POOL 2 By SAM JACKSON Dynamic: Baptiste Serin scored two tries for Toulon Power: Steve Mafi DECLAN Kidney wants his Irish players to pick themselves […]
By NEALE HARVEY Heaven: Charlie Powell has scored Bristol’s seventh try WELSH wonderkid Ioan Lloyd enhanced his burgeoning reputation as Bristol put Zebre to the […]
DESPITE the big victory, Pat Lam was annoyed with Bristol’s discipline. He said: “The yellow cards were unacceptable. We had 20 minutes with 14 men […]
By ROB WILDMAN To the four: Tigers’ Jonah Holmes scores PICTURES: Getty Images LEICESTER welcomed back their England World Cup men, only for Welsh international […]
JONAH Holmes admitted Leicester’s winning performance was a “nice change” after the defeat at London Irish last week in the Premiership. “We didn’t stop and […]
By ALEX BYWATER A JAMIE Shillcock hattrick ensured the Warriors got their Challenge Cup campaign off a flying start as they annihilated Enisei in Russia. […]
By NEALE HARVEY at St James’ Park Getting the party started: Fritz Lee leads the champagne celebrations for Clermont PICTURES: Getty Images VETERAN hooker Benjamin […]
NICK CAIN LONDON Irish look hellbent on becoming the Toulon of the Premiership following the newly-promoted club’s decision to buy-in a new team from around […]
EDDIE Jones has secured more pre-World Cup training/ playing access to his England squad than any national coach before him, and given his side’s undulations […]
■By GARY FITZGERALD Ever alert: Chris Ashton touches down for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond’s Sharks slumped despairingly out of Europe on a frantic […]
STEVE Diamond urged his players to quickly forget their European despair and focus on snatching a top six place in the Premiership and Champions Cup […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE suggestion that the former France scrum-half and captain Fabien Galthie has been rubber-stamped as French national […]
THE blurred lines between senior executives in sport being guardians of governing bodies and then, armed with inside knowledge, joining corporate commercial companies with a […]
By NEALE HARVEY Learning from the master: Paul Hill PICTURES: Getty Images BEN Franks says he is relishing his role as mentor to Northampton’s squadron […]
Confident: Bristol utility back Luke Daniels LUKE Daniels insists Bristol go into their first European knock-out match in 12 years full of confidence despite last […]
THERE were signs this week that the RFU have adopted a ‘Little England’ mentality, matching the insularity of the Scots, Italians, Irish and French in […]
THE RUGBY PAPER AWARDS Feel the passion: Bristol win the Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership Lunch venue: Quins’ Twickenham Stoop WE ARE proud […]
By ROB WILDMAN Flying start: Byron McGuigan dives over for Sale’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Sale try-scorer Denny Solomona is halted […]
By GARY FITZGERALD DEMETRI Catrakilis kicked the crucial winning penalty four minutes from time as Quins left Warriors shell-shocked and booked themselves another European semi-final. […]
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA LAWRENCE Dallaglio predicts the Northern Hemisphere invasion to Japan later this year will be the ‘strongest ever’ for any World […]
■By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Waller quickly turned his sights on another hot and spicy East Midlands clash following the stunning 17-try torture of Timisoara and […]
■By ROGER PANTING DRAGONS’ deficiencies were ruthlessly exposed by a mightily impressive Clermont, who recorded a sixth bonus point win to top Pool 1 with […]
■By GEOFF BERKELEY DEAN Hammond’s last-gasp try completed an incredible fightback at Sixways as Worcester stunned Stade Francais to seal a home quarter-final. Stade were […]
ROUND-UP A PLACE in European history evaded Benetton as they were denied a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals despite breezing past Grenoble 39-7. A […]
Kings …………….17 Cheetahs ……24 REPLACEMENT prop Luan de Bruin scored a dramatic 86th-minute try for the Cheetahs to clinch the derby win. Rabz Maxwane and […]
