Peel is the supremo after Delaney quits

DWAYNE Peel will be in overall charge at the Scarlets next season following Glenn Delaney’s departure. Peel was last month named...

North v South final is on

PRO14 Rainbow Cup organisers are close to finalising plans for a June final in Europe between the best Europebased team and...

RFU need to source other players to end this ransom | Jeff Probyn

The past few weeks have provided interesting reading re Francis Baron’s thoughts of how things have got out of hand at...

I know just how Sinckler feels over Lions snub

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IF ANYONE knows just how Kyle Sinckler feels after missing out on the...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

WASPS WING Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELLIE BOATMAN THIS WEEK... Broadcast details for the...

Lewis was poetry in motion | Peter Jackson

PETER JACKSON KEITH McLellan is a fair dinkum Aussie from Bondi Beach, who spent most of the Fifties at Headingley, captaining...

O’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson

Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC

Kristian got the kit but no Lions recognition

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They were born in different centuries on different sides of the Atlantic, one in...

Saints give thanks for their feeder school

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WE have featured the likes of Campion and St Peter’s Gloucester...

Young Gun: Harlequins lock George Hammond

Hammond is one of two locks to have emerged at Harlequins this season, going back to England U20s with clubmate Hugh...

Fukuoka repays the faith of Deans

JAPAN TOP LEAGUE THE Panasonic Wild Knights’ crushing 48-21 win over Toyota Verblitz in Osaka yesterday left the star Japanese winger...

It’s a whitewash for rampant Kiwis

TRANS-TASMAN ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK NEW ZEALAND sides dominated the opening round of the Trans-Tasman competition, whitewashing the Aussies by winning five...

‘Wellbeing champion’ at all clubs in England

PREMIERSHIP Rugby is supporting the LooseHeadz Foundation, a mental health charity set up four years ago which aims to have a...

You need help to ride highs and lows

PAUL REES talks to two Prem stars about the importance of PRL’s Restart charity As Dan Carter approached the end of...

Brown may yet appeal

RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS are ‘considering their position’ after Mike Brown was given a six-week ban following the first red card of his...

Red ends Dunn’s race

RUGBY SHORTS BATH hooker Tom Dunn's club season is over after being banned for four weeks for his red card against Bristol....

Lions tour cut to three venues

RUGBY SHORTS THE Lions’ schedule for the summer’s tour of South Africa has been amended. The team will play eight matches in...

Cornish Pirates 52-26 Hartpury: Robson sets platform for Pirates pack to dominate

Hat-tricks for Dan Frost and Tom Duncan put Pirates on course for big win over Hartpury at the Mennaye

Preview: Alex Goode on bench as Saracens up ante

Saracens welcome back Alex Goode from his time in Japan's Top League with NEC Green Rockets for their clash against Ampthill

Bedford Blues 17-40 Ealing: Six-try Trailfinders gear up for play-off decider

Max Bodilly, Alun Walker and Jordan Burns all keep up their try-scoring form for Ealing on their travels to Goldington Road

Richmond 17-34 Nottingham: Williams brace lifts Nottingham off bottom

Nottingham come out on top in the bottom-of-the-table clash at the RAG, with David Williams clinical out wide for the visitors

Jersey 10-34 Coventry: Butt bags four tries to give Reds a spanking

Coventry director of rugby Rowland Winter was delighted by his team's bonus-point win on the island

Unbeaten Bulls go on rampage

Bulls........................43  Sharks ......................9 A VINTAGE performance from Bok veteran Morne Steyn helped the Bulls trounce the Sharks and remain the only...

Du Plessis wins it for Stormers

Lions ......................37  Stormers................39 THE Stormers stunned the Lions with a lastgasp penalty sealing a comeback victory for the visitors at Ellis...

Henshaw at heart of gritty Leinster fightback

By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster ..........21 Connacht ........17 ROBBIE Henshaw survived censure for a possible high tackle to produce a man of...

