Old Albanian Saints vs Richmond: Becci de Garston-Webb confident ahead of Twickenham final

Richmond captain Becci de Garston-Webb says her side are ready for their Twickenham rematch with Old Albanian Saints in Sunday’s Championship...

Magnifique! It’s a Bordeaux-Begles Champions Cup double

Bordeaux-Begles secured back-to-back Champions Cup titles with a 41-19 demolition of Leinster in Bilbao.

Scott Hastings, one of Scotland’s finest

Inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame last year, Scott Hastings will be remembered as one of Scotland’s finest ever...

England’s Tommy Freeman in the frame to make his mark at 13

Tommy Freeman is set to be England’s lucky 13 as Steve Borthwick’s side embark on one of their toughest assignments under...

Caolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester

Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...

Blackheath go up as Scottish relegated

■By ROGER PANTING BLACKHEATH will play in the Champ next season after beating London Scottish in the Accession Final yesterday. It...

Lloyd Williams to enjoy final send-off for Worcester Warriors

Worcester Warriors ensured scrum-half Lloyd Williams will play one more game before he retires after stunning Ealing Trailfinders in yesterday’s Champ...

Race for the play-offs heats up in the Premiership Women’s Rugby

Premiership Women’s Rugby returns on Friday night following the conclusion to the Six Nations with the race for the play-offs set...

Cardiff flanker Dan Thomas insists 6,000-mile trip won’t bother the Welsh side

The URC reaches knock-out phase next weekend with Cardiff facing the journey to Cape Town to take on the Stormers.

Investment boost likely, says owner

GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton says there is “greater appetite” to invest in Prem rugby now relegation has been officially scrapped....

Australia’s Len Ikitau sets his sights on World Cup spot after deciding to leave Exeter Chiefs

Len Ikitau is returning to Australia at the end of the season to pursue his dream of playing in a World...

Will Porter calls on Harlequins to take down the big guys in remaining Prem matches

Will Porter is aiming to rain on a few top four parades following his return to Harlequins colours after sitting on...

Steve Borthwick: My job is to build the best England team I can

Steve Borthwick understands criticism of his selection of South Africa-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg but says his job is to...

ENGLAND SQUAD

FORWARDS: Jamie Blamire (Leicester Tigers), Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Tom...

Another major award for Ellie

ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne was voted the Rugby Union Writers’ Club personality of the year on Monday, a day after scoring...

Rotimi Segun’s determined to send Saracens chief Mark McCall off in style

Saracens’ Rotimi Segun hopes giving Mark McCall the perfect send off can also help the wing fulfil his England dream.

Sharks snap up Roe from Chiefs

SALE Sharks have signed scrum-half Xavier Roe on a two-year deal from New Zealand side Chiefs. Roe, 27, who is uncapped...

DREAMTEAM

WILL GENIA, THE FORMER AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND REDS, MELBOURNE REBELS, STADE FRANCAIS AND KINTETSU LINERS SCRUM-HALF, SELECTS THE BEST HE HAS PLAYED...

Ex-Wales centre Lewis dies at 84

FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Arthur Lewis has died at the age of 84. He made 11 Wales...

Bordeaux-Begles 41-19 Leinster: French giants put on another vintage show

Maxime Lucu was crowned the king of Bordeaux after his 21-point tally helped guide his Begles past Leinster who suffered further...

England’s Zoe Stratford and Tatyana Heard leave Gloucester Hartpury as champions

England captain Zoe Stratford and fellow World Cup winner Tatyana Heard will leave three-time reigning PWR champions Gloucester Hartpury at the...

Montpellier 59-26 Ulster: Billy Vunipola is enjoying his days in the sun

Billy Vunipola starred as Montpellier ended Ulster’s hopes of a first trophy in 20 years with a ruthless triumph in Bilbao...

Murphy happy to take the positives

DESPITE suffering heartbreak in Bilbao, Ulster boss Richie Murphy reflected on how far his side have come in 12 months. Ulster...

Jury is still out on the Red Bull experiment

RED Bull’s franchise experiment with Newcastle took a new turn this week when they announced that 26 players, some of them,...

