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Harry Wells is the epitome of Borthwick’s new Tigers

13 June 2021 3 comments

HARRY Wells has enjoyed his breakthrough season at the age of 27, an almost ever-present in an improving Leicester side the second row has come […]

Northampton Saints fly-half Dan Biggar wanted by Toulouse

EXCLUSIVE: Lions duo Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes wanted by Toulouse

6 June 2021 2 comments

EUROPEAN champions Toulouse are looking to make a double swoop on Northampton Saints to take Lions pair Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes to the Top […]

Northampton 30-25 Wasps: Blackett blasts ref for Biggar ‘escape’

30 May 2021 0 comments

Could the Lions fly-half be cited for a hit on Wasps No.10 Jacob Umaga?

Now Wayne Pivac must build with some new faces | Shane Williams

16 May 2021 3 comments

Experimentation must be central to Wayne Pivac’s plans for Wales this summer, writes Shane Williams

Boyd can’t bear to watch as Saints let chance slip

16 May 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO CHRIS BOYD ABOUT NORTHAMPTON’S FALTERING BID FOR THE PLAY-OFFS After the Saints came lurching in against Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens last […]

Battling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott

9 May 2021 1 comment

Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott

Hask wasn’t a popular guy in Wales but he was fantastic craic on the 2017 tour – Biggar

9 May 2021 1 comment

DAN BIGGAR is prepared to give his British & Irish Lions squad mates the benefit of the doubt after misjudging a Marmite figure of English […]

2021 British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones

Lions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists

6 May 2021 2 comments

Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland

Lions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder

2 May 2021 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to win the battle to […]

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a Test start against the Springboks?

Leicester 18-23 Northampton: Biggar’s the hero as Saints snare Tigers

25 April 2021 2 comments

Saints come out on top in feisty East Midlands derby affair, as Dan Biggar shows Lions credentials

Gutsy finish by Saints pleases Chris Boyd

25 April 2021 0 comments

Post-match reaction from Chris Boyd on Northampton’s 23-18 win over arch-rivals Leicester

George Ford needs roaring finish for shot at Lions tour

18 April 2021 1 comment

The England & Leicester fly-half talks to Paul Rees about his Lions chances resting with his form for Tigers in the Premiership finish

Jarrod Evans eager for action after ‘frustrating’ Six Nations

28 March 2021 2 comments

The Cardiff Blues fly-half saw Callum Sheedy overtake him in the Wales pecking order for the Six Nations, to the Welshman’s frustration

Worcester 14-62 Northampton: Sleightholme runs riot in a Saints slaughter

28 March 2021 0 comments

Warriors head coach dubs heavy defeat to Northampton ‘unacceptable’ as Ollie Sleightholme runs in a hat-trick at Sixways

Heartbreak for Wales as France win in red

21 March 2021 1 comment

ALUN Wyn Jones and Wales suffered last-gasp heartbreak in Paris as they saw their Six Nations Grand Slam dream end with a dramatic 32-30 defeat […]

Welsh luck ran out but future looks much brighter | Shane Williams

21 March 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams looks back on Wales’ loss in Paris with admiration for Wayne Pivac’s side

No Leigh Halfpenny for Wales’ Grand Slam pursuit

18 March 2021 4 comments

Alun Wyn Jones will equal Richie McCaw’s record for the number of Test caps against France

Grand Slam-hunting Wales rest Adam Beard for trip to Italy

9 March 2021 0 comments

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has revealed who is the preferred No.9 now Kieran Hardy will miss the rest of the Six Nations

No tantrums from Callum Sheedy just a focus on the team | Peter Jackson

7 March 2021 1 comment

It’s been a rapid rise for Callum Sheedy to the Wales Six Nations set-up, Peter Jackson looks at the Bristol No.10’s route to the top

Lam’s ‘kick up backside’ made Sheedy Wales’ star

7 March 2021 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY In control: Callum Sheedy dictates play against England in Cardiff Inset, Pat Lam PICTURES: Getty Images MODEST Wales hero Callum Sheedy believes […]

How could Farrell moan about Biggar – he did the same!

7 March 2021 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON OWEN Farrell and Pascal Gauzere had been the central characters in an incident eight years ago which bore an uncanny resemblance to the […]

Eddie: I’ll be fined if I tell you what I think about the ref

28 February 2021 0 comments

All the fallout from England’s 40-24 defeat to Wales in Cardiff, with Pascal Gauzere’s performance a source of frustration for Eddie

Wales 40-24 England: Don’t blame the ref, this was English indiscipline

28 February 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain reports from the Principality Stadium where Wales claimed the Triple Crown against an improved, but indisciplined, England

Drop a few, Eddie that will shake them up | Jeremy Guscott

28 February 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott implores Eddie Jones to give Ollie Lawrence and Max Malins their chance in an England shirt, after defeat to Wales

