All posts tagged "Premium"
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Alex Sanderson wants his side to ‘put noses out of joint’
Sale Sharks’ title hopes may have evaporated but Alex Sanderson wants his players to “put a few noses out of joint”...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Johann van Graan rolls the dice as Miles Reid takes charge for the champions
Miles Reid will lead the Blue, Black and White to Salford, aiming to continue Bath’s momentum after last week’s home victory...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: RFU ‘whitewash’ is already under way
As a broadcast pundit, Chris Ashton provides many sharp insights on back play, but often, like many former internationals now in...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoDurban Sharks 21-15 Cardiff: Mason Grady’s in place to grab a point for the Welsh side
Cardiff came away with what could prove to be a crucial point in the URC play-off race after defeat to Durban...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoCornish Pirates 7-29 Worcester Warriors: Five-try visitors too strong for Pirates
Second-placed Worcester Warriors proved too strong for a combative Cornish Pirates side as they delighted their big away fan following with...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoJosh King is happy to be leading Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates lock Josh King feels stepping into a leadership role has given him a renewed sense of purpose this season.
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Features
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Rugby union has been rocked by a points explosion
Paul Rees looks at the challenges facing defence coaches as they try to counter the rise in try scoring...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: Meg Jones – There’s a lot more to come from England
Meg Jones will have an extra spring in her stride and bigger smile on her face when she walks proudly out...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: Eye-gouging Oscar Jegou sparks more anger
The strange case of Oscar Jegou has become stranger still, its verdict provoking another heavyweight ex-referee to weigh into the row...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Referees must control the advantage law fairly
Every four or five years or so, it seems, rugby gets its knickers in a twist over the advantage law, how...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoWRU boss Richard Collier-Keywood to step down this summer
Welsh Rugby Union chair Richard Collier-Keywood will step down from the role this summer at the end of his three-year term.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNewcastle Red Bulls’ Liam Williams confirms retirement due to knee injury
Newcastle Red Bulls full-back Liam Williams has announced his retirement.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEngland have an identity crisis – Vesty
By SAM JACKSON NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty feels England have suffered an identity crisis under Steve Borthwick. The RFU are...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSale move for Wales lock Tshiunza
SALE Sharks have signed Wales lock Christ Tshiunza from Exeter Chiefs for next season. Tshiunza, right, has made more than 50...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDaly to stay at Saracens
ENGLAND full-back Elliot Daly has extended his stay at Saracens until the end of the 2027-28 season. The 33-year-old, who is...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNewcastle agree deal for Adejimi
NEWCASTLE have signed Saracens hooker Samson Adejimi on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old joined the Red Bulls on loan from Sarries...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWatson’s ‘weird full circle’
FLANKER Hamish Watson was proud to finally make his Leicester debut in the 33-19 win over Bristol last Sunday – 16...
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Latest News
/ 1 month ago‘Away end’ trial to get major test
THE Prem’s trial of ‘away ends’ will be given its biggest showcase yet when a dedicated area of Leicester’s Welford Road...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBorthwick has time to prove me wrong
JOHN Mitchell’s remarkable impact on the Red Roses, culminating in World Cup success, is illustrative proof of the importance of being...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWas this a record in Prem?
HAVING looked at Gloucester’s starting line-up in their 26-19 victory against Harlequins at The Stoop last Saturday, I believe I am...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoToo many pointless games still to play
Letters AFTER Round 11, some clubs have given up on making the Prem top four, so with nothing to fight for,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoLooking good, guys
THE PR people say it every year and next season it might actually be true... we could be in for the...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDeans and Hunter will boost Quins
ROBBIE Deans is the sort of rugby luminary that could transform Harlequins into a proper force in the Prem. His appointment...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDREAMTEAM
JAKE FARNWORTH, THE FORMER LEICESTER TIGERS, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND NOTTINGHAM HOOKER, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIt’s gutting to lose it right at the end, moans boss McCall
MARK McCall was pleased with how his Saracens side bounced back from trailing 14-0after 13 minutes but was left dejected once...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoQuins drown out the noise
ALEX Dombrandt hit out at Harlequins’ many critics after they ended a six-match losing streak in the league with a nuggety...
