Leaders rely on late blitz to seal triumph

By JON EDWARDS A THREE-TRY burst in the final 15 minutes of this closely-fought contest secured leaders Elthamians a crucial bonus...

Nagle-Taylor’s timely treble bails out poor Titans

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..22 Esher …………..12 AN OUTSTANDING second half hat-trick by Rotherham No.8 Seb Nagle- Taylor, rescued the Titans and...

Amps maintain promotion push by felling Foresters

By NIGEL WILCE Determination: Ampthill’s Jon Kpoku drives on to score a try in the first half PICTURES: Gary Learmoth AMPTHILL...

Stortford run riot in 13-try thriller

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto.57 Plymouth Alb 24 DESPITE the strong wind, both sides played running rugby and served up a...

Elliot steers Club back to right path

By STEVE MATHER Birm Moseley 17 Blackheath ….27 A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH performance from Elliot Clements-Hill saw Blackheath get their season back on...

Hugo on song as Park hold on to get key win

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park..31 Sale ………………26 HUGO Ellis’ brace saw Rosslyn Park beat Sale with a dominant first half but...

Carne assert their physical dominance

By ROB WILDMAN YORKSHIRE Carnegie thrived in the Lady Bay mud to dominate the final 30 minutes and post a fourth...

Ealing display never-say-die attitude to grind out win

By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGhad to rely on a late comeback to secure a dramatic 33-24 bonuspoint victory over resilient Doncaster at...

Scottish suffocate Reds to complete the double

By TOM INNES A SUPERB display by London Scottish, underpinned by a huge defensive effort, saw the Exiles complete a league...

Skivington impressed by Exiles’ character

By SAM ROBERTS Fightback: Brendan Macken notches the first try for Irish PICTURE: Nigel Rudgard Through: Lewis Robling makes a break...

Quinn’s late try secures Hartpury vital losing bonus

By PAUL SMITH SECOND-HALF scores from Scott Russell and Junior Bulumakau saw Coventry home against struggling Hartpury. In the process, the...

Moyle’s double climbs Pirates to third

By LUKE JARMYN Richmond ……..10 C Pirates ……..23 PIRATES full-back Kyle Moyle slid over on the final play to grab his...

Sunday, Sunday so good for Eddie

SUNDAY, Sunday”. If Eddie Jones said it once he said it 20 times as he used it as a mantra to...

JONNY MAY ON THE RETURN OF THE ‘UNSTOPPABLE’ MANU TUILAGI

How good is it to see Manu Tuilagi, left, back in midfield for England as well as the Tigers? “He is...

Pole-vaulter Jonny strives to raise bar ever higher

NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND WING JONNY MAY ABOUT HIS BLISTERING FORM NICK CAIN Sinuous: Jonny May leads the Irish defence...

Dive-passing Jan was one of rugby’s great innovators

JAN WEBSTER was in the third year at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall when the headmaster fielded a call from...

Size matters so much in our new land of the giants

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Smallest of them all: Faf de Klerk PICTURE: Getty Images When the Lions...

ROOM 101

THE BLACKHEATH WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND JAKE LLOYD 1. ‘Malcolms’ I’d get...

Naholo next in line to join Irish

LONDON IRISH are looking to finalise the post World Cup signing of All Black winger Waisake Naholo as they continue to...

Campagnaro on way to the Stoop… with cavalry

Heading to the Stoop: Michele Campagnaro PAUL GUSTARD is set to continue his rebuilding of his Quins squad next season by...

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