Bok beef: Irne HerbstDEFENDING champions Harlequins have signed South African second row Irne Herbst from Benetton for next season.The 29-year-old South African has spent the […]
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER History maker: Chris Ashton dives over to break the record of number of […]
CHRIS HEWETTGUEST COLUMNIST Few of the people charged with running English rugby are blessed with a sense of direction. If there is a wrong turning […]
WASPS centres Jimmy Gopperth and Malakai Fekitoa will leave the club at the end of the season.New Zealander Gopperth, 38, has spent seven seasons with […]
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW…Ospreys v SaleToday. Kick-off 1pm, Swansea.com StadiumSALE’s last visit to Wales in April ended with a thumping 57-14 win over Scarlets that […]
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What is happening here? It’s May […]
CARDIFF Blues have targeted Dragons second row Matthew Screech as they seek to strengthen their front five. Screech has impressed for the Dragons and the […]
By ROGER PANTING Dangerman: George North offloads out of Billy Searle’s tackle PICTURE: Getty Images WORCESTER’S European hopes hang by a thread after Ospreys won […]
■By ROGER PANTING STEPHEN Myler kicked 13 points to complete a remarkable turnaround and earn Ospreys only their second win in the last 13 competitive […]
By BRYN PALMER MAT PROTHEROE grabbed two tries on his Ospreys debut as the Welsh region opened their PRO14 campaign by dismantling Edinburgh in horrendous […]
SHANE WILLIAMS Wise piece of business: Stephen Myler has signed for Dragons The excitement is starting to build already Rugby is set finallyto return to […]
BENETTON Head coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: unconfirmed Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Monigo Current position: 5th (B) Last five games: WWLLW The top team of Italian […]
BATH Director of rugby: Stuart Hooper Captain: Charlie Ewels Stadium: The Recreation Ground Current position: 6th Form guide last 5 games: WWWLLL All to play […]
DAVE PORECKI,WARATAHS AND FORMER LONDON IRISH,SARACENS AND MANLY MARLINS HOOKER,CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Harry Elrington -Big future ahead […]
Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Joe Cokanasiga, Delon Armitage all came through the Exiles pathway. Neale Harvey finds there’s four newbies ready to follow
NEALE HARVEY discovers how four of London Irish’s homegrown backline hitmen are taking the Premiership by storm – and boosting their England chances in the […]
By CHRIS HAMILTON Final flurry: Denny Solomona evades the tackle of Ollie Hassell-Collins to score Sale’s fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images NOTHING, it seems, can […]
By GARY FITZGERALD Hat-trick: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores London Irish’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images Don’t forget him: Louis Rees-Zammitt dives in for Gloucester OLLIE Hassell-Collins […]
By ADAM ELLIS Powerplay: Oli Hoskins crashes over for the Exiles’ bonus point try PICTURES: Getty Images Consolation: Cadan Murley scores for Quins TEAMS HARLEQUINS: […]
By ALEX BYWATER No stopping him: Corey Baldwin evades the tackle of Nick Phipps to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images THE Scarlets thrashed London […]