Bears hungry for scalp of rivals Georgia

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LYN Jones is used to big derby matches and they don’t come much bigger than today’s...

Deano and another ‘bloodgate’

JEFF PROBYN Extra man: England had 16 on the pitch during their pool game with Samoa at RWC 2003 PICTURE: Getty...

Enforcing scrum laws would free the backs

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Earlier this week I read an article by rugby author and analyst...

Day the Ellas came to play in Sevenoaks

Brendan Gallagher recalls when Sevenoaks School faced ten future Wallabies, including Mark, Gary and Glen Ella, in 1978

Rugby’s Great Schools: Sevenoaks globetrotters took on best in the world

Brendan Gallagher looks at the trailblazers brought through the programme at Sevenoaks School

Marlen Walker bolsters Wasps front row

WASPS have signed prop Marlen Walker from Championship side Cornish Pirates on a short-term loan deal. The 32-year-old New Zealander has...

Tigers agree to Taufua’s release

JORDAN Taufua has finally completed a move to French Top 14 side Lyon until the end of the season after Leicester...

Dino Lamb signs on at Harlequins

HARLEQUINS back five forward Dino Lamb has recommitted to an undisclosed-length deal at The Stoop. Lamb, 22, follows teammates Ross and...

Jaco Coetzee confirmed as cover for Zach Mercer

ZACH Mercer’s move from Bath to Montpellier was confirmed this week, with South African No.8 Jaco Coetzee, 24, coming in to...

Socino returns to Premiership with Gloucester

ARGENTINA hooker Santiago Socino has joined Gloucester to replace Australian James Hanson. Former Reds and Rebels hooker Hanson, 32, leaves after...

Chudley joins prop duo at Worcester

WORCESTER have signed scrum-half Will Chudley from Bath on a two-year deal. Bath prop Christian Judge will also head to Sixways,...

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors centre Seb Atkinson

The next star back off the production line at Worcester's academy?

Bianca’s late show secures full five points

Women’s Premier 15s By TOM JOHNSON Sale ………………..7 Glo-Hartpury..28 Bonus: Bianca Blackburn BIANCA Blackburn’s try in the final minute claimed the...

Cleall hat-trick helps Saracens take top spot

Women’s Premier 15s By NATHAN ROCHE DMP Sharks ……3 Saracens ……..73 SARACENS lead the way as the Premier 15s moves past...

Wasps 40-3 Worcester: Bonus win for Wasps puts heat on leaders

By ADAM ELLIS WASPS took another step closer to making the Premier 15s a three-way title race with a convincing victory...

Fast-starting Bears get struck by Lightning

Women’s Premier 15s By AMY FULGHAM Loughboro’ L ..42 Bristol …………..14 BRISTOL Bears fell to a heavy defeat in their first...

Hunt try stretches Chiefs’ winning streak

Women’s Premier 15s By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs ..7 Harlequins……..6 Fast start: McKinley Hunt EXETER maintained their post-Christmas momentum with their...

Elite league takes off in England

2019 champs: Saracens’ Lotte Clapp with the trophy WITH women’s rugby expanding rapidly in popularity and expectation, the ten-team Premier 15s,...

Australia claim the first Olympic Sevens gold as reward for years of excellence

AUSTRALIA might have struggled to make an impact at the Women’s World Cup over the years but – raiding other sports...

History of Women’s Rugby: Red Roses break Kiwis’ World Cup stranglehold

Brendan Gallagher concludes his feature looking at the history of women's rugby

Women’s Game in Focus: DMP Sharks scrum-half Chloe Broom

Chloe Broom has progressed from joining DMP Durham Sharks’ Centre of Excellence to becoming a regular feature in the first team...

Flying Kirk comes down to earth in Varsity upset

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

Now Boks say Lions can come

THE Lions’ tour has been thrown into further confusion by the Springboks calling for it to be staged in South Africa...

It’s 50 up for Healy in Six Nations

IRELAND head to Cardiff today knowing they have the recent edge over their hosts - November’s 32-9 win in the Autumn...

It’s time we delivered Alun Wyn tells Wales

By ALEX BYWATER Fit again: Alun Wyn Jones thunders into the Scots PICTURES: Getty Images A0e Six Nations. World record cap...

