All posts tagged "Scrum"
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Club Rugby
/ 5 days ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Final summary: Pampas end Dogos hoodoo to lift maiden title
Pampas overcame the odds to claim their first Super Rugby Americas title with an impressive 26-17 victory over bitter rivals Dogos.
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Latest News
/ 6 days agoVan der Merwe ignites try frenzy
■By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa delivered a spectacular 12-try masterclass to dismantle the Barbarians 80-31 at Gqeberha’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 days agoSaracens vs Trailfinders: Marlie Packer out to have the final word
Having helped Saracens book their place in another PWR final, club legend Marlie Packer will be hoping to bow out next...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 days agoSlipper is back – at 37!
EXTRA NEWS AUSTRALIA prop James Slipper will come out of international retirment for the Nations Championship – and could keep going...
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World
/ 2 weeks agoSRA Semi-finals review – Dominant Dogos punch final ticket
Dogos stamped their ticket to the Super Rugby Americas final with a dominant 35-13 victory over Tarucas.
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoSavage agrees move to Worcester
“As a player, Tom brings a huge amount of experience and leadership. Having made nearly 200 appearances for Gloucester and playing...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 weeks agoMcKenzie leads Chiefs home
By BEN JAYCOCK CRUSADERS missed out on the final for just the second time in nine years after falling victims to...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 14 summary: Pampas seal home semi-final as play-off line-up confirmed
In Round 14 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Pampas ensured they will play their semi-final in Buenos Aires with...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoMatias Alemanno heads list of Gloucester departures
Argentina lock Matias Alemanno will leave Gloucester this summer along with another 11 other first players.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoBath 24-22 Leicester Tigers: Thomas du Toit’s hat-trick sees off Tigers
The play-off weekend will feature two derbies after Bath held on against Leicester Tigers in a match with home advantage on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSale Sharks 38-17 Bristol Bears: Alex Sanderson’s men enjoy a taste of what may lie ahead
Goodness knows it has been a season to forget for Sale Sharks, but this was a final-day victory to savour as...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoGloucester 54-21 Newcastle Red Bulls: Ben Redshaw makes it a Champions finale
Former Falcon, Ben Redshaw, scored a hat-trick of tries as Gloucester comfortably earned a European Champions Cup spot by securing an...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoGloucester-Hartpury vs Bristol Bears: Tatyana Heard back in action for the champions
Gloucester-Hartpury will be eager to rediscover their momentum against Bristol Bears today heading into the play-offs after suffering their first defeat...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoPride at stake in final derby showdown
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Loughborough Lightning Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Welford Road LOCAL pride is the main prize on...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoChapman a Warrior
CHAMP Rugby winners Worcester Warriors have signed Exeter scrum-half Charlie Chapman. The 27-year-old has made 23 appearances for the Chiefs in...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoPerry to retire
IRELAND prop Ellena Perry will retire from rugby at the end of the PWR season, bringing to a close a career...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoOld Brodleians are helping Ghee Thompson get back on her feet
Old Brodleians vice-captain and team manager Elena Bunbury feels the response to team-mate Ghee Thompson’s horrific leg break sums up what...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 13 summary: Dogos clinch home semi-final amid play-off drama
In Round 13 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Dogos became the first team to secure a home semi-final with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoLloyd Williams looking to finish on a high as Worcester Warriors go for Champ glory
Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams aims to bow out today as a Champ winner when Worcester Warriors clash with Bedford Blues...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoWilliams out to end his career on a high
> Continued from Page 1 involved in the club and the city.” Williams is proud to have played his part in...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoTrio to leave Saracens
FIRST team backs Gareth Simpson, Louie Johnson and Sam Spink will all leave Saracens at the end of the season. Scrum-half...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoMcParland to step up after Mitchell blow
ARCHIE McParland will play a key role in Northampton’s title charge with England scrum-half Alex Mitchell likely to miss the rest...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNorthampton Saints 36-32 Gloucester: George Furbank’s on hand to snatch it for Saints
Phil Dowson heaped praise on George Furbank after the full-back “saved” Northampton Saints with a dramatic last-minute try against Gloucester to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNewcastle Red Bulls 45-42 Sale Sharks: Alex Hearle hits the burners in stunning victory
Alex Hearle’s hat-trick of tries secured an almighty comeback for Newcastle Red Bulls over Sale Sharks.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoStormers 44-21 Cardiff: South African giants too good for brave Blue & Blacks
Cardiff were left “gutted” as their historic season came to an end despite a brave effort in this URC quarter-final clash...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoBulls book semi-final spot as Munster fade
■By SIMON CASEY MUNSTER’S title challenge came to a bruising end as last season’s finalists Bulls powered to victory in Pretoria....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoSteyn grabs try double as Warriors march on
■By SAM JACKSON GLASGOW booked their place in the semi-finals after holding off a spirited Connacht at Scotstoun with Kyke Steyn...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoRobinson leads the way as Exeter take charge
■By RORY MORROW EXETER excelled at Shaftesbury Park, embarrassing Bristol with an emphatic away win. Chiefs were on it from the...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoBig guys taking a cut in earnings
NOT so very long ago, we argued in this corner of the paper that England’s successes in the Test arena tend...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Alex Day – A win would be pinnacle of my career
Bedford Blues and Worcester Warriors will battle it out for the Champ title today in front of a sold-out Goldington Road.
