Ex-Wales hooker Dacey joins Brecon

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales hooker Kristian Dacey has come out of retirement to join newly promoted Welsh Championship side Brecon RFC....

URC fixtures

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It’s Sharks first for champions Munster

Champions: Munster shocked Stormers to lift the title in May URC champions Munster will begin their title defence on Saturday October...

Hogg was one of the best in the business

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points So farewell then Stuart Hogg. Try scorer extraordinaire...

Wales leave it too late as Wallabies cruise home

By SAM JACKSON Wales.................33pts Tries: Lloyd 24, Morgan 47, 66; Woodman 70, H Williams 79 Conversions: Edwards 47, 66, 71; Wilde...

Fantastic France demolish Ireland

By NICK POWELL Ireland........................... 14pts Tries: Gunne 4, Devine 31 Conversions: Prendergast 4, 33 France............................ 50pts Tries: Ferté 14, 69; Julien...

We made too many mistakes, admits Chessum

By NICK POWELL South Africa ....22pts Tries: Sieberhagen 11, Beets 18, Else 39 Conversions: Smith 12, 19 Penalties: Smith 21 England...

Baby Blacks end with victory

Georgia .............26 New Zealand ..50 New Zealand ended their difficult campaign with victory against Georgia, whose eighth place finish was still...

Pumitas end with winning record

Argentina ...... 43 Fiji .....................22 Argentina finished the tournament with more wins than defeats as they comfortably beat Fiji to secure...

Azzurrini survive at Japan’s expense

Italy ................. 45 Japan ...............27 Italy condemned Japan to relegation from the World Rugby U20 Championship as Dewi Passarella scored a...

Ireland take charge to find their way to final

By NICK POWELL Ireland............... 31pts Tries: Nicholson 37, 59; Gleeson 49, Berman 68 Conversions: Prendergast 38, 50, 61, 66 Penalties: Prendergast...

French firepower subdues England

By NICK POWELL France............................ 52pts Tries: Ferté 16, Costes 24, Penalty 46, Nouchi 53, Gazzotti 56, Jegou 64, Reus 73 Conversions:...

Ups and downs for Wales and New Zealand

WALES U20s continued to show much-improved form as they secured a place in the fifth-place final, while New Zealand were condemned...

70 years on, it’s now tears of joy for Boston

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Eddie still happy to dole out the advice

PETER JACKSON Far from being cowed at the sight of his team being stopped a long way inside the distance by...

How Habana put the Rainbow Nation back on right course

World Cup Icons: 2007 - Brendan Gallagher looks back at the players who shone on the biggest stage South African Rugby...

England don’t panic but fall at the final hurdle

Rugby World Cup 2007 was a big-time tournament with a big-time feel with massive storylines to match. France were superb hosts...

Young Guns: England U20s and Leicester second row Finn Carnduff

Despite being 6ft 5in and almost 17 stone (107kg), Finn Carnduff is looking to take steps forward in his physicality as...

Scotland cruise past Zimbabwe

By SAM JACKSON Scotland ran in 10 tries to beat Zimbabwe 64-33 in their opening Pool A game of the World...

I’m no fan of World League agenda

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one that thinks that the idea of the...

Kids bring joy to Geordie land

MOMENT IN TIME NEWCASTLE FALCONS, 2001 TETLEY BITTER CUP WINNERS BY NEIL FISSLER IT was once suggested that you don’t win...

Anger as Biarritz sign up Haouas

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO weeks ago, the long-awaited sale of ProD2 side Biarritz fell apart, affecting the immediate and longer-term...

My Life in Rugby with Rob Cook: ‘I was happy to fulfil my boyhood dream’

The former Gloucester and Cornish Pirates full-back talks about his life in the game Growing up, all I wanted to do...

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding the World of Rugby on TV in the UK

Rugby is among the most prevalent sports in the UK, with many fans viewing the sport on TV weekly. However, if...

