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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Cardiff …53 Swansea …25 CARDIFF put Swansea to the sword with a comprehensive victory. They led through two Gareth Thompson penalties...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRatu rattles Dons as Chinnor reign
■ By MICHAEL YOUNG Wimbledon …27 Chinnor…37 CHINNOR kept pace with Cinderford at the summit of National 2 South with a...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSchmidt: Beware England athletes
IRELAND head coach Joe Schmidt warned against fans counting the Grand Slam as good as won. “History doesn’t protect you from...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarrison gifts Bath their final moment
■ By ROGER PANTING TEIMANA Harrison’s night of celebration turned into one of ignominy as his moment of madness ruined Saints’...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGogs hang on after Pearce’s late try threatens an upset
■ By JAY BAYFORD RGC 1404 moved into second place after coming from behind to beat Aberavon at the Talbot Athletic...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoCaptaincy can take Faletau up to new level
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Leadership role: Taulupe Faletau PICTURE: Getty Images WALES will beat Italy this afternoon. There’s no...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders are Caned on Beauden’s big day
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE BEAUDEN Barrett made his 100th Super Rugby appearance in the Hurricanes’ 29-19 triumph over the Crusaders. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDickens: Red card turned the game
SAINTS head coach Alan Dickens believed Teimana Harrison’s dismissal was crucial. He said: “We made it very difficult for ourselves with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedwas come roaring back to claim the honours
■ By IAN LOVELL Bedwas …13 Llandovery …6 TWO second half tries secured a hard-earned victory for Bedwas on a dry...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFaletau: It’s time to showcase our skills
ALEX BYWATER finds the new Wales captain wants team to prove how exciting they can be Key men: Gareth Anscombe and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVickers expecting more reasons to be cheerful
■ By JON NEWCOMBE PROUD new dad Rob Vickers insists he wouldn’t swap any of his team-mates for the world as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins are made to dig deep before topping the table
■ By PETER HUGHES Cross Keys …13 Carmarthen …23 CARMARTHEN went top of the table after a hardearned win over Cross...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoI’m so proud of my Azzurri says Conor
CONOR O’Shea has made just one change to his starting XV, naming Giulio Bisegni in his midfield for the first time...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFalcons are league’s form team – Pellow
EXETER chase a fourth successive appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup final and go in on a high after beating Saracens last...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen take advantage of Neath ill-discipline
■ By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale…22 Neath…6 EBBW Vale fought hard for a much-needed home win over strugglers Neath to continue...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNorth owes Saints some words of explanation
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Missing man: George North PICTURE: Getty Images George North has spent the week...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSin bins frustrate but don’t deny the Lions
■ By ROSS BARNETT L’cester Lions 15 Blaydon…8 THREE yellow cards could not stop Leicester Lions triumphing in a tight, attritional...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTitans left ‘gutted’ by Ealing’s late steal
■ By LUKE JARMYN A CONTROVERSIAL penalty at the ruck in the 79th minute conceded by Rotherham openside Charlie Maddison and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe have to keep winning mindset say Nottingham
■ By ROB WILDMAN IAN Costello hopes this win in the mud on a filthy wet night will give his Nottingham...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBulls chances go west with skipper Blacker’s yellow card
■ By HUW S THOMAS Llanelli …48 Bargoed …7 WEST was best at Parc Y Scarlets, where Llanelli beat the visitors...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGatland will hope there is no repeat of history
ANYTHING less than a home win by 30 clear points for Wales this afternoon will add up to a below-par performance....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPlatt-Hughes in unstoppable form
■ By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park 45 Chester …0 CENTRE Ashley Platt- Hughes scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes as Sedgley...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoHartpury win survival fight but Scottish run them close
■ By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY guaranteed their Championship status with the four points earned in a hard-fought contest against London Scottish....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTough for Guernsey but they steal a win
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYmaintain their lead after a highly competitive 21-22 win over Shelford at The Davey Field. Shelford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens wings clipped as Ponty snatch it late on
