Durham fight hard to tame battling Exeter

BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Durham gained revenge for Exeter beating them in last year’s Championship final as they battled to...

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Knockout contests starting to get serious

SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Tuesday saw the last eight draw for the National Schools’ tournaments with the quarter-finals of the...

British Rugby results and fixtures

156 years on, match to commemorate first in Wales

By HUW S THOMAS Featured Image credit: Michael Day via Flickr The first organised game of rugby in Wales between St...

Burcham aiming to go out on a high at Blackheath

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Markus Burcham hopes to go out on a high this season by guiding Blackheath to the...

Toulon’s Kolbe has Japan in his sights

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FIFTEEN months ago, news of Cheslin Kolbe’s switch from Toulouse to Top 14 rivals Toulon delivered an...

Forthcoming fixtures

“He’s been a special player” – Farrell and Cockerill pay tribute to Tuilagi on 50th cap

Captain Owen Farrell and assistant coach Richard Cockerill have paid tribute to Manu Tuilagi as he prepares to make his 50th...

Hawkins makes debut and Jones returns in defining game for Pivac

Ospreys youngster Joe Hawkins will make his Wales debut and veteran Alun Wyn Jones has been recalled to the starting line-up...

Freeman in for England’s final bow of 2022

Tommy Freeman is one of four England players to come in as they prepare for their final match of the calendar...

Marcus Smith makes battle cry as England prepare for New Zealand test

England have a mouth-watering collision to look forward to as they take on New Zealand in the latest instalment of the...

Quins confirm Launchbury signing

Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Joe Launchbury for the 2023/24 season. It was first reported that Quins were set to...

Reigning champs survive storm

Saracens 34-21 Loughborough Lightning Defending champions Saracens held on to win over Loughborough Lightning in a close-fought first round of the...

Jones hails England’s incredible fightback

Jones: It will be a great game v the Boks By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones hailed his “pulverised” prize fighters as...

Pressure on Pivac as Wales humbled

Pivac: I’m focused on building towards World Cup Wayne Pivac remains confident he is still the man to lead Wales to...

Championship winners must go up, say rivals

By Luke Jarmyn Rival Championship clubs are calling for Ealing and Jersey to be given a chance in the Premiership next...

We’re improving each time, says centurion Farrell

An emotional Owen Farrell spoke of his real pride at the amazing fightback which transformed his 100th cap from being a...

Burrell honoured to play for Barbarians

By PAUL REES Luther Burrell had no hesitation in accepting an invitation to play for the Barbarians this month and on...

Brooke shock as Edwards agrees France deal

By NEIL FISSLER Legend: Zinzan Brooke Zinzan Brooke cannot believe the RFU have let Shaun Edwards slip through their grasp again...

MacGinty close to tears as Portugal stun USA

USA captain AJ Mac-Ginty was almost in tears after the Eagles missed out on the final qualification place to Portugal on...

Two-try Stuart leads England’s great escape to stun All Blacks

By NICK CAIN England.............................. 25pts Tries: Stuart 72, 79; Steward 74 Conversions: Smith 75, 80 Penalties: Farrell 25, Smith 42 New...

15 minutes that had Twickenham rocking

BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHY LESS CAN MEAN MORE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNATIONALS Hard man: Will Stuart powers over PICTURES: Getty Images...

Barrett’s yellow card let Smith and Youngs engineer revival

PAUL REES COMMENT Early strike: Ioane goes over for the All Blacks A FEATUREof the All Blacks over the years has...

Crisis for Wales as Georgia celebrate

By PETER JACKSON Wales................................... 12pts Tries: Morgan 20, 24 Conversions: Rhys Priestland 22 Georgia................................ 13pts Tries: Todua 59 Conversions: Abzhandadze 60...

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to England v South Africa courtesy of Dove Men+Care! England host reigning world champions South Africa...

WALES v AUSTRALIA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v Australia courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales face Australia in their final Autumn International...

Pivac hasn’t learned from error of his ways

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Take that: Georgia celebrate after beating Wales in Cardiff yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Are Wales...

Russell’s return gives Scotland control in chaos

By BRYN PALMER Scotland............................ 52pts Tries: Tuipulotu 11, 55; Van der Merwe 23, Graham 27, 41, 77; Redpath 68, Hogg 73...

Byrne steps off the bench to kick Ireland to gritty victory

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland.................. 13pts Tries: Aki 66 Conversions: Crowley 67 Penalties: Crowley 10, Byrne 76 Australia .............. 10pts Tries: Petaia...

Springboks reach top gear to dispatch Italy

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Italy...................................... 21pts Tries: Capuozzo 11, Cannone 66 Conversions: Allan 12 Penalties: Allan 8, 21, 45 South Africa..................... 63pts...

Ollivon takes charge as Les Bleus look for clean sweep

PREVIEW... France v Japan Today. Kick-off 1pm Key man: France captain Charles Ollivon France will look to complete an unbeaten 2022...

Too much bish, bash, bosh but it works

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUT SPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK South Africa are deserved world champions, and they showed it by going on...

Lam hopes midweek tour matches will be the norm

By PAUL REES Pat Lam hopes Thursday night’s clash between Bristol and South Africa before a record crowd at Ashton Gate...

Slater Cup kicks off on Christmas Eve

Gloucester and Leicester are to contest the Slater Cup – a trophy named after the sides’ former lock Ed Slater, who...

Wainwright and Screech cause stir

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to...

Oghre lines up move to Leicester

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gabriel Oghre, above, has become the latest former Wasps player to find himself a...

London Irish fighting to keep hold of Jackson

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are fighting to keep former Ireland international fly-half Paddy Jackson in West London...

Brothers line up World Cup shot

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks twins Jean-Luc and Dan Du Preez, below, could appear at the World Cup...

Johnson’s 2003 team better than Eddie’s lot

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There are those who believe that today’s international players are bigger, better, faster,...

England’s all-court game was not good enough

NICK CAIN England showed great dignity – captain Sarah Hunter in particular – after being beaten 34-31 by New Zealand in...

Why the South Seas need to feel the love

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Western Samoa surprised Wales by beating them in Cardiff during the pool stage of the 1991...

It’s time to look at the line-out drive

It was interesting to hear Graham Henry, the venerable New Zealand coach who ended almost a quarter of a century of...

You need a Plan B, Ramshaw tells other players

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Championship player Jack Ramshaw says it’s vital younger players have a plan B due to the unstable...

Rees-Zammit back on the wing for Gloucester

By PAUL REES Louis Rees-Zammit has been used at full-back by Wales in their last two Tests, but he will be...

Sirker’s found new lease of life in West Country

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made...

After that shambles, AWJ must surely start

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hand up for selection: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images By making an...

John Ryan, the Wales coach who lost his stars to rugby league

John Ryan could have been forgiven had he likened coaching the Wales rugby team of the late Eighties to steering Titanic...

It’s all a California dream for Nonu, 40

PETER JACKSON Had its release been better timed, a news item from Southern California would have avoided burial beneath the avalanche...

Time to stop hectoring ref

PETER JACKSON World Rugby, having acted swiftly to punish Rassie Erasmus for his latest video refereeing rant, the governing body must...