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Deacon excited to finally get George’s talent on his team

28 November 2021 1 comment

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Reunited: George Ford PAUL DEACON is relishing being reunited with George Ford next season – well over a decade since he first […]

Hooper rejects claims that his staff face axe

28 November 2021 1 comment

By PAUL REES STUART Hooper has dismissed a report that Bath’s coaches had a month to sort out what has been a mess of a […]

Exiles show they mean business this season

28 November 2021 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ……..19pts Tries: Beard 28, 66, Northmore 35 Conversions: Allen 29, 36 London Irish ….22pts Tries: Creevy 28, Simmonds 51, White 57 […]

Simmonds bulldozes Bath hopes of revival

28 November 2021 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ………………..16pts Tries: Reid 19 Conversions: Bailey 19 Penalties: Bailey 2, 47, 63 Exeter …………….23pts Tries: Iosefa-Scott 42, S Simmonds 76 Conversions: […]

Baxter: We need the joy of winning

28 November 2021 1 comment

WHEN back-rower Dave Ewers plays, Exeter win. The Chiefs have suffered four defeats in the Premiership this season but Ewers, absent for all the setbacks, […]

Quins sneak in after Saints snub late kick

21 November 2021 1 comment

By TOM VICKERS Harlequins ..26pts Tries: Anyanwu 6, 66; Steele 11, Wallace 73 Conversions: Benson 6, 11, 73 Northampton..25pts Tries: Hendy 15, Haywood 27, Gillespie […]

Deacon’s rocket sees Tigers explode

21 November 2021 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps …………7pts Tries: Hartley 72 Conversions: Mathews 72 Leicester ….55pts Tries: Murimurivalu 3, Green 42, Porter 45, 51, Whitcombe 55, Saumaki 67, […]

Peerless Pearson helps his ‘special’ Exiles top their pool

21 November 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish..29pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 15, Hepetema 22, Mafi 20, Redmond 50 Conversions: Jennings 16, 22, 29 Penalties: Jennings 79 Saracens ……20pts Tries: […]

Cup gets a boost as Sale claim a late win

21 November 2021 1 comment

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ………………..25pts Tries: Metcalf 26, Reed 37, Birch 72 Conversions: R du Preez 28, 74 Penalties: R du Preez 11, 49 Newcastle […]

Gloucester young guns smash six past Chiefs for another bonus point

21 November 2021 2 comments

By ANDREW DEERING Gloucester……..45pts Tries: Taylor 15, Morris 19, Morgan 26, 32; Barton 44, Reeves 76 Conversions: Evans 15, 21, 27, 33, 46, Twelvetrees 78 […]

Diamond watches kids shine as Powell sees red

21 November 2021 1 comment

By JOHN EVELY Worcester ……..68pts Tries: Simpson 6, 28; Doel 12, Howe 33, 45; Thomas 38, Johnson 47, Dodd 58, Smith 63, Searle 78 Conversions: […]

Falcons fly to the top after nine-try thriller

14 November 2021 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle….34pts Tries: Tait 13, 58; Montgomery 22, Stephens 39, Basham 51, Graham 79 Conversions: Hodgson 40, 59 Wasps …………27pts Tries: Harttley 15, […]

Exeter kids give Bears a battle all the way

14 November 2021 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ……27pts Tries: Kenny 4, Walsh 18, 51 Conversions: Hodge 4, 18, 51 Penalties: Hodge 44, 80 Bristol ……33pts Tries: Penalty 35, […]

Late Porter try ends the Sale comeback after Dugdale double

14 November 2021 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ……32pts Tries: Van Poortvliet 18, Porter 79 Conversions: Hegarty 18, Lancaster 79 Penalties: Hegarty 8, 17, 23, 40, 42; Lancaster 54 […]

Defence rules day as Sarries defy Quins

14 November 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ……….28pts Tries: Barrington 14, Morris 30, McFarland 39, 48 Conversions: Vunipola 16, 31, 40, 50 Harlequins ……..21pts Tries: Jurevicius 33, White […]

