Sale 20-19 Bath: Orlando’s agony as late kick just fails

A STORMING second half Bath rally fell agonisingly short when young fly-half Orlando Bailey missed a fiendishly difficult long-range penalty in...

Paywall threat to Welsh Tests

Roaring: Nic Dolly Tigers celebrates scoring Leicester’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images LAST-DITCH attempts are being made to save Wales’ stellar...

Try-fest as Prem bursts into thrilling life again

By SAM JACKSON THE Premiership season burst into glorious life yesterday with returning fans thrilled by a sumptuous banquet of 27...

Rugby Has Roughly 475 Million Fans in the World Today

The next time the BBC decides to put the Six Nations results near the bottom of its home page, they may...

Health Benefits Associated With Playing Rugby

Rugby, which originated in England in the early 1800, has grown to be a worldwide sport that has acquired enormous popularity...

Rugby Players and their Day Jobs

As with all professional sports, a rugby career doesn’t exactly go hand in hand with longevity. As many of today’s top...

How rugby is the latest hit with bingo

Bingo has been a decent hobby for people for centuries chiefly in the UK when this game is considered to be...

Robshaw: Lewies and Quins will have a target on their backs as champions

Chris Robshaw has warned Harlequins to expect a target to be on their back this season as Stephan Lewies bids to...

Worcester victory run is halted by Mclean

By ADAM ELLIS Worcester ........22pts Glasgow............27pts Double: Rufus Mclean grabbed two tries WORCESTER lost the battle of the two Warrior tribes...

Priestland’s imperious as Cokanasiga blow hits Bath

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............25pts Bath ....................14pts RHYS Priestland tormented his former club as Cardiff looked in better shape for the...

Hooker Riley makes his case for more game time with Quins

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………40pts Harlequins……..21pts Talent: Sam Riley PROMISING hooker Sam Riley is hoping he can build on scoring his...

Irish give Chiefs true workout in final match

By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................19pts Munster ............31pts AS pre-season friendlies go, this was one of the more meaningful ones as both...

It’s a thriller as Gloucester share 90pts with Coventry

By BOBBY BRIDGE Coventry ..........40pts Gloucester ......50pts Fast start: Jake Morris scored after four minutes COVENTRY and Gloucester served up a...

Saracens spider web awaits fly-by-your-pants attackers | Jeremy Guscott

HARLEQUINS ability to defend the title they won last season prompted immediate thoughts that the likelihood is very slim, just as...

DREAM TEAM

ED WILLIAMSON THE FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS & ROTHERHAM BACK- ROWER TURNED ARTIST, CHOOSES HIS FAVOURITE XV FROM PLAYERS HE’S...

Barrett fiasco underlines bias towards All Blacks

COLIN BOAG What is the role of World Rugby? To me it implies that the game should be played and refereed...

Level 4 should forgo third promotion place

RE PETER Winterbottom’s remarks last week... While I understand, of course the frustrations that Nat 2 clubs would feel, were they...

Hewett a joy to read

CHRIS Hewett is a consistently great columnist to enjoy. His points are well presented and I always feel he knows what...

Community game future worries me

I TOTALLY agree with the article from Peter Winterbottom, and as a past president of Cumbria Rugby Union, I am very...

Launchbury tells Wasps, let me come back to better

Upbeat: Joe Launchbury is battling back from injury JOE Launchbury remains up beat despite approaching a new season resigned to being...

Ben Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears

BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...

Sanderson calls in the SAS for a pre-season boot camp

By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson has sent his Sale Sharks on a pre-season camping trip with members of the SAS. Sharks...

Forthcoming fixtures

Weekend beginning Friday September 18th, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Hawks call off game in memory of Dave

 By SAM JACKSON HENLEY Hawks postponed yesterday’s match with Hinckley as a mark of respect for second row forward Dave Hyde....

Fly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington

Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than...

Swansea leave no room for doubt

Welsh round-up By ROB COLE NEATH’S 150th anniversary celebrations got off to a familiar start as they welcomed their oldest rivals,...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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In action at last, and Woods can’t wait!

By ALEX BYWATER GREG Woods has spent 18 months away from coaching and that is why he is convinced both he...

Five tries and the chop for Lambert

ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries...

Big personalties, big performances

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the...

Tomas is a Cardiff lad on his wife’s orders!

 By ROB COLE TOMAS Francis has come home to Wales to play for the Ospreys, but one of the stipulations in...

Gabby gets the URC gig with BBC

 By ALEX BYWATER GABBY Logan, right, is set to be the marquee signing for BBC Wales’ coverage of the new United...

Rowlands finds a new direction

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW… Wasps v Dragons Date. Kick-off 2pm, Stadium WILL Rowlands admits making to-and-fro dashes from Wales to Coventry...

Wiggy lands a new role at Tigers

RUGBY SHORTS SCRUM-HALF Richard Wigglesworth, 38, has been given a player-coach role at Leicester. “Richard has a wealth of experience at...

Scarratt in leg op

RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND Women’s vicecaptain Emily Scarratt has had surgery on a broken leg – almost a year out from the...

Rennie to coach the Baa-baas

RUGBY SHORTS AUSTRALIA head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys will take charge of the Barbarians against Samoa...

Foulkes sees Coventry cast off their millstone

MOMENT IN TIME COVENTRY 1982-83 SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MERIT TABLE WINNERS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO DAVID FOULKS AND PETER ROSSBOROUGH THE Seventies...

Rough diamond Genge has matured into fine captain insists Youngs

By ADAM HATHAWAY Moving aside: Tom Youngs TOM YOUNGS might have handed over the captaincy at Leicester but the hooker will...

Sam: Cips is great but we can’t rely on one man

By GARY FITZGERALD SAM Underhill has been impressed by the positive and creative input Danny Cipriani has brought to The Rec...

Standard is getting higher says Boyd

By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON Saints DoR Chris Boyd hopes the return of fans will help turn Franklin’s Gardens into a fortress....

Grassroot scrums are the best spectacle

JEFF PROBYN WITH last week’s reintroduction of the game at grassroots it was really good to actually get back to and...

Forget 12s, Rugby Tens is ready-made product

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The announcement of a new idea is always something to look forward...

Ton-up Exeter are still top of the class

South West Premier EXETER UNIVERSITY have now scored over 100 points in two matches as they thrashed Old Centralians 66-10 at...

Northwich given an early reality check

Northern Premier MACCLESFIELD’S 0-90 win away to newcomers Northwich will have set the pulses racing. The visitors crossed for a total...

CAMERON ANDERSON

YOUNG GUNS WASPS FULLBACK/CENTRE When Scotland travelled to Argentina two years ago for the U20 World Championship they boasted the likes...

There’s just no doubting Thomas

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford..................24 Guernsey.................42 GUERNSEY took full advantage of perfect conditions to run in six tries against the home side’s...

Lions tamed as Clifton hit the max

By MIKE BARBER Leicester Lions.....24 Clifton....................... 31 LEICESTER LIONS salvaged a bonus point as Clifton took all five from a physical...

Clinical Cornishmen show Barnes they’re chancers

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 10 Redruth....................24 BARNES were unable to back up last week’s good away win at Hinckley as they...

Sam the man as Morley put Esher on right track

By JOHN WHITE All over: Esher celebrated their final try PICTURES: John White Media Dings C............... 19pts Esher.................. 45pts ESHER swept...

Josh brings joy for happy Barum

By VERITY WHITE Barnstaple..............35 Westcliff................. 17 A STRONG home performance from Barum who welcomed back senior players Ben Hilton, Dan Lee...