Tenacious Tigers ride out yellow card storm

By TOM WALKER LEICESTER earned only a second win in seven matches since the restart despite three yellow cards and a...

Sarries kids produce the goods again for McCall

By DAVID FLEMING Control: Manu Vunipola EXETER suffered their first defeat in eight games as both sides put out much-changed lineups...

Lethal Lawrence hits top gear for Warriors

By JACK ROBERTS OLLIE Lawrence showed his class as Worcester scored five second-half tries to earn just their second Premiership win...

Spencer’s try double puts Bath in control

By TIM WOODS Bonus ball: Jonathan Joseph scores the last try of the game Right: Rohan Janse van Rensburg scores Sale’s...

Wasps fly up to second with nine-try demolition

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Try scorer: Jack Willis WASPS scored nine tries against a weakened Bristol outfit to move up to second...

Gloucester fail to fire in front of the fans

■By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINSbooked their place in next season’s Champions Cup as a 1,000- strong crowd were unable to lift Gloucester...

End of the road for villainous Victor

SO rugby is bidding farewell to Clermont and Georgia flanker Victor Kolelishvili who, after struggling with concussion issues for the best...

Jacek’s stats don’t lie, drop the box kicks!

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Tedium: Ben Youngs puts up a box kick...

James targets return to glory days

By JON NEWCOMBE Hunting silverware: Sharks centre Sam James SAM JAMES hopes the Premiership Rugby Cup can serve as a catalyst...

Big job for Joe to stop Sharks getting a sniff

By NEALE HARVEY Praise: Paul Gustard JOE Marchant returns to the city where he won an U20s World Cup with England...

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Ravens swoop for another of Cardiff’s stars

BRIDGEND Ravens are set to sign Cardiff full-back Edd Howley as the capital side’s playing stock continues to plummet. With Cardiff...

Solomons: Players will go from feast to famine

By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER supremo Alan Solomons fears player development will be halted in its tracks unless Championship and National League...

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Sharks find the local waters are none too friendly

IT IS tempting to suggest that if South African-laden Sale are serious about leaving their current home in Salford in favour...

Weakened sides could sabotage title run-in

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You did not need to be Inspector Maigret to work out that Agen were up to no...

DREAMTEAM

ALUN WALKER, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER EDINBURGH, NOTTINGHAM AND SCOTLAND U20s HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...

Pete’s lucked out with dream move to Falcons

By JON NEWCOMBE Step up: Falcons new signing Pete Lucock PETE LUCOCK would probably class himself more in the mould of...

Scarlets pushing Hardy’s claim for Wales

■By ALEX BYWATER KIERAN Hardy is the “full product” ready to make the step-up to international rugby with Wales for the...

FIVE OTHER YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH…

Gabriel Oghre While Wasps youngster Alfie Barbeary has stolen the recent headlines, hooker Gabriel Oghre is another of the club’s academy...

Solomons: Edddie knows all about him

ALAN Solomons is confident Ollie Lawrence would shine brightly on the international stage if Eddie Jones gives the explosive centre a...

Ollie thanks lucky pants for bringing him this far!

TOM VALE TALKS TO WORCESTER WARRIORS’ EXPPLOSIVE YOUNG CENTRE OLLIE LAWRENCE Respect: Worcester’s young captain Ted Hill Worcester Warriors’ highlypromising young...

Parling joins the ambitious exiles

THERE is no bigger home bird than me. I still live in the village in which I was born and home...

Let’s hope Georgians leave their guns in dressing room!

WE ALL know what the Georgians are going to bring to the Nations Autumn Cup - real fire and brimstone from...

All eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND If you are a fan of the British & Irish Lions then the signs from...

Chiefs capture two more Welsh young guns

By ROB COLE TWO MORE Welsh age grade internationals have been snapped up by Exeter and been given the chance to...

ON THE BLINDSIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Comeback: Henson Henson hops codes for run out at Raiders FORMER Wales centre Gavin...

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Captain Tom chasing glory finish to year of progress

By NEALE HARVEY Focused: Tom Youngs LEICESTER’S quarterfinal clash with Castres today was cancelled after three of the French side’s players...

Dragons slayed by ‘soft’ penalties

DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts says ‘soft’ penalties cost his side dearly. “Tactically we were very good in the first 15 minutes...

Edinburgh crash out after gifting Bordeaux 14-point start

By BRYN PALMER Scorer: Damien Hoyland EDINBURGH slumped to a fifth consecutive knockout defeat in three seasons under Richard Cockerill as...

Semi sizzles as seven-try Bears cruise into last four

By ROGER PANTING Action man: Ben Earl dives over to score Bristol’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images SEMI Radradra produced another...

Super-sub Louis sinks Scarlets’ European dream

By ALEX BYWATER Victory kiss: Try-scorer Sergio Parisse embraces Charles Ollivon SCARLETS suffered a heartbreaking Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat and have...

Saracens hit by Euro humbug

OUR sport is no stranger to hypocrisy, and this was illustrated clearly in the build-up to the European Cup quarter-final between...

Griffiths’ plan needs the Prem to play fair

IT was a near certainty that the English Championship Proposal was not going to get unanimous approval, and two of the...

Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK lished Celtic sides, the participation of those sides in the European Cup could...

Ludlam: Manny relishes a challenge, he’s ready

New face: Manny Iyogun ROOKIE Northampton prop Manny Iyogun has the ability to seize the day at Exeter and write his...

Captain Jack expects fierce Saints riposte

By NEALE HARVEY Taking nothing for granted: Jack Yeandle PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER hooker Jack Yeandle believes his side are ready...

Sheedy closes on Wales call-up

By PETER JACKSON CALLUM Sheedy has played himself into serious contention for a Wales place - almost six years after opting...

Saracens make case for a Euro defence

By SAM JACKSON Brothers in arms: Saracens’ point scorers Alex Goode and Elliot Daly celebrate their sensational victory over Leinster PICTURE:...

Leicester Tigers tie cancelled after Castres’ positive COVID-19 tests

Sunday's Challenge Cup quarter-final at Welford Road has been cancelled, meaning Tigers progress

Bromsgrove prep school stars kick off decade of success

Brendan Gallagher continues his series of articles on rugby's great schools

Jimmy Gopperth is having a blast at youth-inspired Premiership challengers Wasps

Nick Cain discusses Wasps revival under Lee Blackett and his hopes for the future now he is 37

TEAMS: Johnny Sexton captains Leinster in Champions Cup showdown with Saracens

Leo Cullen and Mark McCall have named their line-up for the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final

George Ford back for Leicester Tigers Challenge Cup clash

Team line-ups for this weekend's Challenge Cup action, as Tigers welcome Castres to Welford Road

Losing Owen Farrell won’t stop us winning, says Saracens’ Wray

Saracens vice-captain Jackson Wray previews the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final this weekend in the quarters

Rugby Matters: Georgia know the eyes of the world are on them

Brendan Gallagher talks to the man who appointed Rob Baxter as Exeter Chiefs boss, now working on lifting Georgia to higher...

We’re not going to Exeter planning to grind out a win, says Dan Biggar

Northampton Saints look to arrest their slump in form against an Exeter side that has sent them down to heavy defeats...

Former England lock Geoff Parling named Wallabies forwards coach

Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie brings in Parling to backroom staff after time with Melbourne Rebels

Regions would benefit from having Welsh leadership, says Robin McBryde

Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde shares his view on no Welsh region having a Welsh head coach