Twickenham calling as Cornish run riot in second half

By SARA RAINE Devon …………20 Cornwall ……50 CORNWALL ran in eight tries against their big rivals Devon at Brixham yesterday to...

Yorks hold off to edge the late fightback Roses rivalry

By CHRISTIAN EVANS YORKSHIRE and Huddersfield winger Tom Hodson praised his team as the White Rose County edged arch rivals Lancashire...

Birkenhead boost for Cheshire final

By FEARGAL BRENNAN Cheshire……….52 Durham …………..7 CHESHIRE stormed into the final of the 2019 Bill Beaumont Cup with a dominant display...

Counties hold on as Bird lets it slip

By STEVE JACKSON East Counts….28 N’umberland ..27 EASTERN Counties finished their season with a bonus-point victory over Northumberland at the Haberden...

Attacks rule in Div 2 as try-fest ensues

DIVISION 2 ROUND-UP By DAVE MOORE LEICESTERSHIRE sealed a shot at Twickenham glory as they beat East Midlands 29-20 in what...

Ferguson has got Saints pack rolling again says Waller

By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON’S pack is becoming a force to be reckoned with again according to long-serving prop Alex Waller. Waller,...

South African invasion will give Sharks teeth

By JON NEWCOMBE Top tackler: Jono Ross Talisman: Faf de Klerk A TWEET from Sale showing Faf de Klerk in a...

European Cup takes a bow in Detroit

DETROIT, where Henry Ford invented the assembly-line and Diana Ross personified the sound of Motown, is big on sport, too. It...

Caballero’s walk-on part among Test bit players

THE raft of retirees leaving the stage within the next fortnight includes Castres back row forward Yannick Caballero, after 15 consecutive...

Iron-man Ryan back on parade

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Two minutes’ fame: Lee Jarvis of Wales in action. Inset: Yannick Caballero PICTURES:...

Mako will be fine for World Cup – McCall

SARACENS loose-head Mako Vunipola will be sidelined for “a minimum of three months” with a torn hamstring. Vunipola sustained the injury...

Opportunity knocks for Ryan’s Dragons

By ROB COLE NEW Dragons boss Dean Ryan insists the talent pool in Wales is as big as England and plans...

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McCall for Test arena

I WAS delighted to see Liam Williams win the Champions Cup with Saracens – but their real unsung hero is Mark...

For Wales’ sake, end the verbals

I WAS interested to read Shaun Edwards’ tit-fortat with Wayne Pivac last week. Both are passionate rugby men, but this talking...

Taskmaster Ryan won’t let the rot continue

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Non-nonsense: Dean Ryan coaches his Gloucester players PICTURE: Getty Images DEAN Ryan is a no-nonsense,...

Rampant Warriors canter into the final

By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ………50 Ulster………20 GLASGOW played some of their best rugby of the season to ease past Ulster into...

European shootout goes Ospreys way

By STEFFAN THOMAS No stopping: Olly Cracknell scores Ospreys’ second try PICTURE: Huw Evans TEAMS OSPREYS: Evans 7; North 7, Allen...

Leinster get back in the groove after Euro misery

By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER put the disappointment of last week’s Champions Cup final defeat behind them to oust arch rivals Munster....

Sarries would thrash best of the rest in England

NICK CAIN RATES THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS AGAINST THE REMAINDER OF THE PREMIERSHIP’S RED ROSE CONTINGENT SARACENS’ third European Cup final triumph...

Lam’s on lookout for front row cavalry

In market: Pat Lam BRISTOL BEARS boss Pat Lam is still targeting a couple of signings to bolster his squad for...

Falcons stars opt out to prolong life in top-flight

Joining Sale: Newcastle full-back Simon Hammersley NEWCASTLE Falcons are set for a double body blow following relegation to the Championship with...

McGuigan making his mind up

Choices: McGuigan GEORGE McGUIGAN is at the centre of a three way tug-of-war between Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers and Gloucester, and...

Begles sniffing around Brock

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HARLEQUINS could suffer a setback in their move for Bordeaux Begles’...

ROOM 101

JAMES TYSON THE WHARFEDALE OPENSIDE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Hopeless hair lines...

