Fast out of the blocks: Adam Thompstone scores Tigers’ third try after just 14 minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Helping hand: Manu Tuilagi enjoys the attention […]

DEAN Richards claimed he had not seen his Newcastle team defend as badly for a “very long time” in a dreadful first half. The Newcastle […]

It is ironic that CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm hoping to buy a 50 per cent stake in the Premiership for £275m made […]

THERE has not been much to recommend the run of new jerseys that have replaced the famous old Harlequins quartered shirt, and the latest lime […]

VERINIKI Goneva’s subterfuge of placing the ball on his foot in goal last weekend in an attempt to dupe Saracens into thinking he had grounded […]

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Not enough: Danny Cipriani can’t stop Elliott Stooke scoring for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images Off he goes: Ruan Ackermann races through THERE […]

MAN-of-the-match Danny Cipriani said: “With the start we had we should have won but Bath did tremendously well to come back. “At the very end […]

By NEALE HARVEY Feeling good: Will Skelton GARGANTUAN Saracens lock Will Skelton has revealed how losing ten kilos has enabled him to hit the new […]

By NICK CAIN Magic moment: Charlie Sharples breaks to score for Gloucester off Danny Cipriani’s super pass PICTURES: Getty Images Collision: Gloucester’s Matt Banahan is […]

DANNY Cipriani was full of praise for the welcome he has had at Gloucester after his man-of-the-match display. The England fly-half added: “It’s about everyone […]

By MIKE SINCLAIR SIX-TRY Exeter destroyed lacklustre Leicester with a powerhouse performance and director of rugby Rob Baxter sent an ominous warning to their rivals […]

Slade alive! Exeter Chiefs celebrate as Henry Slade, grounded, scores their fourth try PICTURES: Getty Images At full stretch: Henry Slade goes over for his […]

By NEALE HARVEY Double handed: GJ van Velze and Francois Hougaard of Warriors tackle Wasps’ Rob Miller PICTURES: Getty Images Over: Sam Lewis scores for […]

WASPS rugby director Dai Young admitted his side got lucky He said: “I couldn’t have moaned if we’d lost because they were the better side. […]

NICK CAIN Bristol’s 17-10 win over Bath at Ashton Gate in front of more than 26,000 fans on Friday night will have sent shock waves […]

EDDIE Jones claimed that he did not need specialist opensides for England to be successful at the breakdown. He has revised that view, and this […]

ARGENTINA have warned England they are capable of making big gains before the teams face each other in the pool round of the 2019 World […]

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Low centre of gravity: Quins Ben Tapuai evades Byron McGuigan to score their third try PICTURES: Getty Images Challenge: Josh Beaumont is […]

NEW Harlequins coach Paul Gustard – who received good luck messages from his old boss Eddie Jones in midweek – insists that nobody will be […]

By NEALE HARVEY Killer Bear: Alapati Leiua scores the late winning try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Jamie Roberts breaks with the […]

BATH supremo Todd Blackadder pulled no punches. “The points were there, we just didn’t capitalise,” he said. “Our ball into contact was really poor at […]

By TRP REPORTER On the rampage: Will Welch of Newcastle is tackled by Mitch Eadie of Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images AS WILL Welch prepares to […]

Director of Rugby: Todd Blackadder Captain: Matt Garvey Ground: Recreation Ground Capacity: 14,509 Anyone who believes that great training facilities guarantees a great team need […]