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Saints to part ways with Myler

25 March 2018 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON standoff Stephen Myler is to leave the club at the end of the season with Wales No.10 Dan Biggar joining in the summer. The […]

‘Sick man’ Willemse inspires Stormers to banish the Blues

18 March 2018 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON STORMERS bounced back from a winless tour of Australasia with victory over the Blues to move second in the South Africa standings […]

Maunder skippers England against Scotland

18 March 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18s head coach John Fletcher has made sweeping changes to his side to play Scotland at Stirling County today following defeat to […]

Roberts heading west to fill Tapuai gap at the Rec

18 March 2018 1 comment

TRANSFER WRAP WALES centre Jamie Roberts will join Bath from Harlequins at the end of the season. Roberts has won 94 caps for Wales since […]

Crusaders are Caned on Beauden’s big day

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE BEAUDEN Barrett made his 100th Super Rugby appearance in the Hurricanes’ 29-19 triumph over the Crusaders. The All Blacks fly-half kicked […]

Cane’s young Chiefs show fighting spirit

4 March 2018 2 comments

INJURY-HIT Chiefs survived raid after raid from a fast-finishing Blues to win 27-21 in Auckland. ■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Eye for the line: Sean Wainui scores […]

Crusaders spark into life with late power surge

25 February 2018 1 comment

By OLIVER SINCLAIR THE Crusaders started the defence of their Super Rugby title with a 45-23 bonus-point win over the Chiefs. In August, Crusaders were […]

Stormers stand firm to thwart late fight-back

18 February 2018 0 comments

By GEOFF WHITELY Stormers 28 Jaguares 20 THE Stormers held out a late rally to win their opening Super Rugby match at Newlands. The Cape […]

Mapoe double gets Lions off to a flyer

18 February 2018 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Lions 26 Sharks 19 Dangerman: Lionel Mapoe PICTURE: Getty Images SET-PIECE dominance laid the foundation for the Lions’ seasonopening win over the […]

Crusaders favourites for title – Delaney

18 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY DEFENDING champions Crusaders will remain the team to beat when Super Rugby’s Australasian conferences kick-off this week, says Highlanders defence coach Glenn […]

Advantage laws have become a hindrance

18 February 2018 1 comment

THE mania for keeping an already frantic and attack friendly game fluid in the name of entertainment has reached epidemic proportions but we really do […]

One drug test a season is not enough

18 February 2018 0 comments

FIRST the good news. The RPA reports that for last season (2016-17) there was not a single anti doping violation in the professional game in […]

RUGBY MATTERS

18 February 2018 0 comments

French break the mould with move to Marseilles BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Formidable record: France beat the […]

Shehadie helped shape the game on global scale

18 February 2018 1 comment

Visionary: Shehadie THERE are 230,000 Australians who can claim Lebanese ancestry and many of the sport-minded gravitate to Rugby League. Wallaby coach Michael Cheika is […]

Crusaders deny dream ending for Ackermann

6 August 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Lions …………………17pts Tries: Marx 64, Fourie 73 Conversions: Janjtjies 65, 73 Penalty: Janjtjies 27 Crusaders…………25pts Tries: Tamanivalu 8, Goodhue 12, Read 43 […]

Read leads Kiwi charge to restore the world order

6 August 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Although it might be a slight exaggeration to claim that the Crusaders’ Super Rugby triumph at Ellis Park yesterday settled frayed New […]

Ruthless Crusaders march into final with Tamanivalu at double

30 July 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Match-winner: Seta Tamanivalu scored twice to give the Crusaders the win Out: Brodie Retallick picked up the only Chiefs’ try THE Crusaders […]

Ackermann has wish come true

30 July 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Back to back: Kwagga Smith scores to secure a a second consecutive final for the Lions THE Lions sensationally overturned a 22-3 […]

Sunwolves end season on a high as Keino binned

16 July 2017 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS THE Sunwolves rounded off their second year in Super Rugby with a maiden win over New Zealand opposition, upsetting the Blues 48-21 […]

Sopoaga in box seat as Highlanders extend run

28 May 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER THE HIGHLANDERS recorded their ninth consecutive victory of the season to keep momentum building in the pursuit of table-topping Crusaders. The 44-28 […]

Irish in for Armitage brothers?

