England struggle to repel the power of Boks driving lineout

By ROGER PANTING England…12 South Africa …26 Just short: England’s Ben White is halted before the line ENGLAND head coach Steve...

Powell’s double helps Otters go second

Welsh round-up By CHRIS SMART NARBERTH secured second spot in the WRU National Championship with a 43-7 home victory over already...

Brooks breaks Swans at the death for Drovers win

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …21 Llandovery …28 A LATE Richard Brooks try saw Llandovery win an entertaining encounter against Swansea at...

Evans wins a thriller for RGC over the Black and Ambers

By DEAN JONES RGC 1404 …43 Newport…36 RGC signed off in style with a thrilling victory over Newport, with Iolo Evans...

Quins limp to uninspiring victory over Mourners

By HUW S JONES Carmarthen Q 18 Neath …14 CARMARTHEN Quins finished the season on a low note at The Park,...

Vale bite back to deny hosts Cardiff a superb comeback

By ROSS DAWSON Cardiff RFC …17 Ebbw Vale…20 CARDIFF came agonisingly close to finishing their season in style as Ebbw Vale...

Bridgend leap Aberavon in table with narrow win

By HOWARD EVANS Aberavon…14 Bridgend …17 BRIDGEND finished their campaign with a narrow victory at Aberavon at the Talbot Athletic Ground....

Delight for Merthyr as visitors secure league title in style

By CARL FIELD Bargoed …7 Merthyr …35 MERTHYR made it backto- back Principality Premiership titles with this victory at Bargoed –...

Principality Premiership

Cross Keys …28 Pontypridd …56 PONTYPRIDD ended their Principality Premiership season in style by hammering Cross Keys for an eighth consecutive...

Surprising Eddie didn’t rest more of his Six Nations flops

JEFF PROBYN Vital role: Brad Shield’s experience of South Africa will be hugely beneficial PICTURE: Getty Images PICTURE: Getty Images I...

Stunning comeback puts Crusaders top

By SAM JACKSON Fighting back: Joe Moody dives over to score for the Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images THE Crusaders pulled off...

Swift bamboozled by Banahan’s departure

CLUB record try-scorer Tony Swift admits he was as puzzled as anyone when he found out fellow Bath legend Matt Banahan...

Gustard, Edwards on Quins’ wanted list

ENGLAND defence coach Paul Gustard has emerged as a contender for the head coach role at Harlequins, along with Wales counterpart...

Joe certain ‘team man’ Cips will sing for Eddie

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS captain Joe Launchbury dismisses any notion that Danny Cipriani is not a ‘team player’ and expects the...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

BARRY STEWART THE FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, SALE AND NORTHAMPTON PROP My journey from medical write-off in my mid-20s to winning Premiership...

Sussex & Essex produce fine fight backs

Division Three Round-up By JASON TAMS RENE Pavlides left it late to go over as Sussexproduced an outstanding comeback to down...

Coughlan rules the roost for Kent

By GRAHAM COX Kent …22 Surrey …15 LUKE Coughlan’s secondhalf try and man of the match performance lifted Kent to victory...

Northumber’d 21 Nolson notches double for Yorks

By DAN COOK Yorkshire …38 Northumber’d 21 YORKSHIRE maintained their 100 per cent record in this season’s Bill Beaumont Senior Men’s...

Devon’s victory is not enough for safety

By BILL HOOPER Cornwall …19 Devon …20 DEVON built up a 17-point half-time lead playing down the slope and were able...

Rigby hails the early power show by Lancs

By MAX CHESTERTON Touchdown: Phil Mills beats Mark Roberts and Mike Ayrton to score for Lancashire PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Lancashire…52pts E...

Moffat’s got the bottle for Gloucs

By TONY FIELDING GLOUCESTERSHIRE snatched victory from the grasp of Hertfordshire with a dramatic late comeback as they scored two tries...

Crowe flies in to rescue Cheshire

By JEREMY TYRRELL East Mid’s …24 Cheshire…41 FAST starters Cheshire crossed five times as they comfortably swept aside East Midlands in...

Price is just right as Hants continue fine start

Division Two Round-up By HENRY HOLLAND HAMPSHIRE made it two wins in a row in Pool Two with a comprehensive defeat...

