All posts tagged "Premium"
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoThat was brutal but we recovered well, says Dowson
NORTHAMPTON DoR Phil Dowson said there was no panic when his side trailed 12-0 as he knew they had the quality...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoToulon next for Glasgow after they neuter Bulls
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Glasgow ............25pts @therugbypape Tries: Williamson 17, Dempsey 33, Schickerling 56, MacDowall 71 Conversion: Lancaster 18 Penalty: Hastings 80...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoWhite keeps Toulon on top
■By SAMANTHA EMMA Toulon ............28 Stormers .........27 TOULON edged a dramatic victory over the Stormers to secure a place in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoWe’ve got nothing to lose, says coach Everitt
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leinster v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 5.30 pm, Aviva Stadium EDINBURGH head to Dublin with their season on...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoGilbert keeps Sharks at bay
By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......29 Sharks .............12 CONNACHT powered into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable victory over the Sharks,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoDragons are hoping history will repeat itself
Preview Stade Francais v Dragons Today. 12.30pm By SAM JACKSON STADE Français head into their clash with Dragons as overwhelming favourites,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoZebre face tough test against Pau
Preview Zebre v Pau Today. 5.30pm Zebre v Pau Today. 5.30pm ZEBRE host Top 14 high flyers Pau this afternoon looking...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoNewcastle battle hard but can’t
By LUKE JARMYN FOR anyone who forgot the mantra of ‘no scrum, no win’, La Rochelle produced a real reminder as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoovercome La Rochelle
Leatherbarrow and scrum-half Simón Benítez Cruz were ever-present through the phases before a Con-non over-the-top pass saw Obatoyinbo dash over. Two...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoCardiff fall short at the death
By JACK TREGONNING @therugbypaper Benetton .............38pts Tries: Menoncello 1, 42; Umaga 3, 14; Gallo 13; Ratave 29 Conversions: Umaga 1, 4,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoBrave Ospreys go down fighting
By JAMES LYONS Ulster ...................28pts Tries: Izuchukwu 3, McCann 34, Stockdale 45, Timoney 55 Conversions: Doak 4, 35, 46, 56 Ospreys...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoMontpellier ……… 53 Perpignan ………..13
By TIM JOHNSON MONTPELLIER stormed into the quarter-finals with an emphatic victory over Perpignan. The hosts laid the foundations in the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBazalgette on target to lift Hartpury challenge
By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hartpury ........... 45pts Tries: : Benz-Salomon 30, 45; Hunt 37, Allford 52, Smith 63, Short 72 Conversions: Bazalgette...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEaling take their time to put squeeze on Archers
By CÓILÍN DUFFY Trailfinders ... 47pts Tries: Campbell 13, Collins 41, 66; Scannell 46, Montgomery 54, Zigiriadis 57, Irvine 78 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMaisey becomes the
By JEAN BULL WILL Maisey became just the sixth man in history to score 1,000 points for Bedford Blues as they...
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Latest News
/ 3 months ago1,000th-point man
tiently waiting for their moment to counter. Fyn Brown and Lucas Titherington both crossed in quick succession to help open up...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAmpthill are quick off the mark to cut down Knights
By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........61pts Tries: Merrett 5, 7; Bracken 22, 46; Wilson 28, Hall 56, Davidson 68, West 74, Grimoldby...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAltier has a blast but Warriors in control
By ROGER PANTING @therugbypaper Richmond .........29pts Tries: Wakeling 23, Altier 31, 33, 75; du Randt 80 Conversions: Dennett 31, Grieve 80...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWalker hits quick double as Chinnor power clear
The Champ ■By CÓILÍN DUFFY CHINNOR strengthened their grip on a top six place in the Champ with a 30-point win...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoKelly the hero for Ireland
U18s Six Nations Festival U18 Men ■By BEN JAYCOCK IRELAND claimed a dramatic 36-31 victory over England in the U18 Men’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWales leave it late to sink England
U18 Women WALES produced a late comeback to beat England 32-24 in a thrilling opening match of the U18 Women’s Six...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFlankers who can cause problems
A TROUBLESOME breed, openside flankers of the silver-ferned variety – especially the top one per cent. The wonderful New Zealand captain...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHow National League play-offs will work
WITH just three rounds of the regular season remaining, anticipation is building for an exciting conclusion to the National League campaign....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoPenfold glad to be calling the shots for Bury St Eds
By BEN JAYCOCK Focused: Bury St Edmunds fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds flyhalf Ben Penfold admits this season has already...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNonu just keeps on rolling along
ONE man has survived for so long on the higher grounds of the global game that he makes grand old footballing...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Green Wave is gaining power