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoCornwall go on rampage
Bill Beaumont Division One ■By GRAHAM COX Kent ...................19pts Cornwall ......... 56pts Tries: Ivell 5, Williams 51, 66 Conversions: Begbie 51,...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGEALEXANDER GLOUCESTER PROP George Alexander jokes that once you get thrown into the front row “you can’t go back”, but the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 12 summary: Pampas hit back as playoff race tightens
In Round 12 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Pampas put their torrid recent run behind them in their clinical...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoLeinster’s focus turns to the URC after Champions Cup heartbreak
Despite being significantly higher in the attack statistics Leinster once again came out on the wrong side of the Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoCaolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester
Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBlackheath go up as Scottish relegated
■By ROGER PANTING BLACKHEATH will play in the Champ next season after beating London Scottish in the Accession Final yesterday. It...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoSteve Borthwick: My job is to build the best England team I can
Steve Borthwick understands criticism of his selection of South Africa-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg but says his job is to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDREAMTEAM
WILL GENIA, THE FORMER AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND REDS, MELBOURNE REBELS, STADE FRANCAIS AND KINTETSU LINERS SCRUM-HALF, SELECTS THE BEST HE HAS PLAYED...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoEngland’s Zoe Stratford and Tatyana Heard leave Gloucester Hartpury as champions
England captain Zoe Stratford and fellow World Cup winner Tatyana Heard will leave three-time reigning PWR champions Gloucester Hartpury at the...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoJury is still out on the Red Bull experiment
RED Bull’s franchise experiment with Newcastle took a new turn this week when they announced that 26 players, some of them,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRed Bulls let go of 26 players
NEWCASTLE will release 26 players this summer when their contracts expire including scrum-half Sam Stuart, 34, who has played 134 times...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLondon Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots
Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...
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Features
/ 1 month agoDunn back for semis
NEWS EXTRA BATH hooker Tom Dunn has been banned for two games after receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCrusaders hold off late Chiefs
World Rugby Super Rugby Pacific By BEN JAYCOCK CRUSADERS secured their place in the finals with a thrilling 36-32 win over...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFrance 28-43 England: Red Roses secure fifth consecutive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam
England clinched a fifth successive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam as Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach ran in two tries each...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 month agoIreland v Scotland
PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Aviva Stadium IRELAND will look to celebrate a landmark day at the Aviva Stadium by securing third...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBath 69-12 Newcastle Red Bulls: Max Ojomoh’s entrance puts the holders in full flow
Bath qualified for the play-offs with a routine bonus point victory over a Newcastle Red Bulls side that will finish bottom...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoCardiff 22-16 Stormers: Cardiff forwards muscle up to seal play-off spot
Cardiff saved their best for their last home game by qualifying for the URC play-offs for the first time in a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoEdinburgh 5-26 Connacht: Connacht grab bonus to keep season alive
Connacht booked their place in the play-offs with an impressive victory at Hive Stadium which lifts them into sixth place while...
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