Drake connecting dots at Warriors

By PAUL REES Last league win: Worcester beat London Irish on opening day of 2020-21 season PICTURES: Getty Images WORCESTER have...

Chunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham

CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie...

Rennie changes the rules in battle to beat All Blacks

THE determination of Australia’s new Kiwi coach Dave Rennie to bridge the gap between the Wallabies and the All Blacks after...

Snowflakes beware – Cockers is here!

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE fanfare for Richard Cockerill’s arrival in the England camp as forwards coach...

Wasps miss out on lock Meihuizen

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Searching: Blackett WASPS’ plans to get a second row into their squad before the...

Spreadbury set for RFU exit

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE exodus from the RFU continues with referees’ boss Tony Spreadbury set to leave...

Aussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie

LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...

Sky fight for Campbell

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Glasgow Warriors and Jersey Reds lock turned heavyweight boxing prospect Nick Campbell has...

Sevens ace Richard in Bath switch

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Trial: De Carpentier BATH have had former England Sevens star Richard de Carpentier training...

Eddie Jones open to all offers post World Cup

EDDIE Jones dropped his biggest hint yet that he will be leaving his job as England coach following the 2023 World...

TOM CRUSE

ROOM 101 THE WASPS HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Bad gym music...

Dragons’ charge is worry for Borthwick

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ……….35pts Dragons …………28pts LEICESTER Tigers stumbled to this narrow win by five tries to four after the...

Ulster 21-45 Saracens: Hat-trick from Ben Harris gets Sarries over the line

SARACENS coach Mark McCall was content as his men ran in seven tries against his former side in a good pre-season...

Ospreys class tells as Hartpury benchmen capitulate

■By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............24pts Ospreys ............49pts IN WARM sunshine, this game entertained a good pre-season crowd, swollen by large numbers...

Gloucester left hanging on by Trailfinders comeback

■By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........38pts Ealing ................36pts Under presure: Craig Hampson sends up a boxkick for Ealing GLOUCESTER avenged last week’s...

Richards happy to see his kids kicking on

■By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ..............7pts Newcastle ........12pts NEWCASTLE edged a tight arm-wrestle but Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards was just...

Richmond hold out to claim bragging rights

■By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........17 London Scots ..13 IT WAS only a friendly contest in name at the Athletic Ground as...

Fly-half factory wobbles in Wales ahead of All Blacks clash

WALES are in danger of being hit by an unprecedented No.10 crisis for the All Blacks Test in Cardiff next month....

Moffett: Our game is boring. Change it!

■By STEFFAN THOMAS DAVID Moffett has slammed rugby’s current state, labelling the game a “dog’s dinner” and added his concern that...

Refs Pearce and Carley may need body armour

TEST referees live precarious lives, one dodgy pass away from enraging an entire nation. Wayne Barnes discovered that much back in...

Sean Fitzpatrick is talking heresy and real sense | Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett on Sean Fitzpatrick's comments of how rugby can lead itself to greater growth by reducing international fixtures

Dream Team: Former Bath and Northampton prop Charlie Beech

1. David Flatman – Flats was an inspiration during my time at Bath, both as a prop and as a bloke....

Wolfpack sharpen claws for bear pit

■By GARY FITZGERALD JACKSON Wray claims the Wolfpack have sharpened their claws and are “hungrier than ever” to regain their seat...

I’m delighted for Cheslin Kolbe, he deserves all the riches | Jeremy Guscott

The newest member of rugby's One Millions Pounds Club, Cheslin Kolbe warrants the rich rewards for his entertaining skillset

Time for Exeter Chiefs to ditch the warpaint | Colin Boag

Exeter Chiefs' appropriation of Native American symbolisation is treading a tightrope, explains Colin Boag

Irish tyros still way off

TOM Parton looks a great prospect, as does Tom Hassell-Collins and Ben Loader, but I can’t see any of them playing...

Women’s Lions will be a full English

I AGREE with Simon Middleton “that the formation of a women’s Lions team is only a matter of time” and I...

Genge is captain

ENGLAND prop Ellis Genge has been appointed captain at Leicester, taking over from hooker Tom Youngs. Genge, 26, has made 89...

Joe quits Eddie for Scarlets

SCARLETS have confirmed the signing of a key man from Eddie Jones’ England staff, as revealed in TRP on August 1....

Last man standing Moon eyes more glory

■By PAUL REES AND then there was one. Ben Moon is the last survivor from the squad that won Exeter promotion...

Warriors will attack from the back says Forbes

■By GARY HEATLY COLE FORBES believes the new-look Glasgow Warriors back three will click quickly and play a fast brand of...

Chick: Falcons aim to start fast and not fade

■By ADAM HATHAWAY NEWCASTLE back rower Callum Chick says the Falcons will be flying when their Premiership campaign kicks off against...

It’s time to call it a day says Mama

FORMER Worcester Warriors back row Marco Mama has announced his retirement. The 30-year-old joined the Premiership club in January 2016 after...

Players feedback saw end of Cockerill at Edinburgh

By GARY HEATLY GRANT Gilchrist admits it became clear in the summer that Edinburgh Rugby needed to evolve, whether with Richard...

Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell's hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

Quins beware, Clapp’s Sarries mean business

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS By SARAH RENDELL Driven: Saracens skipper Lotte Clapp PICTURES: Getty Images Fixtures Saturday, September 4 Saracens v...

Baa-Baas women to follow men at Twickers

BARBARIAN Women are set to play South Africa at Twickenham in a doubleheader with the men on November 27. It will...

O’Brien brings know-how to Park

■By WARREN MUGGLETON LONDON Irish flanker and former Ireland international Sean O’Brien has joined National League 1 Rosslyn Park as a...

Huw’s that new star in Quins back line?

■By GARY FITZGERALD HUW Jones is ready to fight like crazy for his first-team place at Harlequins and show Gregor Townsend...

Boobbyer quit at his peak to aid post war reconciliation

BRIAN Boobbyer was arguably Uppingham’s finest ever rugby player – certainly in modern times – but, as a committed Christian who...

Scots’ brains trust restoring Uppingham’s former glory

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BACK in the dawn of rugby history Uppingham played their own...

Young Gun: Worcester Warriors centre Oli Morris

Oli Morris discusses his ambitions for the new Premiership season and divulges in how his Warriors career started with a trip...

RFU funds needed to maintain leagues

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The way it was: a great Championship clash between Ealing Trailfinders and...

Carlisle answers call to help Titans rebuild

By JON NEWCOMBE JOEY Carlisle’s love of rugby may have been tested in recent years but the 33-yearold former Premiership player...

Hat-trick for Evans as Quins power on

Welsh Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS A LEWIS Evans hat-trick fired Maesteg Harlequins to the top of their WRU Championship...

‘We chased the Prem dream and went bust’

LONDON Welsh might have been a powerhouse in the amateur era of the 1960s and 1970s, supplying seven members of the...

We ignored coach, played our fast 15-a-side rugby and claimed the day!

MOMENT IN TIME LONDON WELSH 1994-95 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS THE record books show that Welsh won promotion from...

Losing the Jaguares has brought a crucial talent drain

MARCELO BOSCH WITH the Jaguares no longer part of Super Rugby, everything has changed for Argentinian rugby. In 2019, almost the...

Ladesma and Cheika are under pressure

MARCELO BOSCH FORMER ARGENTINA AND SARACENS CENTRE Having lived in Europe for 14 years, I’m now back in Argentina and have...

Winning a breakdown was my greatest joy

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BRUMBIES, BATH, LEICESTER AND EXETER FLANKER TURNED DEFENCE COACH JULIAN SALVI WHEN I look back...