North try completes Ospreys’ fightback

By ROGER PANTING Dangerman: George North offloads out of Billy Searle’s tackle PICTURE: Getty Images WORCESTER’S European hopes hang by a...

Henry helps Tigers beat three yellows

By MIKE SINCLAIR Success! Tigers celebrate their victory PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS BAYONNE: Germain 7 (Fajardo 71); Baget 6 (Lestrade 51,...

George Nott eyes top spot to build momentum for Rec visit

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish lineout leader George Nott is confident of backing up last week’s fine 34-8 win at Agen...

Isichei’s tragic death must bring real change

THIS week the family of Allan Isichei, the muchloved and highly respected former Wasps first-team prop during the 1970s and 1980s,...

Will Melville be able to stick with his no ring-fence stance?

THE arrival of Nigel Melville in a new role as executive chairman of Premiership Rugby’s investor board is a welcome appointment...

JJ Hanrahan was our star says Van Graan

Munster head coach Johann van Graan's reaction to a memorable comeback against Clermont Auvergne

Clermont 31-39 Munster: Fightback supreme breaches the French fortress

Munster produce dramatic comeback over Clermont Auvergne, overturning 26-8 deficit and inspired by CJ Stander

Kay: Tough ask but Quins can do it

BT Sport pundit Ben Kay previews Harlequins clash with Racing 92, and says the Premiership club have the toughest schedule in...

Paul Gustard demands cool heads or see Champions Cup hopes fade

Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard urges his side to keep strict discipline as Racing 92 await in the Champions Cup

Gloucester 38-34 Ulster: George Barton grabs the glory as Gloucester leave it so late

20-year-old George Barton scores match-winning try in the 84th minute, triggering scenes of jubilation at Kingsholm

UBB 47-8 Dragons: Matthieu Jalibert puts the boot into illness-hit Dragons

Les Bleus star Jalibert dampens Dragons' woes, as Dean Ryan contends with 16 unavailable players against the mite of Bordeaux-Begles

Bears ace Harry Randall aims to show Eddie he’s the man for all seasons in Galway

Neale Harvey previews Bristol's Champions Cup trip to Connacht with England hopeful Harry Randall

Sale 15-16 Edinburgh: Drama as Paul Deacon sees Sale lose plot

Sale Sharks throw away first-half lead to fall to Richard Cockerill's Edinburgh

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Melville is PRL’s new executive chairman

Former RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville takes senior position at Premiership Rugby

‘Hundreds’ set to join brain injury court fight

Peter Jackson reports on the growing number of retired rugby players pledging their support to the court case seeking damages over...

RFU Council votes in significant format changes to National Leagues and below

League structures to undergo radical change to help the community game survive and prosper

Why is betting so rooted in the English culture?

Betting is widespread in Great Britain, but have you ever dug deep, trying to understand the reason behind this all-Anglo-Saxon monopoly?...

England legend Katy Daley-Mclean announces international retirement

Red Roses fly-half takes decision to end her England career on 116 caps

Bath’s trip to La Rochelle cancelled due to Covid-19

12 players at Bath forced to self-isolate following match against Scarlets, who had one positive test confirmed on Thursday

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones to miss start of 2021 Six Nations

A huge concern for Wales head coach Wayne Pivac, who is already counting the cost of injuries to senior personnel

Exeter Chiefs trio aim to build ironclad case for Eddie

Scrum-half Jack Maunder says he and the omitted Simmonds brothers will continue to bash on the door of England head coach...

Steve Borthwick gives his agent top Leicester Tigers job

New Tigers head of recruitment Richard Wilks was involved in the start-up of reputable player management firm Green Room Sports

Saracens defence coach Sanderson is man Sale want to replace Diamond

A move which Sale Sharks hoped would happen last summer

Probyn column: Cut Prem loose and redirect all funding

Jeff Probyn on the financial obstacle the Premiership presents to the RFU's balance sheet and the radical change needed to help...

The Growth of Sports Betting

The sports betting industry has been deemed one of the most lucrative and rapidly developing industries in the world. There are...