“The selection of the first training squad for the new Nations Cup was all over the shop”

Dave Reddin fitness, Hardy throwing, and Sherylle Calder vision coaching. Woodward shaped the attack after Brian Ashton stepped down in 2000....

Red Bulls let go of 26 players

NEWCASTLE will release 26 players this summer when their contracts expire including scrum-half Sam Stuart, 34, who has played 134 times...

Steward’s thumb op

LEICESTER full-back Freddie Steward has had surgery on his thumb but boss Geoff Parling hopes to have him back in time...

Picture perfect! Exeter Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is enjoying his new vision

Olly Woodburn’s switch from wing to full-back has not been his only exposure this season – he has just published a...

Cardiff give us reason to cheer

IT is asking a lot, admittedly, but we should at least try to find a way of rising above the negatives...

Bedford Blues 58-24 Coventry: Cov cut down as Blues save best until last

Bedford Blues put in a performance for the ages as they overturned a half-time deficit to completely dismantle Coventry at Goldington...

Ealing Trailfinders 29-34 Worcester Warriors: Slick Jake Garside grabs the glory to stun Ealing

Jake Garside’s dramatic last-gasp try sent Worcester Warriors into the Champ final with a thrilling victory over Ealing Trailfinders in a...

London Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots

Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...

Max factor mystery is in need of an answer

PAUL REES WONDERS WHY BATH CENTRE OJOMOH IS NOT IN THE ENGLAND SQUAD AS BORTHWICK OPTS FOR VAN RENSBURG ENGLAND’S squad...

Tommy Freeman among the stars nominated for major awards

Tommy Freeman has been nominated for both Prem rugby and England men’s player of the season awards.

Grieve’s on a double quest for Richmond – and Portugal

nBy CHRIS COLLYER Positive: Callum Grieve in action for Richmond CALLUM Grieve relished Richmond’s win over rivals London Scottish in last...

Sun is yet to set on England empire

THE sun, it seems, has yet to set on one section of England‘s empire. Bristol‘s Benhard Janse van Rensburg will be...

England acclaimed as ‘best ever team’

SIX NATIONS REVIEW >> BY BEN JAYCOCK JOHN Mitchell feels his Red Roses side can now be ranked among the greatest...

LAST SUNDAY RECAP

ENGLAND sealed an eighth consecutive Women’s Six Nations title and a fifth straight Grand Slam with a thrilling 43-28 victory over...

TRP’S TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT

ENGLAND stormed to a 22nd title and historic 20th Grand Slam in front of record-breaking crowds across Europe. A staggering 279,760...

Cornwall 73-14 Kent: Trelawny’s Army ready to march on

Roared on by a huge crowd Cornwall took a giant step on the road to another Twickenham final with an 11-try...

Hampshire edge 99-point thriller

By MO SHER Bill Beaumont Division Three round-up IF you were after entertainment yesterday, Havant was the place to be as...

Semi-final line-up has three teams yet to lose

Bill Beaumont Division Two round-up By COILIN DUFFY NORTHUMBERLAND, North Midlands, Devon and Staffordshire booked their places in the Bill Beaumont...

7-up: Camborne provide the class

NATIONAL TWO WEST DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2025-26 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the...

Uttley and Hare remember their Grand Slam glory

Cheers: Roger Uttley and Dusty Hare at The Oval THE great and good gathered at The Oval earlier this week for...

Forthcoming fixtures

Top RWC final ticket to cost more than £1,000

News THE top-priced ticket for next year’s Rugby World Cup final in Australia will exceed £1,000 for the first time in...

All Blacks prop joins Ulster coaching staff

ULSTER have appointed former New Zealand prop Clarke Dermody as forwards coach. The 46-year-old, who joins this summer, will replace Jimmy...

Crusaders hold off late Chiefs

World Rugby Super Rugby Pacific By BEN JAYCOCK CRUSADERS secured their place in the finals with a thrilling 36-32 win over...

Caelan Doris leads Leinster with Lions stars at his disposal for Champions Cup final

The ever-reliable Leinster and Ireland back row Caelan Doris will captain his side in Bilbao as they chase a long-awaited fifth...