Resilient Roses are example for Eddie

WHAT an incredible match between England and France last weekend for the Women’s Six Nations Championship. Nervous starts and failing lineouts...

No patch on Bob

I WAS pleased to note that Danny Care and Mike Brown were rightly praised for reaching 300 and 350 games for...

Red card puzzler

I’M BEMUSED by punishments handed out for red cards. Rob du Preez gets three weeks for a blatant tip-tackle; Ben Obano...

Who is really to blame for player release furore?

I AM always fascinated by the furore that now precedes Lions tours and I always come back to the all-pervading influence...

Ward: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders

Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten...

Evans suffers leg fracture

HARLEQUINS flanker Will Evans will not play again this season after fracturing a tibia. Evans, 24, was injured in Quins’ 25-21...

Williams joins Willi at the Warriors

Signing: Owen Williams WORCESTER have signed Owen Williams from the Red Hurricanes in Japan. The 29-year-old former Leicester and Gloucester fly-half,...

Pros and cons for Gats

PREMIERSHIP players from clubs not involved in the final will be released for the British and Irish Lions’ warmup game against...

Liebenberg: ‘Keep 15 on pitch and Tigers are match for all’

The Tigers back row says the improvements made by Leicester have been tempered by indiscipline. Eradicate that and the sky is...

One more for Hibbard

NEWS EXTRA VETERAN hooker Richard Hibbard has agreed a oneyear extension at Dragons. The 37-year-old has made 56 appearances since joining...

Alapati’s still a Bear

NEWS EXTRA ALAPATI Leiua has triggered an extension to his contract with Bristol. Samoa international Leiua, 32, who can play on...

Speedster Regan stays with League

NEWS EXTRA REGAN Grace, the highest-scoring Welsh wing in either code over the last four seasons, is to extend his contract with...

Midweek pile-ups impossible to avoid | James Harrington

James Harrington explains why the Top 14 schedule is in a bottleneck

I went round Campo, so what if he slipped!

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEICESTER, SALE, ROTHERHAM & CLECKHEATON CENTRE/WINGER STEVE BURNHILL On the way to glory: Steve Burnhill of Leicester is...

Halaholo targeted in racist post on Ponty site

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WALES centre Willis Halaholo has found himself at the centre of yet another racism storm. Halaholo, who...

Prop star set to join Wasps

WASPS are close to agreeing terms with Scarlets giant prop Pieter Scholtz. Lee Blackett has been searching for a new tighthead...

The Lions player wrangle was all about money

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last the Lions have managed to reach a deal that allows them...

Twickenham to host Euro finals weekend

RUGBY SHORTS THE Champions and Challenge Cup finals will take place at Twickenham in May in front of up to 10,000...

Russian powerhouse Kirill set for Kingsholm

RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER have signed prop Kirill Gotovtsev for next season from Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. The 33-year-old Russia international tighthead was...

Billy Whizz reunites with Alex at Sharks

RUGBY SHORTS SALE have appointed World Cup winner Jason Robinson as non-executive director. The 46-year-old cross-code international spent seven years with...

Ireland seek alternative after cancelling Fiji tour

RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND’S summer tour to Fiji has been cancelled. In the past week lockdowns have been announced across the Pacific...

Wales play waiting game on Argentina

RUGBY SHORTS WALES will not tour South America this summer to face Argentina and Uruguay but hope the Pumas could still...

Meehan quits Irish as Waratahs eye Kiss

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish scrumhalf Ben Meehan has departed the club for personal reasons. Australian Meehan, 28, was due to leave at...

Bleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a...

Glorious nearly men of St Peter’s will keep trying

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools St Peter’s York might be the third oldest school in the...

Juggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment

RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular,...

Lions beware those slips before lift-off

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s...

Top League: Suntory Sungoliath in semis with Rams out of running

Matt McIlraith wraps up the action from the Top League with semi-final places up for grabs

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Laumape makes his All Blacks case

Ngani Laumape was simply unstoppable for the Hurricanes in their 41-22 win over the Highlanders

Rainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks

Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises

Clarke hopes to bring change for Seahawks

AMID the fanfare of this week’s NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks will aim to jolt their season into life when they...

Super League AU: Brumbies race clear after Pulu sees red

Michael Cheika strongly disagreed with the red card to given to Force wing Toni Pulu, as the Brumbies booked their place...

Tier 2 in Wales set for crunch talks over funding

Reduced funding set to be a fierce area of debate in meeting between Welsh Premiership clubs this week

Coventry 19-30 Cornish Pirates: Pirates claim big away-day win despite double yellow

Pirates come through two sin-bins to leave Butts Park with the win

Ealing 69-7 Richmond: Trailfinders respond in style with 11-try shellacking

Max Bodilly stars for Trailfinders in convincing win one week on from Ealing's unbeaten start was ended by rivals Saracens

Nottingham 0-56 Saracens: Full steam ahead for Sarries

Saracens score eight tries against winless Nottingham, but head coach Neil Fowkes maintains pride in squad

Ampthill 14-29 Jersey: Barnes’ brace seals win as Amps pay for ill discipline

Ampthill count the cost of giving away 18 penalties in loss to Jersey Reds

Preview: Bedford Blues target first away win of season at Castle Park

AFTER a week off, Bedford Blues go in search of a first away victory of the campaign at Castle Park –a...

Lions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder

By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to...

I wouldn’t play rugby now, outside-halves have to tackle!

PAUL REES talks to Lions great Barry John on the 50th anniversary of his star role in New Zealand Fifty years...

Blues to get Champs spot under new rules

CARDIFF Blues will be involved in the Champions Cup next season, after organisers confirmed there are 24 sides in the competition....

WRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup

Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup...

BT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett

Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?

Ball seems incidental to red-card Boklanders | Chris Hewett

Allowing aggression to set the tone for a match is something the Springboks have been notorious for

Fowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants

NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...

Rousseau’s romp has never been explained

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here?...

WRU’s new hotel is kick in teeth to regions | Shane Williams

THE WELSH Rugby Union unveiled their latest new toy this week – The Parkgate Hotel which will be opening on Westgate...

Rugby must keep on learning about head injuries | Shane Williams

I DID a documentary on concussion and head injuries last year and ever since then I’ve made it my duty to...

Gatland will call on ten Welsh Lions at the very least | Shane Williams

Shane Williams was gutted to see George North rupture his ACL, ending his shot at a third Lions tour