Hard yards in Jersey get Kyle England-ready

KYLE Hatherell is among the uncapped players being considered by England for the Six Nations squad which is announced on Tuesday...

I want to leave Tigers with the title says Genge

By PAUL REES ELLIS Genge wants to leave Leicester on a high and even though the Tigers head the Premiership table...

Walker at the double on return from injury

By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ......21pts Tries: Kirwan 18, Williams 40, 55 Conversions: Hollingsworth 19, 40, 56 Ealing ................34pts Tries: Uzokwe 4,...

Hadfield and Cardew run right lines for Richmond

By TOM SANSOM L Scottish..........12pts Tries: Fielding 15, Ferdinand 63 Conversion: Sheppard 15 Richmond ........31pts Tries: Cardew 7, Hadfield 18, Bright...

Ampthill defence carries the day in derby

By ZAK CARR Bedford ..............10pts Tries: Hughes 3, 22 Ampthill ............20pts Tries: Dickinson 9, Morgan 14, Cambriani 74 Conversions: Bennett 75...

Knights back on top with try bonus

By TOM INNES Jersey ................19pts Tries: O’Conner 53, Elliott 63, 73 Conversions: Van Breda 63, 73 Doncaster ........35pts Tries: Best 30,...

Fenner keeps his nerve to land the late winner for Cov

By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........34pts Tries: Burrows 11, Kpoku 19, Barton 40, Bainbridge 55 Conversions: Fenner 11, 19, 40, 55 Penalties:...

Biljon, Boyd banned for reffing criticism

NEWS EXTRA JERSEY Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon missd yesterday’s match against Doncaster after being handed a one-match suspension by...

Name of Ravenhill will always be special

PETER JACKSON FOR those born and bred on the northern side of the Irish border, Ravenhill will forever be synonymous with...

Ioan shows little guys can make big impact

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Cheslin Kolbe been watching Bristol’s last Premiership match at his pied a...

More to come warns Chiefs coach Appleby

By GEORGIE PRICE PREVIEW... Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, live on BBC Sport EXETER are determined to build on their...

Wales ace Carys returns to beef up pack

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Worcester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm WARRIORS open their 2022 account at Sixways with Wales pair Carys...

Bears bite back after their shock defeat

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ......7 Bristol Bears ..47 BRISTOL bounced back from last weekend’s home defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury to notch...

Errors cost Gloucester the full five points

By SAM BYTHEWAY Glouc-Hartpury.. 17 Sale Sharks ......3 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury extended their winning run to four games. The freezing, damp conditions at...

Cleall claims bonus try as Sarries surge on

By BEN JOHNSON Loughborough..12 Saracens ........27 SARACENS opened up a two-point lead at the top of the table with Poppy Cleall’s...

WOMEN’S GAME IIN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players GEORGINA THOMAS-ROBERTS THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM SHARKS SCRUM-HALF DMP Durham...

Get the front row right, Eddie, and it all follows

NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S ENGLAND SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT WITH SOME ADVICE FOR EDDIE JONES SIX Nations Grand Slams are...

Barnstorming ‘Bill’ put even the Liddells in the shade

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I am indebted to Andrew Beattie, the archivist at Eltham College, for more ‘gen’ on AL ‘Bill’...

Watching over his teammates, a giant tribute to Kawa

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AMPO Ordizia –a small Basque club riding high...

Bester had me doing 100 scrums after a night of booze!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY STUART CORSAR THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER PROP THE two-and-a-bit years I spent at...

Marcus reminds me of great King John

SHANE WILLIAMS WHAT a shame there were no fans at the Arms Park to watch that great European clash between Cardiff...

Women’s contracts mean their game can take off

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Chance to better themselves: Kelsey Jones of Wales is tackled by Ireland’s Hannah Tyrrell and...

You’re fired! Conor’s hope over

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Ireland U20 international and London Irish back row Conor Gilsenan last week saw...

Prop Ryan on Sarries’ radar

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are showing an interest in signing veteran Munster tighthead John Ryan, who is...

Watson and Joseph will stay at Rec – for now

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH chairman Ed Griffiths has moved to keep England stars Anthony Watson and Jonathan...

French lock Lambey wanted at Sharks

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Offer: Felix Lambey SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is trying to lure Lyon and...

Dunne looks set for Sandy Park

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler EXETER Chiefs are talking to Leinster second row Jack...

