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Scarlets Williams set for shoulder surgery

18 April 2021 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS WALES centre Johnny Williams will not play again this season due to a shoulder injury. The 24-year-old suffered the blow in Scarlets’ defeat to […]

La Rochelle 45-21 Sale: Sharks are handed a painful French lesson

11 April 2021 0 comments

Victor Vito and Raymond Rhule show their genius to put Sale under the pump

Phipps: Premiership is like big game of chess

11 April 2021 1 comment

Nick Phipps admits to being proven wrong about the misconceptions Down Under has of the Premiership

Harmony at Toulouse is music to Kaino’s ears | James Harrington

11 April 2021 1 comment

Earlier this week, both Toulouse and Clermont head coaches insisted that their sides are underdogs for today’s Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Marcel Michelin. Regardless […]

‘Give WRU cash to regions, not hotel builders’

11 April 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Low point: Scarlets thrashed by Sale SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has outlined a way out of the Covid-19 crisis for the Welsh […]

Exeter 22-34 Leinster: Chiefs falter after fast start against brilliant Irish

11 April 2021 0 comments

Leinster come from 14-0 down to keep their double hopes alive at Sandy Park

Pandemic sees even champs Exeter suffer loss

10 April 2021 0 comments

By SAMUEL JACKSON PREMIERSHIP and European champions Exeter Chiefs have recorded a pretax loss of £2.26m after being “significantly impacted” by the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]

Great to be back with pals says Jonny Hill

4 April 2021 1 comment

Exeter Chiefs lock Hill scores two tries on his return from England Six Nations duty

Preview: Cockerill gambles on Blair at No.10

4 April 2021 1 comment

Edinburgh head coach defends the risky selection choice to play Blair Kinghorn not at full-back or on the wing, but at fly-half

Gloucester 16-27 La Rochelle: Gloucester courage not enough this time

4 April 2021 2 comments

Levani Botia was the star of the show at Kingsholm, as La Rochelle progress

Fekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps

4 April 2021 1 comment

The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test stage

Sharks finding fun factor in pain game

4 April 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Sanderson claims his “sadomasochistic” Sale Sharks are geared up physically and mentally to succeed on both domestic and European fronts as […]

Wasps 25-27 Clermont: Agony as Odogwu’s boots cost Wasps

4 April 2021 0 comments

A close call for the TMO as Odogwu’s boot was deemed to be in touch in tight encounter against Clermont

Exeter 47-25 Lyon: Battling Chiefs show champion pedigree

4 April 2021 0 comments

Chiefs come from 17-5 down to advance to the Champions Cup quarter-finals with victory at Sandy Park

Rhys Patchell sidelined for eight weeks with hamstring injury

31 March 2021 1 comment

Wales fly-half Patchell to miss most of the Rainbow Cup

Finn Russell receives three-week ban for red card against France

30 March 2021 0 comments

Scotland fly-half Russell was shown a red card by Wayne Barnes for catching France No.15 Brice Dulin high with an elbow

Gloucester 34-18 Exeter: Understrength Chiefs hammered by Baxter

28 March 2021 0 comments

Gloucester ease past a youthful Exeter Chiefs side, who had Josh Hodge show off his talenta

Joe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage

28 March 2021 2 comments

Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of facing Lyon for the first time

Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh: Thomas at the tiller as Blues chase Champ Cup place

21 March 2021 0 comments

Alex Bywater previews Monday evening’s clash at Cardiff Arms Park with young centre Ben Thomas

Josh gives Ospreys a kick-start into Euros

21 March 2021 1 comment

By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster…………..19pts Tries: H Byrne 22, 44; J Osborne 27 Conversions: Frawley 23, 45 Ospreys …………24pts Tries: Cracknell 69, Watkin 73,Thomas 80 […]

Patchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table

21 March 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life difficult for the Scarlets, […]

Moriarty back to fire Dragons challenge

21 March 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW… Dragons v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium Competitor: Dean Ryan Return: Ross Moriarty DEAN Ryan is adamant the Dragons are […]

Goode: Academy kids can wait, it’s all about winning to construct new mentality at Tigers

21 March 2021 0 comments

The Rugby Pod co-host acknowledges the young players in the stable at Leicester, but that it is Richard Wigglesworth and Dan Cole who can play significant roles right now

PRO16 heading Skyward with South African franchises on board

14 March 2021 2 comments

How close could the PRO16 come to reaching the TV sums struck by the Premiership and Top 14 in recent deals?