by Ben Jaycock IRELAND Erin King is spearheading an Ireland side no longer rebuilding but beginning to believe. New captain King,...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoLes Bleues enjoy new energy burst
FRANCE Under fresh leadership, France have their sights fixed on finally bridging the gap to England. Captain Manae Feleu, the 26-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFukofuka keen to build on World Cup
SCOTLAND Scotland head coach Sione Fukofuka begins his reign, but the Australian has been hampered by injuries to key players. Back...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAzzurre want to be quick off the mark
ITALY Silvia Turani’s Italy outfit are determined to shed their underdog tag with the women’s team taking inspiration from the men’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoBrunel on top form to move up into the elite
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY BRUNEL have been promoted into Men’s BUCS Super Rugby after defeating Newcastle 29-25 in a promotion...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoTaylor leads from front as Crusaders hit their century
Super Rugby By BEN JAYCOCK Delight: Codie Taylor celebrates one of his four tries CRUSADERS signed off from Apollo Projects Stadium...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoIt’s about time rugby started to beat its chest
I DON’T know Eddie Hearn from Adam but I doff my hat to the influential boxing promoter for boldly signing up...
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Features
/ 3 months agoYOUNG GUNS
Feature FREDDIEJONES SARACENS & ENGLAND U19 LOCK Freddie Jones is embracing every moment of his England U19s experience, with the young...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoAnother blow for Steelmen
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up nBy CARL FIELD LEADERS Ebbw Vale crashed to a second straight home defeat – and a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoSwannack at double for Merthyr
Premiership round-up nBy CARL FIELD DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it 18 wins from 19 in this season’s Welsh Premiership with a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoBordeaux ready to run their marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All set: Bordeaux fly-half Matthieu Jalibert and, inset left to right, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Damian Penaud and head...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoForthcoming fixtures Week beginning Sunday, April 5, 2026
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, APRIL 5 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Champions Cup Bordeaux Bègles...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMemory of her brother lifts Powell
TRP nBy LAURA HOWARD Jackson: Lion king George North faces the final curtain THE sudden death of her brother is driving...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoDucker: We’re team they all want to beat
nBy BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE winger Alex Ducker believes consistency and raised training standards have been the driving forces behind his side’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSo why did Quins decide to fight?
RING-FENCE reality hit home last weekend with the recognition that with six regular season Premiership matches remaining the last third of...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoRFU: Cash will keep on coming in despite England slump
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney insists England’s current dismal form has not hit the union in the pocket and he is...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPhil Dowson concerned over Fin Smith injury after Northampton Saints beat Saracens
Phil Dowson hailed his Northampton Saints side for navigating through the early loss of fly-half Fin Smith on route to securing...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland ‘superstar’ Henry Pollock joins Eddie Hearn’s agency
Henry Pollock’s rapid rise continues off the field as well as on it after the England back row signed a major...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem clubs agree on a minimum level of players’ wages
Prem clubs have agreed to introduce a minimum amount each team must spend on players’ wages from next season in a...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoLouie Hennessey: Wales are ‘dark horses’ for 2027 Rugby World Cup
Louie Hennessey has warned England to watch out for Wales in next year’s World Cup.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoJason Gilmore: I’ll bring the good times back to Harlequins
Jason Gilmore has vowed to bring back success to Harlequins sooner rather than later after being appointed head coach for next...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun determined to prove a point after England snub
Manny Iyogun is looking to make up for his disappointment at missing out on Six Nations action by helping Northampton Saints...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now Bath need to be serial winners
Having played rugby at Bath since the age of seven, and been at The Rec as a one-club-man for the duration...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSteven Luatua: I’ve got one more year left in me at Bristol Bears
Steven Luatua is looking to finish his career with Bristol Bears next season – if he can secure a new contract.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSaracens 17-21 Northampton Saints: Last-gasp Archie McParland saves day for Saints
Tyro scrum-half Archie McParland produced a star performance to guide Northampton Saints to a thrilling victory over Saracens at Tottenham Hotspur...














