Injury-hit Bath fall to Saints’ fast start

By ROB WILDMAN   Northampton ..40pts Tries: Hutchinson 2, Freeman 12, Augustus 24, 35; Skosan 51, 67 Conversions: Biggar 2, 12,...

Baxter: Fans’ passion is driver

EXETER boss Rob Baxter wanted his squad to feel the fans’ passion when they marched off the ground after the game...

Jubilant Chiefs go straight to beer tent

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER   Exeter ................18pts Tries: O’Flaherty 38, Cowan-Dickie 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 57 Penalties: J Simmonds 25, 64 Saracens...

A fit Tuilagi is a must in my England midfield

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE clearest message from the Autumn Series is that England have a better midfield,...

DREAM TEAM

PETE LYDON, THE ROUEN AND FORMER STADE FRANCAIS, LONDON SCOTTISH & EALING UTILITY BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

Build a league that won’t leave players stranded

COLIN BOAG A number of United Rugby Championship teams got themselves stuck in South Africa after the Omicron variant of Covid...

Late kick-offs fuel drunken behaviour

I BELIEVE a major catalyst to making many fans ‘three sheets to the wind’ at rugby games is not the land’s...

Blues graduates show true worth of Championship

I AM a long-time season ticket holder at Bedford Blues and last weekend the Championship was at its best. Not only...

My alternative to new drop-out law

I DO not like the new law where a goal-line drop out is awarded after the ball is ‘held up in...

Warrior Bresler makes Top 14 debut at Racing

WORCESTER Warriors second row Anton Bresler has signed for French giants Racing 92, and made his Top 14 debut yesterday against...

Irish have the quality to go all the way in Europe – Mafi

By GARY FITZGERALD STEVE Mafi says London Irish have the mental aptitude to transfer their sparkling Premiership form onto the European...

We’re sure we can keep Blamire happy at Falcons insists Ward

By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE are confident they can keep their England hooker Jamie Blamire happy at the club even though it...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, December 5, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Mercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Penallta keep lead in East but Newbridge are coming

Welsh National One roundup By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWBRIDGE ran in eight tries on their way to a comprehensive 45-5 victory at...

Bargoed stay top but 12-try Pooler in pursuit

Championship round-up A DUAN Thomas hat-trick sent Pontypool on their way to an 82-3 thrashing of Tata Steel at home. Leighton...

Rugby was religion in the Douai sixth form

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT’S over 22 years since anybody laced up their boots and...

Major milestone in Kenilworth relocation

KENILWORTH’S planned relocation from their Glasshouse Lane sites has moved a significant step closer with the signing of an agreement to...

Exiles on course to hit first target

By TOM SANSOM FIVE years on from their plummet through the leagues, London Welsh are on course to complete their initial...

Smith steps in to help Canterbury

CANTERBURY have formed a sponsorship and community partnership to support young players across south east England. The sponsorship is provided by...

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Moseley sign Lewis

NEWS EXTRA FLY-HALF Dan Lewis has joined Birmingham Moseley on a permanant deal. Lewis, 25, played 18 games for Coventry before...

URC will press on despite Omicron

NEWS EXTRA THE United Rugby Championship remains committed to the competition’s format and playing all postponed matches despite a turbulent week...

Optional changes to laws get 2022 go-ahead

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby are to allow more flexible laws in the community game from January 2022 in a bid to...

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Hayward is U20s boss

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales internationals Liza Burgess and Byron Hayward have been appointed to age-grade coaching roles by the WRU. Ex-Wales...

Lyn leaves Russia job

RUGBY SHORTS LYN Jones has stepped down as Russia coach after three years in charge. Former flanker Jones, 57, who won...

Pugh heads up Wales 7s

RUGBY SHORTS RICHIE Pugh is leaving his role as a coach at Ospreys to become the WRU head of Sevens. Ex-Wales...

Cattigan dies age 26

RUGBY SHORTS SCOTLAND and Stirling County back row Siobhan Cattigan has died at the age of 26. Cattigan won 19 caps...

Pumas prop joins Wasps

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed Argentina prop Rodrigo Martinez from Paraguaybased side Olimpia Lions. The injury-hit Premiership club, who have 20...

Byron pays for red mist

RUGBY SHORTS SALE winger Byron McGuigan, 32, has been banned for three games after he was sent off in Sunday’s loss...

Spirited Bath will fight back like Tigers says Moody

By PAUL REES Brutish: Tigers captain Ellis Genge has set the tone for new-look Leicester WHEN Lewis Moody looks at the...

Women get own 6N slot

THE 2022 Women’s Six Nations will remain in its own dedicated window in the calendar. It has traditionally been held simultaneously...

Regions battle for new cap Roberts

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons are leading the race for the signature of newly-capped Wales hooker Bradley Roberts, but they face...

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SEB SMITH

YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER LOOSEHEAD PROP Seb Smith fell in love with Leicester Tigers the minute he he set foot in Welford...

Eddie has stepped over line in his book

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CAN’T help wondering what is happening to our game, as more...

Hiller’s wonder try offers false hope of new dawn

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

Derby triumph for Cambourne

SW Premier CAMBOURNE claimed bragging rights in the Cornish derby against Launceston as they picked up their third win of the...

Home win sees Dorking pull clear

London & SE Premier LEADERS Dorking won the battle of the top two, increasing their lead at the head of the...

McPhun double in Albanian triumph

By BRIAN QUINN Guernsey............ 7 Old Albanian....38 ELLIOTT McPhun scored two tries for the second week running as Old Albanian romped...

Reds on the rack as Hundred rally

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun.........28 Redruth....................34 LEADERS Redruth were given a run for their money in a close encounter at Rochford...

Dings cling on as Hinckley hit back

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...32  Hinckley..................22 DINGS returned to winning ways, but there were nervous moments as Hinckley battled back to...

Esher win away as Bury pay the penalty

By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..36 Esher.........................40 ESHER laid the foundations for a high-scoring victory at Bury St Edmunds with a...

Hosts way off target in Clif-hanger defeat

By SHAUN WREN Worthing............23pts Clifton................ 24pts On the way: Clifton celebrate a try WORTHING were left to rue missed opportunities as...

Morgan hat-trick downs Westcliff

By RICHARD COMPTON Canterbury..............52 Westcliff................. 15 FRANK Morgan’s hattrick of tries helped Canterbury to an emphatic bonus-point win over basement boys...

Hawks gatecrash Murphy milestone

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple................ 5 Henley Hawks.......26 HENLEY Hawks spoiled the party as Jake Murphy’s 100th appearance for Barnstaple ended in...

Foresters ‘jokers’ aiming to be trump cards

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN NATIONAL One promotion contenders Cinderford are “happy to be the joker in the pack” as they...

The Fishes swim to title contention

Midlands Premier NEWPORT (Salop) maintained their pressure on the top after a stern second-half display saw them come from behind at...