Fifth place again for GB Sevens in Dubai

GREAT Britain men finished fifth at the second Dubai Sevens event of the season with a 10-5 win over Kenya in...

Precocious Tshiunza targets Six Nations

By STEFFAN THOMAS Big talent: Christ Tshiunza makes his debut for Wales against Fiji PICTURES: Getty Images MOST teenagers might feel...

Ealing-slaying Knights target next big scalp

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 2.20pm, Mennaye Field THE last time Doncaster won at the Mennaye...

Hartpury get the job done but still lots to work on

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury............38pts Tries: Venner 9, S Smith 28, B Foley 39, R Smith 60, 78; Penalty 69 Conversions: Williams...

First-half blitz gets Trailfinders rolling again

By ZAC CARR Ealing ................54pts Tries: Uzokwe 16, Daniels 19, Bodilly 23, 39, Northcote-Green 26, Massyn 36, Kelleher 51, 77 Conversions:...

Cov bring ‘dog’ back to sniff out gutsy win

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ............15pts Tries: Barton 19, Grifiths 46 Conversions: Fenner 46 Penalties: Fenner 43 Bedford ..............14pts Tries: Hughes 11,...

Dragons axis adds fire to Pirates bid for promotion

By LUKE JARMYN Developing at Pirates: Arwel Robson CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle believes the club’s Welsh connections are paying...

Will URC’s missing Boks ever return?

PETER JACKSON THE fanfare proclaiming assorted Springbok superstars as an integral part of the United Rugby Championship has yet to live...

Super-fit Price still on the run, even at 70

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Graham Price turned 70 the other week whereupon he treated himself to a...

Training with the SAS very nearly killed me!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND MUNSTER WINGER SHANE MONAHAN IDEFINITELY experienced the fickle nature of professional...

Sarries look the clear favourites for smaller Euro crown

Challenge Cup WHO WOULD have thought it only a few years ago when they were jockeying for the title of the...

Bordeaux can be Woki champs

PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE COVID IMPACT ON THIS SEASON’S EUROPEAN CUP Tigers roar in 2002: Leicester will be hoping to revive...

Walker’s jersey baits the big cats

RUGBY MATTERS Brendan Gallagher THERE’S another world out there. I was recently scrolling through the online brochure for this week’s sports...

Gav took his Varsity blues out on France

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEITHER Covid nor an unexpected cold snap –...

Injury-cursed Ashley wants key role in revival

By ALEX BYWATER FIT-AGAIN former Wales centre Ashley Beck is determined to take Worcester up the Premiership table and put together...

Saints aim to make a statement in Europe

By PAUL REES ALEX Waller is one of Northampton’s longest serving players, having made his debut 12 years ago, and hopes...

Baa-Baas victory gives Katy the perfect send off

By GARY FITZGERALD KATY Daley-Mclean insists she will not be doing a U-turn on her playing career because England can win...

Virtuoso Slade may have done for Farrell

CHRIS HEWETT THERE’S a question out there that dare not speak its name, but we’ll ask it anyway: is Owen Farrell...

Soaked in the stands, rinsed in the wallet

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Bath have not won a competitive match at the Recreation Ground since early June. As they are...

Bonus point win keeps Chiefs in the running

By STEWART McCULLOUGH Worcester ......12 Exeter ..............29 EXETER Chiefs underlined their top four credentials with a bonuspoint win over Worcester. Linde...

Lightning dig deep to rescue win at the death

By MATT MERRITT Glouc-Hartpury..31 Loughborough..33 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning powered out of the blocks to establish a 28-7 half-time lead before Gloucester kicked...

Gallant Sharks stung by Lyons’ early red card

By JON BATHAM Wasps ..............22 Sale ....................8 LEAH Lyons’ early red card proved pivotal as Wasps claimed a hardearned bonus-point win...

Returning skipper Burford leads Quins charge

By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ......69 DMP Sharks ......7 BOTTOM-feeding DMP Durham Sharks were dealt another heavy defeat by Harlequins at The...

