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Tom Curry wins my Six Nations True Grit award

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain The “True Grit” award for the 2025 Six Nations has to go to Tom Curry. I will admit to being one […]

Six Nations: France get back their va va voom to end Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain Ireland…………………………. 27pts Tries: Sheehan 43, Healy 77, Conan 81 Conversions: Prendergast 44, 78, 81 Penalties: Prendergast 35, 43 France………………………….. 42pts Tries: Bielle-Biarrey […]

Six Nations: Lively Maxime Lucu steps up to guide France home

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees It was a tale of two injuries. James Lowe picked up a knock in the warm-up with the crowd only told he […]

U20s six Nations: Historic win for poweful French outfit over Ireland

9 March 2025 0 comments

By William Bull Ireland…………… 12pts Tries: Penalty 40+5, Mangan 80+1 France…………….22pts Tries: Echegaray 14, Leveque 18, Akrab 33, 52 Conversion: Keletaona 53 Corentin Mezou led […]

Prem Rugby Cup: Ealing Trailfinders go close but Exeter Chiefs sneak home

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter ………………………….. 28pts Tries: Hodge 26, Penalty 33, E Roots 63, Wyatt 70 Conversions: Hodge 27, 64, 71 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 24pts […]

Premiership Cup: Jamie Blamire treble sets up Bath showdown for Newcastle Falcons

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons …… 22pts Tries: Blamire 9, 52, 63 Conversions: Connon 53, 64 Penalty: Connon 14 Gloucester …………………… 17pts Tries: Hillman-Cooper 46, […]

Park quell Lions’ charge at the Rock

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park………. 21 Leicester Lions….. 19 ROSSLYN Park eked out a narrow victory over Leicester Lions. The hosts shot out to an […]

Ireland or nobody: Tadhg Beirne goes over for his country

23 February 2025 0 comments

To Ireland, via Llandovery PICTURE: Getty Images TADHG Beirne’s road to redemption from Leinster reject to Ireland superstar began at a club nicknamed The Drovers […]

Premiership Cup: Hat-trick man Charlie Savala takes charge as Northampton Saints cruise home

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Nottingham ……33pts Tries: Green 11, Graham 20, Penalty 48, Valentine 56, Threlfall 72 Conversions: Arden 12, 21; Threlfall 57 Northampton …66pts Tries: […]

Six Nations sides singin’ in the rain – and I’m loving it

16 February 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It was raining all over Europe last weekend, large parts […]

Talling excited with her England return

16 February 2025 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK MORWENNA Talling is confident her performances for PWR strugglers Sale Sharks are enough to play a pivotal part in a defining […]

U20s Six Nations: George Timmins turns on the power as England’s chariot gathers pace

9 February 2025 0 comments

By James Orpin England ……………………… 27pts Tries: James 11, Penalty 23, Hanson 80+2 Conversions: Coen 11, 82 Penalties: Coen 30, 55 France………………………….10pts Try: Britz 34 […]

Dad’s Army boosted by O’Mahony’s return

9 February 2025 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Old warrior: Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony PICTURE: Getty Images WHEN it comes to hanging tough through the strife […]

U20s Six Nations: England vs France Match Preview

6 February 2025 0 comments

By Conor McLarnon England U20s look to continue their impressive start to their Six Nations campaign as they take on France tomorrow night at the […]

Stop giving No.9s so much protection

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to the 2025 Six Nations, and, unfortunately, a new abomination of a law trial […]

New captain Maro Itoje says England ‘ready to go’ for Six Nations as they target Ireland upset

31 January 2025 0 comments

Maro Itoje says England are “ready to go” as they target an upset victory over Ireland that would launch their Guinness Six Nations in style. […]

Nottingham bounce back up the Championship table

26 January 2025 0 comments

Nottingham ….. 43pts Doncaster ……… 18pts Nottingham moved within two points of the top three with a bonus-point win at The Bay. The teams started […]

