Superb Tarrant holds off Club revival to seal top-two battle

By NEALE HARVEY Blackheath..........17pts Tries: penalty 2, Fielding 52 Conversions: Fielding 2, 52 Penalties: Fielding 33 Ampthill & D ......24pts Tries:...

Bonus points will hamper the development of Italy

Isn’t it strange how sometimes things happen that on the surface seem to be totally unrelated, but then have mind-blowing consequences?...

Mathewson ready for relegation dogfight

PUGNACIOUS former All Blacks scrum-half Alby Mathewson is backing his uncompromising style to keep Bristol in the Premiership Bristol’s survival quest...

Brown eager for quick return of sky-scraper Skelton

By CHRIS JONES KELLY Brown is urging giant lock Will Skelton to return to Saracens after the Wallaby forward made a...

High hopes for Henry after years of injury hell

NEALE HARVEY catches up with Gloucester’s unlucky No.13 Henry Trinder HENRY Trinder says he is physically and mentally ready to end...

Regular chats with Eddie help Cipriani stay positive

By NICK VERDIER DANNY Cipriani might still be out of sight but he is definitely not out of Eddie Jones’ mind...

Daly urged to pick a number and stick

By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Ben Foden ELLIOT Daly and Anthony Watson must switch positions permanently or forget about being England’s long-term...

Nilson knows lineout accuracy must improve for derby clash

By JON NEWCOMBE DOUBLE centurion Phil Nilsen hoping promotionchasing Carnegie can put in a complete 80-minute performance today after stuttering to...

Kennedy brings back the big guns

Preview London Irish v Nottingham NICK Kennedy is gearing up for a stern test against play-off chasing Nottingham as Exiles look...

Pirates primed for Exiles onslaught

Preview Cornish P v L Scottish CORNISH Pirates will be fresh to take on London Scottish at the Mennaye today but...

Rayer’sblast at ‘shocking’ Blues after 7-try beating

Richmond............49pts Tries: Davies 11, Allcock 19, Stuart 26, Mitchell 38, 77, Woodward 50, Browne 63 Conversions: Kirby 12, 20, 27, 39,...

Penberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day

■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ............21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ....................29pts...

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Exiles step up plans for next season

LONDON Irish are continuing to build for a return to the Premiership and have their sights on Scotland loosehead Gordon Reid,...

Dragons wait on Henson decision

Waiting game: Gavin Henson GAVIN HENSON could be set to return to Wales after rejecting a lucrative offer to finish his...

ON THE BLIND SIDE

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ SALE Sharks are the latest club to show an interest in signing...

Cockerill courted by rival clubs in Top 14

FORMER Leicester boss Richard Cockerill is on the radar of several French clubs after moving to France to work with Mike...

ROOM 101

JIMMY REA THE BISHOP’S STORTFORD WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND. 1. People who...

Want to be a Lion? Then beat England!

NICK CAIN TALKS TO PAUL MORIARTY ABOUT HIS SON ROSS AND THE CHALLENGE WALES FACE AT TWICKENHAM PAUL Moriarty, the father...

Munster go top to ruin Scots house warming

By SAM JACKSON Edinburgh………9 Munster………10 MUNSTER went top of the PRO12 table with a onepoint win over Edinburgh. The Scots were...

Wells ready to state his case after serving time at Blues

By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Saracens v Leicester Today. Kick-off 4pm LEICESTER lock Harry Wells is banking on Anglo-Welsh success to provide...

Addison beats clock to deny Quins home semi

By NEALE HARVEY Harlequins…………10pts Tries: Penalty try 57 Conversions: Jackson 57 Penalties: Jackson 20 Sale………………13pts Tries: Briggs 35 Conversions: Addison 35...

Kibirige KOs Bath as Falcons strike late to win fumblefest

By COLIN NEWBOULT Newcastle…16pt Tries: Kibirige 73 Conversions: Willis 74 Penalties: Willis 40, 45, 61 Bath……………15pts Tries: Wilson 50, W Homer...

Mosses back to help lead Bristol’s fight for salvation

By NICK VERDIER PREVIEW… Bristol v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm AFTER a frustrating four months on the sidelines, centre Ben Mosses...

