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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoBristol have no answers as Callender leads romp
By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ................ 19pts Tries: David 7, Bonner 28, R Marston-Mulhearn 37 Conversions: Reed 7, 28 Harlequins ...... 34pts...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoHost of stars back for Tigers
Preview Leicester v T’finders Today. 3pm LEICESTER welcome back several Test players as they search for their first win of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoDon’t let these tasty clashes pass you by
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S always famine or feast with international rugby...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoNew England group will cause uncertainty
By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view of game So just when we thought that everything was getting sorted between the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCardiff go down to shock defeat
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CARDIFF Met suffered a shock loss to Hartpury which allowed Bath to claim second place and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGalthie turns his sights to the future
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Not wanted: Charles Ollivon has been omitted from the France squad by coach Fabien Galthie PICTURES Getty...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHeartbreak for England as All Blacks leave it late
England 22-24 New Zealand By Ben Jaycock at Twickenham George Ford missed a late penalty and last gasp drop goal as...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland vs All Blacks Preview: Key things to know
England face New Zealand in the first game of their Autumn Nations Series campaign, hosting them at the Allianz Stadium (Twickenham)....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoDylan Hartley: England need to match All Blacks’ intensity from the off
By Charlie Elliott Dylan Hartley spent some time around the England camp on Tuesday and offered his thoughts on what he...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoScotland vs Fiji – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
Scotland will welcome Fiji to Murrayfield as the Scots kick off their autumn campaign. Gregor Townsend’s side is one of the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland vs All Blacks – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The autumn internationals get kicked into high gear this Saturday as England look to get their...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoMaro Itoje confident there is ‘no divide’ in England squad over enhanced deals
Maro Itoje does not believe England’s decision to award a limited number of enhanced contracts will cause division within the squad....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoBen Carter ruled out of Wales’ autumn internationals with knee injury
Lock Ben Carter has been released from Wales’ Autumn Nations Series squad after suffering a knee injury. Dragons skipper Carter was...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets – A good bet to make the URC playoffs?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Now that the first block of URC games is ending, the league table is beginning to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHenry Slade ‘in fantastic condition’ for All Blacks test, says Steve Borthwick
England head coach Steve Borthwick says it is not a risk picking Henry Slade to take on New Zealand in Saturday’s...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoJoe Marler says ‘ridiculous’ haka ‘needs binning’ – then deletes X account
Joe Marler has added extra spice to England’s clash with New Zealand on Saturday by claiming the pre-match haka should be...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoMike Forshaw urges Wales to be ‘aggressors’ against Fiji
Mike Forshaw says that Wales have “got to be the aggressors” when they target ending a nine-Test losing run in their...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIs your rugby club Autumn Nations Series ready?
The biggest and best sides in world rugby are going head-to-head in a series of mouth-watering clashes in this year’s Autumn...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman: I want to make life a misery for Sevu Reece and New Zealand
Tommy Freeman intends making it a miserable afternoon for Sevu Reece when England face New Zealand at the Allianz Stadium on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoElliot Daly calls for another All Blacks demolition
By Adam Hathaway in Girona Elliot Daly has not had a crack at the All Blacks in five years but has...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland fears over Ollie Chessum knee injury
By Sam Jackson Leicester forward Ollie Chessum is a doubt for England’s autumn internationals after sustaining a knee injury in training....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoRob Baxter: Time for the talking to stop
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter has told his Exeter players that the time for talking has stopped as they go into...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons will take Premiership Cup seriously
By Paul Rees Newcastle will be going hard in the Premiership Cup, which starts on Friday, as they look to ensure...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoTom Pearson enjoys ‘Dragons’ Den’
By Paul Rees Tom Pearson will not let missing out on the England squad for the autumn internationals drag him down...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoCaelan Doris proud to take over as Ireland captain
