-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKirsten out to bully his Bok mates
SOUTH African bruiser Jannes Kirsten says Exeter are hell-bent on putting one foot into the Champions Cup quarter-finals by making it...
-
English Championship
/ 6 years agoPurdy puts on top-and-tail command performance
By DAVID LAWRENCE MATCH STATS… TEAMS BEDFORD BLUES: Green 6 (Reed 62, 6), Tapley 6, Worley 6 (Hirskyj-Douglas 51, 6), Strachan...
-
National League One
/ 6 years agoCheeseman on fire as Park down battling Bishop’s
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn P ……38 Bishop’s S ….16 HENRY Cheeseman’s brace saw Rosslyn Park to a dominant win over Bishop’s...
-
National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSmash and grab as Salisbury fires
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFamily first now for Best
Kids’ stuff: Rory Best with his children after the World Cup quarter-final loss to New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images RORY Best’s...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCole will carry the can just as Rendall did
JEFF PROBYN Scapegoat: Dan Cole is likely to be cut for failing to contain The Beast PICTURE: Getty Images Another week...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoRobbo: It’s hard to lose like that
JOHN Cooney feels his side’s nail-biting victory proves the Ulster men have the stomach for a real European dogfight this season....
-
English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons up tempo to cruise into last eight
By LUKE JARMYN Touchdown: Tom James goes over for Doncaster Dangerman: George Wacokecoke goes over for his hat-trick try PICTURES: Gareth...
-
National League One
/ 6 years agoPassman injury casts cloud over MP victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darling’n MP ..34 Blackheath ….17 OLLIE Walker crossed for two tries as Darlington Mowden Park eased past Blackheath,...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWillis and Carling brewed up a storm
THE great and the good have paid due tribute to Bob Willis, the England fast bowler who terrorised the Australians at...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoThree-try blitz blows Bath out of Europe
■By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Samuel Ezeala breaks through to score Clermont’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images Slicing through: Rhys Priestland...
-
English Championship
/ 6 years agoWillis strikes late to steal victory for Ealing
By WARREN KAY FLY-HALF Craig Willis stroked home a 78th minute penalty to snatch the win for Ealing but director of...
-
National League One
/ 6 years agoVillagers thrive in second city
By PAUL SMITH Moseley ……….17 Chinnor ………… TWO Jason Worrall tries saw Chinnor to a battling win in Birmingham. But after...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohnny Dick made impact!
JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBasham’s dismissal has Ryan baffled
By GEOFF BERKELEY POOL 1 Determined: Matt Moulds drives forward for Warriors Untouched: Ollie Lawrence goes over for the Warriors PICTURES:...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoEzeala is next big thing for France
FORMER Rec favourite Nick Abendanon haunted Bath on his 50th Heineken Cup appearance. He said: “Bath played well in the first...
-
English Championship
/ 6 years agoRuthless Reds make Students pay for mistakes
By TOM INNES JERSEY secured their ticket to the knockout stages of the Championship Cup by scoring five tries in what...
-
National League One
/ 6 years agoSterling cashes in for first win
By JACOB NEWBURY Canterbury……19 Cinderford ……17 CANTERBURY registered their first victory of the season with Sam Sterling’s late try helping his...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFunding changes see cuts in RFU’s assessors
NEWS EXTRA ■By LUKE JARMYN RFU cut backs have seen travel expenses for match official reviewers and assessors nearly halved this...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoEvans shows his power to keep Scarlets in line for quarter-final challenge
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets remain in contention for a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals after a hard-fought win over...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoIt’s much ado about nothing at Thomond
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Arm wrestle: Saracens lock Will Skelton is tackled by Tadhg Beirne and Billy Holland PICTURES: Getty Images No...
-
National League 2N
/ 6 years agoAigbokhae leads way as Caldy take charge
By JOE TULIP Tynedale ……..14 Caldy…………….47 UNDEFEATED Caldy continued their title charge with a ruthless performance at Tynedale. Winger Adam Aigbokhae...
-
English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates at full steam after shufti at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...
