Three-week ban for Obatoyinbo high tackle

NEWCASTLE Falcons full-back Elliott Obatoyinbo has been given a three-week ban for a high tackle. Obatoyinbo was sent off for the...

Young Guns: Cardiff Met back row Jake Bond

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF MET BACK ROW Cardiff Met back rower Jake Bond is playing the best rugby of his career in...

Johnson aiming to pile on the pounds

By BEN JAYCOCK Australian winger Kyle Johnson hopes to put on the pounds as he adjusts to the physicality of the...

My Life in Rugby with Matt Symons: ‘From Voldemort to NZ, it’s been a blast’

The former Harlequins, London Irish, Wasps, Canterbury & Waikato Chiefs second row talks about his journey in the game, that took...

The French connection that will aid Borthwick

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So I was wrong, I admit it. Joe Marler didn’t have his...

Ewers’ move to Ulster from Exeter confirmed

NEWS EXTRA DAVE Ewers’ move to Ulster at the end of the season was confirmed this week, as revealed last week...

More former Wasps secure their futures

NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have signed Will Porter for next season. The former Wasps scrumhalf, 24, has recently been on a shortterm...

Botha leaves Ampthill to join Ford’s Belgium

NEWS EXTRA BELGIUM have appointed Mike Ford as head coach, with Mouritz Botha joining as forwards and lineout coach. Former England...

Worcester women to split from men’s side

NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER Warriors women are set to officially separate from the men’s team after acquiring independent funding that would cover...

Bristol deducted points for selecting Stooke

NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL have been deducted five points and handed a suspended €10,000 fine by EPCR for selecting an ineligible player...

Scotland full-back McLean suspended

NEWS EXTRA GLASGOW Warriors have suspended Scotland full-back Rufus McLean after he pleaded guilty to domestic abuse charges. McLean, 22, who...

Results

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In danger of just being touch rugby

SO rugby’s authorities continue their inexorable emasculation of the sport. It must be obvious to all that they will not stop...

Slade was clearly ball first, then player

In the clear: Slade’s red card was rescinded ON a weekend of a number of red cards, I write this on...

Duckham’s Eden Park win

■ I have no association with Saracens, but it was noticeable to watch them against Lyon. Their attack was much quicker...

My concerns for grassroots rugby

I WRITE to you as a former player and now-concerned parent connected to a well-established London club. I no longer feel...

Blundell’s power through to semis

SCHOOLS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Blundell's have progressed to the semi-finals of the Schools Cup after beating a spirited Marlborough College...

Regional results

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Chinnor 3rds just can’t stop winning

By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor's 3rd XV are currently enjoying a sensational five-year unbeaten run that goes back to 2018. The Wildboys’...

Students get their England chance

BUCS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY The top flight of English university rugby is once again represented well in this year’s England...

Regional results

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Speedy Asiedu enjoying life at the sharp end

By BEN JAYCOCK Potent winger Kwaku Asiedu claims that ‘every game is now a cup final’ as Cambridge head into the...

Larkins: Veteran hooker Priddey still one of the very best in Cornwall

Camborne director of rugby Steve Larkins believes Ben Priddey is ‘one of the best hookers in Cornwall’ after the front row’s...

Welsh Rugby

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RGC weather red card storm as Llanelli pain goes on

By HARRY CORISH RGC.............................25 Llanelli..................... 12 Fourteen-man RGC leapfrogged Newport back into the top six with a well-deserved 25- 12 win...

Students beat the freeze to go top six

Welsh round-up By HARRY CORISH Cardiff Met took advantage of their 3G pitch at Cyncoed to ward off the cold weather...

Gibbes given his marching orders after Tigers mauling

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Christophe Urios will take charge at Top 14 side Clermont on Monday, after the “breathing space” afforded...

France must wait for Meafou

Remember last year’s Patrick Schickerling incident? When Exeter’s Namibian front row thought he had qualified to play for England through residency,...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, January 22, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, JANUARY 22...

In this Sunday’s Rugby Paper (22/01/23)

After a week where Eddie Jones was named Australia boss and England named their Six Nations squad, and with an exciting...

A history of the Springboks and Nike: is it a bad omen for the 2023 World Cup?

The start of 2023 marks a significant and enthralling milestone for rugby fans given that we have officially entered a World...

Petition against tackle height change surges to 25,000 signatures

A petition seeking to reverse the RFU‘s decision to lower the legal tackle height to the waist and below has surged...

Champions Cup Friday and Saturday preview: Final Round

It’s the final round of the 2022/23 Champions Cup group stages, and though half of the sides in the last 16...

Japan Rugby League One: Round Five Preview

The return of a fresh Springbok Malcolm Marx is probably the last thing a bruised Kobelco Kobe Steelers need as the...

Can Gatland Get Wales Firing Again?

Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Italy are all putting their final preparations in place ahead of the 2023 Six Nations...

Season 2 Episode 2 – Eddie’s back, England’s squad and Gus Warr on the Champions Cup

Eddie Jones is back in green and gold! The Jones saga takes yet another turn as he replaces Dave Rennie at...

Vunipola out and Farrell captain for Borthwick’s first squad

Steve Borthwick has omitted Billy Vunipola and kept Owen Farrell as captain as he named his first England squad as coach...

Jones in sensational Australia appointment

Eddie Jones has been appointed as Australia‘s head coach with immediate effect, with Dave Rennie sacked to make way for the...

Sir Clive Woodward Opens Up On How He Wants England’s Rugby Line-Up for Six Nations 2023

For the 2023 Six Nations, Sir Clive Woodward feels that England‘s Rugby team has to be altered under new head coach...

Townsend in line to take over at Tigers

By NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers have held talks with Scotland boss Gregor Townsend about taking over at Welford Road next season....

Fail at the World Cup and that’s it, Gatland

By PETER JACKSON Warren Gatland’s second coming will be in danger of an early going should Wales flop at the World...

Skivington quiet on Farrell’s high tackle

By PAUL REES George Skivington has put the controversy of the defeat to Saracens in the last Premiership round behind him,...

Ramm enjoying the high life as a Saint

By JON NEWCOMBE Regular visits to Bondi Beach and back flips used to be the norm but now James Ramm is...

Beer’s ‘incredible feeling’ after Caldy bring down Ealing

By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Beer was in disbelief after his hat-trick helped Championship newcomers Caldy down the previously unbeaten, reigning champions...

Forshaw and King sign for Gatland’s Wales

By SAM JACKSON Signing up: Mike Forshaw Warren Gatland has appointed Alex King and Mike Forshaw to replace Stephen Jones and...

Easter is backing new-look England

By BEN JAYCOCK Impressed: Nick Easter Nick Easter believes England’s new coaching team led by Steve Borthwick is the right blend...

Lam: 11-team Premiership works well

By PAUL REES Bristol boss: Pat Lam PAT Lam wants to see the Premiership remain an 11-club tournament amid calls for...

‘I’m blessed to have spent my career at Exeter’

Paul Rees talks to big Dave Ewers, a crowd favourite at Sandy Park, about leaving Zimbabwe and making a life for...

Clamp down on law breaking at lineout

FURTHER to John Edwards’ letter last week on rugby as a spectacle, I would add that nowadays virtually every lineout is...

Duckham loved by all

IT WAS so sad to hear of the passing of England wing David Duckham. Who can forget the images of him...