Bath’s second string are destroyed in record defeat to Gloucester

14 November 2021 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ……..71pts Tries: B Morgan 8, 39, 43; Moyle 13, Ludlow 27, Ackerman 34, Davidson 41, Balmain 48, Clement 55, 76; Morris […]

Van Rensburg lands late knockout punch for Irish

14 November 2021 1 comment

By TOM VICKERS Northampton ..26pts Tries: Hendy 31, Fish 56, Gillespie 65, Litchfield 72 Conversions: Grayson 31, 56, 72 London Irish ….36pts Tries: Stokes 14, […]

Richards suffers off day as Cardiff slip up

7 November 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff………………….25 Newport……………….28 NEWPORT’S fine Premiership Cup form continued as they stayed top of the eastern conference with a narrow victory […]

Jones helps Drovers reach semis

7 November 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup By HUW THOMAS Llandovery…………. 16 Carmarthen Q…………0 LLANDOVERY’S win over Carmarthen Quins virtually guarantees Euros Evans’ side a toptwo spot and a semi-final […]

Harvey does the trick as Bridgend stroll it

7 November 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Bridgend………………43 Llanelli………………… 16 A HAT-TRICK of tries from Bridgend hooker Gareth Harvey fired the Ravens to a comprehensive bonus point […]

Andrews casts his spell as Wizards stay top

7 November 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea………. 20 Aberavon………. 30 ABERAVON cemented their place at the top of the Premiership Cup west conference with a hard-fought […]

Connon gives Chiefs another kick in teeth

7 November 2021 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter …………….14pts Tries: J Simmonds 40, Armand 50 Conversions: J Simmonds 40, 50 Newcastle ……..15pts Tries: McGuigan 8, Stevenson 56 Conversions: Hodgson […]

Injury-free Ford heaps more pain on Bath

7 November 2021 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ……….40pts Tries: Dolly 10, Scott 27, Ford 57, Cowan-Dickie 80 Conversions: Ford 10, 27, 57, 80 Penalties: Ford 4, 25, 42, […]

Perfection will come eventually says Lam

7 November 2021 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol …………….27pts Tries: Fricker 36, 73; Whiteley 51, Jeffries 40 Conversions: Sheedy 40, 73 Worcester ……….5pts Tries: Heward 49 Penalties: Sheedy 3 […]

Never-say-die Exiles stun Sarries at death

7 November 2021 2 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ……….34 pts Tries: Woolstencroft 5, Segun 28, 46; Earl 48, M Vunipola 61 Conversions: Lozowski 47, 49, 62 Penalties: Lopzowski 19 […]

Magic MacGinty helps Sharks find their edge

7 November 2021 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Sale ………………..30pts Tries: Van der Merwe 9, Yarde 41, Ross 80 Conversions: MacGinty 10, 42, 80+1 Penalties: MacGinty 27, 32, 64 Northampton […]

Injury-ravaged Wasps must stop turnovers

7 November 2021 1 comment

Paul Rees talks to Wasps boss Lee Blackett about his gameplan for Quins PREVIEW… Wasps v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 4.30pm, CBS Arena Wasps will be […]

Matson brings the Wayne Smith tackle technique to Quins

7 November 2021 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Working on defence: Tabai Matson FOR all their attacking credentials, defence remains a massive focus at Harlequins as the reigning champions look […]

I’d love to play for Samoa says Toomaga-Allen

7 November 2021 2 comments

JEFFERY Toomaga-Allen won a solitary cap for New Zealand nine years ago, coming on as a second-half replacement against Japan, but the 29-year old Wasps […]

Slick Stuckey quick to impress for Ponty

7 November 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup By JACK NAISBITT Pontypridd………….. 31 Ebbw Vale…………….. 3 PONTYPRIDD got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point victory over Ebbw Vale. The […]

Dion delight as the Gogs clean up

7 November 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC………………………..23 Merthyr……………….. 17 RGC 1404 came out on top against Merthyr in a thrilling clash in Colwyn Bay. There was […]

Warriors show their heart for the battle

31 October 2021 1 comment

By ANDREW DEERING Worcester ……..27pts Tries: Shillcock 7, 68; Van der Merwe 9, 56 Conversions: Smith 7, 11 Penalties: Smith 28 Sale ………………..14pts Tries: Warr […]

