London Irish 41-35 Cardiff Blues: Irish defy red card with late winner

Another match where Ben Loader and Ollie Hassell-Collins star for London Irish

Quins make big changes to take on the ‘favourites’

Neil Fissler previews Harlequins' Challenge Cup clash against Ulster to wrap up the European Easter weekend

Semi Radradra leads by example says Lam – and what a towering example that is for all

Pat Lam delves into Bristol's path to greater things after winning the Challenge Cup last season, and why Semi Radradra is...

Bristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining...

Montpellier 26-21 Glasgow Warriors: Indisciplined Warriors crash out of Europe after Ioane red

All of Glasgow's points came from penalties conceded by Montpellier, but they were still left to rue their own indiscipline

Dragons 39-43 Northampton: Collins try gets Saints out of jail

Saints come back to win despite being reduced to 13 players, Teimana Harrison gives his reaction

Zebre 27-35 Bath: Bath battle back to claim victory after Bruno’s hat-trick catches them cold

Anthony Watson and Jacques du Toit ensure Bath finish strongly on their visit to Parma

Ospreys 24-28 Newcastle: Falcons hit quick triple with Tipuric in sin bin

Justin Tipuric pays the price for a no-arms tackle that reduced Ospreys to 14 players and gave Newcastle the edge

Leicester 48-32 Connacht: Tigers leave it late to end Connacht’s challenge

An 11-try thriller at Welford Road sees Leicester come through to beat Connacht and advance in the Challenge Cup

England’s ‘power’ scrum looks more powder puff | Nick Cain

Nick Cain looks at England's troubles at the scrum, with the same errors holding back the front row that occurred at...

Northampton Saints go shopping in Italy

Chris Boyd is looking to go talent-searching at Benetton

Simon Zebo set to link with Kidney and Kiss at London Irish

Zebo is set to leave Racing 92 at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with a return...

Ben Volavola likely to snub Newcastle Falcons

The Fiji international fly-half is currently playing in France with Perpignan

Bristol Bears want to claw Atkinson away from Gloucester

Could Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson be on his way to Ashton Gate this summer?

Sam Burgess dares to win again

The ex-Bath and England centre could feature in the special forces show adapted on Australian television

Powell to coach at Southwell

ON THE BLIND SIDE FORMER WALES No.8 Andy Powell has joined Nottinghamshire-based Southwell as head coach after moving nearer to family...

Harlequins ace Danny Care switches management company

The Harlequins scrum-half makes switch to an entertainment company

Room 101: Bedford Blues winger Pat Tapley

THE BEDFORD BLUES WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Anti-social rugby players  I’d...

Preview: Wales ace Sheedy leads Bristol Bears into dog fight

Callum Sheedy and Matthieu Jalibert to go head-to-head at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Sunday afternoon

Munster 33-40 Toulouse: Matthis Lebel try kills Munster momentum

Munster put up a fight at Thomond Park but lose out in the battle of Europe's two giants waiting on their...

We came to target Barton, admits La Rochelle’s O’Gara

La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara says the French club came to Kingsholm with the gameplan set up to disrupt George...

Gloucester 16-27 La Rochelle: Gloucester courage not enough this time

Levani Botia was the star of the show at Kingsholm, as La Rochelle progress

Preview: Cockerill gambles on Blair at No.10

Edinburgh head coach defends the risky selection choice to play Blair Kinghorn not at full-back or on the wing, but at...

Leonard: Boks will be brutal in warm-ups

British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard ponders how the Springboks may prepare for the arrival of Warren Gatland's side this...

BBC and ITV drive Six Nations bid to £100m

BBC and ITV have upped their bid for the Six Nations to avoid the tournament vanishing behind a paywall

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Leinster v Toulon Champions Cup clash called off

A positive Covid-19 case within the Toulon camp has seen Friday evening's match at the RDS called off

Tonga reappoint Toutai Kefu has head coach

Tonga will face Samoa this July in their road towards qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Ronan O’Gara rubbishes notion of rescuing Munster as a coach

The La Rochelle head coach states in his column for the Irish Examiner that he won't come to the rescue of...

England will adopt ‘Jerusalem’ as new national anthem, RFU announces

The RFU will ditch ‘God Save the Queen’ as England‘s anthem prior to international matches, opting instead for Jerusalem. Voted the...

British & Irish Lions offer next steps to fans hoping to travel to South Africa

The Lions outline four options for fans who have secured packages with them for this summer's tour of South Africa, including...

Abby Dow to miss Red Roses Six Nations opener against Scotland

Lydia Thompson is preferred to Ellie Kildunne, as Dow misses out due to 'personal reasons'

Andy Uren making waves in Harry’s absence at Bristol Bears

Uren has eased the void of England scrum-half Harry Randall to keep Bristol Bears firmly in charge at the top of...

Paul Hill signs new contract at Northampton Saints

The Northampton Saints prop has signed a new deal after starring against Worcester Warriors in the Premiership last weekend

Carlin Isles ‘hurt and saddened’ over injury to USA teammate Perry Baker

Perry Baker suffered a leg injury at the Madrid Sevens which has put his Olympic dream in doubt based on initial...

Rhys Patchell sidelined for eight weeks with hamstring injury

Wales fly-half Patchell to miss most of the Rainbow Cup

Highlanders drop All Black and five others following team protocols breach

Reports in New Zealand claim players attended a gathering which has seen six players stood down for their clash against Crusaders

Paolo Odogwu was given an explanation why England didn’t play him

Wasps winger Odogwu saw no game-time with England and was not released back to Wasps during the Six Nations

Warren Gatland Signs With Firma Stella

New Zealand coach Warren Gatland has signed a memorabilia partnership with Worcester based sports autograph company Firma Stella. One of the...

Bath lose banned captain Charlie Ewels for Challenge Cup clash

A one-week ban for his red card against London Irish rules the England lock out of Bath's trip to Zebre in...

Pivac: We will keep fine tuning

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac says he will get over the agonising loss to France in good time

‘Massive leader’ John Afoa signs new one-year contract at Bristol Bears

Afoa, 37, extends his time at Ashton Gate with Pat Lam full of praise for the veteran tighthead

Finn Russell receives three-week ban for red card against France

Scotland fly-half Russell was shown a red card by Wayne Barnes for catching France No.15 Brice Dulin high with an elbow

Exclusive: Newcastle Falcons extend Mateo Carreras contract

Newcastle Falcons have finalised terms with Mateo Carreras to extend his stay beyond the current Premiership season, TRP can reveal. The...

I’d tell Eddie – you’ve got until Christmas to get it right | Jeremy Guscott

RUGBY coaches do not change dramatically in terms of personality – even if they have life-changing moments. So, it is unlikely...

Jarrod Evans eager for action after ‘frustrating’ Six Nations

The Cardiff Blues fly-half saw Callum Sheedy overtake him in the Wales pecking order for the Six Nations, to the Welshman's...

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Jordie Barrett full house sparks Hurricanes

A Jordie Barrett hat-trick pushed the Hurricanes past the Highlanders in round five of Super Rugby Aotearoa

Gregor: One of our best ever seasons

SCOTLAND’S Six Nations campaign feels like “one of our best-ever seasons” said head coach Gregor Townsend after they beat France in...

France 23-27 Scotland: Scots joy as Six Nations classic goes right to wire

Brendan Gallagher reports on the showstopper in Paris