How To Keep Up To Date With Rugby World Cup 2023

The Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023 concludes at the end of October after a gruelling seven weeks of rugby played by...

Series 3, Episode 13: The greatest quarter-finals in RWC history and a look to the semis

Wow. Just wow. The Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-finals certainly did not disappoint, with two all-time great matches in Paris accompanied...

Players Who Have Impressed in this Year’s Rugby World Cup 2023

The group stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup have produced some of the most thrilling matches in the tournament’s history....

Ireland and Wales Fall as Sexton and Biggar Part Ways!

It disappointed two of the Six Nations teams, Ireland and Wales, as they had to leave the Rugby World Cup, losing...

Six nations: Italy looking for revenge, France and Ireland favourites

The board of the oldest rugby tournament in the world has published the program for next year’s edition which will be...

Five semi-final shocks to inspire England and Argentina

The odds of both England and Argentina overcoming their semi-final opponents this weekend to reach the Rugby World Cup Final are...

Solutions for iGaming – launch a new business and upgrade the existing one with GR8 solutions

Turnkey solutions can be used by investors or operators who want to launch a new iGaming business. No technical knowledge or...

Sports Betting and Its Benefits Into the Rugby Sports Industry

In competitions where every pass and tackle holds the chance of a win, a new player hits the spotlight – betting....

Raiwalui confirms Fiji departure after World Cup exit

Fiji boss Simon Raiwalui has confirmed he will step down at the end of the year after his side’s Rugby World...

Kenyan Rugby Stars: Heroes on and off the Field

In the heartland of East Africa, Kenya has earned its reputation as a nation of rugby enthusiasts. While the sport of...

How to Bet on Rugby in Kentucky

Rugby in Kentucky is gaining traction, and so is the practice of betting on the sport. Traditional horse racing venues are...

South Africa stun France to set up England rematch

By Nick Powell, Online Editor France………………………………………..28 Tries: Baille 4, 31; Mauvaka 22 Conversions: Ramos 5, 32 Penalties: Ramos 40+1, 54, 73...

England hold off Fiji fightback to reach semis

By Nick Powell, Online Editor England…………………………….30 Tries: Tuilagi 14, Marchant 23 Conversions: Farrell 24 Penalties: Farrell 11, 34, 38, 54, 78...

Defensive dominance gives Sale winning start

By Tom Jeffreys Sale Sharks…………………20 Tries: Roebuck 6, O’Flaherty 12, Caine 38 Cons: R Du Preez 7 Pens: R Du Preez...

Care: Time to grab this chance of a lifetime

From ADAM HATHAWAY Danny Care has urged England to seize the day against Fiji this afternoon because it could be the...

Gatland: Change of ref did not help

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Marseille Warren Gatland claimed a change of referee put a spoke in the wheels of his Wales...

Confident England set to get out of jail

From ADAM HATHAWAY PREVIEW... England v Fiji Today. Kick-off 4pm, Stade de Marseille Steve Borthwick and his coaching staff are on...

Fairytale finale for revived Pumas

From NICK CAIN Wales.................................. 17pts Tries: Biggar 14, T Williams 57 Conversions: Biggar 16, 57 Penalties: Biggar 21 Argentina ......................... 29pts...

The only way is up for this team

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IF IT was all a bit of a let down in the end, let’s not...

Unbelievable! It all ends in Irish tears

By TOM BRADSHAW Ireland............................ 24pts Tries: Aki 27, Gibson-Park 39, Penalty 64 Conversions: Sexton 29, 40 Penalties: Sexton 22 New Zealand...................

Sorry end for Sexton and his band of brothers as they fall short yet again

BRENDAN GALLAGHER No No No. Not again surely? After 36 years of trying to win a quarter-final Ireland have fallen short...

Daly on barista beat

ELLIOT Daly is vying with Manu Tuilagi for the best coffee maker title in the England squad but reckons he does...

