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Chiefs rock champs to land final with Wasps

21 May 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Clincher: Josh Bassett breaks clear to score the decisive try for Wasps IT’S Exeter Chiefs versus Wasps in next Saturday’s Premiership final […]

Southern stars rush to beat deadline

21 May 2017 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON MORE than 30 Southern Hemisphere players will qualify for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales before the longer residency rule takes effect. World […]

Next week’s final promises to be an absolute cracker

21 May 2017 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Go forward: Thomas Waldrom and Guy Thompson, celebrating with Thomas Young, got their teams on the front foot PICTURES: Getty Images SO […]

Champions Cup really will be for Europe’s elite

21 May 2017 1 comment

IT’S about time that the qualification format for the Champions Cup was changed, so I was delighted to see the announcement this week that moving […]

Kings of Europe in command position

21 May 2017 1 comment

NICK CAIN PICKS HIS BEST PREMIERSHIP TEAM FROM THE 2016-17 SEASON SARACENS’ exceptional European Cup double explains why they have almost half the starting line-up […]

Blackadder takes swipe at below-par Bath stars

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By NEALE HARVEY BATH rugby director Todd Blackadder has put his star players on notice after admitting standards of professionalism had fallen below his expectations. […]

Humphreys focused on set-piece failings

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By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER rugby director David Humphreys is banking on the arrival of hard-nosed South African head coach Johan Ackerman to transform English rugby’s […]

YOUNG GUNS

21 May 2017 1 comment

ALI CROSSDALE ENGLAND U20s FULL-BACK Ali Cossdale is living the dream by training with the best team in Europe every day and has learned that […]

Bath figures swell with move to HQ

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PETER JACKSON consults his stats book to reveal a big climb in Europe’s attendance numbers PETER JACKSON Thriller: Bath’s Anthony Watson scores his first try […]

Billy can take No.8 play to a new level!

21 May 2017 0 comments

Lawrence Dallaglio tells NEALE HARVEY how Billy Vunipola can usurp Kieran Read as world leading No.8 Lawrence Dallaglio Blockbuster: Billy Vunipola on the charge against […]

Simpson sold on Wasps potential

21 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY SEEING Saracens become top dogs in Europe has only heightened Wasps’ ambition to supersede them, according to scrum-half Joe Simpson. Simpson, once […]

O’Connor confident Tuilagi will recapture match-winning best

21 May 2017 1 comment

MANU Tuilagi is nearing a return from injury and should complete a full preseason according to Tigers boss Matt O’Connor. Tuilagi has suffered a cruel […]

Now it’s Newcastle’s turn to head abroad

21 May 2017 3 comments

NEWCASTLE are to play a Premiership ‘home’ game in Philadelphia next September which again shows how Premiership clubs care little about, and do not represent, […]

Brendan Gallagher: We’re going to miss you Ashton, try scoring ace

17 May 2017 0 comments

No one individual ever wins a match for Saracens, it’s not how they go about their work, but it was slightly ironic that it was […]

Francis out to prove his versatility in Argentina

17 May 2017 0 comments

Gobsmacked Auckland Blues fly-half Piers Francis has revealed how he thought a 5am phone call from Eddie Jones advising him of his shock England call-up […]

My Life in Rugby: Peter Scrivener – former Wasps No.8

16 May 2017 0 comments

In the early days of professionalism, I was officially the highest paid player in the world which still makes the lads chuckle today. Nigel Melville […]

King Billy of Europe!

14 May 2017 0 comments

Vunipola inspires Saracens to superb double Champions Cup triumph By NEALE HARVEY Mac-nificent: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt lift the Champions Cup at Murrayfield with […]

Goode: We just want to get better and better

14 May 2017 0 comments

SARACENS full-back Alex Goode praised the composure of his teammates after scoring another late matchwinning try to seal victory over Clermont. Long-serving Goode stretched over […]

We’re going to miss you Ashton, try scoring ace

14 May 2017 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER No one individual ever wins a match for Saracens, it’s not how they go about their work, but it was slightly ironic that […]

Abendanon: It’s not a nice feeling but we’ll be back again

14 May 2017 1 comment

NICK Abendanon was left gutted by Saracens’ stunning finale after his side had fought their way back into the match. He said: “It’s probably a […]

Weir cut adrift as Townsend opts for fresh blood at No10

14 May 2017 0 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE NEW Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has called up three uncapped players to his squad for the summer tour, which will be […]

Exeter Chiefs – 2nd

14 May 2017 0 comments

STORY OF THE SEASON: The Chiefs endured a rocky start with just two wins in their first seven Premiership games including home defeats to Saracens […]

Gopperth: Ending drought will prove selectors wrong

14 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS will head into the play-offs fuelled by a burning sense of injustice over their international exclusions, according to newly crowned players’ […]

Kitchener confident Tigers can spring a surprise

14 May 2017 0 comments

Defiant: Leicester lock Graham Kitchener GRAHAM Kitchener reckons Leicester’s durability in adversity will enable them to ruin Wasps’ party and reach a first Premiership final […]

Steenson hoping for some Clermont pointers

14 May 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER EXETER find Saracens on their path to Premiership glory once more but talisman Gareth Steenson reckons they could not be in a […]

