Deano: Credit to London Irish but we gave them soft tries

LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney didn’t want hat-trick hero Ollie Hassell- Collins to grab too much attention in the...

Ollie grabs hat-trick as Irish go full throttle

By MATT WRIGHT   London Irish ....43pts Tries: Rowe 7, Hassell-Collins 10, 29, 52, Mafi 33, Creevy 65 Conversions: Jackson 7,...

Pennell: Eddie’s wrong on Lawrence

By NICK CAIN Oh yes! Dave Ewers roars his delight after Tom O’Flaherty, right, scores for Exeter Chiefs against bitter rivals...

Bristol say No to plea by Scarlets to postpone

By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL Bears have turned down a request from the Covid-marooned Scarlets to postpone next Saturday’s Champions’ Cup tie...

Cardiff and Munster are homeward bound from South Africa

Cardiff have announced that the majority of their playing and background staff will leave South Africa on Thursday morning following a...

Here are the Best Rugby Players of 2021

Rugby Union, or simply rugby, is a close-contact team sport that dates back to the first part of the nineteenth century...

Nine new coronavirus cases in Munster camp

PA Rugby Union Munster have reported nine positive coronavirus cases among their players and staff following the latest round of PCR...

Office Snack Hacks

It may be hard to believe (or not for some of us) that most of our daily calorie intake happens in...

Billy Vunipola stars as Saracens go second

Saracens moved into second place of the Gallagher Premiership with a home win against Sale Sharks on Sunday afternoon. Sarries led...

Baxter: We need the joy of winning

WHEN back-rower Dave Ewers plays, Exeter win. The Chiefs have suffered four defeats in the Premiership this season but Ewers, absent...

Simmonds bulldozes Bath hopes of revival

By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ....................16pts Tries: Reid 19 Conversions: Bailey 19 Penalties: Bailey 2, 47, 63 Exeter ................23pts Tries: Iosefa-Scott 42,...

That was full of emotion says Kiss

LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss enjoyed the emotion of the day. “We put two wins together in the Prem Cup...

Exiles show they mean business this season

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........19pts Tries: Beard 28, 66, Northmore 35 Conversions: Allen 29, 36 London Irish ....22pts Tries: Creevy 28,...

Best thing about England’s autumn was their tries

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE last round of the autumn series made everyone’s weekend – it was pretty...

DREAM TEAM

JON CLARKE, THE FORMER BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER & LEEDS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....

It’s confirmed: Italy must leave the Six Nations

COLIN BOAG With the autumn international moneyspinners over for another year, what did we learn? The first is that the gulf...

Respect for refs is rugby cornerstone

AS bad as some of the officiating was in last weekend’s internationals (referees and TMOs) I still agree with everything in...

Enthralling series but the big issues need addressing

WORLD Rugby recently dispensing lifestyle advice you could find in a GP surgery leaflet reflects their woeful inability to resolve the...

Yes to proper cup, with cap on seniors

I AGREE with Jose Mourinho, it’s time to bring back the real RFU Club Knockout Cup competition for all clubs in...

Trailfinders open £2.5m sports centre

EALING Trailfinders took a step nearer to their goal of supplying a super stadium to their area of London with the...

Former France ace Ellis on Rec shortlist

BATH have sounded out former France defence coach Dave Ellis about coming to The Rec. Ellis is well known to head...

Hooper rejects claims that his staff face axe

By PAUL REES STUART Hooper has dismissed a report that Bath’s coaches had a month to sort out what has been...

Pack power drives Cambridge’s advance

By WARREN MUGGLETON CAMBRIDGE are seeing the fruits of their recruitment labours in their National 1 form, says director of rugby...

RFU seek answers to alarming ref shortfall

By JON NEWCOMBE THE RFU has surveyed its community rugby referees for a second time to gauge whether an early season...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 28, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Mercer in top form as Eddie looks on

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Top 14 returned after a three-week international break for two rounds ahead of the start of...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Perfect Penallta extend run of bonus point wins

By ROB COLE Welsh National One roundup PENALLTA went soaring to the top of the Division 1 East table as they...

Hook: Rugby must find room for entertainers

By ALEX BYWATER JAMES Hook has urged rugby’s authorities to ensure the game’s great entertainers are given a platform to star...

Unbeaten Pontypool run ended by Neath

Premiership By ROB COLE Championship round-up PONTYPOOL’S glorious unbeaten run in the Admiral National Championship is over after they were beaten...

Howley uses his Edd to snatch stunning win

Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea................. 13 Bridgend.................. 20 A FREAK try by Edd Howley helped Bridgend book a place in the...

Jones’ boys do business for Drovers

Premiership By HUWS THOMAS Llandovery.............27 Aberavon................. 21 RHODRI Jones was the Llandovery hero as he crossed for a decisive late score...

Lewys leads the way to leave Llanelli losers

Premiership By BENJAMIN RHYS-HILL Carmarthan Q.........26 Llanelli..................... 15 WITH the Quins already guaranteed a knock-out place in the Premiership Cup and...

It’s a magnificent seven for leaders!

Premiership By ETHAN GEORGE Newport...................48 Ebbw Vale............... 10 NEWPORT ensured they finished on top of the table with a seven-try rout...

Ironmen show strength for last-eight surge

Premiership By JACK NAISBITT Cardiff......................29 Merthyr....................45 MERTHYR confirmed their place in the cup quarter-finals as they completed a notable double over...

Arwen causes a storm as key clash called off

Premiership By MATT EMERY STORM Arwen blew the vital WRU Premiership East Cup game between RGC and Pontypridd off course, and...

Hunt hits a double for Baa-Baas

Barbarians ........60pts Tries: Levy (3), Daley-Mclean, Hunt (2), Lloyd, Peat, Pam, Griffin Conversions: Daley-Mclean (5) South Africa ......5pts Tries: Malinga Dominant:...

EMMA SWORDS

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... HARLEQUINS scrumhalf...

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Cabango hungry to join big bro Ben in Wales red

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE THERE was a bit of a tossup in the Cabango household last weekend over whether to...

‘Amazing’ Sinfield raises over £1m for MND

NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER coach Kevin Sinfield completed his epic run of 101 miles in 24 hours in aid of motor neurone...

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Onojaife, Williams suspended

RUGBY SHORTS JORDAN Onojaife of Bedford Blues has been banned for three weeks after receiving a red card last weekend for...

Chiefs plan more talks on branding

RUGBY SHORTS EXETER are to have further talks over the club’s Native American branding. The branding was discussed at the Chiefs...

Worcester sign prop McCallum

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER have signed Glasgow’s Scotland prop Murray McCallum on an 18-month deal from January 1 until the end of...

Sharks wing Solomona heads home

RUGBY SHORTS SALE winger Denny Solomona has left the club and plans to return to the southern hemisphere. New Zealand-born Solomona,...

Cup gives glimpse of future – Kidney

By PAUL REES THE Premiership Cup has the reputation of being filler material in the club calendar, but Declan Kidney believes...

‘Marquee man’ Marcus will not get distracted

Well grounded: Harlequins poster boy Marcus Smith PICTURE: Getty Images HARLEQUINS have no concerns that fame will go to the head...

Red Rose snub won’t sap Shields’ motivation

By PAUL REES BRAD Shields has not been required by England since missing the last World Cup through injury, but the...

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