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We’ll get over the line some day says Cullen
By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster head coach Leo Cullen feels they just need to continue putting themselves in the positions to win finals and they’ll eventually […]
Colombe try leaves the Aviva stunned
By PAUL REES Leinster……………………….. 26pts Tries: Danty 19, Seuteni 37, Colombe 71 Conversions: Hastoy 20, 38, 72 Penalties: Hastoy 42, 49 La Rochelle …………………. 27pts […]
Leinster finally pay the price for their cynicism
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Every journo is surely allowed one “told you so” moment in their career and mine arrived last night when Leinster, off the scale […]
Superstar Parisse signs off in style
By BEN JAYCOCK Glasgow……………………….. 19pts Tries: Steyn 55, 73; Cancelliere 68 Conversions: Horne 56, 74 Toulon …………………………. 43pts Tries: Serin 4, 24, Parisse 17, Wainiqolo […]
Warriors will learn from this – Smith
Glasgow head coach Franco Smith accepted that his side were outplayed but believes this experience will help his players in the long run. He said: […]
Falcons set for freshen up after turbulent time
By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE finished bottom of the Premiership after heavy defeats in their last three matches, but they are confident of avoiding the drop […]
Odogwu gets Italy chance
ITALY have called up former England prospect Paolo Odogwu as one of five uncapped players in their pre-World Cup training squad. The 26-year-old, who can […]
Tomi aiming for top after switch back to Scarlets
By LUKE JARMYN Welsh flyer Tomi Lewis is adamant that moving back to his native land and working with head coach Dwayne Peel will provide […]
GB sevens players pondered boycott
By BEN JAYCOCK Several Great Britain Sevens players thought about refusing to participate in this weekend’s London leg of the World Series due to being […]
RFU failed to enforce regulatory standards
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Nothing holds a mirror up to all that is wrong with the elite end of English rugby […]
Parisse and Ollivon sparkle
NICK CAIN Toulon’s 43-19 European Challenge Cup victory over Glasgow was notable not just for the style in which the French club seized the title, […]
Teen Ogden hails impact of veteran star Chudley
By BEN JAYCOCK Tyro Coventry scrumhalf Fin Ogden has been taken under the wing of Premiership veteran Will Chudley this season. The 19-year-old livewire has […]
Yarde’s heading for exit at Bayonne
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former England winger Marland Yarde will be looking for a new club this summer after being told that his […]
Leinster face fight for Boyle
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leinster are trying to keep highly-rated prop Jack Boyle from moving to the Premiership this summer when his contract […]
Easter on wanted list in America
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Nick Easter, who played at three World Cups with England, has emerged as a target for the USA, who […]
Moneybags Racing keen to sign Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 are serious about tempting Marcus Smith to quit south-west London for a move to the French capital […]
Eddie has no time for sentiment, mate
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Eddie Jones is due in London for the first time since taking over as Australia coach at the end […]
Clubs queue up for Kibirige
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former England sevens winger Zach Kibirige is in demand, with five clubs bidding for his services once his deal […]
No debate, Hill has to be the Immortal No.6
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST UP, you could not make it. BT Sport, whose coverage of English club rugby has been close to outstanding for a […]
How England could use that Limerick spirit
CHRIS HEWETT BACK in the dim and distant, when down-to-earth Munster were the side to beat in Ireland and hifalutin Leinster were no more intimidating […]
Stage set for mind battle between old friends
Paul Rees previews the Premiership final Alex Sanderson is a two-club man. He spent the bulk of a playing career that was cut short by […]
Rowntree’s Red Army ready to roll
Saturday’s United Rugby Championship final between the Stormers, the holders, and Munster at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town is a 55,000 sell-out. Leinster, the […]
Prop Sarah is revelling in her turn in the spotlight
By BEN JAYCOCK Sarah Bern has gone from having the lights turned out on her training sessions to sharing the same facilities as the men […]
Bears make it seven wins on the bounce
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol…………………..24 Exeter………………….. 21 Bristol secured a bonus-point win against Exeter in their round 16 clash and now head into Saracens away on […]
Williams-Morris stars with hat-trick
By SAM BYTHEWAY DMP Sharks……………0 Loughborough……. 71 Loughborough secured just their fifth win of the league season with a powerful 12-try display at Northern Echo […]
