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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMark McCall: There is no margin for error in this format so we have to back up last week
By PAUL REES Match Preview Stade Francais v Saracens Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadium Mark McCall has warned his Saracens players not...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson relieved Northampton Saints are in the swing of things
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson believes the win will provide huge relief for his squad following an underwhelming start to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWe had to work hard for that – Jordie Barrett
By John Fallon Leinster.............. 15pts Tries: Ringrose 22, Barrett 26 Conversion: Prendergast 23 Penalty: Prendergast 49 Clermont.............. 7pts Try: Raka 4...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoDuncan Weir’s set for Toulon tester
By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Toulon vs Glasgow Today. 3.15pm Duncan Weir feels his Glasgow side must get to grips with...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoA bridge too far for us, says John Plumtree
Sharks boss John Plumtree claimed that the demands of the present schedule had created a ‘bridge too far’ for his squad....
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoPowerful Leicester Tigers take Sharks apart with ease
By Rob Wildman Leicester Tigers............. 56pts Tries: Montoya 10, 25; Hassell-Collins 28, Kata 36, Pollard 40, van Poortvliet 43, Clare 72,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoAlex Dombrandt leads the fight for Harlequins
By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins .................. 53pts Tries: Murley 12, 64, 66; Care 29, Dombrandt 36, 52, 57; Riley 78 Conversions: Smith...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRoebuck the star as Sale cruise in
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ................................................................. 29pts Tries: J-L du Preez 19, Roebuck 34, Carpenter 51, Curry 60 Conversions: R du Preez...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBordeaux score 26 unanswered points to shock Ulster
By Kevin Fallon Ulster ................. 19pts Tries: Izuchukwu 7, Timoney 19, Kok 40 Conversions: Doak 8, 20 Bordeaux ..........40pts Tries: Tatafu...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWe’ve got our bite back – Alex Sanderson
Sale DoR Alex Sanderson said after the match: “We just wanted to be on it for longer defensively this week. "We...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoFrench flair is too much for Bristol Bears
By Mark Stevens La Rochelle ................. 35pts Tries: Nowell 17, Latu 28, Botia 51, Seuteni 66, Berjon 79 Conversions: West 18,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRob Baxter staying positive ahead of daunting test against Toulouse
Henry Slade returns to steer Exeter from fly-half as one of five changes after being rested for their opening Pool 1...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSlade: We have to be all in this together
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Toulouse Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Sandy Park THE importance of playing what’s in front of...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRing fence has made English rugby go soft
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The most positive aspect to come out of the opening round...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCalls for change gather support
THE process of convening an SGM of the RFU is a convoluted procedural affair, and this could be a useful ally...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBattling Bath looking to revive cup campaign
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Benetton v Bath Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadio di Monigo Ready for action: Vilikesa Sela and, right, Tommaso...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoThe global travellers who light up game
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There is nothing especially funny about short-term memory loss, but it may just have an...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster have got the best in Barrett
FOR reasons best known to themselves, the Irish rugby cognoscenti are still arguing the toss over the whys and wherefores of...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoTaulupe Faletau sets the standard
By Roger Panting Cardiff........................... 26pts Tries: Adams 17, 56, Bowen 47, Penalty 68 Conversions: Sheedy 47, 56 Cheetahs....................... 10pts Try: de...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLions outlast Pau in 80-point thriller
The Lions got off the mark in the Challenge Cup with a win against Section Paloise in a 10-try thriller that...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLyon edge past Zebre to continue perfect start
Beka Saginadze scored a late try to continue Lyon’s dominant start to their campaign with back-to-back wins. Scrum-half Esteban Gonzalez went...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCian Prendergast takes reins
By Ben Jaycock PREVIEW... Perpignan v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Aimé Giral Connacht captain Cian Prendergast returns to lead his...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOff-target Gloucester get lesson in finishing
By Luke Jarmyn Vannes................................ 43pts Tries: Benmegal 2, 46; Ruru 4, 10; Chateau 65, Blanchard 70 Conversions: Lafage 3, 5, 47,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWe were a bit Keystone Kops against Pau – Diamond
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Dragons Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Kingston Park NEWCASTLE are aiming for their fifth straight home victory...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoDarcy Graham sparks Edinburgh into life
