Bedford Blues 38-31 Coventry: Blues are on song to edge past their rivals

Bedford Blues maintained their impressive home record with a come-from-behind victory over their oldest rivals Coventry, in one of the standout...

Saracens 73-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Noah Caluori on a rampage to fire up Sarries

Saracens wonder-kid Noah Caluori regained his place at the top of the try scoring charts as the north Londoners put Mark...

Chris Hewett: South Africans must go big – or go home

We cannot know for sure – when it comes to honouring rugby’s code of inner-sanctum omerta, the Bulls of Pretoria have...

Harlequins 7-34 Leicester Tigers: Jack van Poortvliet shines as Quins crash again

Geoff Parling hopes the latest injury to Jack van Poortvliet is nothing for Leicester Tigers or England to worry about after...

Nick Cain: The Grand Slam is within reach for England

Steve Borthwick’s ship is steady as she goes as England focus on winning a Six Nations Grand Slam for the first...

Gloucester 26-30 Bath: Atkinson double act gives champions a real test

It wasn’t the win that Gloucester badly need but it was, perhaps, the performance to galvanise their season as George Skivington’s...

Sale Sharks 29-43 Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s men in a rush to reclaim top spot

On this evidence, it will take a special team to stop Northampton Saints going all the way this season.

Exeter Chiefs 3-8 Bristol Bears: Visitors ride out the storm in a battle of survival

A turbulent West Country weekend delivered two storms in quick succession: the first named Ingrid, the second wearing Bristol Bears shirts.

Noah Caluori is hoping to follow in Henry Pollock’s footsteps for England

Noah Caluori relished his first experience with the England senior team and wants more of where that came from despite being...

After 15 years, Mark McCall decides to call it a day at Saracens

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall will step down at the end of the season after 15 years at the helm.

Bryn Bradley: I’m aiming to make a big impact for Harlequins and eventually Wales

Bryn Bradley is the big physical centre Wales need, but the 6ft 4ins, 17st midfielder will not get closer to their...

Newcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild

Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.

Four-try Caluori is flying high for Saracens

The 19-year-old winger was in scintillating form as Mark McCall’s men demolished Newcastle yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Match action - starts...

Saints go back to Prem summit

■ By BEN JAYCOCK NORTHAMPTON Saints reclaimed top spot in the Prem with a thrilling 43–29 win over Sale in an...

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Dupont returns but no Penaud

FRANCE’S all-time top try-scorer Damian Penaud is a shock omission from the defending champions’ Six Nations squad ahead of their opener...

Teenager Todaro wins his chance

NORTHAMPTON winger Edoardo Todaro, 19, has been named in Itay’s Six Nations squad, looking to earn his second cap off the...

Ulster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident

Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...

Gray and Cherry to add grunt up front

GREGOR Townsend has recalled experienced pair Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry to the Scotland squad, while there are places for young...

Tandy recalls Francis in his first 6N squad

TIGHT-HEAD Tomas Francis retuns to the Wales squad having not played international rugby since the 2023 World Cup. Coach Steve Tandy...

Baxter: We were hurt by mistakes

ROB Baxter was left to rue a handful of costly mistakes as Exeter saw their long-standing unbeaten home record tumble. “It...

Play-off hopes are over – coach

ALEX Sanderson surveyed the wreckage of Sale’s home thumping and admitted: “The play-offs have gone.” Realistically the Sharks had to win...

Small margins cost us the win, says coach Skivington

GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington said his players should hold their heads high but pointed to a few key moments...

Nick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat

Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...

Gilmore: I can see why fans left early

JASON Gilmore admitted he had no qualms with those disgruntled Quins fans who flocked away from The Stoop well before the...

Chris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre

There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...

Noah still has work to do – McCall

MARK McCall hailed his freescoring wing Noah Caluori but despite another flurry of his tries, he claims the 19-year-old remains far...

Talented duo who shared the same dream

PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...

Peter Jackson: The big fish that Wales let slip away

One reason why England are 1-100 to beat Wales in their opening match of this season’s Six Nations can be traced...

Cardiff on their way to place in the play-offs

■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............17pts Try: McNally 49 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 16; Lloyd 60, 80 Benetton ............. 8pts Try: Ruzza...

Super-sub Coombes turns match for Munster

■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...

Ospreys fail to land late winner

■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...

Leinster power pays in the end

■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...

Double top for Hiddleston

■By STEVE NOTHERS Gilbert again adding th Zebre ...............21 Glasgow ..........26 GREGOR Hiddleston put his Scotland Six Nations snub firmly behind...

Bulls fightback stuns Edinburgh

■By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......17 Bulls ................19 THE Bulls fought back to seal back-to-back away victories with sharp shooting from Springbok...

Delight for Hartpury as Warriors crash again

■By TIM JONES Worcester ........28pts Tries: Wallis 7, Chapman 36, 52; Ndimande 65 Conversions: Reed 7, 36, 52; Eden 65 Hartpury...

Four-try Moody puts Pirates on front foot

■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 45pts Tries: Relton 9, Moody 18, 20, 30, 36; Ribbons 38, Ward 49 Conversions: Robson...

Cambridge go so close to first win of the season

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......12pts Tries: Reweti 11, Caven 28 Conversion: Mausia 29 Doncaster ........12pts Tries: Hopkinson 6, Kerr 76 Conversion:...

Trailfinders strike late to survive fright night

■By ALEX GREGGO Chinnor ..............15pts Tries: Moore 45, Hanks 56, 61 E Trailfinders ..21pts Tries: Hatherell 50, Thompson 71, Cousins 76...

Richmond prove that they are still in the fight

■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........31ptsDDDD Tries: Case 7, Goffey 13, Grieve 32, Addams 67, Hocking 79 Conversions: Grieve 8, 13, 33...

Nottingham have to dig deep to get past Scots

■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham ......27pts Tries: Davies 45, Simpson 49, Dickinson 56, Cherry 66 Conversions: Parks 56, 66 Penalty: Parks 73...

Doncaster decide to stop being a full-time operation

DONCASTER Knights have made the decision to cease operating as a full-time operation next season. The Knights were expected to be...

Family business driving Camborne

JOSH Matavesi is on a mission to make Camborne the best team in Cornwall alongside his brother Sam, the former Northampton...

DREAM TEAM

SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

Ideal role models

I WAS delighted with Peter Jackson’s recent paragraph (TRP January 4) about the opening of the Women’s World Cup in Sunderland....

Triple top for Lucs!

LAST Saturday Luctonians had all three of their RFU League teams playing at home. All three were playing against the first...

Champions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16

Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...

Tough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...

Top-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...

Sedgley Park too good for Stortford

■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...