Watkins at double in Cup romp

Division One Cup round-up By ROB COLE NEWBRIDGE turned a 50-50 game at half-time against Rhydyfelin into a merry romp in...

Improving Ospreys target play-offs

OSPREYS boss Toby Booth has set his sights on the URC play-offs this season, after his side earned a place in...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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URC chief keen to emulate US sports model

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MARTIN Anayi admits the United Rugby Championship does need to consider a restriction on player salaries and would...

Jalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18...

Alred agrees to stay on at Bears

By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes taking a punt on Dave Alred will make a difference for Bristol as they look...

Wilson hits first century for Ionians

On the run: Sam Wilson playing for Hull Ionians SAM WILSON has become the first Hull Ionians player to score 100...

Warriors’ games will go ahead after deadline met

Both Worcester Warriors’ men and University of Worcester Warriors Women will play their respective games this weekend against Exeter and Harlequins,...

All Blacks win thriller after bizarre Raynal call

Australia.........37pts Tries: Valentini 25, Kellaway 60, 67, Samu 73 Conversions: Foley 26, 61, 68, 74 Penalties: Foley 18, 47 New Zealand…..39pts Tries: Taukei'aho 4, 41, Mo'unga...

Ospreys can reach play-offs – Booth

Ospreys boss Toby Booth has set his sights on the URC play-offs this season, after his side earned a place in...

Red Roses hammer Wales in final World Cup warm-up

England …………73pts Wales ………………….7pts By MARK DOCHERTY The Red Roses secured a world record 25th consecutive victory in style with a 66-point...

Caldy RFC establish a supporter’s club in Copenhagen

By John Lyon Caldy‘s first match in the Championship, a home fixture against Hartpury was memorable for the club and its...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirty-One with Toby Booth

Ahead of the United Rugby Championship getting underway this weekend, host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain and Chris Hewett are...

Red Roses and Wales prepare for World-Cup warm-up in Bristol

Around 15 miles down the road from their shared border, England and Wales‘ women face off tonight in their final game...

Springboks unchanged for critical Argentina clash

South Africa have made no changes to their starting line-up ahead of their vital match against Argentina in Round Five of...

Foley back as Australia ring changes

Bernard Foley has returned to the Australian team for the first time since 2019, as the Wallabies change seven for the...

Duo of changes for All Blacks’ Bledisloe opener

New Zealand have made two enforced changes in the only switches to their starting line-up for this Thursday’s Rugby Championship and...

Wade seals Racing 92 move

Christian Wade has secured a fairytale move to Racing 92, as he recommences his rugby career after four years away. Wade,...

Gloucester fightback to win thriller

By Nick Powell Gloucester……..27pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 44, Chapman 47, Penalty 69, Clarke 73 Conversions: Hastings 48 Penalties: Hastings 60 Wasps……......21pts Tries: Atkinson 25,...

Online Casino As An Athleisure Activity. Main Benefits

When you think about things that people do for fun, gambling probably doesn’t come to mind. In fact, most people view...

Dallaglio: Genge is man to lift Bristol

Dallaglio: Bristol were right to rush Genge back By GARY FITZGERALD Ellis Genge, the England prop who moved to Bristol from...

I’m aiming for World Cup, says Davies

By STEFFAN THOMAS Jonathan Davies says he wants to represent Wales at the World Cup next year but his priority this...

We’ll take changes in our stride, says Paver

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates fought hard for an opening night win against Richmond on Friday and coach Alan Paver has...

Pollard will light up Tigers – Liebenberg

By PAUL REES Hanro Liebenberg is backing his South African compatriot Handre Pollard to take to life in the Premiership quickly...

Video nasties help shake demons for Skivington

By PAUL REES George Skivington spent his summer watching video nasties as he plotted how to get Gloucester into the tour...

Fit-again Hogg is eager to get back in action

By PAUL REES Stuart Hogg is raring to go again after a rare summer break that saw the Scotland captain have...

Lam gets Lewis

FORMER Worcester flanker Sam Lewis has joined Bristol. The 31-year-old has been on trial at Ashton Gate during the summer and...

Lockwood signs

Newcastle back row Freddie Lockwood has signed for Jersey on a season-long loan. Lockwood, 21, is a former England youth international...

Australia crush Red Roses in World Cup 7s

ENGLAND women crashed out of the World Cup 7s Cup quarter-finals last night in a crushing 35-5 defeat to Australia. Tries...

Get real, T2 teams can’t have any more

WITH Premiership clubs’s finances coming under severe scrutiny and the RFU’s resources, as Jeff Probyn writes, fully stretched, what on earth...

Premiership could be most competitive yet

RUGBY has had a lot of negativity around it in recent months but I’m so excited by the start of the...

When will the RFU come to its senses?

IN Rugby Paper Sept 4, Nick Cain says “the Premiership cartel is throttling the English game by killing ambition”. He adds...

England need a few new stars to emerge

EDDIE Jones said early in his tenure as England head coach that he wanted to have three or four players for...

Keep rich owners on a tight leash

COLIN BOAG Huge asset: Gloucester fans pack out Kingsholm Stadium last season PICTURE: Getty Images There are lies, damned lies, and...

Four musketeers who can light up the game

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Henry Arundell, Louis Rees-Zammit, Anthony Watson and Joe Cokanasiga are four wingers who can...

When the game met with royal approval

Brendan Gallagher Although it would be a stretch to suggest that Her Majesty The Queen was a diehard rugby fan, she...

Great timing for the main events

By Brendan Gallagher It might just be a coincidence but most of Her Majesty’s landmark anniversaries were marked by momentous events...

Champions beaten as Chiefs snatch it

By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................24pts Tries: Penalty 19, Kata 38, Schickerling 80 Conversions: Simmonds 38, 80 Penalties: Simmonds 3 Leicester ..........20pts...

‘Losing Freddie didn’t help us’

Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick was disappointed to lose but says there are plenty of positives to take away. He said:...

Arundell’s off to flier as Exiles run riot

By ADAM HATHAWAY London Irish ....45pts Tries: Donnell 12, White 23, Hassell-Collins 29, Arundell 48, 80+2; Joseph 59, Creevy 70 Conversions:...

Diamond hopeful buy-out imminent

Worcester director of rugby Steve Diamond revealed a deal to buy-out the crisis club could be done next week. The Warriors...

Transgender women should play -Dunne

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Jack Dunne believes that the ban on transgender women from playing full-contact female rugby imposed...

Cooper eyes return to ring

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Quade Cooper wants to return to the boxing ring as he looks to prove his...

Saints set sights on Blamire

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler In demand: Jamie Blamire Northampton Saints have put Newcastle Falcons...

La Rochelle locked on Kyle

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER European Champions La Rochelle are locked in talks trying to agree on a deal with...

Chiefs in a rush to land Vermeulen

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs are busy trying to sort out an emergency visa that will allow back...

Wade seals Racing deal

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 are this week set to announce that they have signed former England wing...

Dream Team with Nick Auterac

Nick Auterac, the Edinburgh prop and former Saracens, Bath, Harlequins and Northampton player, chooses the best XV he has played with...

£500m debt could bury 13-club cartel

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If Premiership owners had made the same mistakes in the multi-million pound enterprises...