Sarries survive Botterman red to close gap
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Worcester…………… 15 Saracens……………..38 Saracens survived a red card to Hannah Botterman to close the gap on the top two with an impressive […]
Deadly Sharks enjoy feeding frenzy
By MATT MERRITT Wasps……………………. 7 Sale………………………88 With only three games of elite rugby left before they are dropped from the Premier 15s, Wasps are aiming […]
Gloucester-HartpuryvHarlequins Today
PREVIEW… Acid test awaits for Quins play-off hopes By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS face a big test at table-toppers Gloucester-Hartpury with Amy Turner’s side knowing they […]
When it’s your time to go, you just know
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Well, I didn’t see any of that coming! Two retirements within an hour of each other on a Friday […]
My Life in Rugby with Alex Tait: ‘Being a one-club man means so much to me’
The former Newcastle and England U20s full-back and winger talks about his life in the game I am immensely proud to have finished my professional […]
Dallaglio’s turned into Nostradamus
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of the 12 clubs to have won European rugby’s supreme prize, only one dared to do so […]
Toulouse’s homemade champions
The original champions of Europe could have put their collective feet up on Saturday knowing that neither contender in Dublin would come remotely close to […]
Hertfordshire sign off by smashing 50
By KIERAN FREE Cheshire …….. 24 Herts ……………. 54 Hertfordshire signed off their championship with an emphatic victory on the road as their running rugby, […]
Somerset go clear after early struggle
By HUGH DUDER Somerset ……..41 Hampshire ….. 24 It took Hampshire just three minutes to open the scoring as Rory Penfold broke the line to […]
Bentley’s late score seals it for Lancashire
By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire …….. 29pts Tries: Higginson 2, Wilkinson 43, Bentley 72 Conversions: Smith 3 Penalties: Smith 15, 30, 40, 54 Yorkshire………… 28pts Tries: […]
Hennessy produces the late magic to break Cornish hearts
By BILL HOOPER Cornwall ……… 31 Kent …………….. 34 Kent broke Cornish hearts with a deserved win in the Cornish sunshine at a packed Camborne […]
Unlucky Cumbria fall short of semis
By JAMES LEWIS Cumbria ………..36 Durham ………..26 Cumbria prevailed in a ferocious encounter at Aspatria – but missed out on a semi-final spot due to […]
Short’s fast start gets Glouc going
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Devon …………… 10 Glouc’shire …..40 Gloucestershire inflicted a big defeat on Devon at Plymouth Albion, but finished behind Dorset & Wiltshire in […]
Half-century helps Dorset & Wilts ease past Berks
By ANDY ARTER Berkshire …….. 19 Dorset & W…..50 Dorset & Wilts travelled to Reading in search of the bonus point win to take them […]
East Midlands book their place in final four despite defeat
By MO SHER Leic’shire …….. 15 E Midlands ….. 10 Leicestershire finished off their campaign with a hard-earned win against East Midlands – who still […]
North Mids wrestle control to reach semis
By SAM THOMAS N Midlands …..38 E Counties ……26 A ten-try thriller at Droitwich saw North Midlands eventually win in comfortable fashion to top Pool […]
Essex set up decider with Oxfordshire
Division 3 round-up ■By MO SHER THE game of the day was in Thurrock, where Essex pipped Sussex 32-31 – the single-point win enough to […]
Gill Burns Cup
Round-up JUST Lancashire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey remain unbeaten in Division 1 after two rounds of action. Last year’s champions Leicestershire got back to winning ways […]
Wiese wins the players’ player gong
NEWS EXTRA Standout: Tigers No.8 Jasper Wiese LEICESTER No.8 Jasper Wiese has been named the Rugby Players’ Association players’ player of the year. The 27-year-old […]
Powell replaces Cokayne at Quins
LEICESTER have signed England and Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne for the 2023-24 Premier 15s season.The 26-year-old has won 72 caps for the Red Roses, having […]
Surgery ends Curry’s World Cup dream
Agony: Sale’s Ben Curry SALE Sharks flanker Ben Curry is set to miss the World Cup after being ruled out for at least four months […]
Front row pair extend deals with Gloucester
ENGLAND hooker Jack Singleton has signed a contract extension at Premiership side Gloucester. The 26-year-old, who has three caps, joined from Saracens in 2020. He […]
Young Guns: Bath & England U20s fly-half/full-back Sam Harris
Sam Harris was delighted with his match-winning conversion for England U19s earlier this month, but is keeping his feet firmly on the ground as he […]
Sharks deserve far more recognition
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Rugby has its favourites and we in the media are as guilty as any of promoting them above others but I’ve always been […]
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