How the rugby league has grown

Rugby league is one of the best leagues in world rugby and is known by many rugby fans from around the...

Why Kids As Young As 5 Should Play Rugby

Are you a parent who is adamant about your child growing up to be a professional athlete? If so, you should...

Kevin Sinfield Raises More Than £600K in Extra Mile Challenge

Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £600,000 during his attempt to run 101 miles in the space of...

Ice-cool Priestland provide Wales with

By PETER JACKSON Wales ................29pts Tries: Elias 23, Tompkins 48 Conversions: Biggar 24, 48 Penalties: Biggar 6, 16, 38, 65; Priestland...

Azzurri finally end long run of defeats

Italy..................17 Uruguay ..........10 ITALY were made to work hard for their narrow victory in Parma which ended a 16-Test losing streak....

Travel-weary Boks fall to England’s young dashers

BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Strength: Manu Tuilagi beats Handré Pollard to score England’s first try One way or another it’s been a...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 21, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Success of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video...

Premiership highlights show set for Welsh makeover

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Gallagher Premiership is set to hit Welsh language television with S4C poised to show highlights of English...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Cardall hopes cup run leads to league starts

By PAUL REES TIM Cardall is closing in on 50 appearances for Wasps after joining three years ago, but the second...

In-form Williams adds to Llanelli’s misery

By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli.............. 19 Swansea..........27 SWANSEA survived a second-half scare to clinch victory and leave Llanelli winless after nine matches....

Joy for Jones on such a big day for Rhodri

By HUW THOMAS Bridgend.................... 7 Llandovery.............27 LLANDOVERY recorded their eighth win in nine Premiership Cup games to avenge their surprise loss...

Wizards in top shape for showdown

By ROB COLE Aberavon..............22 Carmarthan Q......... 17 ABERAVON will battle it out with Llandovery for the top spot in the Premiership...

RGC overcome red alert to snatch victory

By JAMES LLOYD Ebbw Vale............... 21 RGC.............................22 RGC continued their encouraging growth under head coach Ceri Jones with victory by the...

Fish leaves his opponents all at sea

By IOAN DYER Pontypridd................ 6 Cardiff......................46 DAN FISH inspired Cardiff to a hammering of regional rivals Pontypridd. The visitors took a...

Crane stands tall as Newport stay in form

Premiership Cup By JAMES CANDY Merthyr.................... 31 Newport...................52 NEWPORT stayed top of the eastern conference with a high-scoring win, inspired by...

Lobbe confident Pumas can make history

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER ARGENTINA legend and current Jaguares head coach Carlos Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe believes the Pumas can cause...

Stellar cast of Scottish champions

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools STEWART’S Melville College in Edinburgh might not be among the oldest...

Regional results

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Bolton’s late try secures crown for Army lads

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE Army U23 team won the 2021 Inter-Services Championship last week, coming back from doubledigit deficits...

Dropped Davies will fight for World Cup spot

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES head coach Wayne Pivac believes Jonathan Davies still has to plenty to offer despite leaving...

Regional results

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Blanc off the board

AMANDA Blanc will step down from her role as chair of the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) and the board of the...

Cardiff to host 2023 wheelchair champs

NEWS EXTRA THE 2023 World Wheelchair Rugby European Championship Division A tournament will be played at Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium. The...

Smith comes of age as England ride a Bok storm

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ............27pts Tries: Tuilagi 7, Steward 17, Quirke 65 Conversions: Smith 8, 18, 66 Penalties: Smith...

Results

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TOM WILSTEAD

YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL FLY-HALF TOM Wilstead lives out his schoolboy dreams every day he turns up for training at Bristol Bears....

Irish show northern unions the way ahead

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, that’s the autumn games over and it looks like Eddie Jones...

Wartime ‘Springboks’ were simply unbeatable

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

‘I was watching Wales game when drunk fell on us from two rows up’

PETER JACKSON ANOTHER victim of drunken behaviour at the Principality Stadium has asked the Welsh Rugby Union for his money back...

Baby faced, but Pearce is a ref to be reckoned with

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Saturday, April 11, 2015 at The Stoop and Harlequins are playing Gloucester in...

Dodgy wine cost me England cap!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND U21, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, COVENTRY, STOURBRIDGE AND BERRY HILL BACK ROW JULIAN HORROBIN  Club legend:...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS: ZOE TEECE

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ZOE TEECE THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM SHARKS TIGHTHEAD DMP Durham...

At long last, the in-depth story about Obolensky

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was back in February 2009 that a...

Griffin goes out in style with gutsy try double

Ireland ............15 Japan ..............12 RETIRING Ireland captain Ciara Griffin ended her career with two tries and a win over Japan. Griffin,...

England stretch clear after tight first-half

England ........51 Canada ..........12 ENGLAND overpowered Canada last Sunday with try doubles from debutant wing Heather Cowell and prop Sarah Bern....

World leader Zoe gets captain duty

By SAM JACKSON Riding high: Zoe Aldcroft says this has been the best week of her life PICTURES: Getty Images PREVIEW......

Resurgent Wales aim to keep improving

Preview... Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face...

Students stay top after key Exmouth win

South West Premier LEADERS Exeter University overcame third-placed visitors Exmouth 27-7 in one of their sternest tests of the campaign so...

Hawks swoop on Hundred slip-ups

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hundred... 15 Henley Hawks...........37 HENLEY Hawks made Rochford Hundred pay for the slightest errors as they eased...

Away run rolls on for in-form Reds

By BILL HOOPER Canterbury..............22 Redruth....................26 REDRUTH maintained their unbeaten away record with a narrow bonus-point win at Canterbury. The hosts bossed...

Price is right for Dings in dramatic draw

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders... 21 Barnes...................... 21 AN 80th-minute try from scrum-half Tom Knight, converted by centre Tom Price, earned...

Hosts turn on style in six-try win over OAs

By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher................... 41pts Old Albanian..... 21pts Flying: Harri Lang gets away from his man, and dives over PICTURES: Gary...

Hinckley’s hero Wilson puts boot in on Raiders

By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........26 Hinckley...........28 JOSEPH Wilson kicked 13 points as Hinckley ended Worthing’s home run at Roundstone Lane. Wilson gave...

Canny Clifton halt Bury’s run

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds..25 Clifton.......................33 CLIFTON produced a masterclass in game management to end Bury St Edmunds’ unbeaten home...

Young gets his kicks for Lions

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 14 Leicester Lions..... 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned...

Raiders run in ten tries to trounce Westcliff

By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 60 Westcliff............ 5 GUERNSEY Raiders were never going to be able to expect or extract sympathy from...

Reid goes from floor polishing to cleaning line-outs

By LUKE JARMYN GORDON REID was sanding floors two weeks ago and has now answered the call to play in Wasps...

Concussion forces All Black Hunt into retirement

NEW Zealand international Dillon Hunt is the latest player to announce his retirement from professional rugby due to concussion related issues....