africa tour last summer as “a privilege”, insisting the...
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/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Eamonn Sheridan – Initiation ceremony at Oyonnax was insane
Former Leinster, Rotherham Titans, London Irish, Oyonnax, Carcassonne, Massy and Ireland U18/20 centre Eamonn Sheridan reflects on his life in rugby.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoReturn of the Mack: Ireland despatch Australia setting up Springbok showdown
Saturday night’s clash between Ireland and Australia at the Aviva Stadium was one many were eager to see, with questions over...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Keep the faith! This improving England team are made of the right stuff
Whisper it quietly but England are beginning to become street wise and savvy, they are learning from their mistakes and they...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: The most significant win for England under Steve Borthwick
England’s players formed a U shape as New Zealand started the haka, and on a day when their indomitable will took...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: USA in search of a springboard
Paul Rees looks at the problems facing the game in the USA and wonders what World Rugby can do about it.
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Features
/ 2 months agoTAMSIN BAYNES
YOUNG GUNS LOUGHBOROUGH & ENGLAND U18 LOCK Loughborough Lightning new signing Tamsin Baynes is determined to make an impact as she...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Ricky Davies – The Slovenia trip was a stag do with lineouts
Former Scarlets, Bordeaux Begles, Birmingham & Solihull and Wales U19s prop Ricky Davies reflects on his life in rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoIsaac Marsh: From Gloucester to Cardiff Met – chasing the next chapter
“I heard life is what passes when you're too busy living.” The opening line of Zach Bryan’s “Late July” makes you...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoSouth Africa and France deliver rugby at its finest as Springboks triumph in Paris
Saturday’s blockbuster clash between the World Champions South Africa and Six Nations 2025 Champions France was, in my opinion, the most...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Buoyant England are ready to sink All Blacks
Fiji blew up after England deployed their bomb squad after 53 minutes, but not before giving a side chasing 10 successive...












