Wasps sign exciting young fly-half Will Haydon-Wood from Newcastle Falcons

Young English fly-half Will-Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle Falcons next season. The England Under 20 international has appeared 13 times...

Ellis Genge leads Leicester to historic first leg victory at Clermont

Leicester Tigers claimed a first leg away win at Clermont Auvergne to take a stride towards the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals....

Connacht believe upset still possible at the Aviva

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........21pts Tries: Porch 3, Fifita 61 Conversions: Carty 62 Penalties: Carty 34, 40, 46 Leinster ............26pts Tries:...

Proud of the boys-Lam

BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam was proud of the guts his side showed. He said: “I’m pleased with that and...

Baloucoune hat-trick leaves Toulouse up against it

By JOHN FALLON Toulouse ..........20pts Tries: Meafou 6, Ntamack 80 Conversions: Ramos 7, Ntamack 80 Penalties: Ramos 17, 40 Ulster ..................26pts...

Radradra comes to the rescue for Bristol

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ......................9pts Penalties: R du Preez 4, 9, 77 Bristol ................10pts Tries: Radradra 70 Conversions: Sheedy 71 Penalties:...

Last year’s runners-up show title credentials

By GARY FITZGERALD Bordeaux ..........13pts Tries: Woki 51, Mori 68 Penalties: Lucu 11 La Rochelle ......31pts Tries: Rhule 21, Danty 53,...

Sam’s been the man for Esher, we’re lucky to have him

PETER WINTERBOTTOM I’M really enjoying my role as director of rugby at Esher, we’re very lucky that we’ve been able to...

Erratic Eddie failing to develop England

PETER WINTERBOTTOM ENGLAND GREAT NOW ESHER DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Eddie Jones has had his time, but the RFU have made the...

Central deal helps Johnny be good

COLIN BOAG Well managed: Johnny Sexton plays only the big games for Leinster PICTURE: Getty Images BT Sport’s ‘Rugby Tonight’ programme...

Caldy were allowed to exploit weakness

LAST weekend a weak referee allowed Caldy to play like a soccer team against Rosslyn Park. Players were arguing with the...

Common sense law changes to revitalise rugby

RUGBY Union is in desperate need of an injection of common sense! So many aspects of the game aren’t right. 1....

Penalise the pitch invading hookers

IT wasn’t long ago one of your regular columnists mentioned Adam Hastings nicking a few yards to make a kick easier....

Forward passes have crossed line

WHEN is a forward pass not a forward pass? Why does rugby union go against the laws of motion? What is...

Time for players to wear head protection

AS a rugby fan, I consider this paper to be a first class ‘window’ into every aspect of the beautiful game...

Scottish line up new partnership with Harlequins

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE LONDON Scottish are set to announce an exciting strategic partnership with Harlequins on similar lines to the...

Lam calls on Hull to bring consistency

By PAUL REES PAT Lam expects greater consistency over offences that warrant a red or yellow card when Paul Hull takes...

All Black trio face backlash

NEW Zealand stars Damian McKenzie and Anton Lienert-Brown, along with former All Blacks fly-half Stephen Donald have been scrutinised for advertising...

Chiefs urge Wales not to rush Jenkins into action

By JARED EVITTS ROB Baxter has warned Wayne Pivac against taking young Exeter lock Dafydd Jenkins on Wales’ summer tour of...

Savea calls for better refereeing standards

By BEN JAYCOCK HURRICANES captain Ardie Savea demands better from the referees as he was left speechless after a controversial finish...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Veall’s late try keeps Newbridge unbeaten

National One roundup THE big game in Division 1 East was at Newbridge, where the home side were hoping to maintain...

Merthyr stun leaders to spur Cardiff’s bid

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport ................22 Merthyr ................34 MERTHYR blew the Premiership title race wide open with a stunning away win...

Lock star Williams bows out in style

Premiership By BEN WILLIAMS RGC ........................40 Pontypridd............10 ANDREW Williams brought the curtain down on his 200-plus games, decade-long career with RGC...

Carmarthan’s power pack turn the screw

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Ebbw Vale ............16 Carmarthen Q ......28 CARMARTHEN Quins kept their slim title hopes alive with an impressive...

Evans’ late shows seals 9-try thriller

Premiership By JAMES WRIGHT Aberavon ..............28 Llandovery ..........29 AARON Warren grabbed a hat-trick for the Drovers as they took revenge for...

Cardiff bag vital bonus as title race hots up

Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea ..............20 Cardiff ..................27 TWO years ago Cardiff were odds-on to win the Premiership title before Covid...

Neath get maximum to stay in the hunt

Championship roundup NEATH went into their game at Cardiff Met knowing they needed to pick up five points to try to...

Toulon fans in uproar at Carbonel departure

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Even by Toulon’s unusual standards, this season has been an extraordinary tale of failure and redemption. But,...

The RUGBY Paper Podcast

Host Oliver Little is joined by World Cup winners Rocky Clark and Emily Scarratt talking all things Womens’ Six Nations. The...

Fixtures

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Versatile Ealing ace Uzokwe glad to finish off the job in style

By BEN JAYCOCK CHAMPIONSHIP winner Simon Uzokwe is enjoying some well-earned time off as he awaits the outcome of Ealing Trailfinders’...

Ashton on track for the magic century

By JON NEWCOMBE Still got it: Chris Ashton dives over to score for Leicester against Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Borthwick...

Skivington lays down challenge to Test hopefuls

By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington has told his players that if they have ambitions to go on international tours this summer,...

Young lads keep injury-hit Titans in title hunt

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being stripped to their ‘bare bones’ due to a mammoth injury list, Rotherham continue their...

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University season reaches climax at Sixways

BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL IT’S finals week in BUCS rugby with three pivotal games taking place on Wednesday as university...

Results

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Sorry, but my old mate Brian is wrong

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Interesting to see my old mate Brian Moore professing in his newspaper...

Fallen champs eat their humble pie as required

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

Botterill smashes try-scoring mark

SW Premier EXETER University winger James Botterill broke the division’s try-scoring record as he ran in six against Okehampton to take...

Adams shines in Sevenoaks win

London & SE Premier SEVENOAKS still head the table after winning 22-15 at Maidenhead. Ross Muil and Drew Prince scored tries...

Gables agony for injury-hit Westcliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff.......... 19 Canterbury.......33 CANTERBURY were made to battle hard for a victory over injury-hit Westcliff at The Gables....

Rampant Reds keep up pressure

By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................59 Rochford Hund......... 5 REDRUTH produced some sunshine rugby as they ran in nine tries against Rochford Hundred...

Dings cling on as Hinckley hit back

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Dings Crusaders...34 DINGS Crusaders held off a spirited Hinckley fightback to register a narrow win at Leicester...

Norville bags hat-trick for classy Hawks

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......48 Barnstaple.............. 17 HENLEY Hawks halted a three-match losing streak with a much-needed victory over Barnstaple. In...

Clifton snatch draw after Sargent treble

By ROGER OPIE Clifton................. 31pts Worthing............ 31pts Jump for joy: Kieran Leeming touches down to score Worthing’s second try THERE was...

Leaders march on with Bury victory

By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................43 Bury St Edmunds..22 ESHER are still flying high after notching another victory on home turf, this time...

Barnes toppled by ruthless Lions

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 10 Leicester Lions.....28 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical display to edge a highly competitive clash with Barnes....