By NICK CAIN Charge down: Luke Cowan-Dickie falls over the line for Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER ended Saracens 22-match unbeaten record that […]

EXETER boss Rob Baxter said his team had taken a psychological step that was more important than the win over the English champions. “I wanted […]

By GARY FITZGERALD Away: Jonah Holmes breaks clear to score the Tigers’ first try PICTURES: Getty Images Danger man: Manu Tuilagi is tackled this time […]

ANGRY Harlequins players locked themselves in the dressing room after this defeat as boss Paul Gustard labelled the performance as the ‘worst of this season’ […]

By NEALE HARVEY Finishing skills: Nathan Earle scores his second try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Last word: Ian Whitten runs in to score for […]

ENGLAND’S loss is Harlequins’ gain as far as full-back Mike Brown is concerned. “He was exceptional,” said Quins supremo Paul Gustard. “I thought Danny Care […]

By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Denny Solomona is looking to build on his two-try display against Northampton last weekend PICTURE: Getty Images New ace: Joe […]

By NEALE HARVEY Frustrated: Bath front row Nathan Catt BATH stalwart Nathan Catt is sick of mid-table mediocrity and says the time for excuses is […]

Versatile: Josh Navidi is on his way back PICTURE: Getty Images When they hand the jerseys out in the visitors’ dressing-room at the Stade de […]

THERE being nothing new under the sun, the furore over the tackling technique of a rugby player by the name of Farrell first reared its […]

THERE was a time at the end of the amateur era when, under Ron Waldron, Neath raised their game to a level high enough to […]

By NICK CAIN Breaching the line: Jamie George touches down for Saracens despite the efforts of Michele Campagnaro PICTURES: Getty Images WHERE Saracens had their […]

SARACENS’ status as the only unbeaten team in the Premiership was due to the composure they showed against Wasps according to Mark McCall. “I was […]

By NEALE HARVEY Remember me? Harry Thacker dives over for Bristol’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Good sight for England: Manu Tuilagi on his way […]

By GARY FITZGERALD My ball: Falcons’ try-scorer Mark Wilson competes with Saints Teimana Harrison PICTURES: Getty Images Star man: Cobus Reinach dives in to score […]

KYLE Eastmond’s red card drew no complaint from Tigers boss Geordan Murphy. He said: “Barnsey (Wayne Barnes) is one of the best refs and he […]

CHRIS Boyd admitted the Northampton dressing room resembled “a morgue” after Dylan Hartley’s 250th Saints appearance was ruined by Mark Wilson. England flanker Wilson went […]

All smiles: Ian Ritchie with RFU president Jason Leonard and the World Cup in 2015 IAN Ritchie must be looking on at the financial ructions […]

THE RFU are keen to represent the current criticism of their financial affairs as a legitimate divergence of opinion over fiscal policies. This week an […]

AT the same time Francis Baron and Graeme Cattermole have been separated from their ‘privileged member’ status by a score-settling RFU Council vote, the governing […]

Pre-planned move: James Hanson dives over to score Gloucester’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images Consolation: Bryce Heem breaks free to score for Warriors OLLIE Thorley […]

WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard, conceded it had been […]