By Luke Jarmyn Edinburgh ........58 Bayonne ........... 12 Darcy Graham showed what Edinburgh missed in their defeat to Gloucester as the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoOspreys crash to earth
■ By SIMON THOMAS Montpellier ................ 59pts Tries: Martins 11, DuGuid 15, Uelese 29, Coly 37, Akrab 43, Moustin 52, Cadot...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoWales duo out for revenge
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Scarlets v Black Lion Today. Kick-off 1pm, Parc y Scarlets WALES internationals Sam Costelow and Gareth...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe’re happy to be the hunted, says Sarah Beckett
By Ben Jaycock Sarah Beckett admits Gloucester-Hartpury have made an underwhelming start to their title defence but believes that’s partly due...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Robshaw backs USA to boost 2031 Rugby World Cup
By Paul Rees Chris Robshaw is confident the United States will make a success of hosting the 2031 World Cup and...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGeorgia just want a fair chance – Richard Cockerill
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One day soon, Josef Tkemaladze will renew his presidential invitation to...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoNottingham purple patch is too good for Chinnor
■ By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham ...... 19pts Tries: Dickinson 42, Williams 52, Chessum 57 Conversions: Parks 42, 52 Chinnor .............. 15pts...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoNo stopping 15-try Ealing as they go on rampage
■ By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing T ............95pts Tries: Cornish 1, 21 Bridge 3, Williams 14, Dykes 26, Bird-Tulloch 27, Wilson 31,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoPirates on fire as they take control to shock Coventry
■ By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........................... 46pts Tries: Rice 13, Gibson 19, McNab 25, 35, Moloney 53, Jones 72, Moody...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoKnights start well but Caldy fight back to deny bonus point
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........22pts Tries: Olowofela 3, Smith 15, Bennett 28 Conversions: Bennett 3, 28 Penalty: Bennett: 40 Caldy...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoScottish are on the hunt for another surprise win
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... L Scottish v Beford Blues Today. Kick-off 3pm. RAG LONDON Scottish will be hoping to cause...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoHeard takes charge to keep out Sarries
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Gloucester-H........47pts Tries: Williams 10, Metcalfe 15, Hunt 32, Sing 42, Muir 52, Jones 68, Carson 71 Conversions: Sing...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoRogers leads the way for Exeter
By OLLIE AUST Trailfinders......22pts Tries: White 2, Evans 21, 43, Meta 80 Conversion: Schell 80 Exeter................. 41pts Tries: Rogers, 12, 26,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoKonkel steps up to make sure for Quins
By LUKE JARMYN Loughborough. 22pts Tries: Hibbert-Jones 9, Kelter 18, Kabeya 58, Treder 69 Conversion: Nelson 70 Harlequins........40pts Tries: Powell 13,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears v Sale Sharks Today. 2pm
Preview LUCY Burgess will bring up a century of appearances for Bristol when they host strugglers Sale today. Scrum-half Burgess partners...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoHellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLights go out on Sale’s festive cracker
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 30 B Moseley........25 BIRMINGHAM Moseley’s wait for their second win in National One goes on...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSloot rescues the Club from Lions
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............22 Leicester Lions..... 19 NOAH Sloot’s try with just two minutes remaining rescued Blackheath from a calamitous...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDMP and Sedge play out a thriller
■ By TOM WEST Darlington MP.......37 Sedgley Park.........37 BOTH DMP and Sedgley had penalty chances to win it at the death,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans let slip victory as Obonna’s try seals win
■ By TIMOTHY FORRESTER RICHMOND had to wait until the last minute of the game to secure a thrilling victory over...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoStortford’s crusade to Dings ends in narrow defeat
■ By BAZ JOHNSON Dings.........................39 Bishop’s S................ 31 AN early error from Dings gave a scrum to the visitors in the...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoAlbion withstand Esher’s pressure
By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 31 Plymouth A.............34 PLYMOUTH Albion held off Esher’s second-half fightback to take a bonus-point win. In an...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark wise to the charge of Rams
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........27 Rams.........................26 ROSSLYN Park held off a second-half charge by Rams to claim a bonus-point victory. The...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLuc Jones talks up National League One as ‘one of the best in UK’
By Ben Jaycock Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones believes the entertainment value of National One reflects what used to make the Championship...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoJake has bragging rights in the Brady bunch
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........22 Leeds Tykes .. 47 BY sheer coincidence, this was Sam Brady’s 250th appearance for Harrogate and his...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoCrossland clincher proves difference
By NICK DOYLE Otley.........................36 Hull Ionians ...........35 IN A tight contest, Otley came out on top after a dramatic comeback. In...
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