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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGLOUCESTER
Director of Rugby: David Humphreys Captain: Willi Heinz Ground: Kingsholm Capacity: 16,115 Johan Ackermann will not be happy with a seventh...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPlymouth …….12 C Pirates …….29
■ Two tries by replacements Dan Koster and Jake Clemson saw Pirates seal the win after Albion levelled at 12-12 with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFalcons’ feelgood factor gives Mowden Park a boost
Neale Harvey looks at the prospects of the teams in National One aiming to climb into the Championship Driving on: Rory...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHARLEQUINS
Head of Rugby: Paul Gustard Captain: James Horwill Ground: Twickenham Stoop Capacity: 14,800 The feelgood factor was absent at the Stoop...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNewcastle ……13 Edinburgh ……23
■ Edinburgh produced another uplifting performance after their loss to Bath last week and gained a huge psychological boost by beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCozens back to help Hartpury and Oxford women improve
Coaching: Luke Cozens LUKE COZENS is banking on his trophy-winning experience in France to help Hartpury consolidate their place in the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLEICESTER
The Tigers could have done without speculation over Matt O’Connor’s future as DoR being top of their preseason agenda, but the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRams aim to charge into new era
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH Signing: Fly-half Alex Seers has joined the Rams With a modern new name to back up his...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNEWCASTLE
Head Coach: Dean Richards Captain: Will Welch Ground: Kingston Park Capacity: 10,200 Can the Falcons trump last season’s top four finish?...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens ………18 Richmond………12
■ A YOUNG Saracens Storm side battled hard in a full-blooded friendly for a narrow win over Championship side Richmond on...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuins on the trail of Tyrrells revenge over Saracens
WOMEN’S PREMIER 15 Champs: Lotte Clapp of Saracens lifts the trophy Intent: Rachel Burford Profile: Marlie Packer HARLEQUINS Ladies centre Rachael...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHeat on O’Connor to halt Tigers’ slide
Jonny May tells Neale Harvey how Tigers will be a different beast Prolific: Tigers try-scoring ace Jonny May PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBedford ……….48 Bishop’s S………10
■ BEDFORD could be seeing more of Ben Foden after the former England full-back helped them to a comfortable victory. Playing...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol ……………31 Nottingham ….12
■ HARRY Randall showed Pat Lam he intends to be a part of his Premiership plans with Bristol this season as...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNORTHAMPTON
Northampton plumbed the depths last season, leading to the mid-term sacking of Jim Mallinder after over a decade as coach at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuins have lots to work on still admits Gustard
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS supremo Paul Gustard admitted his side had “lots to work on” after this scrappy win over a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorcester ……57 Moseley …………0
■ WARRIORS ran in nine tries to make it a clean sweep of wins in preseason on Thursday night at Sixways....
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Johnny Sexton has become invisible in the PRO14
Peter Jackson points out that Johnny Sexton has played in one PRO14 match in Wales over the past two years
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEaster: I learned more in adversity with Quins than if we were on hot form
Nick Easter speaks to Neale Harvey about leaving the Stoop and how he got the job in Durban with the Sharks
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Deafening WRU silence over the future of Cardiff Arms Park worries me
Shane Williams gives his take on the future of a ground with grand standing in the history of Welsh rugby
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoAbuse at Twickenham made me consider retiring, says Nigel Owens
The official reveals comments were shouted from the stands during a Test between England and New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBiggar: Good to get out of the goldfish bowl
'I put playing for Wales above the Lions' says the new arrival at Franklin's Gardens
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoGive Danny Cipriani a chance like the ECB with Stokes, Vickery urges
Phil Vickery calls for caution by the RFU and Eddie Jones
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Aussies look like a junior team
Michael Cheika's future as Wallabies coach has been called into question Down Under
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins release former Hartpury star Jonas Mikalcius
27 tries for Hartpury when they won promotion to the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUlster’s Rory Best keeps tight-lipped on his thoughts about his future
Over a decade as Ulster captain
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGlaws finish with a flurry as old boy Burns hobbles off
Ulster ………………..17 Gloucester ……….29 GLOUCESTER put the Danny Cipriani saga to one side to record a fine victory in Ulster. Two...
