Saracens Look Like the Team to Beat With Perfect Record After Ten Rounds

Premiership Rugby is alive and well in England, with 11 teams deep into the 2022-2023 competition already. After ten rounds, it...

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Reigning champs survive storm

Saracens 34-21 Loughborough Lightning Defending champions Saracens held on to win over Loughborough Lightning in a close-fought first round of the...

Jones hails England’s incredible fightback

Jones: It will be a great game v the Boks By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones hailed his “pulverised” prize fighters as...

Pressure on Pivac as Wales humbled

Pivac: I’m focused on building towards World Cup Wayne Pivac remains confident he is still the man to lead Wales to...

Championship winners must go up, say rivals

By Luke Jarmyn Rival Championship clubs are calling for Ealing and Jersey to be given a chance in the Premiership next...

We’re improving each time, says centurion Farrell

An emotional Owen Farrell spoke of his real pride at the amazing fightback which transformed his 100th cap from being a...

Burrell honoured to play for Barbarians

By PAUL REES Luther Burrell had no hesitation in accepting an invitation to play for the Barbarians this month and on...

Brooke shock as Edwards agrees France deal

By NEIL FISSLER Legend: Zinzan Brooke Zinzan Brooke cannot believe the RFU have let Shaun Edwards slip through their grasp again...

MacGinty close to tears as Portugal stun USA

USA captain AJ Mac-Ginty was almost in tears after the Eagles missed out on the final qualification place to Portugal on...

Two-try Stuart leads England’s great escape to stun All Blacks

By NICK CAIN England.............................. 25pts Tries: Stuart 72, 79; Steward 74 Conversions: Smith 75, 80 Penalties: Farrell 25, Smith 42 New...

15 minutes that had Twickenham rocking

BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHY LESS CAN MEAN MORE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNATIONALS Hard man: Will Stuart powers over PICTURES: Getty Images...

Barrett’s yellow card let Smith and Youngs engineer revival

PAUL REES COMMENT Early strike: Ioane goes over for the All Blacks A FEATUREof the All Blacks over the years has...

Crisis for Wales as Georgia celebrate

By PETER JACKSON Wales................................... 12pts Tries: Morgan 20, 24 Conversions: Rhys Priestland 22 Georgia................................ 13pts Tries: Todua 59 Conversions: Abzhandadze 60...

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

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WALES v AUSTRALIA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

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Pivac hasn’t learned from error of his ways

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Take that: Georgia celebrate after beating Wales in Cardiff yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Are Wales...

Russell’s return gives Scotland control in chaos

By BRYN PALMER Scotland............................ 52pts Tries: Tuipulotu 11, 55; Van der Merwe 23, Graham 27, 41, 77; Redpath 68, Hogg 73...

Byrne steps off the bench to kick Ireland to gritty victory

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland.................. 13pts Tries: Aki 66 Conversions: Crowley 67 Penalties: Crowley 10, Byrne 76 Australia .............. 10pts Tries: Petaia...

Springboks reach top gear to dispatch Italy

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Italy...................................... 21pts Tries: Capuozzo 11, Cannone 66 Conversions: Allan 12 Penalties: Allan 8, 21, 45 South Africa..................... 63pts...

Ollivon takes charge as Les Bleus look for clean sweep

PREVIEW... France v Japan Today. Kick-off 1pm Key man: France captain Charles Ollivon France will look to complete an unbeaten 2022...

Too much bish, bash, bosh but it works

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUT SPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK South Africa are deserved world champions, and they showed it by going on...

James delighted to join Sale’s 200 club

Jon Newcombe talks to the Sharks back about playing for the club he has supported his whole life SAM JAMES will...

Lam hopes midweek tour matches will be the norm

By PAUL REES Pat Lam hopes Thursday night’s clash between Bristol and South Africa before a record crowd at Ashton Gate...

Slater Cup kicks off on Christmas Eve

Gloucester and Leicester are to contest the Slater Cup – a trophy named after the sides’ former lock Ed Slater, who...

Redpath looks like staying at Bath

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Bath are ready to take up an option that will...

Wainwright and Screech cause stir

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to...

Oghre lines up move to Leicester

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gabriel Oghre, above, has become the latest former Wasps player to find himself a...

London Irish fighting to keep hold of Jackson

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are fighting to keep former Ireland international fly-half Paddy Jackson in West London...

Brothers line up World Cup shot

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks twins Jean-Luc and Dan Du Preez, below, could appear at the World Cup...

Johnson’s 2003 team better than Eddie’s lot

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There are those who believe that today’s international players are bigger, better, faster,...

England’s all-court game was not good enough

NICK CAIN England showed great dignity – captain Sarah Hunter in particular – after being beaten 34-31 by New Zealand in...

Fixtures clashes are reaching crisis point

WHILST living 300-plus miles from Sandy Park my support over the past decade of my beloved Exeter Chiefs has never diminished...

Boozers blocked view

FOR so many supporters who travel long distances to watch international rugby at Twickenham the constant up and down, up and...

Amazon is a great deal

I CAN’T agree with Michael Reay in last week’s letters, ‘Rugby has to grow its fanbase’ about the Autumn Internationals being...

Single pyramid is a must in England

THE leading rugby nations have a variety of domestic structures, in each case with the national team at the top. Every...

Eagles fail to keep the American dream alive

I’M so thrilled for Portugal that they managed to book their place at next year’s World Cup – but USA’s failure...

Injustice for Red Roses

CAN anyone please explain to me why a head contact tackle by England player Lydia Thompson warranted a red card in...

Dream Team with Joel Matavesi

The Northampton & Bedford Centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Harrison Walsh – Former Ospreys...

Why the South Seas need to feel the love

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Western Samoa surprised Wales by beating them in Cardiff during the pool stage of the 1991...

It’s time to look at the line-out drive

It was interesting to hear Graham Henry, the venerable New Zealand coach who ended almost a quarter of a century of...

You need a Plan B, Ramshaw tells other players

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Championship player Jack Ramshaw says it’s vital younger players have a plan B due to the unstable...

Rees-Zammit back on the wing for Gloucester

By PAUL REES Louis Rees-Zammit has been used at full-back by Wales in their last two Tests, but he will be...

Sirker’s found new lease of life in West Country

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made...

After that shambles, AWJ must surely start

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hand up for selection: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images By making an...

John Ryan, the Wales coach who lost his stars to rugby league

John Ryan could have been forgiven had he likened coaching the Wales rugby team of the late Eighties to steering Titanic...

It’s all a California dream for Nonu, 40

PETER JACKSON Had its release been better timed, a news item from Southern California would have avoided burial beneath the avalanche...

Time to stop hectoring ref

PETER JACKSON World Rugby, having acted swiftly to punish Rassie Erasmus for his latest video refereeing rant, the governing body must...

Young guns show the way ahead

PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE WORLD RUGBY AWARDS WHICH ARE ANNOUNCED IN MONTE CARLO TONIGHT SELDOM has a missed conversion...

Barbarians on back foot as Quins go on the rampage

Harlequins 73-28 Barbarians History was made at The Stoop on Thursday as Harlequins faced the Barbarians for the first time ever...