Mason Cullen leaves it late to grab bonus point for Ampthill

26 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben White Chinnor …………19pts Tries: Watson 16, Worboys 44, Stokes 52 Conversions: Worboys 18, 54 Ampthill ………..32pts Tries: Penalty 30, Morgan 32, Va’enuku 36, […]

Beno Obano red ends Bath hope of an upset win against Leinster

19 January 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Leinster ……………………….. 47pts Tries: Henshaw 9, 15; Conan 37, Snyman 51, 76; Ringrose 60, Gibson-Park 67 Conversions: Prendergast 16, 38, 52, 61; […]

Hawks swoop to claim derby spoils

19 January 2025 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley…………………. 17 Oxford H………………. 12 HENLEY HAWKS claimed the county bragging rights, but were made to work hard to overcome a tenacious […]

Bonymaen are quick to move out of the drop zone

12 January 2025 0 comments

Welsh Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BONYMAEN moved out of the drop zone after a 2825 bonus-point win at bottom club Newcastle Emlyn. Last weekend’s […]

Time for Northampton Saints to push Bath up front

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and unmissable every week Northampton are the Premiership’s reigning champions, and when you are in that position you want to […]

Harlequins leave it late to power past Newcastle Falcons

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle …………………….14pts Tries: Radwan 32, Redshaw 65 Conversions: Connon 33, 66 Harlequins ………………….. 38pts Tries: Chisholm 9, Smith 36, Walker 70, Beard […]

Ollie Lawrence: We want to do double over Saints

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Match Preview Northampton v Bath – Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens For Ollie Lawrence, last year’s Premiership final defeat to Northampton is firmly […]

Powell powers over to take Quins home

5 January 2025 0 comments

■By LUKE JARMYN Trailfinders ………39pts Tries: Evans 11, Beukeboom 19, Zackary 39, 69; Penalty 46, Crake 58, Laflin 66 Conversion: Leatherman 40 Harlequins ………..46pts Tries: […]

Strength in depth at Bath and Scotland is huge, says Josh Bayliss

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe On form: Josh Bayliss Josh Bayliss enjoyed his best run in a Scotland jersey over the autumn but insists competition for places […]

Pirates are on course to make it five in a row

29 December 2024 0 comments

PREVIEW… Ampthill v Cornish Pirates Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Dillingham Park ■By BEN JAYCOCK CORNISH Pirates are riding a wave of momentum looking for their fifth […]

Finn Russell on target to keep Bath at the top

22 December 2024 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons……… 15pts Tries: Blamire 1, Lockwood 7 Conversion: Connon 8 Penalty: Connon 26 Bath………………………………. 40pts Tries: Barbeary 3, de Glanville 21, […]

Russell on target to keep Bath at the top

22 December 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons……… 15pts Tries: Blamire 1, Lockwood 7 Conversion: Connon 8 Penalty: Connon 26 Bath………………………………. 40pts Tries: Barbeary 3, de Glanville 21, […]

Centurion Mitchell goes back to where it all began

22 December 2024 0 comments

Ton up: Alex Mitchell ALEX Mitchell will mark a century of appearances in the Premiership today – against the same side he faced in his […]

Centurion Mitchell goes back to where it all began

22 December 2024 0 comments

Ton up: Alex Mitchell ALEX Mitchell will mark a century of appearances in the Premiership today – against the same side he faced in his […]

Alex Mitchell is taking Northampton Saints to next level

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Bulls……………………………..21pts Tries: Coetzee 34, Hanekom 61, 69 Conversions: Goosen 35, 62, 70 Northampton Saints…. 30pts Tries: Hendy 31, Augustus 40, Freeman 59, […]

Cian Prendergast takes reins

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock PREVIEW… Perpignan v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Aimé Giral Connacht captain Cian Prendergast returns to lead his side for the first […]

