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Ilona Maher ‘loves being a superstar’ as Bristol signing looks to grow the game

7 January 2025 0 comments

Ilona Maher hopes she can inspire and elevate more players to superstar status in women’s rugby. Olympic sevens bronze medallist Maher announced her arrival in […]

2025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under

7 January 2025 0 comments

2025 has begun and a year of rugby excitement awaits. With it being a World Cup year for the Women’s game and a Lions tour […]

Premiership Team of the Week: Fin Smith and Tom Willis impress again to strengthen England cases

6 January 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott This weekend of Premiership action provided the perfect mix of technical flair and big men bulldozing through that make the game of […]

Computer games annoy Alex Sanderson

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Angry Alex Sanderson has vowed to channel the perceived lack of respect for his Sale Sharks side into a driving force for […]

Will Muir’s aiming to hit the target with Bath

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Darts-loving winger Will Muir hopes Bath can hit the bullseye in 2025 having gone so close to Premiership glory last season. Back […]

Pat Lam: Fitz Harding is good enough for England

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Pat Lam’s New Year wish is for his Bristol captain Fitz Harding to gain international recognition after a number of eye-catching performances […]

Tom Willis on a rampage to ignite Saracens

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Saracens …………………….. 35pts Tries: Willis 7, 39; Cinti 47, Burke 16, 77 Conversions: Lozowksi 8, 17 Penalties: Daly 33; Lozowksi 70 Bristol […]

Pat Lam: I’m pleased with the bonus

5 January 2025 0 comments

Bristol’s director of rugby Pat Lam was pleased by the way his side refused to give up. He said: “The boys did well to get […]

Tomos Williams in control to finish off Sale Sharks

5 January 2025 1 comment

By Paul Rees Gloucester ………………….. 36pts Tries: Carreras 5, Llewellyn 20, 60; Hathaway 25, Williams 76 Conversions: Carreras 21, 26, 61, 77 Penalty: Carreras 13 […]

Lotte Sharp: It’s been toughest season ever at Saracens

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Lotte Sharp says Saracens are enduring the most difficult campaign since she joined the club 10 years ago but stresses they have […]

Springboks and Ireland to still lead the way in 2025

5 January 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees looks forward to 2025 and sees South Africa and Ireland keeping their places at the top of the tree A new year carries […]

A Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat

5 January 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024 Tier 2 All Stars […]

Bumper crowd to greet Ilona Maher – Bristol vs Gloucester-Hartpury Preview

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Bristol v Gloucester Today. 12.45pm A record-breaking crowd awaits USA superstar Ilona Maher as the American social media sensation looks […]

Sarries set for sprint finish

5 January 2025 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview L’borough v Saracens Today. 5pm A CRUCIAL victory over Bristol Bears before the Christmas break has kept Saracens in the play-off […]

London Welsh rise from ashes

5 January 2025 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER REMEMBERS WHEN THE EXILES WERE THE WHIPPING BOYS -AND HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED A TALE of redemption, what could be better this Yuletide. […]

My office at home is like a shrine to rugby

5 January 2025 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MET POLICE, WASPS AND SARACENS NO.8, WHO REPRESENTED MIDDLESEX, LONDON, BRITISH POLICE & THE BARBARIANS LEE ADAMSON Decent: Lee Adamson […]

Mark McCall surprised by timing of new law changes in Champions Cup

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Mark McCall is surprised law trials are being introduced to the Champions Cup this week halfway through the group stage, but does […]

Ilona Maher named on bench ahead of Bristol Bears debut

3 January 2025 0 comments

Social media sensation Ilona Maher is set for her Bristol Bears debut after being named on the bench for Gloucester-Hartpury’s visit to Ashton Gate on […]

Gloucester vs Sale Sharks – Match Preview

3 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Gloucester will look to get back to winning ways after a disappointing defeat at Sandy Park last week. They will […]

‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief

1 January 2025 0 comments

World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum builds towards this summer’s […]

Mark McCall: That was horrible and ugly

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway at The Rec Thunderstruck Mark McCall urged his Saracens side to get off the canvas after they were handed their worst Premiership […]

AJ MacGinty out for four months with knee injury

29 December 2024 0 comments

Bristol fly-half AJ MacGinty is to miss the next four months due to a knee injury that requires surgery. The United States international, who is […]

George Ford set to follow family line and take up coaching

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Ross Heppenstall George Ford admits he sees himself following in the footsteps of his father and two brothers by moving into coaching one day. […]

