All posts tagged "Final"
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoIt wasn’t pretty but we made it, says Keenan
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..............................33pts Tries: Lowe 5, Gibson-Park 10, Osborne 46, Keenan 60 Conversions: Prendergast 11, 47 Penalties: Prendergast 35,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoBulls 42-33 Edinburgh: South African’s are too good for Edinburgh’s battlers
Bulls .................. 42pts Tries: Hanekom 18, Kriel 32, Vorster 37, Moodie 43, Johannes 46, Nortje 51 Conversions: Johannes 44, 47, 52...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoMemories are made of this, says coach Rae
■By DAVID LAWRENCE DELIGHTED Coventry head coach Alex Rae praised his departing players after they turned on the style to run...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCattle: We were lucky to hold on to that one
■By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates .............. 35pts Tries: Pritchard 12, Ribbons 26, Hallam 51, Yates 53, Hocking 58 Conversions: Houston 12,...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoDoncaster make it ten out of ten to secure third
By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........1 Tries: Sharwood 18, Mapapalangi 23, Va’enuku 80 Conversions: Davidson 19; Marshall 80 Doncaster ........29pts Tries: Veainu...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoChinnor hit 12 to end season on a high note
By STEVE JACKSON Chinnor ..............82pts Tries: Goss 5, 32; Carter 15, 20, 76, 80; Hughes 25, Walker 40, Bourton 42, Hall...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Alex Goode was high class under the high ball
So, almost unbelievably, it’s farewell to Alex Goode, one of the three or four best full-backs I’ve ever seen anywhere, even...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoJeff Probyn: Another battling show by Bordeaux
What a great game last weekend’s Champions Cup final turned out to be with both of the finalists, Northampton and Bordeaux...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSemi-finals decided
Division 3 ■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE LEICESTERSHIRE, Hertfordshire, Dorset & Wiltshire and Sussex qualified for the Division 3 semi-finals. After three weeks...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMinikin is on fire for dominant Yorkshire
Division 1 ■By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire .......22pts Tries: C Smith 15, Bowker 31, Ailes 57, Quinn 78 Conversion: Hunt 16 Yorkshire...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoHerts force Leicestershire to battle to finish
Gill Burns County Championship ■ By MOSHER LEICESTERSHIRE booked a semi-final place in the third tier of the Gill Burns Cup...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoExpect Grenoble to get it right this time
GRENOBLE will go into next Saturday’s ProD2 final as strong favourites for the title, and the prize of promotion to the...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoVaa’i hat-trick puts Chiefs in command
Super Rugby Pacific round-up ■ By SAM JACKSON THE Chiefs secured top ranking for the play-offs with a 41-24 win over...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBrave Lupus promise to take the attack to Spears
Japan League One preview Ace: Richie Mo’unga BRAVE Lupus second row Warner Dearns insists the defending champions will continue their expansive,...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSuper Rugby Americas Round 13 Review: Peñarol move top ahead of Warren Gatland addition
Selknam 20-17 Yacare Selknam produced a stirring performance to keep their playoff hopes alive by defeating Yacare 20-17 just six days after their historic...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoBordeaux Begles accused of Henry Pollock vendetta
Fin Smith accused Bordeaux Begles of having a vendetta against Henry Pollock as Northampton Saints’ 28-20 Champions Cup final defeat ended...
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Challenge Cup
/ 12 months agoBath 37-12 Lyon: Ben Spencer sparkles as Bath put Lyon to sword
Bath won their first major trophy for 17 years with the biggest margin of victory in a Challenge Cup Final since...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoThursday kick-off for Six Nations in 2026
Ireland will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoJosh Macleod all set for Leinster challenge
Josh Macleod is proof positive of the virtues of patience and perseverance. It was back in 2020 that the Scarlets flanker...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce
I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoRampaging Ealing get in mood to party hard
■By MO SHER Ealing Trailfinders ........ 55pts Tries: Montgomery 7, Dykes 13, 25; Reid 33, Moore 52, 63; Bezuidenhout 55, Cornish...
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English Championship
/ 12 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
/ 12 months agoKent on the hunt for a Twickenham hat-trick
■By BILL HOOPER Cornwall ...........18pts Kent ................... 34pts Star player: Kent scrum-half Mikel Davies box kicks PICTURE: Simon Bryant/ Iktis Photo...
