South Africa deserve to stage another World Cup

IT was with a heavy heart that I read comments from SA rugby president Mark Alexander this week dismissing the possibility...

Pollock has eye for the tryline

THERE has been a veritable torrent of words regarding Henry Pollock recently and that’s not going to lessen anytime soon but,...

Bournville reminds me what a proper club is, says Thorp

By PAUL BOLTON Calling it quits: Prop Stef Thorp STEF Thorp has no intention of becoming a stranger at Avery Fields...

TJs get to celebrate in style this time

By BEN JAYCOCK Running free: Duncan Tout on the attack against Oxford Harlequins and, below, Tonbridge Juddians celebrate promotion PICTURES: Adam...

When we do what we should, we win games

Steve Hill talks to Lee Smith, below, head coach at Askeans RFC Counties 5 Kent (Level 11) What is your rugby...

Riley calls it a day to take up coaching role

■By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park stalwart Matt Riley has confirmed his retirement from the sport after surpassing a remarkable 450 club...

Brilliant Spain too good for Scots

Round 3 Wrap SPAIN beat Scotland for the first time in their history at U18 level with a commanding 29-12 victory....

England delight as they down France

France................27pts England..............29pts ELLIOTT Williams produced a fine captain’s knock to conclude England’s campaign three from three after a rare victory in...

Five-try Wales manage to keep Italy at bay

Wales........................41 Italy...........................39 WALES finished their campaign unbeaten in Vichy following their dramatic five-try victory over Italy. A penalty from Carwyn Leggatt-Jones...

Finch & Denny leading the way

Round 2 Wrap ENGLAND, France and Wales remained unbeaten after the second round of matches on Monday. England defeated Spain 43-19....

Disappointing junior Red Roses end without a win

Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival WINLESS England rounded off a disappointing campaign with a 66-7humbling from a ruthless France at Wellington...

L’borough stunned by battling Hartpury

Loughborough 21pts Hartpury ........... 34pts HARTPURY shocked league champions Loughborough to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby championship. A sleeping giant of...

Cardiff Met hold on in tense finale

Cardiff Met ......30pts Loughborough29pts CARDIFF Met won a thriller to claim the inaugural Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title at Rodney Parade....

Young Guns – Will Knight

Gloucester & England U18 Centre By Ben Jaycock Gloucester-born Will Knight is enjoying following in the footsteps of his family members...

Red-hot Chile have 2027 World Cup in their sights

By Joe Santamaria Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has made a career out of doing things others couldn’t. In 1998, he...

Argentina prepare to unveil state-of-the-art training centre

Style: Pumas’ training facility PICTURE: Press UAR AFTER sustained improvement on the pitch over recent years, Argentina will soon have a...

Jeff Probyn: Like wine, props used to get better with age

A front row view of the game Earlier this week, I was asked to do an interview for GB News to...

NEWS EXTRA

Yeandle set to extend his long stay at Exeter EXETER hooker Jack Yeandle is set to sign a contract extension for...

Results

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Play-off picture making sense

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD THE play-off picture for the next four weeks in Super Rygbi Cymru is now clear...

Ironmen blast past Newbridge

Premiership round-up MERTHYR’S march towards the Welsh Premiership title continued with a thumping 64-21 bonus point win over Newbridge at the...

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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French Column: Big guns want to take on All Blacks

By James Harrington Could Fabien Galthie head to New Zealand for July’s three-Test tour with a France squad that looks more...

Forthcoming fixtures

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Classy O’Connor puts Blues in their place

By BEN JAYCOCK JAMES O’Connor rolled back the years with a fine cameo, capped by backto-back penalties, which secured the Crusaders...

Preston hope Otley will do them a favour

By BEN JAYCOCK PRESTON Grasshoppers lock Ally Murray has urged his good friend Adam Malthouse, the Otley captain, to do his...

Diamond blames system, not refs

By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond has called for more transparency over decisions made by match officials after being slapped with a...

Premiership Round 14: Best head-to-head matchups in each fixture

By Charlie Elliott With the Premiership returning, fans are able to see the best talent in England facing off following the...

URC: Biggest things to look out for in each game

By Charlie Elliott Following a couple of moderately successful weeks that saw a URC team in both of the European semis,...

Fair or not? Analysing Rieko Ioane’s move to Leinster

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Premiership Round 14: Key talking points for this weekend 

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Johnny Sexton added to Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching staff for Summer

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Super Rugby Americas Round Eight Review: Dogos put on best performance of the season

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James Lowe’s Rising Influence: The Key Player for the Lions and Ireland

James Lowe is a name that has been gaining increasing recognition in the world of rugby, especially in relation to the...

Pete Ryan: Bridgend’s College Pathway

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Top 5 Casino Games to Play While Watching the Women’s Six Nations

The Women’s Six Nations is now a game that rugby fans all over the world can’t miss. As the games get...

The Impact of Technology on Poker: AI and Solvers What are AI and Solvers?

Artificial intelligence is making headlines every day. News sites say AI can help with anything, from suggesting the next music playlist...

Rugby and Gaming: Combine Them to Get Double the Entertainment

How watching a rugby game feels similar to gambling If you’re a fan of sports, remember that last match you watch....

The best Southern hemisphere players who have played in the North

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Sunday Round Up: Bath still on for treble after West Country demolition 

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Social Media Moments of the Week: Thomas Ramos and Henry Pollock’s viral celebrations

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Champions Cup Team of the Week: Seven Leinster players included after dominant display  

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Rampaging Northampton Saints set up Leinster showdown

Beating Leinster in Dublin might sound like Mission Impossible but Northampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith insists playing the ‘Saints’ way is...

Women’s Six Nations: England stay on course for Grand Slam

By Ben Jaycock England women’s attack coach Lou Meadows was delighted with not only her side’s victory, which maintained the Red...

Phil Dowson: Rest rules are ‘dysfunctional’

By James Logan Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson feels more needs to be done to allow English clubs to hit...

Cardiff Rugby deal costs Welsh Rugby Union £780,000

The WRU revealed the acquisition of Cardiff Rugby last week cost about £780,000. The Cardiff Arms Park team were placed into...

Premiership News: Six-game ban for Steve Diamond

Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond has been handed a six-match ban by the RFU for abusing match officials after Newcastle’s...

West Country derby is the best – Jordan

■ By PAUL REES Hard man: Cam Jordan in action for Gloucester PICTURE: Alamy CAM Jordan thought that the East Midlands...

Dewi Lake still dreaming of becoming a British and Irish Lion

By Simon Thomas Dewi Lake says it would be “a dream” to fulfil “the ultimate goal” of being selected by the...

Ciaran Donoghue’s glad to take centre stage

Ciaran Donoghue is relishing being part of Bath’s charge towards the treble having enjoyed a breakthrough season.