Empty table now that Bastiat has gone

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVERY year, Jean-Pierre Bastiat would organise a reunion dinner for those who won...

Alan made sure his men punched their weight

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Grand Slam winner: Alan Ashcroft on the rampage for England The Sixties had...

Lions lock Orie set for short stay at Ospreys

THE Ospreys look set to sign South African second row Marvin Orie from the Lions on a deal until the end...

Thomas strives for Test breakthrough

By ALEX BYWATER Aiming high: Dan Thomas scores for Bristol against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Thomas is determined to follow...

Walters aims to give Tigers pack an edge Boks’ style

By STEFFAN THOMAS WHEN Aled Walters left the Scarlets in 2009 not in his wildest dreams could he have envisaged the...

Pirates enjoy hunt for new bounty

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S BEEN a difficult time for professional rugby...

Mike puts Scots refs back on world stage

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER In charge: Referee Mike Adamson during the PRO14...

Sensational Hammond try sets up Ealing win

By OLI SHAPLEY Saracens ……….26pts Tries: Morris 4, 16, Segun 43, Pifeleti 79 Conversions: Whiteley 4, 43, 79 Ealing T’finders…39pts Tries:...

London Scottish withdrawal delays Tuilagi return

A new arrival at the Exiles last summer, Brian Tuilagi will have to wait to mark his return to English rugby...

Dragons 20-30 Connacht: Hibbard’s heroics can’t save Dragons

Match report and player ratings from Rodney Parade, where a hat-trick for veteran Hibbard couldn't turn the tide for the Dragons

John Pullin tribute: A man of honour and player of steel

John Pullin, one of the greatest hookers of his era, and England captain died this week, aged 79

DREAM TEAM

ROB KIRBY, THE RICHMOND AND FORMER ESHER AND SOUTHEND FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Will...

Sam Skinner enjoying new-found freedom at Exeter Chiefs

The Exeter and Scotland lock is looking to hit double figures every game in all the stats that count in the...

Preview: Sean Robinson urges Newcastle to get clinical against Chiefs

Newcastle Falcons get the chance to show their early season form is no fluke on Sunday against the reigning Premiership champions

Sharks try was offside fumes Pat Lam

Bristol's defeat to Sale opens the door to Exeter to close the gap on the Premiership leaders

Bristol 13-20 Sale: Luke’s late show sends league leaders crashing

Things get better and better for Alex Sanderson at Sale Sharks, with Luke James helping the visitors to Ashton Gate bag...

Redman back at RFU to lead team performance

NIGEL REDMAN has returned to the RFU as head of team performance. The former England, Lions and Bath lock started work...

Richard Wigglesworth so proud to land Leicester captaincy

Reaction from stand-in Tigers skipper Wigglesworth and Worcester head coach Jonathan Thomas to the 41-24 clash at Welford Road

Leicester 41-24 Worcester: Tigers roar on thanks to Montoya try double

New arrival Julian Montoya scores twice for Tigers on the occasion of Chris Pennell's 250th appearance for Worcester

Set-piece frailty cost Gloucester says George Skivington

George Skivington and Declan Kidney's post-match thoughts from the Brentford Community Stadium

London Irish 32-26 Gloucester: Parton try lands the KO for Irish fighters

Bad form continues for Gloucester on their visit to the Brentford Community Stadium, as a Ciaran Knight sin bin proved costly

Hooper: There are still ‘massive positives’ to take from defeat to Quins

Bath director of rugby looks at the positive side after 13-man Bath fell to a fifth-straight defeat in the Premiership

Nightmare of The Rec goes on for Bath

By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ....................15pts Tries: Dunn 43, De Glanville 75 Conversions: Priestland 43 Penalties: Priestland 4 Harlequins........28pts Tries: Dombrandt 8,...

Boyd: We were rotten in last 50

DESPITE picking up a hat-trick of league victories, Northampton director of rugby Chris Boyd was scathing about his side’s performance. “In...

Wasps 17-22 Northampton: Yellow fever makes Wasps look sickly

Have Northampton Saints finally turned the corner in their season?