■ By CHRIS SMART Pontypridd …38 Bridgend …37 PONTYPRIDD avoided a shock defeat by the narrowest of margins to Bridgend, turning...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbanian on a roll with five wins on the spin
■ By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…34 L’boro S…19 OAs’ re-emergence from the depths of National One continued with a third fivepoint...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoBlues still wait to get their man…and wait…and wait
THE seasons come and go and Cardiff Blues are still to find a head coach, a fact which, if nothing else,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAgony for Hincks as last kick astray
■ By STEVE AVENO Hinckley …13 Otley …15 OTLEY continued their recent upturn in form with a fourth in their last...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees storm to victory and stretch lead
Midlands Premier LEADERS Birmingham and Solihull continue to brush aside all opposition as they overwhelmed Nuneaton 47-14 to stretch their advantage...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler smash way ever closer to the title
■ By SAM JACKSON Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL closed in on a second consecutive National Championship title with an emphatic 41-14...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley grit just gives them edge
■ By STEPHEN MATHER B’ham Mose …14 Cambridge …13 MOSELEYemerged with a hard-fought win from a scrappy affair. On a day...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoO’Sullivan scorches in for winning try double
Ireland U20 …30 Scotland U20 25 IRELAND bounced back from their madcap round three defeat to Wales with a bonus point...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield easily beaten by Yorks rivals
■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 44 Sheffield …10 FIVE tries in a second-half blitz brought Huddersfield’s losing streak to an end...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLamprey double as Hoppers jump to it
Northern Premier IN the battle of the top two, Preston Grasshoppers increased their lead at the top of the table, beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTuohy joins Stade Francais as medical joker
FORMER Ulster and Ireland lock Dan Tuohy has signed a short-term deal with French Top 14 club Stade Francais after being...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFylde defeat ends season of struggle
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …36 Fylde …5 A SPIRITED performance by Fylde, particularly in a second half where they limited...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJulian Salvi names the Guy to take over as Eddie’s 7
The Exeter flanker proposes one player who 'has never had a chance' so far under Eddie Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWage demands will harm young talent, says Leicester coach Matt O’Connor
The Leicester director of rugby comments on wages and the recent recruitment activity at Welford Road
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHITZ Young Ambassador thrilled at award
Bath's Jake Britton takes Young Ambassador gong at HITZ Awards
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFarrell to captain England in Paris as Mike Brown is dropped
Changes at full-back and outside centre for England, as Hartley is ruled out with a calf injury
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: French team is so poor England can recover pride
Jeremy Guscott says England should win in Paris but selection issues ahead of next year's World Cup are clear for Eddie...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland doesn’t hold back in making changes to Wales squad
Ten changes make for Six Nations match against Italy includes the welcome return of Faletau
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKingston urges fans to ‘park frustrations’
HARLEQUINS’ welcome Bath to the Stoop in the match rescheduled from Friday night due to the freezing conditions. Quins make six...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFalcons find slippery roads lead to the top
Driving force: Newcastle scrum-half Michael Young breaks clear to set up a try for Ally Hogg. PICTURES: Getty Images Bulldozer: Gloucester...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoMighty Oaks maintain the pressure on leaders Spain
ROMANIA kept alive their slim hopes of automatically qualifying for the 2019 World Cup after a less-than-impressive 25-15 win over Russia...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGloucs: We let win slip away
DEAN Richards praised his Newcastle side’s character after they brought Gloucester’s unbeaten home record in the league to an end. This...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoDelon is eyeing one last hurrah with Lyon
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN One-time England winger Delon Armitage, who won four major trophies with Toulon, is now geared up to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: Only a fool wouldn’t pick Denny for England
By GARY FITZGERALD Hard yards: Jonathan Ross trucks it up for Sale. PICTURES: Getty Images Testing defence: Piers Francis looks for...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEddie must take a healing scalpel to his ailing pack
NICK CAIN looks at the problems facing England’s head coach before the showdown with France NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones did not...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGaffney slams missing North
GEORGE North came under fire from Saints boss Alan Gaffney for being unavailable yesterday. Gaffney questioned the Wales wing’s commitment to...