Saracens remain last unbeaten team standing

By BEN HART Saracens ........17 Bristol ..............12 SARACENS went top with a tight win over title rivals Bristol. A moment of...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players DETYSHA HARPER THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND ENGLAND PROP Loughborough...

Chiefs down Saracens to lay their challenge

By ADAM HATHAWAY EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter watched his side deliver a message to the rest of the Premiership...

The cooped-up players deserve our sympathy

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES’ four regions begin their European campaigns this weekend and they will head into the...

Bok Rohan looks set to exit Sale

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SOUTH African Rohan Janse van Rensburg is eying up activating a clause that allows...

Eddie has friends in France

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Head coach: Broncan EDDIE Jones spent time with his close friend, Castres Olympique head...

Genge contract delay puts Sarries on alert

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS, rumoured to be offloading several players at the end of the season, could...

Van Graan finds he’s a person of interest to Bath

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan, who is out of contract at the end...

Fly-half West is lined up by Deano

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Junior All Black: West NEWCASTLE Falcons boss Dean Richards has put former Maori All...

Fekitoa could be preparing to leave Wasps

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS could be about to lose Malakai Fekitoa after...

STEELE BARKER

ROOM 101 THE YOUNG REDRUTH LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Finger clicking...

Lions end long wait for victory

By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ........19 Lions ................37 THE Lions picked up their first win since the opening round, as they comfortably...

Super-sub Porter sets up second-half stampede

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............47pts Tries: Ruddock 23, Ringrose 32, Sheehan 39, Larmour 41, Doris 49, Baird 58, Deegan 74 Conversions:...

Boks big guns get Sharks sparking

By SUFIAN ALAM Sharks ............30 Bulls ................16 THE Sharks, boosted by a host of Springboks returning to club action, claimed a...

Dempsey stars as Warriors prepare for France

By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ............33pts Tries: Tuipulotu 1, Steyn 31, Dempsey 39, Price 59, Matthews 70 Conversions: Thompson 17, 39, 59,...

Big tackle count sees Ospreys win wrestle

By ROGER POANTING Ospreys ..............19pts Tries: Morris 32 Conversions: Myler 35 Penalties: Myler 17, 35, 58, 65 Ulster ..................13pts Tries: Penalty...

Blair: Win’s a win but fans need more entertainment

By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........24pts Tries: Graham 13, Bofelli 21, Kinghorn 45, McInally 67 Conversions: Kinghorn 45, 67 Benetton ..........10pts Tries:...

Christie keeping his Test options open

NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD ANDY Christie is being tipped for a bright international future but the Saracens youngster is not...

Plenty of student gems to be found says Kiss

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY LES Kiss says clubs are missing a trick and flunking their homework if they don’t keep...

Cole brings up 200 opposite old foe Joe

DAN COLE makes his 200th Premiership appearance in the Leicester front row up against his old England teammate Joe Marler. Cole...

Jones: We must match them up front because speed of ball at breakdown is key

By PAUL REES First start for Quins: Scotland ace Huw Jones WELFORD Road will today stage the biggest game of the...

Green’s ready for toughest test of season

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road PREMIERSHIP leaders Leicester come back after their bye week...

Poison is all coming from Eddie not the Press

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK OLLIE Lawrence must be wondering what he did to get in Eddie Jones’...

Yes, we can fix it insists boss Lam

BRISTOL boss Pat Lam admitted his side had been well beaten. “We lost that game fair and square because we didn’t...

Sweet centres offer George birthday treat

By TOM BRADSHAW   Gloucester ........27pts Tries: Singleton 38, Harris 56, Penalty 66, Chapman 79 Conversions: Hastings 57 Penalties: Hastings 6...

Blackett: We were worth all 5 points

WASPS head coach Lee Blackett said it was a case of so near, yet so far as his team fell short...

Warriors charge gains momentum at home

By ALAN DEERING Worcester ........32pts Tries: Simpson 4, Van der Merwe 22, Hill 38, Chudley 43 Conversions: Smith 6, 23, 44...