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Sensational Hammond try sets up Ealing win

7 February 2021 2 comments

By OLI SHAPLEY Saracens ……….26pts Tries: Morris 4, 16, Segun 43, Pifeleti 79 Conversions: Whiteley 4, 43, 79 Ealing T’finders…39pts Tries: Smid 24, Davis 36, […]

Thomas strives for Test breakthrough

7 February 2021 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Aiming high: Dan Thomas scores for Bristol against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Thomas is determined to follow fellow Welsh Bears Callum […]

Giggleswick were lords of their manor

31 January 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Honour: The King meets England in 1938, Giggleswick star Mike Marshall second from right GIGGLESWICK […]

Q&A – Lance Bradley: League place is no concern, George is key to our plans

30 January 2021 1 comment

Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley discusses the exit of Danny Cipriani mid-season and why he has total faith in George Skivington

Doncaster sign Sexton

24 January 2021 0 comments

DONCASTER Knights have strengthened their second row options ahead of Saturday’s Trailfinders Challenge Cup game against Ealing by signing Jerry Sexton. The former Jersey captain, […]

Simon Halliday says French govt’s decision to block European Cup competition was ‘unnecessary’

19 January 2021 0 comments

The EPCR chairman says protocols could not have been more safer for players

Ealing 27-26 Saracens: Passionate Trailfinders prove their point again

17 January 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan reports from Vallis Way where Ealing Trailfinders proved their were a match for the three-time champions of Europe

Lacroix: We’ll get Euro Cups done | James Harrington

12 January 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reports on what is next for Top 14 clubs after the French government called to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

French call two-week halt to the European Cups

10 January 2021 1 comment

Covid-19 spike in Europe is set to obstruct the upcoming rounds of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competition

Returning Dai eager to move Blues forward

10 January 2021 1 comment

DAI Young will return to Cardiff Blues as interim director of rugby following head coach John Mulvihill leaving the Welsh region. The Australian took charge […]

Borthwick braced for battle against ‘big spending’ Bath

3 January 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Big job: Steve Borthwick STEVE Borthwick remains confident his Covid-tormented Tigers can defy the odds and the virus and get the New […]

Bears ace Harry Randall aims to show Eddie he’s the man for all seasons in Galway

20 December 2020 1 comment

Neale Harvey previews Bristol’s Champions Cup trip to Connacht with England hopeful Harry Randall

George Nott eyes top spot to build momentum for Rec visit

20 December 2020 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish lineout leader George Nott is confident of backing up last week’s fine 34-8 win at Agen as his side aim […]

Henry helps Tigers beat three yellows

20 December 2020 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Success! Tigers celebrate their victory PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS BAYONNE: Germain 7 (Fajardo 71); Baget 6 (Lestrade 51, 6), Muscarditz 6, Hingano […]

Squirrels go hunting for nuts in winter

20 December 2020 1 comment

THE Australians have a name for it, squirrel-gripping. Charlie Rorke was found guilty of the offence on debut for Stade Francais against Benneton Treviso in […]

Danny Care calls for same underdog spirit that put Harlequins on the trophy trail in 2011

13 December 2020 0 comments

Ahead of their trip to Thomond Park, Quins scrum-half Care recalls the spirit of 2011 and their famous win over Munster

Tom Seabrook starts alongside senior man Henry as Gloucester give the kids a run

13 December 2020 0 comments

George Skivington has named an experiment squad to travel to Lyon for Gloucester’s Champions Cup opener

Worcester Warriors fall at final hurdle with Erbani crashing over

13 December 2020 0 comments

Worcester fall to a bitter 24-20 defeat in the opening round of the Challenge Cup in France

Teams will be at full strength for Champions Cup, says Lawrence Dallaglio

10 December 2020 0 comments

The Champions Cup remains the pinnacle of the European club game and a bigger prize than domestic success

Shane Williams: It still wasn’t enough but Wales took a step forward

1 December 2020 0 comments

Read Shane Williams’ verdict on Wales’ loss to England at Parc y Scarlets, and how it relates to the pressure on Wayne Pivac

Humph backs Louis to take on the world

22 November 2020 1 comment

DAVID Humphreys has revealed his disappointment at leaving Gloucester, but insists the Cherry & Whites can thrive without him with the potentially world-class Louis Rees-Zammit […]

Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd

Northampton Saints secure one-year extension with Chris Boyd

20 November 2020 0 comments

The Kiwi director of rugby’s previous deal was set to expire at Franklin’s Gardens next summer

Best Bookmakers to Bet on Rugby

12 November 2020 0 comments

Ruby is a high-paced contact sport with plenty of action during the 80-minutes of gameplay. While it’s a game that glorifies brute strength and aggression, […]

Rugby Matters: Romania can flourish with Robinson’s expertise and new home stadium

12 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher finds former Bristol Bears head coach Andy Robinson buoyant about Romanian rugby