3 STRATEGIES FOR PLACING RUGBY BETS

Like any other sport, rugby provides big opportunities for punters to make money from straight match bets to handicap markets. This...

Six more ex-pros join legal fight against World Rugby, RFU and WRU

Former centre Adam Hughes, 30, and Neil Spence, 44, among those to back the traumatic brain injury lawsuit against rugby's governing...

Thompson: Some days I can’t walk down stairs

The danger of CTE in rugby and those diagnosed with traumatic brain injury training to bring about change in the sport

Exeter Chiefs clear favourites for Premiership title

Exeter Chiefs were the winners of the Premiership last season and now look the dominant force, following the problems that have...

Carl Fearns on verge of making Premiership return

The former Bath back row is attracting interest from the Premiership

This is tip of iceberg says neuro specialist

Dr Barry O'Driscoll, uncle of Ireland great Brian, voices his concerns over rugby's trend of concussion and traumatic brain injury

7 Reasons Why Rugby Benefits Students

Rugby is an international game developed in the 1800s in England. The game has gained huge popularity in various countries, including...

Georgian centre Giorgi Kveseladze signs for Gloucester

George Skivington welcomes new recruit who impressed in the Autumn Nations Cup to Kingsholm

Important Features Every Online Casino Should Offer

Playing your favourite casino games has become even easier thanks to online casinos. Here you can play blackjack, poker, baccarat, roulette...

Sweeney: Six Nations could go to pay-for TV broadcaster

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney discusses the arrival of Amazon on the rugby TV broadcastings scene

Clear front-runner emerges to lure Exeter’s Tomas Francis back to Wales

Wales tighthead Tomas Francis is set to hold talks with all four regions, as Exeter future hangs in the balance

Scotland fly-half Adam Hastings agrees Gloucester move in 2021

Hastings will leave Glasgow Warriors when his contract at Scotstoun expires next sum

Gloucester confirm Danny Cipriani has left the club with immediate effect

Danny Cipriani's stay at Kingsholm is cut short in the final year of his contract, as Adam Hastings is set to...

French feelgood factor is shortlived | James Harrington

James Harrington attacks the hyperbole surrounding the Press' dubbing of a France 'Replacement XV' which competed for the Autumn Nations Cup

England can learn from exciting French revival | Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott points out the weaknesses in England's armour exposed by France in the Autumn Nations Cup final

Steve Diamond rescued Sale Sharks from abyss but courted controversy

Jon Newcombe charts the highs and lows of Steve Diamond's tenure at Sale Sharks

Here’s my team of the decade certainly one to stand test | Shane Williams

Shane Williams selects a Wales XV Team of the Decade and congratulates George North on his deserved selection by World Rugby

England draw Japan and Argentina in 2023 Rugby World Cup pool

Details of the 2023 Rugby World Cup draw, as hosts France will play the All Blacks in Pool A

England Win Autumn Nations Cup Against France In One Of The Most Entertaining Finals Ever

The Autumn Nation Cup was the first time that this cup was held due to the global pandemic caused by Covid-19...

Evans: Big hearts won the day for us

STEFF Evans hailed the heart and desire that helped Scarlets defy a desperate late Bath onslaught for his side’s memorable win...

Table-topping Exeter Chiefs set sights on famous ‘double double’

Exeter Chiefs captain Jack Yeandle previews the visit of Glasgow Warriors to Sandy Park

Spencer rues try that got away as Bath fall

■By GARY FITZGERALD STUART Hooper told his players “You got what you deserved” and refused to blame officials as Bath were...

Shaun agrees, refs need French

I GOT some stick in a reader’s letter after I expressed my surprise that Nigel Owens had never tried to use...

Poor all round

ENGLAND’S game against France, a team with one tenth of the caps England has, was just appalling. To win by three...

Edwards factor critical for France

Lucky escape: England players mob Owen Farrell after he kicked the winning penalty in extra time PICTURE: Getty Images JERRY Guscott’s...