Regional results

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Oakham set to take on Taunton in Plate

SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY OAKHAM will face Taunton for the U18 Schools Cup Plate on March 17. Oakham edged...

Cardiff Met likely to stand in way for Hartpury

NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University women’s head coach Rob Ford tempered Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title hopes after...

Regional results

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Bath stun L’borough to go top, Swansea relegated

BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY BATH broke Loughborough’s nine-game winning streak with a 40-31 triumph to jump top of BUCS...

Regional results

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Gordon double sparks the Reds

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Star player: Queensland Reds hero Carter Gordon PICTURES: Getty Images CARTER Gordon produced a dramatic late double...

Tayler makes it safe for Newport

Super Rygbi Cup Final ■ By ROB COLE A LATE try from flanker Kyle Tayler ensured glory for Newport as they...

Swansea end 25-year wait for silver

Plate Final ■ By CARL FIELD SWANSEA ended their 25-year wait for silverware after defeating RGC 29-13 at Cardiff Arms Park...

Ravens run away from Pooler

Super Rygbi round-up ■ By CARL FIELD BRIDGEND Ravens ran in seven second half tries to overturn a 20-7 half time...

Ponty tame Neath to regain top spot

Prem round-up ■ By ROB COLE PONTYPRIDD reclaimed top spot in the Welsh Premiership with a seven try 47- 35 victory...

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Galthie’s putting his faith in Tatafu

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The heavy mob: France prop Tevita Tatafu and, below left to right, Uini Atonio, Demba Bamba, Georges-Henri...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, March 8, 2026 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, MARCH 13...

FANTASY RUGBY 2025/26

Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 22nd February 2026 through...

DREAM TEAM

JOHN KELLY, THE FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE SECOND ROW, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS...

Archie McParland embracing bigger Northampton Saints role ahead of Prem Rugby Cup semi-final

Northampton Saints scrum half, Archie McParland, highlights the excitement within the group ahead of this weekend’s Prem Rugby Cup semi-final against...

Premiership Rugby: Which Clubs Are Building for Long-Term Success?

Rugby Union success requires more than spending power; it demands strategic patience and infrastructure investment. Building a winning squad takes years,...

Six Nations 2026 preview: Ireland meet an improving Wales side in Dublin

Round four of the Men’s Six Nations will take us to the first Friday game of this tournament.

2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Two summary: Tarucas stun the defending champions

Round Two kicked off in Montevideo as Peñarol fell to a second defeat in as many games, with Tarucas claiming a...

Why You Should Support Your Local Rugby Team

In today’s fast-paced world, finding meaningful connections can often feel challenging. For many, the struggle with issues like alcohol withdrawal, mental...

Six Nations 2026 news: England make nine changes to team for clash against Italy in Rome

Steve Borthwick has reacted to England’s Six Nations slump by completing a radical overhaul of his team to face Italy, including...

Six Nations 2026 preview: Italy know they can make history against England

Both England and Italy find themselves in the bottom half of the table, though the mood in each camp is very...

Ollie Chessum backs England to revive Six Nations campaign

Defiant Ollie Chessum has told England fans to stick with the team and watch them rescue some respect from the wreckage...

Lawrence Dallaglio: Time for England to go back to the basics after Six Nations defeats

Lawrence Dallaglio admits it is “tough” being an England fan right now, but he has urged disgruntled followers to keep the...

Brendan Gallagher: My Six Nations Top 20 – The good, the bad and the rugby

And breathe! In the blink of an eye, we are 60 per cent through the 2026 Six Nations, and we are...

Bristol Bears 36-41 Sale Sharks: Sam Bedlow times it right to get Sale in winning mood

A last-minute try from Sam Bedlow eased Sale Sharks’ woes as they won an action-packed game against Bristol Bears at Ashton...

Mike Brown says England are now ‘desperate’ for a win to avoid a Six Nations ‘diaster’

England are a “desperate” side badly needing to rule in Rome to avoid a Six Nations “disaster”, according to former Test...

