Hat-trick for Gabriel Ibitoye seals Bristol Bears revival

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs .................. 35pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 19, 57; Feyi-Waboso 39, 62 Conversions: Hodge 40, 58, 63 Penalties: Hodge...

Rob Baxter: We’ll be scarred by this

Exeter DoR Rob Baxter was at a loss to explain the way his side imploded. “It felt like we were finally...

Ollie Chessum leads the Leicester Tigers’ power pack

By Rob Wildman Leicester Tigers ............ 24pts Tries: Steward 2, Cracknell 54, Chessum 61 Conversions: Pollard 2, 54, 62 Penalty: Pollard...

Sam Graham injury a blow for Phil Dowson

Northampton boss Phil Dowson described Sam Graham’s first-half knee injury as “pretty nasty” on a tough night for the champions. The...

Rob Du Preez in charge as Sale Sharks dominate

By Luke Jarmyn Sale Sharks ..................... 43pts Tries: Reed 4, 21; Penalty 28, Addison 35, Roebuck 44, 71 Conversions: R du...

Newcastle Falcons beaten ‘all over the shop’

Newcastle boss Steve Diamond seemed out of answers on how Newcastle can end their Premiership losing streak and shake-off being the...

Danny Wilson: Harlequins determined to put on a show

By Ben Jaycock Harlequins v Saracens – Match Preview Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Harlequins have not beaten Saracens in the Premiership...

Tobias Elliott has been on fire for Saracens, says Ivan van Zyl

By Adam Hathaway Saracens scrum-half Ivan van Zyl knew Tobias Elliott was the real deal when the young wing was ripping...

Will Collier shows what England are missing

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Will Collier’s command performance for Castres against Toulouse in the Top...

Phoenix clubs locked in madhouse

THE RFU decision to invite expressions of interest from the three “Phoenix clubs” – Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish – to...

Struggling Chiefs close to clicking, says Baxter

By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE suffering the worst start to a domestic season in 15 years, Rob Baxter believes his Exeter Chiefs...

10k run to training pays off for Temo Mayanavanua

By Jon Newcombe Every time Temo Mayanavanua sits down to watch the children’s TV show Cocomelon with his young son Elnathan,...

Worldwide Springboks still get it together

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Assuming those with their ears to the ground haven’t gone deaf, Handre Pollard, the Springbok...

Borthwick struggling to find unifying spirit

CALL it a “Sue Gray moment” in rugby boots – yet another one, to go with all the other instances of...

Darcy Graham gets the ball rolling for Edinburgh

By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh ......38 Stormers ........... 7 Edinburgh earned a much-needed bonus-point win to kick-start their season after three straight...

Bulls have too much in reserve for Ospreys

By Simon Thomas Ospreys ............ 19pts Tries: Lake 27, Conbeer 54, Morris 79 Conversions: Edwards 55, Walsh 80 Bulls ..................29pts Tries:...

Scarlets made to fight all the way

By Simon Thomas Cardiff ................. 19pts Tries: Millard 23, 40; Penalty 66 Conversion: De Beer 24 Scarlets ..............25pts Tries: Davies 33,...

Leinster turn on the style in front of 80,000 at Croke Park

By Kevin Fallon Leinster .............26pts Tries: Lowe 6, Doris 11, Keenan 15, Snyman 40 Conversions: Frawley 7, 12, 15 Munster ...............

Glasgow Warriors warm up for trip in style

By Bryn Palmer Glasgow ………33 Zebre ……………… 3 Defending champions Glasgow warmed up for their return to South Africa next week...

Murphy has the last word over his son

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................32pts Tries: Andrew 2, Postlethwaite 11, Cooney 28, McCann 49, Timoney 76 Conversions: Cooney 3, 29 Penalty:...

Benetton ……..38 Sharks …………. 10

BENETTON got their season up and running with a convincing bonus-point win at Stadio Monigo. First-half tries from Paolo Odogwu, Rhyno...

Double boost for the Dragons

Preview Dragons v Lions Today. 3.30pm THE Dragons are boosted by the return of Wales prop Leon Brown and back row...

Ealing find the energy to subdue Nottingham

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham ...... 21pts Tries: Myall 28, Dickinson 64, Williams 79 Conversions: Arden 28, Johal 64, 79 Ealing .................36pts...

Hartpury get back to the script and finish in style

By MO SHER Hartpury .......... 43pts Tries: Short 2, 73; Hunt 5, 27; Holliday 65, Gibson 78 Conversions: Bazalgette 3, 6,...