Round of 16 stages drawn for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

9 March 2021 2 comments

The Round of 16 draw for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout stages has taken place in Lausanne, Switzerland

Exclusive: Easter Monday slot for European Cup games

7 March 2021 0 comments

Jon Newcombe reveals how the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be crammed in to the remainder of the season’s schedule

Edinburgh 25-27 Scarlets: Scarlets get grip on Champions Cup race

28 February 2021 2 comments

Sione Kalamafoni tops 30 tackles to inspire Scarlets to victory on the road in Edinburgh

Simples? It should be!

28 February 2021 0 comments

AT LONG last, we know how the remodelled knock-out stage of the European Champions Cup will be pieced together. By the second week in March, […]

Zebre 26-15 Dragons: Jonah Holmes double can’t save struggling Dragons

28 February 2021 0 comments

Zebre move above Dragons in the PRO14 table and into fourth place in Conference A, Steffan Thomas reports

Saracens coach role for Brown

28 February 2021 1 comment

FORMER Scotland back row Kelly Brown has returned to Saracens as an assistant coach, as revealed in Blindside last month. The 38-year-old re-joins from Glasgow […]

Ex-Saracens flanker Kelly Brown to leave Glasgow Warriors this month

23 February 2021 2 comments

The specialist ruck coach will return to London after moving to Glasgow last summer with his family

Exclusive: How the Champions Cup will be drawn

21 February 2021 0 comments

Jon Newcombe reveals how the Last 16 of the Champions Cup will be drawn after an impasse between Premiership and Top 14 was resolved

Sekope Kepu terminates his contract at London Irish

9 February 2021 0 comments

The Wallabies prop will return to New Zealand to be with his family, after citing ‘personal reasons’ behind his departure from the Premiership

Bristol Bears lowest in Premiership charts for EQP

7 February 2021 1 comment

Recent Championship clubs such as Bristol and London Irish sit low on the percentage of England qualified players (EQP)

London Irish v Newcastle: Sean O’Brien aims to lead Exiles into Champions Cup

31 January 2021 2 comments

The British & Irish Lion is set to start against high-flying Newcastle Falcons, as London Irish aim to rise up the Premiership standings themselves

Gopperth: Give Paolo Odogwu a chance to run riot

31 January 2021 1 comment

Wasp veteran Jimmy Gopperth wants to see England unleash Odogwu in this year’s Six Nations

Rotherham and Jersey Reds sing praises for Ed Robinson

24 January 2021 0 comments

Jon Newcombe speak to the coaches who know Ed Robinson, the Jersey Reds coach who will join up with Eddie Jones

Baxter wins the Writers’ Club vote

24 January 2021 0 comments

EXETERdirector of rugby Rob Baxter has won the Rugby Union Writers’ Club personality of the year award for 2020. The 49-year-old guided the Chiefs to […]

Exeter and England lock Jonny finds some more hills to climb

22 January 2021 0 comments

The time for reflection isn’t now for the double-winning lock eager to press his claim with England

Extrovert Sanderson will be great for Sale says Petrus du Plessis

21 January 2021 0 comments

Wallabies scrum coach Petrus du Plessis worked as a player under Sanderson at Saracens, and believes his appointment at Sale to be astute business

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

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

Scarlets hot-shot Jac Morgan expected to sign with Toby Booth

10 January 2021 0 comments

A major blow to the Scarlets, as Wales U20 captain Morgan looks set to join rivals Ospreys

JEFF PROBYN

10 January 2021 1 comment

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Altrad’s right – it’s time to cancel European Cup No more of this: Exeter claim the Champions Cup […]

Lions call can help Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade get over World Cup heartache

5 January 2021 2 comments

Henry Slade is hoping to see a few of his Exeter Chiefs teammates claim British & Irish Lions honours in South Africa

Jones fights to take Jake’s place for club and country

3 January 2021 3 comments

By ROB COLE Rising star: Morgan Jones MORGAN Jones is literally growing into the second row position at the Scarlets and feels big enough these […]

Can’t bend rules just to suit Exeter

3 January 2021 1 comment

WHY, for one minute, is it a good idea to change the rules of a tournament halfway through? Reading Nick Cain’s view on Exeter’s Champions […]

Simple ways to make the game better for all

3 January 2021 2 comments

Views COLIN BOAG Inevitable: Luke Cowan-Dickie scores for Exeter after a series of pick and gos New Year is a time for resolutions, so let […]

Exclusive: George Barton aims to gain from mentor Cips’ Gloucester departure

30 December 2020 2 comments

Barton started the year with England U20s, and finished it with one of Gloucester’s most memorable moments of 2020 in the Champions Cup

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