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MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER BACK-ROWER. TOM CALLADINE Businessman: Tom Calladine with his work...

Quiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge

LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy...

Robshaw: We didn’t add depth to the squad, but we have this time

CHRIS Robshaw knows better than anyone what is involved in winning back-to-back titles because he captained Harlequins to their first Premiership...

Quins stood still in 2012 – not this time!

NICK CAIN TALKS TO QUINS 2012 HERO TOM WILLIAMS ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGE THIS SEASON OPERATION Repeat is new territory for Harlequins...

Canucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023

BRENDAN GALLAGHER CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and never more so than during the week of their back-to-back World...

Word Cup every two years is just madness

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Keep it special: South Africa win the World...

Saracens 38-7 Loughborough: Sarries give ton-up Poppy Cleall occasion to enjoy

Saracens Women stunned Loughborough Lightning with a relentless first-half display, as they cruised to victory. Sarries scored four tries inside the...

Wasps 26-22 Worcester: What a thriller as Wasps’ defence holds firm

THIS encounter saw thrilling action from the start with Wasps scrumhalf Claudia Macdonald opened the scoring two minutes in and Florence...

Harlequins 12-24 Exeter: The Stoop belongs to Appleby’s forwards

EXETER comprehensively shut down Harlequins to topple the defending champions at the Twickenham Stoop in an early statement of their Allianz...

It’s a demolition job as Bristol run in 19 tries

By LUCY LOMAX Bristol ............115 DMP Sharks ......0 BRISTOL Bears continued their storming run under new head coach Dave Ward with...

Hartpury make the profligate Sharks pay price

By NATHAN ROCHE Sale ..................21 Glo-Hartpury 45 SALE SHARKS were left to rue a wasteful first half as Gloucester-Hartpury came out...

South Africa can make league great

Paul Rees looks at the new URC League which starts next week and assesses the 16 teams World champion: Springbok No.8...

Lam: Every season we must aim a rung higher

By PAUL REES PAT LAM has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Bristol until 2028 and having turned...

Yes, Ealing win..but they have to fight for it

By ANDREW BEACHAM Ealing ................54pts Tries: Campher 8, Penalty 14, 20; Smid 28, Uzokwe 39, Al-Jiboori 68, Kernohan 70, Burns 73...

Hollingsworth is star turn as Archers hit the first target

By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ....36pts Tries: D Williams 13, 46; Thacker 23, 50; Hollingsworth 73 Conversions: Hollingsworth 23, 46, 50, 73...

Coventry comeback wipes out Knights fast start

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........39pts Tries: Dacres 31, Peters 56, Bainbridge 58, Curtis 69, Burrows 78 Conversions: Fenner 31; Curtis 58,...

Reds are green for go-go with seven tries

By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ............7pts Tries: Nutton 2 Conversions: May 2 Jersey Reds ....47pts Tries: Thompson 27, 40, 58; Van...

Sirker’s debut double gets Pirates on the front foot

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates..33pts Tries: Bolwell 6, Duncan 22, Cant 36, Sirker 48, 52 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, 36, 52...

One reason why Eddie may snub Marcus

THERE are plenty of supporters out there who hope and pray that Marcus Smith is promoted to the full England starting...

Monye can waltz into a whole new world

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Ugo Monye squeezes himself into a sequined toreador’s jacket, spangly tights and a feather boa for...

Racing all set to raid Prem in hunt for prop

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RACING 92 are looking at the Premiership to strengthen their squad next season and...

Ibitoye on Cup duty in Israel

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GABY Ibitoye raised a few eyebrows last week when his name was included in...

Dai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...

Robbo still California dreaming

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRIS Robshaw has said he will continue playing for San Diego Legion in the...

New kit contract for Quins

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS are set to become the second Premiership club to join forces with sportswear...

Coach Jason in line for a cross code switch

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange could be set for a cross-code...

LEWIS BARKER

ROOM 101 THE CALDY FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. God Save the...

Ospreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new...

I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while...

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ...

Wallabies are threat to Eddie’s RWC future

EDDIE Jones’ autumn agenda took a more challenging turn yesterday when Australia – the team that have been whipping boys for...

Questions the RFU’s new boss ignored

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Ilube’s first Press conference as RFU board chairman was carefully scripted, and...

Sloppy penalties cost us says Lam

AN UNHAPPY Pat Lam said: “We missed a number of chances and our ill-discipline cost us 21 points.” The Bristol director...

Bristol 9-26 Saracens: Lozowski back with Sarries master class

A SUPERB performance from Alex Lozowski ensured that Saracens returned to the Premiership with a bang by stunning last season’s table-toppers....

Kidney baffled by White yellow

DECLAN Kidney was less than pleased with the yellow card that he felt stopped Irish’s momentum. New scrum-half signing Ben White...

Worcester 36-24 London Irish: Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well

WILLI Heinz made an inspirational debut for Warriors as the team which finished bottom of the Premiership last season started this...

Hooper: Danny took a bang, we need to look after him

BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper was philosophical afterwards: “Sometimes those kicks go over and sometimes they don’t but I'm proud...

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...