-
National League One
/ 6 years agoAce Eden aiming for promised land with Bristol
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL BEARS’ dual-registered fly-half Tiff Eden is targeting a place in the Premiership’s title-chasing side by...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Surgery for Cuthbert EXETER wing Alex Cuthbert has been ruled out for an extended period after being told he needs hamstring...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTwo reds…but it’s green for go for terrific Toulon
POOL 2 By SAM JACKSON Dynamic: Baptiste Serin scored two tries for Toulon Power: Steve Mafi DECLAN Kidney wants his Irish...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMcCall: Bonus point is important
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall hopes the losing bonus point will be significant. “I’m frustrated but proud of certain things,...
-
National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale prosper in cold and damp
■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….25 Luctonians……..5 LUCTONIANS travelled to a miserably wet North Yorkshire and struggled to find the form they...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTop three maintain the pace in red-hot title scrap
Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD IT’S as you were at the top of the Championship after the top three all...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBegles run in six tries in first half
ROUND-UP BORDEAUX-Begles stormed to a 73-3 win over Agen in Pool 3. The visitors got off to a flyer with six...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoOspreys pay for Evans early red
■By ALEX BYWATER Early hope: Ospreys wing Hanno Dirksen celebrates after scoring the first try Gone: Dan Evans is sent off...
-
National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPreston fuming at ref decisions
■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G ……..13 Hull ………………..18 PRESTONlost a game littered with questionable officiating. Great defence from James Gough kept...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWizards have no answer to Quins’ lineout magic
Premiership ■By ROB COLE Aberavon……..29 Carmarthen Q34 CAMARTHEN’S driving lineout came to their rescue after they conceded two early tries. The...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWin next week, or it will be over for us admits Young
POOL 3 By LUKE JARMYN In the corner: Blair Kinghorn scores for Edinburgh early in the second half EDINBURGH centre George...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBack-to-back wins can keep us in the hunt says Harris
■By NEALE HARVEY BUSTLING centre Chris Harris says moving to Gloucester has provided the perfect pick-me-up after his World Cup heartache...
-
National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley seal victory with golden spell of three tries
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….24 Otley …………….62 OTLEY grabbed a bonuspoint win with a powerful display after the break. Hooker Joe...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSeven defeats in a row for lowly Ravens
Premiership ■By DAVID RICHARDS Bridgend ……….5 RGC ………………24 BRIDGEND’S seventh defeat in a row has left them six points adrift at...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoPiutau has his Bears prowling with intent
By NEALE HARVEY POOL 4 Going in: Charles Piutau breaks through to score Bristol’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images CHARLES Piutau...
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKolbe makes his return
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Toulouse v Montepellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon WORLD Cup hero Cheslin Kolbe makes his return to...
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoSeeds of Springboks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’
Brendan Gallagher recalls the 'Protest Tour' of 1969, fifty years on
-
Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Leinster take counter-measures to combat Naiyaravoro
Full team news for this weekend's Champions Cup action
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRacing 92 sack former European Player of the Year Leone Nakarawa
A total breakdown in relations between Racing 92 and Leone Nakarawa has led to the sacking of the Fiji star
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRory Best reveals the reasons why he turned down shock approach from Bristol
Rory Best's admiration for Pat Lam runs deeper than you think
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWho let the ‘dawgs’ out – Mike Friday has made USA a major force
Can Mike Friday take USA Men's Sevens one step further to their maiden World Sevens Series crown?
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDragons prop forced to retire at 25 after serious training ground injury
Jack Cosgrove has retired upon medical advice as one of Bristol's Championship-winning squad members
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEddie Jones offers a pointer to Wallabies on how to fix their failures
England head coach Eddie Jones believes Rugby Australia need to loosen up to help Dave Rennie
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHSBC World Sevens Series: England begin road to Tokyo in Dubai
A look at the opening round of the Men's World Sevens Series, which sees England seeking to banish their wait for...
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: The Welsh way once ruled – not anymore
Peter Jackson on the sorry state of affairs at the Ospreys and how Welsh coaching talent once thrived
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAdam Jones made a man out of me – Lewis Boyce
Summer arrival at Bath, Lewis Boyce, admits his scrummaging wasn't up to scratch until he met Adam Jones at old club...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Tireless’ Sam Lewis commits to Worcester’s redefinement under Solomons
Sam Lewis has signed a new contract to commit to Worcester Warriors beyond the current season. The dynamic openside flanker has...
International Rugby
Wales drawn with England in Rugby World Cup pool
Autumn Internationals
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
Features
OSCAR WILSON
BUCS Super Rugby
Cardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
The best betting sites