Wales gets ready for first training camp; France ten steps ahead!

The Rugby World Cup 2023 hype is already here, and the Northern Hemisphere teams are already on their way to getting...

Melbet games – slots, cards, roulette

How can online casinos provide additional income? With its conditions for players. Service with a decent selection of gambling entertainment should...

Rugby Championship: Key Insights from the Springboks vs Wallabies Match

It was a dominant performance from the South African Springboks in Saturday’s match against Australia at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. After...

Series 2, Episode 27: Unity through rugby with Trevor Ringland

On this week’s edition of the podcast former Ulster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions winger Trevor Ringland MBE discusses playing...

Prem and URC to make October starts

The Premiership and United Rugby Championship (URC) will both start in October for the upcoming season, with each of their finals...

Real Madrid’s busy summer: signings, contracts, controversies and more

Real Madrid has had a busy summer, as they have made some significant signings, renewed some contracts, faced some controversies and...

Dragons get their man

The Dragons have won a three-way battle royale to land Ospreys full-back Cai Evans, who was named in Warren Gatland’s World...

Dubai Rugby Sevens 2023. What you need to know

Hundreds of thousands of professionals, amateurs, and spectators flocked to the UAE for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Dubai Sevens...

Haskell: We must be tough

By BEN JAYCOCK England's World Cup hopes rest on building an aggressive, physical spine of ‘tough guys’ to intimidate their opposition....

High life suits Wales as they prepare for World Cup assault

By ROB COLE Wales team manager Martyn Williams is hoping the that two weeks spent at altitude in the Swiss Alps...

We need to see some steel, says Dallaglio

By GARY FITZGERALD Steve Borthwick needs to conjure up some summer camp steel and fighting spirit within his squad if England...

Chandler ready for his next episode

By JON NEWCOMBE Chandler Cunningham-South is hoping to fly off to Portugal on holiday in just over a week’s time as...

Brown returns to play for Quins

Former England prop Shaunagh Brown has come out of retirement and will play for Harlequins next season. The 33-year-old quit the...

French surprise as AWJ signs for Toulon

Alun Wyn Jones has joined French club Toulon as cover during the World Cup. The former Wales and British and Irish...

Gatland calls up uncapped Plumtree

Uncapped back row Taine Plumtree, who Scarlets last week unveiled as a new signing, has been called up to the Wales...

Radford keen to put steel into the Saints

By JON NEWCOMBE Never one to shy away from a challenge as a child growing up on the largest council estate...

League to Union coaches

Here, in alphabetical order, we look at the number of coaches who have quit league for union and, in some cases,...

This is a torpedo in player welfare claims from WR

THE HUGELY flawed Nations Championship masterplan now scheduled for 2026 is little more than surrendering to commercialism torpedoing World Rugby’s oft...

Wade for Sevens

WHAT a coup for France – and the fans – if Antoine Dupont does sign up for next year’s Olympics team....

Great news for Borthwick

Great player: Luke Cowan-Dickie PICTURE: Getty Images LUKE Cowan-Dickie is a fantastic signing for Sale. His best years are still ahead...

Time to put ban on tactical subs

IN HIS column last week Chris Hewett suggested imposing a weight limit on teams to restore a game for all shapes...

Pleased to see Kent enjoying their win

KENT’S recent County Championship final win was admirable, and the picture of their team in The Rugby Paper showed what it...

Dream Team with Callum Braley

Callum Braley, The Italy, Northampton and former Gloucester, Bristol & England U20 scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with...

Arundell shouldn’t be lost in France

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HENRY Arundell’s new contract with Racing has been the subject of a lot of...

Arendse piles the misery on Jones

By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa .................... 43pts Tries: Arendse 16, 30, 51, Penalty 54, 68, PS du Toit Conversions: Libbok 17,...

‘We just got beaten to the punch all day’

Australian coach Eddie Jones admitted his side were second best in most areas in their heavy defeat to South Africa. He...