Saracens bounce back in fine style

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Saracens……………………… 27pts Tries: Carre 22, George 48, Willis 56, Earl 64 Conversions: Burke 49, 57 Penalty: Burke 35 Bulls………………………………… 5pts Try: de […]

Stade Francais’ two reds clear the way for Munster to take control

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Kevin Fallon Munster ………….33pts Tries: Abrahams 16, Daly 30, Kendellen 50, Farrell 55, Coombes 79 Conversions: Crowley 16, 30, 51, 56 Stade Francais .. […]

Gloucester on a roll after standing up to Edinburgh

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Gloucester ……… 15pts Tries: Blake 10, Tuisue 64 Conversion: Carreras 11 Penalty: Carreras 45 Edinburgh ……….. 10pts Try: Goosen 36 Conversion: Thompson […]

Mitchelow is in right place to snatch it for Ampthill

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ……..14pts Tries: Anderson 8, Trenholm 25 Conversions: Kerr 9, 26 Ampthill ……….. 15pts Tries: Sylvester 67, Mitchelow 78 Conversion: Mitchell […]

Burton back with a hat-trick to spark Trailfinders

8 December 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN JOHNS Trailfinders…… 31pts Tries: Burton 7, 32, 59; Dow 44, Taylor 40+1 Conversions: Taylor 8, 33, 40+2 Sale………………….. 5pts Try: Wood 35 ABI […]

Kabaya lines up to take on champs

8 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Loughborough v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. 3pm By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND international Sadia Kabeya makes her first start of the season as her side take on […]

Fit-again Alex Mann is planning to come back with a bang

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas After a year of ups and downs, Alex Mann is back bigger and better than ever and determined to return to the […]

Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs – Champions Cup Preview

7 December 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We have an action-packed rugby weekend to look forward to over the coming days as the Champions Cup gets underway. […]

Guy Pepper full of praise for Sam Underhill

1 December 2024 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Sam Underhill was one of Guy Pepper’s idols growing up and he’s now enjoying learning from him in person at Bath. In […]

Fiji cave in as Ireland find some firepower

24 November 2024 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland…………………………. 52pts Tries: Doris 4, Van der Flier 14, 29; Hansen 40, 67; Aki 46, McCarthy 63, Kelleher 78 Conversions: Prendergast 4, […]

Speedy Ben Stevenson leaves it late to win it for Newcastle Falcons

24 November 2024 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle ……..28pts Tries: Blamire 33, Gordon 52, Stevenson 60, Pepper 76 Conversion: Connon 77 Penalties: Connon 29, 72 Sale ………………..27pts Tries: McElroy […]

Ampthill facing daunting date with the Bears

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Impressive: Siva Naulago starts for Bristol PREVIEW… Bristol v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2pm, Ashton Gate WINLESS Ampthill travel west looking to cause […]

Alex Dolly keeps his cool to put Doncaster Knights on right track

24 November 2024 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Caldy ……………… 19pts Tries: Robinson 8, Gallagher 18, Hearn 76 Conversions: B Jones 9, Kilcourse 77 Doncaster …….. 43pts Tries: Strong 13, […]

Quins set for derby battle

24 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens v Quins Today. 3pm SARACENS inside centre Sarah McKenna is preparing herself for a huge battle against London rivals Harlequins […]

England A dominate second half to down Australia A, with Henry Pollock impressing

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Ollie Aust England A – Tries: Heyes 6, Murley 43, 77, Langdon 56, Fisilau 61, Muir 68 Conversions: Atkinson 57, 62, Shillcock 69, 78 […]

James Botham: We have to stay positive

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Simon Thomas James Botham says Wales can’t dwell on the negatives if they want to end their long losing run. Warren Gatland’s team go […]

Hornets stung by Cinder comeback

17 November 2024 0 comments

By LUKE WILSON Hornets…………………29 Cinderford……………29 THE Hornets faced promotion hopefuls Cinderford in a closely contested match, marking the first time the two teams met at […]

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