Double joy for Robson keeps Cov flying high

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........................... 28pts Tries: Hitchcock 13, Robson 20, 67; Poole 49 Conversions: Richman 13, 20, 49, 67 Chinnor...

Conway on hand to snatch it for Blues

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates.......... 24pts Tries: Relton 1, Nelson 30, Cannon 52, Young 67 Conversions: Houston 30, 52 Bedford .............28pts...

Ampthill find another gear to overcome battling Caldy

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........33pts Tries: Barrington 11, Barton 17, Hadfield 39, Jackson 54, Ravuvu 67 Conversions: Barton 18, 40, 55,...

Doncaster left with nothing but worries

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........... 0pts L Scottish ......... 12pts Tries: Riley 20, Kerr 41 Conversion: Lloyd-Seed 41 DONCASTER suffered another...

Victor Matfield: Eben Etzebeth can reach 150 caps

By Grant Shub Victor Matfield, who played 127 Tests for the Springboks and recently relinquished his record to Eben Etzebeth, believes...

Falcons will be taking a simpler approach, says Diamond

By BEN JAYCOCK Boss: Steve Diamond STEVE Diamond says Newcastle Falcons will operate with a simplistic game plan moving forward which...

Mark Ella & Co were the true pass masters

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Nineteen eighty four might have been...

Stop this 20-minute red card nonsense

CAN those at World Rugby who now insist the 20-minute red card experiment is to be extended worldwide please identify themselves....

Mitchell: We’ve got another gear to go

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 3am, BC Place, Vancouver THE Red Roses head into their final Test...

Wales breeze past drained Japan

By BEN JAYCOCK On the attack: Wales winger Nel Metcalfe Wales ............... 19 Japan .............. 10 WALES survived the threat of...

WXV2

S Africa ..........19 Italy ............... 23 ITALY saw off tournament hosts South Africa, who rued their ill-discipline. Harlequins tighthead prop Babalwa...

Scotland secure place in 2025 World Cup

By SAM JACKSON Australia ......... 31 Scotland ........ 22 AUSTRALIA were crowned champions of WXV2 after a late flurry of tries...

Ireland cash in on USA errors to finish on a high

By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland.............26 USA....................14 IRELAND came from behind to round off an impressive WXV1 campaign with a win over an...

Spain delighted to take top spot

ROUND-UP SPAIN concluded an incredible WXV 3 campaign as champions after conceding just eight points in three games. The champions will...

Hat-trick for Breach as England stun New Zealand

By BEN JAYCOCK Style: Jess Breach scores against New Zealand JESS Breach scored a hat-trick as England produced an attacking masterclass...

From 1 to 15: It’s all change

THEN AND NOW: BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS AT HOW THE GAME HAS EVOLVED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, POSITION BY POSITION FIFTY...

Nancy returns after lay-off

Preview Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 3pm ENGLAND hopeful Nancy McGillivray returns to action today against Leicester following a...

Sing’s the star as champions triumph

■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ................ 18pts Tries: Aucken 32, Mueller 76 Conversion: Cromack 77 Penalties: Cromack 13, 58 Gloucester-Hart ...... 27pts...

Eight-try Saracens too good for Sharks

■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Sale Sharks ..... 14pts Tries: Hopkins 55, Prothero 67 Conversions: Irwin 56, 68 Saracens ..........52pts Tries: Gondwe 10,...

Fran has hit ground running

Preview Trailfinders v Loughborough Today. Kick-off 12.45pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s new signing Francesca Goldthorp makes her second club debut today. The England...

High ticket prices for All Blacks cast dark shadow

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WHEN the RFU finished doing their sums for the autumn series of Twickenham’s...

Loyalty paying off for Alex Lozowski

Short of borrowing Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and strumming his way through a few chords of O Sole Mio, Conor O’Shea could...

Back Jnr is finding his footballing feet

IT’S not every day that a surname synonymous with England’s World Cup triumph appears among the goalscorers for a Premier League...

Falcons will hope Earl is right

BEN Earl’s obligatory man-of-the-match interview after Saracens’ win over Exeter included the following statement: “You look at this Premiership and everyone...

Titans put lid on Lions first-half control

■By HENRY WILLIAMS Leicester L ...... 17 Rotherham T . 34 ROTHERHAM turned around a half-time deficit to secure a fifth...

Walk in the Park for victorious Ross

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 15 Rosslyn Park .........34 IT WAS 7th v 8th at the CorpAcq stadium with both Sale...