Room 101: Worcester Warriors lock Andrew Kitchener

THE WORCESTER LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Reality TV A bit of...

Hartpury resilience shuts door on Cov

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............18pts Tries: S Smith 40, Bailey 50 Conversions: Williams 51 Penalties: Williams 22, 35 Coventry ..............7pts Tries:...

Trailfinders hit back in style with 12-try annihilation

By SAM JACKSON Ealing ................78pts Tries: Uzokwe 6, Smid 9, 61; Howard 22, Malton 25, Walker 36, 50, Hampson 38, Campher...

Worley hat-trick as Blues climb into top four

By RYAN ROBINSON Ampthill ............34pts Tries: Dunn 16, Bennett 37, Fenley 57, Skelcey 66, Penalty 80 Conversions: Bennett 17, 38 Penalties:...

Late Olver kick sends leaders crashing

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........27pts Tries: Dolly 14, Edwards 16 Conversions: Olver 14 Penalties: Olver 4, 30, 39, 70, 78 Jersey................24pts...

Bright’s at the double to down his old Exiles mates

By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........43pts Tries: Homer 35, 45; Bright 56, 80; Musk 58 Conversions: Kane 35, 58, 80 Penalties: Kane...

Ealing are still team to beat say Pirates

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR EALING are still red-hot favourites to win the Championship title despite their shock 15-12 defeat to...

Drop-off in fans will rectify itself say Premiership

By PAUL REES PREMIERSHIP clubs believe the Covid pandemic is behind the drop in crowds for the first three weeks of...

Shields tells his Wasps to be ready for old boss Boyd’s trickery

By JON NEWCOMBE Out to cause havoc: Brad Shields WASPS captain Brad Shields is anticipating a meeting of minds when his...

Breakdown battle will be box office

PAUL REES talks to Alex Mitchell and coach Matt Ferguson about Saints’ strong start to the season PREVIEW... Wasps v Northampton...

Don’t let new cup trash great Euro comp

NICK CAIN THE capacity of this game to devalue its own gold standard tournaments is illustrated by the idea that the...

Dash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain

THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and...

We were destroyed in second half – Lam

PAT Lam urged his battered Bears to dust themselves off and come back fighting next time. The Bristol boss admitted his...

Harlequins 52-24 Bristol: The Marcus and Alex show rips Bears apart

EDDIE Jones will have plenty of decisions before naming his first autumn starting line-up but the No.8 and 10 jerseys are...

More to come from us – Jamie

MAN-of-the-match Jamie George warned there is much more to come from Saracens after a mixed bag on their return to Premiership...

Saracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again

SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for...

We didn’t back ourselves for a crucial period says Kiss

LEICESTER head coach Steve Borthwick praised the character of his players for fighting back from 16-12 down to claim the game....

London Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time

GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...

Liam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars

WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the...

Cash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark

NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of...

Thomas: Ted Hill was kicked in face

JONATHAN Thomas claimed Ted Hill was kicked in the face before the flanker responded with a tip-tackle on Lloyd Evans which...

Worcester 23-31 Gloucester: Skivington delight as Hastings runs show

GEORGE Skivington was full of praise for Adam Hastings after the fly-half produced a calm, clinical display in Gloucester’s confidence-lifting victory...

McCall: Players went off script

SARRIES boss Mark McCall said defeat was a big lesson for his side. “Had we won the game, we would still...

Leicester 13-12 Saracens: Injury-time penalty try sinks Saracens

TIGERS somehow grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat to continue their unbeaten start to the season, but even they will...

Gleeson can bring new dimension to England

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Fresh thinking: Martin Gleeson with the England players at training last week PICTURE: Getty...

DREAM TEAM

MATT BEESLEY, THE WHARFEDALE AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON AND EALING PROP, PICKS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

BT should make games available to the fans

COLIN BOAG Arugby fans we’ve been spoiled during the pandemic with BT Sport showing every Premiership match, but we’re now suffering...

