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Sinckler the latest England star to link up with BaaBaas

Kyle Sinckler is the latest England star to be included in Barbarian F.C.’s squad for this summer’s Killik Cup clash against...

By Nick Powell

We blew our chances to win, admits Thomas

By SIMON THOMAS Lions................. 34pts Tries: Venter 7, Q Horn 18, Tshituka 73, 79 Conversion: Nohamba 8, 19, Lombard 74, 80...

By Simon Thomas

Champions keep threepeat dream alive as Libbok fires wide

By GARY FITZGERALD Stormers........... 21pts Tries: Jantjies 27, Hartzenberg 79 Conversions: Libbok 29 Penalties: Libbok 3, 21, 45 La Rochelle ......22pts...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Ben making a Kell of an impression with Bury!

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Kelland took over the forwards coach responsibilities alongside his work in Bury St Edmunds’ second-row and has...

By Ben Jaycock

Fagerson fear mars Scotland fightback

By GARY FITZGERALD Scotland ..................................................25pts Tries: Graham 46, Schoeman 57, Cherry 67 Conversions: Russell 47, 58 Penalties: Russell 4, 76 France..........................................................

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Dallaglio calls on Borthwick to pick a leader from pack

By GARY FITZGERALD England head coach Steve Borthwick has been urged to change his position over the England captaincy and give...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Mako: French will still be strong

By GARY FITZGERALD MAKO Vunipola does not believe England’s chances of over-powering the French have been lifted by their rivals’ recent...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

We took our foot off the gas, says McCall

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens .......................... 29pts Tries: Mawi 1, Lewington 15, 22; van Zyl 30, Dan 38 Conversions: Goode 31, 39...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Leinster smash Racing and prepare for Gloucester duel

By GARY FITZGERALD Racing............... 10pts Tries: Wade 74 Conversions: Russell 75 Penalties: Russell 25 Leinster............ 42pts Tries: Porter 3, Sheehan 32,...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Borthwick keeps his focus on Tigers task

By GARY FITZGERALD Preview Ospreys v Leicester Today. Kick-off 5.30pm STEVE Borthwick pushed aside thoughts on his own coaching future to...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Jack’s a better lad than we thought says Adam

By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impact: Jack Walker playing for Quins HARLEQUINS scrum coach Adam Jones admits he has been stunned by...

By Adam Hathaway

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Time must be called on endless game breaks | Nick Cain

PERPETUAL stoppages have become the scourge of international rugby. The biggest culprits in this regard are South Africa. The world champions...

By Nick Cain

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Coventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller

A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps...

By Simon Thomas

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Georgians dominate Top 14 pack | Peter Jackson

SHOULD a strange sound be heard in the Kremlin, it will probably be Stalin spinning in his grave. The brutal Soviet...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

New Zealand 57-22 Australia: Rampant All Blacks race to record score

Ben Jaycock reports on the All Blacks claiming the Bledisloe Cup for another year

By Ben Jaycock

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Ditch the tech like Anna did to strike gold | Chris Hewett

Purity and simplicity are not among the nouns most commonly associated with Rugby Union in its current state of confusion: prop...

By Chris Hewett

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Forward pass should have wiped Le Roux try | Nick Cain

It's time to sort something out for definitive indication of whether a pass is forward or not

By Nick Cain

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Gatland the brave got his selections right again | Jeremy Guscott

All that was missing for the Lions in the first Test was a hit up the middle, writes Jeremy Guscott

By Jeremy Guscott

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Jack van Poortvliet has got the world at his feet | Brendan Gallagher

NO Junior World Cup this year, or last, and therefore no junior world player of the year for either season but...

By Brendan Gallagher

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Now the Lions know just what they are up against | Jeff Probyn

A step up from the rest of their tour matches on Wednesday night for the Lions

By Jeff Probyn

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Back-line needs a platform to play | Shane Williams

Wales failed to front up against the Pumas, writes Shane Williams

By Shane Williams

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

English whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson

UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Chris Pennell deserved send-off | Peter Jackson

SET against the Covid cruelty suffered by untold millions on a global scale, Gloucester’s inability to fulfill their fixture at Worcester...