JAMES MITCHELL

ROOM 101 THE JERSEY REDS SCRUM-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FOR THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Forwards who...

Prem will make Boks better says Benhard

By GARY FITZGERALD JAKE White has urged the Springboks to stop picking overseas-based talent but Benhard Janse van Rensburg has no...

Damages for Hankin over blow on head by teammate

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FORMER Saracens prospect Matt Hankin has been awarded an undisclosed settlement after an ex-teammate hit him...

Wacokecoke agility is what it’s all about

By GARY FITZGERALD Biarritz ..............13pts Tries: Jalagonia 63 Conversions: Bosch 64 Penalties: Herron 34, 71 Newcastle ........17pts Tries: Stuart 5, Wacokecoke...

Creevy red card can’t halt Exiles’ progress

By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....21pts Tries: Rowe 25, Hoskins 45, Cracknell 77 Conversions: Jackson 26, 46, 78, Edinburgh ........20pts Tries:...

Unbeaten Lyon ease to win in Perpignan

ROUNDUP LYON ran out comfortable winners away at Perpignan to stay top of Pool B with three wins from three. Roman...

Keyboard warrior Hepburn hits wrong target

CHRIS HEWETT ALEC Hepburn’s energetic campaign to make today’s loosehead prop community more interesting than the majority of their forerunners continues...

England don’t know what world class means

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Will the Arctic icecap last long enough to witness another Italian victory in the Six Nations? Why...

Final flurry can’t rescue Warriors

By TOM BRADSHAW Worcester ........23pts Tries: Van der Merwe 62, Doel 68 Conversions: Smith 63, 69 Penalties: Smith 3, 7, 25...

Italian pack power is too strong for the Dragons

By ANDREW DEERING Benetton ..........23pts Tries: Herbst 14, Padovani 55, Baravalle 76 Conversions: Smith 57 Penalties: Smith 23, 71 Dragons ..............9pts...

Sexton on bench for ‘fired up’ Leinster

Preview Leinster v Montpellier Today, Kick-off 1pm IRELAND captain Johnny Sexton is back in the Leinster squad after a two-month injury...

We’ll throw the kitchen sink at them says Boyd

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Northampton v Ulster Sunday. Kick-off 3.15pm, Franklin’s Garen CHRIS BOYD wants to leave Northampton with something to...

Sanderson knows Clermont pose major threat to Sale (but don’t mention the elephant in the room)

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Sale Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Marcel-Michelin Discipline: Tom Curry HAVING negotiated several hurdles and been...

Gutsy Ospreys make it tough for French aces

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ..............10pts Tries: K Williams 21 Conversions: Anscombe 21 Penalties: Anscombe 31 Racing 92 ..........25pts Tries: Imhoff 34,...

Front row rankings put Quins pair first

NICK CAIN CAN Eddie Jones deliver on his vow to make England’s scrum great again? After the 2021 Six Nations and...

Courtney’s got the drop in captaincy shoot-out

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK COURTNEY Lawes would be my choice of captain for the 2022 Six Nations...

Redpath’s hopes disappear in fog

By ANDREW THOMAS La Rochelle ......39pts Tries: Danty 18, Piquette 24, 44; Leyds 52, Rhule 56 Conversions: Popelin 19, 25, 54,...

It’s all about digging in for 80 minutes says Peel

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bordeaux v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3.15pm THE season is four months old, but the Scarlets will be...

Magical Marcus brings Quins back from brink

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................33pts Tries: Lane 12, 55; Ratti 18, Lewis 53, Domachowski 56 Conversions: Evans 12, 18, 53, 56...

Livewire Randall puts Bears through to knockout stages with super show

By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................28pts Tries: Purdy 16, O’Conor 24, 59 Randall 49 Conversions: Sheedy 16, 24, 49, 59 Stade Francais..17pts...

Saumaki gets Tigers over line in thriller

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........28pts Tries: O’halloran 16, 48; Prendergast 28, Marmion 44 Conversions: Carty 17, 29, 4, 49 Leicester ..........29pts...

Wales lose Faletau and eight more Lions

By PETER JACKSON TAULUPE Faletau will miss the start of the Six Nations, leaving Wales to defend their title minus nine...

ITV set to show club rugby for first time

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE TOP-LEVEL live domestic club rugby in England is set to return to terrestrial TV from the end...