Chris Boyd insists Gloucester will have to alter their style

New Gloucester technical director Chris Boyd says the team must “modify” their expansive style of play until reinforcements arrive this summer.

Darcy Graham confident that Scotland can beat Ireland and win the race for the Six Nations title

Darcy Graham is confident his Scotland side can head to Dublin on Saturday and go home with the Six Nations title.

Paul Williams: Wales’ young guns are showing the way

Watching Welsh rugby’s recent performances, or reading about Welsh rugby’s political events, can have a premature ageing effect on the faces...

Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints: It is time to deliver, Rob Baxter tells Zack Wimbush

Rob Baxter has challenged Zack Wimbush to back up his recent Prem Cup performances and not get carried away by speculation...

Leicester Tigers vs Bath: Will Butt – I want to go out on a high

Will Butt intends to leave Bath on a high after deciding to end his 12-year playing association with the club and...

Ireland U20s 48-33 Wales U20s: Daniel Ryan double puts the Irish on track as the Welsh run out of steam

Ireland Under-20s proved too strong for Wales in an entertaining affair at Virgin Media Park in Cork, ending the visitors’ hopes...

Italy U20s 17-37 England U20s: Finn Keylock sparks Red Rose as they hand Italians a finishing lesson

Saracens flyhalf Finn Keylock scored 17 points as England Under-20s returned to winning ways with victory over Italy at Stadio Monigo...

Ireland 27-17 Wales: Hit by lightning! Rhys Carre puts on a show for the visitors

Ireland fans were happy enough with a bonus point win and Wales supporters will point to a second strong performance on...

Scotland 50-40 France: Rampant Scots stay in the title hunt

For the first time in Six Nations history, Scotland will go into Super Saturday with a chance of winning the title...

England 18-23 Italy: Steve Borthwick’s stunned squad are left with no defence

England lost their heads and Steve Borthwick’s neck is on the line after they made history of the wrong kind in...

Orlando Bailey: I’m happy to be at Leicester Tigers

Orlando Bailey squares up against his former club Bath in the Prem Cup semi-final at Welford Road today, having no regrets...

Ben Earl: My journey to 50 England caps has been amazing

Cricket fan Ben Earl raised his bat for 50 England caps in Rome yesterday and colleagues insisted it was never in...

England’s Alex Coles supports new contact rules

England’s Alex Coles has welcomed new rules over contact in training but insists he is well looked after anyway by club...

Maro Itoje admits England’s Six Nations defeat to Ireland was ‘hard to switch off from’

Maro Itoje has revealed how the hangover from captaining England to two consecutive losses hit him in the aftermath of the...

Wales skipper Dewi Lake insists win is ‘just around the corner’ for Steve Tandy’s men

Wales’ losing Six Nations streak has stretched to 15 matches – the previous victory coming against Italy in March 2023 –...

Ramm on his way to Western Force

NORTHAMPTON winger James Ramm will join Australian Super Rugby side Western Force on a two-year deal at the end of the...

Liebenberg leaves

BACK row Hanro Liebenberg will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season to rejoin South African side the Bulls....

New role for Pivac

FORMER Wales and Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac will take charge of Benetton next season. The 63-year-old New Zealander has signed...

Nick Easter: The weight Maro Itoje has to carry is quite extraordinary

What Maro Itoje has dealt with in the last nine months is extraordinary. He captained the Lions, he captains England, he...

Nick Easter: Tom Willis would have been in my team

I would have started Tom Willis in the back row for England yesterday, regardless of his decision to move to France...

Our target now is a top six finish

AS head coach at Chinnor, if you had offered me our current position of eighth in The Championship at the start...

For me, Quins need to show clarity

IT HAS been a frustrating season for my old club Harlequins and I think a lot of that comes down to...

Game has been betrayed

SO, Bill Sweeney`s grand plan for franchise rugby, which sees the abolishment of promotion and relegation (but with applications to join...

Saara is a queen of broadcasting

SAARA Elgan is setting the benchmark for TV presenters in rugby union, across both the men’s and women’s game. She is...

Support for the whole community

HAVING read the comments by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, I await to see how his comment “capable of supporting the...

Put Welsh clubs in Prem

THE money men have had their way and meritocracy in rugby is dead. It is not a decision I agree with,...

France resist Scotland’s second-half fightback

By SAM JACKSON Scotland ...........26pts Tries: Roberts 47, McAughtrie 55, Waugh 65, Rennie 72 Conversions: Dalziel 56, 66, 73 France............... 45pts...