Gloucester let the big scalp slip from grasp

31 October 2021 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ……..13pts Tries: Sngleton 13 Conversions: Hastings 14 Penalties: Hastings 25, 28 Exeter …………….16pts Tries: Hepburn 51, Whitty 69 Penalties: H Skinner […]

Quins out to prove title run was no fluke

31 October 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Harlequins v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop SECOND in the table meets third at The Stoop today, champions Harlequins against […]

Isiekwe chasing his dream of England recall

31 October 2021 0 comments

Progress: Nick Isiekwe NICK Isiekwe has not played for England since the summer of 2018 when he was substituted 35 minutes into the first Test […]

Ford is the maestro again in Tigers romp

31 October 2021 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..26pts Tries: Skosan 40, 76; Mitchell 47, Waller 56 Conversions: Grayson 47, 56, 76 Leicester ……….55pts Tries: Nadolo 11, 21; Van […]

Three go in the bin yet Bears roar on

31 October 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ….33pts Tries: Stokes 21, Willemse 39, Rogerson 41, Hepetema 69, Rowe 78 Conversions: Jackson 39, 42, 69, 79 Bristol …………….45pts […]

Red card wrecks any hope for Bath

31 October 2021 2 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bath ………………..17pts Tries: De Glanville 28, Rokoduguni 75 Conversions: Bailey 28, Cipriani 75 Penalties: Bailey 20 Wasps …………….27pts Tries: Fifita 9, Oghre […]

Exiles have their day in the sun at long last

24 October 2021 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter …………….21pts Tries: Witty 21, Hogg 23, Nowell 66 Conversions: J Simmonds 22, 24; Slade 67 London Irish ….33pts Tries: Creevy 3, […]

Evans answers call with vital 19 points

24 October 2021 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ……..29pts Tries: Rapava-Ruskin 34, May 77 Conversions: Evans 34, 77 Penalties: Evans 9, 23, 46, 69, 73 Newcastle ……..20pts Tries: Stevenson […]

Mitchell: It’s a good warm up for Tigers

24 October 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton ..66pts Tries: Biggar 8, Mitchell 14, 75; Ratuniyarawa 21, Skosan 27, 44, 57; Hutchinson 29, Freeman 51, 79 Conversions: Biggar 15, […]

Wasps job lot tougher than romp at The Rec

24 October 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW… Saracens v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium MARK McCall has challenged his Sarries stars to prove they can reproduce their […]

Sheep farmer Hislop happy fronting the Wasps herd

24 October 2021 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Quality: Robin Hislop ROBBIE HISLOP’s superb form will come as no surprise to seasoned watchers of the Championship who have been aware […]

Davies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on

24 October 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup By JARED EVITTS Ebbw Vale…….. 16 Merthyr…………. 20 EBBW VALE came up just short for a fourth successive game as Merthyr proved worthy […]

Mathias strikes again to haunt Bridgend

24 October 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By ALED BISTON Carmarthen Q………27 Bridgend……………… 12 CARMARTHEN Quins put in a strong second-half performance to secure victory over Bridgend. Craig Evans saw […]

Good Evans! It’s Drovers’ win No.21

24 October 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea……………… 17 Llandovery………….45 AN Ashley Evans brace helped Llandovery secure their 21st victory in a row over Swansea. It was […]

Wizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics

24 October 2021 1 comment

Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli…………………22 Aberavon……………..28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and picked up their try-bonus […]

Beetham belter wraps up fightback

24 October 2021 2 comments

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC…………………………. 8 Cardiff…………………. 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay. The opening try came […]

Crane lifts Black and Ambers to victory

24 October 2021 0 comments

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Newport……………….27 Pontypridd……………11 PONTYPRIDD suffered a surprise defeat at Newport as Black and Ambers scrum-half Luke Crane starred with two tries. […]

Tigers’ Boks more effective than Sale’s

24 October 2021 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ……….19pts Tries: Langdon 80 Penalties: Wilkinson 36, 56 Sale ………………….11pts Tries: Liebenberg 49 Conversions: Ford 49 Penalties: Ford 31, 38, 56, […]

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