Lam vow: Top six for us next season

PAT LAM called the win a “perfect send-off ” for several departing players and staff, including retiring 38-year-old former Wallaby George...

Bears have come out of the woods to stay

By LUKE JARMYN Man of the match: Charles Piutau goes over for the Bears’ opening try PICTURES: Getty Images Collision: Falcons’...

Refreshing that Baxter and Cohen stand by principles

ROB Baxter’s trenchant statement in favour of promotion and relegation this week shows that not all Premiership clubs are convinced that...

Release the Tier 2 brake or game will go in reverse

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Dream killers: Lucas Rumball scores for Canada as they beat Germany in the...

McCall: Tough for us to lose like that

SARACENS’ director of rugby Mark McCall was disappointed to lose in the last minute. He said: “It was a very valuable...

Nerveless Weir lands a photo-finish victory

By ROGER PANTING Last hurrah: Wing Josh Adams scores in the corner in his final game for Worcester PICTURES: Getty Images...

Ewels: We did it for boss Todd

CHARLIE Ewels admitted the Bath players were desperate to ensure Todd Blackadder left on a positive note. Bath captain Ewels, who...

Blackadder goes forth with a proud farewell

By GARY FITZGERALD Making it his: Bath try scorer Joe Cokanasiga catches a high ball Over: Brendan O’Connor scores for Tigers...

Denny’s one of a kind for Diamond

STEVE Diamond made another push for England to recall Denny Solomona after the wing scored Sale’s winning try. “The selectors (England)...

Bath’s late win leaves Sharks lying in wait

By ROB WILDMAN Impact from the bench: Dom Coetzer scores for Gloucester SALE summoned their best at the death in a...

Welfare worries hit 13-club proposal

By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby proposals for a 13-team league from season 2020/21 may be scuppered because of concerns over player...

Saracens ask: What more can Goode do?

By NEALE HARVEY Out in front: Henry Slade runs in a try for Exeter in their big win over Northampton SARACENS...

Williams column: British & Irish Lions call will prove Gatland as one of the best

Shane Williams says there's no better man for the job of leading the Lions to South Africa in 2021

Rob ‘The Butcher’ Buchanan reveals how close he came to calling it quits

The Harlequins hooker damaged nerves in his neck but has made an astonishing comeback

“The board have learnt lessons, we need coaching stability,” says Leicester Tigers chief executive

Simon Cohen reflects on Leicester's down season and vows wholesale changes would damage Tigers

TRP’s National One Dream Team 2018-19

The Rugby Paper picks its XV of top performers in one of English rugby's most competition leagues

No space for Johnny Sexton in Leinster’s semi-final showdown with Munster

Cullen and Lancaster prefer Byrne for Leinster's game versus Munster, with Sexton missing out.

Scotland and Harlequins star Tim Visser calls it a day

Former Scotland and Quins ace Tim Visser has announced his retirement from rugby

Israel Folau £2.15m contract with Australia terminated after panel backs union’s decision

Wallabies superstar won't be heading to the World Cup, but has 72 hours to lodge appeal and continue legal battle

France full-back Scott Spedding to retire from rugby at 33

Castres full-back Scott Spedding has announced he will retire from all rugby at the end of the season. Capped 23 times...

Jackson column: Champions Cup hasn’t spread rugby beyond Six Nations unions

Bilbao stands alone as the only time the European Cup finals have been spread further than London, Paris, Newcastle or Marseille,...

Mako Vunipola to miss Saracens title tilt but should be fit for World Cup, says McCall

Mako's Champions Cup final injury keeps him out of remaining Premiership games, but not World Cup

Dream Team: Northampton Saints and England centre Luther Burrell

Northampton Saints centre Luther Burrell will bring to a close a 13-year love affair with rugby union to switch codes and...

Pat Lam opens the door for Genge to return home

Pat Lam would like to have Ellis Genge return to the Bristol Bears, three years after the forward left his hometown...

London Scottish confirm Nic Rouse to leave, Graham Steadman named head coach

London Scottish backs and attack coach Graham Steadman will assume first-team duties for the 2019-20 season, replacing current head coach Nic...