All posts tagged "Scrum"
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoWoeful Wales hit new low in Cardiff
By SAM JACKSON WALES slumped to a record home defeat to South Africa in Cardiff to end their international year on...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 days agoBath scrum-half Ben Spencer gunning for European glory
Ben Spencer has seen the lot in the Champions Cup and insists his Bath side are primed to challenge Europe’s best...
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International Rugby
/ 5 days agoLake: We couldn’t get ball to play with
DEJECTED Wales captain Dewi Lake admitted he had few words to describe his side’s performance. “We can’t ignore the score and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 days agoJamie George excited by England’s stock of tyro front rowers
Jamie George reflected on England’s autumn campaign and believes their front row stocks can prop up the squad for years to...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoBristol Bears 46-12 Northampton Saints: Bears run riot to end Saints unbeaten start
Ashton Gate again proved a graveyard for Northampton Saints as their unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt halt...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoGloucester 26-15 Harlequins: Resurgent Cherry and Whites claim first Prem win
Gloucester had to dig, and kick, deep to break their Premiership duck and the rampaging Ollie Thorley fittingly scored the decisive...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoSaracens vs Bath: England ace Elliot Daly relishing his return to Sarries colours
Saracens’ Elliot Daly is excited to run out at StoneX once again having made his return to action in England’s win...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 days agoDeadeye Sean’s on fire for Connacht
■By BEN JAYCOCK Connacht ...... 44 Sharks .............17 CONNACHT secured a much-needed win to get their season back on track courtesy...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 days agoDouglas leads from front as Scarlets seal maiden win
■By LUKE JARMYN Scarlets ...........23pts Tries: Macleod 15, Page 48 Conversions: Costelow 16, 49 Penalties: Costelow 24, 30, 66 Glasgow ................
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoEdinburgh 19-17: Sean Everitt’s side given scare by depleted Ospreys
Edinburgh stuttered their way to an unconvincing victory over a denuded Ospreys at Hive Stadium to cling onto the coat-tails of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 days agoLeinster rescue bonus win after Penny let off
■By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............. 10pts Tries: Screech 31 Conversions: de Beer 31 Penalties: O’Brien 47 Leinster ............ 24pts Tries: Soroka...
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoUnder-siege Pirates use ‘get out of jail card’
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........28pts Tries: Hiscocks 1, 21; Forsythe 5, Yates 73 Conversions: Sinclair 1, 5, 21, 73 Richmond...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoLondon Scottish 14-38 Ealing Trailfinders: Unbeaten Trailfinders smash six past Exiles
Top of the table Ealing Trailfinders remain unbeaten after running in six tries to claim the bonus point win against a...
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoShining Knight Bennett doubles up to halt losing run
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........ 24pts Tries: Roberts 5, Bennett 26, 79 Conversions: Bennett 5, 26, 80 Penalties: Bennett 43 Coventry...
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoHartpury take control as A’s pay for their ill-discipline
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............21pts Tries: Courtney 20, Barton 36, Mapapalangi 69 Conversions: Grimoldby 21, 37; Keylock 70 Hartpury ............31pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoEaster salutes ‘best’ Chinnor
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................28pts Tries: Wynn 6, Hearn 21, 51 Ene 45 Conversions: K Wilkinson 6, 46, 51, Kilcourse 21...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 days agoHope’s late try secures Chiefs share of the spoils
■By COLIN DUFFY Sale Sharks .....26pts Tries: Lloyd 5, Campbell 22, Pyrs 41, Talling 48 Conversions: Aitchison 6, 42, 49 Exeter...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoLoughborough Lightning 50-15 Leicester Tigers: Bo Westcombe-Evans brings up her 50 with a four
Bo Westcombe-Evans scored four tries on her 50th club appearance as Loughborough Lightning thrashed their arch rivals Leicester Tigers.
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoTigers eager to spring surprise on derby night
SHEFFIELD Tigers have ringed December 19 in red ink as they aim to wreck arch-rivals Sheffield’s title bid in what he...
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Latest News
/ 5 days agoRandall and Lane aim to return by Christmas
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL hope to have England scrum-half Harry Randall and full-back Rich Lane back from injury over the Christmas period....
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 days agoFive-try Steelmen end Quins winning streak
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD SUPER Rygbi Cymru leaders Ebbw Vale picked up another double bonus-point victory as they scored...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoBen Spencer urges England to finish Autumn Nations Series in style
Ben Spencer has urged England not to take their foot off the gas and finish the autumn in style – by...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoIreland 13-24 South Africa: Irish pay the price for card calamity
South Africa produced a masterclass in scrummaging to score their first win in Ireland since 2012.
