Preview: Falcons aim to put brake on Sam’s try scoring run

What does Dean Richards think of Sam Simmonds' try-scoring feats in the Premiership this season?

So good to see Manu Tuilagi back in mint condition | Nick Cain

Tuilagi could still be vital for the Lions should Gatland need to call on a replacement, writes Nick Cain

Why can’t Japan find home-grown internationals? | Nick Cain

There are 19 foreign-born players named by head coach Jamie Joseph in his Japan squad to tour Europe this summer

Kidney: Last kick losses are so tough to take

Declan Kidney and George Skivington offer their thoughts on a dramatic conclusion to Friday night's clash between London Irish and Gloucester

Gloucester 30-28 London Irish: Twelvetrees sees his extra work pay off

Billy Twelvetrees held his nerve to give Gloucester the win with a last-minute penalty at Kingsholm

Hill: We so want to win for fans

WORCESTER captain Ted Hill was disappointed with another narrow defeat. He said: “It’s a tough result to take again. They are...

Worcester 17-18 Leicester: Explosive Genge puts Lions dismay in past

Roger Panting reports from Sixways as Leicester Tigers come from behind to beat Worcester Warriors

David Ribbans hopes to have impressed the watching Eddie

Eddie Jones was in attendance at Franklin's Gardens to watch Ribbans put in a shift for Saints to beat Wasps

Northampton 30-25 Wasps: Blackett blasts ref for Biggar ‘escape’

Could the Lions fly-half be cited for a hit on Wasps No.10 Jacob Umaga?

Ring-fence move must be rejected says Baron

Former RFU chief executive Francis Baron believes ring-fencing would set Premiership Rugby down a negative commercial trend

The Best Rated Rugby Games

Although various other sports have inspired numerous popular video games, there is a distinct lack of rugby-themed titles. Indeed, sixteen video...

5 Best Sports Slot Machines for Bonus Rounds

In this article  we are going to discuss all the best slots to play. Many players from Finland are looking for...

Prop duo join Bath

BATH have added two tightheads props to their squad for next season by signing D’Arcy Rae from Glasgow Warriors and Johannes...

Henry Slade issues statement in response to vaccine story

The England and Exeter Chiefs centre has come under fire for saying he would be avoiding Covid-19 vaccines until he could...

Japan have the pace to burn Gatland’s Lions says Parkes

The Top League title-winner with Panasonic Wild Knights has seen enough to know the Lions would be dangerous to underestimate Japan

Manu Tuilagi to return to action this weekend for Sale Sharks

The England centre has been out for eight months after suffering an achilles injury last October

Revealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21

Tom O'Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season

RFU cuts move Jersey Reds to consider switch to French rugby

How much more funding do clubs in the second tier of French rugby receive from the LNR?

Mike Brown loses appeal against six-week ban for stamping

Brown has played his last game for Harlequins after his six-week ban was upheld at an appeal hearing on Wednesday evening

Reuben Bird-Tulloch finds new club after being among quartet to leave Saints

Tommy Mathews, Ryan Olowofela and Tui Uru will also depart Northampton Saints this summer

Stuart Hooper addresses when Danny Cipriani will make his Bath debut

Bath fly-half Cipriani will not feature for the club in this season's run-in

Bath become latest Premiership club to announce intention to compete in Premier 15s

Bath aim to follow Exeter Chiefs and Sale into the Premier 15s with intentions to develop Bath Rugby Ladies

Chris Boyd brings out the best in his English coaches

  CHRIS Boyd is doing his bit for the future of English coaching according to one of his protégés at Northampton...

Injured Cameron Redpath out until 2022 for Bath and Scotland

Scans have determined Redpath ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Sale Sharks earlier this month

Academy product Charlie Atkinson signs new contract at Wasps

Wasps have promoted 19-year-old Atkinson to the senior squad

Is Rugby a Game of Strategy or Brute Force?

Rugby is one of the timeless sports classics we have today, and the game has evolved over 200 years, becoming one...

Premiership title race: Heading in to the eye of the storm

Bristol, Exeter, Harlequins and Sale are all set to contest the 2020-21 Premiership knockout stages to be crowned league champions

Highlanders ‘unsung hero’ Michael Collins hopes to star at Ospreys

Steffan Thomas talks to the Wales-qualified back who will be playing at the Liberty Stadium next season

Young Tigers are set to roar again says Kay

Despite not emulating the cup success of their footballing neighbours, Ben Kay believes Leicester Tigers are on track to vie for...

Bath boss Hooper searches for emergency cover at hooker

BATH boss Stuart Hooper has spent the last week looking for a hooker to join the club until the end of...

Alex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys

ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set...

Fan power caused TV U-turn on Six Nations

THE salvation of the Six Nations from vanishing behind a television paywall is being acclaimed as another victory for people power....

Premiership duo banned

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS flanker Ben Morris and Gloucester lock Matias Alemanno have been given three-week bans for dangerous tackles. Morris was...

Crowley steps up for Azzurri

RUGBY SHORTS BENETTON coach Kieran Crowley has replaced Franco Smith as Italy’s coach. Smith had been in the role since 2019...

Brown in battle to play again for Quins

RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown will appeal against the length of the ban handed to him following his sending-off against Wasps...

O’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came

Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O'Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce's decision not to award La Rochelle a...

Toulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care

All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe

Record man Sam Simmonds reminds me of my old pal ‘Backy’ | Jeremy Guscott

WHAT Sam Simmonds did this week in breaking the Premiership try-scoring record for a season is pretty exceptional. The Exeter Chiefs...

Dream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman

Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against

England system is OK, just pick right players!

COLIN BOAG In his column last week, Jeff Probyn bemoaned the deals struck by the RFU and the Premiership to allow...

Feel for Ealing, big ask to beat Test XV

WITH Alex Goode and Nick Tompkins bolstering the ranks, Saracens surely cannot be beaten again this season. Only the most romantic...

Radical solution to the everlasting scrum problem

SCRUMS currently take too long with too many restarts, but any attempt to alter the laws runs the risk of fundamentally...

Ford can drive new era of Tigers glory

I REMEMBER watching the 2012 Challenge Cup final at The Stoop, cheering Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in a losing cause against Biarritz....

Leeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links

Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September

Shed’s roar will spur Gloucester’s Euro bid

GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton is relishing the chance to hear the roar of the Shed again when crowds are let back...

Marcus Smith is ‘world class’ in all areas – Goode

MARCUS Smith is just as physical as Owen Farrell and a better defender than George Ford. Now it is time to...

Rob Howley keen for Regions job after stay with Canada

Howley will arrive in Wales this summer with the Canada squad

Blacker pushing for Wales Test bow

Wales call? Dane Blacker PICTURE: Getty Images IN-FORM Scarlets scrumhalf Dane Blacker is in the running for a Wales bow this...

Ambitious Orrell in bidding for Edge Hall Road return

By JON NEWCOMBE TRP Probyn: So good to have fans back at Twickenham >> Page 29 Chairman: Tony Havlin ORRELL are looking...

Australian quarantine puts clamp on Galthie

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Seven weeks after France’s Six Nations’ campaign ended with that late, late loss to Scotland at Stade de...