Veainu quitting Tigers for Wasps?

TELUSA VEAINU added fuel to the fires of speculation about a potential switch from Leicester Tigers to Premiership rivals Wasps this...

Davies on the radar if Cipriani opts to go

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Sam Davies GLOUCESTER are paying close attention to Wales fly-half Sam Davies,...

Powell: Future’s looking bright

SARACENS academy coach Adam Powell praised the quality of their development set-up and remains certain they can win the cup away...

Saracens keep it simple to power past Warriors

By LUKE JARMYN Line in sight: Rotimi Segun beats the tackle to touch down for Saracens’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images...

Deano: We just aren’t fit enough

SAINTS coach Sam Vesty was delighted with nine tries. He said: “Once we came back off our holiday at the start,...

Saints roar into final with nine-try salvo

By NEALE HARVEY Big contribution: back row star Lewis Ludlam scores the third try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images RORY Hutchinson...

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Challenge is to improve for England says Davies

By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies vowed to continue Wales’ winning run but told his team to wise up for England as...

Ringfencing expected to take at least another year

By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby plans to prevent relegation this season look doomed. At a summit meeting last week, Premiership Rugby’s...

Farrell will call for a fast start to shock the French

WHEN it comes to being a captain of cool – as in an ice-cool temperament – Owen Farrell has been taking...

Here’s one football story rugby men should heed

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PREMIERSHIP owners are partial to borrowing from the professional football model when it...

Let’s have relegation in women’s Six Nations

CATHERINE SPENCER Like fine wine: Katy Daley-McLean gets better with age Round one of the women’s Six Nations followed expected form...

Joyce denied late winner by TMO

By ROB COLE Italy Women…….3 Wales Women….3 JASMINE Joyce raced 70m to what would have been one of the greatest tries...

Leitch gets nod for ‘title decider’

By SAM JACKSON WORLD Cup winner Marlie Packer is rested for England’s clash with France after injuring her shoulder in the...

Lyons try sets Irish up for bonus win

By GARY HEATLY Scotland Women…… 5 Ireland Women……… 22 IRELAND head coach Adam Griggs was a happy man after his side...

Kelly: We must right the wrongs from French defeat

WALES forwards coach Richard Kelly has challenged his players to correct the mistakes of their French defeat against Italy today. A...

England outmuscle the world champions

By GARY FITZGERALD Let’s get physical: Ollie Lawrence charges into Julien Delbouis GLOUCESTER flanker Aaron Hinkley produced a dynamic display as...

Irish miss the bonus but stay on course for Slam

By GARY HEATLY Scotland U20….5 Ireland U20….24 DYLAN Tierney-Martin made it three tries in two matches to help Ireland to this...

Farrell has moved well ahead of George now

LEADING PREMIERSHIP POINTS SCORER CHARLIE HODGSON Attack-minded: Owen Farrell spends hours honing his skills No doubt the England boys will still...

Picamoles pumped up for his Vunipola challenge

By GARY FITZGERALD LOUIS Picamoles is relishing the prospect of pitting his skill and strength against his counterpart Billy Vunipola. The...

Kids need to get a rugby ball in their hands

ONCE the nemesis of English rugby, Serge Betsen is looking to strengthen rugby at grass roots level in his adopted country...

England ‘have found two amazing flankers’

Jon Newcombe talks to Serge Betsen, the great former French flanker about Sunday Destructive: Tom Curry, left, has all the attributes...

Laidlaw: Poite doesn’t seem to like us

SCOTLAND captain Greig Laidlaw claimed French referee Romain Poite “doesn’t seem to like” Scotland after the Scots lost to Ireland in...

Errors choke off Scots’ brave bid as Irish keep their title hopes alive

By NICK CAIN Yawning gap: Jacob Stockdale breaks clear to score Ireland’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images THIS trip to Murrayfield...

Take your bow, but you’ll need to step up

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Crucial to Wales: Jonathan Davies is the best defensive 13 in the world PICTURE: Getty...

Gatland: We won’t play that way again

WARREN Gatland warned his Wales side it could get “embarrassing” against England if they repeat the performance which saw them edge...

