Exeter’s young guns are too hot for Quins

By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S faith in the seemingly endless Sandy Park production line paid off as they over-ran a poor Harlequins...

Home rule mars Top 14

AWAY wins are still hard to come by in the Top 14. Last weekend out of seven fixtures there was one...

That Lions’ share of money is enough for All Blacks

THE idea that New Zealand should share the gate takings at Twickenham, and elsewhere in Europe, when they come north is...

This All Black attack on Shields is just hogwash

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE prospect of Brad Shields lining up to play for England against New...

Black Ferns stretch unbeaten run to 9 games

France Women…0 NZ Women ……14 LES Bleues – hosting the Black Ferns for the first time – pushed New Zealand took...

‘Superb’ Katy brings her ton up in style

By SAM JACKSON Star turn: Katie Daley-Mclean starred for England on her 100th appearance PICTURE: Gedtty Images KATY Daley-Mclean earned her...

Phillips: That’s the best performance since I took over

By STEFFAN THOMAS Wales W ……….19 South Africa W…5 ROWLAND PHILLIPS was delighted with his Wales women’s side as they comfortably...

Eagles soar over Samoa thanks to Hooley’s boot

Round Up A LAST-GASP penalty from Will Hooley sent the USA to their first-ever victory over Samoa at the sixth time...

French fall to Mbonambi’s late, late try as French losing streak goes on

By ANDY CARTWRIGHT Scroer: Bongi Mbonambi SOUTH AFRICAextended their winning streak to seven matches over France when hooker Bongi Mbonambi scored...

Schmidt: We must up level for All Blacks

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, by no means at their best, still showed enough quality when it mattered to account for Argentina...

Allan stars as Azzurri fight off Georgian strong men

By GARY FITZGERALD TOMASSO Allan inspired the Azzurri as they overcame bullish, resolute Georgian rivals in a real physical battle in...

Seymour scores hat-trick as Scots gear up for Springboks

By GARY HEATLY GREGOR Townsend knows his side will have to step up a gear to compete with South Africa next...

Monkey’s off the back now let’s make it a clean sweep

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Hurting: Hooper The Australian jinx is finally over. Now for Wales’ first autumn clean sweep!...

Gatland: We must keep on winning

WARREN Gatland challenged Wales’ fringe players to keep the momentum going against Tonga after they ended a ten-year wait to beat...

Offside row as England miss a golden chance

By GARY FITZGERALD Controversy: Courtney Lawes charges down TJ Perenara’s kick for Sam Underhill, inset, to touch down PICTURE: Getty Images...

Clive Woodward tells Wales to get their priorities in order and end their obsession with beating England

Woodward says he is 'baffled' over Wales' terrible record against Australia

Smother the fear factor and Twickenham can enjoy a great day again – Tom Youngs

Part of the team that beat the All Blacks 38-21 in 2012 at Twickenham

Joe Simpson talks Wasps future amid chance to express himself on the pitch

Long-serving Wasps scrum-half set for more starts after injury to Dan Robson

Zach Kibirige on Newcastle’s competition for places with Goneva, Sinoti Sinoti and the emerging Adam Radwan

Radwan is a massive 'weapon for us' says Falcons teammate

Chris Ashton, Underhill and Moon in England team to face All Blacks

Chris Ashton is among three changes made by England head coach Eddie Jones for his team to play New Zealand on...

England will not be able to live with the pace of the All Blacks, says Dan Carter

Carter feels the current New Zealand team is better than the one which lifted the World Cup in 2015

Williams column: Wales will be ready for the Aussies now

Limit the game to forwards play and Wales can be victorious over Wallabies

Ex-Quin Nick Easter dreaming big after Currie Cup success with Sharks

A few months in the job as assistant coach and the Sharks get their first Currie Cup triumph since 2013

Jackson column: How Melon made a real prune out of Ronan O’Gara

A whopping 134 Tests epitomised by one moment of prop brilliance in 2005

Chris Boyd to rotate team for Saints’ clash against Gloucester

Youngster rested and experience to come in to Saints' starting XV

England stalwart Katy Daley-Mclean to reach 100 cap milestone

'One of the greatest women's players ever' – Middleton

England set for reshuffle in the back row for All Blacks Test

Tom Curry 'highly unlikely' to be fit for clash against New Zealand

Gallant Doddie forced to grin and bear it as Scots run into a red wall

■ From PETER JACKSON at the Principality Stadium Welcome back: Jonathan Davies scores Wales’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images DODDIE WEIR...

