YOUNG GUNS

SAM MAUNDER EXETER NO.9 Family history was made earlier this season when Sam and Jack Maunder appeared in a Premiership squad...

Fiji on top as England earn consolation prize

WELLINGTON WRAP ENGLANDwon the second tier Challenge Trophy in the New Zealand Sevens last weekend with a 36-7 success over Kenya....

Blitzbokke lie in wait for England

■By LUKE JARMYN SYDNEY SEVENS TWO tries by Dan Norton in a man of the match display against Japan set up...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER OSPREYS, DRAGONS, NEATH, EBBW VALE, NEWPORT AND ABERTILLERY FLY-HALF SHAUN CONNOR “I was proud to become the first Ospreys...

Kingspan get Carter

ULSTER have signed Australia international second row Sam Carter from the ACT Brumbies for next season. Carter, 29, made his Test...

Troubled Guildford ends time in France

KIWI winger Zac Guildford, who was part of the All Blacks World Cup-winning squad in 2011, has left French division two...

Yachvili: The players did ‘sack’ Lievremont

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Star turn: Dimitri Yachvili kicks the conversion for France during the 2011 World Cup final PICTURE: Getty...

Reds won’t block Biljon if top-flight come calling

JERSEY chairman Mark Morgan says he would not stand in the way of rugby director Harvey Biljon taking a top job...

Carl fighting for chance to keep battling world’s best

■By NEALE HARVEY Support: Alan Solomons WORCESTER back rower Carl Kirwan has lifted the lid on the mental anguish of his...

Keatley stops off at Irish en route to Treviso

Exile: Ian Keatley IAN KEATLEY’S departure from Munster has been brought forward after London Irish snapped up the fly-half on a...

17 up as Rams run riot at Raiders

■By KATIE DAUNT MAKE that a record 17 straight wins. The league leaders showed no sympathy for injury-wrecked Raiders with this...

Prescott holds nerve to seal win

■By DARREN SMITH LI Wild Geese 22 Worthing …19 LIAM Prescott held his nerve to knock over a penalty in the...

Ruthless Juddians keep it tight at the top

■By MATT LONG Barnes…17 Tonbridge J …29 TONBRIDGEJuddians put in a clinical performance as they surpassed Barnes 29-17 to move third...

Reds hit for halfcentury by St Eds

■By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …57 Old Redcliffs …7 BURY swept aside a hapless Old Boys side amid bitterly cold...

Seventh-heaven for ruthless Cant

■By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury …46 Redruth…14 CANTERBURY were in seventh heaven after a Sam Rogers brace helped them to a comfortable...

Three for Linney as Stotford keep winning

■By KEALAN HUGHES Esher …14 B Stortford …27 JOSS Linney scored a hattrick for Bishop’s Stortford as they extended their winning...

Case for a defence as Albion roll on and up

■By JOHN BUTCHER PLYMOUTH ALBION head coach Kieran Hallett is targeting a top half finish in National One after his side...

Second-half blitz seals comeback

■By DAVE MOORE Blackheath …22 Cambridge…27 BLACKHEATHsaw their title bid take a hit on Saturday afternoon as Cambridge put in one...

OEs open up a gap with big win

■By ALINA MENUKHIN NATIONAL One bottom side Loughborough Students looked to build momentum on home turf following last week’s win, but...

Zebras keep up top four pressure with win

■By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …14 Otley …30 OTLEY maintained their push towards the top of the National 2 North table...

England are now mental test for us says Brunel

■By ALEX BYWATER Focus: Jacques Brunel Comeback kings: Gareth Anscombe and George North celebrate Wales’ victory in Paris PICTURE: Getty Images...

Fylde go level at top with five-try victory

■By SIMON MOYLE IT WAS a familiar tale at Solstice Park where highflying Fylde comprehensively outplayed the Lions in a convincing...

Carnegie will expect the unexpected from Bedford

■By JON NEWCOMBE Tough job: Steve Boden AS THEIR 53-52, 15-try thriller with Coventry showed, anything can happen when Bedford are...

Pirates pick Reds pockets with Koster’s try at the death

■By TOM INNES Pivotal: Javier Rojas-Alvarez THE PIRATES snatched victory and a Championship Cup semi-final place thanks to a spectacular Dan...

