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Rugby Social Media Moments of the week: Wales legend Dan Biggar announces retirement

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Champions Cup Team of the Week: Munster trio shock Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle

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Cai Griffiths: Worcester Warriors return to second tier ‘is not fair’

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock The decision to give Worcester Warriors a place in next season’s Championship has sparked an angry response from Cai Griffiths, the director […]

Danny Wilson: Leinster have got an All Black – on the bench!

6 April 2025 0 comments

Harlequins boss Danny Wilson highlighted the difference in strength in depth between his side and Leinster in the wake of their 62-0 Champions Cup hammering […]

Hartpury boss Mark Cornwell baffled by no promotion to Premiership

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell has called the current issues surrounding the lack of promotion and relegation between the Premiership and the […]

Worcester Warriors to play in 14-team Championship

6 April 2025 0 comments

Worcester Warriors are set to return to professional rugby two and a half years after the club went into administration as part of a new […]

Seb Atkinson could do a job for England – George Skivington

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Seb Atkinson picked the right moment to score his first try hat-trick for Gloucester with England head coach Steve Borthwick watching from […]

Saracens News: Mark McCall keen to keep Alex Goode in house

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode approaches a remarkable 400 club appearance with Mark McCall anxious to keep him tied to Saracens so he can “pick […]

Rachel Burford’s backing Tatyana Heard to step up at 12 for England

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock World Cup winner Rachel Burford believes dominant ball carrier and serial winner Tatyana Heard is the front runner for England’s 12 jersey. […]

Henry Pollock looks like a British and Irish Lion to me, says Lawrence Dallaglio

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Lawrence Dallaglio believes Henry Pollock is in line to make the Lions squad despite the back rower only this season making his […]

Handre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next season. The 31-year-old Springbok […]

Alex Mitchell looking to finish with flourish

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Alex Mitchell is looking to make a sprint finish as the season nears the home straight after missing the opening two months […]

Harry Williams heads to Harlequins

6 April 2025 0 comments

Harlequins have signed former Exeter and England tighthead Harry Williams from Pau. The 33-year-old will return to the Premiership next season after two years in […]

Julian Heaven signs for Exeter Chiefs

6 April 2025 0 comments

Australian hooker Julian Heaven, 24, will join Exeter in the summer from the Waratahs having come up through the academy at Lyon. Italy scrum-half Stephen […]

Henry Pollock must keep on pushing to front

6 April 2025 0 comments

One of the big talking points between now and the Lions tour squad being announced on May 8 is whether Henry Pollock will force his […]

Jeremy Guscott: Champions Cup still has a role to play

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and unmissable every week… The European Cup is as big as the clubs involved want to make it. If you […]

Leinster 62-0 Harlequins: From Bloodgate to a blood bath for Quins

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Leinster ……………………….. 62pts Harlequins …………………….. 0pts Tries: Prendergast 14, J McCarthy 17, Osborne 27, van der Flier 44, Ringrose 47, Sheehan 57, […]

Josh Van der Flier: Leinster can do better

6 April 2025 0 comments

Man of the match Josh van der Flier urged his Leinster side not to rest on their laurels after the humiliation of Harlequins at Croke […]

Worcester Warriors return – RFU Board should tell us what it thinks

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week The first act of the new Tier 2 Board, which has prioritised the rehabilitation of […]

Sorry, Brian Moore, but it’s time to take your own advice

6 April 2025 0 comments

Brian Moore’s reputation as a wind-up merchant was assured after his goading of the French forwards before, during, and after their 1992 Five Nations disciplinary […]

Owners should be careful what they wish for

6 April 2025 0 comments

THE ambition among some Premiership owners to turn the league into rugby’s version of cricket’s T20 is a long way behind the times. Rugby Union […]

British and Irish Lions: Come on, Andy Farrell, put a bolter on your list

6 April 2025 0 comments

Thinking Allowed by Chris Hewett Henry Pollock is the most headline-grabbing talent to emerge in English rugby since Maro Itoje, who was the most talked-about […]

Hoskins Sotutu poses a difficult question

6 April 2025 0 comments

What’s the difference between an MP like Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, chair of the Public Accounts Committee at Westminster, and an MVP like Hoskins Sotutu, who […]

Bordeaux vs Ulster Preview: Zac Ward on alert for Damian Penaud battle

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Ulster winger Zac Ward is chomping at the bit to be facing off against France star Damian Penaud today. Penaud, France’s all-time […]

