Scarlets plan to prosper through New Zealand link

The Scarlets stand to net gains as part of the deal to let Brad Mooar return to New Zealand

Great to be back with pals says Jonny Hill

Exeter Chiefs lock Hill scores two tries on his return from England Six Nations duty

Exeter 47-25 Lyon: Battling Chiefs show champion pedigree

Chiefs come from 17-5 down to advance to the Champions Cup quarter-finals with victory at Sandy Park

Preview: Golden ticket buys Beaumont’s band of brothers a shot in last chance saloon

Josh Beaumont looks ahead to Sale's first European Cup quarter-final since 2006, as Sharks travel to Parc y Scarlets

Blackett: Gutting to lose like that

The Wasps head coach reacts to their Champions Cup exit after a narrow defeat at the hands of Clermont Auvergne

Wasps 25-27 Clermont: Agony as Odogwu’s boots cost Wasps

A close call for the TMO as Odogwu's boot was deemed to be in touch in tight encounter against Clermont

Tough to find dead certs but Taulupe one of them | Jeremy Guscott

The Wales No.8 is the first name on the Lions teamsheet at this point in time, writes Jeremy Guscott

DREAM TEAM

ANDY REAY, THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, MOSELEY, BRISTOL, LONDON SCOTTISH, EALING & ROSSLYN PARK CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

Revert to Five Nations over four weekends

COLIN BOAG Inconsistent: Scotland lose at home to Wales in Six Nations As the Six Nations ground to an end in an even...

Clear benefits of removing jeopardy

IS it just me or has Premiership rugby gone up several notches? And is it anything to do with a lack...

Time for RFU to get tough on top flight

COME the review of the PGA (Professional Game Agreement) in mid 2023, the RFU need to grab hold of negotiations with...

Three gripes to put in Room 101

ALWAYS enjoy the Room 101 column, and I would like to share three rants with TRP. What is going on with...

We all agree, give Sam a run at centre

LIKE all England fans my pals and I were mulling over where England go from here. Seems everyone is a selector...

Harlequins icon Mike Brown leaves to join the Falcons

Quins' record holder for appearances will reunite with Dean Richards at Premiership rivals Newcastle

Sharks finding fun factor in pain game

By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Sanderson claims his “sadomasochistic” Sale Sharks are geared up physically and mentally to succeed on both domestic...

Fekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps

The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test...

London Irish aces line up for England’s call

Tom Parton, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Ben Loader have all been crucial to the Exiles' push for Champions Cup qualification in the...

Owens hopes buzz in Wales helps electrify the Scarlets

By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor...

Ashton hit for six by dismissal

WORCESTER winger Chris Ashton has been banned for six matches after being found guilty of dangerous play in his side’s loss...

Franck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington

Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington

My Life in Rugby – Dougie Flockhart: We took Bristol to the wire in play-off

THE Dumfries Primary 4 tournament, aged six or seven, was my first taste of rugby. Up until that point I was...

Butcher praying for a big May Day turnout

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WELSH Rugby Union chairman Rob Butcher admits he cannot be sure if the country’s rugbymad population will...

Gatland’s Saracens problem

WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the...

Carlin Isles sets sights on an Olympic double at Tokyo

Adam Ellis meets the USA Sevens star who is revisiting his past as a 100m sprinter with the view of competing...

Red-card refs made Six Nations a mockery

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A week on, with the Six Nations settled and a Scottish win in...

Jarrett became scourge of English

MONMOUTH’S list of star players is probably topped by Keith Jarrett, the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ who took England to the cleaners on...

Monmouth, hotbed for the multi-talented

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools HISTORY will show that the 2020-21 season is the one that...

Lelos power on their way to RWC 2023

THESE may be tricky transitional times for Georgia but, with a testing autumn of playing T1 nations to draw on, they...

Day BBC bosses made Inverdale rage | Brendan Gallagher

SO farewell then to John Inverdale, the BBC’s main rugby anchor for much of the last 30 turbulent years during which...

DAN JOHN

YOUNG GUNS EXETER FULL-BACK Fortunately not being able to drive didn’t put the brakes on Dan John racing back to Exeter from Wales...

Fly-halves with fancy footwork

THE fly-half merry-goround means that at least nine well-known practitioners will be seen in different colours next season. Two are heading...

Hookers earn their money

NEVER in the history of Test rugby can more hookers have scored more often than over the course of the last...

Welsh ace Dave beat Alun Wyn to four Slams | Peter Jackson

  If only the gods had stayed onside for another 30 seconds or so in Paris, Alun Wyn Jones would have...

Robshaw gears up for Legion baptism

MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON CHRIS Robshaw will finally become eligible to make his San Diego Legion debut next weekend after...

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Brown’s boys confound Crusaders

TONY Brown’s Highlanders inflicted leaders Crusaders’ first loss of the season and got their own campaign back on track after a...

Top League: Brilliant Beauden Barrett spears Kubota

BEAUDEN Barrett proved the match winner for the second week running as Suntory became the last unbeaten team in the red...

Super Rugby AU: Tongan Thor puts hammer on Rebels

TANIELA Tupou’s two tries inspired the Reds to victory over the Rebels to set up a mouth-watering showdown with the Brumbies...

Faletau is back to his brilliant best – with years in front of him | Shane Williams

Taulupe Faletau is stuck, for now, on 99 Test caps – let's hope he doesn't follow Mike Phillips in not reaching...

Spotlight rightly falls on women’s game now | Shane Williams

Wasn’t it great to see the Women’s Six Nations finally kick-off yesterday. And wasn’t it interesting to see it standing alone...

The Ash Splash, loved by many, hated by some

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

BETH BLACKLOCK

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK CENTRE Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Beth Blacklock...

Improving Sharks bite back at the death

By KATE RILEY DMP Sharks ....14 Wasps ..............27 WASPS secured a five pointer on the road to make it two victories...

Boulton: Tier Two is ‘sleeping giant’

By BOBBY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP stalwart Phil Boulton believes the second tier of English rugby is a ‘sleeping giant’ that requires more...

England 52-10 Scotland: Big win but work to do says Poppy Cleall

New tackling and breakdown adaptations result in five cards being dished out at Castle Park, as England cross for eight tries

France 53-0 Wales: Nightmare for Abrahams as Boujard lands hat-trick

A poor result for Wales on their visit to Vannes in the opening round of the 2021 Women's Six Nations

Now upright defenders face ban of their own

By PAUL REES DEFENDERS who persistently stand upright when making a tackle face being banned under World Rugby’s campaign to minimise...

John Eales was the best | Chris Hewett

ANOTHER Wayne Smith, the highly accomplished rugby correspondent of The Australian, is calling it a day after half a century on...

Wayne Smith may spark new Kiwi dominance | Chris Hewett

Wayne Smith played a bigger role in the 2015 All Blacks side than you may think, writes Chris Hewett

That Rome weekend puts block on Georgia | Chris Hewett

If Italy are not all washed up as a permanent member of the Six Nations elite –a sporting society so exclusive,...

Benetton 29-16 Agen: Taulagi’s red card opens door for Benetton

Agen show no signs of winning as their hapless season continues