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Davidson makes history in Scarlets vs Cheetahs

12 January 2023 0 comments

Scotland‘s Hollie Davidson is set to lead the first ever all-female officiating team in a men’s European rugby match this Friday. The 30-year-old will be […]

Crossdale staying put

23 December 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Former England prospect Ali Crossdale could remain in France next season, with Perpignan who could take up a one-year option […]

Morahan to leave Bristol for Bayonne

18 December 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Luke Morahan will make his final appearance for Bristol today when they face Zebre in the Challenge Cup having spent five years […]

Cut tickets prices to get more fans in

18 December 2022 1 comment

THE amount of empty seats at Champions Cup /Challenge Cup games last week seems to have increased, probably due to the cost of living crisis […]

Glasgow find it tough going to take down Perpignan

18 December 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow………..26pts Tries: McLean 18, Jones 24, Pen try 66, Cancelliere 78 Conversions: Weir 19, 25 Perpignan…….. 18pts Tries: McIntyre 34, Dubois 60 […]

Parisse has too much class as Toulon give Bath lesson

18 December 2022 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Toulon ……………..29pts Tries: Wainiqolo 14, Rabut 23, Deavaux 37 Cordin 54 Conversions: Biggar 15, 24, 38 Penalties: Biggar 7 Bath …………………… 7pts […]

First-half blitz puts Scarlets on right course

18 December 2022 0 comments

By DAVID ROBERTS Cheetahs ……….26pts Tries: Hartzenberg 3, Fortuin 63, Kapepula 68, Oliver 73 Conversions: Pienaar 3, 68, 73 Scarlets ……….. 45pts Tries: Evans 11, […]

Double injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win

18 December 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Brive …………….. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht ……… 31pts Tries: Hawkshaw […]

Breakdown will be key against Zebre, says MacGinty

18 December 2022 0 comments

Focus: AJ MacGinty FLY-HALF AJ Mac-Ginty, who will be up against former Bear Tiff Eden at Ashton Gate when Bristol take on Zebre in round […]

Pau coach hit with 10-week suspension

18 December 2022 1 comment

PAU head coach Sebastien Piqueronies has been given a 10-week suspension for making inappropriate physical contact with referee Sam Grove-White in last weekend’s Challenge Cup […]

Scarlets looking to prove worth

11 December 2022 1 comment

Preview Scarlets v Bayonne Today. 3.15pm SCARLETS welcome Wales internationals Dane Blacker, Ryan Elias and Josh Macleod back into their starting line-up for their Challenge […]

Cardiff cruise home as Williams hits 250 in style

11 December 2022 0 comments

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff…………… 41pts Tries: Dacey 4, 18; Adams 22, L Williams 48, T Williams 60, Grady 77, Cabango 80 Conversions: Evans 5, 19, […]

Weir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home

11 December 2022 0 comments

By HAMISH STUART Bath………………….. 19pts Tries: White 22, Lee-Warner 28, Gallagher 61 Conversions: Francis 29, 62 Glasgow……………22pts Tries: Bean 3, Turner 15, Jones 38 Conversions: […]

Walder: We couldn’t put them under any pressure

11 December 2022 2 comments

By JOHN FALLON Connacht……….22pts Tries: Boyle 4, Byrne 37, Killgallen 77 Conversions: Hawkshaw 4, 38 Penalties: Hawkshaw 60 Newcastle………. 8pts Tries: Earle 25 Penalties: Schoeman […]

Zebre……………….. 21 Toulon…………….. 24

11 December 2022 1 comment

GAEL Drean’s 71st minute try won the match for Toulon against a plucky Zebre side. The visitors made a strong start and after consecutive penalties […]

Pau…………………… 16 Cheetahs………… 21

11 December 2022 2 comments

SOUTH African franchise the Cheetahs made a victorious start to their Challenge Cup campaign as they edged Top 14 strugglers Pau. Clement Mondinant opened the […]

Stade Fr……………24 Benetton………… 14

11 December 2022 0 comments

STADE Francais produced a stunning second half to overcome a resilient Benetton at the Stade Jean-Bouin on Friday. In a turgid first period, it was […]

Crane delight as Bears put on ‘best show of the season’

11 December 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Perpignan………. 5pts Tries: Shahn 40 Bristol Bears… 19pts Tries: Piutau 3, Harding 11, Jenkins 34 Conversions: MacGinty 4, 12 JORDAN Crane saluted […]

Ford setting his sights on Europe glory

4 December 2022 0 comments

Sale fly-half George Ford says he is more motivated than ever to enjoy glory in a European competition. Ford, 29, has twice been a beaten […]

Racing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement

11 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days after the club’s French […]

I’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt

14 August 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons – some achievement given […]

Williams: Some people may think I’m crazy but switch to Scarlets feels right

7 August 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Williams is comfortable he has made the right decision leaving the Wales coaching team and is confident he can help fire […]

ERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting

31 July 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how much of the estimated […]

My Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity

24 July 2022 22 comments

The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice in my career I […]

Bidding war goes on for European Cup TV rights

24 July 2022 1 comment

PLANS for a 16-team longdiscussed World Club Cup starting in 2025 will add intrigue to drawn-out broadcaster bids for TV rights to the European Champions […]

