I don’t think I could have asked for a better finale

MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHARLIE HODGSON THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, ENGLAND, SALE SHARKS & SARACENS FLY-HALF MY playing career wasn’t...

England are now potential champs

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the up: Fin Baxter goes over for his try against France...

Young Guns – Noah Caluori

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 WING Noah Caluori’s try for England U18s sent the teenage sensation viral last year and...

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McKenzie at the double to floor Barrett

■ By BEN JAYCOCK DAMIAN McKenzie eclipsed All Blacks flyhalf rival Beauden Barrett as the Chiefs playmaker scored two tries to...

Swansea end their long wait for a win

BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS SWANSEA reignited their season with a bonus point win over rivals Cardiff while Exeter’s home...

Talling excited with her England return

■ By BEN JAYCOCK MORWENNA Talling is confident her performances for PWR strugglers Sale Sharks are enough to play a pivotal...

Confidence and ambition are key

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to London Scottish director of rugby Bryan Redpath, below Why did you get into coaching...

Bath are set for a Saints rematch

ACADEMY RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS BATH secured a rematch of last season’s Premiership Academy U18 final against Northampton with a...

Llandovery too strong for RGC

Super Rygbi Cymru Cup ■ By CARL FIELD IN-FORM Llandovery ran in nine tries in a crushing 61-28 Super Rygbi Cymru...

Nine in a row for leaders Ponty

Premiership round-up LEADERS Pontypridd made it nine straight league wins with a 35-19 triumph over Cardiff Met at Sardis Road. Tries...

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Bayonne make it tough for Bordeaux

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Change of heart: France prop Tevita Tatafu has decided to stay at Bayonne PICTURES: Gety Images FOURTH...

Naikabula stars for Brave Lupus

Japan Rugby League One ■ By BEN JAYCOCK JONE Naikabula dotted down twice, and Richie Mo’unga was also among the try...

Storti leads way for impressive Portugal

Rugby Europe Championship IN the battle of the top two sides in pool B, Portugal came out on top with a...

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It was a ‘no-brainer’ decision to rejoin Turner – Rylands

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Gotcha: Charles Rylands tackling Bath’s Billy Sela PICTURE: Getty Images Happy: Charles Rylands CHARLES Rylands started this...

Noon calls for flexibility at 10

■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon...

Fin Smith says England choice was ‘simple’ despite Scottish connections

Fin Smith has Scottish connections everywhere he looks – but that will not stop England’s fly-half plotting the Calcutta Cup downfall...

Fast Payout Casinos: Myths vs. Reality

For most gamblers, the key factor when choosing a resource for the game is the speed of transactions. And here everything...

Super Rugby Pacific 2025: New Zealand’s Dominance Challenged by Rising Teams

By Nemani Nadolo As Super Rugby Pacific enters its 2025 season, New Zealand teams continue to hold the upper hand, but...

Six Nations: Is Fabien Galthie’s position as France head coach in danger?

By Brendan McGilligan All regimes must come to an end. In the week that Warren Gatland decided to call time on...

Six Nations: Matt Sherratt ‘couldn’t turn down’ Wales offer after Warren Gatland’s departure

Matt Sherratt admitted he “couldn’t turn down” the chance to coach Wales after being appointed as Warren Gatland’s immediate successor. The...

PODCAST (S4, E22): Warren Gatland goes and England sink France with Jamie Noon

A weekend full of statement wins and in the aftermath, a mid-tournament coaching departure. Join the guys to review how England...

Scotland’s Tom Jordan relishing chance to sample ‘hostile’ Twickenham atmosphere

Tom Jordan is relishing the prospect of his first away appearance for Scotland coming in what he expects to be a...

Six contenders to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales boss

Wales are searching for a new head coach after Warren Gatland’s second spell in charge came to an end. Gatland presided...

Warren Gatland exits Wales boss role during Six Nations after 14th straight loss

Warren Gatland has left his role as Wales head coach by mutual agreement following a record run of 14 successive Test...

Steve Borthwick’s best results as England head coach 

By Charlie Elliott England have just defeated France in a great display of desire and tactical awareness, as well as plenty of...

Six Nations: Stock risers and fallers from Round Two

Wales continued their record-breaking run of terrible form, while France yet again came up short when it really mattered.  Have England finally...

Five key talking points from the Six Nations: Steve Borthwick turns a corner 

By Charlie Elliott Following another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, during which England managed to get a famous win over...

Six Nations TOTW: Fin Smith unbelievable in first Test start 

The surprise of the week came at Twickenham when England managed to get a last-gasp win over France in Le Crunch, but there...

Can England Still Win the Six Nations?

England’s chances of success in the Six Nations have been bolstered by their dramatic 26-25 victory over France, but their path...

Ireland dominate Scotland to remain only unbeaten Six Nations side

By Ethan BentsIreland beat Scotland in dominating fashion to continue their hunt for the Six Nations Championship hat-trick.  Calvin Nash, Caelan Doris, James...

Top Rugby Players in Sweden

Rugby may not be the most prominent sport in Sweden, but over the years, several players have distinguished themselves both nationally...

Is Pacific Four Series 2025 the foundation for Eagles’ World Cup success?  

Women’s rugby landscape is quite in anticipation as the Rugby World Cup 2025 is near. Meanwhile, in the USA’s women’s Eagle...

The Incredibles! Fin Smith ignites spirited England to Six Nations win over France

From Adam Hathaway at Twickenham Triumph: Elliot Daly scores England’s crucial late try to spark the celebrations PICTURES: Getty Images Fin...

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Phil Dowson: Don’t push Premiership salary cap too hard

By Paul Rees Phil Dowson has joined Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton in questioning the Premiership salary cap increasing at a...

Georgia’s call for stronger opposition

By Brendan McGilligan The president of the Georgian Rugby Union Soso Tkemaladze believes they have ‘outgrown’ the Rugby Europe Championship. Georgia...

Rising star Sean Kerr sets his sights on England

By Paul Rees As a consequence of the financial strife Premiership clubs have found themselves in this decade has been a...

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso hopeful of quick return

By Sam Jackson England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has a chance of returning to action before the end of the Six Nations....

We must up-speed the novices, says Henry Slade

By Adam Hathaway Henry Slade admits England have been learning on the job and it is up to older heads to...

Six Nations: England ecstasy as Fin Smith seizes the day against France

By Nick Cain at Twickenham England ............................. 26pts Tries: Lawrence 36, Freeman 58, Baxter 70, Daly 79 Conversions: M Smith 36,...

Six Nations: French errors open the door for England

By Paul Rees It was like Messi blazing over in front of an open goal, Virat Kohli holing out in the...

Six Nations: Steve Borthwick deserves credit for his brave calls in England’s win over France

By Brendan Gallagher Time to tip a hat in the direction of England coach Steve Borthwick who bit the bullet hard...

Six Nations: Italy hold on to leave Wales with little hope

By Brendan Gallagher Italy .................................... 22pts Try: Capuozzo 20 Conversion: Allan 21 Penalties: Allan 7, 29, 34, 61, 74 Wales ..................................15pts...

Warren Gatland – We made too many mistakes

Head coach Warren Gatland said he understood people’s frustration after Wales crashed to their 14th consecutive defeat and a worst-ever world...

Six Nations: Heads must roll for Wales, if not today, then very soon…

By Peter Jackson Just when the Red Dragon Brotherhood thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse, their team duly plunged through...

Six Nations Preview – Time for Scotland to make that leap against Ireland

By Paul Rees Scotland v Ireland Today. Kick-off 3pm. Murrayfield It is tempting to pitch Scotland’s clash with Ireland at Murrayfield...