Bayonne win battle for home semi-final

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Away from the bright lights of the European semi-finals, the regular season of France’s second-tier ProD2 drew...

Sansus is the fans’ favourite

FRANCE scrum-half Laure Sansus has been named Women’s Six Nations player of the championship. Sansus won 37 per cent of fan...

Ioane injury adds to All Blacks injury woe

By BEN JAYCOCK ALL BLACKS head coach Ian Foster has been left sweating on the fitness of Blues star Rieko Ioane...

Lions fight to retain players

LIONS CEO Rudolf Straeuli is ‘hoping’ for an amicable settlement, but has not ruled out the possibility of an ‘ugly scrap’...

Leicester Tigers sign Anthony Watson

Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of Bath and England winger Anthony Watson ahead of the 2022/23 season. The move was...

Losing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore

Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...

Ireland to kick-off autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa

Ireland will kick-off their autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa, the Irish Rugby Football Union has announced. The Springboks,...

England to host 2025 Rugby World Cup

England will host the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, with a multi-city and multi-region approach planned to help the game grow....

Australia to host 2027 and 2029 Rugby World Cup’s

Australia has been awarded hosting rights for both the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2029 women’s Rugby World Cup....

Six Nations signs extension with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions

Six Nations Rugby has signed an extension of its partnership with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions. According to Rugbyrama, the...

The Sharks strengthen with signing of powerful prop Carlu Sadie

Lately, the Sharks have been actively signing contracts. They announced on social media pages that Janse van Rensburg has joined them,...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Fifteen with Jake Woolmore

Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore joins The Rugby Paper Podcast this week to discuss all things Bristol, The Championship, gin, and...

Welsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett

Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales‘ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last...

Wasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade

Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact...

Gloucester to seek compensation from Worcester over cancelled fixture

Gloucester will seek compensation from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Worcester following the cancellation of a league game between the clubs in...

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The best part about making money online is that you can now have a lot of options to choose from. You...

Rugby chiefs to discuss revived Nations Championship proposal

A clearer picture over the success of plans to reshape the global calendar is expected to emerge as rugby chiefs meet...

Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey retires

Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey has retired from rugby as a player. The 34-year-old former London Irish, Bath and Gloucester joined...

Is Crypto Sports Betting Profitable?

Introduction to Crypto Sports Betting Sports betting is one of the oldest forms of gambling that combines entertainment and profits under...

Alex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English...

Finn Russell stars as Racing 92 overcome Sale Sharks to reach Champions Cup semis

Racing 92 (6) 41 Tries: Thomas, Russell, Imhoff, Spring Cons: Le Garrec 2, Machenaud Pens: Le Garrec 5 Sale Sharks (10) 22 Tries: Tuilagi, Van der Merwe,...

Barbeary stars with late stinger

By SAM JACKSON Match winner: Wasps celebrate Alfie Barbeary’s late try to beat Edinburgh PICTURE: Getty Images ALFIE Barbeary’s try three...

Danny does Dallas! Bath star Cipriani set for US

By NEIL FISSLER US-bound: Cipriani DALLAS Jackals are leading the hunt to sign Danny Cipriani, who is leaving Bath when his...

Boks relishing test with Europe’s best

By PAUL REES THE format for next season’s two European competitions is expected to be revealed before the finals at the...

Super 7s Series at Newbury

THE Super Sevens Series returns on Saturday with Newbury RFC hosting the first leg of this year’s tournaments, which include a...

Clubs join brain scan trial to make game safer

THREE clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped that a...

Big Ben baffled by Ludlow’s Test snub

By PAUL REES BEN Morgan cannot understand why Lewis Ludlow has been overlooked by England this season after leading Gloucester’s revival....

Red Roses on short list

ENGLAND flanker Marlie Packer and prop Sarah Bern have been nominated for the Women's Six Nations player of the championship award....

Sweeney on mend

THE RFU expect chief executive Bill Sweeney to make a full recovery after suffering a pulmonary embolism. Sweeney will not be...

Easter confirmed as new coach at Worcester

By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER Warriors have appointed former England No.8 Nick Easter as the club’s new defence and forwards coach. Easter...

Lawes keen to explore options

By SAM JACKSON COURTNEY Lawes would be tempted to finish his career abroad if the money isn’t right at Northampton when...

England can peak at the right time again insists Launchbury

By PAUL REES JOE Launchbury believes the signs are good for England at next year’s World Cup in France despite another...

Quins beef up pack with South African second row Herbst

Bok beef: Irne Herbst DEFENDING champions Harlequins have signed South African second row Irne Herbst from Benetton for next season. The...

Tainton to leave Bristol

BRISTOL Bears will part company with club legend Mark Tainton at the end of the season. The former fly-half will leave...

Coleman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth

By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...

Bath horror show was such a turn off

LAST week’s result at Kingsholm was a sad day for Premiership rugby and really makes me question the wisdom of having...

Can’t compromise supporter comfort

JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...

England need a test

CONGRATULATIONS to England women on another dominant display in the Six Nations. Winning four championships on the trot is some achievement...

Bath surrender nothing to do with no relegation

COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams...

DREAM TEAM

CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...

Sanderson’s men will be hoping for minor miracle

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Sale Sharks face Racing 92 at their 30,000 capacity La Defense Arena superdome...

Tigers miss chances as Gibson-Park pulls strings

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........14pts Tries: Ashton 46, Dolly 78 Conversions: Ford 46, 78 Leinster ............23pts Tries: Van der Flier 16,...

Heartbreak for Munster as Toulouse keep their nerve in shootout

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 24pts Tries: Kendellen 10, Earls 39, Haley 44 Conversions: Carbery 11, 40, 45 Penalties: Carbery 57...

We did not stop fighting -Genge

LEICESTER captain Ellis Genge urged his Tigers to regroup quickly in order to continue their successful Premiership campaign. Genge had no...

Delight for O’Gara as La Rochelle stride home

By GARY FITZGERALD La Rochelle ......31pts Tries: Priso 12, Vito 22, Botia 47 Conversions: West 13, 23 Penalties: West 17, 64,...

Eagle has landed to give Sharks a boost

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Paris La Défense Arena TEN years ago, AJ MacGinty...

Curry returns to lead the fight

TOM Curry will make his first start since the Six Nations as the Sharks look to take the fight to Racing...

Bucketloads of tries not a winning formula

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...

Overseas players leave little room at 12

NICK CAIN IF you are perplexed by England’s lack of choice when it comes to big inside centres as potential replacements...

Lyon fight back to set up battle with Wasps

By BRYN PALMER Lyon....................35pts Tries: Couilloud 36, R Taofifenua 55, Niniashvili 62, 76 Conversions: Berdeu 36, Doussain 56, 77 Penalties: Berdeu...