Nott happy to run with Cardiff pack

By SAM JACKSON GEORGE Nott is thriving as a key cog in the Cardiff Rugby pack following his switch from Dragons...

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FANTASY

RUGB 2025 -26 Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 12th...

Exeter hooker targets a South Africa return

EXETER hooker Joseph Dweba aims to force his way back into the South Africa squad ahead of the 2027 World Cup....

Deegan to miss semi

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New Rugby Paper Roundup: Red Roses roll on! England v Wales + Saints v Bath preview ft Nick Heath

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Sam Prendergast makes his Leinster fly-half case harder to ignore after MOTM display against Ulster

In Irish rugby, no role comes with more pressure and criticism than the role of the fly-half.

2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Eight summary: Pampas extend lead as Selknam surge and Capibaras edge thriller

In round eight of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, league leaders Pampas were made to work by Yacare but nevertheless managed...

Red Roses show no mercy in rampant Women’s Six Nations victory over Scotland

Captain Meg Jones saluted England’s adaptability after the Red Roses shrugged off disruption to deliver a record-breaking 84-7 victory at Murrayfield...

Fin Smith steals it for Northampton Saints to remain top of the Prem

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Scotland 7-84 England: Ruthless Red Roses go on the rampage

England shrugged off their shortage of locks to deliver a ruthless display at Murrayfield, securing a record victory over Scotland in...

Jack van Poortvliet: England are going in the right direction after Paris performance

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Jeremy Guscott: Courtney Lawes can be a force at the next World Cup

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Brendan Gallagher: VIP treatment with Big Gav and Campo

The Hong Kong Sevens is 50 years old this weekend which is a sobering thought, probably the first time in recorded...

Blackheath’s Billy Harding is writing his own history after testing his harbouring skill

Blackheath hooker Billy Harding admits the moment he broke the National One try-scoring record is still a blur after crossing for...

Paul Rees: Wales go in search of a path back to the summit

Paul Rees sees signs of a better tomorrow for the men in red as debate continues about what happens next.

Peter Jackson: Bordeaux stars will take some beating, warns ex Bath prop Duncan Bell

Now that they are heading back to Bordeaux for the first time since winning the Heineken Cup there in 1998, Bath...

Chinnor gunning for a top six spot in the Champ

Second row forward Conor-Terrah Brockschmidt believes Chinnor’s rise from relegation battlers to top-six contenders has been built on adapting to the...

Chris Hewett: An epic drama? No, just drowning in tries

A quarter-final classic”, proclaimed the BBC. Hyperbole? Quite the opposite. As the avalanche of superlatives triggered by Bath’s victory over Northampton...

Nick Cain: Bill Sweeney’s presiding over a house divided

Getting administrative wires in a tangle seems to have been an RFU default position during Bill Sweeney’s six-year tenure as chief...

Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson tips Courtney Lawes to make 2027 Rugby World Cup for England

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson is confident Courtney Lawes can force his way back into the England squad and...

Jason Gilmore: Retired Harlequins lock Joe Launchbury could be a top coach

Harlequins chief Jason Gilmore expects Joe Launchbury to become a successful coach after the second row last week called time on...

Moana Pasifika to be axed

SUPER Rugby Pacific outfit Moana Pasifika is leaving the competition due to ongoing financial pressures and the inability to sustainably fund...

US backer eyes Chiefs

EXETER Chiefs have finalised a proposed takeover by an American backer and will now put the offer to a vote by...

Elizalde to Newcastle

NEWCASTLE have signed Bristol full-back Benjamin Elizalde on a two-year deal. The 21-year-old Argentina flyer scored five tries in 27 games...

Bath embrace Premiership title defence and Champions Cup semi-final challenge

Defending Prem champions Bath are embracing the challenge of fighting on two fronts at the busy business end of another season.

Classy Parsons hat-trick has Ireland back on right track

■By JESS PORTER GALWAY-native Beibhinn Parsons scored a hat-trick in her own backyard as Ireland delivered a statement victory to see...

