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I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

19 September 2021 2 comments

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while the young England and […]

Tell us European Cup dates, clubs urge EPCR

5 September 2021 0 comments

EUROPEAN Challenge Cup organisers are coming under pressure from clubs to announce the format of this season’s competition which remains under discussion weeks before the […]

Zero tolerance is still way forward insists Blackett

5 September 2021 0 comments

■By PAUL REES LEE Blackett believes there should be no let-up in the drive to eliminate dangerous challenges after referees showed a higher tolerance threshold […]

Exclusive: Premiership players urged to take the Covid vaccine

29 August 2021 0 comments

PREMIERSHIP Rugby have asked clubs to take a hard-line approach with players who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the new season that starts on […]

Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

29 August 2021 0 comments

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell’s hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

Last man standing Moon eyes more glory

29 August 2021 0 comments

■By PAUL REES AND then there was one. Ben Moon is the last survivor from the squad that won Exeter promotion from the Championship 11 […]

Cardiff strive for more with Bok four looming

15 August 2021 1 comment

CARDIFF chairman Alun Jones has told his team and Welsh rugby as a whole they will have to raise their game if they are to […]

Exeter Chiefs add two new signings to tight five

13 August 2021 0 comments

Exeter have confirmed the signings of overseas players Ryan McCauley from Australia and Sam Nixon from the Top 14

Worcester Warriors go green for brighter future

8 August 2021 1 comment

The Premiership club have pledged to reduce their climate footprint, director Peter Kelly outlines how the Warriors are overhauling their ways of operating

Scarlets attack coach Richard Whiffin leaves club

22 July 2021 1 comment

More changes to the coaching staff at the Scarlets

EPCR draw the pools for the 2021-22 Champions Cup

21 July 2021 0 comments

A 24-team Champions Cup draw has been held, find out where Exeter, Harlequins, Sale, Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Bath and Wasps will be travelling to

Smiler Smith ‘sums up Harlequins right now’

18 July 2021 1 comment

Harlequins skills and kicking coach Charlie Mulchrone says Marcus Smith has gotten to where he is by being a great applier of coaching advice

Saints prepared if Toulon persist in Dan Biggar swoop

4 July 2021 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON Saints have set aside a ‘healthy budget’ as they search fora new fly-half that places question marks over the future of Dan Biggar at […]

Botha adds to Bishop’s coaching positions

4 July 2021 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Nous: Mouritz Botha FORMER England lock Mouritz Botha has been named the new forwards’ coach of National League […]

Sacked Hayward back in Cardiff with Canada

27 June 2021 3 comments

BYRON Hayward will be back on the international stage in Cardiff this week eight months after losing his job with Wales. He will return to […]

Double delight for pragmatic Toulouse | James Harrington

27 June 2021 0 comments

Toulouse were crowned champions of France for the 21st time on Friday night, some 13 months after the players had first gathered for a […]

Toulouse keep their‘ double’ dream alive with La Rochelle rematch | James Harrington

20 June 2021 1 comment

Friday’s 2020/21 season Top 14 final will be a repeat of last month’s blood-and-thunder Champions Cup showpiece, after both La Rochelle and Toulouse won their […]

Car crash European Cup rules will wreck a great Cup | Nick Cain

20 June 2021 1 comment

THE European Cup is on a slippery slope. It is rapidly being downgraded from a competition which was about becoming champions of Europe – ‘the […]

Sean O’Brien urges Ireland to blood players in Premiership

13 June 2021 2 comments

SEAN O’Brien believes Ireland should relax their rule which all but bars players being selected for the national squad if they move outside the country […]

Covid-19 outbreak casts cloud over Gloucester’s season run-in

1 June 2021 0 comments

The Premiership match between Gloucester and Bath this weekend has been cancelled after a number of Covid-19 cases were detected at the Cherry and Whites

Such a shame I opted for German over French at school! | Shane Williams

30 May 2021 2 comments

After turning down Toulon in his playing career, Shane Williams is now hoping to be able to commentate on the Top 14 as it returns to broadcast in the UK

It’s just as well West and Ntamack aren’t slow kickers | Peter Jackson

30 May 2021 0 comments

The Champions Cup final went on and on…

Premiership bosses concerned by flaws in protracted review system

30 May 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES Man ‘upstairs’: TMO watches the action AS CROWDS return to rugby, there are concerns about the increasing time being taken up by […]

Revealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21

27 May 2021 0 comments

Tom O’Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season

Stuart Hooper addresses when Danny Cipriani will make his Bath debut

26 May 2021 3 comments

Bath fly-half Cipriani will not feature for the club in this season’s run-in

Youngs: This will help us be great

23 May 2021 2 comments

The Leicester Tigers captain offered his reaction after coming agonisingly close to winning the Challenge Cup trophy

Toulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care

23 May 2021 0 comments

All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe

Bath confirm Dempsey to depart as part of coaching shake-up

21 May 2021 1 comment

As revealed by TRP in January, Bath have recruited David Williams to be their new attack coach

Bath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle

16 May 2021 1 comment

Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath

Brock James backs La Rochelle to upset Toulouse in Champions Cup finale

16 May 2021 0 comments

The famed Top 14 import backs old club La Rochelle to stop Toulouse’s run at a fifth Champions Cup triumph in its tracks at Twickenham

Another 80-minute performance is a must for Gloucester

16 May 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Turned tide: Skivington GLOUCESTER head to Ashton Gate with an eye on a top eight finish and a place in next season’s […]

Devoto: Leinster defeat has made us even hungrier

16 May 2021 0 comments

Ollie Devoto still wants to play for England after being involved off the bench twice during Eddie Jones’ tenure

O’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson

16 May 2021 0 comments

Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC

London Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension

14 May 2021 1 comment

The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the ‘next few years’

Connacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick

9 May 2021 0 comments

LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan brushed off his Lions […]

Strict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington

9 May 2021 1 comment

James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude without any further Covid outbreaks

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

9 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why, despite having no particular […]

Harlequins out to Sting Wasps

6 May 2021 0 comments

Harlequins host Wasps in the Gallagher Premiership on Sunday with both teams looking for vital points. The weekend begins with Harlequins in the fourth and […]

Preview: Bok flyer Rhule has found his second wind in French Alps

2 May 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan preview Sunday’s clash between La Rochelle and Leinster with a place in the final awaiting the victor

Controller Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap

2 May 2021 3 comments

Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup semi-final

Leicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final

2 May 2021 0 comments

The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster’s first start in Friday’s Challenge Cup semi-final

Toulouse 21-9 Bordeaux: Toulouse on cruise control to Twickenham

2 May 2021 0 comments

Bordeaux-Begles failed to score a try in the quarter-final but edged past Racing 92, but that didn’t stand up this time against Toulouse

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

29 April 2021 1 comment

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist

Johnny Sexton ruled out of Leinster’s Champions Cup semi final

27 April 2021 1 comment

Ross Byrne is likely to play at No.10 for Leinster against La Rochelle this weekend in the Champions Cup semi-final

I’m confident Cardiff Blues will move forwards says Dai Young

25 April 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees meets with Dai Young to discuss how progress has fared since he took over at Cardiff Blues

Ryan’s loyalty to Scarlets rewarded by captaincy

25 April 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW… Dragons v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 1pm, Rodney Parade RYAN Elias admits he thought long and hard about leaving the Scarlets at […]

European contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington

25 April 2021 1 comment

Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next weekend in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup