Eden drops in to steer Nottinghamto victory

By ROB WILDMAN RICHMOND triumphed in a ferocious battle between the two bottom clubs at Clifton Lane to record their second...

Elder full of praise for joker Jimmy

Greene King IPA Championship EXCITING Carnegie No.15 Chris Elder experienced the most bitter-sweet 24 hours imaginable back in December 2016, when...

Big demand for Scotland ace Russell

GLASGOW coach Dave Rennie says he will do whatever it takes to keep Finn Russell with his flyhalf in the sights...

Toomua: Tigers roused and looking dangerous

By NEALE HARVEY AUSSIE midfield ace Matt Toomua is confident his burgeoning relationship with England fly-half George Ford can fire Leicester...

It takes more than money to be best in world, Steve

THE RFU’s new CEO Stephen Brown is a good bloke and will do a great job once he gets his feet...

RUGBY MATTERS

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Neville scored against NZ with broken ankle Tour to...

Top women refs get to grips with the men

Moving up: Joy Neville, left, and Alhambra Nievas A HAT tip please for rugby pioneers Joy Neville and Alhambra Nievas who...

French ace Gaelle will bolster Richmond title bid

THERE has been a trickle rather than a flood of high profile French players into the Premiership since the advent of...

More danger in playground than rugby field says expert

By MATTHEW EMERY DOCTOR Sam Barke, medical director of Return2Play, a leading sports medicine consultancy, says pre-teens are more likely to...

Bank on Al to lead Ospreys back to glory days

ALUN WYN Jones remains the best captain I played under in terms of leadership. I was delighted to see Al skipper...

Pick Holley to restore order in the capital

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Good option for Cardiff Blues: Sean Holley PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT a shambles it is...

Ringmaster Henson gets Dragons flying

Power play: Elliot Dee scores for Dragons after a maul PICTURE: Huw Evans Images By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons romped to...

Speedster Bellini adds potency to Zebre mix

ULSTER coach Les Kiss has demanded an immediate response from his men when they host Connacht next week after a shock...

Lions return for Leinster but still lack killer instinct

By DARAGH SMALL EDINBURGH out-half Jason Tovey scored all 13 points for his side, including an intercept try, but they came...

Scarlets bring home bonus but Tandy demands more

By ALEX BYWATER WAYNE Pivac challenged his Scarlets players to raise their game for Ospreys next week despite the Welsh side...

Bad week gets worse as Cardiff capitulate

By DECLAN ROONEY DANNY Wilson watched his Cardiff Blues side collapse from leading at halftime to conceding an unanswered 26 points...

Big cats make meal of careless Ospreys

By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS coach Steve Tandy slammed his side’s high error count as they were thrashed 44-25 in Bloemfontein. The...

Johnson try earns bonus for Warriors

Glasgow…37 Bennetton …21 Guinness PRO14 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent start to the season under new head coach Dave Rennie...

Abendanon, Strettle in French talks

CLERMONT Auverge have stepped up their efforts to keep former England internationals Dave Strettle, below, and Nick Abendanon. The pair are...

Tatafu hooks some Prem interest again

Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...

Top 14 eye Gray and Clifford

HARLEQUINS duo Joe Gray and Jack Clifford, who are both out of contract at the end of the season, are being...

Women face Canada Test

ENGLANDWomen’s fixtures for the Old Mutual Wealth Series have been confirmed, with the side playing three home games against Canada this...

Sharples out ‘til Christmas

CHARLIE Sharples is set for up to three months out with a finger injury picked up against Worcester. The winger snapped...

Charteris keeps chin up despite defensive frailty

Feeling fresh: Luke Charteris LUKECharteris knows last week’s defensive nightmare against Newcastle cannot be repeated at Wasps today if Bath are...

Simpson desperate to kick-start season

By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson has urged his side to “get cracking” after admitting complacency may have been...

Johan: They blew us away

GLOUCESTERhead coach Johan Ackermann insisted that the team’s errors in the first half caused their capitulation after the break. The Cherry...

Sharks take a bloody revenge for past indignities

By COLIN NEWBOULT NOT TOO many saw this coming. Gloucester may well have a lengthy injury list but there have been...

Top, but Richards sees only Exeter

DEAN RICHARDS glossed over the fact his team had gone top of the table – for 24 hours at least, knowing...

Shrewd Deano builds another tilt at the title

By JON NEWCOMBE Strong running: Juan Pablo Socino on the break for Newcastle to set up a try for Niki Goneva...

Let’s get Saturday back as match day

THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday...

A nine-month season is long enough for everyone

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PLAYERS and coaches in the Premiership have started to align in their resistance...

We need a bit of luck says Gold

WORCESTER head coach, Gary Gold accepted his side had failed to capitalise on their chances and the final score line had...

Sarries are frustrated by battling Warriors

By ROGER PANTING Into their stride: Alex Goode scores in the corner PICTURES: Getty Images Close call: Warriors wing Josh Adams...

Fearns: French lead in welfare

By NEALE HARVEY Going top: Ahsee Tuala breaks away to score Northampton’s fourth try against Quins PICTURE: Getty Images CARL Fearns...

Sinckler’s ‘gouge’ row could cost England slot

By NEALE HARVEY HOT-HEAD Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler faces an anxious wait to see if he will be available for England’s...

Medical Director’s blog – Concussion: back to basics

By Dr Sam Barke It’s the start of the new school year and the beginning of a new season of winter...

Young Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead

Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to...

Room 101: Petrus du Plessis – London Irish prop

1. Over-zealous beach sellers You get four weeks off at summer to go away for a nice relaxing holiday with the...

Guscott column: Marcus Smith has all the attributes to become top class

By Jeremy Guscott We shouldn’t be surprised any more when a young player such as Marcus Smith is introduced into the...

‘Me and Danny are two thorns either side of two roses in Quins backline,’ says Jamie Roberts

By Neale Harvey Old stager Jamie Roberts reckons playing alongside “bossy” young pretenders Marcus Smith and Joe Marchant has helped revitalise...

TEAM: Cheika hands starting debuts to young trio for Springboks clash

By Adam Ellis Australia head coach Michael Cheika has backed flanker Jack Dempsey to pack a punch in the Wallabies back...

20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half

What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first...

The former Quin helping Rio Ferdinand get in shape for his boxing bout

By Neale Harvey Mel Deane used to pack one hell of a punch in the Harlequins midfield and now he is...

Memorial unveiled by unions to honour rugby’s fallen WWI heroes

By Brendan Gallagher Exactly 100 years ago the War to end all Wars was raging at its fiercest at the Battle...

O’Brien’s view on Lions coaching mishaps is wrong but he’s entitled to voice his opinion

By Nick Cain Sean O’Brien is one of the fiercest competitors in the game, yet his view that the 2017 Lions...

Jackson column: From Celtic League to Bloemfontein, Ospreys are winging it

By Peter Jackson When the fledgling Ospreys first took flight in the Celtic League, they had no idea that it would...

England cap record holder Jason Leonard challenges Eddie to continue unbeaten run

By Neale Harvey Jason Leonard has challenged England to prove their World Cup credentials by creating Six Nations history, beating New...

My Life in Rugby: Neil Mason – former Moseley and Worcester flanker

As a competitive back-row forward, there is always going to be a thin line between being on the right or wrong...

‘I can’t wait to get playing alongside Faf’, says James O’Connor

By Adam Ellis Summer arrival James O’Connor feels he and scrum-half partner Faf de Klerk can add bite to the attack...

RWC2023: Heart says Ireland but head screams France

By Brendan Gallagher Ireland, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? Yesterday in London all three...