Pack power sends Ealing into last four

■By GARY FITZGERALD Held: Nottingham’s Shane O’Leary BEN WARD heaped praise on his formidable forwards as Ealing cruised into the semi-finals...

Atkins given reins again as Kidney picks academy kids

■By NEALE HARVEY No drop off: Nick Walshe HIGHLY-RATED fly-half Jacob Atkins gets another chance to prove his worth as London...

World league could sound World Cup’s death knell

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Under threat: World league could hit the cash raised by Six Nations...

DREAMTEAM

NIZAAM CARR, THE WASPS, SOUTH AFRICA AND FORMER STORMERS BACK ROWER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...

Resilient Beno back early for Bath run-in

■By NEALE HARVEY Raging bull: Beno Obano is charging for a recall after injury PICTURE: Getty Images PROP star Beno Obano...

Judge targets top-three finish to repay his debt to Paver

Excelled at Sarries: Christian Judge Master: Alan Paver BATH-BOUNDprop Christian Judge says he owes Cornish Pirates scrum guru Alan Paver a...

‘Brothers from other mothers’ dominate Six Nations

THEopening Six Nations weekend featured a cast of 138 players as, of course, will each ensuing round. Almost exactly a quarter...

Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Streaking into the corner: Dafydd James scoring for the British Lions in Brisbane...

Dollman extends ten-year stretch

EXETER Chiefs pair Ollie Devoto and Olly Woodburn have signed new two-year contracts, while long-serving full-back Phil Dollman has penned a...

Care staying at Stoop

ENGLAND scrum-half Danny Care has signed a new two-year deal with Harlequins, who have resigned a handful of stars for next...

Quins banish away day blues for crack at title

■By NEALE HARVEY Getting a grip on Saracens: James Horwill grapples with Billy Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images Potential: Alex Dombrandt Class...

Six-try Cheetahs make it four on the spin

■By SAM JACKSON Cheetahs …40 Kings …36 CHEETAHS pulled off a bonus point derby victory as Reinach Venter’s late try secured...

Warriors battle for home comforts

■By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Worcester centre Francois Venter FRANCOIS Venter returns to spearhead Worcester’s attack knowing a bonuspoint win will...

Falcons fancy chances but it’s a tall order

■By JON NEWCOMBE WHILE Newcastle’s focus is firmly on Premiership survival, head coach Dave Walder insists the chance to win some...

Aussie ace Reid on radar for Saracens

Wanted: Jordy Reid SARACENS are looking to pounce on Championship high-flyers Ealing Trailfinders for their Australian flanker Jordy Reid. The 27-year-old...

Sharks line up £1m deal to lure lock star Retallick

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Talks: Brodie Retallick SALE SHARKS are in advanced discussions with All Black star Brodie...

Bristol will bring Attwood home

BRISTOL have beaten a host of their Premiership rivals to tempt Dave Attwood, right, into returning to his home town club...

Quins eye Carnegie centre Forsyth

Move? Andy Forsyth HARLEQUINS have spoken to Yorkshire Carnegie centre Andy Forsyth about making a move to the Premiership next season....

ROOM 101

THE GLOUCESTER HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND HENRY WALKER 1. Cold pizza After...

A ton of trouble for England

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE MASSIVE PHYSICAL CHALLENGE FACING EDDIE JONES’ MEN AT TWICKENHAM NEXT WEEK Land of giants: from left,...

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Vaughan: Close the league but prepare for expansion

■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER chief executive Stephen Vaughan says Premiership Rugby must get their head around an expansion system if they...

Why should we bail out SANZAAR? It’s their own fault

COLIN BOAG Twitter spat: Brian Moore commentating In crisis: Warratahs’ Jed Holloway on the attack during the Super Rugby semi-final in...

Referees must simply stop ignoring the laws

I WAS RFU President in 2013/14 and spent a few weeks with England U20s as they went on to win the...

Dismayed at these reasons to ring-fence

AMI alone at being dismayed at some of the arguments being used to support ring-fencing (Stephen Rodgers, Jan 27). His reasoning...

A-Team Six Nations needs resurrecting

Getting up to speed: Dan Robson in Saxons action WITH the Six Nations just kicking off I have a question: Just...