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Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

8 December 2023 0 comments

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for the first-time since announcing […]

Challenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

8 December 2023 0 comments

Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the first Georgian team to […]

Big clubs ready to rumble

3 December 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked format that does away […]

Georgia happy to be joining the party

3 December 2023 0 comments

The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in Tbilisi, has been included […]

Laporte & Co hit the panic button

3 December 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A week after ripping out their coaching set-up and employing an Etch-a-Sketch style reset to their season, Montpellier officially hit the […]

When relegation battle was the key

19 November 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Twenty years on from England’s World Cup triumph – Wednesday is the […]

Joussain on a mission to speak out at Nottingham

5 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Frenchman Come Joussain is relishing the environment at Nottingham and the ethos of encouraging every player to speak their mind, irrespective of […]

England’s finest right to the end

29 October 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Now here’s a little in-house admission. A couple of months ago, when […]

We’re all set for the real start to season

29 October 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TODAY, as fans get their breaths back after the Rugby World Cup final and the end of 48 matches of intense […]

Fit-again Richards is setting his sights high

17 September 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Bath’s Ewan Richards is hoping that he can put last season’s injury troubles behind him and keep pushing forward at The Rec, […]

Smith commits future to Warriors until 2026

17 September 2023 0 comments

Coach Franco Smith has signed a new contract with Glasgow Warriors, extending his stay until 2026. The 51-year-old South African – linked with the Scotland […]

Irish weren’t given enough time – Ojo

25 June 2023 0 comments

■By NICK POWELL LONDON Irish’s record try scorer Topsy Ojo says it’s regrettable that the club weren’t given more time to try and find someone […]

Ealing confirm deal with Williams

18 June 2023 0 comments

Ealing Trailfinders have confirmed their signing of Wales scrumhalf Lloyd Williams from Cardiff. The 33-year-old ends a 13-year career at Cardiff Arms Park which has […]

Van Vuuren keen to join Premiership

4 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lions lock Pieter Jansen Van Vuuren, who is reaching the end of his deal with the Ellis Park-based outfit, […]

Superstar Parisse signs off in style

21 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Glasgow……………………….. 19pts Tries: Steyn 55, 73; Cancelliere 68 Conversions: Horne 56, 74 Toulon …………………………. 43pts Tries: Serin 4, 24, Parisse 17, Wainiqolo […]

Parisse and Ollivon sparkle

21 May 2023 0 comments

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, […]

Yarde’s heading for exit at Bayonne

21 May 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Barnes fears impact of social media on grassroots referees

17 May 2023 0 comments

Wayne Barnes believes that ignoring social media is the best way for referees to operate, but is also concerned that online abuse is affecting the […]

Miotti can be the main man for Glasgow – McDowall

14 May 2023 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Domingo Miotti can step up and fill the boots of banned fly-half Tom Jordan as Glasgow aim to become the first Scottish […]

Leicester have Wilkinson in view

7 May 2023 0 comments

NEIL FISSLER Leicester are being touted as the most likely destination for Kieran Wilkinson, who was one of the players it was announced will be […]

Quins set to get more out of Wilson

7 May 2023 0 comments

Harlequins could be looking to reshuffle their coaching team this summer as they want Danny Wilson, below, to have a bigger role when he arrives […]

Jordan’s red halts Glasgow

7 May 2023 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow……………. 5pts Tries: Steyn 67 Munster …………..14pts Tries: Fekitoa 22, Frisch 27 Conversions: Crowley 23, 28 Glasgow’s twin assault on glory ended […]

Hawkins ruled out by 25-cap restriction

30 April 2023 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Wales are on the verge of banning Joe Hawkins from international selection following an investigation into his transfer from Ospreys to Exeter. […]

Arresting sight of Coulman’s solo gallop

30 April 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT Twickenham more than 50 years ago, Mike Coulman did something that had not been seen there […]

Toulouse look set to lead from the front

30 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN As the French Top 14 takes a week’s break for the Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals, here’s a look at the […]

Dragons take chances to stun Scarlets

23 April 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons…………. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams 6, Tomkinson 14, Hughes […]

Classy second half earns Stormers home quarter

23 April 2023 0 comments

Stormers ……38 Benetton ……22 Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over that sealed a top-three finish for […]

Exiles’ long wait for action frustrates Kidney

9 April 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Declan Kidney admits it has been frustrating having to endure a long break between Premiership games while others have had the chance […]

Monstrous defence wins battle for Warriors

9 April 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Glasgow………… 31pts Tries: Dempsey 9, Dobie 17, Fagerson 48, Jordan 73 Conversions: G Horne 10, 19, 49, 74 Penalties: G Horne 68 […]