28 May 2017 0 comments

LONDON IRISH were still celebrating their return to the Premiership when rumours of the Armitage brothers returning to the club reached Blindside. We are aware […]

Jones calls for football style coaches’ union

28 May 2017 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLAND boss Eddie Jones believes that rugby coaches need a trade union to look after their interests after being impressed by football’s […]

Tigers battle to keep hold of Betham

28 May 2017 0 comments

LEICESTER Tigers’ former Wallaby international Peter Betham appears to be at the centre of a tug of war between Exeter and Clermont Auvergne. Betham who […]

Crusaders in the clear for a home semi-final

21 May 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER THE Crusaders maintained their perfect record with a 31-24 win over the Chiefs in Suva on Friday to all but secure top […]

Schmidt brings in new faces

21 May 2017 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA JOE Schmidt has included eight uncapped players in his Ireland squad for the three-Test tour of the USA and Japan next month. John […]

Mo’unga’s boot keeps Crusaders riding high

14 May 2017 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN RICHIE MO’UNGA’S penalty against the run of play with just minutes to spare saw the Crusaders sink the Hurricanes and extend their […]

Naholo try clinches stunning fightback

7 May 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER NEW ZEALAND teams just do not know when they are beaten as the Highlanders demonstrated with a sensational comeback to edge past […]

Forthcoming fixtures

7 May 2017 0 comments

Weekend beginning Friday, May 12, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, MAY 12 CHALLENGE CUP Final Gloucester […]

Read suffers thumb injury and is doubt to face Lions

30 April 2017 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN ALL BLACKS captain Kieran Read was in hospital last night after suffering a susprected broken thumb in the Crusaders victory over Cheetahs. […]

Kings upset the odds to stun sorry Waratahs

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER King for a day: Michael Willemse celebrates his try PICTURE: Getty Images THE Kings might be heading for the guillotine next season […]

Beauden brilliance saves Hurricanes

16 April 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON BEAUDEN BARRETT produced a masterclass performance, albeit with another yellow card, to get the Hurricanes home 28- 24 against the Blues in […]

Sonny Bill’s back and feeling fresh for Lions

9 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER SONNY Bill Williams made his long-awaited Blues debut yesterday after nearly a year on the sidelines but it wasn’t enough to prevent […]

Watch 7s at Richmond

9 April 2017 0 comments

THE Lord’s Taverners, the UK charity that provides young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities the chance to enjoy sport, is launching its […]

Wade named best in March

9 April 2017 1 comment

LETHAL Wasps finisher Christian Wade has been named the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for March. The winger, who has 14 league tries so […]

Williams in the dock

9 April 2017 1 comment

A FRENCH court has fined former New Zealand international Ali Williams £1,280 for buying cocaine outside a Paris nightclub. The 35-year-old lock was arrested alongside […]

Fitness guru Morrow gets Gatland call

9 April 2017 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS’ unsung hero Phil Morrow has been signed up by Warren Gatland for this summer’s Lions tour. Morrow, performance director for the English […]

Forthcoming fixtures

9 April 2017 0 comments

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Week beginning Sunday, April 9th, 2017 … Continue reading… Access all our premium […]

Brothers in arms keep Kiwi sides riding high

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER THE Barrett and Ioane brothers were on fire yesterday with standout performances to hand the Hurricanes and the Blues wins over Australian […]

Wallabies set to go on strike if Force are axed

2 April 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA’S professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is axed in a shake-up […]

Richards set to quit as Exiles tighten their belt

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA LONDON Scottish head coach Peter Richards is set to leave in response to cutbacks that will see the club employ […]

Chief exec Casey calls time at Irish

2 April 2017 0 comments

LONDON Irish chief executive Bob Casey will leave the club this summer after resigning. Casey said: “The time is right for me to leave the […]

Classy Conor takes his cue to strangle Ealing

2 April 2017 1 comment

Star turn: Munster’s Conor Oliver scores a try PICTURE: Inpho By JEREMY INSON MUNSTER A reached the British and Irish Cup final with an emphatic […]

Theo hungry for lead role in season run-in

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER YOUNGSTERS usually improve through playing, but London Irish fly-half Theo Brophy Clews is determined to prove the off-field work during his seven-month […]

Jersey boys ready to put on another big show

2 April 2017 1 comment

JERSEY are the only side to beat London Irish in the Championship this term and boss Harvey Biljon is expecting a full-blow reaction from the […]

Sheedy could still hold key to Bristol survival

2 April 2017 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA CALLUMSheedy is unlikely to play a single Premiership minute for Bristol this season but the young fly-half could still play a major role […]

Dickson may quit Saints for Bedford

2 April 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON legend Lee Dickson could see out his professional career as a Bedford player in the Championship. The former England scrum-half, below, […]

Comeback kings storm home to stay undefeated

19 March 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER THE CRUSADERS are turning into this season’s comeback kings with yet another great escape against the Blues on Friday, their third successive […]

Mehrtens calls for radical changes to ‘stupid’ system

19 March 2017 0 comments

FORMERAll Black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens believes New Zealand should focus their domestic structure o their own timezone and ditch South African and Argentinian franchises. Mehrtens, […]

Gibson: Revert to simple format, it works

19 March 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON WARATAHS coach Daryl Gibson wants SANZAAR to revert to a Super Rugby format in which every team plays every other during the […]

Brodie barges over to keep Chiefs in control

12 March 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER All-rounder: Damian McKenzie added an off-loading game to his 16 points for Chiefs PICTURE: Getty Images THE Chiefs confirmed they will be […]

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