England 92-3 Samoa: Brilliant Jess Breach triggers Red Roses avalanche

England ............................... 92pts Tries: Jones 3, 16; Breach 8, 53, 74; Bern 14, Feaunati 24, Davies 29, L Packer 33, Clifford...

Scotland 29-15 Fiji: We must go as far as we can -Bryan Easson

Scotland ...........29pts Tries: McGhie 2, 56; Lloyd 10, 34; Orr 60 Conversions: Nelson 34, 61 Fiji .......................15pts Tries: Senivutu 25, Komaitai...

Canada 42-0 Wales: Clinical Canadians demolish Wales

Wales ........................0pts Tries: Hunt 16, 29; Corrigan 26, Hogan-Rochester 31, Perry 50, Kassil 55 Conversions: de Goede 17, 27, 30, 32,...

Higgins: Spain will fight for every inch

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP ■By SAM JACKSON POOL C Ireland v Spain PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 12pm, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton Focus: Eve Higgins...

Italy know they are in battle for survival

■By BEN JAYCOCK POOL D PREVIEW... Italy v South Africa Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter ITALY face the might of...

New Zealand vs Japan Preview: History beckons for Portia Woodman-Wickliffe

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe could become New Zealand’s all-time leading try scorer today. The flying win needs one more try to make Kiwi...

France vs Brazil Preview: New-look French side spread the load

For their second World Cup match against what is on paper the competition’s weakest opponent, Brazil, France co-head coaches Gaëlle Mignot...

Dream Team – David Warwick

David Warwick, the former Wigton, Waterloo, Cumbria rugby union centre/wing and Barrow rugby league player who is now level seven Wigton's...

Jeremy Guscott: Dynamic duo of Handre Pollard and Beauden Barrett can still rule at No.10

The dominance of South Africa and New Zealand in winning World Cups is a statistical reality and, because of their track...

Canada can’t keep up with lively Japan

Pacific Nations Cup ■By BEN JAYCOCK EDDIE Jones’ Japan opened their Pacific Nations Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, moving straight to...

Castres give youthful Harlequins outfit the runaround

Pre-season ■By BEN JAYCOCK A SEASONED Castres outfit proved too strong for a youthful Harlequins side in the south of France,...

Nick Cain: Two-team model in Welsh rugby has little chance of success

The precipice on which Welsh rugby is perched rests on two disastrous decisions made on either side of the Millennium which...

Vive La France! At last some scrum sense

THERE is at last a sign of sanity in the otherwise befuddled global administration of rugby union in the shape of...

Exeter Chiefs All-Time XV: All hail to best of the Chiefs

What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

Griffiths back at Dragons as S&C coach

NEWS EXTRA FORMER back row Ollie Griffiths has returned to Dragons as a strength and conditioning coach nine months after retiring...

Becconsall joins Pirates

EXETER Chiefs scrum-half Will Becconsall has returned to Cornish Pirates for a second loan spell. The 22-year-old played for Pirates in...

Bristol move for Hopkins

TYRO Wales back row Gwennan Hopkins has joined Bristol Bears from Gloucester-Hartpury ahead of the new season. The 20-year-old won her...

Joe Santamaria: Kiwi Kendrick Lynn giving Los Pumas a sharper attack

Joe Santamaria talks to Kendrick Lynn about how he is helping Argentina develop a cutting edge When Kendrick Lynn returned to...

Chris Hewett: Rassie Erasmus is in search of a brave new world with the Springboks

There is something unashamedly Old Testament about South Africa’s first-choice pack, possibly because its most accomplished components are more ancient than...

French pair part of exciting generation

JAMES Harrington, our excellent go-to man on all things French, informs us that two of the country’s prime talents – the...

New Zealand vs South Africa Preview: Springboks out to storm All Blacks’ Eden Park citadel

Paul Rees looks forward to this weekend's monumental clash between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland  It is no longer...

Brendan Gallagher: Remarkable Los Pumas an example to us all

I've always eyed the World Rugby rankings with a little suspicion, possibly because I’ve never fully understood their machinations and how...

Van Graan worked his magic to turn Bath’s gladiators into champions

Premiership review Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on champions Bath AFTER...

Shanahan the right man for Bury, says Ford

News ■ By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING four successful years in charge of Bury St Edmunds, Jacob Ford has passed the baton...