Old Elthamians targeting top-flight says boss Lach

14 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY OLD Elthamians have set their sights on capturing the hearts and minds of rugby fans in Kent after rugby director Gavin Lach […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

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SIMON BINNS THE FORMER LEICESTER, ROTHERHAM, LONDON SCOTTISH AND OTLEY FLY-HALF Iexperienced some memorable wins as a player – beating Bath at home while at […]

Blues bolter out to prove his versatility in Argentina

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By NEALE HARVEY GOBSMACKED Auckland Blues fly-half Piers Francis has revealed how he thought a 5am phone call from Eddie Jones advising him of his […]

DREAM TEAM

14 May 2017 1 comment

BRENDAN McKIBBIN, THE LONDON IRISH & FORMER WARATAHS SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Tom Court – Nothing to […]

Ref Owens makes it tougher for Cup heroes

14 May 2017 1 comment

Clermont 17pts Tries: Lamerat 27, Abendanon 52 Conversions: Parra 28, 54 Penalties: Parra 60 Saracens 28pts Tries: Ashton 13, Kruis 22, Goode 73 Conversions: Farrell […]

NICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…

14 May 2017 0 comments

CLERMONT 1. RAPHAEL CHAUME Did his duty at the scrum, and did not stint at close quarters Rating: 6 out of 10 2. BENJAMIN KAYSER […]

Woodburn refusing to give up on England dream

13 May 2017 0 comments

In-form Exeter wing Olly Woodburn reckons being snubbed by England has only fuelled his ambition to nail down a Premiership winner’s medal. Ten-try Woodburn is […]

Jeff Probyn: Young so lucky he has time to get Wasps buzzing again

12 May 2017 0 comments

Okay, I’ll admit it, even though I am a former Wasps player I don’t make the effort to travel to watch them play. But theirs […]

Peter Jackson: Mr Reliable, but Dan is Mr Forgotten for Wales

12 May 2017 0 comments

There are two reasons why Dan Evans stands out in any crowd of players. He never misses a match because his fitness is never in […]

Freddie Burns determined to leave Tigers with winning roar

12 May 2017 0 comments

Freddie Burns is out to prove Leicester were wrong to ditch him for George Ford by leading the club to an unexpected Premiership title triumph. […]

Brendan Gallagher: Crusading Clermont are closing in on their Holy Grail

11 May 2017 0 comments

It possibly won’t surprise you that Clermont – who took 99 years to land their first French Championship and who are almost defined by their […]

Nick Cain: The good, the lads and the ugly, by Burger

11 May 2017 0 comments

Schalk Burger has scaled most of the high peaks in the game, including reaching the summit as part of South Africa‘s 2007 World Cup-winning side. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Picamoles has stood out despite Saints’ struggles

10 May 2017 0 comments

It is no real surprise that there are three Wasps in the RPA Players’ Player of the Year shortlist – and it could have been […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lions snub ‘gutted’ me admits an angry Brown

9 May 2017 0 comments

Raging England full-back Mike Brown has vowed to take out his frustrations on Argentina after revealing his anger at Warren Gatland’s Lions snub. Combative Brown […]

Woodburn refusing to give up on England dream

7 May 2017 0 comments

IN-FORMExeter wing Olly Woodburn reckons being snubbed by England has only fuelled his ambition to nail down a Premiership winner’s medal. Ten-try Woodburn is enjoying […]

No lazy Sunday afternoon for lineout analyst Kruis

7 May 2017 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY GEORGE Kruis will be skipping domestic duties today as he masterminds Saracens bid for European glory against Clermont on Saturday. The second […]

Picamoles has stood out despite Saints’ struggles

7 May 2017 0 comments

Dominant: Northampton No.8 Louis Picamoles PICTURE: Getty Images IT is no real surprise that there are three Wasps in the RPA Players’ Player of the […]

Young’s hat-trick puts buzz back into Wasps

7 May 2017 0 comments

Wasps 35pts Tries: Young 20, 39, 78, Wade 59, Daly 71 Conversions: Gopperth 59, 71 Penalties: Gopperth 16, 35 Saracens 15pts Tries: Spencer 17, 63 […]

That 7’s not too bad is he says dad

7 May 2017 1 comment

WASPS rugby director Dai Young saluted his side, and his man-of-the-match openside flanker, son Thomas, for securing a home Premiership semifinal against Leicester. “I’m really […]

Chiefs earn home semi with record 8th bonus win on trot

7 May 2017 0 comments

Gloucester 20pts Tries: Ludlow 7 May 27, 59 Conversions: Laidlaw 7 Penalties: Laidlaw 19 Exeter 34pts Tries: Whitten 35 Moon 51 Short 55 Chudley 68 […]

We’ll get up for Stade – Laidlaw

7 May 2017 4 comments

GLOUCESTER’S Champions Cup qualification hopes now rest on Friday’s Challenge Cup final against Stade Francais. After finishing ninth for a third year out of four, […]

Lions snub ‘gutted’ me admits an angry Brown

7 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY RAGING England fullback Mike Brown has vowed to take out his frustrations on Argentina after revealing his anger at Warren Gatland’s Lions […]

Tigers’ inspiring spirit carries them through

7 May 2017 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING No go zone: Worcester’s tryscorer Chris Pennell is tackled by Brendon O’Connor and Jack Roberts PICTURE: Getty Images AS THE bombshell news […]