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Dupont at the double in French high five

25 October 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67, 74 Penalties: Ntamack 48 […]

TEAMS: Johnny Sexton captains Leinster in Champions Cup showdown with Saracens

18 September 2020 0 comments

Leo Cullen and Mark McCall have named their line-up for the repeat of last year’s Champions Cup final

We’re not going to Exeter planning to grind out a win, says Dan Biggar

18 September 2020 0 comments

Northampton Saints look to arrest their slump in form against an Exeter side that has sent them down to heavy defeats in recent meetings

Bath put Saints on the skids

30 August 2020 0 comments

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE Star: Tom de Glanville BATH made it three wins on the spin since lockdown to move up to fourth in the […]

Dan Biggar and Lewis Ludlam among 19 to sign new Saints deals

30 June 2020 0 comments

Chris Boyd speaks after wrapping up new deals for senior first team figures and academy products

Courtney Lawes to stay in English rugby with new Northampton deal

29 June 2020 0 comments

But there is one key figure of the Northampton Saints pack who is leaving

James Hook aims to inspire the next generation as kicking coach

29 June 2020 0 comments

James Hook reflects on his career following his retirement and talks doing coaching courses with Leigh Halfpenny and Justin Tipuric

Ambitious Beziers sound out England stars

28 June 2020 0 comments

BEZIERS have been busy seeing if England players are unhappy with their contract arrangements. The Pro D2 club are in the middle of a takeover […]

Northampton and England flanker Tom Wood

Dream Team: Northampton Saints and England flanker Tom Wood

22 June 2020 0 comments

An embarrassment of riches to choose from at No.8 for the 50-cap England back row

Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos

21 June 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Glory days: Kristian Phillips playing for the Ospreys PICTURES: Getty Images KRISTIAN Phillips hopes the takeover of the Ospreys by an Asian […]

Dream Team: Departing Wales and Scarlets centre Hadleigh Parkes

18 June 2020 0 comments

The Japan-bound centre chooses a team loaded with Welsh and Kiwi talent

DREAMTEAM

14 June 2020 0 comments

TOM WOOD, THE ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER WORCESTER BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alex ‘Sue’ Waller – […]

Exclusive: I’ll never be like Beauden but I’m a bloody-minded winner, says Dan Biggar

5 June 2020 0 comments

Wales and Northampton fly-half Dan Biggar hasn’t looked back since arriving at Franklin’s Gardens. The same applies to his Lions 2021 hopes

Lions tour contenders RANKED – Owen Farrell has the game to replace Sexton and stay ahead of Biggar

5 June 2020 0 comments

Owen Farrell can live up to the challenge of Dan Biggar and Johnny Sexton on the 2021 Lions tour

DAN BIGGAR ON…

31 May 2020 0 comments

…Gareth Anscombe’s arrival spurring him on I made a joke and said I was happy coming off the bench last season, and then when Gareth […]

Find out why King John was so regal

25 May 2020 1 comment

I NEVER saw him play, but I’ve heard all the stories about how good he was. Barry John continues to be the standard bearer for […]

Q&A – Chris Boyd: Even if Cobus wanted to stay, that would have confused my plans for Alex Mitchell

22 May 2020 0 comments

We ask for the Northampton DoR’s opinion on an array of matters, including whether he wants to extend his say beyond 2021

Battered captain Brooks calls time at Drovers

17 May 2020 0 comments

■By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY captain Richard Brooks is leaving the club after nine seasons in the Welsh Premiership. No.8 Brooks, 31, remains convinced the Premiership […]

Enforced rest period will boost Welsh team

3 May 2020 2 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS Happy event: George North is preparing for fatherhood PICTURE: Getty Images They say every cloud has a silver lining and for Wayne Pivac […]

Jackson column: The hidden Wales aces making life tough for regions

15 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at the lack of playing time regions are getting from their Wales stars

Ring: Patchell can plug the Parkes gap in midfield

12 April 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Physical fly-half: Rhys Patchell RHYS Patchell is tipped to be the man to get Wales’ backline moving, but from inside-centre rather than […]

Time for these slow-goers to get a move on with their kicks at goal

1 April 2020 0 comments

Clocking the players who take their time kicking penalties – who is the worst culprit?

