Wales to beat All Blacks? They could lose by 30pts!

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WALES have a few players that are on the cusp of the end of...

DREAM TEAM

PHIL DOWSON THE NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FORWARDS COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH 1. Soane Tonga’uiha - Giant of...

I’m predicting season full of entertainment

COLIN BOAG With the new Premiership season under way, the old cliché about this being the most competitive season ever has...

Brilliant Bennett try for Wales was in 1977

CONGRATULATIONS on your publication – my first read every Sunday. Brendan Gallagher is a brilliant rugby journalist, I particularly enjoy his...

Clubs must heed Winterbottom’s urgent call to arms

LAST Sunday’s TRP was just excellent. Unfortunately, not enough community clubs appear to be aware of the dire straits our game...

Rugby 12s could kill golden goose

JEFF Probyn highlighted the limitations of Rugby 12s saying a player auction could undermine the esprit de corps between regular team...

Young Saints must mature fast now says coach Vass

IAN VASS has told Northampton’s crop of young players that this is the season to deliver with England head coach Eddie...

Preview: Harlequins must beware ‘animal’ Brown warns Marchant

HARLEQUINS are bracing themselves for a Mike Brown backlash at Kingston Park today when the former England fullback greets his old...

Dominici trophy will offer clubs a respite

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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North in two-year deal with Ospreys

By SAM JACKSON Signed: George North GEORGE North has signed a new two-year dual contract with Ospreys and the Welsh Rugby...

Lightning and Saints Women’s teams join forces

By CYBIL HARDING Ambassador: Sarah Hunter PREMIER 15s side Loughborough Lightning have linked up with Premiership club Northampton Saints to create...

Rowley sets the pace for Ystrad

Championship round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS YSTRAD Rhondda advanced to the Championship Cup play-offs after a hard-fought 31-17 home victory over Beddau....

Bevan hat-trick sees Cardiff hit 60 points

By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..................60 RGC1404 ..................5 ELLIS Bevan ran in a hattrick as Cardiff annihilated RGC1404. The hosts started strongly...

O’Brien on target for Llandovery

By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ..........21 Swansea ................5 LLANDOVERY made it 20 successive victories over Swansea as competitive rugby returned to Church...

Pontypridd defence holds out in tense finale

By IOAN DYER Pontypridd ..........19 Newport ................16 PONTYPRIDD edged out Newport in a fierce affair at Sardis Road. This was an...

Quins comeback shoots down Ravens

By TIM LEWIS Bridgend ..............15 Carmarthen Q ......38 CARMARTHEN QUINS produced a stunning second-half comeback to down Bridgend Ravens. Back on...

Lewis holds nerve to seal famous victory

By GAVIN HOWELLS Merthyr ................24 Ebbw Vale ............26 LEWIS Williams’ last gasp penalty secured a famous away victory for Ebbw Vale...

Wizards put on style in second half blitz

Premiership By ALEX BYWATER Aberavon ........43 Llanelli ............17 ABERAVON released a video with Hollywood actor Michael Sheen ahead of their first...

Alun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will continue playing until his form and enjoyment decline....

Wales Women can’t thrive in current set-up

Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a...

All Blacks back on top of world

By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina ..........13pts Tries: Boffelli 52 Conversions: Boffelli 53  Penalties: Boffelli 8, 44 New Zealand ..36pts Tries: Tuipuloti 6,...

Australia 30-17 South Africa: Wallabies trample on Boks’ crown

THE Springboks‘ claim to be the best side in world rugby was dealt a devastating blow as Australia handed out a...

Top four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn

TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best...

Quins name Big Game

RUGBY SHORTS BIG GAME 13 will mark Harlequins’ second-ever Double Header, with both the club’s Men’s and Women’s teams in action...

De Chaves joins Wasps

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS brought in lock Sebastian de Chaves on a short-term deal two days before the Premiership season started. The...

Jones dies at age 49

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales B international second-row Paul Jones has died at the age of 49. Bridgend-born Jones played for Llanelli,...

Bok giant Vermeulen at Ulster

RUGBY SHORTS ULSTER have signed South African World Cup winning back-row forward Duane Vermeulen, who will join the club following the...

Merigan out to emulate big Billy

By STEFFAN THOMAS NAHUM Merigan grew up wanting to be the next Owen Farrell but now has his sights set on...

I can do things on rugby pitch that others can’t says X-factor Thorley

By PAUL REES Danger man: Ollie Thorley in typical scoring fashion OLLIE Thorley is anxious to make up for last season...

Kicking ace Jenkins has taken Callum Sheedy to new level

CALLUM Sheedy is braced for a four-way tussle for Wales’s outside-half jersey and believes his presence in the Bristol side that...

Results

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Webb: Ease off on Anscombe

RHYS WEBB has pleaded for fans to give his Ospreys halfback partner Gareth Anscombe time to work his way back into...

Don’t ignore Ross, Ryan tells Pivac

By ALEX BYWATER ROSS Moriarty is a star Wales head coach Wayne Pivac just can’t afford to ignore this autumn. That’s...

Ringfence is here, so let’s see adventure

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Friday night’s Bristol v Saracens match showed some of the drama we...

Maverick brothers who just excelled

FETTES has always been a sanctuary for the talented allronder and there were two prime examples during the school’s early history...

Stars of genius from school of diligence!

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE school motto of Fettes, the famous Edinburgh school, is –...

Hard-man Terry lays down the law to Lions

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

Cockles and Old Cents in thrilling draw

South West Premier EXMOUTH surrendered their faultless start to the new season, but remain unbeaten after their clash against Old Centralians...

Otley flex their muscles to edge Macc

Northern Premier IN THE battle of the top two, Otley came out the better beating Macclesfield 24-48. Luke Cole, Ben McGee...

Leech’s treble continues Sandbach run

Midlands Premier A HAT-TRICK of tries courtesy of Jack Leech gave Sandbach their third win from as many games in they...

No away-day blues for rising Dorking

London & South East Premier DORKING take over at the top of the table following a 20-43 win away to Maidenhead....

JACK METCALF

YOUNG GUNS SALE SHARKS CENTRE One year on from the collapse of the prestigious academy at Yorkshire Carnegie, homegrown product Jack...

Thrashing by Wasps gave Ali incentive to leave Saracens

BOBBY BRIDGE Looking forward: Ali Crossdale is now at Wasps ALI Crossdale’s chastening Premiership debut for Saracens 18 months ago at...

Canterbury thwart battling Worthing

By TIM MACKEW Canterbury..............29 Worthing..................24 QUESTIONABLE decision-making and naivety cost Worthing the chance of a third win and handed Canterbury a...

Rochford suffer a Bury breakdown

By ANDY HERHILY Bury St Eds..............29 Rochford.................... 3 BURY St Edmund’s were comfortable winners over Rochford in the first meeting between...

Thomas puts boot in as Raiders edge Crusaders

By JOHN WHITE Dings C’saders...... 31 Guernsey.................34 DINGS suffered a second straight home defeat, going down to a buoyant Guernsey Raiders...

Sharp shines as Clifton hit max in big home win

By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................57pts Barnes................ 10pts Treble tops: Clifton’s Fin Sharp (no.14) gets his hat-trick and Alex Howman, right PICTURES: Ian...

Great Scott is Esher’s try star

By NIGEL SCOTT Esher.........................64 Barnstaple..............22 ESHER produced a dominant display against Barnstaple, scoring 10 tries to give the visitors another tricky...

OA cling on as hosts hit back

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................26 Old Albanian...........32 THIS was a classic game of two halves at Leicester Road with Old Albanian hanging...