Freddie Steward prepares new plan of attack

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Freddie Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his feet as an attacking […]

Sale Sharks bring Bristol Bears crashing to earth

29 December 2024 0 comments

I fear Bristol’s bid for the title will be derailed by the injury to AJ MacGinty, expeially with Max Malins out for the season. Last […]

Ollie Sleightholme is the right man for England

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and unmissable every week… Since Ollie Sleightholme won his first two England caps against New Zealand last summer, and then […]

It’s never done until it is done, warns coach Johann van Graan

29 December 2024 0 comments

Bath boss Johann van Graan was desperate to keep a lid on fans’ expectations after his side’s 10-try romp at The Rec. There was a […]

Michael Cheika: We must be more ruthless

29 December 2024 0 comments

Leicester head coach Michael Cheika was proud of the fight shown by his Tigers. “It was a great crowd and a great occasion,” he said. […]

Rampant Sale Sharks leave Bristol Bears with nothing

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Roger Panting Bristol …………………………….. 0pts Sale ……………………………… 38pts Tries: Quirke 2, Roebuck 24, T Curry 49, O’Flaherty 66 Conversions: R du Preez 2, 24, […]

Pat Lam: It wasn’t a great day for us

29 December 2024 0 comments

Despite Bristol finishing scoreless for the first time in over seven years, their director of rugby Pat Lam indicated a line would soon be drawn […]

No surprise as France show how it’s done

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Nick Cain Vannes versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want to see a vibrant, […]

Leicester Tigers are still a work in progress, says Michael Cheika

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Michael Cheika has never been one to shy away from a challenge – and his latest venture as head coach of Leicester […]

Let’s hope Brizball can stay in fashion

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed This is not obviously the time to be talking balls – the Twickenham elite have cornered that particular market […]

Human tractors pull the big bucks

29 December 2024 0 comments

Back in the early 1990s, the Bristol hooker Mark Regan had a nickname for his tight-five colleague Simon Shaw. “I call him the ‘welded wallet’,” […]

We need a two -tiered solution

29 December 2024 0 comments

PAUL REES CALLS FOR A RESET, NOT A REVOLUTION, WHEN IT COMES TO SORTING OUT THE PROBLEMS FACING THE RFU WATCHING Bristol’s dash and dazzle […]

Tom Varndell: Pat Lam has put flair into Bristol Bears

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Mark Stevens When it comes to scoring tries in Premiership Rugby, few players have struck fear into opposition defences quite like Tom Varndell. Renowned […]

My take on the good, the bad and the ugly of rugby in 2024

29 December 2024 0 comments

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher – A Weekly look at the game’s other talking points The Good Lorenzo Pani: His exquisitely crafted try for Italy […]

Clement: I’m here to put fear into our opponents

22 December 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD On the up: Jack Clement in action for Gloucester JACK Clement feels the Cherry and Whites are now ripening nicely into a […]

Clement: I’m here to put fear into our opponents

22 December 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD On the up: Jack Clement in action for Gloucester JACK Clement feels the Cherry and Whites are now ripening nicely into a […]

Jack Clement: I’m here to put fear into our opponents

22 December 2024 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Jack Clement feels the Cherry and Whites are now ripening nicely into a potential top four side and putting real “fear” into […]

Speedster Ollie ends the year on a high

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES OLLIE Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in which he made his […]

Speedster Ollie ends the year on a high

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES OLLIE Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in which he made his […]

Speedster Ollie Sleightholme ends the year on a high

22 December 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Ollie Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in which he made his […]

Freddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers

22 December 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with the East Midlands club. […]

Dual registration needs to be put under microscope

22 December 2024 0 comments

IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of Premiership clubs’ junior players […]

Dual registration needs to be put under microscope

22 December 2024 0 comments

IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of Premiership clubs’ junior players […]

Defeats will spur us on – Randall

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES HARRY Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them in their quest to […]

Defeats will spur us on – Randall

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES HARRY Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them in their quest to […]

Champions Cup defeats will spur us on – Harry Randall

22 December 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Harry Randall believes Bristol’s two Champions Cup defeats against Leinster and La Rochelle this month will help them in their quest to […]

Rampaging Bears tear Tigers apart

22 December 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers…………. 24pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 8, 17, Steward 50, Bassett 80 Conversions: Pollard 17, 50 Bristol Bears……………….. 54pts Tries: Oghre 9, 15; […]

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