Rowlands aiming to escape the shadows

By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm FRUSTRATED Wasps lock Will Rowlands will use his side’s final Anglo-Welsh...

Warriors arrive… at last!

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff………………38pts Tries: Dolan 17, Millard 39, 58; Williams 43, Evans 71 Conversions: Shingler 17, 39, 43, 58; Evans...

Gloucester are left Screech-ing

By JAMES CANDY Gloucester………24pts Tries: Orr 38, Trinder 46, Vellacott 68 Conversions: Evans 40, 47, 69 Penalties: Evans 52 NG Dragons………13pts...

Saints secure top spot but will need help from Tigers

By NICK VERDIER N’hampton…50pts Tries: Foden 6, 28, Gibson 17, Paterson 39, Mallinder 43, Pisi 49, Fish 56, 80 Conversions: Myler...

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Joost in ‘critical condition’

FORMER South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen is in a “critical condition” in hospital as he continues to fight motor...

Mapletoft defends Quins model as Test call-ups bite

By NEALE HARVEY MARK Mapletoft insists Harlequins remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite claiming his side’s trophy chances have been...

Losers take the spoils

ACCORDING to my research, a grand total of 92 bonus points would have been awarded to all Six Nations over the...

When Elvis put Irish in heartbreak hotel…

HAD bonus points been in operation ten years ago, Ireland would have been spared the cruel fate of losing the Six...

Barba signing must be probed by World Rugby

THE silence from World Rugby on Toulon’s signing of the banned Australian Rugby League player Ben Barba has reached the deafening...

North faces his moment of truth in Eternal City

Throughout his obsessive quest for perfection, Jonny Wilkinson used a stark piece of pragmatic philosophy: “Treat every match as if it’s...

Telfer’s chip will wear him down

I WAS very saddened to read Jim Telfer’s recent remarks about the English and playing at Twickenham ‘concrete jungle’. For a...

Let the execs play five weeks in a row

I THINK we should trial the suggestion by Premiership Rugby that all Six Nations matches be condensed into five consecutive weekends....

Exiles were lured by hopes of glory

WHILE I feel a huge amount of sympathy for London Welsh players and staff, I still cannot believe that the second...

Relegation play-off? That’s protectionism

I’M a supporter of Championship rugby but not the relegation proposal, and neither are other supporters whose views I have canvassed....

DREAMTEAM

MIKE DELANY, THE NEWCASTLE & FORMER ALL BLACKS FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Sone...

A shorter Six Nations would heighten thrills

COLIN BOAG Until 2003, the Six Nations was spread over ten weeks, with the action taking place on a fortnightly basis....

Captain Carys leads from front for Wales

Italy W…………8 Wales W………20 CAPTAIN Carys Phillips touched down to seal a crucial win for Wales in Italy and praised her...

Murphy’s endgame stuns Scots

Scotland W…15 Ireland W………22 SCOTLAND looked set for their first Six Nations win since 2010 on Friday night but a last-gasp...

England wake up to swamp France

By TIM LOVETT England W………26pts Tries: Waterman 49, Wilson-Hardy 77 Conversions: Scarratt 49, 77 Penalties: Scarrratt 44, 60, 68, 72 France...

Late show by Boyle edges out Scotland

Scotland U20…19 Ireland U20…20 PAUL Boyle’s try seven minutes from time helped Ireland U20s clinch a onepoint win over Scotland U20s...

Wales’ Italian job sets them up for England

Italy U20……………5pts Tries: Baldino 13 Wales U20………27pts Tries: Carre 18, Conbeer 53, Williams 78 Conversions: B Jones 18, 53, 78 Penalties:...

Forward thinking is the key for Malins

By SAM JACKSON England U20……59pts Tries: Cokanasiga 12, Earl 21, Butler 24, Curry 33, Malins 40, 74, Wright 52, Aspland-Robinson 77,...

Six Nations offers Boks a route to salvation

AS the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and...

Campagnaro wants Italy to catch the wave this time

MICHELE CAMPAGNARO has two sporting passions in life – playing rugby and surfing – and both so far have given him...