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...

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...