■By MARK STEVENS Bristol …………. 67pts Tries: J Jenkins 2, Marmion 6, Fricker 12, Thacker 19, 71; Bates 23, Elizalde 25, Thomas 30, Heenan 54, […]
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Ampthill given 11-try lesson in class from Bath
By BEN WHITE Ampthill …………….. 0pts Bath …………………. 73pts Tries: McConnochie 2, 51; Tuipulotu 11, 25, 39; Staddon 42, Spandler 58, 74; Le Roux 65, […]
Gloucester are made to battle all the way
■By CARWYN HARRIS Hartpury …………26pts Tries: Morgan 11, Denty 35, Austin 43, Penalty 72 Conversions: Bazalgate 11, 35 Gloucester ……. 31pts Tries: Clarke 5, Tuisue […]
Ten-try Chiefs show Pirates no mercy
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ……………… 7pts Try: Houston 23 Conversion: Houston 23 Exeter ……………….. 68pts Tries: Rigg 2, 40; Brown-Bampoe 7, 17, 74; Hodge […]
Shame that Georgia are kept out of sight
By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed The most significant contest of the November international series? Take your pick. Ireland-New Zealand in Dublin on Friday night? […]
France have talent to spare
ON the face of it – and, indeed, at the heart of it – a back row combination of Charles Ollivon (a former captain of […]
Aussies facing reality check
ANALYSIS PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE HOME NATIONS AS THE AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS GET UNDER WAY AUSTRALIA start only their third grand […]
South America look to keep on building
By JOE SANTAMARIA Top dogs: Argentina celebrate beating Australia in Rugby Championship PICTURES: Getty Images AS Sebastián Piñeyrúa’s historic six-year term as President of Sudamérica […]
Assiratti’s making the most of his second chances
By SIMON THOMAS WALES prop Keiron Assiratti has revealed how close he came to dropping out of professional rugby – just months before making his […]
Wales get set for big Sunday crunch…
By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know One weekend five summers ago, Wales went to No.1 in the rankings based on a […]
Maesteg Harlequins a beacon of hope
AT a time when too many clubs all over England and Wales have gone to rack and ruin, Maesteg Harlequins shine through the gloom as […]
Holders looking to get it right
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Exeter on top in battle of the big guns
■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ……………………….. 29pts Tries: Doidge 8, F Robinson 38, Sinclair 56, Rogers 66 Conversions: Tessier 9, 39, 67 Penalty: Tessier 40 Saracens […]
Bristol have no answers as Callender leads romp
By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ……………. 19pts Tries: David 7, Bonner 28, R Marston-Mulhearn 37 Conversions: Reed 7, 28 Harlequins …… 34pts Tries: Powell 13, Torley […]
Scarratt excited by new pathway
■ By MAX HARRIS Champions: Gloucester-Hartpury celebrate their title triumph ENGLAND centurion Emily Scarratt is delighted with the new women’s BUCS programme which aims to […]
From shelf stacker to first-team contender
■By PAUL REES GEORGE Makepeace-Cubitt was stacking supermarket shelves at the start of the year but the England Under-20 outside-half is now expressing himself at […]
Cheika has instilled fight and grit into Tigers -Smith
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Battle-hardened: Leicester coach Michael Cheika MICHAEL Cheika is a throwback to the old head coaching days at Welford Road when Tigers […]
Don’t let these tasty clashes pass you by
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S always famine or feast with international rugby and I guess that’s […]
Beziers need to clean up their act
THE once-mighty Beziers are making the news in France again but for the wrong reasons. On the field they are becalmed mid table after three […]
Rowntree’s old charges fall short in a thriller
■By BEN JAYCOCK Munster ……….. 24pts Tries: Haley 35, Penalty 40, Hodnett 50, Farrell 60, Conversion: Butler 60 New Zealand …38pts Tries: Lam 23, Fihaki […]
Baxter: I want to make things better
■By PAUL REES ROB Baxter will not be walking away from Exeter, the only club still looking for a Premiership victory this season, believing he […]
I love it when I’m out in front of The Shed
Jon Newcombe hears from George Barton about his switch from No.10 to 15 and the propects for the Cherry & Whites this season IT’S still […]
I’ll stick with La Rochelle -O’Gara
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Griffin’s not stopped by heart issue
WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be fit for the autumn internationals despite being diagnosed with a heart condition. Griffin, 23, has […]
Pearce walks in his father’s footsteps
■ By PAUL REES PADDY Pearce is living a dream after emulating his father and great-uncle by playing for the club he supported as a […]
Sylvester unhappy to be missing out on Prem Cup
■ By BEN JAYCOCK MOST Championship sides spent this week gearing up for the Premiership Cup but Cambridge and Chinnor were left twiddling their thumbs, […]
Blackheath have promotion in sight
■ By DAN ROBERTSHAW BLACKHEATH prop Will Davis says his side are aiming to secure one of the two promotion places available in National One […]
Devonport finding the going tough
■ By BEN JAYCOCK DEVONPORT Services have lost every game in their inaugural National Two West campaign but homegrown talent Liam Jarvis says they are […]
Davies keen to bring new direction to Barnes
■ By BEN JAYCOCK RECENT retiree Josh Davies has moved into the world of coaching at the age of 31 and offers a fresh perspective […]
I’d just signed for the dirtiest team in France
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, ROUEN, EL SALVADOR, GRASSE, HARTPURY COLLEGE AND ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF NOW HEAD COACH AT CLIFTON LUKE COZENS Happy: Luke […]
New England group will cause uncertainty
By Jeff Probyn – A front-row view of game So just when we thought that everything was getting sorted between the RFU, the clubs and […]
Cardiff go down to shock defeat
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CARDIFF Met suffered a shock loss to Hartpury which allowed Bath to claim second place and remain within touching distance […]
Potter hoping for Aussie debut
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It is important to develop core skills
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Andy Davies, below, head coach at Lymm RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and what has […]
Dragons split with coach Flanagan
NEWS EXTRA DRAGONS have parted company with head coach Dai Flanagan with assistant Filo Tiatia taking over on an interim basis. The Newport-based region said […]
Kelleher expects to be fit
IRELAND hooker Ronan Kelleher is on track to recover from injury in time to face New Zealand in Dublin on Friday night. Kelleher, 26, hurt […]
Williams is quick to learn at Grasshoppers
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Noon has heart set on France
LEWIS Noon, the 19-yearold son of former England centre Jamie, has his sights set on playing for France. The full-back, who is part of Brive’s […]
We will see fewer full reds -Pearce
Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT LUKE Pearce believes that with the introduction of the new 20-minute red card law, direct sending-offs will be few and far […]
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WRU to apologise to players
THE Welsh Rugby Union says it intends to apologise for its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women’s team. In September, the WRU announced […]
Davies in fine form as Ponty triumph
Welsh Premiership round-up WING Joe Davies ran in a hat-trick as table toppers Pontypridd defeated Bonymaen 47-7 to make it six wins out of six. […]
Galthie turns his sights to the future
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Not wanted: Charles Ollivon has been omitted from the France squad by coach Fabien Galthie PICTURES Getty Images FRANCE head coach […]
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Gilmore has tightened up our defence – Anderson
By PAUL REES CAMERON Anderson has hailed the impact made by defence coach Jason Gilmore, below, since he arrived at The Stoop in the summer. […]
Banned for three matches
BATH centre Will Butt and Sale scrum-half Nye Thomas have both been banned for three games following their red cards during their Premiership match last […]
Heartbreak for England as All Blacks leave it late
England 22-24 New Zealand By Ben Jaycock at Twickenham George Ford missed a late penalty and last gasp drop goal as a heartbroken England suffered […]
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England face New Zealand in the first game of their Autumn Nations Series campaign, hosting them at the Allianz Stadium (Twickenham). The home side have only beaten […]
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