All posts tagged "Rugby"
-
Latest News
/ 2 months agoSix clubs move up
AUTOMATIC promotion from Regional 1 to National Two has been confirmed with six clubs moving up to the fourth tier. Heath,...
-
Latest News
/ 2 months agoSititi swoops as Chiefs snatch dramatic win over Hurricanes
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK WALLACE Sititi marked his return in stunning fashion as Chiefs claimed a dramatic 22-17...
-
Junior International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland’s Honey Kerslake inspired by memory of her dad – All Blacks great Jerry Collins
Almost 11 years on from New Zealand flanker Jerry Collins’ tragic death, his daughter Honey Kerslake is using his memory as...
-
Columnists
/ 2 months agoWelsh clubs in the Prem? Rowe has a point
EXETER chairman Tony Rowe has called for talks aimed at inviting Welsh teams into a 14-club English Premiership. He is the...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Seven summary: Pampas dominate Peñarol as Yacare stun Dogos
In round seven of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, Pampas clinically dispatched defending champions Peñarol 34-3 in Buenos Aires as the tournament...
-
International Rugby
/ 3 months agoRobbie Deans joins Barbarians coaching team for Wales clash at Twickenham
Robbie Deans will return to the Barbarian F.C. coaching team this summer for their blockbuster clash with Wales at Allianz Stadium,...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland beat Ireland in front of a record Women’s Six Nations crowd
England secured a bonus-point victory over Ireland in front of a Women’s Six Nations record crowd of 77,120, but John Mitchell’s...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGeorge Furbank: Harlequins will take my game to a new level
George Furbank believes Harlequins have the talent to be big players in the Prem after signing a deal at The Stoop...
-
Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBath 43-41 Northampton Saints: Ted Hill steps up to get Johann van Graan’s side over the line in a thriller
Bath, not without controversy, survived an extraordinary early Northampton Saints blitzkrieg to mount a stirring comeback and reach the Champions Cup...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoWorcester Warriors 14-28 Bedford Blues: Mike Rayer’s men stun Warriors to move up to second
Bedford Blues secured their first ever victory at Sixways to leapfrog Worcester Warriors into second position in the Elior Champ Rugby...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoErnst van Rhyn commits to Sale Sharks as Courtney Lawes joins up
Ernst van Rhyn has committed himself to another three years with Sale Sharks, having found his second home in Manchester.
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland’s Helena Rowland is putting her best foot forward at the 2026 Women’s Six Nations
England playmaker Helena Rowland played last year’s World Cup knowing there was a chance it would be the swansong of her...
-
Women's Six Nations
/ 3 months agoLes Bleues take their time to put on a show
■By MARK ROGERS Tries: Grando 21, Arbez 44, Brosseau 54, Khalfaoui 60, Murie 70, Barrat 75 Conversions: Arbez 44, 55, 61,...
-
Women's Six Nations
/ 3 months agoWe’re improving. I was super proud of all of them, says Lynn
Orr was sharp and di- That left the game fine-allowed her to return ing to cut the gap to five. ing....
-
Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoThis team just will not give up, says van Graan
PROUD Bath head coach Johann van Graan hailed his side’s fighting spirit after they stunned Saints at the death. “This team...
-
Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoI’ve got to be a dog at the breakdown, says Willis
By BEN JAYCOCK TOULOUSE flanker and renowned jackaler Jack Willis has pinpointed the breakdown as the decisive battleground ahead of today’s...
-
Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: At the top level, Northampton Saints’ young guns have a bit to learn
When the European Cup reaches the last eight thankfully it has shed the hangers-on who finish in the lower end of...
-
-
Letters
/ 3 months agoLawes is the man
I MUST admit I do not watch any ProD2 rugby so I’m not sure what sort of shape Courtney Lawes is...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoCambridge turn up the heat on Ealing
They put everything into pressure. ■By STEVE WHILE Ealing went away with the expected five points, a defiant Cambridge pushed them...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoCaldy secure their league status for fifth year in a row
By JOHN By LUKE Caldy .................20pts Tries: Wynn 11, Gallagher 55, Owen 67 Conversion: Wilkinson 10 Penalty: Wilkinson 73 Hartpury ...........17pts...