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoAbendanon’s ready to restore Clermont glory
DAVID BARNES No-one felt the pain of a doomed season for champions Clermont more than Nick Abendanon, their charismatic English full-back...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFast start from Tigers but Italian pack power swings it
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ……..26 Leicester ……..10 LEICESTER Tigers suffered a set-back to their pre-season campaign with a four tries to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSpittle scorches in as Titans capitulate
By ROB WILDMAN Power play: Nottingham No.8 Josh Poullet crashes over from short range PICTURE: Phil Hutchinson TEAMS NOTTINGHAM: Robinson; Spittle,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoBarrett has too much class for Wallabies
By GARY FITZGERALD Command performance: Beauden Barrett dives over for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images BEAUDEN Barrett produced another breathtaking...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHeadache time for Harvey
Jersey ……….35 Old Elthamians ..7 JERSEY claimed five tries with a comfortable win over National One opponents Old Elthamians built on...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoWe had to dominate up front says Read
KIERAN Read claimed the All Blacks ferocious set-piece was the key to regaining the Bledisloe Cup. The outstanding No.8 and his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMunster highlight areas for Kidney’s attention
Munster ……….32 L Irish …………..28 DECLAN Kidney said he and Les Kiss have a huge job on their hands to secure...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoDe Klerk gets Boks rolling in second half rout
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH Africa, with Sale’s Faf de Klerk at the helm, turned up the wick after the break with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCurious Pulu case gets special treatment
TRYING to follow World Rugby’s tortured, self-serving logic on captured players can send you quietly insane. After the high profile expulsions...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoErasmus critical of sub-par display
SPRINGBOKS coach Rassie Erasmus was in surprisingly downbeat mood after what appeared to be a decent start to South Africa’s campaign....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLone wolf Danny needs some proper wing men
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Shot in the foot: Danny Cipriani outside court...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoYoung: That wasn’t part of the plan, we were second best
By DECLAN ROONEY Connacht ……..43 Wasps …………..10 DAI Young handed out nine Wasps debuts but his side were swamped by an...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKvesic states case with breakdown dominance
By ROB COLE THEChiefs hammered out a five-try warning to their Premiership rivals that they will be just as difficult to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlommetjies dazzles on debut for Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE Pivac hailed the x-factor impact of new signing Clayton Blommetjies who scored two tries as the Scarlets...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFalcons up tempo to leave Euro kings for dead
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Leinster ……….17 Newcastle……42 NEWCASTLE continued to build for the start of the new season with a comprehensive defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatawalu adds his magic from the bench to throttle Quins
Glasgow ……..50 Harlequins ….17 HARLEQUINS head of rugby Paul Gustard branded his side’s showing “unacceptable” after they shipped eight tries in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLawes feeling fresh after five-month injury layoff
By ROGER PANTING COURTNEY Lawes returned as a half-time replacement to help batter Dragons into second half submission with hooker James...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlues battle hard but class tells for Sarries in second half
By MATT WRIGHT FLY-HALF Max Malins took his chance to impress as Saracens eventually pulled clear of a fired-up Bedford. With...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRoberts barges over to mark his debut in style
By GARY HEATLY Try time: Jamie Roberts punches through the Edinburgh defence PICTURES: Patrick Khachfe JAMIERoberts bagged a try on his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAcademy kids star as Warriors run in 8 tries
Worcester ….52 Hartpury ……24 WORCESTER ran in eight tries as they swept to a comfortable win. Four first-half tries from Ollie...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPirates batten down the hatches to keep Chiefs out
C Pirates ……29 Exeter …………21 AN Exeter Chiefs team with a dangerous back division came up short as Cornish Pirates thrilled...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDouble red adds punch to Sharks ‘friendly’ win
By JOHN EVERTON HISTORY repeated itself in Saint Affrique as Sale again beat Castres in a pre-season match, but this was...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLewis at double as Knights ring the changes
By TOM JAMESON Doncaster ……47 Sale FC …………21 THE Knights won their first home pre-season fixture in style. Four second half...
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