Nottingham come first but Wasps job is great for me

Q & A ON THE RECORD NEIL FOWKES True grit: Wasps fight back to beat Worcester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...

Jonathan joins the great 3,000 points club

WHEN the season began, the number of goalkickers still adding to a personal points total in excess of 3,000 amounted to...

Young Harry found his feet – and voice – in Wales… | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson tells the story of how Harry Randall captained Wales against England at the Gnoll as a 16-year-old

Ealing finish off with perfection

By DANIEL GALLAN Ealing ................40pts Tries: Johnston 7, Thompson 17, 80; Shingler 44, Walker 59, Cannon 67 Conversions: Shingler 8, 18,...

14-man Blues cling on after Curry sees red for punching

By WARREN MUGGLETON Ampthill ............33pts Tries: Lewis 2, Humfrey 62, 67; Duncan 74, Beaton 79 Conversions: Grimoldby 3, 63, 75, 80...

England are suffering from sound of silence

FOR ONCE, I find myself in complete agreement with Eddie Jones who suggested this week that the lack of crowds making...

Red cards can end clear-out madness

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Dangerman: Peter O’Mahony is sent off by Wayne...

Dream Team: Exeter Chiefs and Wales wing Alex Cuthbert

The British & Irish Lions tour winner of 2013 selects a star line-up based on the best he has played with...

Covid can’t keep Tuala down long

By DANIEL GALLAN Eventful season: Ahsee Tuala on the ball for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images DESPITE having played just seven games,...

Ealing aim to spoil PRL party with unbeaten promotion run

By STEFFAN THOMAS Deep thinker: Stephen Shingler STEVEN Shingler wants to take Ealing Trailfinders to the Premiership before moving into coaching....

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell expects three wins starting with Italy

Brendan Gallagher previews Ireland's trip to Italy in the Six Nations after going winless against Wales and France

Scots’ success hinges on Paris performance

Brendan Gallagher looks at key issues Gregor Townsend must address PREVIEW… France v Scotland February 28. Kick-off 3pm, Stade de France...

Wales optimistic Leigh Halfpenny will return for England

Peter Jackson reports on the fitness of Wales' first-choice goalkicker ahead of England's visit to the Principality Stadium

BT Sport favourites to show key Championship games

A source tells TRP how close the Championship is to getting a TV broadcast partner

Exclusive: How the Champions Cup will be drawn

Jon Newcombe reveals how the Last 16 of the Champions Cup will be drawn after an impasse between Premiership and Top...

Sorry Leigh, Liam Williams goes full-back to get Josh in team | Shane Williams

Shane Williams casts his expert eye over who Wayne Pivac should select to give Wales their best shot of beating England

England’s pack must power up against the Welsh | Jeremy Guscott

England's forwards must cut out the penalties in pursuit of victory over unbeaten Wales when they return to action from the...

Dragons 29-35 Leinster: Dragons shot down by double yellow

Dragons let slip a half-time lead but give reigning champions Leinster an almighty scare

Edinburgh 10-22 Munster: Munster in control to stay top of Conference

Munster cross for three tries at Murrayfield to stay on top of Conference B

Scarlets 41-17 Benetton: Six-try Scarlets gear up for Scottish ‘cup final’

Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney is looking ahead to next week's clash against Edinburgh after easing past Benetton

Connacht 32-17 Cardiff Blues: Flyer Wootton hits quick-fire double to kill off the Blues

Connacht wing Alex Wootton scored two tries in five minutes to make it a tough trip to Galway for Dai Young's...

Glasgow 13-19 Ulster: Michael Lowry sparks Ulster into life

Ulster keep up their strong form in the PRO14 at Scotstoun, where Michael Lowry starred

Northampton Saints in hunt for Beziers No.7 Karl Wilkins

Chris Boyd faces a rival bid from Bordeaux-Begles to sign back row

Wasps back Lima Sopoaga reaches decision on where he’ll be playing next season

Sopoaga was the subject of surprise interest from the Stormers in South Africa as well as a number of Top 14...