-
National League One
/ 3 months agoTJs tear it up after finding quick juice
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Clifton ......................24 TONBRIDGE Juddians’ first-half dominance saw them run out winners, despite an energised fight...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Lions captain Ethan Godefroy proud despite relegation from National One
Leicester Lions captain Ethan Godefroy admits this season has been one of the toughest of his career, but believes the club...
-
National League 2N
/ 3 months agoTyne’s tide turner Will still simply their best!
Tynedale ......... 44pts Scunthorpe ......19pts ■By BRIAN TILLEY Tyne on top: Will Roberts breaks in the first minute to score, and...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPeter Southern: Tynedale can fight their way back to National One
Tynedale director of rugby Peter Southern thinks his club have what it takes to fight their way back into National One...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoLoughborough future hangs in the balance with two games left
■By BEN JAYCOCK Upbeat: Loughborough No. 8 Ed Harvey CAPTAIN Ed Harvey admits Loughborough’s season has fallen short of expectations but...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoOundle’s success built on strong foundations
■By BEN JAYCOCK Looking good: Oundle hooker Grant Snelling GRANT Snelling admits Oundle have surprised themselves as their remarkable title-chasing season...
-
Features
/ 3 months agoYOUNG GUNS
TAIOVARNDELL COVENTRY & ENGLAND U19 WING Taio Varndell is carving out his own path with Coventry but is inspired by his...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoBath will take on L’borough in champ grand final
RUGBY BUCS By JOSEPH TERRY BATH will face Loughborough at Rodney Parade on Wednesday for the men’s BUCS Super Rugby Championship...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland give caps to 47 players
EXTRA NEWS THE RFU has awarded caps to 47 players who represented England in significant international matches between 1945 and 1993....
-
News Extra
/ 3 months agoMixed ability match making history
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK LANCASHIRE and Yorkshire will mark a historic moment on April 19 at Sedgley Park as the...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoHurricanes too strong for Blues
By BEN JAYCOCK Sniper: Cam Roigard breaks through to score for Hurricanes PICTURES: Getty Images HURRICANES underlined their status as Super...
-
News Extra
/ 3 months agoBest of Yorkshire celebrate another promotion
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK NORTH Ribblesdale head coach Tom Davidson admits it may take years to fully appreciate what his...
-
Features
/ 3 months agoUlster lure Benson from Quins
Moving: Jamie Benson ULSTER have signed Irish-qualified Harlequins back Jamie Benson on a two-year deal. The versatile 23-year-old can play at...
-
Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster face Sale Sharks test after Edinburgh scare in Champions Cup
For the casual viewer, last Saturday’s Round of 16 match between Leinster and Edinburgh seemed like it was business as usual...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoConnor James insists Sedgley Park Tigers will keep calm in fight for survival
Captain Connor James admits Sedgley Park Tigers have fallen short of expectations this season, but insists there is no panic as...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLiz Crake is making a difference at Saracens
Liz Crake believes she is playing some of her best rugby in years after a rejuvenating move to Saracens, with the...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoFive-star Api Bavadra has Coventry flying high in the Champ
Coventry winger Api Bavadra admits even he has been surprised by his recent try-scoring form after he crossed in five consecutive...
-
Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSheffield show steel as they take the National League 2 North title
Dominic Parsons admits it was a moment that felt years in the making as Sheffield sealed promotion to National One last...
-
Letters
/ 3 months agoToo many coaches are spoiling the fun for everyone else
AS someone who has played, watched and been involved in administration over many years I have watched rugby union turn from...
-
Letters
/ 3 months agoMy father was the kind of man the game needs
out with polite suggestions from the touch line. THANK YOU for your publication’s diligent journalism over the last few years in...
-
Letters
/ 3 months agoWell done, Geoff! Doyle out of order
I WAS heartened to see Geoff Parling put Craig Doyle in his place before the Glos v Tigers game. Doyle treats...
-
Latest News
/ 3 months agoProp star Davison has knee surgery
NORTHAMPTON and England tight-head Trevor Davison is unlikely to play again this season because he needs surgery on a knee injury....
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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....
-
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...
Autumn Internationals
Jamie George: Henry Pollock’s self-belief is inspiring for England
International Rugby
George North signs off with a try double for Barbarians against Wales
Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher: Henry Pollock showing us all he’s the real deal
The best betting sites
