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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHooley magic and penalty count put paid to the Pirates
■By SAM ROBERTS BEDFORDkept their Cup qualification on course with a tough win against Cornish Pirates. Bedford need a win against...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRampant Reds put Raiders away
■By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs…33 Worthing …22 ON a windy day at Scotland Lane, Old Redcliffians blew Raiders away in a...
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Nick Cain
/ 7 years agoPromotion stays but 16 teams is good move
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Concerns: Ealing Trailfinders have gates of around 1,000 APremiership table in which there is only...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBlanc score adds late gloss to the Slade show
■By ALEX BYWATER COLIN Slade’s try-double helped end Worcester’s unbeaten Challenge Cup run at the Stade du Hameau on Friday night....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Te’o gets time off after his England exertions WORCESTER centre Ben Te’o has flown home to New Zealand for a “break”....
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLate tries give Toulon the edge in clash of the French giants playing catch-up
By SAM JACKSON Toulon …38pts Tries: Penalty try 31 Lakafia 47, Monribot 71, Nakosi 76 Conversions: Penalty try 31, Belleau 47,...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoKicking king Daryl set to hand over the tee
■ By JON NEWCOMBE Banter: Veenendaal IT will be with much reluctance on his part if Nottingham scrum-half Daryl Veenendaal hands...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth judder to a halt in Tonbridge
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …22 Redruth …7 IT wasn’t a winter classic but a dogged and determined Tonbridge Juddians performance...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBristol killed off by second-half blitz
■By WILL CARPENTER Fast start: Harry Thacker gets the applause after scoring Bristol’s first try after six minutes PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Kyle off till New Year LEICESTER Tigers centre Kyle Eastmond has received a four-week suspension for a dangerous tackle on Bristol...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPatched-up Falcons no match for Cockerill
By GARY FITZGERALD Over the line: Hamish Watson scores the opening try for Edinburgh PICTURES: Getty Images Scragged: Sonatane Takulua can’t...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoBen Moon intent on casting shadow over Mako and Genge
'I enjoyed the entire experience during the autumn'
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoDe Kock column: Northern hemisphere’s no.9s are getting better and better
Neil de Kock analyses the Lions options at scrum-half
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJames Grayson signs senior contract with Northampton Saints
A deal running until 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoArmed robbery victim Naka Drotske has been ‘through hell and back’, family say
Former Cheetahs head coach Naka Drotske has successfully undergone surgery to reconstruct his elbow, his family has said. The veteran Springboks...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorcester Warriors hand first-team contract to centre Ollie Lawrence
"It is only a matter of time before he pulls on the England jersey" – Solomons
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie back at the negotiating table with Exeter Chiefs
News on Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Greg Holmes
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPack will have to be at Test standard to beat Leinster, says Bath’s Ewels
England lock anticipating ferocious clash against kings of Europe
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWarren Gatland on England’s radar, as RFU plan talks
Does the head coach job at Twickenham await Gatland?
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Curse of knee injuries blindsides Wales
No.6s in short supply to Gatland ahead of Six Nations
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Joe Cokanasiga has all the attributes to be an England great
The Bath winger has made a fast start to life on the international stage
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRansom: I didn’t get enough love at London Irish
The former Exile and Saracens full-back will play in the Varsity match this week for Oxford
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to remain sidelined for Scarlets
Unavailable for the region's Champions Cup match against Ulster
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDebutant stars for Keys as they end winless run
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys …26 Llandovery …18 CROSS Keys shocked Llandovery at Pandy Park to record their first victory in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRoberts inspires Esher to vital win
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSexton crowned player of the year
IRELANDswept the board at the World Rugby awards in Monaco. Fly-half Johnny Sexton, 33, won the player of the year award,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester back on track with tight win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.15 Chester …21 A STIRRINGsecond-half display saw Chester claim their tenth win of the campaign. Bouncing back from...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThat was tough admits Heaney
WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSteelmen remain calm to keep pressure on the top sides
By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …21 Ebbw Vale…35 EBBW Vale stayed patient to pick up the full five points at Bargoed and...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents upset the odds in thriller
By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorkhorse Wilson is people’s champion
NEWCASTLE Falcons back rower Mark Wilson has been voted England’s man of the series by the supporters’ online poll. Wilson started...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc attack cuts through Hinckley
By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 33 Hinckley …21 MARSHALLGadd’s Macclesfield secured a huge bonus-point win over Hinckley to move offthe bottom of...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHarlequins announce themselves as genuine contenders
By NEALE HARVEY Finishing skills: Nathan Earle scores his second try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Last word: Ian Whitten runs...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSuper sub completes bonus-point victory in style
By JOHN THOMPSON Llanelli …35 Bridgend …3 DEBUTANT Jake Baker scored a try offthe bench as Llanelli claimed a bonus-point win...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMatavesi: French victory has us all believing
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner forced to call time
LONDONScottish prop Tom Smallbone has reired due to a shoulder injury. The 25-year-old, who joined Scottish from London Irish in July,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard hails his England outcasts
ENGLAND’S loss is Harlequins’ gain as far as full-back Mike Brown is concerned. “He was exceptional,” said Quins supremo Paul Gustard....
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBrits has taught me to never say never – Wyles
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA BAR-OWNER Chris Wyles claims he is open to business for Mark McCall any time the Saracens...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Wizards hold on despite fight back as Jenkins stars
By ANDY REYNOLDS Aberavon …15 RGC 1404 …7 ABERAVON did just enough to keep RGC 1404 at bay and come up...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWilson recalled for second stint at Bath
BATH have re-signed New Zealander James Wilson until the end of the campaign. The utility back made 20 appearances in Blue,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBattle of Test wings promises to be a cracker
By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Denny Solomona is looking to build on his two-try display against Northampton last weekend PICTURE: Getty...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoDonnellan’s double keeps up Carnegie momentum
By GUY WILLIAMS CARNEGIE’S improved form gathered more momentum as they beat their Yorkshire rivals for the second time in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLancaster left to rue missed chances after defeat
By NICK SANDERSON Cardiff…24 Swansea …5 SWANSEA arrived with 11 Ospreys academy players, and on the back of consecutive wins, but...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner shot in Pretoria
NEWS EXTRA SOUTHAfrican World Cup winner Naka Drotske is ‘stable’ in hospital after being shot during an armed robbery. The 47-year-old...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBig guns are back as Catt chases perfection
By NEALE HARVEY Frustrated: Bath front row Nathan Catt BATH stalwart Nathan Catt is sick of mid-table mediocrity and says the...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoJantjies’ late drop secures famous win for BaaBaas
By SAM JACKSON On target: Elton Jantjies A LATE drop-goal from Elton Jantjies completed a comeback win for the Barbarians to...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoExiles cut loose with second half stampede
By MARK WOOD Breakout: Alex Penny attacks for Bedford SMALL changes made a big difference for London Irish as they scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler 13-points clear with a game in hand
Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL strengthened their place at the top with a 34-5 win over nearest rivals Ystrad Rhondda. It took...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMcLean strikes late for Raiders in draw
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing …18 T Juddians…18 WORTHING Raiders ended Tonbridge Juddians’ fourmatch winning streak with a captivating draw in wet...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years ago’Boks were better under Coetzee’
FORMERSpringbok centre Brendan Venter says the side performed worse in 2018 than they did in 2017. Venter, who was a defensive...















