Women’s Six Nations 2026 preview: Wales skipper Kate Williams – This is the fresh start that we needed

Wales are looking to turn the page on a difficult 12 months, with a new-look squad and renewed sense of purpose...

Peter Jackson: Time for George North to face the final curtain

Precious few teenagers dared to make an entrance remotely like George North’s two tries against the Springboks, evoking golden memories of...

Connor James insists Sedgley Park Tigers will keep calm in fight for survival

Captain Connor James admits Sedgley Park Tigers have fallen short of expectations this season, but insists there is no panic as...

Chris Hewett: And with that, it’s back to the studio! The Geoff Parling-Craig Doyle incident

A little over 20 years ago, Alan Partridge committed one of broadcasting’s cardinal sins by shooting a chat show guest live...

Five-star Api Bavadra has Coventry flying high in the Champ

Coventry winger Api Bavadra admits even he has been surprised by his recent try-scoring form after he crossed in five consecutive...

Coventry 69-12 Caldy: Jack Reeves on a rampage as Cov put on the burners

Play-off hopefuls Coventry extended their unbeaten run to six games with a Jack Reeves-inspired 11-try home win over Caldy.

Paul Rees: Why rugby must adapt to survive in the social media age

Paul Rees reports on how the game needs to adapt to attract new fans in a world dominated by social media.

Exeter Chiefs 31-21 Munster: Magical Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is back to his best

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso returned with a bang – and a warning to the rest of Europe – as Exeter Chiefs stormed into...

Nick Cain: RFU should get Sir Clive Woodward back on board

When it comes to an understanding of what high-performance means, and the ability to implement it and create a world-beating team,...

Harlequins 17-26 Sale Sharks: Alex Sanderson’s hold off Quins to reach last eight

The goal-kicking of George Ford ensured that the battle of this season’s Prem underachievers went the way of Sale Sharks as...

Northampton Saints 49-41 Castres: George Furbank is on fire as Saints put on a show

Northampton Saints reached their third Champions Cup quarter-final on the trot after this frantic, edgy, entertaining riot of a game against...

Toulouse 59-26 Bristol Bears: The Red and Blacks give Pat Lam’s side a lesson in finishing

Bristol Bears opened and closed the scoring, but in between, they were torn apart as Toulouse passed 50 points at home...

Bath 31-22 Saracens: Henry Arundell in charge to steer the Prem champions home

Henry Arundell proved his recent rollercoaster ride with England is firmly in the rear view with a sparkling double as Bath...

Jeremy Guscott: Geoff Parling’s Leicester Tigers must rise to the occasion

When you think of Leicester Tigers, and the closeness of last season’s Premiership final when they lost by a couple of...

Louis Rees-Zammit: I’m loving playing at full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales

Louis Rees-Zammit is relishing playing at full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales and getting more comfortable in the position every match.

Former England international Mako Vunipola ‘honoured’ to be joining Leicester Tigers

Former England loosehead Mako Vunipola will join Leicester Tigers in the summer.

Emma Sing keen to prove her worth to England

Emma Sing turned to sports psychology after losing her England central contract and now the World Cup winner is targeting more...

Premiership Women’s Rugby plans for joint British and Irish league

Premiership Women’s Rugby have launched a tender process for potential new teams, which could see the establishment of the first-ever British...

Six-week ban for Pirates coach Paver

CORNISH Pirates joint-head coach Alan Paver has been given a six-week ban for slapping Worecester replacement Jake Garside following a scuffle...

Harris heads to Exeter as Baxter signs long-term deal

EXETER have signed versatile back Sam Harris on a two-year deal from Bath. Harris is the second player to leave The...

Sheffield show steel as they take the National League 2 North title

Dominic Parsons admits it was a moment that felt years in the making as Sheffield sealed promotion to National One last...

Bielle-Biarrey is the top dog again

FRANCE winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey has won the Six Nations player of the championship award for the second year running. The 22-year-old...

Lake injury worry for Wales

HOOKER Dewi Lake will not play again for Ospreys before his move to Gloucester in the summer and is a doubt...

Snyman ruled out for rest of season

LEINSTER second row RG Snyman has been ruled out for for the rest of the season due to a ruptured ACL...

Too many coaches are spoiling the fun for everyone else

AS someone who has played, watched and been involved in administration over many years I have watched rugby union turn from...