Wales have no answer to French power show

■By RACHEL EVANS Wales ................... 7pts Tries: Penalty 15 France................38pts Tries: Fall Raclot 22, Feleu 46, Murie 54, Bourdon-Sansus 59, Grando...

Mitchell’s right to bring in Sing at 15

It took a show of bravery from Mitchell to implement this change, and it will require patience to nurture it. JOHN...

Champ teams deserve better

IT IS time counties like Cornwall and clubs like Camborne, Cornish Pirates, Redruth, Ealing, Bedford and Coventry made their voices heard....

Support for Red Roses was superb

HOW marvellous that the Red Roses could attract more than 77,000 fans to Twickenham last week for their win against Ireland....

Slade shows his worth

HENRY Slade proved once again last week what a top player he is for Exeter in their win against Benetton. He’s...

Don’t forget Newent RFC

CONGRATULATIONS to North Ribblesdale RUFC on their achievement of securing a third consecutive promotion, to Regional 1 North West (level 5)....

It’s time to limit all this ‘trench warfare’

LIKE many fans, we have recently enjoyed a thrilling men’s Six Nations Championship. What a great advert for the modern game...

DREAMTEAM

ALED JENKINS, THE FORMER OSPREYS, WALES SEVENS, CARDIFF MET AND EALING TRAILFINDERS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...

Season’s still in our hands – Baxter

EXETER Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter insisted his side’s Premiership fate remains firmly in their own hands despite this heartbreaking...

Nick Cain: When it comes to self-harm, rugby union’s in a league of its own

Anyone in doubt about the magical properties promotion-relegation can have in galvanising a sport need look no further than the sensational...

Bath 48-15 Harlequins: Jason Gilmore’s side find Santi Carreras is too hot to handle

Santi Carreras led the way as Bath put eight tries on hapless Harlequins and continued their pursuit of Northampton Saints at...

Growing injury list worries Gilmore

HARLEQUINS head coach Jason Gilmore fears he will struggle to get a team together for next weekend’s Prem clash with Sale...

Islands in the sun are left to suffer

THE sorry collapse of the Super Rugby franchise Moana Pasifika – entirely predictable, but no less depressing for that – is...

Lam: We looked more like ourselves

BRISTOL Bears director of rugby Pat Lam was glad to achieve the objective to keep alive their play-off hopes. He said:...

Sale Sharks vs Saracens: Olly Hartley urges Sarries to make a statement against Sharks

Olly Hartley is under no illusions about the significance of Saracens’ return to Prem action today against Sale Sharks.

Bristol Bears 53-12 Gloucester: Fitz Harding directs a demolition derby

Bristol Bears breathed life back into their faltering Premiership campaign with a record victory over West Country rivals Gloucester, whose abysmal...

I should have had six, says winger

GABRIEL Hamer-Webb might have scored five tries but he still got stick afterwards for missing out on a sixth. “I’m going...

Leicester Tigers 62-3 Newcastle Red Bulls: Gabriel Hamer-Webb puts on a five-star show

Leicester Tigers wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb raced in for five tries against Newcastle Red Bulls on a memorable afternoon for the much-travelled...

Bulls turn on the power to halt Dragons momentum

■By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............7pts Try: Inisi 22 Conversion: Evans 22 Bulls ................. 47pts Tries: Papier 10, Grobbelaar 37, Coetze 43,...

Ospreys hold their nerve to keep the pressure up

■By JOHN CLEMENCE Ospreys .............21pts Tries: Edwards 11, J Morgan 33, Phillips 55 Conversions: Edwards 12, 33, 55 Sharks ...............17pts Tries:...

Scarlets 24-28 Cardiff: Javar Sebastian late show stuns Dwayne Peel’s side

Javar Sebastian was the unlikely hero as Cardiff staged a remarkable comeback against Scarlets to keep their hopes alive of a...