Tom West: I want to win silverware with Northampton Saints

Tom West is relishing the final months of the season with Northampton Saints after nine months of injury misery.

Campbell Ridl quick to make a name for himself at Exeter Chiefs

Last season it was Paul Brown-Bampoe, now it is Campbell Ridl who has very quickly made his name at Exeter Chiefs.

England’s George Ford will ignore outside noise, says brother & Sale Sharks coach Joe

Joe Ford says the noise over whether his brother George should keep his place in the England side after the defeats...

Plymouth Albion 26-34 Blackheath: The Club rings proudly to prove three is a crowd

Blackheath kept up the pace in the promotion race, with a thoroughly deserved victory over nearest rivals Plymouth Albion.

Peter Jackson: Mike Gibson remembers the Welsh lions of ’76

When he sits at home in Belfast next Friday night to watch Ireland-Wales, Mike Gibson could be forgiven for recalling a...

London Scottish 24-21 Chinnor: Quick-fire Scots hold on to deny the Villagers

London Scottish, putting on one of their best displays of the season, held on at the death to secure five points...

Dragons 15-15 Benetton: The Welsh side go close to making it five in a row

There was late drama at Rodney Parade as the Dragons narrowly missed out on a fifth successive home win after drawing...

Harlequins 35-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Cadan Murley and Chandler Cunningham-South fire up Quins

England internationals Cadan Murley and Chandler Cunningham-South were among the scorers as Harlequins comfortably saw off Newcastle Red Bulls to provide...

Northampton Saints 35-33 Saracens: George Furbank gets into gear for England call

George Furbank is ready to help England try and get their stuttering Six Nations campaign back on a winning track in...

Wales’ Joe Hawkins admits that any head contact in rugby leaves you ‘in bother’

Joe Hawkins has admitted it was “squeaky bum time” following his sin-binning in last weekend’s Six Nations clash with Scotland.

RFU defends move to franchise model at the top of English club rugby

Promotion and relegation is set to be scrapped in a major restructure at the top of English club rugby.

Italy wing Paolo Odogwu out to add to England’s despair in Six Nations clash

Paolo Odogwu aims to help Italy heap more Six Nations misery and despair on Henry Pollock and England when they visit...

Nottingham chief Alistair Bow concerned by RFU’s franchise plans

Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow aired his concerns over the proposed franchise structure of the Prem in the match programme ahead of...

Hamstring injury rules Mitchell out of Six Nations

ENGLAND’S first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell, right, has been ruled out of the remainder of their Six Nations campaign with a hamstring...

Ireland lose Lowe

WING James Lowe has been ruled out of Ireland’s two remaining Six Nations matches with a groin injury. Lowe was replaced...

Kyran Bracken: Steve Borthwick has work to do but calls for him to lose his job are over the top

I’ll be honest, I’m as surprised as anyone by what we’ve seen from England over the last two weeks.

We’ve not approached Farrell, insist Saracens

NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have rejected “disrespectful” reports that they have offered Ireland boss Andy Farrell a coaching role for after the...

New Zealand’s record try scorer calls time

NEW Zealand’s leading try-scorer Portia Woodman-Wickliffe has retired from Test rugby for a second time. The 34-year-old winger who has scored...

Robertson is happy to coach Barbarians

FORMER New Zealand coach Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the Barbarians this summer. Robertson, whose two-year...

Bath 38-26 Gloucester: Will Muir takes to the air to put the holders into semis

Seb Atkinson passed his Six Nations audition, but it was holders Bath who marched into the semi-finals of the Prem Cup...

Abject failure must not be protected

I HEARD last weekend from a reliable source that Ealing Trailfinders will once again be denied promotion on the ground of...

This exhibitionism is too much for me

NICK Cain is quite right (February 15) to draw attention to those elements in our game promoting ‘showbiz’ rugby. He wrote...