Cinderford go top as Albion slip up

By SAM JESS Cinderford ..............36 Plymouth ................ 12 CINDERFORD went top of the table as they kept up their unbeaten start...

Brownlie try edges visitors to victory

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ....... 9 Cambridge ...... 15 CAMBRIDGE made it back-to-back wins as they inflicted a fifth narrow defeat...

Readers complete Rugby XV name game

THANKS to all those prompted by the Max Wiltshire story last week, the assembly of a Place Name XV can now...

Anayi finds TV figures after all

PETER JACKSON THREE years ago PRO12 rugby chose to disconnect a multitude of viewers by wiping their matches off live BBC...

Alun Wyn stays shtum on private matters

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Say Nothing is an awardwinning book on ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, its...

Silver fox finishes off the Halloween horror show

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

My friend’s son, 14, went for a run and never came back

MARTIN Johnson was preparing a barbecue at home last June when he learned that the Inter Milan and former Tottenham Hotspur...

Martin Johnson interview: Borthwick is reviving Tigers – my mission is to save lives

Alot is made of the advantage England enjoy over most of their rivals in terms of player numbers, commercial clout and...

My Life in Rugby: Tony Underwood – I carry Jonah scars but it taught me resilience

FACING your Jonah is one of the themes I talk to organisations about when I’ve been invited along to share my...

Sevens stars return to ignite Gloucester attack

By NATHAN ROCHE PREVIEW... Wasps v Glo-Hartpury Today, 5.15pm, CBS Arena WASPS welcome back their GB Sevens trio of Abi Burton,...

Ever-green Sonia brings up her triple century

By ADAM ELLIS PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Today, 2pm, StoneX Stadium STALWART Sonia Green will bring up her 300th appearance for...

Sale get off the mark in battle of the Sharks

By CARL LEE DMP Sharks ......0 Sale Sharks ....31 SALE Sharks women recorded their opening win of the Allianz Premier 15s...

Laura clinches it for Worcester on her return

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Loughborough 14 Worcester ......18 WORCESTER showed incredible determination to record a hard-fought victory. Laura Keates, on her return...

Harlequins 5-24 Bristol: Bristol dump Quins again to stay top of shop

BRISTOL condemned reigning champions Harlequins to a secondsuccessive defeat on home soil and affirmed their status as league leaders. The Bears...

Peel tells Scarlets to crank up intensity

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Scarlets v Munster Today. Kick-off 2pm, Parc y Scarlets DWAYNE Peel has told his Scarlets side they...

Glasgow get tough to snuff out Lions

By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ..........13 Lions ..................9 IT WAS not pretty, but Glasgow edged past the Lions for their second win...

Dead-eye Boeta gets the drop on sad Ospreys

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............13pts Tries: Thomas 74 Conversions: Myler 74 Penalties: Anscombe 3,16 Sharks ..............27pts Tries: Ward 41, Potgieter 58...

Byrne returns with try double

By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ..........43 Zebre ..................7 ADAM Byrne returned from his injury nightmare to mark his first game since December...

Jet-heeled Jonah fires in for superb double

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........22pts Tries: Hansen 58, Fitzgerald 72 Penalties: Carty 2, 14, 31, 34 Dragons ............35pts Tries: Holmes 27,...

Arm injury to Navidi compounds Blues woe

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ................19pts Tries: Screech 18 Conversions: Priestland 19 Penalties: Priestland 5, 11, 34, 73 Bulls....................29pts Tries: Louw 43,...

Scoreless second-half leaves Scots frustrated

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........20pts Tries: Graham 3, Vellacott 6, Conversions: Van der Walt 4, 7, Penalties: Van der Walt 27,...

Sniper Doak secures bonus

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............28 Benetton ..........8 CRAIG Gilroy moved up to joint second in the all-time try scorers in what...

Red-card Hill did not get justice says Tomas

By PAUL REES JONATHAN Thomas believes justice was not served when his captain Ted Hill received a threematch ban last week...

