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Courtney Lawes proud of Northampton legacy as he prepares for final game

7 June 2024 0 comments

Courtney Lawes is proud of the one-club legacy he leaves behind at Northampton as he stands one victory away from a fitting end to his […]

Matt Dawson: Scrum-Halves could decide Premiership Final

6 June 2024 0 comments

Matt Dawson believes the battle of the scrum-halves could decide the Premiership Rugby final – and who wears the number nine shirt for England this […]

Charlie Ewels believes Bath are ready to claim first Gallagher Premiership crown

5 June 2024 0 comments

Charlie Ewels says Bath are “embracing the pressure” ahead of their quest for a first Gallagher Premiership title. Bath and west country rivals Gloucester are […]

Tommy Freeman: Saints taking lessons from Dublin defeat into Premiership final

5 June 2024 0 comments

Northampton have been reflecting on the harsh lessons of their defeat at Croke Park to steel their bid to claim the Gallagher Premiership title on […]

Warren Gatland eager to see Josh Hathaway’s potential after Wales squad call-up

3 June 2024 0 comments

Warren Gatland is relishing seeing uncapped Gloucester back Josh Hathaway’s potential at first hand after naming him in a Wales training squad for summer Tests […]

‘Final will be a huge day for the club’

2 June 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bath are in the Premiership final for the first time since 2015 after overcoming a battling Sale yesterday. They will now meet […]

Northey leaving Liverpool

2 June 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Liverpool St Helens are on the lookout for a new head coach after Andy Northey’s decision to step down from the role […]

I want my England shirt back says JVP

2 June 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD The sight of the world’s best scrum-half strutting his stuff at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club last weekend increased the […]

Sanderson warns about selecting Curry too soon

2 June 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Selecting Tom Curry for this summer’s England tour comes with a warning from Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson – pick him now […]

Boyd got me back on track – Ludlam

2 June 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlam left the Franklin’s Gardens turf in a Northampton jersey for perhaps the last time on Friday night, six years after […]

Jones will give all in chase for Olympic glory

2 June 2024 0 comments

By MILLY McEVOY Meg Jones knows rugby is unfair which is why she is giving it everything to get to the Olympics. The 27-year-old Leicester […]

Mercer deserves his chance

2 June 2024 0 comments

What more does Zach Mercer have to do to get a chance with England? Sadly, I wasn’t surprised to see his name omitted from last […]

Chessum ‘gutted’ to miss out on England

2 June 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Chessum admits he is “gutted” to be missing out on a busy summer with England in the southern hemisphere. However, the […]

Dream Team – George Hammond

2 June 2024 0 comments

George Hammond, the Harlequins lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Joe Marler – Has been doing it for years […]

England starting to look like Lions

2 June 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK A year out from the 2025 Lions tour of Australia it’s still hard to imagine that the Irish […]

Finally! Bath hold nerve to see off Sharks

2 June 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bath ………………………………. 31pts Tries: Hill 11, Obano 21, Annett 72 Conversions: Russell 22, 73 Penalties: Russell 2, 26, 47, 65 Sale Sharks […]

Van Graan’s attitude just right for us, says Spencer

2 June 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Bath captain Ben Spencer says one of the most impressive things about Johann van Graan is how quickly he got buy-in from […]

Smith has final say for Saints

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton Saints….. 22pts Tries: Odendaal 19 Conversions: Smith 20 Penalties: Smith 28, 31, 40, 62, 70 Saracens ………………………20pts Tries: Lewington 54, Cinti […]

Gloucester put faith in ‘some old heads’

2 June 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES It was typical of Gloucester’s season – make that the last couple – that when they came up against a front five […]

McCaw’s vision for harmony

2 June 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If the current power struggle in New Zealand rugby intensifies, with the NZRPA and the provincial unions […]

Only one full house in ‘greatest season’ finale

2 June 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN Here’s something for the RFU mandarins and Premiership owners who are hell-bent on keeping England’s top league ring-fenced to ponder. The greatest Premiership […]

Mapletoft set for Georgia challenge

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his 30-player squad that travel to Georgia next week in preparation for next month’s […]

Armand calls for volunteers to help trust

2 June 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Former Exeter Chiefs and England star Don Armand is inviting rugby fans to join him on a unique experience back to his […]

Lavin leads Loughborough to their first BUCS title

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Henri Lavin put his injury woes behind him last month to captain Loughborough University to their first BUCS Super Rugby title in […]

