-
Features
/ 9 years agoSolve rugby’s problems by ending promotion
COLIN BOAG Pay cut: Billy Vunipola says he would take less salary for fewer games We could be witnessing the start...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoWe need a bit of luck says Gold
WORCESTER head coach, Gary Gold accepted his side had failed to capitalise on their chances and the final score line had...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoBad week gets worse as Cardiff capitulate
By DECLAN ROONEY DANNY Wilson watched his Cardiff Blues side collapse from leading at halftime to conceding an unanswered 26 points...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoPowerful Cov on fire as they put Esher to sword
By JONATHAN HARDING Esher………………….26pts Tries: Spencer 1, O’Connell 32, Davies 53, Seccombe 80 Conversions: Sutherland 2, 32, 80 Coventry …………..61pts Tries:...
-
-
Features
/ 9 years agoA nine-month season is long enough for everyone
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PLAYERS and coaches in the Premiership have started to align in their resistance...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoScarlets bring home bonus but Tandy demands more
By ALEX BYWATER WAYNE Pivac challenged his Scarlets players to raise their game for Ospreys next week despite the Welsh side...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoCambridge’s woeful home form stretches again
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ..28 Old Elth’ns ….29 A HAT-TRICK from Dom Lespierre ensured five points for Old Elthamians at Grantchester...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoWatson must prove Brown’s equal in aerial excellence
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Improving his all-court game: Bath full-back Anthony Watson PICTURE: Getty Images ANTHONY Watson has proved that...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoLet’s get Saturday back as match day
THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoLions return for Leinster but still lack killer instinct
By DARAGH SMALL EDINBURGH out-half Jason Tovey scored all 13 points for his side, including an intercept try, but they came...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoSeven-try Albion mauling show up Students
By OSCAR MORTIMER Loughbo’ro S..28 Plymouth A ….49 PLYMOUTH ALBION produced an attacking masterclass to down Loughborough Students in a thriller....
-
Features
/ 9 years agoSloppy Chiefs made to pay by May magic
By NICK CAIN Rapier thrust: Jonny May powers through to score for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images JONNY May reinforced his reputation...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoShrewd Deano builds another tilt at the title
By JON NEWCOMBE Strong running: Juan Pablo Socino on the break for Newcastle to set up a try for Niki Goneva...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoSpeedster Bellini adds potency to Zebre mix
ULSTER coach Les Kiss has demanded an immediate response from his men when they host Connacht next week after a shock...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoMoseley leave it late to pull clear
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 19 Birming’m M..38 CHRIS BRIGHTWELL produced a man-of-thematch display as Birmingham Moseley flexed their muscles with...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoBaxter: They won the killer moments
LEICESTER coach Matt O’Connor said: “Commitment was at the heart of that, we dug in…with (Ellis) Genge injured in the warm-up...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoTop, but Richards sees only Exeter
DEAN RICHARDS glossed over the fact his team had gone top of the table – for 24 hours at least, knowing...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoRingmaster Henson gets Dragons flying
Power play: Elliot Dee scores for Dragons after a maul PICTURE: Huw Evans Images By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons romped to...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoFantastic Fylde earn first win
By ALAN FOSTER Fylde …………….29 Rosslyn Park..20 FYLDE notched their first win of the season with a well-deserved fourtry victory over...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoHoneymoon period for Saints as Groom calls the shots
By NEALE HARVEY SCRUM-HALF Nic Groom orchestrated a well deserved bonuspoint victory as Northampton consigned memories of their opening day hammering...
-
Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead
Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to...
-
Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Petrus du Plessis – London Irish prop
1. Over-zealous beach sellers You get four weeks off at summer to go away for a nice relaxing holiday with the...
-
Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Marcus Smith has all the attributes to become top class
By Jeremy Guscott We shouldn’t be surprised any more when a young player such as Marcus Smith is introduced into the...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years ago‘Me and Danny are two thorns either side of two roses in Quins backline,’ says Jamie Roberts
By Neale Harvey Old stager Jamie Roberts reckons playing alongside “bossy” young pretenders Marcus Smith and Joe Marchant has helped revitalise...
-
20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half
What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first...
-
Columnists
/ 9 years agoO’Brien’s view on Lions coaching mishaps is wrong but he’s entitled to voice his opinion
By Nick Cain Sean O’Brien is one of the fiercest competitors in the game, yet his view that the 2017 Lions...
-
Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: From Celtic League to Bloemfontein, Ospreys are winging it
By Peter Jackson When the fledgling Ospreys first took flight in the Celtic League, they had no idea that it would...
-
My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Neil Mason – former Moseley and Worcester flanker
As a competitive back-row forward, there is always going to be a thin line between being on the right or wrong...
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoRWC2023: Heart says Ireland but head screams France
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? Yesterday in London all three...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNoise at Franklin Gardens hits the right notes for Rob Horne
By Neale Harvey Rob Horne says it took something special to turn his back on Australia for a new life in...
-
Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Soane Tonga’uhia – Bristol prop
1. Craig Dowd – He was the Auckland and All Blacks loosehead when I was growing up and I was lucky...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoWebb’s WRU talks could foil Sarries
Decision: Rhys Webb SARACENS face an anxious wait to find out if they stand a chance of luring British and Irish...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoPumas ace Cordero may attract Harlequins
ARGENTINA winger Santiago Cordero is being lined up for a move to the Premiership next season. Blindside understands that Cordero, below,...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoTitans playing hand they’ve been dealt
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at a famous old club which continues to slug it out against the odds BOTTOM placed Rotherham Titans...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoAll-time Rotherham XV
Beast in midifeld: Mike Umaga PICTURES: Getty Images Great spirit: Mike Schmid 15 Kevin Plant Could have gone for the classy...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
NEIL McCARTHY THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH, GLOUCESTER & BRISTOL HOOKER Not many people have played first team rugby for Bath, Bristol...
-
Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
DANIEL TEMM EALING TRAILFINDERS FLANKER How about that for a fast start to the season? It’s been a nice little start...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOM SEABROOK GLOUCESTER CENTRE Tom Seabrook knew breaking into senior rugby was not going to be a walk in the park...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoHaskell-Marler spat shows refs need help
COLIN BOAG Round three of the Premiership saw a couple of less than satisfactory performances from the officials. The one that’s...
-
-
Features
/ 9 years agoMarcus has all the attributes to be a world class general
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK In the spotlight: Harlequins new young star Marcus Smith PICTURE: Getty Images We shouldn’t be...
-
-
Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BORDEAUX’S search for a winger for next season has seen them make enquiries...
-
Features
/ 9 years agoWilson is a coaching target for Norhampton
NORTHAMPTON have emerged as possible suitors for Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson if they opt to reshuffle their coaching staff....
-
Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Fraser Dingwall – Northampton centre
Biding his time is not the easiest thing to do for Fraser Dingwall who is desperate to break into professional rugby...
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoGive Jonathan chance to lead Wales, Williams urges Gatland
Wales legend Martyn Williams has urged Warren Gatland to use the November series to test the captaincy credentials of Jonathan Davies....
-
Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders flanker
1. Arsene Wenger Wenger’s departure from the club is long overdue; he is just ruining his own legacy by staying on....
-
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFEATURE: The twin terrors of Sale pack a punch
Identical twins Ben and Tom Curry are like-for-like replacements in every sense of the word. But Ben, the older of the...
-
20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Alex O’Meara – Cornish Pirates wing
How was your opening game at Ealing Trailfinders? We played pretty well and we thought we did enough to win but...
International Rugby
Maro Itoje rested for England’s summer tour as Jamie George takes captaincy
The best betting sites