Scott’s renaissance is worthy of a Test recall

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES are set to confirm their squad for a humdinger of an autumn series this...

Top 14 still have Lozowski on radar

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Impressed: Lozowski MONTPELLIER are continuing to keep tabs on former England fly-half Alex Lozowski...

Players should take control of fees row – Baxter

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Big talent: The 6ft 10ins JP Du Preez ROB Baxter doesn’t believe the stand-off...

JP du Preez could quit Sale Sharks for Glasgow Warriors

SALE Sharks have four players called Du Preez on their books but could have one fewer from the start of next...

Sharks eager for fresh bite of Jones

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Return? Joe Jones SALE Sharks have launched a bid to bring Coventry tight head...

Mike Brown looks at a new career as an agent

MIKE Brown has started to prepare for life after rugby by joining a player management division for the private platform Premier...

Room 101: Worcester Warriors lock Andrew Kitchener

THE WORCESTER LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Reality TV A bit of...

Hartpury resilience shuts door on Cov

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............18pts Tries: S Smith 40, Bailey 50 Conversions: Williams 51 Penalties: Williams 22, 35 Coventry ..............7pts Tries:...

Trailfinders hit back in style with 12-try annihilation

By SAM JACKSON Ealing ................78pts Tries: Uzokwe 6, Smid 9, 61; Howard 22, Malton 25, Walker 36, 50, Hampson 38, Campher...

Worley hat-trick as Blues climb into top four

By RYAN ROBINSON Ampthill ............34pts Tries: Dunn 16, Bennett 37, Fenley 57, Skelcey 66, Penalty 80 Conversions: Bennett 17, 38 Penalties:...

Late Olver kick sends leaders crashing

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........27pts Tries: Dolly 14, Edwards 16 Conversions: Olver 14 Penalties: Olver 4, 30, 39, 70, 78 Jersey................24pts...

Bright’s at the double to down his old Exiles mates

By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........43pts Tries: Homer 35, 45; Bright 56, 80; Musk 58 Conversions: Kane 35, 58, 80 Penalties: Kane...

Ealing are still team to beat say Pirates

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR EALING are still red-hot favourites to win the Championship title despite their shock 15-12 defeat to...

Drop-off in fans will rectify itself say Premiership

By PAUL REES PREMIERSHIP clubs believe the Covid pandemic is behind the drop in crowds for the first three weeks of...

Shields tells his Wasps to be ready for old boss Boyd’s trickery

By JON NEWCOMBE Out to cause havoc: Brad Shields WASPS captain Brad Shields is anticipating a meeting of minds when his...

Breakdown battle will be box office

PAUL REES talks to Alex Mitchell and coach Matt Ferguson about Saints’ strong start to the season PREVIEW... Wasps v Northampton...

Don’t let new cup trash great Euro comp

NICK CAIN THE capacity of this game to devalue its own gold standard tournaments is illustrated by the idea that the...

Dash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain

THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and...

We were destroyed in second half – Lam

PAT Lam urged his battered Bears to dust themselves off and come back fighting next time. The Bristol boss admitted his...

Harlequins 52-24 Bristol: The Marcus and Alex show rips Bears apart

EDDIE Jones will have plenty of decisions before naming his first autumn starting line-up but the No.8 and 10 jerseys are...

More to come from us – Jamie

MAN-of-the-match Jamie George warned there is much more to come from Saracens after a mixed bag on their return to Premiership...

Saracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again

SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for...

We didn’t back ourselves for a crucial period says Kiss

LEICESTER head coach Steve Borthwick praised the character of his players for fighting back from 16-12 down to claim the game....

London Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time

GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...

Liam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars

WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the...

Cash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark

NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of...

Thomas: Ted Hill was kicked in face

JONATHAN Thomas claimed Ted Hill was kicked in the face before the flanker responded with a tip-tackle on Lloyd Evans which...