By TOM RICHARDSON DEFENDING champions Stade Francais were knocked out of the Challenge Cup in a thrilling quarter-final by Top 14 rivals Pau. Stade are […]

By ALAN HEDLEY Looking good: Alex Tait and Toby Flood, right, celebrate after Tait scores Falcons’ third try Flyer: Zach Kibirige runs through to score […]

By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues set up a home Challenge Cup quarter- final with Pau as Edinburgh shot themselves in the foot with an error-strewn […]

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Strength: Henry Trinder fights his way to the line PICTURE: Gloucester Rugby GLOUCESTER, losing finalists last year, produced enough classy moments when […]

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BRING back the ruck, and do it now, before it is too late. I mean the proper […]

NIGEL Melville, the RFU’s professional rugby director, has made the right call by going on record in these pages that one-up, onedown promotion and relegation […]

CONGRATULATIONS to Exeter’s second team for beating a full strength Bath 28-11 in the final of the Anglo Welsh cup. However, despite the Chiefs’ achievement, […]

INTERESTING how some controversial officiating calls you never hear the end of, while others are accepted. The high-ball knock-on by Rob Kearney, which gave Ireland […]

Enisei-STM …19 Newcastle …33 By DARREN THOMPSON NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards praised his players after they comfortably saw off Enisei-STM in the Georgian […]

Zebre…38 Agen…30 ZEBRE recorded their first Challenge Cup win of the season, beating Agen in the Pool 5 ’dead rubber’. A lightning start to the […]

By PAUL RILEY Toulouse …28 Sale …21 SALE fell to another late decisive try in France for the second time this season as Semi Kunatani’s […]

Early salvo: Elliot Dee scores Dragons’ first try PICTURE: Huw Evans By STEFFAN THOMAS BERNARD Jackman was delighted with his side’s resilience as the Gwent […]

Preview Cardiff Blues v Toulouse Today, Kick-off 5:30pm NICK Williams has warned Toulouse they will be run ragged when they arrive in the Welsh capital […]

By JAMES CANDY Worcester 24pts Tries: Humphreys 3, 23; Lewis 5, Adams 39 Conversions: Pennell 3, 40 Brive 24pts Tries: Mulddon 17, Adeolukun 27, O’Halloran […]

By NEALE HARVEY London Irish 47pts Tries: Loader 11, Brophy Clews 54, 64, 70, 75, Chawatama 67, Cokanasiga 72 Conversions: Bell 11, 54 Atkins 64, […]

By ALEXANDER MCLEMAN Edinburgh 34pts Tries: Watson 48, Van der Walt 65, Rasolea 78 Conversions: Hidalgo-Clyne 49, Kinghorn 79 Penalties: Hidalgo-Clyne 6, 18, 25, 40, […]

By JOHN DAVIES Bordeaux 36pts Tries: Jalibert 36, Connor 47, Fuatai 56, Cros 61, 70 Conversions: Jalibert 48, 57, 62, 71 Penalties: Jalibert 16 Dragons […]

By TIM JOHNSON Agen 24pts Tries: Kotze 29, Sadie 47, Qera 56, Jegerlhener 72 Conversions: Verdu 48, Russell 73 Gloucester 45pts Tries: Purdy 5, 10, […]

By GEORGE LAWRENCE PREVIEW… Newcastle v Enisei-STM Today. Kick-off 3pm Flyer: Adam Radwan NEW CASTLE can secure a place in the quarter-finals if they beat […]

ROUND-UP PAU stretched their winning run to five games in Europe with a six-try 42-14 victory over Zebre. Centre Jale Vatubua opened the scoring after […]

By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale Sharks 15pts Tries: Ostrikov 21, Beaumont 52 Conversions: Cliff 53 Penalties: Cliff 50 Lyon 13pts Tries: Cretin 72 Conversions: Michalak 73 […]

By ALAN HEDLEY Crashing over: Alex Tait scores Falcons seventh try PICTURE: Getty Images NEWCASTLE tightened their grip on Pool 1 with a crushing bonus […]

SHANE WILLIAMS Decision time: George North must choose a region PICTURE: Getty Images AS WE approach Christmas, George North has a big decision to make. […]

I’M ON holiday in Barbados at the moment enjoying a bit of pre- Christmas sun and I nearly fell off my deckchair when I saw […]

IT’S a huge blow for Wales to lose Sam Warburton for the rest of the season. He just doesn’t seem to have any luck with […]

By STEFFAN THOMAS WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg was delighted with his side’s bonus point win over Oyonnax. A brace of tries from Tom Howe […]

By COLIN NEWBOULT Triple teamed: Gareth Anscombe is tackled by Cameron Neild, AJ MacGinty and Ben Curry SUDDENLY, Sale have made this group so interesting. […]

By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SUB-ZERO temperatures meant a late change in venues for this clash – and the grandeur of the new venue was matched by […]

ROUND-UP CHAMPIONS Stade Francais gained revenge some over Krasny Yar, 39-24, after the Russian outfit had shocked Greg Cooper’s men in round one. Shane Geraghty […]

By GEORGE LAWRENCE TWOtries from Ollie Thorley helped Gloucester fight back from 14-0 down to clinch the all-important bonus point in Italy and keep them […]

By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS stuttered to an unconvincing victory over Russians Enisei- STM at Rodney Parade. Two tries from centre Adam Warren and a second […]

Toon-town dreamer: Scorcher’s Billy Dane READERS of a certain age might remember the popular cartoon series Billy’s Boots in Scorcherwhen Billy Dane discovered an old […]