James Haskell to retire from rugby after stunning career

Eddie Jones pays tribute to 77-cap England flanker

Solomons: Now sign off in style at Sixways

WARRIORS director of rugby Alan Solomons called on his players to give Sixways supporters an enjoyable last day performance and victory...

Ace Biggar on target to line up top four showdown

By GARY FITZGERALD Double-teamed: Northampton try-scorer Luther Burrell makes his presence felt in midfield PICTURES: Getty Images Rare highlight for Worcester:...

McCall: Leinster game has us buzzing

SARACENS DoR Mark McCall said his side were going into Saturday’s European Cup final against Leinster with “a real buzz around...

Sarries’ supersubs hit leaders with five tries

By NICK CAIN He’s away again: Alex Lewington breaks past Alex Cuthbert for his second try PICTURES: Getty Images THIS was...

Wallabies peform a new trick to get White on board

RUGBY Australia has forced itself into contractual contortions in order to circumvent eligibility regulations that it put in place to stop...

Yet again England have let Edwards slip the net

NICK CAIN THE decision by Sean Edwards to join France after the 2019 World Cup is another instance of the RFU...

DREAMTEAM

NIALL ANNETT, WORCESTER AND FORMER ULSTER AND IRELAND U20 HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....

Time for RFU to leave the pro game to professionals

COLIN BOAG Stripped of captaincy: Will Carling paid a heavy price for his comment It’s nearly 25 years since Will Carling...

Noisy announcers are just deafening

IS anyone else getting frustrated by the loud PA systems used at games these days? At some grounds it’s almost deafening....

Let Premiership pay the bill, stop cutting grassroots funding

DECLAN Kidney made an interesting case for artificially sustaining the Championship, effectively to provide competition to the side relegated from the...

Better to move on

WHEN a player signs for another club or region, they should not be allowed to play for their present region again....

Well said Declan

DECLAN Kidney is spot on, the Championship is ‘a nugget’ but sadly undervalued by the RFU and the Premiership. If the...

Wainwright would be a starter in my back row says Powell

By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales No.8 Andy Powell believes Dragons tyro Aaron Wainwright can be one of the stars on show...

Adams thriving after scrapheap challenge

By NEALE HARVEY Eye for the line: Josh Adams scores for Worcester DEPARTING Worcester wing Josh Adams would love to return...

Hogg, Bishop set for Ospreys roles

CARL Hogg and Andrew Bishop have emerged as front runners to join the Ospreys’ coaching team for next season. Current Scotland...

Little ‘n’ large have Saints on march

POCKET rocket Tom Collins believes his pace allied to the ‘power of T’ can bring Northampton within touching distance of a...

Watson: No doubt about it, I’m in best shape ever

By NEALE HARVEY Incumbent: England full-back Elliot Daly Back in action: Anthony Watson on the break against Sale Sharks last week...

Rodwell to call time on 7s career

JAMES Rodwell, the most capped Sevens player of all time, will retire at the end of the season. In January Rodwell...

Toulouse can’t stop breaking records

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Toulouse are the recordbreakers who are leaving the entire Top 14 in their glittering wake. For a...

Fainga’a cashes in with a hat-trick

■ By ADAM ELLIS Brumbies hero: Folau Fainga’a scored three tries in an epic fightback against Blues PICTURE: Getty Images THE...

YOUNG GUNS

IZAIHA MOORE LONDON IRISH BACK ROW Izaiha Moore-Aiono made a try-scoring debut for England U20s in their impressive 35-8 victory over...

Brecon land the double by thrashing Cwmbran

Welsh Division One round-up ■ By CARL FIELD IT has been one hell of a week for Brecon. Six days on...

Ponsford predicts gap will close on Saracens

■ By NEALE HARVEY RFU head of women’s performance Nicky Ponsford is confident the women’s Premier 15s will go from strength-to-strength...

Pooler complete another clean sweep

Welsh Championship round-up ■ By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL put the crowning glory on yet another 100 per cent winning campaign in...

Cardiff land 11 tries as they go on the rampage…

■ By SAM JONES Cardiff …75 Ebbw Vale …17 IT CERTAINLY wasn’t a case of after the Lord Mayor’s show for...

Webber is the star of the show as he scores a hat-trick

■ By JOHN MURPHY Bargoed …28 Pontypridd …55 PONTYPRIDD remain in contention for second spot in the Principality Premiership after a...