France & Japan are showing the way

2 June 2024 0 comments

Rugby’s governing class might explain it this way: “We’re making the game leaner and meaner by cutting off the excess fat.” Or alternatively: “There’s too […]

Time to let Borthwick pick from the best

2 June 2024 0 comments

PAUL REES SAYS THE ENGLAND COACH SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO ONLY SELECTING PLAYERS WHO PLAY IN THE PREMIERSHIP England’s preliminary training squad for the […]

Sarries building for big finish

2 June 2024 0 comments

Canadian captain Sophie de Goede wants Saracens to carry their momentum into the play-offs in their final league game of the regular season. De Goede […]

Atkin-Davies returns to boost Bears

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Sale v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Heywood Road ENGLAND front row star Lark Atkin-Davies returns to action for the first time […]

Sorry, but we don’t need your cup, Wills

2 June 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the trophies dreamt up for international matches over the last 20 years, only one bears […]

Playing rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well

2 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in Knowle West, 30-plus years […]

Coventry half-backs the heartbeat with Ealing muscle to add power

2 June 2024 0 comments

CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Now that the Championship season has run its course, Ben […]

‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with five to seven players […]

Young Guns – Reuben Logan

2 June 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS & ENGLAND U20 BACK ROW Being the son of a Scotland legend can be quite daunting but England U20s back row […]

Dowson’s right, let’s be more like French

2 June 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME In agreement: Mark McCall and, right, Phil Dowson PICTURES: Getty Images IT WAS interesting to hear […]

Where Does “The Best Try Ever” by Gareth Edwards Rank Among Rugby’s Greatest Moments?

31 May 2024 0 comments

Throughout rugby history, few moments have achieved the legendary status of Gareth Edwards’ try for the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973. Often hailed as […]

Courtney Lawes ready to run ‘blood to water’ one last time at Franklin’s Gardens

30 May 2024 0 comments

Courtney Lawes says he will “treasure forever” his 17 years as a Northampton player as he prepares for an emotional Franklin’s Gardens farewell. Lawes’ final […]

Dan Carter: England will want to make ‘statement’ against New Zealand in summer

30 May 2024 0 comments

Former All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter believes England have the talent to move away from “risk-free” tournament rugby and will be out to make a […]

Jack van Poortvliet relishing England return after leaving last camp in tears

30 May 2024 0 comments

Jack van Poortvliet’s last experience of an England camp was being driven out in tears by his mum knowing his World Cup was over before […]

Series 3, Episode 40: Lee Dickson – Premiership semi-finals preview

29 May 2024 0 comments

What a Champions Cup final it was, and Antoine Dupont‘s Toulouse ultimately condemned Leinster to a third consecutive final defeat to claim their sixth European […]

Du Preez keeps it in family for Sale

26 May 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES When Sale signed George Ford two years ago, it seemed that Robert du Preez would have his time on the field rationed […]

Scott can’t wait to pull on the Hong Kong jersey

26 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Calum Scott has put the demise of London Irish behind him and, after a season with National One side Rams, he now […]

Slade delighted to be presented with top award

26 May 2024 0 comments

Exeter and England outside centre Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Player of the Season award following a standout campaign. Slade bounced back […]

Lam backs Ibitoye for England’s tour

26 May 2024 0 comments

By NICK POWELL Bristol boss Pat Lam says winger Gabriel Ibitoye should be selected for England’s summer tour after he topped the rankings for the […]

Dream Team

26 May 2024 0 comments

Rob Miller, the former Newcastle, Wasps, Sale, Tynedale & England U20 full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Peter Southern […]

Bath and Saints to win – but only just

26 May 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK It’s hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they face Saracens in the […]

Try tsunami sends a mixed message

26 May 2024 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Premiership. Over the last seven […]

Collier fits the bill for NZ challenge

26 May 2024 0 comments

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is usually a Red Rose […]

Lawes still has Lions in his sights

26 May 2024 0 comments

Courtney Lawes was typically modest when he was presented with the Rugby Union Writers Club’s prestigious Pat Marshall Award as the outstanding Rugby Personality of […]

Diamond Dupont is surrounded by stars

26 May 2024 0 comments

Match-winning moments, men, and money is what sets Toulouse apart. Foremost among those men is Antoine Dupont, whose brilliance earned him both man-of-the-match and player […]