Ibitoye on Cup duty in Israel

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GABY Ibitoye raised a few eyebrows last week when his name was included in...

Dai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...

Robbo still California dreaming

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRIS Robshaw has said he will continue playing for San Diego Legion in the...

New kit contract for Quins

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS are set to become the second Premiership club to join forces with sportswear...

Coach Jason in line for a cross code switch

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange could be set for a cross-code...

LEWIS BARKER

ROOM 101 THE CALDY FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. God Save the...

Ospreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new...

I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while...

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ...

Wallabies are threat to Eddie’s RWC future

EDDIE Jones’ autumn agenda took a more challenging turn yesterday when Australia – the team that have been whipping boys for...

Questions the RFU’s new boss ignored

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Ilube’s first Press conference as RFU board chairman was carefully scripted, and...

Sloppy penalties cost us says Lam

AN UNHAPPY Pat Lam said: “We missed a number of chances and our ill-discipline cost us 21 points.” The Bristol director...

Bristol 9-26 Saracens: Lozowski back with Sarries master class

A SUPERB performance from Alex Lozowski ensured that Saracens returned to the Premiership with a bang by stunning last season’s table-toppers....

Kidney baffled by White yellow

DECLAN Kidney was less than pleased with the yellow card that he felt stopped Irish’s momentum. New scrum-half signing Ben White...

Worcester 36-24 London Irish: Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well

WILLI Heinz made an inspirational debut for Warriors as the team which finished bottom of the Premiership last season started this...

Hooper: Danny took a bang, we need to look after him

BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper was philosophical afterwards: “Sometimes those kicks go over and sometimes they don’t but I'm proud...

Sale 20-19 Bath: Orlando’s agony as late kick just fails

A STORMING second half Bath rally fell agonisingly short when young fly-half Orlando Bailey missed a fiendishly difficult long-range penalty in...

Paywall threat to Welsh Tests

Roaring: Nic Dolly Tigers celebrates scoring Leicester’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images LAST-DITCH attempts are being made to save Wales’ stellar...

Try-fest as Prem bursts into thrilling life again

By SAM JACKSON THE Premiership season burst into glorious life yesterday with returning fans thrilled by a sumptuous banquet of 27...

Rugby Has Roughly 475 Million Fans in the World Today

The next time the BBC decides to put the Six Nations results near the bottom of its home page, they may...

Health Benefits Associated With Playing Rugby

Rugby, which originated in England in the early 1800, has grown to be a worldwide sport that has acquired enormous popularity...

Rugby Players and their Day Jobs

As with all professional sports, a rugby career doesn’t exactly go hand in hand with longevity. As many of today’s top...

How rugby is the latest hit with bingo

Bingo has been a decent hobby for people for centuries chiefly in the UK when this game is considered to be...

Robshaw: Lewies and Quins will have a target on their backs as champions

Chris Robshaw has warned Harlequins to expect a target to be on their back this season as Stephan Lewies bids to...

Worcester victory run is halted by Mclean

By ADAM ELLIS Worcester ........22pts Glasgow............27pts Double: Rufus Mclean grabbed two tries WORCESTER lost the battle of the two Warrior tribes...

Priestland’s imperious as Cokanasiga blow hits Bath

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............25pts Bath ....................14pts RHYS Priestland tormented his former club as Cardiff looked in better shape for the...

Hooker Riley makes his case for more game time with Quins

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………40pts Harlequins……..21pts Talent: Sam Riley PROMISING hooker Sam Riley is hoping he can build on scoring his...

Irish give Chiefs true workout in final match

By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................19pts Munster ............31pts AS pre-season friendlies go, this was one of the more meaningful ones as both...

It’s a thriller as Gloucester share 90pts with Coventry

By BOBBY BRIDGE Coventry ..........40pts Gloucester ......50pts Fast start: Jake Morris scored after four minutes COVENTRY and Gloucester served up a...

Saracens spider web awaits fly-by-your-pants attackers | Jeremy Guscott

HARLEQUINS ability to defend the title they won last season prompted immediate thoughts that the likelihood is very slim, just as...

DREAM TEAM

ED WILLIAMSON THE FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS & ROTHERHAM BACK- ROWER TURNED ARTIST, CHOOSES HIS FAVOURITE XV FROM PLAYERS HE’S...

Barrett fiasco underlines bias towards All Blacks

COLIN BOAG What is the role of World Rugby? To me it implies that the game should be played and refereed...

Level 4 should forgo third promotion place

RE PETER Winterbottom’s remarks last week... While I understand, of course the frustrations that Nat 2 clubs would feel, were they...

Hewett a joy to read

CHRIS Hewett is a consistently great columnist to enjoy. His points are well presented and I always feel he knows what...

Community game future worries me

I TOTALLY agree with the article from Peter Winterbottom, and as a past president of Cumbria Rugby Union, I am very...

Launchbury tells Wasps, let me come back to better

Upbeat: Joe Launchbury is battling back from injury JOE Launchbury remains up beat despite approaching a new season resigned to being...

Ben Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears

BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...

Sanderson calls in the SAS for a pre-season boot camp

By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson has sent his Sale Sharks on a pre-season camping trip with members of the SAS. Sharks...

Forthcoming fixtures

Weekend beginning Friday September 18th, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Hawks call off game in memory of Dave

 By SAM JACKSON HENLEY Hawks postponed yesterday’s match with Hinckley as a mark of respect for second row forward Dave Hyde....

Fly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington

Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than...

Swansea leave no room for doubt

Welsh round-up By ROB COLE NEATH’S 150th anniversary celebrations got off to a familiar start as they welcomed their oldest rivals,...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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In action at last, and Woods can’t wait!

By ALEX BYWATER GREG Woods has spent 18 months away from coaching and that is why he is convinced both he...

Five tries and the chop for Lambert

ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries...

Big personalties, big performances

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the...

Tomas is a Cardiff lad on his wife’s orders!

 By ROB COLE TOMAS Francis has come home to Wales to play for the Ospreys, but one of the stipulations in...

Gabby gets the URC gig with BBC

 By ALEX BYWATER GABBY Logan, right, is set to be the marquee signing for BBC Wales’ coverage of the new United...

Rowlands finds a new direction

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW… Wasps v Dragons Date. Kick-off 2pm, Stadium WILL Rowlands admits making to-and-fro dashes from Wales to Coventry...

Wiggy lands a new role at Tigers

RUGBY SHORTS SCRUM-HALF Richard Wigglesworth, 38, has been given a player-coach role at Leicester. “Richard has a wealth of experience at...