By GARY FITZGERALD ANY special Warren Gatland plans to try and stop the lightning quick Jonny May striking an early blow in Cardiff will be […]

WALES are being advised not to pick Leigh Halfpenny against England this week following his third abortive comeback attempt in two months. Dr Barry O’Driscoll, […]

By GARY FITZGERALD That’s better: Owen Watkin celebrates with Jonah Holmes as he scores Wales’ third try in Rome PICTURE: Getty Images COURTNEY Lawes has […]

WARREN Gatland warned his Wales side it could get “embarrassing” against England if they repeat the performance which saw them edge past Italy 26-15 in […]

■By SAM JACKSON Got it licked: Henry Slade crosses to score England’s fourth try against Ireland to the delight of his team-mates PICTURE: Getty Images […]

GEORGE North warned Wales’ Six Nations rivals that Warren Gatland’s men will only get better after the giant wing crowned the greatest comeback in his […]

■By ALEX BYWATER Focus: Jacques Brunel Comeback kings: Gareth Anscombe and George North celebrate Wales’ victory in Paris PICTURE: Getty Images JACQUES Brunel admitted France […]

■By ALEX BYWATER GEORGE North warned Wales’ Six Nations rivals that Warren Gatland’s men will only get better after the giant wing crowned the greatest […]

ENGLAND fans left Dublin last night dreaming of Six Nation success – and even World Cup glory – as Eddie Jones’ men buried Ireland in […]

By ADAM ELLIS JAMESHASKELL says he can understand why former Wasps teammate Elliot Daly is unhappy about the standard of the club’s facilities in Coventry. […]

Derby delight: Tom Collins scores for Northampton in their big win over Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images TOMOS Williams is in line to make his Six […]

By NICK CAIN ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell sent a scare through Eddie Jones’ Six Nations camp yesterday by undergoing thumb surgery. Farrell was withdrawn from […]

By PETER JACKSON WALES have banked around £13m in record ticket sales for their Six Nations home matches against England and Ireland. The Cardiff fixtures […]

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Good option to face Ireland: Mike Brown is England’s safest pair of hands under the high ball PICTURE: […]

By NEIL FISSLER Sharp thinking: Danny Care breaks away to score the first try for Harlequins against Grenoble PICTURE: Getty Images WALES international Scott Baldwin […]

By PETER JACKSON THOMAS Young’s long fight to break into the most competitive back row in world rugby ought to be rewarded this week with […]

By NEIL FISSLER Switch: Jonathan Joseph NORTHAMPTON Saints have held talks with England and Lions centre Jonathan Joseph about making a switch to Franklin’s Gardens […]

By PETER JACKSON Roaring home: George Ford scores for Leicester in the win over Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images THE OSPREYS are to open talks with […]

By NEIL FISSLER Big match, big player: Joe Marchant scores the winning try for Harlequins against Wasps at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER Tigers have […]

By PETER JACKSON WARREN Gatland will be back in Cardiff after the World Cup for one last match – against Wales. The 55-year-old New Zealander […]

By JON NEWCOMBE Return? Phil Blake PHIL BLAKE has emerged as a shock frontrunner to return to Leicester Tigers as defence coach under Geordan Murphy. […]

By PETER JACKSON WALES are all set to add a third Scarlets’ coach to their new management team post-World Cup – Byron Hayward. His appointment […]

■ By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Defence king: Dave Ellis LEICESTER TIGERS started interviewing for a defence coach at the end of last week with Dave […]

■ By PETER JACKSON Electric start: Sean Maitland scores the first try for Saracens in their win over Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Getty Images WALES face […]

Bragging rights: Gloucester’s Gerbrandt Grobler celebrates Willi Heinz’s early try in their big win over Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images BLINDSIDE EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER […]

By PETER JACKSON What it’s all about: Ireland celebrate winning Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images THE Six Nations have been forced to slash the price […]

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By NEALE HARVEY Routed: Luke Morahan scores Bristol’s third try against Tigers PICTURE: Getty Images GEORDAN Murphy admits his Leicester Tigers could face a relegation […]

By PETER JACKSON THE WRU have increased ticket prices for the Six Nations within weeks of announcing a record turnover of £97m. Most seats for […]

WARREN Gatland told Wales they can improve even further for the Six Nations after watching his team seal a first Autumn clean sweep and extend […]

By GARY FITZGERALD Doing damage: Joe Cokanasiga scores England’s third try EDDIE Jones opened the World Cup door to Joe Cokanasiga after seeing the Bath […]

By NICK CAIN AN OVERSPEND of £900,000 by Eddie Jones’ England set-up was yesterday identified as compounding the financial problems which led to the resignation […]

Roaring in: Joe Cokanasiga enjoys his try PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones predicted a bright future for Bath wing Joe Cokanasiga who scored on his […]

LIAM WILLIAMS challenged Wales to complete a first Autumn clean sweep by overcoming South Africa on Saturday after he marked his 50th cap with two […]

By GARY FITZGERALD Controversy: Courtney Lawes charges down TJ Perenara’s kick for Sam Underhill, inset, to touch down PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones refused to […]

WARREN Gatland challenged Wales’ fringe players to keep the momentum going against Tonga after they ended a ten-year wait to beat Australia. Wales secured their […]

WARREN Gatland insisted Wales can take on Australia in confident mood after watching his team win their opening match of an Autumn series for the […]

■ By RONAN O’BRIEN PRO14 Benetton……….10 Ulster…………….15 SECOND-HALF tries from Sean Reidy and Rob Herring rescued Ulster after a poor opening period and returns them […]

■ By GARY HEATLY SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac was not a happy man after his side threw away their lead against Edinburgh on Friday […]

■ By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS had more territory and possession and made more metres than their opponents, but Glasgow were comfortable and deserved winners thanks […]

■ By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Bernard Jackman lamented the butchering of two excellent chances in the first quarter and then the concession of four […]

Preview Southern Kings v Leinster Today, Kick-off 12.45pm SCOTT Fardy will captain Leinster for the first time as the side shows seven changes for today’s […]

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS STEVE Shingler has been told it’s now or never for him at Cardiff Blues as the region’s third-choice stand-off prepares to […]

Preview Cheetahs v Munster Today, Kick-off 2.45pm TYLER Bleyendaal will captain Munster against the Cheetahs in his first game for the Irish province in nine […]