By PETER JACKSON Wales……………………………. 16pts Tries: Parry 72 Conversions: Evans 72 Penalties: Costelow 9, 21, 25 South Africa ……………….. 52pts Tries: Marx 4, Moodie 22, […]
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Dyer’s yellow was a flawed decision
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE’S no point beating around the bush and waffling on about positives because what we saw at the Principality […]
Capuozzo is quickly back in the swing
By TOM WRIGHT Italy……………….57 Romania ………… 7 Ange Capuozzo scored two tries on his return from injury as Italy demolished 14-man Romania at Stadio Riviera […]
Fiji give France a run for their money
By BEN JAYCOCK France……………………. 34pts Tries: Mauvaka 29, Atonio 39, Macalou 59 Conversions: Jaminet 30, 60 Penalties: Jaminet 5, 7, 10, 42, 71 Fiji……………………………17pts Tries: […]
Lelos coast past Eagles
Georgia………………..22 USA………………………… 7 Georgia eased past the USA yesterday in their second warm-up for this year’s World Cup. Fly-half Luka Matkava kicked seven points for […]
Teros complete clean sweep of warm-ups
Uruguay…………33 Argentina XV .. 13 Uruguay completed their warm-ups with a fine win on Friday, their third in a row at the Estadio Charrúa after […]
World Cup No. 4 for Japan duo
Talismanic back row Michael Leitch and hooker Shota Horie will travel to their fourth World Cup after being named in the Japan squad. Leitch, who […]
Brothers together for Chile
Chile’s RWC squad includes four sets of brothers – atournament first. Los Cóndores have named Alfonso and Diego Escobar, Matías and Nicolás Garafulic, Santiago and […]
It’s time for Scotland to spring a surprise
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK SCOTLAND have been a decent side for a while now, but they struggle to get over certain obstacles […]
Don’t let RFU make an ass of the laws
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE Owen Farrell disciplinary fiasco has multiple layers, but the one that looks most skewwhiff is the […]
Jones still making the wrong headlines
NICK CAIN Eddie Jones is good at grabbing headlines, but increasingly they are not the sort that does rugby union any favours. This week Australia’s […]
Edwards showed the way
NICK CAIN Shaun Edwards had two of the greatest low tacklers the English game has produced when he was coaching at Wasps – flanker Joe […]
Confusion rules over high tackle crackdown
Paul Rees says there needs to be clarity over challenges that come after a carrier’s late change of direction Rugby’s disciplinary system encourages players who […]
New Scotland cap Healy has point to prove
By BRYN PALMER New Scotland recruit Ben Healy admits he may have “a bit of a chip on his shoulder” as he aims to prove […]
Beziers keen to bring in Wilson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Scotland back row Ryan Wilson is wanted by French ProD2 outfit Beziers. Aldershot-born […]
Decision time for Sutherland
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Scotland loosehead Rory Sutherland wants to sort out his future before the World Cup […]
Championship faces TV blackout
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler The Championship faces a near-complete television blackout this season, according to well-placed Blindside sources, […]
Davis likely to join Kiss after Wallaby exit
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Bath, Wasps and London Irish defence coach Brad Davis is being tipped to […]
Jonny’s shirt set for auction
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler The shirt Jonny Wilkinson wore in the first half of England’s 2003 World Cup […]
Volavola chosen ahead of Grayson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Northampton Saints fly-half James Grayson was a target for French ProD2 outfit Agen when they […]
A brief history of tackles which changed a game
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It has been fiendishly difficult to identify rugby union’s precise place in the constellation of professional sports since it took up […]
Ignore the league tough guys, it’s better to be soft and safe
CHRIS HEWETT Contrary to popular belief, there are still differences between the two codes of rugby. Union still has its flankers and its lineouts, together […]
What a mess, all RFU’s own doing
RATHER than act like gentlemen and play by the rules, England seem to think they can manipulate them for their own benefit – and not […]
So uplifting to read Pearce’s life story
IN these days of the incompetent 12-strong RFU Board, the English 2nd XV’s dismal showing in Cardiff, ring-fenced Premiership, defunct Premiership clubs, Test matches being […]
No sympathy from me
WHY are so many people coming out in sympathy for Owen Farrell and England. Farrell has been playing Rugby Union for a long time so […]