Soak up the best bits from across all sports

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Matt Albinson, below, the director of rugby at Stamford RFC who last season won...

Davies has one more mountain to climb

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Loving life: Sam Davies playing for Grenoble PICTURE: Alamy ONE day soon, Sam...

Demise of Miami Sharks still not headline news

ANOTHER working week gone and still the Miami Sharks website had nothing to say about what they told their squad almost...

Maestro Ring is ahead of the game

AT the top of his game circa 1984 when Cardiff succeeded against the Grand Slam Wallabies where England, Ireland, Scotland and...

Rocky road ahead for Welsh regions

United Rugby Championship ins & outs 2025-26 Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the URC season as Cardiff, Dragons, Scarlets and Ospreys...

Is there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ?

CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AS pre-season shifts into matches and the intensity of fitness work begins to ease slightly, there’s...

We’re buzzing, says Wilkinson

Feature Ben Jaycock talks to Scunthorpe’s DoR about the demands his squad will face back in National Two Top dogs: Scunthorpe...

Don’t blame RFU for selection dilemma

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IAGREE with Nick Cain that England or any other country should not...

Lions would be too good for Europe

THERE was an interesting letter in this paper last week from Nigel Merrett about the potential of the Lions touring Europe...

Sheffield hoping to go one step further this time

National Leagues preview National League Two North by Ben Jaycock SHEFFIELD continue to break club records, and the question to be...

Rosslyn Park will lead the race for place in the Champ

National League One THIS season’s third-tier promotion race is wide open – yet it’s hard to look past Rosslyn Park emerging...

Esher, Dorking and Barnes

National League Two East BOTH Dorking and Barnes’ 100-point seasons weren’t enough to make the step up to the third tier...

Camborne looking to Matavesi for extra power

National League Two West Star: Former Northampton hooker Sam Matavesi has signed for Camborne CAMBORNE will be among the teams to...

Vannes voted most likely to top ProD2

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS SURE as oeufs are oeufs, the end of August coincides with the return of French men’s...

Best Head-to-Head Matchups of the Weekend in the Women’s World Cup and Pacific Nations Cup

This weekend’s matches are packed with high stakes and even higher intensity, as teams fight for knockout spots, World Cup qualification,...

Weekend Talking Points: Red Roses could break World Cup record against Samoa

A busy weekend of international rugby awaits, with storylines unfolding across both hemispheres. From the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England...

Australia’s Rugby Squad 2025: How Strategic Picks Could Define Their Global Campaign

Australia’s 2025 Rugby Championship campaign has started and has arguably been better than many would have expected it to have gone...

“Thriving Under Pressure”: Dave Alred Shares His Formula for Success

Dave Alred is a world-renowned performance coach and the author of The Pressure Principle, celebrated for transforming elite athletes into high-pressure...

Chile vs Uruguay Preview: Which South American side will book their place in the 2027 World Cup?

In the next two weeks, the world will learn which South American side will be joining Argentina at the 2027 World...

Women’s World Cup Team of the Weekend: Red Roses duo headline XV whilst Canada star scores six tries

The opening weekend of the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered high drama, record-breaking scores, and unforgettable moments. England set the tone...

Social Media Moments of the Week: Argentina make history and Ardie Savea transfer rumours swirl

It was a weekend that underlined rugby’s capacity for drama, with headlines coming thick and fast across the globe. Records were...

Rugby Championship Round Two Team of the Week: Springboks and Los Pumas get first wins of the tournament

Round two of the Rugby Championship delivered high drama and historic milestones.  In Buenos Aires, Argentina finally ended their long wait...

Red Roses have more in the tank – John Mitchell

England head coach John Mitchell warned their World Cup rivals that there is even more to come from his side after...

Scotland 38-8 Wales: Ruthless Scots demolish Welsh

Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm praised her side’s ruthless performance after they dismantled Wales in a record 38-8 victory that firmly ignited...

Joe Hawkins: Cutting two teams ‘could kill game’ in Wales

Wales centre Joe Hawkins has strongly criticised proposals by the Welsh Rugby Union to cut the number of professional regional teams...

Zoe Dare confident she can add spark to Exeter Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs signing Zoe Dare feels her recent experience in the England Students set-up has given her a fresh perspective on...