Fijian captain Waisea Nayacalevu fails to make appearance for Ospreys

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know In the natural world of all things ornithological, the sighting of an Osprey amounts to […]

Bordeaux pushing crowd boundaries

6 April 2025 0 comments

THE best-supported rugby club in Europe raised its average attendance to new heights last weekend, leaving Toulouse and Leicester further behind in the bums-on-seats business. […]

The day when Quinn kept out of Wyllie’s way

6 April 2025 0 comments

AS the meanest of the Silver Fern brothers who used to dress in all black from tip to toe and glower like Mafia dons, Alexander […]

Ospreys set for Scarlets repeat

6 April 2025 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Ospreys v Scarlets Today. 5.30pm OSPREYS head coach Mark Jones has rung the changes for the last 16 derby clash after […]

Thomas makes his father’s day

6 April 2025 0 comments

■By SIMON THOMAS FOR Henry Thomas, playing for the land of his father has resulted in one very proud dad. A decade on from winning […]

I’ve still got a good few years left in me, promises van Wyk

6 April 2025 0 comments

■By JON NEWCOMBE FRANCOIS van Wyk is revelling being around world-class players and feels moving to Bath has given him a new lease of life. […]

DREAMTEAM

6 April 2025 0 comments

RICKY CANO, THE CLIFTON AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, CHINNOR, HARTPURY, WHARFEDALE, HULL IONIANS & ROTHERHAM PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR […]

I’m all for the thrills but keep game real

6 April 2025 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER LIKE many of you, I was vastly amused by Chris Hewett’s allusion […]

Let’s get these tapped pens taken from the right place

6 April 2025 0 comments

AS a follow up to my main theme, I offer a little warning on tapped penalties as we approach the business end of the season. […]

Barker’s at his best as Caldy look for strong season’s finish

6 April 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK IT’S been a campaign of near misses for Caldy as their end-of-season targets have gone from mid-table to now focusing on avoiding […]

Lymm’s local boys ready for a stronger title tilt next season

6 April 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a run of three successive defeats, early season pacesetters Lymm have been reduced to the role of spectators in the National […]

2024/25 FANTASY

6 April 2025 0 comments

TRP FANTASY RUGBY HELPDESK trphelp07544 @gmail.com PHONE NUMBER 07909993854 Welcome to the latest update of this first season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers […]

My aim is to nurture a love of the game

6 April 2025 0 comments

Steve Hill talks to James Melville, below, head of rugby at Harrow School What is your rugby playing background? A rather humble one, to be […]

All set for exciting race to the finish

6 April 2025 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWELVE Top 14 teams were involved this Champions and Challenge Cup round-of-16 weekend. The two teams not involved in this stage […]

L’borough to take on Hartpury in final

6 April 2025 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH will take on Hartpury in the men’s BUCS Super Rugby Cup final at Rodney Parade. Hartpury reached their first […]

Chiefs take charge in battle of top two

6 April 2025 0 comments

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Chiefs continue to be Super Rugby’s pacesetters after they saw off Queensland Reds 27-15 in the topof-the-table […]

Wild Knights power past 14-man Verblitz

6 April 2025 0 comments

Japan League One round-up SAITAMA Wild Knights booked their spot in the play-offs after overpowering 14-man Toyota Verblitz 55-17 to secure a top six finish. […]

U18s aiming to ‘keep the ball moving’

6 April 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK AS England U18s gear up for their Six Nations Festival, Will Parkin has banned his inexperienced group from using the word ‘exit’ […]

Syston build on local talent for promotion

6 April 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Top dogs: Syston celebrate their promotion to National Two FULLY amateur Syston are enjoying a double promotion with the first team stepping […]

Why Saracens are not going full-strength in the Champions Cup: Explained

4 April 2025 0 comments

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Champions Cup Round of 16: Best head-to-head matchups

4 April 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott The Champions Cup Round of 16 is finally upon us, and with it comes some of the most highly anticipated matchups of the season. […]

Wales Rugby: Macs Page could light up the international stage this Summer

4 April 2025 0 comments

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Charlie Elliott: The best players to move from rugby to the NFL

4 April 2025 0 comments

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Champions Cup: Five Things to Watch in the Round of 16

4 April 2025 0 comments

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Worcester Warriors to return to professional rugby next season in revamped Championship

3 April 2025 0 comments

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Ineos and New Zealand Rugby reach settlement in sponsorship dispute

3 April 2025 0 comments

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