Our young guys did well says Eddie

ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones heaped praise on his patched-up side who followed up last June’s final Test win over South...

Warrior Farrell loves being in heat of the battle at 10

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Precision: Owen Farrell kicks a penalty If you want to truly understand the value of Owen Farrell to...

Getting Te’o in right areas will give Kiwis a fright

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK More aggression needed: Ben Te’o has to take the ball at pace for maximum destruction...

Garside ‘punished’ for crack at Saints

By NEALE HARVEY Cover: Karl Garside AMPTHILL prop Karl Garside fears his hopes of representing England Counties in Georgia next summer...

Collazo’s ‘safe’ even if Toulon take drop

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has sworn he will stick by team boss Patrice Collazo even if his...

Grasshoppers begin search for Founders

PRESTON Grasshoppers RFC are searching for relatives of the club’s founders as part of their 150 year celebrations. While they hail...

Morgan close to long-term Ospreys deal

By STEFFAN THOMAS Wales debutant: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan is poised to commit his long-term future to the Ospreys and sign...

Osborne relishing task of making Mose great again

NEW Birmingham Moseley head coach Collin Osborne says work-rate and passion are non-negotiables as he begins the task of steering the...

Tigers cub Heyes hard at work to mimic Cole

By NEALE HARVEY UPWARDLY mobile Leicester prop Joe Heyes is ready to burst into the limelight and show why Dan Cole...

Elliott quits Blues for Italian job

BEDFORD centre Jamie Elliott has joined Zebre with immediate effect. Elliot, 26, who made his Premiership debut for Northampton Saints at...

Sexton on five-man short list

LEINSTER and Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton has been nominated for the World Rugby player of the year award. Sexton – the...

Sasagi’s in but Tofua on his way

SARACENS have signed Samoa prop Hisa Sasagi on a short-term deal until the end of January. The defending Premiership champions are...

Clapp and Cleall on song for Sarries

By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears …15 Saracens ………32 LOTTE Clapp and Bryony Cleall scored two tries apiece as Saracens recorded a...

Cutting edge of Pury wins the day

By DUNCAN WOOD Glos-Pury……34 Richmond………15 IT WAS a case of the rapier proving more effective than the bludgeon on Saturday afternoon...

Eight in a row for Lightning before Sarries

By BETHAN ZEIDLER L Lightning ….64 W Valkyries….12 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning made it eight straight victories in the Premier 15s and continue...

Temple at the double to down Sharks

By STUART LEE F Waterloo……22 DMP Sharks ….14 VANESSA Temple ran in a double as Firwood Waterloo came from behind to...

No limits to how far pioneering ref Cox can climb

TRAILBLAZING referee Sara Cox climbs another step on the ladder to the top today when she becomes the first female to...

Battler Griffiths returns to work at Knights

DONCASTER Knights boss Clive Griffiths will officially return to work at Castle Park tomorrow for the first time since heart surgery....

Read will call time on All Blacks after Japan World Cup

By SAM JACKSON ALL BLACKS captain Kieran Read says he will bring down the curtain on his long and illustrious All...

Farrell gets out of jail as England find salvation

■ From NICK CAIN at Twickenham Catch me if you can: South Africa’s Sibusiso Nkosi and Duane Vermeulen pursue Maro Itoje...

Red Roses kick off with trip to Dublin

ENGLAND travel to Ireland for their first match of next year’s Women’s Six Nations looking to go one better than last...

Canada gear up for RWC repechage

CANADAcontinued preparations for the Rugby World Cup repechage tournament with a 26-20 win over Oxford University on Wednesday. Matt Evans, in...