Welsh crowds set to return for Six Nations

Crowds are set to return in Wales from January 21st after the Welsh government announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions. All...

Phil Dowson to succeed Chris Boyd as Northampton Director of Rugby

Northampton Saints forwards coach Phil Dowson has been appointed as Director of Rugby at Franklins Gardens from next year. Current Director...

Bath won’t travel to France unless French restrictions eased

Bath Rugby have confirmed that they will only fulfil Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup fixture against La Rochelle if French travel restrictions...

Postponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty

All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers...

WRU hand out first full-time Wales Women contracts

The first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. 12 players have accepted contracts – two...

Alex Dombrandt signs long term contract at Harlequins

Alex Dombrandt has signed a new “long-term” contract at Harlequins. Capped four times by England, the 24-year-old number 8 has become...

Bath record first win of the season over 14 man Worcester

Bath………….22 Tries: Rokoduguni, Ojomoh, De Glanville Cons: Bailey 2 Pen: Bailey Worcester….19 Tries: Shillcock, Batley, Simpson Cons: Smith 2 HT 14-19 Bath’s first win of the season came against...

Wasps end Leicester Tigers’ unbeaten record

Wasps………………………16 Try: Penalty Penalties: Gopperth (3) Leicester Tigers………..13 Try: Montoya Con: Ford Penalties: Ford (2) HT 7-13 A depleted Wasps ended...

King: It’s a proud day for players

ALEX King feels the rare and memorable triumph in Saracens’ backyard will ensure Gloucester carry on the upwardly mobile curve towards...

Ludlow’s late show grounds Saracens

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........24pts Tries: Morris 20, Segun 28, McFarland 54, Lewington 87 Conversions: Lozowski 21, 29 Gloucester ........25pts Tries:...

Smith kicks ‘are no fluke’

QUINS senior coach Tabai Matson was delighted with the win but that won’t spare Quins a tough debrief at training this...

Marcus and his giant mate settle a thriller

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........14pts Tries: Northmore 3, Esterhuizen 78 Conversions: Smith 4, 79 Exeter ................12pts Tries: Slade 32, Innard 65...

Dupont nowhere near Gareth – but he’s got time

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE amount of hype surrounding France’s brilliant scrum-half Antoine Dupont raises the question whether...

DREAM TEAM

NICK WALSHE, THE FORMER ENGLAND, HARLEQUINS, SARACENS, BATH, SALE AND BEDFORD HALF-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

Six Nations must follow government guidelines

COLIN BOAG With the Six Nations still four weeks away, it’s already dominating the rugby headlines. First we had the storm...

Regulate the drunks

RE THE problems with crowd drunkeness at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and the WRFU’s failure to act as highlighted by...

Rugby needs fans

I FULLY endorse Louis Rees-Zammit’s tweet that ‘rugby is nothing without fans’, even if it means Wales play their home games...

NFL is usurping rugby fan base

APART from Six Nations coverage for five weeks a year there is no Rugby Union on the BBC, ITV, or any...

Kolisi: My big battle with the bottle

SPRINGBOK captain Siya Kolisi has revealed how heavy drinking almost destroyed his career. In his autobiography Rise, Kolisi recalls his battle...

Unlucky Nanai may miss rest of season

WORCESTER Warriors full-back Melani Nanai could miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee against Saracens on Boxing Day....

Tompkins is chasing his World Cup dream

By STEFFAN THOMAS NICK Tompkins insists Wales will see the benefit of his move back to Saracens as he targets his...

Home care the secret of Saints’ health

By PAUL REES NORTHAMPTON’S players and coaches are conducting lateral flow tests at home every morning before going to training to...

Sarries’ giant new forward has only one fear – the cold!

By GARY FITZGERALD THEO McFarland is still cutting his teeth with the Wolf Pack but has already demonstrated he can back...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, January 9, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Galthie: We have means to take title

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France coach Fabien Galthie will announce his 42-player squad for the Six Nations a week on Monday,...

Toulon boss raps Etzebeth as club handicap

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON TOULON president Bernard Lemaitre has referred to Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth as a “handicap” to the...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Williams lands try double as Bedwas go second

Championship & Div 1 round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS BEDWAS moved up to second in the Championship after a comprehensive 38-13 away...

Marshall helps Quins edge home in a thriller

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..................25 Carmarthen ........27 A TREMENDOUS individual performance from Steffan Marshall fired Carmarthen Quins to a significant victory...

Peel ‘wants Scarlets to be a ruthless team’

By STEFFAN THOMAS NIGEL Ashley-Jones has worked with some of the best coaches in world rugby from Eddie Jones to Steve...

UK is ‘closing the divide with South African schools’ now

Schools roundup By BEN JAYCOCK MOUNT St Mary’s College head of rugby Dylan Campbell believes school rugby in the UK is...

Exeter keep heat on Durham at top

By BEN JAYCOCK DURHAM lead the way as the BUCS Super Rugby season moves past halfway, with Exeter and Loughborough hot...

Regional results

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Dupont, Jones and Smith vie for award

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK THE shortlist for the Rugby Union Writers’ Club Personality of the Year has been released, with...

Tigers roar on with late bonus point

NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP leaders Leicester Tigers maintained their unstoppable start to the season with a 31-0 bonus-point win over Newcastle Falcons...

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Cardiff best for me now says Liam

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON CARDIFF have confirmed the signing of Wales fullback Liam Williams from Scarlets for the 2022-23 season....

…and Jones tips Will for an England call

WILL Collier is in the form of his life and deserves to get a Six Nations chance with England. That’s the...

Cole is inspiration for me says Collier

By ADAM HATHAWAY More confident: Will Collier scores for Harlequins against Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Collier is using rugby’s own...

Elias eager to shake off the rust after Covid break

By STEFFAN THOMAS RYAN Elias has lived in the shadow of Ken Owens since breaking into the senior Scarlets squad in...

Results

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MACKENZIE GRAHAM

YOUNG GUNS BATH FLANKER Bath-born and bred Mackenzie Graham has achieved his childhood dream of signing a contract with the club...

Arrival of Lomu was seismic moment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The start of the new year always brings hope, and the hope...

Hastings was the star in school’s best XV

ONE of the great names of Stowe rugby is PRH Hastings – Peter Robin Hood – who after the war morphed...

Supermen aplenty sculpted at Stowe

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GIVEN that the ethos of Stowe and its founding father JF...

Varsity match was all important

CAMBRIDGE, Wales and Lions wing Rowe Harding –a future High Court judge – was a wonderfully acute and pithy observer of...

Women make their mark at Cambridge as well

HQ heroines: Cambridge women’s team at Twickenahm in 2017 WOMEN’S rugby started to really blossom in the late 1980s. England played...

Light Blues shone golden light upon the great game

Brendan Gallagher charts the rich history of 150 years of Cambridge University rugby As we nudge into 2022 it’s time to...

Old Redcliffians close on top spot

SW Premier EXETER University saw their lead at the top cut to only three points as they were beaten 21-19 on...

Leaders Dorking coast to victory

London & SE Premier DORKING remain in pole position after taking the bonus point in a 42-0 win at home to...