By Sam Jackson Henry Arundell, one of rugby’s most exciting talents, is poised to join Bath next season from Stuart Lancaster’s Racing 92, opening the […]
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The motion to call an SGM sent to Bill Sweeney, which had been signed by more than 200 RFU clubs
Dear Bill, 1. The publication of Annual Report (2023/24), including the Remuneration Committee report in respect of the remuneration of the senior leadership within the […]
Matt Sherratt backing Taulupe Faletau to hit the heights
By Simon Thomas Taulupe Faletau has been tipped to move on up through the gears as he continues his long-awaited comeback. The Wales and Lions […]
Speedster Ollie Sleightholme ends the year on a high
By Paul Rees Ollie Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in which he made his […]
Johann Van Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Charlie Ewels
By Mark Stevens Cast your mind back only a couple of years and it was clear to see Bath were a team searching for direction. […]
Freddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with the East Midlands club. […]
Too many subscriptions is no way to attact a new audience
With the arrival of Premier Sports there is yet more fragmentation and a further dilution of rugby’s media profile. The numbers watching matches on free […]
Dual registration needs to be put under microscope
It is interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of Premiership clubs’ junior players […]
Please don’t make the game irrelevant
Full-backs and wingers now have to be able to leap in the air, I’ve long ago forgotten what hookers are for and forwards run into […]
Champions Cup defeats will spur us on – Harry Randall
By Paul Rees Harry Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them in their quest to […]
Dream Team – Josh Davies
JOSH DAVIES, THE FORMER WALES U20s, EALING, LONDON WELSH & BARNES SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards 1. Rhodri […]
England’s outsiders deserve a chance
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since Steve Borthwick became England […]
Rampaging Bristol Bears tear Leicester Tigers apart
By Rob Wildman Leicester Tigers…………. 24pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 8, 17, Steward 50, Bassett 80 Conversions: Pollard 17, 50 Bristol Bears……………….. 54pts Tries: Oghre 9, 15; […]
Pat Lam: I’m delighted we did not let go
Bristol boss Pat Lam could not hide his delight after such a convincing win. Lam said the win was “pretty high” among the best his […]
We need a bigger squad – Steve Diamond
Steve Diamond asserted that Newcastle need a bigger squad if they’re to truly compete with Bath and other Premiership heavyweights. Falcons’ went toe for toe […]
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso shoulder injury a concern for Rob Baxter
Rob Baxter will assess the shoulder injury which forced Immanuel Feyi-Waboso off during the first half. The England winger was hurt in a tackle and […]
Welsh quartet spark Gloucester’s assault
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gloucester ……………………14pts Tries: Hathaway 11, Clement 28 Conversions: Carreras 12, 29 Harlequins …………………….. 0pts GLOUCESTER will be pleased with the win but […]
‘To stop Quins scoring was huge’ – George Skivington
Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington hailed his side’s ability to keep Marcus Smith quiet for 80 minutes. “Our defence was outstanding, to nil any […]
Nick Tompkins hits the 200-mark for Saracens
By Paul Rees Match Preview – Saracens v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium Mark McCall has hailed Nick Tompkins, who makes his 200th appearance […]
Centurion Mitchell goes back to where it all began
Ton up: Alex Mitchell ALEX Mitchell will mark a century of appearances in the Premiership today – against the same side he faced in his […]
Bill Beaumont needs to show clear thinking
By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week Bill Beaumont is stepping into a saloon in which the tables and chairs have been […]
England have to wait on Afo Fasogbon
Here’s hoping that the knee injury that Gloucester’s Afo Fasogbon sustained against Harlequins on Friday does not rule him out for long – because England […]
Jack Nowell proves that he’s still the lad
There’s something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated Jack Nowell scoring a […]
No Franco Mostert? That’s got to be a mistake
By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed Here’s a funny thing: one of the more prominent rugby sites on the worldwide web super information highway thingy […]
Show Champions Cup a little more respect
By Chris Hewett You could set the clocks by it. Whenever the Walcot Old Boys team bus began one of its regular 45-mile descents from […]
Kyle Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By Bryn Palmer Match Preview Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit-again Scotland wing Kyle Steyn is relishing the prospect of making his […]