Accept that even the best will make errors

AMONG the less publicised highlights of last weekend’s “Big Day Out” matches were some errors made by two of our most...

My father was the kind of man the game needs

out with polite suggestions from the touch line. THANK YOU for your publication’s diligent journalism over the last few years in...

Well done, Geoff! Doyle out of order

I WAS heartened to see Geoff Parling put Craig Doyle in his place before the Glos v Tigers game. Doyle treats...

Scarlets secure investment to stabilise future

SCARLETS have secured “significant further investment” from the existing funding group within the club which they say will ensure the “future...

Prop star Davison has knee surgery

NORTHAMPTON and England tight-head Trevor Davison is unlikely to play again this season because he needs surgery on a knee injury....

DREAMTEAM

BEN FODEN, THE FORMER ENGLAND, SALE, NORTHAMPTON & RUGBY UNITED NEW YORK FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH OR...

Thomas gave us power – coach

BATH boss Johann van Graan hailed the impact of super sub Thomas du Toit after the South African’s match-turning intervention off...

Lam: We made too many mistakes

PAT Lam is looking to use the character his players showed in the last 20 minutes to get their play-off assault...

That was brutal but we recovered well, says Dowson

NORTHAMPTON DoR Phil Dowson said there was no panic when his side trailed 12-0 as he knew they had the quality...

Toulon next for Glasgow after they neuter Bulls

■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Glasgow ............25pts @therugbypape Tries: Williamson 17, Dempsey 33, Schickerling 56, MacDowall 71 Conversion: Lancaster 18 Penalty: Hastings 80...

White keeps Toulon on top

■By SAMANTHA EMMA Toulon ............28 Stormers .........27 TOULON edged a dramatic victory over the Stormers to secure a place in the...

We’ve got nothing to lose, says coach Everitt

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leinster v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 5.30 pm, Aviva Stadium EDINBURGH head to Dublin with their season on...

Gilbert keeps Sharks at bay

By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......29 Sharks .............12 CONNACHT powered into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable victory over the Sharks,...

Dragons are hoping history will repeat itself

Preview Stade Francais v Dragons Today. 12.30pm By SAM JACKSON STADE Français head into their clash with Dragons as overwhelming favourites,...

Zebre face tough test against Pau

Preview Zebre v Pau Today. 5.30pm Zebre v Pau Today. 5.30pm ZEBRE host Top 14 high flyers Pau this afternoon looking...

Newcastle battle hard but can’t

By LUKE JARMYN FOR anyone who forgot the mantra of ‘no scrum, no win’, La Rochelle produced a real reminder as...

overcome La Rochelle

Leatherbarrow and scrum-half Simón Benítez Cruz were ever-present through the phases before a Con-non over-the-top pass saw Obatoyinbo dash over. Two...

Cardiff fall short at the death

By JACK TREGONNING @therugbypaper Benetton .............38pts Tries: Menoncello 1, 42; Umaga 3, 14; Gallo 13; Ratave 29 Conversions: Umaga 1, 4,...

Brave Ospreys go down fighting

By JAMES LYONS Ulster ...................28pts Tries: Izuchukwu 3, McCann 34, Stockdale 45, Timoney 55 Conversions: Doak 4, 35, 46, 56 Ospreys...

Montpellier ……… 53 Perpignan ………..13

By TIM JOHNSON MONTPELLIER stormed into the quarter-finals with an emphatic victory over Perpignan. The hosts laid the foundations in the...

Bazalgette on target to lift Hartpury challenge

By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hartpury ........... 45pts Tries: : Benz-Salomon 30, 45; Hunt 37, Allford 52, Smith 63, Short 72 Conversions: Bazalgette...

Ealing take their time to put squeeze on Archers

By CÓILÍN DUFFY Trailfinders ... 47pts Tries: Campbell 13, Collins 41, 66; Scannell 46, Montgomery 54, Zigiriadis 57, Irvine 78 Conversions:...

Maisey becomes the

By JEAN BULL WILL Maisey became just the sixth man in history to score 1,000 points for Bedford Blues as they...

1,000th-point man

tiently waiting for their moment to counter. Fyn Brown and Lucas Titherington both crossed in quick succession to help open up...

Ampthill are quick off the mark to cut down Knights

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........61pts Tries: Merrett 5, 7; Bracken 22, 46; Wilson 28, Hall 56, Davidson 68, West 74, Grimoldby...