Williams column: Taine Basham leads charge for Wales’ next generation

1 April 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams casts his eye over Wales’ crop of emerging Test talent, and feels Taine Basham is up to the task

Wales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs

22 March 2020 0 comments

Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into choosing between club and […]

Wales v Scotland: WillGriff John and Rhys Webb to start for hosts

12 March 2020 0 comments

Wayne Pivac and Gregor Townsend offer their thoughts ahead of the final round of the Six Nations for Wales and Scotland

Wales showed their spirit but the front row is still a problem

8 March 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT Struggled: Liam Williams failed to make an impact For a few spooky moments either side of half-time, Wales raised the spectre of […]

That was so brutal, there was blood all over the pitch

8 March 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS COMMENT I KNEW IT was going to be brutal, but that was off the charts in terms of physicality. Wales knew what was […]

Owen Farrell v Dan Biggar: The Testosterone Test

6 March 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain looks at the intriguing battle between two Lions at Twickenham this weekend in the Six Nations

Guscott column: Manu Tuilagi is ready to find holes in Wales’ defence

3 March 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott gives his thoughts ahead of England versus Wales at Twickenham, where the hosts will be looking for a display like the one against Ireland

Biggar’s behaviour sets a bad example

1 March 2020 0 comments

LAST Sunday we read in TRP about a subject which has been getting worse for several seasons in an article where John Callard talks about […]

Jackson column: Escape from the Nazis got Olly Kohn his Welsh cap

26 February 2020 0 comments

The extraordinary story of how Olly Kohn’s Slovakian ancestors escaped a train bound for Auchwitz and found their way to Shropshire

Escape from Nazis got Olly his Welsh cap

23 February 2020 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Six Nations has never been short on journeys of a miraculous nature but this one might just trump […]

Romain holds glory in his gifted hands for France

23 February 2020 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Power: Paul Willemse scores France’s second try ANY lingering doubts that France are on their way back as a formidable force were […]

Tyro Luke aiming to emulate his hero Biggar

23 February 2020 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA LUKE Scully hopes he can follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero Dan Biggar after confirming his return to […]

North looked magnificent – for 11 minutes!

23 February 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT He came blasting out of the tunnel like a man on a mission as if nothing would stop him putting an emphatic […]

Advent of Adams puts North at big risk

16 February 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW True Test class: Josh Adams takes on Ireland’s Andrew Conway PICTURE: Getty Images The question, unthinkable for […]

Williams column: So many mistakes by Wales, but lessons will be learnt from Ireland loss

11 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins impressed in his first start, but there were too many errors from Wales in Dublin

Pivac: We must get better – and fast!

9 February 2020 0 comments

WAYNE Pivac told Wales they must improve and quickly if they are to stay in contention for the Six Nations after he slammed his team […]

So many mistakes, but lessons will be learnt

9 February 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Colossus: CJ Stander tries to batter his way through Storm Ciara might not have arrived in time for the […]

Two big TMO calls put Pivac and Wales down for count in Dublin

9 February 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES had come from so far behind so often on enemy territory as to suggest that their ideology revolved around something one […]

Nick Tompkins must start for Wales, says Shane Williams

4 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins is a must-start for Saturday’s trip to Ireland after impressing on debut

Tompkins has proved himself – he must start against the Irish

2 February 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS VERDICT When Wayne Pivac woke up yesterdaymornin g he would have wanted a victory. He would have wished for a bonus-point success and, […]

Williams column: Old dog Dan Biggar can drive new Wales era forth

29 January 2020 0 comments

Chris Boyd has got Dan Biggar playing with no limits, writes Shane Williams

Williams column: Wayne Pivac has shocked a few and I am glad

22 January 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams praises the shrewd picks of Nick Tompkins and Will Rowlands in the Wales squad for the Six Nations

Evans is the future in Wales 10 shirt – Hook

19 January 2020 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMES Hook backs Jarrod Evans to be Wales’ long-term No10 and believes Stephen Jones is the man to get him firing at […]

England boast host of starters for ten

5 January 2020 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS Stellar: Exeter’s Joe Simmonds is one of several prospects at fly-half PICTURES: Getty Images Jacob Umaga James Grayson Max Malins GEORGE Ford might […]

We dug in and held our nerve – Boyd

29 December 2019 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON DoR Chris Boyd hit a lighthearted note when asked about the contribution of MOM Cobus Reinach during a second-half in which Saints lost Dan […]

Cobus’ golden winter glows ever brighter

29 December 2019 1 comment

By NICK CAIN LOUIS Rees-Zammit is the hottest try-scoring property in the Premiership. Man-of-the-match: Cobus Reinach scores for Northampton But even though the 18- year-old […]