Barnett at the double for the table-topping Keys

Swansea 0 Cross Keys 26 By RICH JONES ABERAVON managed to avoid another trademark RGC 1404 comeback as they recorded the...

Six of the best as Pontypridd down Llandovery to go top

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Late kick secures dramatic triumph for Vale

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YOUNG GUNS

MAX COYLE HARLEQUINS FULL-BACK Concussion may have cut his U18s Premiership final appearance short but Max Coyle is determined to create...

Harper hoping for a Macc makeover

LUKE JARMYN gets the lowdown on how Macclesfield are trying to build for the future LUKE JARMYN Macclesfield chairman and former...

Teen star Reiko grabs a hat-trick

Super Rugby By NICK VERDIER KIWI teenage sensation Reiko Ioane propelled himself into All Blacks reckoning ahead of the Lions tour...

20 QUESTIONS

TOM CALLADINE ROTHERHAM FLANKER How’s your week been? Pretty hard to be honest after two big defeats to Yorskhire Carnegie and...

MY LIFE INRUGBY

THE FORMER ROTHERHAM AND LEEDS CENTRE AND CURRENT WASPS BACKS COACH LEE BLACKETT I’d love to say that the biggest crowd...

Carrick set for Sahara challenge

PREMIERSHIP assistant referee Nigel Carrick is in training to take on the gruelling Marathon des Sables ‘ultra-marathon’ for the Matt Hampson...

Facundo free to link with Lyon

ARGENTINAand Jaguares No.8 Facundo Isa has had the final year of his contract paid off, leaving him free to move to...

Bath pair banned for two weeks

RUGBY SHORTS BATH’S Kahn Fotuali’i and Francois Louw have been banned for two weeks following the club’s 22-12 Premiership win over...

Sensational Scots send a warning to England

By NICK CAIN SCOTLAND posted a warning to England ahead of their Calcutta Cup meeting at Twickenham in two weeks time...

Falcons swoop for Scarlets’ finishing king to fill Watson void

TRANSFER WRAP By ED HUTSON MARCUS Watson will leave Newcastle at the end of the season after the Olympic silver medallist...

Too high a price for ‘fame’ but it’s not the game’s fault

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Deadly Kvirikashvili brings up the ton in style

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP By NICK VERDIER GEORGIAsecured back-toback bonus point victories to top the standings in the Rugby Europe Championship after...

Second half blitz sees USA home in Chile

AMERICAS CUP By TOM RILEY SIX tries in the second half propelled the US Eagles to a 57-9 win in Chile...

Counties gain revenge with second-half surge

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Waterloo and Morley strife intensifies as drop looms

NATIONAL 3 ROUND-UP THERE were two important relegation clashes in National Three North, but with Morley and Waterloo both going down,...

Lespierre hat-trick inspires a raid on Worthing

Worthing R……21 OEs ………………..51 By JON EDWARDS WINGER Dom Lespierre scored a hat-trick of tries as OEs ran up a half...

Hall double fires Henley fightback

Henley Hawks18 Barnes…………..16 By JIMMY BOOKER A LATE George Jackson penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Henley as...

Stortford go clear with seven-try win

Bishop’s S ……46 Canterbury ….30 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S STORTFORD came out on top of a freeflowing encounter with a determined...

Burridge batters Tynedale for vital bonus point

Wharfedale..27 Tynedale ……..3 By ED WILLIAMS FIVE tries and a late Josh Burridge double helped Wharfedale to a muchneeded bonus-point win...

Hoppers jump off foot of table after crucial victory

PRESTON moved off the bottom of National League Two North after securing a vital win over Leicester Lions. The result ended...

Smith sparkles as Ionians fell Macc

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Marshall the star as Moseley falter

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Plunder in Leeds gives Pirates top four vision

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Trailfinders prove they’re proper play-off contenders

By MATT WRIGHT EALINGhad to fight hard in picking up their third win in a row, but a strong finish at...

Another big Richmond win brings Titans into range

By LUKE JARMYN ROCK-SOLIDdefence that kept a clean sheet for 77 minutes plus three first half tries saw Richmond win their...

All Black Franks is difference for Irish

By GEOFF WINTERS LONDON Irish boss Nick Kennedy insists his side need to improve following yesterday’s bonus-point derby victory. Kennedy, 34,...

Reds resist late charge to finally get one over Carnegie

By TOM INNES IN A tense, compelling contest Jersey held on to break a run of nine straight defeats to Carnegie,...

Bentley is king of my Lions bolters

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Young and Solomona top the list of outside bets for summer crusade

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‘No soft penalties’ – Hatley

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Quick-firing May given licence to thrill England

By GARY FITZGERALD JONNY May faces Italy today aiming to show Eddie Jones he is a cut above the rest of...

Hogg and Mako are on the plane

The British & Irish Lions’ tour to New Zealand this summer is one of the most eagerly anticipated events for years....

Gendall is determined to take his second chance

HARLEQUINS tight-head Tyler Gendall admits he can scarcely believe his good fortune after his rapid rise from tier two Cornish Pirates...

Life as Pirate gave Stu taste for silverware

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER’S tyro scrumhalves are ready to come of age by carrying the club to league and cup glory,...

Work comes first, but family’s family after all

CHRIS JONES talks to Dai Young about the complexities of coaching your son The raw emotion Olly Robinson expressed when his...

Bundee jumps in to boost Connacht

CONNACHT will not defend their PRO12 crown in the play-offs but head coach Pat Lam is still after all the points...

Conan’s first half double helps destroy frail Dragons

By JAMES CANDY DRAGONS head coach Kingsley Jones admitted he was ready to join in with the boo-boys after their hammering...

James expects some niggle in ‘toughest of leagues’

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Quick-fire treble stuns leaders at Thomond

By JOHN FALLON WAYNE Pivac praised his Scarlets for the manner in which they came from 15 points adrift at the...

Edinburgh capitulate in face of late onslaught

By ALEXANDER McLEMAN TWO late tries sealed Cardiff ’s victory over a careless Edinburgh that helps keep alive Blues’ hopes of...

Hat-trick of Italian wins vital for Ulster

ULSTER are gearing up for three consecutive games against Italian opposition but Rob Herring is adamant they will not take the...

Goode: I’d make Farrell captain of both England and the Lions

By GARY FITZGERALD Friendly rivals: Dylan Hartley and Owen Farrell Choice: Andy Goode EDDIE Jones may have missed a trick by...

Eddie’s elixir will be far too potent for Italians

IT is difficult to take issue with Eddie Jones because 16 months into his tenure as England coach he has been...

Bristol call on wisdom of Solomons to help them beat the drop

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Waldouck weighing up the option of sabbatical

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Put the fire back into Edinburgh, Cockers, but try to avoid any nose rubbing

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Where was tribute to Grand Slam commander Gwilliam?

JOHN Gwilliam has been unique among Wales captains for the last 65 years and he will remain so for as long...