Courtney Lawes a doubt for England’s Six Nations opener

England forwards coach Matt Proudfoot confirmed that Courtney Lawes is going through his return to playing practises ahead of Saturday’s Six...

Steve Borthwick delighted with seven contract extensions

Leicester Tigers Head Coach Steve Borthwick said “today is an exciting day” as Tigers announced seven contract extensions Nic Dolly, Calum...

Will Collier signs new long-term Harlequins contract

Harlequins tighthead and England international Will Collier has signed a new long-term contract at the Twickenham Stoop. Twice capped by England...

The Rugby Journal Photographer of the Year 2022

Entry has open to this year’s Rugby Photographer of the Year competition, which comes with a £1,000 first prize for the...

Sale’s second-half fightback stuns leaders Leicester Tigers

Sale ......................35 Tries: L. James, Curry, Reed, D. Du Preez, Roebuck Cons: MacGinty 2 Pens: MacGinty 2 Leicester Tigers...... 26 Tries: Montoya 2, Porter Con: Burns Pens: Burns 3 HT...

Proud day for captain Dingwall

NORTHAMPTON Saints centre Fraser Dingwall was delighted to have been made captain for the day. “It has been a very cool...

Diamond: We need some fine tuning

By TOM VICKERS Worcester ........13pts Tries: Sutherland 61, Beck 65 Penalty: Smith 25 Northampton ..29pts Tries: Hutchinson 22, Matavesi 29, Mitchell...

Battling defence was key- Kiss

LES Kiss, London Irish’s head coach, praised his side’s character after turning around a 14-0 deficit against Exeter Chiefs inside 20...

Jackson dazzles to leave Chiefs at sea

By DAN GALLAN London Irish ....18pts Tries: Cornish 21, Stokes 40 Conversion: Jackson 40+3 Penalties: Jackson 28, 30 Exeter ................14pts Tries:...

Battle of the 10s will be exciting at Murrayfield

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MARCUS Smith playing opposite Finn Russell at fly-half is an intriguing head-to-head going into...

Wales fans don’t care about clubs

COLIN BOAG Packed out: A full Principality Stadium but where are crowds for regions? PICTURE: Getty Imagesr At last the Welsh...

Silence of the RFU

REGARDING the growing gulf between ‘elite’ and ‘community’ rugby, Jeff Gage felt that Colin Boag’s debatable views meritted a response from...

Parents of Minis players are the salvation for rugby

JEFF Probyn is right to flag the reduction in participants in rugby but, while the misguided diversion by some clubs of...

We are losing heart and soul of game

IF this game ‘gets its very breath from the Community’ as Derek Gilbert states, and we have lost 65 per cent...

Trick was quick, too, Jeremy!

I AM a Falcons supporter so I read Jeremy Guscott’s column with interest last week on the progress of Adam Radwan....

How to make B&1 league a success

I READ Chris Hewett’s article in last week’s edition with great interest as the idea of a B&I League is one...

WALES v SCOTLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v Scotland courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales continue their 2022 Guinness Six Nations campaign...

George Skivington: Atkinson must start

GEORGE Skivington has called on England to be bold and pick Marcus Smith and Mark Atkinson as their midfield axis against...

Hostile Murrayfield fans will bring the best out of Sinckler

KYLE Sinckler is relishing the gauntlet of fire that England players will endure from opposing fans during the Six Nations –...

Coleman aims to play his way back into Wallabies

By DANIEL GALLAN ADAM Coleman still harbours ambitions to play for Australia. The 30-year-old London Irish lock last donned his nation’s...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, January 30, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

CONNOR DOHERTY

YOUNG GUNS SALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his...

Relief as Dupont returns to action

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international...

Battling Skewen make it five wins from five

Welsh National One roundup By FREDDIE BENNETT and TOM PROSSER SKEWEN made it five wins from five in the Division One...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Hook: I’d give Adams shot at 13

By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMES Hook does not expect Wales to retain their Six Nations title but the former Ospreys, Perpignan, and...

Bargoed dig deep to keep run going

Championship round-up By FREDDIE BENNETT & TOM PROSSER CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Bargoed just about managed to make it an impressive eight league...

Red-hot Rees gives Ebbw the runaround

Premiership By ALED BISTON Cardiff......................58 Ebbw Vale................. 8 CARDIFF continued their ruthless form with a convincing victory over Ebbw Vale. The...

Cushion wraps up bonus for Ironmen

Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea................. 15 Merthyr....................32 MERTHYR clinched a last-minute bonus point in an entertaining win over Swansea. It was...

Banfield the star turn for fired-up Wizards

Premiership By GARETH JAMES Pontypridd.............. 16 Aberavon.................25 ABERAVON’S Chris Banfield delivered a controlled performance to ensure his side left Sardis Road...

Griffiths spurs on Black and Ambers

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery............. 17 Newport...................27 INTEREST was high in this Premiership league clash between the two sides that...

Deadly Marshall puts Quins top of the pile

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Carmarthan Q......... 17 RGC............................. 14 CARMARTHEN Quins climbed to the top of the Indigo Premiership table with...

Hart leads welcome return to form for the Turks

Premiership By TOM PROSSER Llanelli..............26 Bridgend........... 14 LLANELLI skipper Nathan Hart scored two tries as his side claimed their first win...

Lord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...

Regional results

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Durham lead way as top four battle intensifies

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK BUCS Super Rugby returned on Wednesday after its mid-season break with another enthralling round of action....

Gonzalo eyes glory despite Jaguares set-back

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou insists the Jaguares’ exclusion from Super Rugby has made it difficult for...

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Pirates help prop pair get chance in Europe

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR JAMES Kenny and Patrick Schickerling, who began the season competing for Championship places in the Cornish...

Level-headed George Ford is ready to roll

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL WHEN GEORGE Ford was brought into the England’s Six Nations squad after initially being snubbed, there was no...

Boks success meaningless if we fall to Scots – Tom Curry

By GARY FITZGERALD Previous: England win at Murrayfield in 2020 TOM Curry has warned his England teammates the autumn successes over...

Results

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No change as top teams all win

SW Premier IT’S very much as you were at the top after round 18’s fixtures with the top three in the...

Three-way battle for pole position

London & SE Premier THE top three are locked together on 69 points, with Hertford heading the pack on fewer games...

Clifton cash in on hosts’ mistakes

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 15 Clifton................28 HINCKLEY’S indiscipline and errors once again cost them against one of the top sides in...

Road-loving Reds grind out OAs win

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 21 Redruth....................28 REDRUTH kept up their impressive unbeaten away record as only stubborn Old Albanian defence...

Hawks hit form in eight-try triumph

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks.......48 Westcliff.................24 HENLEY Hawks picked up another victory at Dry Leas as they scored eight tries against...

Clinical Raiders keep pace with top trio

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 14 Worthing..................34 WORTHING kept pace with the top three in the table with a solid win...

Esher turn up heat in close Barnes battle

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.................. 6pts Esher................... 16pts He’s away: Fergus Donnelly goes in for Esher PROMOTION-CHAS- ING Esher turned the screw...

Six of the best as Dings win at last

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...32 Canterbury.............. 10 DINGS ended a fivegame losing run with a resounding six tries to two victory...