Bayliss: We are proud of our effort

Bath back rower Josh Bayliss, who came on early in the first half, felt their win against Harlequins showed that things...

Stuck with rotten fruits of ring-fenced Prem

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ANOTHER of the RFU’s anonymous review panels reported this week that England were...

March of the Saints does us no good at all

NICK CAIN The boast that the Premiership is the most competitive league in the world has been trashed. This was demonstrated...

Simmonds lands late winner to stun Bears

By GARY FITZGERALD Exeter ................................ 22pts Tries: Whitten 25, Ewers 36, Iosefa-Scott 70 Conversions: J Simmonds 26, 71 Penalties: J Simmonds...

We made it far too easy for Exeter, admits coach Lam

Pat Lam was left with a sour taste in his mouth after watching his Bears fail to finish the job off...

Sale take hard route to land a home semi

By ADAM HATHAWAY Gloucester ....................... 22pts Tries: Ludlow 47, Rees-Zammit 56, May 80+2 Conversions: Hastings 48, 57 Penalties: Hastings 31 Sale...

Sharks told to get on fun bus

ALEX Sanderson, the Sale director of rugby, praised his side’s guts – then promised a big night out on the bus...

Sounds like Lam putting someone else’s money in his mouth

CHRIS HEWETT Precisely none of the owner-investors who finance professional club rugby in England are in obvious need of a tin...

Switching codes is harder than you think

CHRIS HEWETT Top tip for rugby league players looking to make a name for themselves on the far side of the...

Collins double keeps Saints in the running

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Newcastle........................... 5pts Tries: Radwan 4 Northampton................... 66pts Tries: Mitchell 8, 57, Collins 15, 29; Augustus 40, Hill 44,...

Dowson lines up Leicester friendly

Tom Collins is hoping he has not made his final appearance for Northampton. The popular long-serving winger, whose brace against Newcastle...

Ashton did it all his way, and we can only applaud

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Over the years, I’ve probably had more abuse...

Irish must be sharp, says Van Rensburg

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v London Irish Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium PUTTING a kitchen accident to one side, Benhard...

McCall: We need to hit our peak form for the play-offs

Saracens can secure first place in the league today but all DoR Mark McCall really cares about is hitting peak form...

A great showcase…now let us unite on all fronts

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS I ENJOYED some great days out at the Principality Stadium, but among the most special...

Ambitious Wales out to end France’s title hopes

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... France v Wales Today. Kick-off 3.15pm Wales are looking to bounce back from last weekend’s humbling by...

Red Roses stay on course for Grand Slam

By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland.................................0pts England ............................48pts Tries: Beckett 2, Heard 16, Kildunne 21, M Packer 26, Talling 36, Reed 71, Matthews...

Skeldon on hand to help Scots end losing streak

By SAM JACKSON Scotland ..........29pts Tries: McMillan 11, Skeldon 35, 67, Bartlett 46, 51 Conversions: Nelson 47, 53 Italy................... 21pts Tries:...

‘Competitive games will help game grow’

By CAM STEPHENS As Shaunagh Brown resides in the Cayman Islands, coaching and inspiring the next generation of girls wanting to...

Warriors keep home run going

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow .........29 Connacht .......27 Glasgow extended their unbeaten home record to 17 matches as they finished their URC...

Youngsters get a lesson

By RONAN O’NEILL Bulls ................62 Leinster ............ 7 Former Ireland flanker Sean O’Brien watched on as his first game in charge...

Cardiff show their class to overcome problems

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............... 21pts Tries: Parry 45, Thomas 63, Lake 67 Conversions: Anscombe 45, 63, 67 Cardiff ................ 38pts...

Dragons take chances to stun Scarlets

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons............. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams...

Nohamba stars as Lions finish strong

Lions ............. 50 Zebre .............35 Sanele Nohamba scored 20 points as the Lions beat Zebre in Pretoria to end their URC...

Classy second half earns Stormers home quarter

Stormers ......38 Benetton ......22 Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over that sealed...

Munster get it right in the end

By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............22 Munster ..........22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings...

Ulster seal second spot

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ............... 18 Edinburgh .......14 John Cooney crowned his midweek contract extension with a stunning display to secure...