Alarming indiscipline
A WIN is a win, but England’s indiscipline is alarming a few weeks out from the start of the Rugby World Cup. If we were […]
England must get the ball to the wide men
FOR four years, Sir Clive Woodward in his matchday analysis in his newspaper column always states that the coaches pick the right team… he might […]
Tigers turn to Du Plessis for World Cup cover
NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER Tigers have brought in Petrus du Plessis as their interim scrum coach. The South African will remain in the role until the […]
Van Velze signs on for another season at Bath
NEWS EXTRA GJ van Velze has rejoined Bath for the new season. The 35-year-old South African forward made 10 Premiership appearances for the club last […]
Ospreys put Jones in charge of the defence
NEWS EXTRA MARK Jones is joining the Ospreys as defence coach. The interim Wales U20s head coach has notable experience in a defence role, having […]
French centre Vakatawa returns for Barbarians
NEWS EXTRA VIRIMI Vakatawa’s premature retirement is over as the former France centre started for the Barbarians against Samoa last night in Brive. Vakatawa, who […]
Dream Team with Scott Rawlings
Scott Rawlings, the long-serving Fylde, Lancashire and former England counties, Manchester and Longton centre, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. […]
The cruellest time to suffer an injury
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The agony of these eve of World Cup injuries! I thought I […]
This rugby apartheid must stop
Rugby Matters I WAS going to write 1,500 words of incredulous, outraged fury over the Owen Farrell decision but frankly my health can’t take it […]
It’s time for England to sort out their attack
Q&A Former England flanker Peter Winterbottom talks to Ben Jaycock after a hectic week for the national team and tells us how his Esher side […]
B Moseley ……28 Darlington …. 24
By JON MEADOWS MOSELEY played the last 10 minutes with 14 men afger a high tackle red card but held on for the win against […]
Sale FC…………… 7 Caldy ……………14
By SAM BYTHEWAY CALDY got their pre-season campaign underway with a hard-fought win over their old rivals. The Championship side’s forward dominance got them over […]
Hinckley ……… 19 Sheffield ……..68
By CHRIS CAMPBELL A POWERFUL Sheffield outfit put in a strong performance against an experimental Hinckley side. Hinckley started much the stronger and took an […]
Doherty try seals victory for Blackburn
By MO SHER Blackburn…….. 19 Fylde …………….. 17 DESPITE the difference in league level – Blackburn play at rung five in the pyramid, one below […]
Moyle quick off the mark as Pirates find their feet
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P ……….. 45pts Tries: Andrew, Nelson, Penalty (2), Relton, McNab (2) Conversions: Pittman, Jenkins (2) Plymouth A ………. 5pts Tries: Duncan […]
Tait finishes in fine style
By LUKE JARMYN Hawick ………..37 Tynedale …….14 Fifield. HAWICK winger Morgan Tait dashed between two Tynedale defenders to score his second try in the final […]
Dings C …………28 Bargoed……….. 17
By BAZ JOHNSON BARGOED played an expansive game with numerous line breaks to make Dings Crusaders work hard for the win. Dings scrum-half Archie Stapleton […]
Chinnor………….67 Wimbledon….. 12
By ANDY HASTINGS BARGOED played an expansive game with numerous line breaks to make Dings Crusaders work hard for the win. Dings scrum-half Archie Stapleton […]
St Austell …….. 19 Camborne ….73
By BILL HOOPER CAMBORNE proved too strong in this pre-season encounter running in 11 tries against a brave St Austell. Josh Matavesi and Nico De […]
Coventry……….33 Leicester L ….. 21
By JOHN JENKINS NEWLY promoted Leicester Lions showed they will be a force to be reckoned with in National 1 this season. They made a […]
O Albanians … 31 Bishops S………52
By RICHARD HOMER STORTFORD took the Hertfordshire bragging rights with a hard fought win over OA. A hot afternoon at Woollams and many changes of […]
Rugby League has taken over says Campese
By NICK POWELL AUSTRALIA legend David Campese is concerned that rugby union is starting to mimic traditional rugby league and is a poorer sport as […]
‘You had to earn the right to wear the shirt’
My Life in Rugby with Jackson Wray The former Saracens and Bedford Blues back row talks about his life in the game I’LL never forget […]
Hardly the sound of a world in harmony
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE majority of the all-Australian trio responsible for clearing Owen Farrell will be on World Cup duty […]
Hesford built on the family tradition
Bob Hesford did more than his bit to extend and enhance the family’s unique tradition of appearing in cup finals across three footballing codes. His […]
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