Ashton: Faf can spark Sale

By GARY FITZGERALD Fireball: Faf de Klerk CHRIS Ashton insists Faf de Klerk is the best No.9 in world rugby and...

Assault-charge Jennings gets a new chance

By NEALE HARVEY FALLEN former Sale Sharks and England U20s midfield star Mark Jennings has spoken of how the combined assistance...

Ruthless Trailfinders put Blues to sword

By OLI SHAPLEY Try-double: Elijah Niko EALING Trailfinders rampaged their way to their biggest win of the season with a huge...

St Andrews day delight as Bright stars for Scottish

By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISH broke their away duck with their highest score this season to secure a Cup quarterfinal for the...

Falcons spread their wings in final quarter rout

By LUKE JARMYN FIVE tries in the last 25 minutes saw Newcastle finally show the class that sets them apart in...

Ten-try Cov romp towards last eight

COVENTRY have one foot in the Championship Cup quarterfinals thanks to an emphatic home win over Ampthill. After banking a bonus...

Reds sparked by Morgan’s magic in fine performance

By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds showed their clinical streak in carving out victory against pool rivals Doncaster Knights. The home side...

Ton up for Cargill as Pirates shuffle the deck

By SAM JACKSON Preview Cornish Pitares v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill captains the Pirates in his 100th appearance...

Navy sail to victory over RAF

ROYALNavy U23s sailed to the Inter Services Championship title with a 20-10 win away at RAF helping them to a clean...

Welsh lock Day forced to pull plug on switch to America

DOM Day has officially announced his retirement from all forms of rugby, bringing to a close a 15-year playing career. The...

European season needs cutting back says Rennie

By STEFFAN THOMAS Warning: Dave Rennie DAVE Rennie has told European rugby chiefs to cut the length of the season or...

Ospreys’ boss: Losing our coach is just a blip

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Tough times: Rob Davies Coaches? Carl Hogg and Mark Jones Stood down: Allen Clarke PICTURES: Getty Images CRISIS?...

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JONO ROSS, SALE AND FORMER HARLEQUINS, BULLS, SARACENS AND STADE FRANCAIS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

Adam made a man out of me – Boyce

By NEALE HARVEY BATH prop Lewis Boyce says he will owe Welsh legend Adam Jones a huge debt of gratitude if...

Hardwick will make Ford fight for his Tigers’ place

Breakout: Tom Hardwick is enjoying his run By JON NEWCOMBE ICE-COOL Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick is enjoying throwing down the gauntlet...

Twickenham victory thrilled Duckham

Captain: Bob Hiller The Sixth Springboks will always be known as the Protest Tour but there was some rugby played –...

Seeds of Boks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE ‘PROTEST TOUR’ OF 1969, FIFTY YEARS ON It’s barely a month since the first truly multi-racial South...

Nomad Te’o is off again

JONNYWilkinson played for two clubs in 17 years. Ben Te’o will soon have played for three in less than a year...

Ortega shows France is country for old men

THE years may keep rolling by but Rodrigo Capo Ortega keeps rolling on. The second row whose longevity makes Alun-Wyn Jones...

How can saying sorry excuse a gouge?

PLAYERS who commit foul acts so blatant that it leaves them without a leg to stand on have long learnt that...

The Welsh way once ruled world – not now

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW There was a time, believe it or not, when Wales pioneered the science...

Te’o joins Sunwolves for their final season in Super Rugby

FORMER England centre Ben Te’o will join Japanese side Sunwolves for the 2020 Super Rugby season, as revealed by TRPin August....

White: Title’s big call even without Sarries

By NEALE HARVEY Eyes on the prize: Nic White moves the ball for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER’S Nic White says...

Blues turn tables with late score by Harries

By TOM PRITCHARD Try: Jason Harries WINNINGin Italy used to be a problem for the Blues, but that seems to be...

Friend left deflated despite bonus win

By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHT coasted to a bonus point win but coach Andy Friend said it felt like a defeat. While...