The Great Escape is still a possibility for Bedwas

■ By PAUL HOPKINS Bedwas …28 Swansea …25 BEDWAS kept alive their hopes of Premiership survival with a tense bonus point...

Warlow signs off life at Newport with a gutsy triumph

■ By JAY BRAYFORD Newport…33 Llandovery …22 NEWPORT edged an eighttry thriller with Llandovery. The victory also saw head coach Craig...

Merthyr take a giant stride towards the title

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS Carm Quins …21 Merthyr …40 MERTHYR edged closer to the Principality Premiership title with a bonus point...

Llanelli bring up their half century to keep hopes alive

■ By TIM LEWIS Llanelli …57 Neath…13 LLANELLI gave themselves a strong chance of retaining their Principality Premiership status as they...

England’s World Cup prospects? Who can tell!

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Last gasp: George Ford saves England against Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images As...

ROOM 101

THE MOSELEY PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND TOM FIDLER 1. Comedy moments in...

O’Driscoll: Ringrose, Lamour are key

By GARY HEATLY GARRY Ringrose and Jordan Larmour are the men who can break down Saracens’ defence and help Leinster lift...

Pivac gets best out of people says Hayward

By STEFFAN THOMAS BYRON Hayward has transformed the Scarlets’ defence – and now he faces the task of stepping into the...

Hor will fires war ning to Kyle over ill-discipline

By NEALE HARVEY Assessing his options: Quins lock James Horwill Learning curve: Kyle Sinckler has been told to toe the line...

Dorset run riot as they hammer rivals…

DIVISION 3 ROUND-UP ■ By LYNDON EDNEY DORSET & Wiltshire came out on top in an astonishing 57-45 victory over Berkshire....

Treble trouble as Grimes delivers

■ By SAM DONOVAN Durham …7 Lancashire …73 TOM Grimes was the hattrick hero for Lancashire as they started their campaign...

Yorkshire off to a rampaging start

■ By ANDREW SMITH Yorkshire …59 N’umberland …3 YORKSHIRE got their County Championship campaign of to a flying start. A hat-trick...

Honey’s the Cornwall last-gasp hero with crucial penalty

Kent …21 Cornwall …25 ■ By BILL HOOPER AN INJURY time penalty from Fraser Honey clinched the win for Cornwall at...

Sanders does the business as Cheshire edge thriller

■ By LUKE JARMYN Cheshire …26pts Tries: Allsop 5, Sanders 34, 78, Titherington 56 Conversions: Morton 35, 57, 79 Eastern Cou…25pts...

Errors galore but Devon downed

■ By TONY FIELDING Glou’shire …54 Devon …14 ALTHOUGH Gloucestershire had a comfortable lead by half-time, in truth the first half...

Radley does the damage for Herts

■ By MO SHER Hampshire …20 Hertfordshire 29 DIVISION One newcomers Hampshire pushed last season’s runners up, Hertfordshire, all the way....

Reed is the key in tense Midlands thriller

DIVISION 2 ROUND-UP ■ By MATT BALDWIN EAST Midlands powered past Warwickshire in a 42-27 thriller. East Mids grabbed the first...

Law sabbatical proves wise choice for Pincus

UNSUNGBristol wing Tom Pincus insists Bristol can build towards Champions Cup rugby next season having secured their Premiership status with two...

Bailey gets big boost for Canada

HEAD coach James Bailey has named his squad for the next leg of the women’s World Sevens Series in Canada on...

Ex-Wales No.10 on cloud nine at Ampthill

■ By NEALE HARVEY Top 10: Paul Turner EMOTIONAL Ampthill head coach Paul Turner insists winning promotion to the Championship stands...

Party time for Pratt’s Canterbury climbers

■ By BRAD HARPER Glory be: Canterbury and their fans hail their success PICTURE: Phillipa Hilton TEAMS CANTERBURY: Grimes (Moss 50),...

MY LIFE IN RUGBY

THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND ‘A’ FLY-HALF PAUL CHALLINOR IT’S 20 years since I last laced up my boots and while...

Walker’s not slowing down after bringing ton up at Trailfinders

EALING Trailfinders stalwart Alun Walker says he had no doubts about signing for another year despite interest from Premiership clubs. Walker,...