Exeter Chiefs 31-19 Bath: Zack Wimbush storms in to take Rob Baxter’s side to the top

Exeter Chiefs booked themselves a place in the Prem Cup semi-finals with victory over the holders Bath at Sandy Park.

Jeremy Guscott: Bouncebackability is key for England now after Six Nations drubbing

The making of a team is how it bounces back from a setback of the size of England’s defeat at Murrayfield...

Wales 23-26 Scotland: The Scots made to fight all the way by Steve Tandy’s Welshmen

Scotland overturned a 20-5 deficit to win a pulsating match to keep alive their hopes of a Triple Crown and Championship,...

Brendan Gallagher: Jamison Gibson-Park is back to his best as he pulls the strings for Ireland

A few weeks back, with Ireland’s possible decline ahead of the Six Nations, the subject de jour I ventured the opinion...

Paul Rees: England must work out where it all went wrong after embarrassing Six Nations loss

The end of the match was a microcosm of what had gone on before. England were on the attack, on the...

England skipper Maro Itoje believes youngsters are so confident nowadays

Maro Itoje was not fazed by making his international debut a decade ago, but reckons the current crop of youngsters led...

Kevin Sinfield gives Marcus Smith credit in England No.10 battle

Kevin Sinfield has credited Marcus Smith for taking the yo-yo nature of his current England status on the chin and knuckling...

Coventry 31-19 Hartpury: Tommy Mathews makes it count for Alex Rae’s men

A fine display from fly-half Tommy Mathews steered Coventry to an important bonus-point win over fellow play-off contenders Hartpury.

Newcastle Red Bulls 21-49 Northampton Saints: Anthony Belleau takes charge to steer his side home

Northampton Saints fly-half Anthony Belleau put in a masterclass as his side scored seven tries against Newcastle Red Bulls to storm...

Leicester Tigers 33-27 Harlequins: Will Wand hits a double to seal it for Tigers

Leicester Tigers booked a home semi-final in the Prem Cup thanks to a second-half revival against Harlequins, including a late penalty...

Gloucester 43-17 Sale Sharks: Classy Charlie Atkinson runs the show for Cherry & Whites

Gloucester, the 2024 title holders, gave themselves a fighting chance to regain their crown with a convincing victory over error-ridden Sale...

England 21-42 Ireland: Red Rose dreams are shattered as the Irish power to record win

Woeful England have fallen so far so fast in eight days that their dreams of being a force in Six Nations...

Alan Dickens: Tom Christie setting the standard at Newcastle Red Bulls

Alan Dickens has hailed the impact made by Tom Christie at Newcastle and expects the New Zealander to spearhead a resurgence...

After 2,700 games, 90-year-old referee says: That’s my lot

Ferdinando di Matteo, one of rugby’s oldest referees at the age of 90, hung up his whistle yesterday after 44 years...

Marnus on move

Scarlets hooker Marnus van der Merwe will join Munster at the end of the season on a two-year deal. The 29-year-old...

2026 Six Nations: England prop Joe Heyes admits Italy scrum is a real threat

Prop Joe Heyes revealed England have been keeping one eye on Italy and their improving scrum ahead of their Rome meeting...

England U20s 21-31 Ireland U20s: Irish put the squeeze on sorry English

Ireland stunned England to move into second in the U20s Six Nations, following a hard-fought win at The Rec on Friday...

Wales U20s 31-21 Scotland U20s: Tom Howe shows the way as the Welsh sink the Scots

Wales recorded their first win of the 2026 U20s Six Nations with a bonus-point display at Cardiff Arms Park against Scotland...

Italy’s scrum gave Ireland flying lesson

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK FRANCE, and England, will have to be on their mettle against an Italy...

Nick Cain: England boss Steve Borthwick missed his Henry Pollock chance

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and it is a saying coaches tend to lean on when it all goes wrong and...

Nick Cain: Rifts widen as franchise plan set to go ahead

Attempts by Premiership club owners, and the RFU executive, headed by Bill Sweeney, to bounce English club rugby into an American...

Chris Hewett: ‘Fast, faster, fastest’ is Fabien Galthie’s new look for France

Rugby is a game of assumptions about the future, rooted in the here and now.

Chris Hewett: Italians put on a show in the scrum

Just when you thought the scrum was dying on the ample backsides of its specialist practitioners, along come the Italians –...

Dominant Bedford get back on the right track

■ By CHRIS BALDWIN Bedford ............ 54pts Tries: Adamson 3, Hutler 9, Conway 11, Lennon 21, 39; Evans 49, Herman 60,...