Tom Farrell treble is enough to wrap it up for Munster
By John Fallon Ulster…………….. 19pts Tries: O’Toole 7, Sheridan 64, McNabney 75 Conversions: Cooney 8, 76 Munster…………22pts Tries: Farrell 27, 51, 78; Daly 66 Conversion: […]
Iestyn Hopkins in right place to snatch it for Ospreys
By Roger Panting Ospreys………………………… 23pts Tries: Parry 36, Tipuric 47, Hopkins 80 Conversion: Edwards 47 Penalties: Edwards 10, 58 Scarlets……………………….. 22pts Try: Mee 40 Conversion: […]
Masterful Jordie Barrett lights up Leinster
By John Fallon Leinster………….. 20pts Tries: Osborne 20, Tector 27 Conversions: Byrne 20, 28 Penalties: R Byrne 43, 80 Connacht……….. 12pts Tries: Dowling 53, Jennings […]
Smith’s on target to snap up dramatic win
Benetton………. 11 Zebre…………….. 10 AN 80th-minute penalty from full-back Rhyno Smith spared Benetton’s blushes as they secured a gritty win over their Italian rivals. Leonardo […]
Schoeman red makes it easy for Stormers
Stormers……….29 Lions…………….. 10 THE Stormers ended a four-game losing streak as they cruised to a bonus point win over an ill-disciplined and wasteful Lions. The […]
Hendrikse brothers combine for Sharks
Sharks…………..20 Bulls……………… 17 BROTHERS Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse combined to score 13 points as the Sharks saw off the Bulls. Jaden dotted down for the […]
Saracens fight back to overcome Bears
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens………..33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78 Bristol Bears… 24pts Tries: […]
Four-try Scurfield leads from front
By ANDREW SMITH Sale………………….. 7pts Try: Antwis 37 Conversion: Duffy 37 Loughborough.50pts Tries: Treder 7, 59; Scurfield 20, 26, 63, 75; Kelter 53, Belisle 71 […]
Exeter have no answer to Sing’s class
By MARK STEVENS Exeter………………… 12pts Tries: Feaunati 69, Jacoby 76 Conversion: Tessier 77 Gloucester-H…….. 41pts Tries: Venner 17, 40; Hendy 23, 35; Lewis 26, N […]
When a World Cup triumph got you a washing machine
By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know So America’s golfers will be paid £400,000-a-man at the Ryder Cup next year for what […]
Ferreira leads the way as veterans take to the pitch
VETERAN props never quit, they just keep on scrummaging in ever increasing numbers which explains why Francisco Gomez Kodela fails to make the combined European […]
At least the French are going full-bore
NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh all-French final of Europe’s […]
Shane puts his faith in the finger of fate…
FOR more than 60 years, Red Conway stood in a class all on his own: the only international player to undergo amputation by way of […]
Jonny’s still out on his own at Spoty
SINCE its inception 70 years ago, the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award has been presented to a galaxy of superstars drawn from a […]
Bazalgette pulls the strings for Hartpury
By ED HARTLEY Hartpury…………. 21pts Tries: R Smith 20, Austin 36 Conversion: Bazalgette 21 Penalties: Bazalgette 28, 53, 65 Nottingham…….. 7pts Try: R Olowofela 60 […]
Basement battle sees Caldy take the honours
By JOHN LYON Caldy………………20pts Tries: Royle 3, Hearn 47, Penalty 56 Penalty: Barker 10 L Scottish……… 10pts Tries: Anderson 19, Zheng 14 THE old adage […]
Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after handing Coventry their first […]
Hampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand
By PAUL SMITH Coventry………………………. 25pts Tries: Penalty 38, Biggs 71, Ogden 80 Conversion: Mathews 80 Penalties: Richman 3, 21 Ealing Trailfinders……… 35pts Tries: Wilson 11, […]
Cambridge manage to get their act together
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……. 13pts Try: Caven 33 Conversion: Grimoldby 34 Penalties: Grimoldby 18, 74 Ampthill………….. 7pts Try: Vaenuku 30 Conversion: Barton 31 AFTER a […]
Easter has Christmas present he wanted
By PAUL JACOBS Chinnor…………… 18pts Tries: Goss 27, Walker 47 Conversion: Slevin 28 Penalties: Worboys 59, 79 Bedford……………. 5pts Try: Le Bourgeois 78 CHINNOR secured […]
Elite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP LEICESTER attracted the second […]
Bill Beaumont named interim chairman at RFU as Tom Ilube resigns amid scandal
Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed Rugby Football Union chairman on an interim basis following the resignation of Tom Ilube. Ilube stepped down on Friday […]
Warren Gatland to stay as Wales coach but must ‘change fortunes on the pitch’
Warren Gatland is to remain in charge for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into Wales’ slump but has been warned by the Welsh […]
Ellie Kildunne believes impact of home Rugby World Cup lies ‘beyond imagination’
England and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne cannot even fathom how transformative next year’s home Rugby World Cup might be for her country. The 25-year-old was […]
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