Cardiff pay price for poor discipline

9 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton ……………………. 27pts Tries: Smith 20, Lamaro 56, Watson 68 Conversions: Umaga 21, 57; Albornoz 70 Penalties: Umaga 6, 12 Cardiff ……………………….. […]

Lions ……………. 51 Racing 92 ……28

2 April 2023 0 comments

LIONS battled to victory in their first ever Challenge Cup knockout stage game in Johannesburg, crushing Racing 92 despite being down to 14 men from […]

Stade F ………. 24 Lyon ……………..41

2 April 2023 0 comments

CHALLENGE Cup holders Lyon had to come from behind twice to win at Stade Français and earn a place in the quarter-finals. Lyon with face […]

Former Wasps star for Treviso

2 April 2023 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Benetton ……..41 Connacht …….. 19 CONNACHT could have few complaints as yet another Challenge Cup campaign fizzled out. Connacht failed to build […]

Easy for Clermont as Bears stumble

2 April 2023 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ………………………….. 26pts Tries: Randall 34, Radradra 38 Conversions: MacGinty 35, 39 Penalties: MacGinty 11, 18, 49, 78 Clermont……………………… 33pts Tries: Lavanini […]

Smith late try hands Pooler a final shot

2 April 2023 0 comments

Championship round-up By PHILIP ANSTEY FORTY years on from their first WRU Challenge Cup win at the old National Ground, Cardiff Arms Park, Pontypool will […]

Parra has his eye on a final flourish

2 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For a while, it looked as if Morgan Parra’s season – and possibly his career – had ended with an unwelcome […]

Chiefs lead chase for lock star Williams

19 March 2023 2 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Rising star: Cardiff lock Teddy Williams is wanted in Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Exeter […]

Graham enjoys serving up the goods for Saints

12 February 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Impact: Saints back rower Sam Graham in action Sam Graham worked as a chef in a Michelin starred restaurant but gave it […]

Dream Team with Jonny Roddam

22 January 2023 1 comment

Jonny Roddam, the former Harlequins, Sale, Doncaster, Sedgley Park & Fylde hooker and current head of boys sport at Kirkham Grammar and forwards coach at […]

Twelvetrees cuts through the noise

22 January 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bordeaux-Begles ……….. 17pts Tries: Gimbert 14, Boniface 50 Conversions: Jallibert 15, 51 Penalty: Jallibert 2 Gloucester ………………….. 26pts Tries: McGuigan 22, 64, […]

Stylish Lyon put Bulls to bed

22 January 2023 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Lyon …………….. 31 Bulls ………………. 7 LYON produced a sensational performance to defeat a tired-looking Bulls on Friday night and put themselves […]

Bristol deducted points for selecting Stooke

22 January 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL have been deducted five points and handed a suspended €10,000 fine by EPCR for selecting an ineligible player in the Challenge Cup. […]

Chawatama: London Irish have the talent to overcome Stormers

15 January 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… London Irish v Stormers TO coin an often-used sporting phrase, Lovejoy Chawatama can talk the talk and walk the walk. The […]

Thacker’s hat-trick lifts Bears

15 January 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Zebre……………… 11pts Tries: Gesi 60 Penalties: Eden 7, 24 Bristol …………… 34pts Tries: Thacker 43, 67, 77; Lloyd 52, Harding 73, Bradbury […]

Stuart: It will be tough but we’ll do our best

15 January 2023 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Cardiff v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 1pm, Arms Park SCRUM-HALF Sam Stuart insists Newcastle haven’t given up hope of making the knockout […]

It’s like a cup final – Annett

15 January 2023 1 comment

Preview Bath v Toulon Kick-off 3.15pm BATH’S Challenge Cup game against Toulon was postponed yesterday because of flooding. The game will take place today at […]

Warriors hit Perpignan for six

15 January 2023 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Perpignan …..26 Glasgow ……….40 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent record in the European Challenge Cup pool stages and booked their place […]

Dragons end European drought

15 January 2023 1 comment

By ROB COLE Pau ……………….. 12 Dragons ……….. 21 DRAGONS took revenge on Pau to record a first win in European competition for more than […]

Benetton ………26 Bayonne ………… 7

15 January 2023 0 comments

BENETTON booked their place in the knockout stage of the Challenge Cup with a comfortable win over rock-bottom Bayonne in Pool B. The Italian side […]

Priestland undecided if he will continue playing next season

15 January 2023 0 comments

Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked in Wales’s Six Nations […]

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