Pirates forced on the road again after storm issues

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v L Scottish Today. Kick-off 2pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates will look to bounce back...

Packer joins the 100 club

PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop IN-FORM Harlequins will look to extend their winning run to five...

Uren in right place to deny Bears

■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS Bristol ................26pts Tries: Bern 5, Gallagher 20, Bevan 23, Bonner 57 Conversions: Bevan 6, 21, 24 Trailfinders .....26pts...

Saracens aiming for top spot

PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Saracens Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road SARACENS travel to Welford Road knowing a bonus-point win could send...

Sharks sink while champs swim

■By BEN SHEARD Sale ...................... 7pts Try: Hyndman 18 Conversion: Aitchison 18 Gloucester-H ...22pts Tries: Venner 2, K Jones 12 ,...

Brendan Gallagher: Why it’s time to be nicer to the French

I’ve always found it odd the blind spots and prejudices that develop in sport and indeed life, the absolute determination by...

All this tinkering with the laws doesn’t really add up

AS night follows day rugby continues to change and tinker with the laws with an OCD obsession that I am sure...

Ryan made life tough for 1953 All Blacks

ENGLAND in the mid-1950s, not unlike now, had an abundance of back row talent which probably explains why former Cambridge University...

Double delight for DMP is down to Douglas

■By NEIL MORRIS Darlington ...... 24 Wharfedale .....17 MOWDEN celebrated a Friday night success as they completed the double over Wharfedale,...

Leslie leads Dale to battling victory

■By STEVE WILSON Otley ......................... 18 Tynedale ................23 OTLEY were edged out by Tynedale after a first-half blitz from the visitors...

It’s top of the Bill! Hosts win a thriller

By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............27 Fylde ........................24 BILLINGHAM showed grit and resilience to overturn a half-time deficit and claim a dramatic...

Defensive duty holds key for the impressive Ionians…

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ....38 Macclesfield .... 7 MACCLESFIELD made a good start with an early Harry Blackwell try and...

Callum is top Titan as he snares club record

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ..... 54pts Tries: Norman 3, 78, Shaw 10, Toerien 34, Metcalfe 40, Bustin 49, Veness 58, 71...

A magnificent seven for terrific travelling Tykes

■By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........ 17 Leeds Tykes ..........46 LEEDS Tykes secured a hard-earned, seven-try away triumph. The visitors started...

Quick-fire treble is downfall for plucky students

By BRIAN NORMAN Redruth.............30 Exeter Uni.........14 REDRUTH scored three tries in 12 second-half minutes to beat Exeter University. It looked like...

Oliver’s out to finish with a big bang for Bishop’s

By BEN JAYCOCK Looking up: Bishop’s Stortford flanker Oliver Jones BISHOP’S Stortford blind-side Oliver Jones believes his side have turned a...

Bevan’s backing Bristol to succeed

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BRISTOL and Wales scrum-half Keira Bevan believes momentum is building as the Bears enter a pivotal...

Sam Kildunne: Ampthill winger on life in the Champ and sister Ellie’s rise to stardom

Paul Eddison talks to Ampthill winger Sam Kildunne about life in the Champ - and his famous sister...

Paul Williams: Ospreys deserve a stay of execution

Finding yourself on rugby’s ‘death row’ is a terrifying position. Especially for Ospreys’ players, staff and the official supporters’ club.

Overseas players are not to blame

THERE are currently some hugely popular gameshows in the UK – The Traitors and Pointless being two examples. But in Welsh...

Weston puts his retirement on back burner

OLD Redcliffians No.8 Jack Weston admits his return from retirement has come quicker, and at a higher level, than he anticipated...

Fly-half Harry Bazalgette says Hartpury relish beating the big boys

Harry Bazalgette believes trips into hostile territory are exactly the tests that define his part-time side Hartpury’s ambitions after they emerged...

Canterbury are driving hard

■By AMELIE CLAYDON CANTERBURY head coach Matt Corker says steady progress has put his side firmly into the promotion conversation in...

Hooper hits double hundred for Sheffield

■By BEN JAYCOCK SHEFFIELD winger Christian Hooper admits reaching 100 tries in 100 games for the club was a moment he...

Wilson happy with law tweaks ahead of the big kick-off

Super Rugby Pacific Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Champs: Crusaders celebrate last year’s success PICTURE: Getty Images WALLABIES skipper Harry Wilson has...

MATTHEW BOWLER

YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL BEARS BACK Bristol back row Matthew Bowler has opted for a demanding five-month programme in South Africa to...

Results

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My Life in Rugby: Aled Jenkins – I dreamt about pulling on an Ospreys shirt

The former Ospreys, Wales Sevens and Ealing Trailfinders centre, Aled Jenkins, reflects on his life in rugby.

Strong Seaford make it a double success

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY SEAFORD College won their second tournament in two weeks to clinch the Sussex Open 7s at...

Regional results

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Exeter fall to Bath in final play of the game

BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY BATH silenced a sold-out Sandy Park to defeat Exeter 20-18 in the final play and create...

We aren’t facing a financial crisis, say Cambridge

NEWS EXTRA CAMBRIDGE, currently bottom of the Champ, deny the club are in financial crisis adding all players and staff have...

Springbok flanker dies at 52

FORMER South African flanker Russell Nelson has died ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 52, with tributes being paid to the “larger-than-life...

Regional results

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Drovers fire a Cup warning

Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Llandovery put one foot firmly in the semi-finals of the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup...

Ironmen keep up heat at the top

Premiership round-up REIGNING champions Merthyr narrowed the gap on leaders Beddau to four points with a 22-3 bonus-point victory at Cardiff...

FANTASY RUGBY 2025/26

Well, we have reached our fourth Manager of the Month award for the 2025/26 TRP Fantasy Rugby Season. This award is...

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Dream team are back in harness

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE should be caveats and codicils – a few provisos, a couple of quid pro quos. But...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, February 8, 2026 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to miss England’s Six Nations opener against Wales due to injury

England enter Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales without the electric Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in a late change that sees Tom...

Ben Kay: Ireland look lost in Six Nations amid Bundee Aki ban and miss Johnny Sexton 

World Cup winner Ben Kay believes Ireland have entered this Six Nations at a crossroads, with injuries, Bundee Aki’s suspension and...

Ben Foden: England v Ireland Legends game “means more” amid Lewis Moody’s battle with MND

Northampton Saints Premiership winner Ben Foden says this year’s Legends charity match carries added weight following Lewis Moody’s diagnosis with motor...

Xbox or PlayStation? Which Console Should You Choose in 2026?

Buying a gaming console is a significant investment, and in 2026 the decision has never been more nuanced. Both major platforms...

New Rugby Paper Roundup: Six Nations 2026 Round 1 preview – Rassie Erasmus insight ft Ben Coles

In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Ben Coles from The Observer...

Ben Foden’s England XV: Bring back Marcus Smith + Joe Cokanasiga

While Steve Borthwick went very early this week selecting his England team against Wales, 34-time Test full-back Ben Foden picks what...

Six Nations news: Andy Farrell makes bold decisions in his Ireland team to face France

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has left James Lowe out of his team in a series of surprise omissions for Thursday’s...

Six Nations predictions: Favourites for top tryscorer and points scorer with French on top

Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos are the favourites to top the tryscorer and points scorer tables this 2026 Six Nations. 

What Finn Russell and Scotland Can Teach Us About Split-Second Decision Making

Scotland head into the 2026 Six Nations with genuine title ambitions for the first time in years, and much of that...

Why this is the best chance Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has had at Six Nations glory

Just last year, it was announced that Gregor Townsend would continue as Scotland head coach until at least the end of...