Hamstring injury forces Coman out

LONDONIrish prop Mike Coman is retiring from professional rugby with immediate effect. Coman sustained a hamstring injury in February 2018 and...

Canterbury save Best until last to until last to

■By BRAD HARPER Oh yes! Canterbury’s Tom Best scores the winning try and, right, Henley’s Jake Albon touches down PICTURES: Phillipa...

Macc still believe after Hall’s spree

■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 45 Peterborough 31 MYLES Hall scored four tries as Macclesfield kept their slim chances of survival alive...

Gloucester wise heads take sting from Wasps fast start

■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER boss Johan Ackermann saluted his side’s character after they overcame an early deficit against gallant Wasps to...

Party time as seven-try Exiles turn for home

■By TOM BANKS Opening salvo: Tom Stephenson gets the first try CLINICAL London Irish blasted seven tries past Doncaster Knights to...

Northampton sign Millfield standout

MILLFIELDUpper Sixth pupil Josh Gillespie, 18, has signed a professional contract to join Northampton Saints in July 2019. He became the...

Geese caught flapping by ace Raiders

■By AMY ADDISON-DUNNE LI Wild Geese 38 Guernsey......47 GUERNSEY Raiders won the day in a high-scoring contest as they bettered London...

It’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester....24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live...

We have to be smarter says Dai

WASPS boss Dai Young admits his side could yet face a relegation battle. He said: “That’s certainly the top four gone....

Leeming lands late penalty to keep dream alive

■By TOM INNES HARTPURY’S Sam Leeming held his nerve to land the late penalty that gave his side a crucial win...

Special award for Tiger Tait

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Leicester and England centre Mathew Tait has been named as the 2019 recipient of the RPA Special Merit...

Safety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St....37 Cinderford......17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were...

Raiders Rammed aside at home

■By JANE CARRYMORE Worthing..........7 Rams................53 RAMS ran in no less than nine tries as they put in a performance to remember,...

Folau equals Howlett as Crusaders mourn

■By ADAM ELLIS Landmark: Israel Folau cuts through to score against Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images ISRAEL Folau scored a try to...

Streetwise Chester in charge of key battles

Fylde......................19pts Chester................27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to...

Ruthless Carnegie put off-field strife to the side

■By JONATHAN LANDI THE piper at London Scottish was in full flow but he might as well have played a lament...

Baby Boks are back for JWC hit out

ENGLAND U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park on April 26 as vital preparation ahead of June’s Junior...

Albion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth........17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom...

Grandest of the Slammers

PETER JACKSON PICKS HIS BEST WELSH TEAM EVER WE asked Peter Jackson to pick his way through a subject even more...

Late Oulton miss proves costly

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth............20 Barnes..............22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had...

Wainwright shows Parisse how to do it

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW SERGIOParisse has spent 17 seasons in the Six Nations without ever coming remotely...

Six-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge

■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley........19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an...

Trailfinders bounce back to leave Cov embarassed

■By PAUL SMITH LED by a Reon Joseph hattrick and 21 points from Craig Willis, Ealing kept their promotion hopes alive...

Appleyard takes over

HEAD coach Marshall Gadd has left Macclesfield following the decision not to renew his deal for next season. Chairman Pete Harper...

Five-star OEs stay in the title battle

■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge........3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge...

Lawday leads list of 11 new faces at the Stoop

■By ADAM ELLIS NEWS EXTRA PLAY-OFF-chasing Harlequins have revealed their hand for next season with the addition of eleven players this...

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Alun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys

The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea

Bath, Bristol and Harlequins ready to pounce for Danny Cipriani

Premiership clubs still making moves in the fly-half market

Vereniki Goneva back fit for Newcastle Falcons

The Fijian is back for The Big One at St James' Park

Peter Lydon signs new contract with Ealing Trailfinders

130 points in the Championship so far this season

Richard Cockerill gives John Barclay first Edinburgh selection

Almost 12 months out recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon

England stars to face no action after apologising to teammates for late night drinking session

Billy Vunipola and Ben Te'o stayed out until the early hours of Sunday morning after Twickenham shock

Harlequins week of recruitment continues with signing of Tom Lawday

The Exeter Chiefs no.8 will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season

Dean Richards changes stance on ring-fencing the Premiership

Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England‘s shortcoming...

Guscott column: Owen Farrell has a host of questions to answer

Jeremy Guscott's reaction to England's 38-38 draw with Scotland and the 2019 Six Nations

Wasps hooker Tom Cruse commits to Black and Gold

Wasps front row continues to take shape for the 2019-20 season

Six Nations fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021

There are no Friday matches, but England open their 2020 Test year in Paris on a Sunday

Sunwolves to be dumped out of Super Rugby

Introduced to Super Rugby along with the Jaguares as part of the expansion to 18 teams three years ago

London Irish forward Mike Coman forced to retire at 31

The Exiles' player of the year in 2016

The 4:30am phone call that ex-France coach Guy Noves will not forgive

“Noves, you are a *****, a crook, a s***"

New Zealand’s sports minister supports calls for Crusaders name change after terror attack

New Zealand MP would welcome discussions after last week's Christchurch terror attack

Wasps centre Michele Campagnaro makes Premiership switch

Making the move to Twickenham Stoop next season

Irish history boys fight back for a first clean sweep

■ By ROB COLE Europe’s finest: Ireland celebrate the clean sweep IRELAND were forced to come from behind twice before they...

Saints flyer Naiyaravoro targets first half blitz

Force of nature: Taqele Naiyaravoro TAQELE Naiyaravoro aims to use his formidable pace and power to help Saints break free from...

Welsh All Blacks relegated with seven games to go

■ By JOHN MURPHY Principality Premiership NEATH have been relegated from the Principality Premiership after they were comfortably defeated by RGC1404...

England save best for last with crushing win

■ By GARY FITZGERALD Earning the bonus: Cameron Redpath scores England’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS ENGLAND: de Glanville 8...

Wondrous Williams’ hat-trick sinks Newport

■ By CARL FIELD Swansea …27 Newport …5 A HAT-TRICK from outside half John Rhys Williams inspired Swansea to a bonuspoint...

France hang on to edge thriller in Biella

■ By SAM JACKSON Italy U20…31 France U20…35 REIGNING champions France spent the week coming to terms with their title defence...

Ravens provide Silva service in relegation shoot-out

■ By ALEX BYWATER Bridgend …31 Bargoed …11 BRIDGEND gave their head coach Matt Silva the perfect birthday present as they...