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Latest News
/ 12 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
/ 12 months agoProD2 climax to be shown on YouTube
AWAY from the troubles of Biarritz, there’s good news for British-based fans of French rugby’s second-tier ProD2 – it’s back on...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoLloyd hits top form to start Newport party
Super Rygbi Cymru Trophy Final Winner: Jac Lloyd Newport............27 Ebbw Vale........18 JAC Lloyd stole the show as Newport rounded off their...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMo’unga on target to lead Brave Lupus into another final
Japan League One round-up ■By BEN JAYCOCK STAR playmaker Richie Mo’unga orchestrated the attack and was perfect with the boot as...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoReece enjoying life on route 66
World Rugby Super Rugby Pacific round-up ■ By BEN JAYCOCK SEVU Reece became the all-time top Super Rugby try scorer with...
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Latest News
/ 12 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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Latest News
/ 12 months agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso eyes comeback after being named in England training squad
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will make his first appearance in an England squad since November as he closes in on his comeback from...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoCadan Murley intends to prove he’s no one-cap wonder
Cadan Murley is hoping to build on his superb performance against Gloucester and play himself back into the England squad, touring...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoFriday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoFin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty
Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoIt wasn’t a perfect display – Johann van Graan
Johann van Graan is not getting carried away as the prospect of the treble grows larger. Bath have won the Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoNorthampton Saints 28-26 Saracens: Saints fightback hits Sarries play-off hope
By Brendan Gallagher Northampton Saints ..... 28pts Tries: Kemeny 8, Haffar 59, 80; Penalty 71 Conversions: Smith 9, Hutchinson 59, 80+1...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoMark McCall: Saracens didn’t deserve to win
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall refused to make any excuses after their controversial defeat. He said: “We didn’t deserve to...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoSale Sharks ready for battle at Exeter Chiefs in final round of the Premiership
Alex Sanderson is bracing himself for a potentially fraught final-day trip to Exeter as Sale bid to book a play-off spot....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoBulls 55-15 Dragons: South Africans seal home run to semi-final
Bulls ...................55pts Tries: Kriel 5, Wiese 8, De Klerk 22, Van der Merwe 40, 51, Petersen 57, 62, Coetzee 64, Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoLions late show makes it sad finale for Ospreys
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Lions...................29pts Tries: van der Merwe 10, Visagie 31, 54; van Wyk 71, Dobela 82 Conversions: Dobela 32,...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBurger off the menu
SOUTH African centre Burger Odendaal will leave Northampton at the end of the season. The 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoAce Adamson bags four as Cambridge get the Blues
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......15pts Tries: Skelcey 17, Hanks 23 Conversions: Caven 24 Penalties: Caven 30 Bedford .............73pts Tries: Titherington 3,...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoIt’s famous five for Opoku to bag slice of Cov history
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ............................67pts Tries: Opoku 15, 18, 50, 65, 77; Kvesic 10, Penalty 40, Hinkley 59, Hitchcock 68, 79,...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoThe lame Bucks are so broken by Herts
Division 3 ■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE WITH the professional season drawing to a conclusion, attention turned to the grassroots stage as the...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoLoney lauds new-look Lancashire’s fine start
Division 1 ■By JOSH THOMAS Somerset ..........17pts Tries: Taylor 7, Carter 45, Bailey 61 Conversions: Elswood 62 Lancashire ...... 24pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBrace of tries for Kendrick and Davies as Kent run riot
Division 1 ■By MO SHER Kent ................... 42pts Tries: Kendrick 4, 51, Everitt 16, Davies 30, 36, Talbot 44 Conversions: Evans...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoDevon cream their way past Gloucestershire
■By MO SHER THE Gill Burns County Championship got underway with three matches across its three divisions, with ties taking places...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoRugby milestone for ref Davidson
SCOTLAND’S Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to take charge of a European final when she referees the Challenge Cup...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoOundle cruise to victory at HQ
OUNDLE are champions of the Papa Johns Cup after beating Huddersfield 52-19 in the Regional 1 Championship final. The Peterborough side...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoKomaitai the star as Army retain title
■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH RAF Women ......12pts Army Women .. 47pts BRITISH Army women’s head coach Sarah Mitchelson paid tribute to the...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoJordie gets runaround
FOR their ritual romp against Zebre in Dublin last weekend, Leinster played Jordie Barrett from the start. He was still there...