Chris Hewett: Dave Rennie should leave Brodie Retallick where he is

Let the fun and games begin. Dave Rennie, freshly-appointed head coach of the All Blacks with a World Cup looming large...

Chris Hewett: Chris Boyd can transform Gloucester

An effigy of Francois Pienaar swinging from the roof of the Shed as the World Cup-winning Springbok captain made an early...

Paul Rees: RFU taking the corporate route with English rugby was inevitable

Paul Rees looks at the thinking behind the RFU’s changes and says that doing nothing was not a real option.

Bristol’s Rubiolo sidelined with ACL surgery

NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears will be without Pedro Rubiolo for the rest of the season after the Argentina lock had surgery...

Muir’s double puts Glos back on top

■ By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester-H ...38pts Tries: Heard 3, Jones 16, Muir 22, 28; Venner 45, Lewis 51 Conversions: George 17,...

Saracens too strong for London rivals

■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Harlequins .......26pts Tries: Konkel 12, Wafer, 28, Tuima 69, Cromack 76 Conversions: Cromack 29, 70, 77 Saracens...

Bears pile further misery on Leicester

Bristol Bears ...68pts Tries: Short 1, 16; Lovibond 11, Woodman 23, Clarke 29, Herring 40+1, Burns 57, Hesketh 62, Gallagher 67,...

Sharks revival makes it three in a row

■ By LUKE JARMYN Sale Sharks .....31pts Tries: Lloyd 21, Jarrell-Searcy 44, Cokayne 49, Childs 60, Pyrs 72 Conversions: Duffy 45,...

Brendan Gallagher: Players love getting one over the referee

I’m intrigued, fascinated, perplexed, occasionally entertained, but mostly irritated by why sportsmen and women feel the need to subtly but deliberately...

Attacking full-back Lacaze was ahead of his time

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE’S reputation for producing vibrant attacking full-backs almost matches their ability to uncover and nurture commanding Napoleonic-like...

Portugal’s clash with Spain will be classy

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AWAY from the Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Championship is coming to the boil today with the...

Priest settles thriller

National 1 B’ham Moseley..... 31 Rosslyn Park..........35 ■ By BEN MORRIS ROSSLYN Park edged a thrilling contest at Birmingham Moseley, running...

Stortford see off Tykes

National 1 Leeds Tykes........... 19 Bishop’s S................ 31 ■ By HUW GRIFFIN BISHOP’S Stortford claimed an impressive bonus-point victory over Leeds...

Rowntree’s aiming high with Otley

NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK AT 34, Otley scrum-half Joe Rowntree knows every season in National Two North must be...

Sheffield still on top

Nat 2 North Rossendale............26 Sheffield..................36 ■ By HARVEY ALLEN HAT-TRICK hero Christian Hooper helped his Sheffield side extend their invincible status...

Tigers down Scunthorpe

Nat 2 North Sheffield Tigers....25 Scunthorpe............. 21 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a spirited second-half fight back from relegation...

Hinckley hold the aces over beaten Taunton

Nat 2 West Hinckley.......... 47 Taunton T.........33 ■ By RORY MORROW HINCKLEY overcame Taunton Titans at Leicester Road to claim a...

Peter Jackson: Key figure Alex Mann puts Wales in contention

And so, let it be said sotto voce, the end is nigh. After losing 15 in a row, Wales have given...

Peter Jackson: When Ray Glastonbury warmed up during The Big Freeze

Long before his surname became synonymous with a music festival, Ray Glastonbury’s scorch marks could be found all over the north...

My Life in Rugby: Alex Woolford – I’d love to get 100 caps for Bedford Blues

Former Northampton Saints, London Welsh and Coventry second row Alex Woolford, who now plays for Bedford Blues, reflects on his life...

Prem Cup is a great place to learn, says McParland

■ By JOSHUA GREEN Driven: Archie McParland makes a break for Saints ARCHIE McParland believes the Prem Rugby Cup remains a...

Tandy must take chance to go big

PAUL WILLIAMS GUEST COLUMNIST IN rugby, you never truly appreciate what you’ve got until it’s gone. When Wales had the likes...

MALIHILL

YOUNG GUNS HARTPURY & ENGLAND U18 HOOKER Hartpury College hooker Mali Hill is determined to make the most of her opportunity...