Is your rugby club Autumn Nations Series ready?

The biggest and best sides in world rugby are going head-to-head in a series of mouth-watering clashes in this year’s Autumn...

Tommy Freeman: I want to make life a misery for Sevu Reece and New Zealand

Tommy Freeman intends making it a miserable afternoon for Sevu Reece when England face New Zealand at the Allianz Stadium on...

Elliot Daly calls for another All Blacks demolition

By Adam Hathaway in Girona Elliot Daly has not had a crack at the All Blacks in five years but has...

England fears over Ollie Chessum knee injury

By Sam Jackson Leicester forward Ollie Chessum is a doubt for England’s autumn internationals after sustaining a knee injury in training....

Rob Baxter: Time for the talking to stop

By Paul Rees Rob Baxter has told his Exeter players that the time for talking has stopped as they go into...

Newcastle Falcons will take Premiership Cup seriously

By Paul Rees Newcastle will be going hard in the Premiership Cup, which starts on Friday, as they look to ensure...

Tom Pearson enjoys ‘Dragons’ Den’

By Paul Rees Tom Pearson will not let missing out on the England squad for the autumn internationals drag him down...

Pat Lam backing Harry Randall to shine for England

By Mark Stevens Pat Lam is backing Harry Randall to take his sparkling club form with Bristol onto the international stage...

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WIN TICKETS TO SCOTLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA AT THE FAMOUS GROUSE NATIONS SERIES

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Caelan Doris proud to take over as Ireland captain

Leinster back row Caelan Doris will captain Ireland for the autumn internationals against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin...

Three of the best battling to play at No.9 for England

◼️ By ADAM HATHAWAY In possession: Marcus Smith in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images ◼️ STEVE Borthwick has revealed the...

Everything has happened so quickly, says new-boy Josh Hathaway

By Simon Thomas Josh Hathaway is still having to pinch himself to make sure what has happened to him over the...

Thomas and Murray get nod from Gatland

UNCAPPED pair Freddie Thomas and Blair Murray have been included in Wales’ squad. New Zealand-born Scarlets wing Murray, 23, qualifies through...

Tuipulotu steps up for Scotland

GREGOR Townsend has named centre Sione Tuipulotu as captain for the autumn Tests against South Africa, Australia, Fiji and Portugal, while...

We should shout about what we see

WE have, over the last few weeks, enjoyed a feast of rugby. The matches have been extremely well fought, showed brilliant...

Cut red cards to 10

REGARDING the new 20 minute red card penalty, I feel that 20 minutes is a tad longer than is necessary, and...

All stand together

IN this PC, all inclusive, non-exclusive world that we are now supposed to be living in, the very idea of designated...

Bath pushing boundaries

Winners: Francois van Wyk scores a late try to help Bath defeat Harlequins last week PICTURES: Getty Images BATH put on...

Why World Rugby has missed the point

IT occurred to me, whilst catching a glimpse of last weekend’s NFL match at Wembley, that the advent of professionalism in...

Sorry, but the RFU’s plan lacks vision

YET again the RFU has woken up in the middle of the night and is shocked by how dark it is....

DREAM TEAM

SAM STUART, THE NEWCASTLE FALCONS AND FORMER HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20 SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....

Tommy Freeman can push England to victory against All Blacks

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Any analysis of England’s chances of beating New Zealand starts with the...

Bath thump Sale Sharks to send them top of the Premiership

By Paul Rees Bath .................................... 40pts Tries: Muir 1, Reid 18, du Toit 26, Hill 45, Carr-Smith 64, van Wyk 78...

We’ll become Sharks with teeth again, promises Sanderson

ALEX Sanderson vowed to get Sale back on track after they shipped 40 points away from home for the third time...

Michael Cheika’s delight as Leicester Tigers hold on

By Gary Fitzgerald Saracens .......................... 29pts Tries: Tompkins 18, Swiel 27, Gonzalez 65, Hadfield 70 Conversions: Swiel 18, 28, 71 Penalty:...

