All posts tagged "Blindside"
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 days agoFive-try Steelmen end Quins winning streak
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD SUPER Rygbi Cymru leaders Ebbw Vale picked up another double bonus-point victory as they scored...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: Time for Wales to build attack around Louis Rees-Zammit
In the macho unforgiving world of elite sport and especially rugby there is meant to be no consolation in defeat and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoEngland 33-19 New Zealand: Steve Borthwick’s side steamroll jaded All Blacks
There was smoke over Twickenham yesterday evening – black smoke – after an on-fire England team achieved one the rarest of...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoHarlequins vs Saracens: Last year’s memorable performance is driving us on, says fly-half Louie Johnson
A youthful Harlequins and Saracens renew rivalries at The Stoop today with both sides in search of their first victory in...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoLeaders Ealing are looking for revenge over Doncaster
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ealing Trailfinders v Doncaster PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3pm, Trailfinders Sportsground TOP-OF-THE-TABLE and unbeaten Ealing Trail-finders welcome Doncaster Knights...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoTime to cut back on subs
BIARRITZ and Agen collided off the Bay of Biscay the other day, a routine fixture in the lower half of the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoHarlequins will be looking to get back on the right track
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Gloucester-H Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, The Stoop THREE-TIME reigning PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury head to Twickenham Stoop...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoGalligan returns for Saracens in Bristol
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Bristol v Saracens Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Shaftesbury Park SARACENS will be hoping for another statement performance today...
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National League 2W
/ 4 weeks agoLeaders race to a success after very slow start
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 43 Hornets..............18 CAMBORNE produced a much better second-half performance, scoring 33 unanswered points to maintain their grip...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoCunningham-South stays
ENGLAND back row Chandler Cunningham-South has signed a new “multi-year” contract with Harlequins. Sale Sharks had been circling, with director of...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoButler takes charge as Munster are too good for Puma XV
■ By MAX BARRON Munster ............31pts Tries: Butler (2), O’Connell, Coombes, O’Brien Conversions: Butler (3) Argentina XV ...28pts Tries: Sanchez Valarolo,...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSale Sharks vs Gloucester: Mike Forshaw’s happy to be helping Sharks again
Buoyed by the return of Mike Forshaw for the Prem Cup windows, Sale Sharks will field a youthful, energetic side for...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 month agoSaracens spin the wheel as Harlequins head north
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX THE first PWR derby of the season sees Saracens host...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPirates find enough in the bank to sink Caldy
■ By LUKE JARMYN C Pirates .......... 34pts Tries: Hallam 21, Moody 24, 45; Hiscocks 27, King 38 Conversions: Robson 22,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPirates head back home with a full bag of swag
■ By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ......... 10pts Tries: Bellis 46, 79 C Pirates ...........38pts Tries: Cambriani 15, 26; Relton 31,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 month agoBreach heads the big names as Sarries take on champs
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-H v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Queensholm LAST year’s finalists renew their rivalry at ‘Queensholm’ in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 month agoMowden Park hold on tightly to upset Ionians
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 17 Darlington MP........36 DARLINGTON MOWDEN Park gained a deserved victory by taking their chances and...
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Features
/ 2 months agoSteelmen set the early pace
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale are Super Rygbi Cymru’s early pacesetters after bagging maximum points for...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoChinnor …… 34pts Ealing ……….59pts
■By JOHN CLEMENCE TRAILFINDERS began their pre-season campaign with a free-flowing victory over Champ rivals Chinnor on Friday. Captain Scott Buckley...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoRugby Championship Round Three Team of the Week: All Blacks and Wallabies get hard-fought home wins against rivals
The Rugby Championship delivered high drama this weekend as Australia stunned Argentina with a last-gasp comeback in Townsville, while New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWe’re aiming to finish top -Lane
■ By BEN JAYCOCK POOL C PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium IRELAND scrum-half...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoBell keeps his cool to steal it at the death
■By BEN JAYCOCK Australia .................. 28pts Tries: White 23, Suaalii 47, 63; Bell 86 Conversions: Lynagh 24, 48; O’Connor 64, 87...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoOliver hat-trick is perfect opening
Macclesfield..........46 Sheffield Tigers....26 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD were delighted to be back in the North Division of National Two, and celebrated...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAustralia 31-31 USA: Dreams are still alive after thriller
USA ......................31pts Tries: Tafuna 27, 51; Sagapolu 45, Rogers 67, Erica Jarrell-Searcy 71 Conversions: Hawkins 52, 68, 72 Australia ...........31pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland 92-3 Samoa: Brilliant Jess Breach triggers Red Roses avalanche
England ............................... 92pts Tries: Jones 3, 16; Breach 8, 53, 74; Bern 14, Feaunati 24, Davies 29, L Packer 33, Clifford...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoCanada can’t keep up with lively Japan
Pacific Nations Cup ■By BEN JAYCOCK EDDIE Jones’ Japan opened their Pacific Nations Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, moving straight to...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoIreland vs Japan Preview: Edel McMahon – I’m just buzzing to be back
Ireland co-captain Edel McMahon has returned from injury to lead her country into their tournament opener against Japan today. The Exeter...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoPete Ryan: Freddie Thomas set to be a star of the future for Welsh Rugby
A fresh slate for a proud rugby nation, new faces will be looking to make a massive impact. Steve Tandy will...