Courtney: The French boys are big and slow

By GARY FITZGERALD That’s better: Owen Watkin celebrates with Jonah Holmes as he scores Wales’ third try in Rome PICTURE: Getty...

Peter Jackson column: Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd

[quote] “Glory Days. Well they’ll pass you by, Glory Days In the wink of a young girl’s eye, Glory Days, Glory...

Competition: WIN tickets to Champions Cup & Challenge Cup finals!

To mark the end of this year’s Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool stages, we have teamed up with European...

Fatialofa: More All Blacks are eyeing a move to England

The former Hurricanes lock made the move to Worcester Warriors last summer

Alun Wyn: No panic, we knew what we had to do

WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones revealed a half-time decision to go back to basics prompted his side’s dramatic opening night win...

French need Clouseau to detect how Wales could steal this one

■By PETER JACKSON Interception: George North beats the tackle of France’s Yoann Huget to score Wales’ third try Looking good: Yoann...

Brutal and brilliant, this was England at their best

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Confrontational: Manu Tuilagi showed how much he has been missed “England didn’t dip in their intensity...

I’m excited about what this team can achieve

CHARLIE HODGSON Winning the aerial battle: Jonny May “Not only was the line speed relentless, but the quality of the tackles...

Murray: Slow start and soft tries were the killers

IRELAND scrum-half Conor Murray said their sluggish start cost them dearly. “We started slow and gave gave up a couple of...

Dynamic England dare to dream

ENGLAND fans left Dublin last night dreaming of Six Nation success – and even World Cup glory – as Eddie Jones’...

Gats was tough on me says hero North

■By ALEX BYWATER GEORGE North warned Wales’ Six Nations rivals that Warren Gatland’s men will only get better after the giant...

Earle left bemused by snub

NATHAN Earle says he is puzzled why he was overlooked by Eddie Jones for squad to face Ireland. Quins winger Earle,...

Wallaby Fainga’a admits he’s been sub-standard

Probyn: World league could spell the end of World Cup ■By NEALE HARVEY Star signing: Nick Phipps MULTI-CAPPED Australia hooker Saia...

Underdogs? England are the big dogs of Dublin now

■From NICK CAIN at the Aviva Stadium Roar: Cian Healy scores Ireland’s first try Speed merchant: Henry Slade wins the race...

Revenge mission kicks off Cooper’s Rebel life

■By GEORGE LAWRENCE QUADECooper steered the Melbourne Rebels to a hard-fought 29-26 win over his former side Queensland Reds as they...

Marshall penalty puts end to Joe’s long run

■By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up RHIWBINA’S eight-game winning run in East Central was halted after going down 14-13 at...

Williams relishing his new licence to attack

LLOYD Williams believes his new-found running game can fire Cardiff Blues to the PRO14 play-offs. The 29-year-old scrumhalf has always been...

Late try by Dylan denies Bedwas’ bonus

■By ROB COLE Carmarthen …27 Bedwas …13 Premiership CARMARTHEN Quins moved back into the top half of the table and pushed...

Important players can aspire for Premiership says Morris

■By NEALE HARVEY WASPS flanker Ben Morris claims Premiership ringfencing would be a disaster for tier two rugby. Morris, 27, joined...

Pivac predicts big future for Macleod

WAYNE Pivac believes tyro Scarlets back rower Josh Macleod can follow him into international rugby. A foot injury has hampered the...

Sharks on target for 70 per cent English

TEENAGE Sale centre Luke James has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the club, tying him to the Sharks until 2024....

Shaunagh swaps her fire drill for scrum practice

■By SAM PARKHOUSE Part of the team: Shaunagh Brown with Kent firefighters FIREFIGHTER Shaunagh Brown has put country before career after...

Neath heading for the drop but Bramwell won’t let them wither

■By ALEX BYWATER Captain fantastic: Neath’s Aaron Bramwell THEY are doomed to Principality Premiership relegation and are enduring their worst season...

Harcourt reacts to Haskell’s ‘negative’ comments

■By NEALE HARVEY BROADSTREET secretary Richard Harcourt has hit back at James Haskell over critical comments he made in last week’s...