Mavericks who can light up the game

Paul Rees looks at the big-match characters who cause problems for coaches but who delight fans Chris Ashton was always going...

My Life in Rugby with Matt Greenwood: ‘We got Eddie Butler blind drunk on Dark & Stormies’

The former England A, Roundhay, Nottingham, Wasps & Wakefield loose forward talks about his life in the game I snapped my...

After 23 years, it’s all over for Myler

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The longest career of the 21st century came to a cruelly anti-climactic end...

Nevers is taken over by the mob

PETER JACKSON Nevers is about as close to being smack bang in the centre of France as any city gets, a...

Exiles take control in battle for survival

By MO SHER L Scottish ........ 49pts Tries: King 18, 27; Wallis 22, Mehson 37, Cleaves 62, Anderson 76, Charalambous 78...

French fires hat-trick to gets Blues over the line

By LUKE MARSH Ampthill ...........27pts Tries: Gallagher 4, Finlay 9, Sproston 46, Bacon 58 Conversions: Hardwick 10, 59 Penalties: Hardwick 29...

Reds take the spoils in clash of the titans

By TOM INNES Jersey ................................ 19pts Tries: McHenry 15, Grahamslaw 29, Brown 65 Conversions: Bennett 15, 65 Ealing.................................. 13pts Try: Farrar...

Five-star Knights put Caldy to the sword

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Sanders 33 Conversions: Gourlay 34 Doncaster.........38pts Tries: Margetts 2, Holden 42, Roberts 56, Edwards 75,...

Coventry put on a show in front of record crowd

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Wand 13, Penalty 20, Martin 40, Talbot-Davies 45, Ma’asi 50, Nayalo 66 Conversions: Talbot-Davies 13,...

First-half blitz earns revenge for Pirates

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 21pts Tries: Britton 6, Teague 22, Johnson 32 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, Bazalgette 32 Hartpury...............

Kick star Price is right for Chinnor

By JACK JOHNSON   Chinnor.............38 Darlington MP. 22 Chinnor edged out Darlington Mowden Park in an entertaining clash at Kingsey Road....

Park pip hosts in an 11-try thriller

By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford.............. 31 Rosslyn Park.........38 Rosslyn Park eventually gained the upper hand on Cinderford after a ding-dong clash at...

Rams down gritty Esher to stay top

By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher ........................ 19 Rams ........................33 Leaders Rams overcame a poor first half to keep their title ambitions alive...

Keep ‘proud’ after Sale end season in fine style

By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.............. 49pts Tries: Brown 13, Robins 29, Onasanya 44, Barron 49, Priestley-Nangle 70, Longmore 76, Walsh 78...

Magic Morris conjures up treble in Bishop’s blitz

By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 17 Bishop’s S.............. 44 Winger Jake Morris bagged a seven-minute hat-trick early in the second half to...

In-form Cam stay in promotion race

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 10 Cambridge.............. 31 Cambridge maintained their push for promotion with a convincing bonus-point victory over Plymouth...

Tykes toppled in Titans try surge

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....59 Leeds Tykes...........28 Taunton Titans hit top form to beat Leeds Tykes in this must-win clash. The...

Injuries force prolific Cope to call time on Reds career

By LUKE JARMYN An injury-ridden past two years is forcing Jersey playmaker Brendan Cope to hang up his boots and come...

Brownlie dreaming of leading his men to glory

By WILL SPARKS Ben Brownlie would love to take Cambridge to the Championship for the first time by lifting the National...

Smith the star in fine Fylde finale!

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............25 Fylde..................40 This proved a ten-try crowd-pleaser with Greg Smith the star Fylde came out winners with six...

Gate blown away by early Titan blitz

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 17 Rotherham T..........45 Rotherham blew hosts Harrogate away with a storming opening display as they led 38-0...

Sam leads Ionians to record triumph

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 80 Blaydon....................26 Hull Ionians ran in 12 tries to cruise to victory in an end-of-season party...

Powerful Park show champion qualities

By NICK DOYLE Otley.................... 10pts Sedgley P..........28pts Super Sedgley Park Tigers finished off their season with another bonus-point win, although they...