Wonderful welcome awaits in Barnstaple

ON returning from a holiday in Cornwall, my wife and I stopped in Barnstaple and had the most wonderful time at...

I agree – it’s not all the RFU’s fault but change is needed

JOHN Allanson, rightly points out (TRP Sep 26) that “the issue of local volunteer succession” is a major concern. He refers...

Fenby, Jones, Owen among Rydal stars

AS a rugby follower living in North Wales, I was delighted that you featured Rydal School in your weekly article. However,...

Eli’s loving Tigers life after catching Borthwick’s eye

By PAUL REES ELI Snyman found himself in Leicester after impressing at their East Midlands rivals Northampton. The Zimbabwean second row...

Radradra faces 16 weeks out

BRISTOL centre Semi Radradra will undergo knee surgery on Monday and is likely to be sidelined for four months. The Fijian,...

Tyro Riley feels mentally ready for his Test baptism

By GARY FITZGERALD SAM Riley arrived back at The Stoop in midweek from his England training sessions insisting: “I’ll be ready...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, October 3, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

850 mile ride in memory of Simon

TWO members of OPM RFC have begun an epic cycle challenge to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in...

Toulouse looking to splash the Kolbe cash | James Harrington

Summer recruits scored 32 of La Rochelle’s 59 points against Biarritz last weekend to the delight, no doubt, of Ronan O’Gara...

Joyce hat-trick seals title for GB

By SAM JACKSON Rapid: Jasmine Joyce GREAT Britain’s women are World Rugby Sevens Series champions after back-to-back final victories in Canada....

Evans in Kiwi fitness race

Injured: Jarrod Evans FLY-HALF Jarrod Evans is a doubt for the Autumn Internationals after damaging his sternum in Cardiff ’s win...

Milton’s Met boys tear Tata to strips

Championship Plate round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Met began their Championship Plate campaign with a comprehensive 30-5 bonus point victory at...

U20s ace Burnell puts the boot into Merthyr

Pontypridd ..........21 Merthyr ................14 A NERVELESS performance from Wales U20 fly-half Ben Burnell gave his father Justin’s Pontypridd side a comeback...

Pack power puts Quins in driving seat

Swansea ................6 Carmarthan Q ......21 A POWERFUL pack display helped Carmarthen Quins to a comprehensive victory at a rain soaked St...

Skinner stars in Newport’s comeback win

RGC ..........................15 Newport ................27 NEWPORT overturned a 12-point deficit to claim a hard-fought away win over RGC 1404. Ty Morris’ side...

Unbeaten Aberavon keep flying high

Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Bridgend ..............15 Aberavon ..............24 ABERAVON continued their unbeaten start to the season with a bonus point...

Off-colour Steelmen beaten Black and Blue

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Ebbw Vale ..............3 Cardiff ..................27 CARDIFF inflicted a first defeat of the Premiership Cup season on...

Dominant Drovers hit big six to sink Llanelli

Premiership Cup By HUW S. THOMAS Llandovery ....39 Llanelli ............12 HIGH flying Llandovery recorded their third consecutive win in the West...

Kellaway hat-trick kills Pumas

Argentina ..........17pts Tries: Gallo 63, 72 Conversions: Boffelli 63, 72 Penalties: Boffelli 42 Australia ..........32pts Tries: Fainga’a 27, Kellaway 34, 54,...

Jantjies strikes to silence Bok critics

By DANIEL GALLAN South Africa ....31pts Tries: De Allende 6, Mapimpi 52 Penalties: Pollard 12, 24, 40, 45; E Jantjies 58,...

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Walker begins work to address inequality

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE NEW WRU performance director Nigel Walker plans on getting Wales women’s side back on their feet...

Havant roar their thanks to President Campkin

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS HAVANT RFC paid their respects to late President Nigel Campkin before their match against North Walsham...