Warriors call for Blues back up

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the...

Sevens convert Muir earns extended Bath

RUGBY SHORTS WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at Bath. The 25-year-old winger signed a shortterm deal in August 2020...

Groom parachutes in for the big finale

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Edinburgh and Northampton scrum-half Nic Groom has joined London Irish until the end of the season. South African...

Worcester wing Bluck convicted of assault

RUGBY SHORTS WALES wing Hannah Bluck has been given an 18-month community order after punching her ex-fiancée in the face. Bluck,...

Kerr catches Pat’s eye on Bears trial

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Leicester hooker Jake Kerr has joined Bristol until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, who has one...

Quins add Azzurri ace Allan to the armoury

RUGBY SHORTS ITALY fly-half Tommaso Allan is to join Harlequins from Benetton Treviso. The 28-year-old, who has previously played for Perpignan, will...

Young Gun: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Louie Johnson

Sedbergh captain Louie Johnson is gunning for a shot with Alan Dickens’ England U20s side next season and did his chances...

Underhill inspires next class of Tommie guns

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Sir Thomas Rich School – universally known as Tommies – have...

Loughborough 26-12 Sale: England stars spark Loughborough victory

Sarah Hunter, Emily Scarratt and debutant Emma Wassell all on form for Loughborough Lightning

Worcester 0-27 Saracens: Evans lands Saracens’ 100th try of the season

Saracens will face Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s semis after finishing top of the standings

DMP 0-67 Harlequins: Speedster Breach has the Sharks all at sea

Harlequins march on into the Premier 15s semi-finals with commanding win over Sharks

Exeter 12-18 Glo-Hartpury: Battle of the west settled by Ellie Underwood

Zoe Aldcroft and Ellie Underwood tries help Gloucester-Hartpury to end the season on a high at Sandy Park

Wasps 62-12 Bristol: Katie Mason hat-trick as Wasps build up for semi

Wasps raced into a 38-7 half-time lead as their back three of Mason, Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne posed problems for...

Women’s Game in Focus: Loughborough and Scotland back row Rachel Malcolm

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players Loughborough Lightning back row and Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm says the...

Hask wasn’t a popular guy in Wales but he was fantastic craic on the 2017 tour – Biggar

DAN BIGGAR is prepared to give his British & Irish Lions squad mates the benefit of the doubt after misjudging a...

Alun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality

“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains"

Lord threatened to shake up rugby same as ESL in soccer | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson looks at rugby's Kerry Packer figure, David Lord, who was ready to shake up rugby 40 years ago

The greats turn out to pay last respects to their Lion king | Peter Jackson

THE old warriors gathered above the steep steps leading down into Llandaff Cathedral, their presence in honour of a fallen colleague...

Elder-Wolfe targets tired bodies

By LUKE JARMYN RICHMOND full-back Chris Wolfe-Elder is expecting a ‘lung-tester’ in next weekend’s basement battle against Nottingham. The former London...

Ugo will be continuing the work we started

John Owen MBE, past president of the RFU, writes about the new call for diversity I WRITE to you in relation...

Francis Baron exclusive – Pt.3: The earthquake that hit football shows fans must be listened to in rugby

NICK CAIN concludes his far-reaching interview with Francis Baron, the man who was the most powerful figure in English rugby FRANCIS...

Surprised Warren picked 11 English

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Iwrote last week I expected ten Welshmen, or perhaps more, to make the squad for this...

Here’s an England eight to take on best in world

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

Mo’unga sparks five-in-row Crusaders

NEW ZEALAND ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders secured a fifth straight title with a hard fought 24-13 victory over Chiefs...

Reds 19-16 Brumbies: James O’Connor has the final say

James O'Connor stole the show in the Super Rugby AU final at the Suncorp with a last-minute try to sink Brumbies...

Top League: Panasonic Wild Knights Kruis through

GEORGE Kruis’ Panasonic Wild Knights brought down the Canon Eagles 32-17 in yesterday’s quarter-final, extending their unbeaten run to 14 matches...

Sharks beat two yellows and the Lions

RAINBOW CUP ROUND-UP  By SAM JACKSON THE SHARKS made it two wins from two in the Rainbow Cup SA with a 34-26...

Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

These men are the pride of All the Lions for last 20 years

Chris Hewett picks, position by position, the best Lions XV from the professional era The idea of rugby selection as an...

Battling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott

Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott

Louis Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call-up

The older brother of the Gloucester & Wales flyer placed a bet four years ago that the Lions' youngest squad member...

Overview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad

Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from...

Gatland prepares for a massive air raid

Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland Outstanding in the air: Dan Biggar PICTURES: Getty Images...

Glasgow 29-19 Edinburgh: Glasgow show their character to delight Wilson

GLASGOW Warriors bounced back from an awful performance against Benetton to end Edinburgh’s three-year hold on the 1872 Cup. Friday night’s...

Connacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick

LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...

Munster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army

Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...

Preview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off

  JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...

Davies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40 Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76 Ospreys ................6pts Penalties:...

Siya Kolisi key to uniting Boks in time says Delport

Springboks will be ready to hit full speed against the Lions, says Thinus Delport

Hamish Watson’s inclusion for the Lions makes it a back row treble for Oakham

THE selection of Scotland flanker Hamish Watson for the Lions tour makes him the third Oakham School back row player to...

Toulon want to tempt Jonathan Joseph to leave The Rec

Could England centre Joseph be set for a move to the Cote d'Azur

Kiwi prop Josh Iosefa-Scott signs for Exeter Chiefs

A player released by the Highlanders prior to the Super Rugby Aotearoa season

Wasps to promote from within to find successor for defence coach Ian Costello

Costello will be leaving the Premiership club for Munster after three years at Wasps

Room 101: Cinderford No.8 and captain Harry Hone

The Cinderford back row select three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond

Captain Ben Youngs: I’m so proud of the effort from the boys

Stand-in Tigers skipper Ben Youngs offers his thoughts on the 26-10 loss to Sale Sharks

Sale 26-10 Leicester: Sale go smashing on as Tigers rest stars

Sale record their sixth-consecutive win, with AJ MacGinty moving up the Sharks all-time points scorer list

Newcastle 52-27 London Irish: Deano gives Falcons their licence to thrill

Falcons were devastatingly clinical in the second half, scoring five tries to blow Irish out of the water

Richards: It’s been long time coming

The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby gave Carl Fearns his debut against London Irish

Discipline killed us in the second half admits Thomas

Jonathan Thomas and Francois Venter react to Worcester's away trip to forget at Sandy Park

Exeter 41-10 Worcester: Explosive Sam Simmonds closes on try record

Dave Ewers, Jacques Vermeulen and Sam Simmonds were all on song for Chiefs