Pack power gets Hartpury across the line to safety

■By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY head coach, Mark Cornwell, was a relieved man after his team won a breathless game in the...

Pirates prepared for Stirling ‘magic’

Preview Cornish Pirates v Yorkshire C Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SCRUM-HALF Alex Day returns to the Cornish Pirates lineup as the only...

Wasting time is name of game for the Tigers

RUGBYused to be big on ‘the ethos of the game’, ensuring it stayed immune to all those nasty bits of gamesmanship...

This Welsh Brexit from Europe is shameful

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW More than 50,000 will converge on Cardiff ‘s Superdome next weekend for the...

I used to be a nervous kicker admits Twelvetrees

PREMIERSHIP hot-shot Billy Twelvetrees says he relishes the pressure of goal-kicking but admits that the responsibility once scared the life out...

World Cup defeat by Wales still bites

MY LIFEIN RUGBY KEVIN SIMMS THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS AND LIVERPOOL ST HELENS CENTRE On the attack: England centre Kevin Simms...

Wharfedale stretch clear in dominant second half

■By ED WILLIAMS Ace: Blakeney-Edwards WHAREFDALE coach Jon Feeley praised his side’s big effort in the sun as they overwhelmed Stourbridge...

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Give owners a break says Rowe as clubs lose £44m

■By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe insists Premiership Rugby’s under-pressure owners deserve praise rather than vilification in the face of...

Keep views to yourself says Care

DANNY Care has urged his England team-mates not to risk their careers by making controversial comments on social media`. The Harlequins...

We’ll have no problems with Billy insists Shields

■By NEALE HARVEY BRADShields foresees “no issues” between social media rebel Billy Vunipola and his England teammates once World Cup preparations...

WHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?

Diamond: Tom Curry playing for England against Scotland Youth has had a wonderful season in rugby. In 20-year-old openside Tom Curry...

The England fire still rages for ‘Churchill’ clone Vickery

NICK CAIN TALKS TO PHIL VICKERY ABOUT PROPS, ENGLAND AND CAPTAINCY Playing with intesity: Phil Vickery takes on Wales’ Martyn Williams...

Louis has gas to burn and looks a serious prospect

IT’S IMPORTANT in Wales that we always keep an eye on the next generation and that’s why I’ve been keen to...

Wales must get Shaun and Byron in tandem

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND YOU know the saying – two heads are better than one. Well, that certainly applies...

World-wide bidding war starts for fly-half Sam

Wanted: Sam Davies OSPREYS fly-half Sam Davies has got four clubs from around the world looking to lure him away from...

Prop Smith gets ready to cross Severn Bridge

No to Ospreys deal: Nicky Smith SALE SHARKS have jumped to the front of the queue of clubs looking to sign...

Blackadder opening for Girvan

BATH could promote Girvan Dempsey to head coach next season with Todd Blackadder leaving a year early, at the end of...

Exiles in a hurry to splash the cash

Big money: Adam Coleman LONDON IRISH are ready to splash a significant chunk of the £15m they received from CVC to...

ROOM 101

ROB O’DONNELL THE CALDY PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. The Sun newspaper...

Jobs for the boys is a concern

THE blurred lines between senior executives in sport being guardians of governing bodies and then, armed with inside knowledge, joining corporate...

RFU chief executive

Steve Brown told us in October there would be a prudence measure by the RFU to reduce spending by £4- £5m...

Arrogant and divisive, but Galthie is a winner

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE suggestion that the former France scrum-half and captain Fabien Galthie has been...

Try burst comes too late to save brave Quins

■By JAMES LLOYD EVEN a late try blitz by Harlequins could not stop Clermont Auvergne from setting up an all French...

Diamond: Now we must aim for top 6

STEVE Diamond urged his players to quickly forget their European despair and focus on snatching a top six place in the...

Ref Owen takes centre stage in Sharks battle

■By GARY FITZGERALD Ever alert: Chris Ashton touches down for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond’s Sharks slumped despairingly out of...

Edwards gets coach offer from Wasps

■By PETER JACKSON THE Shaun Edwards saga has taken another twist with Wasps revealing their bid to bring him back into...

Fan comes on pitch to call out Billy

Afters: Munster fan confronts Sarries No.8 Billy Vunipola PICTURE: Dan Sheridan BILLYVunipola was confronted by a spectator after his man of...

RFU face grassroots revolt over cash cuts

■By NEALE HARVEY THE RFU are facing a grassroots revolt over plans to slash their Community Rugby budget. In a letter...

Lowe: Joe Marchant has played as well as Jonathan Joseph ever has

George Lowe talks to TRP about the player who stepped into his shirt at Harlequins

Jonathan Joseph back in peak physical shape ahead of World Cup

On Henry Slade's heels

Chris Ashton back for Sale’s European dream

Read Steve Diamond's thoughts ahead of the Challenge Cup semi-final trip to La Rochelle

Mark McCall names Saracens side for Champions Cup semi-final

Brad Barritt is back to lead Sarries against Munster

Shut down grounds to beat the racists, says Maro Itoje

The Saracens and England lock airs his support for Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose who have been victims of abuse at...

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers prop James Whitcombe

A career which sat on a knife edge between union and code

Guscott column: No better way for England to warm up than against Wales and Ireland

'Wales want to push home their no.2 credentials and Ireland want to wash away memories of a poor Six Nations'

The Rugby Paper Awards 2019: Who are your players of the year?

We want your votes for two outstanding individuals from the world of rugby: your Professional Men’s Player of the Year and...

British & Irish Lions appoint Jason Leonard as new chairman

Lions legend succeeds Tom Grace as chairman

Rugby World Cup will be the last hurrah for Rory Best

Ireland and Ulster captain to retire from rugby after the Rugby World Cup

Ruaridh Jackson re-signs with Glasgow Warriors

“I love this club and I’m very happy to have extended my stay here"

Todd Blackadder to leave Bath ahead of schedule

A shock announcement coming out of the Rec

Jonny Arr to leave Worcester after more than two decades at Warriors

A homegrown product who has almost spent as much time in Worcester as Chris Pennell

Clubs in no mood to show mercy to Saracens over salary cap

If a salary cap breach is proven by the Premiership's investigation, a worse-case scenario could see Saracens docked 35 points

Saracens Max Malins is cast in the same mould as Alex Goode

The Saracens fly-half has excelled at full-back with his speed

Gloucester surge opens door to international duty for Ruan Ackermann

But will the no.8 choose to represent South Africa or England?

That was hard to take says Gustard

QUINS head of rugby Paul Gustard said they had only themselves to blame for having the match snatched from their grasp....

Grayson keeps nerve as Saints stay in hunt for top four

By NICK CAIN Double trouble: Saints’ Rory Hutchinson is tackled by Quins’ Ben Tapuai and Kyle Sinckler PICTURES: Getty Images A...

Danny: Unselfish team has no egos

DANNY Cipriani believes the collective spirit of this Gloucester squad sets them apart from his previous tilts at the Premiership title....

Cipriani masterminds Gloucester fightback

By JAMES CANDY White line fever: Gloucester’s Tom Seabrook avoids touch and Tom Homer to score the winning try PICTURES: Getty...

Warm up games essential to get England on track

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK In credit: Kyle Sinckler was one of the few successes from the Six Nations PICTURE: Getty...