Moyle confident Ma’asi factor will entice new talent

By NEALE HARVEY PETERBOROUGH Lions rugby director Simon Moyle believes his club’s bold ambition to reach National One will halt the...

Prolific Coventry earn top billing as Ampthill lead chasing pack

Coventry took the league by storm but our Team of the Year shows there’s plenty of talent throughout Multi-talented: Coventry full-back...

Guernsey building University bridges

PROMOTED Guernsey Raiders are banking on an innovative venture involving Loughborough and Cardiff Universities to bolster squad numbers for their first...

Try-happy Charlie looking to make it a family double

By JON NEWCOMBE DEAN RICHARDS isn’t the only member of his family in line for silverware this season with son Charlie...

What price for loyalty?

LONG after football abandoned the value of the one-club man, rugby is doing the same. Matt Banahan’s exit from Bath after...

At least Bent had actually set foot on Irish soil

SIX years ago Ireland caused a stink by rushing Michael Bent, a New Zealander, straight from the arrivals hall at Dublin...

Another sad no-show from the new England captain

HE failed to do so on a Monday night in the New Year to collect the Rugby Writers’ Club’s highest accolade,...

Prydie’s too good for all this time in the shadows

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Tom Prydie arrived at ‘Heart and Soul Rugby Country’ last summer hoping to...

Ealing find rhythm to deliver the knockout

By JONATHAN LANDI Cup kings: Ealing celebrate with the trophy PICTURE: Lissy Tomlinson IT WAS billed as the biggest game in...

Brave Luctonians go down fighting

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians… 21 Sale … 22 LUCTONIANS suffered the agony of relegation despite a magnificent door- die effort against...

Bonus win moves Albion up to third

By NICK BURT Plymouth A … 33 Loughborough … 19 IN the final match of the season Plymouth secured the bonus...

Demolition job at Quins puts Chiefs in pole

Brendan Gallagher sets the scene for next week’s Premiership semi-finals … and picks his winners WE may have purred at many...

Le Bourgeois latest to graduate from Rayer’s elite finishing school

POPULAR centre Mike Le Bourgeois will leave Bedford with a heavy heart but says the offer to join Wasps was too...

Turner-Hall bids to be the new Andy Farrell

By NEALE HARVEY JORDAN Turner-Hall is eyeing a future in top-flight coaching after accepting the role of defence specialist at ambitious...

Veainu tops players’ poll

LEICESTER full-back Telusa Veainu was named the RPA Players’ Player of the Year at the 20th RPA Players’ Awards. The prolific...

Premiership rivals raid Irish gems

TRANSFER WRAP BATH have confirmed the signing of London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga on a three-year deal. Cokanasiga, part of Eddie...

Chiefs’ red hot rivalry taking Nic to new level

By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER Chiefs had already won their first Premiership title when former Australia scrum-half Nic White arrived at Sandy...

ROOM 101

MARK NELSON THE LANCASHIRE AND ROSSENDALE HEAD COACH TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1....

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Sarries’ forward thinkers taking game to new level

By NEALE HARVEY DECISION-MAKING forwards allied to more lenient refereeing has led to a glut of Premiership try-scoring says Saracens back...

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EDDIE JONES ON…

… Danny Cipriani He has got nice talents. He shows that all the time – but can he translate that to...

Eddie’s become the voice of confusion

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE THINKING BEHIND EDDIE JONES’ TOUR SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA IF Eddie Jones is as successful at...

Quins fly-half Lang brings physicality to midfield

Scotland summer squad Call up: James Lang HARLEQUINS playmaker James Lang will relish the chance to make an impact at international...

Gatland’s picked ‘perfect role model’

Wales summer squad Rapid rise: Cory Hill will co-captain the summer tour PICTURES: Getty Images CORY Hill is the perfect player...

Howley: It’s a 31-man trial for the World Cup

By ROB COLE ROB Howley believes Wales have the perfect age profile to achieve World Cup success. The ultimate target for...

Wilson’s just reward for playing it like the All Blacks

THE COMEBACK kings! What an achievement it was for Cardiff Blues to claim Challenge Cup glory against Gloucester. The manner of...