Fabulous Fylde consistently churned out some legendary performers, irrespective of code

17 July 2022 26 comments

As a prominent Lancashire club, Fylde have always co-existed with a number of Rugby League giants providing at least three players of outstanding ability to […]

Proud to be a foot soldier among the superstars

10 July 2022 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY BEN BROSTER THE FORMER WALES, SARACENS, WASPS, NORTHAMPTON, SCARLETS, BIARRITZ & BAYONNE TIGHT-HEAD I’M from Haywards Heath in Sussex but there was […]

Kpoku hopes French move will inspire him

26 June 2022 2 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Having witnessed his brother Joel’s star performance in the Challenge Cup final, Jonathan Kpoku’s hunger has been reignited as he joins Federale […]

European draws set for 28 June

20 June 2022 0 comments

The pool draws for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be held at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on 28 June, EPCR confirmed […]

Our skills let us down -Blackett

12 June 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES WASPS just failed to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup, losing out to London Irish on the final day of the regular […]

Fans will turn their backs on the Boks

12 June 2022 2 comments

I HAVE travelled to most overseas games in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the last 14 years to support Tigers but I will […]

Breakthrough star Henry Arundell pens long-term contract at London Irish

10 June 2022 0 comments

Exciting full-back Henry Arundell has penned a new long-term contract at London Irish. Arundell has had a breakthrough season with the Exiles, scoring seven tries […]

Gloucester left to rue what might have been

5 June 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Gloucester……..54pts Tries: Singleton 8, 44; Reid 18, Carreras 34, Thorley 49, Socino 57, Rees-Zammit 68, Clement 71 Conversions: Hastings 9, 19, 35, […]

Second tier is worth backing

5 June 2022 0 comments

THIS column has been at the forefront of lionising the Championship over the years, highlighting the massive disservice to the English game generally the RFU […]

Relegation freeze makes sense in World Cup year

5 June 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s actually a reason the Premiership have been paid such a premium by the RFU for […]

No dead rubbers in final round of Top 14

5 June 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRI NGTON FRENCH COLUMN Decider: Challenge Cup winners Lyon face Champions Cup winners La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images In less than three weeks, the […]

By George! Coach Skiverton has got big plans in place

29 May 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington marked his new longterm contract with Gloucester by declaring his intent to make the club a regular contender for the […]

Bye weekends have been crucial in easing workload, insists Boyd

29 May 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bonus ball: Tom James scores Northampton’s fourth try against Saracens a fortnight ago CHRIS Boyd believes the bye weekend for one club […]

Couilloud can push Dupont all the way

29 May 2022 1 comment

ON THE evidence of Baptiste Couilloud’s command performance in Lyon’s 30-12 European Challenge Cup victory over Toulon in Marseille, they have a scrum-half capable of […]

Jones and his team enjoy French trip

29 May 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER EDDIE Jones and his coaching team cannot pick players who play outside the Premiership, but that didn’t stop them […]

Lost boy Kpoku’s found new lease of life in Lyon

22 May 2022 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY JOEL Kpoku admits he was losing his way in the rugby world before decamping across the Channel, but he is not lost […]

Turner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish

22 May 2022 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker Gray is set to […]

Simmons has faith Irish can bridge gap in consistency

22 May 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES Test centurion: London Irish lock Rob Simmons ROB Simmons says consistency is the ingredient London Irish need if they are to build […]

Surreal season for Chapman

22 May 2022 1 comment

CHARLIE Chapman is living his dream, playing for Gloucester after supporting the club as a boy from the Shed. The 23-year-old has made the scrum-half […]

Harlequins v Gloucester: Quins make one change ahead of Twickenham game

20 May 2022 0 comments

Harlequins have made one change ahead of their fixture with Gloucester at Twickenham. Sat third in the table, Harlequins look to guarantee their place in […]

Wasps left regretting wasted opportunities

15 May 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Lyon ………………..20pts Tries: Berdeu 48, Charcosset 53 Conversions: Berdeu 48, 54 Penalties: Berdeu 35, 64 Wasps …………….18pts Tries: Robson 23, Gopperth 74 […]

Toulon too strong as Saracens crash out

15 May 2022 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Toulon …………….25pts Tries: Villiere 2, 39; Wainiqolo 60 Conversions: Carbonel 4, 61 Penalties: Carbonel 33, 52 Saracens ……….16pts Tries: Earl 15 Conversions: […]

Wasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade

10 May 2022 0 comments

Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact with the club’s acclaimed […]

Lyon fight back to set up battle with Wasps

8 May 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Lyon………………..35pts Tries: Couilloud 36, R Taofifenua 55, Niniashvili 62, 76 Conversions: Berdeu 36, Doussain 56, 77 Penalties: Berdeu 2, 13, 71 Glasgow…………27pts […]

Barbeary score swings it for Wasp as Blair laments ‘brain-farts’

8 May 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ……..30pts Tries: Vellacott 12, McBurney 26, Bradbury 66 Conversions: Boffelli 13, 26, 66 Penalties: Boffelli 9, 43, 73 Wasps …………….34pts Tries: […]

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