By Peter Jackson

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

‘Little fellow’ Bleddyn gets giant farewell from Tigers | Peter Jackson

THEY sat alone with their memories in Leicester Cathedral as the St Anne’s church choir brought Cwm Rhondda to a crescendo,...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Super Rugby TT: Highlanders head for final with record points tally

Ben Jaycock wraps up the latest round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman action, with the Brumbies flying the flag for Australia

By Ben Jaycock

Chris Hewett

/ 5 years ago

Alex Mitchell has that Melville quality | Chris Hewett

BACK in the early 1980s, a time when there were no arguments about ring-fencing in England because there weren’t any leagues...

By Chris Hewett

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Hodgman red card helps Highlanders

Ben Jaycock reports on Round 8 of Super Rugby Aotearoa, as the Highlanders clinched victory at the Forsyth Barr Stadium

By Ben Jaycock

Chris Hewett

/ 5 years ago

Wayne Smith may spark new Kiwi dominance | Chris Hewett

Wayne Smith played a bigger role in the 2015 All Blacks side than you may think, writes Chris Hewett

By Chris Hewett

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Jona Nareki treble sparks Highlanders win

Ben Jaycock reports on Jona Nareki inspiring the Highlanders to victory over the Chiefs, in Tony Brown's first win since his...

By Ben Jaycock

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Hewett column: Have World Rugby the wit to save our game?

Chris Hewett questions whether rugby is stuck in a time warp, unable to modernise with sound logic at its core

By Chris Hewett

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Geordan Murphy is ‘devastated’ over his Tigers axe says Tom Youngs

Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs speaks to Jon Newcombe about the departure of Murphy and the arrival of Richard Wigglesworth

By Jon Newcombe

International Rugby

/ 5 years ago

Ben Youngs upping his game to save England career

Ben Youngs lies on 99 caps for England, he tells Jon Newcombe why he is desperate to prove his place after...

By Jon Newcombe

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Guscott column: Super Rugby Aotearoa must not go soft on true red cards

Jeremy Guscott has been keeping a close eye on the changes around the breakdown exhibited in Super Rugby Aotearoa

By Jeremy Guscott

Columnists

/ 6 years ago

Guscott column: End the 50:22 sideshow and sort out the scrum

Jeremy Guscott argues why the proposed 50:22 kicking law is an absurd oversight of the game's more pressing changes required

By Jeremy Guscott

English Championship

/ 6 years ago

Simonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham

By ROB WILDMAN GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by...

By Simon Thomas

Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Guscott column: No need for gimmicks, just sort out the breakdown issues

Fix the breakdown and and sort the scrum and our game will be one hell of a spectacle

By Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Finn’s big question is can he keep Ireland guessing

Finn Russell will be a big part of how Scotland do against Ireland in next weekend’s Six Nations game in Edinburgh,...

By Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: It’s a tough job but refs can be their own worst enemy

The game is never short of talking points, and refereeing is facing some serious challenges going into 2017. After my 43...

By Jeremy Guscott

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: The day I put my stamp on Anglo-Argentine relations

Brendan Gallagher‘s article last week outlining some of the Argentinians’ previous encounters at Twickenham brought back some good, but painful, memories....

By Jeff Probyn

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: I won the ball; took the punch … and Brian Moore got the credit!

Sometimes it’s difficult not to feel a slightly nostalgic tinge when you hear of the French having a mass brawl during...

By Jeff Probyn

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott World Cup XV

15. Ben Smith (NZ) is one of my favourite players, his skillset is of the highest calibre, which affords him the...

By Jeremy Guscott

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: You’re right Steve, new maul is ‘bloody boring’

How unusual, a New Zealand coach bemoaning the opposition’s tactics despite winning the game. Steve Hansen’s complaint about the Argentinian driving...

By Jeff Probyn