Harlequins linked to coach who missed out on the All Blacks job

The Premiership club are understood to have finalised a two-man shortlist for their new director of rugby

Exclusive: Release clause lets Willi Heinz quit Gloucester for Premiership rival

The England scrum-half ceded the captaincy at Gloucester at the start of the season to Lewis Ludlow

Exclusive: Exeter Chiefs to ditch long-running kit sponsor for new mega deal

Neil Fissler reports on Tony Rowe's plans to get a new main kit sponsor at Exeter Chiefs

Francois van Wyk to join Leicester Tigers

LEICESTER TIGERS have raided East Midland rivals Northampton Saints to land loosehead prop Francois van Wyk. Saints announced last week that...

Worcester Warriors Nick David set for future elsewhere in Premiership

The Worcester Warriors academy product is set to move to the capital in the summer

Room 101: Nottingham fly-half Will Millett

1. RFU CEO Bill Sweeney I’m obviously slightly biased because I’m at a Championship club but he is the man responsible...

Warm up for 2022

A SLUGGISH start to the Six Nations removes the chances of an England Grand Slam. When looking ahead to 2022 is...

No impact at the top?

CAN someone at the RFU and Premiership Rugby explain how the Covid rules impact relegation but not getting to the playoffs...

Refs must remember they’re not top billing

WHY have they stolen our game? That was the headline of a brilliant article by Willie John McBride. When he and...

Rugby paying high cost for entertaining

A WEEK in which it has been hard to discern which is the bigger disappointment – a faltering England team or...

Why spend if academy system works so well?

Expensive import: Stormers back row Juarno Augustus is set to join Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images IT SEEMS to me that Premiership...

Five-year first

I HAVEN’T missed a Rugby Paper for five plus years and seeing the team Eddie Jones picked for the Italy game...

Where’s flair gone?

THE England backline (with the exception of the mis-positioned Elliot Daly) were all in Stuart Lancaster’s doomed 2015 World Cup squad....

National League caps need stricter policing

I TOTALLY agree with the comments from Martin Hothersall last week but I think we need to look at why playing...

No wonder BT are miffed | Chris Hewett

Will viewers bother to watches matches, that may well be played at a high intensity, even it there are no connotations...

No-one got a word in when Nigel Owens was the ref, not even Farrell | Chris Hewett

As people expose Owen Farrell's vocal hounding of referee Mike Adamson, Chris Hewett says Nigel Owens was one man who wouldn't...

Shaun Edwards is just latest proof that League ideas work | Chris Hewett

The Wigan Warriors great is making an easy going of Union, Chris Hewett presents the Edwards Defence

Davis: London Irish must make tackles stick to snare the Bears

London Irish are looking to make amends for their heavy loss at Exeter Chiefs, as they face another title challenger in...

Preview: Luatua back as Bears look to plug gaps against Irish

Bristol Bears wing Luke Morahan previews his team's trip to Brentford where they will be without a number of key stars...

Another big blow admits Gloucester coach George Skivington

GEORGE Skivington said Rhys Priestland’s last minute winner was a “big blow” after his Gloucester side slumped to an eight successful...

Bath 16-14 Gloucester: Rhys Priestland holds his nerve to settle feisty derby

Another gut-wrenching defeat for Gloucester to contend with as the Premiership's basement boys

We don’t sit here and complain about refs says Rob Baxter

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter wouldn't be drawn into criticising the referee after Joe Simmonds' penalty kick was charged...

Relocating the tour to Australia tour will raise £10m for British & Irish Lions

  THE Wallabies are prepared to reinforce their British & Irish Lions offer by making the summer tour pay to the...

All Blacks great Dan Carter retires at the age of 38

The three-time World Rugby Men's Player of the Year brings the curtain down on an illustrious career in professional rugby

Teams – Round 10: Joe Marchant to make 100th appearance for Quins

All line-ups for this weekend's Premiership fixtures, with Bath and Gloucester kicking things off on Friday night

Reds 41-7 Waratahs: Brad Thorn’s boys come out all guns blazing

Video highlights from a convincing round 1 win for the Super Rugby AU contenders