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoAndy Farrell: I have never seen a game like that – ever
IRELAND coach Andy Farrell was proud of the fight shown by his side but said a lack of composue in key...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBath 20-0 Sale Sharks: Defending champions leave visitors with nothing to talk about
Reigning champions Bath got their title defence back on track with a dominant victory over Sale Sharks at The Rec.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSaracens 43-0 Newcastle Red Bulls: Sarries power too much for Red Bulls
Ivan van Zyl made a successful try-scoring return from injury against Newcastle Red Bulls to help Saracens run rampant at StoneX...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoLeicester Tigers 34-22 Northampton Saints: Joaquin Moro double gives Tigers extra edge
Joaquin Moro, Leicester Tigers’ latest recruit from Argentina, left his mark against Northampton Saints on another fierce East Midlands derby in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoWales prop Danny Southworth says working with Gethin Jenkins is awesome
New Wales prop Danny Southworth has revealed how he draws inspiration from loosehead legend Gethin Jenkins.
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoPumped-up Plymouth kick Titans in tight test
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ......22pts Try: Cornish 68 Conversion: Jenkins 68 Penalties: Jenkins 13, 32, 39, 59, 80 Rotherham T...
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National League One
/ 2 weeks agoHarding does the hard yards for hardened Heath
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 31 Sedgley Park .......... 3 BLACKHEATH’S simply sensational second-half show, and a fourth hat-trick of the...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoStubbs on his toes with one eye on the foot of the ladder
By BEN JAYCOCK LEICESTER Lions scrum-half James Stubbs stresses his young side must learn the hard way how to close out...
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National League 2N
/ 2 weeks agoIt’s no fluke that Luke was the star
By AVUYILE SAWULA Scunthorpe............. 19 Billingham..............27 BILLINGHAM showed class and composure to seal victory against Scunthorpe. The team from Greenwood Road...
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National League 2W
/ 2 weeks agoHearts in Chester stung by Hornets
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............26pts Hinckley............55pts AS this scoreline might suggest, Hinckley were simply dominant in this try-fest conquest of well-beaten Chester....
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoHawks downed by late Dugan try
By DOUG MILLER Havant...................... 16 Henley........................ 8 IN a tense battle between two sides near the bottom of the table, Havant...
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National League 2E
/ 2 weeks agoBury beat the elements to get the better of Barnes better of Barnes
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..24 Barnes......................14 MATCHES between these two teams are generally open, high-scoring affairs – but the horrendous...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoYoung Guns: Henry Laidlow – Harlequins & England U18s lock
England U18s captain Henry Laidlow describes leading his country on their South Africa tour last summer as “a privilege”, insisting the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoArgentina stage remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Scotland
Scotland were booed off at Murrayfield after botching a 21-0 lead in a remarkable 33-24 defeat at the hands of in-form...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoItaly 14-32 South Africa: Once again, Springboks have to live with 14 men
South Africa overcame a first-half red card for the second weekend running as the world champions powered to a composed victory...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoWales 24-23 Japan: Jarrod Evans hits the target as Steve Tandy’s side steal it at the death
An 83rd-minute penalty from replacement Jarrod Evans deprived Japan of a deserved first victory in Wales in a dramatic finish.
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoRWC ’27 face-off between Belgium & Samoa
RWC QUALIFIER SAMOA and Belgium have set up a winner takes all showdown on Tuesday for the final place at the...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoAptsiauri hat-trick helps Georgia down Canada
International round-up FLYING wing Shalva Aptsiauri scored three tries to help Georgia defeat Canada 38-17 in Batumi, Georgia. After conceding an...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoGloucester 19-17 Bath: Cherry & Whites make the most of the reigning champs’ errors
Gloucester, the 2024 winners of the Prem Cup, beat the 2025 winners to take pole position in Pool A with three...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoMarshall looking through one eye
ACCORDING to Justin Marshall, for whom no dead horse is ever left unflogged, the French are now paying the price of...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoChallenger steps up to snatch it for Warriors
By JEAN BULL Worcester ....... 24pts Tries: Williams 5, Seabrook 52, 64; Challenger 80 Conversions: Eden 5, Reed 64 Nottingham ......22pts...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoPirates in a hurry to get the job done
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ............ 52pts Tries: Hiscocks 8, Ward 21, 31, 80; Cambriani 34, Yates 42, Price-Thomas 60, Wimbush...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks ago85 years on and Coventry pay tribute to war heroes
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ...........68pts Tries: Adderly-Jones 29, 50; Bacon 4, Graham 18, Poole 33, Ball 35, Nayalo 40, Rhys-Tiueti 62,...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoLeaders Ealing are looking for revenge over Doncaster
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ealing Trailfinders v Doncaster PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3pm, Trailfinders Sportsground TOP-OF-THE-TABLE and unbeaten Ealing Trail-finders welcome Doncaster Knights...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoHat-trick for Lund makes difference for champs
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS Gloucester-H ...40pts Tries: Lund 7, 46, 50; Matthews 16, Tuipolotu 28, Jones 58 Conversions: George 8, 17, 29,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSalvin: We are getting improvements week by week
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Sandy Park EXETER Chiefs welcome Harlequins to Sandy Park today...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoBack-to-back league wins are a first for Trailfinders
■By JOSEPH TERRY Trailfinders ....45pts Tries: Borland 8, 40; Ponsonby 11, 53; White 33, 66; Taylor 68 Conversions: Jones 11, 40,...












