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Dream Team with Leo Fielding

Leo Fielding, the Blackheath and former London Scottish and Cinderford centre/full-back, chooses the Best XV he has played with or against… 1. Trevor Davison – […]

Barbeary double has Bath in joyful mood

BY MARK STEVENS Bath ……………………………….41pts Tries: Barbeary 7, 66; Redpath 21, Spencer 43, Cokanasiga 63, Butt 71 Conversions: Russell 22, 64, 67, 72  Penalty: Slade 31 […]

Battling Saints too strong for Saracens

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ……………………… 12pts Tries: Parton 59, Lewington 72 Conversion: Vunipola 73 Northampton Saints…… 18pts Tries: Sleightholme 51, Mitchell 66 Conversions: Smith 52 […]

Dogged defence delights Dowson

Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson was proud of how his side managed to boss the breakdown while maintaining discipline. He said: “We talked a […]

Nos Da, Dennis, my lovely boy

Dennis Gethin would have been highly amused had someone told him that his 12-year presidential reign on this side of the Atlantic equalled Franklin Delano […]

Red Roses: Natasha Hunt

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Gloucester, Date of Birth: 21/03/89 Community Club: Drybrook RFC, Red Roses Debut: 2011 vs USA, Caps: 67 Why I play rugby: I […]

Dominant Saracens get ready for lift-off

By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins ……………………0pts Saracens …………………….31pts Tries: Campbell 25, Packer 38, Farries 59, 78; Penalty 65 Conversions: De Goede 26, 60 SARACENS continued their […]

Don’t give lifelines

IF Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish are gifted lifelines, then it would be an absolute disgrace – surely it can never be allowed to happen? […]

Six-try Bulls gear up for Saracens

By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls …………… 44 Sharks ………… 10 THE Bulls showed their quality with a six-try thrashing of the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld before […]

Stormers start to show some form

By SAM JACKSON Stormers ……..31 Zebre ……………..7 THEY are not looking like the URC champions they once were but the Stormers’ straightforward win over Zebre […]

Frawley runs home late winner

By KEVIN FALLON Connacht ……..22 Leinster ………. 24 CIARAN Frawley was the hero for Leinster as he struck for a match-winning try in the 81st […]

Ritchie earns Everitt praise

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ………….. 24 Edinburgh …….27 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt said they were good value for their first win in Belfast in five […]

Rowntree: We need to get better

By JOHN FALLON Munster ……….40 Glasgow ……….29 GLASGOW coach Franco Smith said they could have few complaints about the outcome at Musgrave Park against the […]

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked format that does away […]

Hosts pay price as visitors Sale away

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..32 Sale FC…………………56 A TAUNTON yellow card and three penalties against them saw three kicks to the corner, three mauls and […]