Dream Team – Alun Walker

ALUN WALKER, THE CHINNOR AND FORMER EDINBURGH, NOTTINGHAM, EALING & NEWCASTLE HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......

The time’s ripe for a summit of the egos

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Summits are all the rage right now, “rage” being the operative word, and as the...

Scrums in danger of falling off the stage

By Chris Hewett We do not yet know whether the Sabercats or the Seawolves will emerge the stronger, or whether the...

After delivering one miracle, a second proved impossible for Warren Gatland

Paul Rees says Gatland should be remembered for his remarkable achievements, not his second-term failings Timing is everything in sport, on...

Wyrwas out to get her kicks on route to top

By BEN JAYCOCK Focus: Saracens scrum-half Ella Wyrwas ELLA Wyrwas tasted silverware in her first season with Saracens but having fallen...

Gloucester-Hartpury hitting form at the right time – Sarah Beckett

By Harry Scott-Munro Gloucester-H..52pts Tries: Hunt 20, Aldcroft 24, N Jones 39, 44; Venner 52, Beckett 61, Hendy 66, Else 79...

Wall times it perfectly to snatch it at the death

By LUKE JARMYN Leicester .............................19pts Tries: McBrien 18, Gallagher 30, M Jones 50 Conversions: Gallagher 19, 31 Exeter ................................. 24pts Tries:...

Cool Helena Rowland seals it for Loughborough with last-gasp kick

By Mark Docherty Loughborough 36pts Tries: Treder 8, 36, Scarratt 11, Rowland 15, Campion 57 Conversions: Rowland 8, 11, 36, 57...

Saracens on the rampage as they avoid ‘banana skin’

By Will Roberts Saracens .........66pts Tries: Senft 9, 24; McMillan 18, Gregson 30, 80; Campbell 35, Gondwe 43, Packer 52, B...

Willie Le Roux calling the shots for Bulls

By Ben Jaycock Bulls .................. 31 Lions.................. 19 Willie le Roux starred as his Bulls boosted their top-four credentials with a...

It’s all adding up nicely for Steve Borthwick, says Chris Ashton

Paul Rees talks to the former England winger who says the team’s age profile is looking good to challenge in RWC...

Will Joseph leaves Harlequins to sign for Gloucester

England centre Will Joseph will move from Harlequins to George Skivington’s Gloucester at the end of the season. The 22-year-old, whose...

Continued study a must for academy graduates

Steve Hill talks to Wayne Thompson, below, the head of Gloucester academy What was your playing background and how did you...

Sam Riley: We believe we can make Premiership top four

By Gary Fitzgerald Sam Riley is bullish about Quins prospects of stashing some silverware in the Twickenham Stoop cabinet and confirms...

Two may be better than one for Wales

MICHAEL Cheika has been around more blocks than most on the global coaching merry-go-round: Dublin (Leinster), Paris (Stade Francais), London (Harlequins),...

Ireland or nobody: Tadhg Beirne goes over for his country

To Ireland, via Llandovery PICTURE: Getty Images TADHG Beirne’s road to redemption from Leinster reject to Ireland superstar began at a...

Forward muscle puts Macc back on right path

N2W By DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield...27 Exeter Uni.........22 TEAMS MACCLESFIELD: Birkett, Jennings, Adu, H Oliver, Harrison, Farrell, Winterburn, Rushton Longmore, Darlington, Blackburn,...

Otley hit Bills with a seven-try blast

National 2 N By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 51 Billingham.............. 15 OTLEY moved up to tenth with an emphatic win over Billingham...

Adam steers Fylde to comfortable win

By WILL JUDD FYLDE saw off Lymm in some style with a string of good scores in an entertaining game. The...

Black day for hosts after the visitors’ hot start

By STEPHEN BULL BLACKHEATH caught their hosts Mowden Park cold by scoring after two minutes through Cavubati, and the scores kept...

It’s Sale at a canter as late scores clinch win over Birmingham Moseley

By Gareth Daniels Sale got the better of their near-table rivals Birmingham Moseley with a decisive win under the lights at...

Titans survive scare with second-half blitz

By CONOR McLARNON A DOMINANT second-half performance saw Rotherham record an emphatic victory over their hosts – but not without a...

Dorking pay the penalty for yellow

By KEVIN BEAL Old Albanians........29 OLD Albanians took a deserved win as three moments of brilliance proved to be the turning...

Colchester edge Islanders in thriller

By RORY MORROW COLCHESTER edged a thrilling match as they survived a brave comeback from Guernsey to emerge victorious. The visitors...

Happy to be a Hornet after time with the Bears stung

News By BEN JAYCOCK Top form: Hornets flyer Josh Sheppard JOSH Sheppard believes he has found a new home at Hornets...

Enjoying ‘fantastic fun’ as you walk

By Ben Jaycock David Garriock feared he would spend his 80s alone watching television on the sofa but the Scot has...

My Life in Rugby – Mike Hamlin

MIKE HAMLIN THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOUTH WEST AND ENGLAND B FLY-HALF I was born in Gloucester and grew up in...

This Italian squad are good – but not quite their best side

  By Brendan Gallagher Having reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as...

A Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions

By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty...

Young Guns – Josh Mann

Beefy prop Josh Mann is using Asher Opoku-Fordjour’s rise to Test level as an inspiration for his own journey inside the...

Max Clark signs on for rest of season at Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle have extended centre Max Clark’s short-term loan to keep him at the club until the end of the season. The...

All Blacks & Wallabies return to Twickenham

England will aim to avenge last year’s narrow defeats by Australia and New Zealand when they take on both sides in...

Results

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Fin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers

The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing...

Regional results

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Farmer Dan returns from injury and is raring to go

By BEN JAYCOCK Still going: Dan Stockdale PICTURE: Ro Burridge DAN Stockdale rose from the Wharfedale fifth team to make over...

Davies back to put fire into Coventry

By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a lengthy spell on the sidelines, Steff Davies hopes to return at the tail end of this...

Whiteman hits 300-mark for Colchester

By BEN JAYCOCK COLCHESTER stalwart Danny Whiteman made his 300th first-team appearance last weekend for his hometown club. It was a...

Start off with the ‘new’ and finish with the old

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks...

Hartpury, L’borough duel for the title

BUCS RUGBY ■By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S all to play for as BUCS Super Rugby enters the final stages of another enthralling...

Northampton get it right this time

■By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints ...... 31pts Tries: Lewis 19, 40; Barnett-Vincent 54, Lead 66 Conversions: Shields 20, 41, 55, 67...

Four-day camp for youth

ENGLAND UNDER-18 HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury selected his England U18 squad for a four-day training camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports...

Sun shines on the south for finals day

Roundup FINALS day was underscored by southern dominance, with champions Northampton Saints the only northern team to win their match. It...

Super Rugby Pacific: Highlanders add to Blues misery

By Ben Jaycock The Blues have suffered back-to-back defeats to start their title defence with 13-man Highlanders springing an almighty surprise....

10-try Spears go on a spree

Japan Rugby League One By BEN JAYCOCK KUBOTA SPEARS ran in a season-high 10 tries to beat Shizuoka BlueRevs 62-14 yesterday....

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Steelmen move back up to the top

Super Rygbi EBBW Vale moved back to the top of the table as they successfully defended the ‘Challenger Shield’ for a...

Top 14: Racing 92’s delight at smash and grab

French Column - By James Harrington Racing really needed that. A first win in the Top 14 since they beat Pau...

Forthcoming fixtures

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Six Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances 

By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang.  Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over...