Obonna hits top gear as Richmond take charge

■ By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........38pts Tries: Obonna 9, 43; Baggott 33, Jones 56, Kitson 58, Brownhill 71 Conversions: Grieve 34,...

Ndimande’s double fires up Worcester

■ By LUKE JARMYN Worcester ........50pts Tries: Bassett 6, Ndimande 15, 19; Anstee 35, Wallis 46, Tyas 57, Garside 66, Short...

That was a good, gutsy performance, says Cattle

■ By CÓILÍN DUFFY C Pirates ..........17pts Tries: King 11, Moody 17, Agbongbon 21 Conversion: Sinclair 11 Nottingham .....12pts Tries: Rokomoce...

Hat-trick for Bridge has Ealing on easy street

By JOSEPH TERRY E Trailfinders ..50pts Tries: Bridge 5, 58, 62; Willemse 14, Chilvers 41, Taylor 47, Worboys 65, Jurevicius 80...

Olowofela hat-trick lights way for Knights

■ By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Chinnor ..............19pts Tries: James-Carter 3, Cave 69, Hall 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 70, 77 Doncaster .........36pts Tries: Olowofela...

Cleall the star for Saracens

■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Saracens ......... 45pts Tries: Cleall 14, 28; Packer 35, Clifford 47, Corrigan 52, Sellors 68, Omokhuale 79...

Quins make Sale fight to the end

■ By AMELIA LINE Sale ....................15pts Tries: Lloyd 14, Cokayne 24 Conversion: Duffy 25 Penalty: Duffy 42 Harlequins .......12pts Tries: Peña...

Kabeya beefs up Lightning

PREVIEW... Loughborough v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning return to Franklin’s Gardens determined to protect their formidable home...

Trailfinders back in contention

■ By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS Leicester ..........19pts Tries: McCalman 10, Günther 28, Lingham 80 Conversions: Feury 11, 80 Trailfinders .....40pts Tries: Tuffnail...

Peter Jackson: The French try blitz shows no signs of stopping

There was a time not that long ago when France found it beyond their collective wit to score six tries over...

Hamer-Webb joins the alternative route

AND still they come, those chosen by England at the start of their professional careers who found alternative ancestral routes into...

Itoje hits century in good company

SHOULD he so wish, Maro Itoje could lay claim to completing two Test centuries in barely six months. His 100th match...

What were you thinking, George?

FIRST of all, congratulations to Scotland on reclaiming the Calcutta Cup. No sour grapes here, the better side won but as...

Wales left to rue kick-off blunder

SUCH a pity Wales could not hold on for the win against Scotland to end their horrible run – but it...

We got ahead of ourselves again

WE English, are once again the punchline for Scottish jokes... and deservedly so. Whenever we string together some decent performances, we...

Clumsy Arundell was harshly treated

AM I the only person that thinks Mr Arundell was more than a little harshly treated, when he received his second...

England must stop kicking ball away

ENGLAND will not win any trophies as long as they kick the ball on a regular basis to the opposition. They...

We can turn things around, says Goatcher

■By BEN JAYCOCK LEICESTER Tigers director of rugby Fraser Goatcher admits it has been a “frustratingly positive” PWR season so far...

Sharks taken down by Lions

Lions ............... 34 Sharks .............22 LIONS bounced back from their Bulls’ mauling with a four-try victory in their rescheduled URC clash...

DREAMTEAM

ATKINS, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH HOOKER/BACK ROW, WHO NOW PLAYS FOR RAMS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE ONE, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE...

Brendan Gallagher: Award booming huge pens a full five points

We are losing so much from the game as World Rugby dumbs down in the professional era, which is bizarre considering...

Bradshaw digs deep to lift the burrowed Tykes out

■By WILLIAM BULL Leicester L ......29 Leeds Tykes ...33 LEEDS TYKES kept their survival chances alive with Albert Bradshaw’s try at...

TJs slayed as wild Titans make noise

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 21 Rotherham T .........41 ROTHERHAM TITANS came out on top on their travels to Tonbridge...

Bishop’s bolt on a brace to Bolton try

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............34 Clifton ...................... 19 BISHOP’S STORTFORD sailed to a second-half showing of Clifton, with a three-try...

Harding’s pair Blackheath to inspires triumph

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ......21pts Tries: Harding 3, 33; Sloot 43 Conversions: Morley 3, 33, 43 Rams .................... 5pts Try: Stone...

Prince Gwilliam leads with Taylor and Ly to follow DINGS

■By LILLEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings C..................... 19 Sedgley Park ...........0 DINGS CRUSADERS kept visitors Sedgley Park scoreless at Shaftesbury Park, battling hard...