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Features
/ 4 months agoStewart McKinney recalls the brutal Lions days of ’74
Long before the Lions failed to turn up in Sydney for their shot at something historic, one of their Old Invincibles...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoAustralia 22-12 British and Irish Lions: Wallabies cash in on their storm troopers
Australia ........................... 22pts Tries: Pietsch 8, Jorgensen 55, McDermott 71 Conversions: Donaldson 56, 72 Penalty: Lynagh 34 British & Irish Lions...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: A defeat, yes, but the British and Irish Lions should be proud
The third Test might not have given the Lions the 3-0 margin they wanted, but this was a fierce contest in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoBritish and Irish Lions vs Wallabies: Best head-to-head matchups in the final Test
Andy Farrell has made just two changes to his British and Irish Lions side for Saturday’s third Test against Australia in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoBritish and Irish Lions 29-26 Wallabies: Hugo Keenan’s last-gasp lunge seals epic victory
Australia ........................... 26pts Tries: Slipper 23, Gordon 29, Wright 31 Conversion: Lynagh 29 Penalties: Lynagh 5, 11, 54 British & Irish...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoBritish and Irish Lions vs Wallabies first Test: Key talking points and where the game will be won and lost
After five straight wins on tour, the British and Irish Lions face their biggest challenge yet as they open their three-Test...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoRugby World Cup 2027 Qualification Preview: South American sides looking to make history
Over the coming weeks, four South American sides will battle it out in search of a spot at the 2027 World...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: I see too much clunk and not enough click with the British and Irish Lions
Before you get to the last two provincial matches of a Lions tour, the head coach knows what his best team...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoThis time, Jack Conan feels that he belongs in the British and Irish Lions squad
Jack Conan thought he gatecrashed his way into the Lions four years ago in South Africa – now he reckons he...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Drop Maro Itoje? There’s no chance that will happen
Immediately after the Western Force game, when Joe McCarthy was brilliant all night and Ollie Chessum excellent off the bench, I...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoBrendan Gallagher: British and Irish Lions player ratings vs Western Force
Brendan Gallagher gives his Lions player ratings from the emphatic win over the Western Force 1. PIERRE SCHOEMAN Has emerged as...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Lessons of Dublin must be learned for the British and Irish Lions
One of the strangest elements about the 2025 Lions starting line-up in the non-tour match against Argentina in Dublin was...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoI’m happy to stick at No.7 – Sam Underhill
Despite the presence of multiple hybrid back-rowers in the Lions’ squad, England international Sam Underhill is happy to remain one of...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoBrave Northampton Saints didn’t have enough in reserve
Injuries have cursed Northampton Saints’ season and there was no relief on their biggest day of the decade.
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoMcMillan at the double as Scottish put on show
By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ........31 pts Tries: Wilkinson 11, Marshall 26, Bellamy 31, McMillan 37, 51 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 32,...
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Latest News
/ 6 months ago10-try Yorkshire prove too good for Somerset
■By LUKE JARMYN Yorkshire ..........66pts Tries: Norman 3, F Crapper 6, 79, Hooper 28, 52, 56, Penalty 40, Mewburn 43, Parsons...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoSuper Rugby Americas Round 12 Review: Dogos continue impressive run of form
Joe Santamaria reviews Round 12 of Super Rugby Americas as the race for the play-offs heats up Dogos continued their recent run...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoAce Tomos helps keep Gloucester in the race
■By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons ........12pts Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Stevenson 6, Davis 65 Conversions: Connon 66 Tries: Harris 17, Penalty...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoEaling enjoy champion feeling all over again
■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Gallagher 51 Conversion: Davies 52 Ealing T ............ 34pts Tries: Hampson 2, Moore...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoCross sparkles in Cheshire’s victory
Division 2 ■By LUKE JARMYN SET-PIECE dominance, some silky play in the loose and a man-of-the-match display by replacement back-rower Stuart...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoHarlequins 38-19 Gloucester: Cadan Murley’s hat-trick has Quins motoring again
By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 38pts Tries: Murley 8, 30, 48; Evans 23, Isgro 30, 54 Conversions: Smith 9, 24, 31,...












