Morgan is class above as Zebre hit for six

By STEFFAN THOMAS LUKE Morgan lit up the Liberty Stadium with a scintillating hat-trick as the Ospreys thrashed Zebre on Friday...

Benetton make fast start as Faiva sparkles

By TOM BLACKETT Kings …19 Benetton…22 THE Kings remain rooted to the bottom of Conference B after falling to Benetton on...

24-point Thomson puts the boot into sloppy Scarlets

By LUKE JARMYN A MANof the match display and 24 points from Glasgow fly-half Brandon Thomson saw Warriors home despite having...

Hibbard: We must show pride at Saints

By JAMES CANDY RICHARD Hibbard believes the only tonic to heal from the hurt of their Leinster hammering is to somehow...

Blues slip away after dominating first half

By RONAN O’NEILL CARDIFF Blues slipped to their fifth away defeat of the season in the PRO14 as Kieran Treadwell’s try...

Horwitz howitzers make it a double delight

By ANDRE JACOBS Cheetahs …17 Connacht …21 DAVIDHorwitz kicked two key penalties in the secondhalf as Connacht held on for their...

All of us must help make sure The Knoll survives

WHATEVER the current financial difficulties are at my old club Neath, I just hope that some sense can prevail this week...

Alun Wyn can be the greatest of them all

Captain colossus: Alun Wyn Jones celebrates victory with the trophy after the Test against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images If you...

Care will stay at the Stoop after all

DANNY Care is ready to pledge his future to Harlequins and pen a new contract to remain at the Twickenham Stoop....

Cowan-Dickie pledges himself to the Chiefs

No-go to Quins: Luke Cowan- Dickie LUKE Cowan- Dickie is set to reject the chance of a move to Harlequins to...

Kwagga keen to join Premiership

SPRINGBOK flanker Kwagga Smith is looking for a spell in the Premiership next season and his CV is doing the rounds...

Tuilagi set to discuss his plans for future

Talks: Manu Tuilagi MANU Tuilagi will sit down with Leicester Tigers in the next couple of weeks to discuss his future...

ROOM 101

THE NEWCASTLE CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND JOSH MATAVESI 1. Trolley Terrors A...

How the once mighty Neath have fallen

THERE was a time at the end of the amateur era when, under Ron Waldron, Neath raised their game to a...

The Farrells have always had their own views on tackling

THERE being nothing new under the sun, the furore over the tackling technique of a rugby player by the name of...

The curse of wounded knee strikes Wales No6s

Versatile: Josh Navidi is on his way back PICTURE: Getty Images When they hand the jerseys out in the visitors’ dressing-room...

Big guns are back as Catt chases perfection

By NEALE HARVEY Frustrated: Bath front row Nathan Catt BATH stalwart Nathan Catt is sick of mid-table mediocrity and says the...

Battle of Test wings promises to be a cracker

By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Denny Solomona is looking to build on his two-try display against Northampton last weekend PICTURE: Getty...

Gustard hails his England outcasts

ENGLAND’S loss is Harlequins’ gain as far as full-back Mike Brown is concerned. “He was exceptional,” said Quins supremo Paul Gustard....

Harlequins announce themselves as genuine contenders

By NEALE HARVEY Finishing skills: Nathan Earle scores his second try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Last word: Ian Whitten runs...

That was tough admits Heaney

WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard,...

Thorley speeds in to bring Warriors woe

Pre-planned move: James Hanson dives over to score Gloucester’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images Consolation: Bryce Heem breaks free to score...

Speaking up has cost Baron

AT the same time Francis Baron and Graeme Cattermole have been separated from their ‘privileged member’ status by a score-settling RFU...

’We used money to grow game’

THE RFU are keen to represent the current criticism of their financial affairs as a legitimate divergence of opinion over fiscal...

Difficult aftermath of that Ritchie Prem deal

All smiles: Ian Ritchie with RFU president Jason Leonard and the World Cup in 2015 IAN Ritchie must be looking on...

No moan over Kyle red from Murphy

KYLE Eastmond’s red card drew no complaint from Tigers boss Geordan Murphy. He said: “Barnsey (Wayne Barnes) is one of the...

Humiliation for Tigers as Thacker turns screw

By NEALE HARVEY Remember me? Harry Thacker dives over for Bristol’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Good sight for England: Manu...

Cardifftickets just got dearer

By PETER JACKSON THE WRU have increased ticket prices for the Six Nations within weeks of announcing a record turnover of...

Tigers face relegation scrap says Murphy

By NEALE HARVEY Routed: Luke Morahan scores Bristol’s third try against Tigers PICTURE: Getty Images GEORDAN Murphy admits his Leicester Tigers...

At home with the Sleightholmes – Ollie shows Dad he’s up to speed at Northampton Saints

We caught up with Ollie and Jon after the Saints back's try against Wasps

Jackson column: Derek Morgan has the answer to Pichot’s foreign rant

World Rugby's vice-chairman fired shots at Scotland for fielding foreign-born players

TEAMS: Gallagher Premiership – Round 9

Harlequins take on Exeter Chiefs under the lights at Twickenham Stoop

Former Cheetahs head coach in intensive care after being shot three times in robbery

World Cup-winner Naka Drotske loses almost a third of his body's blood after attack by four gunmen

Williams column: This is the strongest Welsh squad I have ever seen

Will one of Ireland, Wales or England make the World Cup semi-finals?

Conor Murray handed first start of the season for Munster

The Ireland scrum-half's comeback from a neck injury is officially complete

Ellis Jenkins to see multiple specialists before undergoing surgery for ‘significant’ knee injury

Cardiff Blues and WRU work with specialists to try and keep flanker's World Cup dream alive

Guscott column: Gap is closing in North-South divide

Times are changing...

Wyatt Crockett to lead Barbarians as Rassie Erasmus names team to face Pumas

Eight Springboks feature in the starting XV

Jake White left hanging by ARU after approach to replace Michael Cheika

Rugby Australia chief executive Raelane Castle cancels phone call

We need leaders to match Owen Farrell’s consistency, says Jason Robinson

The former England winger says recent results have blown the World Cup wide open

Testing autumn for All Blacks will turn out to be a gift, says Bath’s Todd Blackadder

The former New Zealand captain on the defeats to South Africa and Ireland being a blessing in disguise

How beasting from O’Connell put George Robson on the road to academic life

Brendan Gallagher catches up with the former Quins lock now preparing for the Varsity Match with Oxford

Referee takes unusual step of admitting mistake over Owen Farrell tackle

"If I made a mistake, I’ve got to put my hand up and say I was wrong"

Johan Ackermann waits on Franco Mostert’s availability for Gloucester amid dispute

Franco Mostert is in Gloucester, met his teammates, but is grounded from playing

WRU launch latest series of Exiles camps

The WRU has just launched the next series of Exiles camps for young Welsh qualified players based outside Wales. One day...

Jack Nowell to be sidelined for nine weeks, Rob Baxter confirms

A big doubt for Exeter's remaining Champions Cup pool stage matches

Team up and travel together with InsideJapan

Were you lucky enough to secure Rugby World Cup tickets in the ballot? With less than a year to go it’s...

Why do gambling companies sponsor rugby teams?

There is evidence that gambling sponsorship in UK football has continued to grow year-on-year. According to the research, more than fifty...

Wayne Pivac goes public with Scarlets’ interest in Premiership wing

Cardiff Blues have also shown interest

Sam Burgess lets rip at ‘selfish players’ who cost England at the 2015 World Cup

Former England and Bath centre has his say on players who had their 'own agendas'