Wales optimistic Leigh Halfpenny will return for England

21 February 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson reports on the fitness of Wales’ first-choice goalkicker ahead of England’s visit to the Principality Stadium

Jonathan joins the great 3,000 points club

21 February 2021 3 comments

WHEN the season began, the number of goalkickers still adding to a personal points total in excess of 3,000 amounted to five: a South African […]

This settled Ireland side are my favourites to win | Jeremy Guscott

7 February 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott sees strength in Ireland’s corner as they prepare to face Wales in the Six Nations

Rugby Australia tell Lions: Play Springboks down here

31 January 2021 1 comment

A new option becomes available for the British & Irish Lions and SA Rugby to play the 2021 tour in Australia, as Rugby Australia offer their helping hand

Dynamic duos can swing Six Nations title | Jeremy Guscott

31 January 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at the significance of the 9-10 combination and each team’s form heading into the Six Nations

Josh Adams expects Dai to put sting in Cardiff Blues attack

28 January 2021 0 comments

Dai Young is the lift Blues need to get their attack back firing, says Wales wing Adams

Pivac feels the need for speed in his 9-10 combo | Nick Cain

24 January 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain analyses Wayne Pivac’s Wales squad selection for the 2021 Six Nations

Dream Team: Northampton Saints and Fiji hooker Sam Matavesi

22 January 2021 2 comments

Sam Matavesi, Northampton, Fiji and former Toulouse, Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion, Redruth and Camborne, hooker selects a XV based on the best he has played […]

Harry Randall has been a key influencer every week for Bristol | Kyran Bracken

21 January 2021 0 comments

Kyran Bracken considers Bristol Bears to have one of the Premiership’s best scrum-half departments, and it will only get better once Tom Whiteley arrives

Bring back old guard to steady the ship | Shane Williams

17 January 2021 0 comments

A number of Dragons players can hold a big value in Wayne Pivac’s Six Nations plans, writes Shane Williams

Northampton Saints full-back George Furbank

George Furbank can be a top 10 – Vesty

1 January 2021 4 comments

Saints attack coach Sam Vesty believes a switch to fly-half could unlock George Furbank as a skillful threat

Worcester Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons

Worcester Warriors rue their wasted chances against Saints

27 December 2020 1 comment

Alan Solomons offers his reaction to his side’s four-try defeat away at Franklin’s Gardens

Lam does a ‘Fergie’ to make Bears bite

27 December 2020 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD ‘Hairdryer’: Pat Lam PAT LAM woke his Bears from their winter slumber with a furious Alex Ferguson- style “hairdryer” blast to roust […]

Northampton 29-10 Worcester: Dan Biggar puts the wind in Saints’ sails

27 December 2020 1 comment

Rob Wildman reports from Franklin’s Gardens where Northampton Saints ended their long, long way for a win

Santi Cordero reacts quickest to sink unlucky Saints

13 December 2020 2 comments

Heartbreak for Northampton as Santi Cordero scores unusual late try to prolong their rotten form

One simple step would end scrum shambles

6 December 2020 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Scrums, mauls and rucks are the areas of the game that I have always loved, both as […]

Shane Williams: It still wasn’t enough but Wales took a step forward

1 December 2020 0 comments

Read Shane Williams’ verdict on Wales’ loss to England at Parc y Scarlets, and how it relates to the pressure on Wayne Pivac

Pivac will put ref Poite on report

29 November 2020 0 comments

WALES head coach Wayne Pivac slammed the refereeing of Romain Poite. It was a seventh loss in nine games for Pivac, who felt his team […]

Pivac: I’m reporting ref Poite to World Rugby

29 November 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Wayne Pivac slammed the refereeing of Romain Poite after his team suffered a 24-13 defeat by England in the […]

Squad lists and opening fixtures for all 12 Premiership clubs ahead of new 2020-21 season

19 November 2020 0 comments

An overview of each club ahead of the start of a new Premiership season on Friday night

Williams column: Wales’ set-piece is shocking but the worst thing would be to get rid of Pivac

19 November 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams shares his concern over Wales’ scrum and lineout ahead of facing Georgia this weekend

DREAMTEAM

15 November 2020 0 comments

1. Ethan Waller – His skillset is everything you want in a loosehead and he fancies himself as a bit of a No.10 as well. […]

Powder-puff pack has Wales on the skids and Georgia licking lips

15 November 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE last time Wales lost more than six in a row, the head coach in question went on to win the World […]

Guscott column: Wayne Pivac may have to drop Biggar to suit his blueprint

11 November 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at how Dan Biggar figures to be the No.10 in Wayne Pivac’s system for Wales

Man up, or Wales will get a Dublin thrashing

8 November 2020 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND No way through: Chris Harris of Scotland tackles Liam Williams PICTURE: Getty Images As I walked out of Parc […]

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