Why is this season considered a failure for All Blacks, and is there a reason to be optimistic?

All-Black’s finished one of the worst seasons with a 15-point defeat to France last month. New Zealand Boss has called the...

Bath Rugby appoint Edward Griffiths as new Chairman

Bath Rugby has announced Edward Griffiths will take the role as Chairman from 1st January 2022. Owner, Bruce Craig has decided...

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Australians are considered one of the most passionate players in the world. This is proved by statistics, according to which about...

Late Leicester Tigers try downs spirited Connacht

Leicester Tigers continued their flawless campaign with a European win over Connacht. The fixture at Welford Road was the only game...

Baxter: Scary how we lost ball

EXETER boss Rob Baxter said: “The amount of ball we gave up was scary really. “Credit to Glasgow, a lot of...

Misfiring Chiefs get lost in Glasgow fog

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ............22pts Tries: Matthews 79 Conversions: Weir 80 Penalties: Thompson 14, 49, 53, 60, 76 Exeter ..................7pts Tries:...

We have to beware the curveballs now warns Matson

QUINS might be sitting pretty in Europe but head coach Tabai Matson has warned his team they must be ready for...

Quins aces trump the brave lads of Cardiff

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins........43pts Tries: Care 10, Smith 18, Dombrandt 57, 62, Marchant 67, Esterhuizen 78 Conversions: Smith 11, 19, 58,...

Dupont has the world at his bewitching feet

JEREMY GUSCOTT I EXPECT Antoine Dupont’s world-class credentials to last in much the same way as they did for Dan Carter...

Bristol-boy Genge can be a home town hero

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S not surprising that Ellis Genge has made a success of being captain of...

DREAM TEAM

MIKE DODDS, THE FORMER GALA, NORTHAMPTON, OTAGO AND SCOTLAND WING/FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

The salary cap cuts can only do our game good

COLIN BOAG Assuming we getthrough this one, next season is going to be very different for the Premiership. For years the...

Game needs greater terrestrial exposure

AMONG programmes shown on terrestrial TV last week were horse racing, women’s football, Formula One and Rugby Union (Cardiff v Toulouse...

Law changes are needed to make rugby field safer

SOME memorable international matches, but 2021 proved a traumatic year for rugby. While Covid disrupted sport worldwide, rugby faced its own...

Refs must blow for unsporting gestures

IN last week’s paper, Jeff Probyn congratulated Luke Pearce for penalising Saracens for their back-chat. I do wish that referees would...

England take on All Blacks and Boks next autumn

ENGLAND will play New Zealand and South Africa in next year’s Autumn Nations Series in what boss Eddie Jones is describing...

Afeaki: Tonga can shake world order

By STEFFAN THOMAS TONGA have been tipped to make a seri- ous impact at the 2023 World Cup by beating tier...

McElroy switches to Irish

LONDON Irish have completed the loan signing of former Irish U20 international Tadgh McElroy for the rest of the season. Hooker...

Pyrgos: There are different ways to bring tempo at 9

By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH scrumhalf Henry Pyrgos won’t change his game to keep pace with younger rivals as he adapts to...

Maddocks faces big French test

By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one...

O’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster

FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...

Youngs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run

By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...

Baxter: Players are still chasing big cash

By SAM JACKSON EXETER boss Rob Baxter says players have not lowered their wage expectations in line with the Premiership’s lower...

Coly looks destined to be rival for Dupont

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Ashton departure from Worcester confirmed

WORCESTER Warriors have confirmed that former England winger Chris Ashton has left the club “by mutual consent”. The ex-Wigan rugby league...

Evans remains the Pirates main funder

BENEFACTOR Dicky Evans will continue to help finance Cornish Pirates, despite selling his stake. Documents lodged at Companies House earlier this...

Superior fitness is bedrock of Irish bid for glory

By GARY- FITZGERALD JAMES Stokes claims London Irish’s bid for domestic and European glory is based on the Exiles being “super...

Rumney keeping St Peter’s at bay

Welsh National One round-up ALED BISON and JACK NAISBITT RUMNEY solidified their position at the top of Division One East Central...

Griffiths cuts loose for Quins

By STEFFAN THOMAS Carmarthan Q ........ 30 Llanelli .................... 13 CARMARTHEN Quins earnt the west Wales bragging rights as they comprehensively...

Flying Frewen fires Ambers

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Aberavon ................25 Newport .................. 30 A BRACE of tries from flying wing Elliot Frewen fired Newport to...

Versatility can boost Seb’s bid

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE versatility tag has been a hindrance for many players, but Seb Davies believes it can help him...

Langley’s double trouble for Glamorgan

Championship Cup round-up By ALED BISON AND JACK NAISBITT BARGOED thrashed Glamorgan Wanderers 41-11 to move to the top of the...

Regional results

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England Sevens prepare for 2022 relaunch

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Sevens will return to the World Series in both the men’s and women’s competition in Malaga (January 21-23)...

Schmidt to be selector for All Blacks

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt, 56, is to join New Zealand as a selector. The 56-year-old, who led...

Forthcoming fixtures

NEWS EXTRA It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DEC 19 CUP COMPETITIONS European Champions...

Flyer Muir banned for four weeks

NEWS EXTRA BATH wing Will Muir has been handed a four-week suspension for making contact with the eye area of Leinster’s...

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Bristol kids earn bragging rights over Bath

ACADEMY ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK FOR the first time in 20 months, Premiership Rugby’s Academy U18 league returned for the 2021-22...

Results

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MICHAEL JONES

YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH LOOSEHEAD Despite achieving so much at the tender age of 19, Michael Jones remains grounded and will take...

Mis-matches make a mockery of the European Cups

JEFF PROBYN HAVING written last week about the excitement of the European Cup competitions, I’m wondering if we may have been...

How come Goode has escaped censorship?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Isn’t it funny how we have only just recovered from the ‘Rassie...

Marney retired at height of his powers

ONE of the more remarkable rugby figures to emerge from Presentation College was Father Marney Cunningham, one of two Irish rugby...

Kidney turned PBC into a powerhouse

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LAST week it was Christian Brothers College Cork, this week it...

Muderack calls for integrity over Euro Cup forfeit

By SAM JACKSON SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has urged European rugby chiefs to look into the possibility of rescheduling last weekend’s...

Boyd: Keep rugby going for public’s sanity

Plea: Chris Boyd NORTHAMPTON Saints boss Chris Boyd hopes sport can continue through the Omicron phase of the pandemic “for the...

Jack’s a better lad than we thought says Adam

By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impact: Jack Walker playing for Quins HARLEQUINS scrum coach Adam Jones admits he has been stunned by...

In-form Exeter Uni snatch pole position

SW Premier EXETER University thrashed Old Centralians 50-28 to got top, leapfrogging Hornets, whose clash with Okehampton was postponed due to...