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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

It’s that man Smith to rescue for Quins

24 October 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES Harlequins ……..31pts Tries: Esterhuizen 4, 16; Smith 47, Marchant 73, 77 Conversions: Smith 5, 48, 74 Bath ………………..17pts Tries: Underhill 25, Stuart […]

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 […]

Shark hunter Hastings holds reins as Glos prepare for Exiles onslaught

17 October 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES Settled: Adam Hastings GEORGE Skivington says Adam Hastings is ready to make his mark on the Premiership after the Scotland outside-half was […]

Boks U20 back row called for Scotland training

17 October 2021 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have selected South Africa-born Sharks back row Dylan Richardson for a two-day training camp before their first Autumn International. The 22-year-old has […]

WALES AND SCOTLAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

17 October 2021 1 comment

WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v New Zealand or Scotland v Tonga courtesy of Dove Men + Care! Dove Men + Care are […]

Wasps 23-27 Exeter: Chiefs on warpath as Simmonds sizzles

17 October 2021 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs, with Sam Simmonds leading the charge in trademark fashion, poured on the pressure after the break to squeeze past a Wasps side that […]

Blackett gutted by lack of reward

17 October 2021 1 comment

WASPS coach Lee Blackett felt his side did not get the reward they deserved. “I am pretty gutted. “Sometimes the amount of effort you put […]

Worcester 3-48 Leicester: Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces

17 October 2021 1 comment

STEVE Borthwick was thrilled with both human bull-dozer Nemani Nadolo and England fly-half George Ford as Tigers ripped Worcester to shreads in a one-sided contest […]

Thomas: Devastion in camp tonight

17 October 2021 0 comments

JONATHAN Thomas laid it on the line to his woeful Warriors after they were put to the sword by merciless Leicester. The Worcester head coach […]

Newcastle 13-5 Bristol: Connon the marksman guns down sorry Bears

17 October 2021 0 comments

NEWCASTLE fly-half Brett Connon redeemed himself for his second-half sinbinning by sealing Falcons first win against a poor Bristol side since 2018. Callum Chick’s firsthalf […]

Lam: Too much ‘me’ out there, we gifted that game away

17 October 2021 1 comment

BRISTOL DoR Pat Lam is pleased to have a byeweek coming up given their long injury list, which saw him make nine changes to the […]

Sale 28-22 Harlequins: Super Quirke sends message to Eddie

17 October 2021 1 comment

RAFFI Quirke will hope to make the England squad for the Autumn Internationals tomorrow after his delightful double in front of Red Rose boss Eddie […]

Sanderson: ‘Raffi can be even better than Faf’

17 October 2021 2 comments

SALE boss Alex Sanderson reckons rising star ‘Raffi de Klerk’ could be even better than World Cup-winning South African Faf de Klerk. Quirke scored twice […]

Preview: McNally relishing re-branded Rec style

17 October 2021 1 comment

PREVIEW… Bath v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Rec FIT-AGAIN lock Josh McNally has welcomed the transformation in Bath’s style as they bid to play […]

Preview: Irish keep faith despite being winless in ten

17 October 2021 2 comments

PREVIEW… London Irish v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium London Irish have gone ten matches without a league victory in a run stretching back […]

Breakdown battle will be box office

10 October 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES talks to Alex Mitchell and coach Matt Ferguson about Saints’ strong start to the season PREVIEW… Wasps v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, CBS […]

Shields tells his Wasps to be ready for old boss Boyd’s trickery

10 October 2021 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Out to cause havoc: Brad Shields WASPS captain Brad Shields is anticipating a meeting of minds when his side take on in-form […]

Mike Brown looks at a new career as an agent

10 October 2021 2 comments

MIKE Brown has started to prepare for life after rugby by joining a player management division for the private platform Premier Sports Network. The former […]

JP du Preez could quit Sale Sharks for Glasgow Warriors

10 October 2021 0 comments

SALE Sharks have four players called Du Preez on their books but could have one fewer from the start of next season with lock JP […]

Skilful Dino Lamb is Harlequins back in a forward’s body

10 October 2021 1 comment

DINO Lamb could have been doing a Louis Lynagh and running in tries for Harlequins instead of putting in a shift in the second row. […]

Nathan Earle eyes England lift-off at Falcons

10 October 2021 1 comment

NATHAN Earle is hoping his move to Newcastle will put him back into England contention after his time at Harlequins was marred by injury. The […]

Injury-hit Marcus Watson playing for his future at Wasps

10 October 2021 2 comments

MARCUS Watson aims to start persuading Wasps he deserves a new contract by putting Northampton to the sword today. Constant setbacks with his groin and […]

Care: Let Alex Dombrandt show just how great he is

10 October 2021 1 comment

DANNY Care has urged Eddie Jones to not just pick Alex Dombrandt but stick with him throughout the entire Autumn campaign. Harlequins scrum-half Care believes […]

Exeter 42-5 Worcester: Sam Simmonds comes roaring back to fire up Chiefs

10 October 2021 0 comments

THE Lions returned and Sam Simmonds burst out of the cage to resume where he left off last season. The Premiership’s record try-scorer, with 20 […]

Gloucester 33-32 Sale: Sharks late bite back just fails to prove fatal

10 October 2021 1 comment

WITH the last kick of the match, Sale replacement Tom Curtis missed a touchline conversion as his side just failed to pull off a remarkable […]

Cash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark

10 October 2021 0 comments

NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of Roc Nation Sports who […]