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Latest News
/ 1 month ago7-up but Parling still calls for more
LEICESTER took their winning run to seven but head coach Geoff Parling still saw faults in their performance. He said: “We...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoJones calls for speedy upswing
ATTENTION turns to the European Challenge Cup for Newcastle and Exeter ahead of their Round of 16 ties. The Red Bulls...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWealthy backers leave us in limbo
WHY would a bloke with around £20 billion in the bank be unduly worried about whether he was investing in a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoRuthless Lions prove too strong for Dragons
■By LUKE JARMYN Lions.................. 42pts Tries: Mahashe 5, Kriel 26, Smith 50, Steyn 55, 63; Cronje 67 Conversions: Smith 27, 51,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoLeinster take their time to put Scarlets in their place
■By ROB DOUGLAS Leinster ............36pts Tries: Ringrose 29, Kenny 34, 75; T O’Brien 43, 46; Deegan 67 Conversions: Byrne 30, 68,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoMorgan finds his feet
■By SIMON THOMAS JAC Morgan had a mixed afternoon on his first start in more than four months as the Ospreys...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agobut Ospreys fail to fly
visitors levelled with a counter attack launched and finished off by South African winger Dan Kasende. The Ospreys then exerted a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoGlasgow stretch away at the top
■By TIM FLEMING Glasgow .........31 Benetton ......... 10 GLASGOW Warriors stretched their lead at the top of the URC with a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoMunster can’t catch Bulls
■By SAM JACKSON Bulls ............... 34 Munster .........31 THE Bulls edged a thriller over Munster at Loftus Versfeld, surviving a fierce...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoEdinburgh blown away
■By WILL RILEY Stormers ........33 Edinburgh ......14 THE Stormers powered to a bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at Cape Town Stadium. Stormers...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoUlster move up to third
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Zebre ...............12 Ulster ..............28 ULSTER secured an away bonus-point victory in Parma courtesy of a composed second-half display...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRef finds himself at the centre of attention
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ......... Tries: Edwards 1, Penalty 34, Chapman 40, Cross 51, 80 Conversions: Bennett: 1, 40, 51, 80...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoAmpthill have plenty left in their locker for Richmond
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........62pts Tries: Jones 2, penalty 9, Caluori 37, Heslop 52, Bracken 55, 58; Dakin 70, Davidson 75,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFearless Caldy push
■By JOHN IT WAS nearly déjà vu at Paton Field as the Ravers pushed unbeaten Ealing all the way but just...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEaling all the way
ing’s failure to register any scores from constant pressure led to frustration. As Ealing’s play became ever more ragged it looked...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCoventry take some time to put Scottish in their place
NICHOLLS ■JACKSON L Scottish ........29pts Tries: Clayton 19, 67; Ransom 45, Wilstead 54, Bentley 76 Conversions: Wilstead 47; Honey 76 Coventry...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoAdamson gets Blues back on right track
By STEVEJACKSON Cambridge .......21pts Tries: Allan 19, Annand 46, 67 Conversions: Annand 20, 47; Dawson 68 Bedford .............50pts Tries: Adamson 10,...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNottingham vs Chinnor: Notts looking to celebrate ladies’ day
Nottingham will look to use last weekend’s landmark victory at Bedford Blues as a springboard when they host Chinnor today, with...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoGray moves up at London Scottish
CHAMP strugglers London Scottish have promoted former England hooker Joe Gray to director of rugby following confirmation that Bryan Redpath will...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFerrie is ‘buzzing’ for the Red Bulls
COVENTRY will lose back rower Allan Ferrie at the end of the season after he secured a move to Prem outfit...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: Wales boss Steve Tandy has reasons to be more cheerful
March is not the cruellest month, as every student of 20th Century poetry knows, but it may be the most unfathomable.
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoBreaking down the borders is just the job
ROBBIE Deans, eh? And Brendan Venter too. London is a multinational, multicultural kind of place in virtually every walk of life,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoBears find welcome in the hillsides
THERE used to be a time when every clubhouse in England marvelled at the magnetic appeal of the Welsh club scene,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoPau lead the nice guys…
AT the risk of giving fate not so much a friendly nudge as a hefty shove between the shoulder blades, three...