Sau soars highest to claim winner

By JOHN FALLON EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill said they wouldn’t be getting carried away with beating an understrength Munster side for...

Scarlets are destroyed by first half onslaught

By ROGER PANTING WHEN the PRO14 fixtures were released, Scarlets must have envisaged a tough trip to the Kingspan with the...

Dragons’ lads take five-try pounding

By STEFFAN THOMAS Consolation: Taine Basham breaks away to score for Dragons PICTURE: Huw Evans THE Dragons were humiliated by Zebre...

Wounded Ospreys fall to another home defeat

By ANDREW DEERING THE Cheetahs registered their first away win of the season and maintained their top three place in Conference...

Warriors pegged back by leaders

LEINSTER remain unbeaten in the PRO14 after they won at Scotstoun for the first time since 2012 to extend their winning...

Sevens star Taylor seriously injured in car crash

STEVE TAYLOR, the former Wales Sevens international and Cardiff Blues wing, is fighting for his life in a Glasgow hospital after...

Mercer urges Premiership clubs to scrap salary cap

■By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Bath captain Guy Mercer advocates scrapping the salary cap as a way of stopping more of the...

I’ll manage Arsenal next jokes Eddie

ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones says he would ‘love to coach’ Arsenal. The England rugby chief joined Alan Brazil and Ally...

Aki agrees new deal

IRELAND centre Bundee Aki has signed a contract extension with Connacht which will keep him at the club until the end...

Brown ruled out for season after surgery

HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown, below, is set to miss the rest of the season after surgery on a knee injury. The...

Burns: I want to play fly-half if I stay

FREDDIE Burns will seek assurances from under-pressure Bath boss Stuart Hopper that he will play in his preferred position of fly-half...

Sopoaga set to end his stay at Wasps

Bad signing? Lima Sopoaga WASPS could lose former All Black fly-half Lima Sopoaga when his contract runs out at the end...

Graham could head back to Scotland

Move: Gary Graham GLASGOW are hoping to temp Scotland flanker Gary Graham back north of the border when his Newcastle Falcons...

Gloucester have eye on top prop Schonert

GLOUCESTER are keen on signing Worcester Warriors tight-head Nick Schonert who is out of contract at the end of the season....

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OLLIE SLEIGHTHOLME THE NORTHAMPTON WING TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES AND BEYOND 1. Messy people I don’t mind if people...

I’m proud to call Warren a mate as well as a great coach

Send off: Gatland WHAT a send-off Warren Gatland received from the crowd at Principality Stadium. And didn’t he deserve every clap...

Not bad for one week’s work with lads, Wayne

SHANE WILLIAMS New brooms: Wayne Pivac and Sam Warburton watch the match yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Wayne Pivac summed it up...

Wales finish strong after Baa-Baas hit first-half high five

By SAM JACKSON Fast start: Dyddgu Hywel goes over to score the Barbarians’ second try THE Barbarians ran riot in the...

All go for Gatland as he takes the cheers

THE Principality Stadium rose to its feet to give Warren Gatland one final farewell. For once, the man who masterminded three...

Festive fun as Pivac signs on and Gat signs off

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Opportunist: Curwin Bosch score for the Baa Baas Expert finisher: Josh Adams goes over for Wales’ fifth try...

Salary cap will take toll on Lam

THERE is no sounder rugby man than Pat Lam so it was interesting when he commented that staying within the salary...

Listen to Confucius, Tony, dump lawyers

Wise: Tony Rowe with Rob Baxter EXETER chairman Tony Rowe had the lawyers in earlier this week at Sandy Park and...

United nations of France are doing rugby proud

Diminishing breed: Romania No.8 Andre Gorin plays for Bayonne THE riotous Tower of Babel that is professional French club rugby has...

Sinckler returns to keep Quins moving forwards

Back: Kyle Sinckler KYLE SINCKLER will aim to make an impact from the bench on his return to club duty as...

Ollie’s aiming to prove his England credentials again

By NEALE HARVEY Elusive: Ollie Thorley breaks with the ball for Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER’S frustrating stop-start campaign has failed...