Gas man Dyer fuels his fire with tips from Olympic ace

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Dragons v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Rodney Parade RED-HOT Dragons wing Rio Dyer says speed tips from...

Scarlets 28-29 Cardiff Blues: Evans puts boot into Scarlets fightback

A LATE Jarrod Evans penalty put an end to a dramatic Scarlets comeback as Cardiff Blues came out on top in...

Crowley’s men clear at the top

Benetton................34  Zebre ......................27 BENETTON enhanced their status as the unlikely pace-setters in the Rainbow Cup with victory over Zebre in Treviso....

Warriors make it a derby double

Edinburgh..............24  Glasgow ................31 GLASGOW defeated Edinburgh for the second week in a row led by good showings from fullback Adam Hastings,...

Connacht complete first-ever away day hat-trick

By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........20 Connacht ........24 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend said his first win over Munster was sweet, not least...

End salary cap and fat cats will take cream | Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett contemplates how the salary cap can be conflicted between financial fairness and rugby's narrow corridor of frequent contenders

Garish scenes in France enough to send shivers

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

Proctor: We still believe we can make top four

MATT Proctor was expecting the Premiership to be a slog when he arrived from New Zealand but the All Blacks centre...

Boyd can’t bear to watch as Saints let chance slip

PAUL REES TALKS TO CHRIS BOYD ABOUT NORTHAMPTON’S FALTERING BID FOR THE PLAY-OFFS After the Saints came lurching in against Gloucester...

Now Wayne Pivac must build with some new faces | Shane Williams

Experimentation must be central to Wayne Pivac's plans for Wales this summer, writes Shane Williams

Exiles train on the double to stop Simmonds

London Irish will try to keep Sam Simmonds quiet as Exeter travel to face the Exiles on Tuesday

Perpignan interested in Harlequins wing Nathan Earle

PERPIGNAN are chasing Harlequins winger Nathan Earle who is out of contract at Twickenham Stoop at the end of the season....

Room 101: Doncaster Knights flanker Sam Graham

The Doncaster back row selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond

Devoto: Leinster defeat has made us even hungrier

Ollie Devoto still wants to play for England after being involved off the bench twice during Eddie Jones' tenure

Another 80-minute performance is a must for Gloucester

By ADAM HATHAWAY Turned tide: Skivington GLOUCESTER head to Ashton Gate with an eye on a top eight finish and a...

Preview: Lam’s leaders aim to deliver big home run for Bears fans

Bristol Bears welcome Gloucester and over 3,000 supporters to Ashton Gate on Monday, Jon Newcombe spoke to Pat Lam about the...

Preview: One-club man Will Welch brings up his 250 for Newcastle

Falcons will welcome 1,750 to Kingston Park for their clash against Northampton on Monday

RFU ignore fact the players voted for the name Saxons | Nick Cain

ONE of the dangers with diversity politics, as illustrated by the RFU decision this week to dispense with the name ‘Saxons’,...

Sinckler was not good enough when it really mattered | Nick Cain

Are England counting the cost of a poor Six Nations despite having 11 players selected by Lions head coach Warren Gatland?

Hooper: Sharks could be champs

SALE’S win was crucial as their run-in sees them up against three of the league’s top four, Exeter, Bristol and Harlequins....

Bath 20-24 Sale: More yellows, but still Sale power onwards

Sale Sharks come away from the Rec with the win after Curtis Langdon's late try under the lights

Investing in fintech research

The term “fintech” (financial-technology) is used to refer to companies and service providers who exploit modern technologies, such as computer engineering...

5 Casino Games Rugby Players Will Enjoy

Rugby is one of the most-watched sports in the world. However, rugby players often have hectic schedules so it’s hard for...

Lions will no longer travel to Port Elizabeth, Durban or Nelpruit in 2021

The Lions Test and provincial matches will all be held in either Cape Town or Gauteng

London Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension

The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the 'next few years'