Leinster back row Caelan Doris will captain Ireland for the autumn internationals against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEverything has happened so quickly, says new-boy Josh Hathaway
By Simon Thomas Josh Hathaway is still having to pinch himself to make sure what has happened to him over the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman can push England to victory against All Blacks
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Any analysis of England’s chances of beating New Zealand starts with the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoBath thump Sale Sharks to send them top of the Premiership
By Paul Rees Bath .................................... 40pts Tries: Muir 1, Reid 18, du Toit 26, Hill 45, Carr-Smith 64, van Wyk 78...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika’s delight as Leicester Tigers hold on
By Gary Fitzgerald Saracens .......................... 29pts Tries: Tompkins 18, Swiel 27, Gonzalez 65, Hadfield 70 Conversions: Swiel 18, 28, 71 Penalty:...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoIzaia Perese: We got across the line
Aussie star Izaia Perese hailed Tigers “massive” win at the home of rivals Sarries after he grabbed one of the four...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoGloucester don’t let Newcastle Falcons fly again
By Brendan Gallagher Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Clement 2, T Williams 12, Blake 20, Singleton 40+1, Wade 72, Hathaway 75 Conversions:...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe had to win this one – George Skivington
Director of rugby George Skivington said this was a game Gloucester had to win. “We’ve been in a position in a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoSteven Luatua gives Bristol Bears reason to believe
By Roger Panting Bristol Bears .................... 31pts Tries: Ibitoye 29, Ravouvou 32, 55; Batley 70 Conversions: MacGinty 29, 32, 55, 70...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoWinning ugly is important – Pat Lam
Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was impressed that his side could dig out victory in hard conditions. He said: “Winning...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick needs strength in depth
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The 17 RFU central contracts announced by Steve Borthwick on Friday...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoFrench exclusion zone is growing
It seems a criminal waste that players of the calibre of flanker Jack Willis and winger Henry Arundell are unavailable for...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRusi Tuima: We’ve tightened up a few screws
By Paul Rees Exeter v Harlequins - Match Preview If Exeter were to pick a team to travel to Sandy Park...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins determined to break their Sandy Park jinx
By Jon Newcombe Harlequins have faced up to facts this week and admitted that they need to put their dismal record...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoBath’s ‘bomb squad’ needs to be defused
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CLOSE your eyes and imagine batting on a fiery Caribbean track in the 1980s, when West Indian...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNow Jonny Gray harms his chance to be a Lion
By the time the British and Irish Lions head for Wallaby country next summer, it will be 32 years since a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoConnacht too strong for slack Dragons
By Luke Jarmyn Connacht .......... 31pts Tries: Boyle 6, Blade 19, Prendergast, 39 Forde 73, Devine 80 Conversions: Forde 7, 20,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoCardiff’s second-half fightback stuns Ulster
By Simon Thomas Cardiff ............... 21pts Tries: Stephens 49, Hughes 64, Young 68 Conversions: Sheedy 50, 65, 69 Ulster ................. 19pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoOspreys in charge as power pack call shots
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys .............22pts Tries: Lake 4, Thomas 52, Parry 75 Conversions: O Williams 4, 75 Penalty: O Williams 60...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoRising stars thrive for Scarlets
■By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............ 30pts Tries: Rogers 28, Page 43, Murray 47, Macleod 57 Conversions: Lloyd 45, 58 Penalties: Lloyd...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeinster made to dig deep
■ By KEVIN FALLON Leinster........... 24 Lions................... 6 LEINSTER maintained their winning start to the URC but they dropped a point...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoSharks take Munster apart
■ By JOHN FALLON Sharks..............41 Munster.......... 24 A SHARKS side laden with Springboks was too powerful for Munster but head coach...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoGlasgow keep marching on
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers.......... 17 Glasgow...........28 NEW Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu continued his red hot form as Glasgow powered to...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMurray’s on a wing – and a prayer …
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW BLAIR Murray began the week ‘in a state of shock’ at having gone...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoJoseph Sua’ali’i out to prove he’s worth the money
Australia coach Joe Schmidt has selected rugby league convert Joseph Sua’ali’i in his 34-man squad for the autumn internationals. The 21-year-old...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoChiefs take charge in second-half comeback Quins
■By WILLIAM GUPWELL Exeter Chiefs ............... 36pts Tries: Poulin 25, Johnson 38, Penalty 46, Nielson 50, Rogers 53, Cramer 80 Conversions:...












