Sonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills

NEWS EXTRA By TRP REPORTER SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title was as good as anything...

Ace Putt powers Albion to first win

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Alb.........34 Moseley................... 12 PLYMOUTH Albion bagged their first win of the season at the sixth time of...

Rams raid breaks Bishop’s resolve

By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford.............. 19 Rams......................... 21 ROBBIE Stapley’s try and Steffan James’ conversion seven minutes from time helped Rams...

Magnificent seven for Cinderford after an early Tykes flurry

By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford .............. 50 Leeds Tykes .......... 12 CINDERFORD recovered from a slow start to find their groove in...

Royle flourish seals Caldy’s comeback in Cambridge tie

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......22pts Tries: Asiedu 15, Frost 24, Hema 64 Conversions: Rayner 25, 65 Penalties: Rayner 19 Caldy ..................22pts...

Evans keeps cool in derby drama

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 21  Blackheath ............23 THE first league derby between these two Kent rivals more than lived...

Park stand firm to boss Sale battle

By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park ......... 20 Sale FC..................... 15 ROSSLYN Park managed to emerge victorious after a titanic battle with...

Warren’s penalty Seals win for Park

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor ............. 20 Darlington .......23 WARREN Seals’ late penalty earned Darlington Mowden Park a notable victory at Chinnor....

Hastings’ historic act won this battle of Murrayfield

PETER JACKSON GEORGE Hastings from Dursley is a name which will still ring a faint bell in the memories of long-standing...

Vermeulen in not quite such a hurry to join Ulster after all

PETER JACKSON DUANE Vermeulen was only saying the other week about how he ‘couldn’t wait to become part of the Ulster...

Early bird Baxter got some giant pickings

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One day more than two years ago, Rob Baxter got up at four...

Bird’s-eye view of the pride of Scottish rugby

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...

Dawe: It’s all about everyone working as a team

GRAHAM Dawe’s links with Bath remain intact, not least because as head coach of Wellington RFC, the Somerset club promoted recently...

Bath’s celeb stars must find their old hard edge

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE DEMISE OF THE PRIDE OF THE WEST COUNTRY WHAT is wrong at Bath? The club which...

Shocking case of teen star Stafford

MENTION of Bedford Modern school elsewhere in this paper calls to mind one of the saddest stories in English rugby history,...

Canucks deserve all our sympathy

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Canada’s failure to qualify for the World Cup...

Du Preez seeks another gear

Daniel Gallan talks to Sale No.8 Daniel du Preez about his batttle for Springbok honours Daniel du Preez is not a...

Powerful start, then Dragons collapse

By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............10pts Tries: Lewis 21 Conversions: S Davies 21 Penalties: S Davis 28 Stormers ..........24pts Tries: Zas 64,...

Warriors roll on but miss bonus

By GARY HEATLY Zebre Parma ....6 Glasgow ..........17 GLASGOW made it three wins in a row in after a dominant first...

Edinburgh show heart to hold off Bulls fightback

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........17pts Tries: Immelman 7 Penalties: Van der Walt 28, 32, 36; Bennett 73 Bulls ....................10pts Tries: Coetzee...

Carbery keeps Munster winning

By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........20 Connacht ........18 JOEY Carbery landed a final minute conversion to preserve Munster’s winning start. Replacement hooker...

Easy maximum but Sexton a doubt for Ireland

By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ............50pts Tries: Sheehan 70, 77, Kelleher 23, Porter 29, penalty try 44+4, Doris 46, Healy 62 Conversions:...

Priestland keeps the Sharks at bay

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................23pts Tries: Morgan 9, Halaholo 26 Conversions: Priestland 9, 26 Penalties: Priestland 6, 68, 76 Sharks ................17pts...

Myler’s late strike swings 8-try thriller Ospreys way

By STEFFAN THOMAS Benetton ..........26pts Tries: Lucchesi 6, Smith 52, Ioane 60, Menoncello 66 Conversions: Albornoz 7, Coetzee 53, 68 Ospreys...

Addison injury sours victory

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............26 Lions ................10 A SERIOUS leg injury to full-back Will Addison in an accidental collision blighted Ulster’s...

Clubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday

By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of...

‘Some agents go missing when players need them the most’

MIKE Brown was never going to use the lockdowns as a chance to take it easy. Concerned that players were having...

England can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles

Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county World class potential: Marcus Smith in...

Road warrior Tunnicliff eyes final hundred

NEWS EXTRA FORMER prop Tim Tunnicliff is on the final leg of a mammoth 500 mile run to help raise funds...

Give young Tshiunza a chance

WHEN Christ Tshiunza walks into the Welsh camp this autumn he is going to turn some heads. At 6ft 6in tall,...

Call up for Young is common sense now

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty...

Ampthill like look of ace Norton

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLAND Sevens legend Dan Norton has attracted interest from Championship outfit Ampthill following a...

Kitshoff watched by Prem

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER PREMIERSHIP clubs are watching developments in Cape Town that saw SA Rugby take administrative...

Chocolate teapot jibe from Goode at agents’ boss

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ANDY Goode, left, last week launched a stinging attack on Association of Rugby Agents...

Vunipolas on list for Bordeaux

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Brothers in charge: France’s Charles Ollivon is tackled by Billy and Mako Vunipola PICTURES:...

Sharks in need of SOS cover at No.9

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Hip trouble: Faf de Klerk SALE Sharks are looking for an emergency scrum-half replacement...

Marler sleeps it off in vaccination centre!

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler JOE Marler has revealed that he broke into the...

JOHN BARNES

ROOM 101 THE DIRECTOR OF RUGBY AT HARTPURY COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD...

WALES AND SCOTLAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v New Zealand or Scotland v Tonga courtesy of Dove Men + Care! Dove...

Boks U20 back row called for Scotland training

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have selected South Africa-born Sharks back row Dylan Richardson for a two-day training camp before their first Autumn...

Shark hunter Hastings holds reins as Glos prepare for Exiles onslaught

By PAUL REES Settled: Adam Hastings GEORGE Skivington says Adam Hastings is ready to make his mark on the Premiership after...

Preview: Irish keep faith despite being winless in ten

PREVIEW... London Irish v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium London Irish have gone ten matches without a league victory in...

Saturday slot for Sale

SALE’s attendance of 8,214 for Friday night’s visit of champions Harlequins to the AJ Bell was disappointing, and shows just how...

Mercer can return a better player

THERE has been some wailing and gnashing of teeth following Zach Mercer’s decision to leave Bath and join Montpellier this season....

War-bonnets are just a salute to courage

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE problem that the ExChiefs4Change pressure group has is that it is annexing...

Davies: Switch from Wales has given me new lease

By GARY FITZGERALD Kicking on: Aled Davies SARACENS scrum-half Aled Davies is loving his new English “adventure” and has no regrets...

Preview: McNally relishing re-branded Rec style

PREVIEW... Bath v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Rec FIT-AGAIN lock Josh McNally has welcomed the transformation in Bath’s style as...

Sanderson: ‘Raffi can be even better than Faf’

SALE boss Alex Sanderson reckons rising star ‘Raffi de Klerk’ could be even better than World Cup-winning South African Faf de...

Sale 28-22 Harlequins: Super Quirke sends message to Eddie

RAFFI Quirke will hope to make the England squad for the Autumn Internationals tomorrow after his delightful double in front of...

Lam: Too much ‘me’ out there, we gifted that game away

BRISTOL DoR Pat Lam is pleased to have a byeweek coming up given their long injury list, which saw him make...