Izaia Perese: We got across the line

Aussie star Izaia Perese hailed Tigers “massive” win at the home of rivals Sarries after he grabbed one of the four...

Gloucester don’t let Newcastle Falcons fly again

By Brendan Gallagher Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Clement 2, T Williams 12, Blake 20, Singleton 40+1, Wade 72, Hathaway 75 Conversions:...

We had to win this one – George Skivington

Director of rugby George Skivington said this was a game Gloucester had to win. “We’ve been in a position in a...

Steven Luatua gives Bristol Bears reason to believe

By Roger Panting Bristol Bears .................... 31pts Tries: Ibitoye 29, Ravouvou 32, 55; Batley 70 Conversions: MacGinty 29, 32, 55, 70...

Winning ugly is important – Pat Lam

Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was impressed that his side could dig out victory in hard conditions. He said: “Winning...

Steve Borthwick needs strength in depth

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The 17 RFU central contracts announced by Steve Borthwick on Friday...

French exclusion zone is growing

It seems a criminal waste that players of the calibre of flanker Jack Willis and winger Henry Arundell are unavailable for...

Rusi Tuima: We’ve tightened up a few screws

By Paul Rees  Exeter v Harlequins - Match Preview If Exeter were to pick a team to travel to Sandy Park...

Harlequins determined to break their Sandy Park jinx

By Jon Newcombe Harlequins have faced up to facts this week and admitted that they need to put their dismal record...

Bath’s ‘bomb squad’ needs to be defused

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CLOSE your eyes and imagine batting on a fiery Caribbean track in the 1980s, when West Indian...

Now Jonny Gray harms his chance to be a Lion

By the time the British and Irish Lions head for Wallaby country next summer, it will be 32 years since a...

Connacht too strong for slack Dragons

By Luke Jarmyn Connacht .......... 31pts Tries: Boyle 6, Blade 19, Prendergast, 39 Forde 73, Devine 80 Conversions: Forde 7, 20,...

Cardiff’s second-half fightback stuns Ulster

By Simon Thomas Cardiff ............... 21pts Tries: Stephens 49, Hughes 64, Young 68 Conversions: Sheedy 50, 65, 69 Ulster ................. 19pts...

Ospreys in charge as power pack call shots

■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys .............22pts Tries: Lake 4, Thomas 52, Parry 75 Conversions: O Williams 4, 75 Penalty: O Williams 60...

Rising stars thrive for Scarlets

■By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............ 30pts Tries: Rogers 28, Page 43, Murray 47, Macleod 57 Conversions: Lloyd 45, 58 Penalties: Lloyd...

Leinster made to dig deep

■ By KEVIN FALLON Leinster........... 24 Lions................... 6 LEINSTER maintained their winning start to the URC but they dropped a point...

Sharks take Munster apart

■ By JOHN FALLON Sharks..............41 Munster.......... 24 A SHARKS side laden with Springboks was too powerful for Munster but head coach...

Glasgow keep marching on

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers.......... 17 Glasgow...........28 NEW Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu continued his red hot form as Glasgow powered to...

Llewellyn giving his best in attackLlewellyn

GLOUCESTER centre Max Llewellyn says the team’s new attacking style of play is bringing the best out of him after scoring...

McElroy joins Sale

SALE have signed Tadgh McElroy from Ulster until the end of the season. Luke Cowan-Dickie is with England and Tommy Taylor...

Saracens sign Swiel

SARACENS have signed versatile back Tim Swiel on a short-term deal to cover for the injured Louie Johnson. The 31-yearold, who...

We need to kick on after winning at last

Paul Rees talks to Ethan Grayson who heard from two rugby legends after he helped Newcastle end their 25-match losing run...

Tuipulotu taking the long road to Scotland

THE All Blacks will perish the thought that their pioneering exploits extend beyond strictly come war dancing, amateur lineout theatricals (Andy...

Murray’s on a wing – and a prayer …

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW BLAIR Murray began the week ‘in a state of shock’ at having gone...