George is a little green

JAMIE George had a touch of envy last week in Lille when three old Saracens team-mates popped over to watch England’s...

French eye next generation

THE French are trying to encourage a new batch of Antoine Duponts to take up the game by distributing a free...

Gatland makes most of the late, late show

TIME-KEEPING has not been a strong point of teams in this tournament with most of them guilty of tardiness. Wales were...

Aussie accents in the air

WALES and England fans were flooding into the Vieux Port in Marseille on Friday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. There...

Martins: The best moment of my life

Fiji......................23 Portugal .......... 24 FIJI edged into the quarter-finals despite losing a classic encounter to Portugal, who recorded their first victory...

Carreras hat-trick subdues Japan

Japan................27 Argentina ........39 MATEO Carreras’ hat-trick helped Argentina to a thrilling victory in an exhilarating contest which set up their quarter-final...

Romania make Tonga work hard

Tonga............... 45 Romania ......... 24 TONGA had to work hard to overcome a resilient Romania side and claim their only win...

France put faith in Dupont return

By TOM BRADSHAW PREVIEW... France v South Africa Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade de France France are preparing for a game of...

England must get best out of Smith

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick does not have a lot of choice when it comes to selecting...

Saracens keep eye on Carre

ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...

England’s big names to get new offer

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England stars are poised to be offered guaranteed payments of between £100,000 to £150,000 by...

Grace aiming to get back in game

ON THE BLINDSIDE Regan Grace looks set to stay in Rugby Union after turning down approaches from several Super League clubs,...

After Ribbans, Toulon set their sights on Ludlam

ON THE BLINDSIDE Toulon are eyeing a move for England and Northampton back row Lewis Ludlam – who is out of...

Sutherland on way to Oyonnax

ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland and Lions star Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 new boys Oyonnax, who have had a tough...

Skivington looks ahead

ON THE BLINDSIDE Gloucester boss George Skivington has already started shopping for the 2024/2025 campaign despite this new season only getting...

Dream Team with Barry Stewart

Barry Stewart, the former Scotland, Northampton, Sale & Edinburgh prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....

The twin pillars of England’s rebuild

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ollie Chessum and Marcus Smith play with such enthusiasm when they pull on...

Time to discover if spine is strong

NICK CAIN One of the oldest methods of assessing the strength of a team is to look at the 2-8-9-10-15 positions...

Russell already one of the family – Blackett

By JON NEWCOMBE Lee Blackett has revealed how Finn Russell’s meticulous preparation has already made him part of the Bath family....

Hodge: I’m ready to step up

Exeter full-back Josh Hodge is ready to step up and fill the void left by Stuart Hogg who retired in the...

Hodge leads the demolition squad

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 65pts Tries: Feyi-Waboso 2, Fisilau 9, Roots 13, Hendrickson 17, Slade 23, Hodge 30, 36, 56;...

McCall: A tough pill to swallow

Saracens DoR Mark McCall said he and his side would have to ‘lick their wounds’ in the wake of their record...

One Goon show we could all do without

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It is just about possible, if you’re seriously odd, to imagine that Dan Cole might stand a...

Travelling coast to coast is a delight

CHRIS HEWETT A good many moons ago, this column identified the No.14 shirt as the latest cutting-edge fashion garment in the...

Gloucester score late to snatch it in a thriller

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 29pts Tries: Clark 20, McGuigan 24, Ludlow 58, Ford-Robinson 80 Conversions: Barton 20, 54, 58 Penalties:...

Skivington: Pleased with the way we stayed in the fight

Despite a morale-boosting victory against Harlequins, Gloucester head coach George Skivington accepted that his side were not at their best. “It...

Spencer treble gives Bath a battling start

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 34pts Tries: Barbeary 12, Spencer 22, 39, 47; Redpath 31, Muir 72 Conversions: Tries: Spencer 32,...

Russell enjoys opening night

Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan was pleased with his new fly-half Finn Russell’s debut and to secure the club’s...