Robinson’s Oaks can flourish in new home

8 November 2020 2 comments

Game changer: Romania’s new all-seater stadium in Bucharest COVID has been doing its worst all over the rugby world but the lockdown, and massive economic […]

Evans revving up for return home

1 November 2020 2 comments

By ROB COLE Mentor: Scarlets prop Rob Evans PICTURE: Getty Images YOU have to go back to pre-lockdown for the last time Wales prop Rob […]

Don’t ring-fence,wewant more fairytales – Bracken

25 October 2020 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Plea: Kyran Bracken KYRAN Bracken hopes football’s latest moves to set up a lucrative new European Super League will not trigger an […]

Ryan challenges fledglings to silence Coetzee

25 October 2020 0 comments

■By ROB COLE THE DRAGONS may not have Welsh internationals Ross Moriarty or Aaron Wainwright with which to try to blunt Ulster’s Springbok No.8 Marcell […]

YOUNGGUNS

25 October 2020 0 comments

BRISTOL HOOKER GEORGEKLOSKA Basketball-mad George Kloska has revealed how Michael Jordan’s starring role in hit TV series The Last Dance helped inspire Bristol’s Challenge Cup […]

Saracens duo have been instrumental

18 October 2020 0 comments

CONGRATULATIONS to Bristol for their tremendous win over Toulon on Friday night. They showed great fighting spirit to turn the game around after half-time and […]

Uren: We know Toulon’s history, but we are the team with world-class players now

15 October 2020 0 comments

Bristol Bears No.9 Andy Uren previews the Challenge Cup final and reminisces on his memories of his boyhood club

Premiership Rugby on alert after seven positive tests at Wasps

14 October 2020 0 comments

Bristol, Wasps opponents on Saturday, are believed to be unaffected

Davies aims to get Dragons firing

11 October 2020 0 comments

SAM Davies has told the Dragons they need to hit their straps and quickly this season, but believes Dean Ryan’s exciting back-line will begin to […]

TEAMS: No Charles Piutau for Bristol’s trip to Ricoh

9 October 2020 0 comments

Full team news ahead of this weekend’s showdowns at the Ricoh Arena and Sandy Park

Borthwick: Tigers lost their way but we’re rebuilding

4 October 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER have won jus two games since Steve Borthwick arrived in July but the new head coach believes his side […]

Cockerill hit by Mata injury blow

4 October 2020 0 comments

EDINBURGHback row Bill Mata has been ruled out for up to two months. The Fijian had surgery on Thursday after damaging ankle ligaments in the […]

Boyd’s future in balance at Saints

4 October 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE CHRIS Boyd is still in negotiations with Northampton Saints about his future at the club beyond the end of the 2020/21 season. […]

Surreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane

29 September 2020 0 comments

Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team

Captain Tom chasing glory finish to year of progress

20 September 2020 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Focused: Tom Youngs LEICESTER’S quarterfinal clash with Castres today was cancelled after three of the French side’s players tested positive for coronavirus. […]

Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick

Leicester Tigers tie cancelled after Castres’ positive COVID-19 tests

19 September 2020 0 comments

Sunday’s Challenge Cup quarter-final at Welford Road has been cancelled, meaning Tigers progress

Tackling Radradra? I used to face Billy Vunipola in training, says Nick Tompkins

3 September 2020 0 comments

Dragons centre Nick Tompkins is already looking forward to the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Bristol Bears

Jackson column: James Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive

3 September 2020 0 comments

Four generations of Whitcombes that are steeped in history and, in young Leicester prop James’ case, promise

Revealed: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to undergo radical format change

2 September 2020 0 comments

EPCR confirm big shake-up to European format for 2020-21

Cockerill sets challenge to land a first knockout win

30 August 2020 0 comments

■ By BRYN PALMER RICHARD Cockerill has challenged his Edinburgh players to prove they can handle the pressure of knockout rugby and take the Scottish […]

Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive

30 August 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The cradle of rugby’s oldest bespoke manufacturing business can be found across the river from the Millennium […]

Jackson column: Champion Bill Shankland showed Jacklin how it was done

26 August 2020 0 comments

Warrington RLFC’s Shankland possessed an expertise that spanned more than just one sport, as Peter Jackson recounts

Harrington column: Stade Francais looking less and less likely to be ready for Top 14 season

24 August 2020 0 comments

The Paris-based club has reported COVID-19 positive players have developed lesions on their lungs

Jamie should be back in time to tweak the Bears’ tail

23 August 2020 0 comments

WHAT a shame the first weekend of rugby in Wales since lockdown didn’t feature the return to action of Jamie Roberts. How unfortunate for him […]

Williams stars for Scarlets on debut

23 August 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Scarlets…………………………………32pts Tries: Kennedy 4, Evans 22, 43, Lousi 49, McNicholl 56 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 50 Penalties: Halfpenny 32 Cardiff…………………………………………12pts Tries: Adams 30, […]