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YOUNG GUNS

24 November 2024 0 comments

FRANKLINMcMILLAN HARLEQUINS CENTRE Franklin McMillan only started taking rugby seriously at 14 but feels his fast development is down to spending his weekend mornings tuning […]

Benson enjoys some extra expert tuition

24 November 2024 0 comments

TRP By PAUL REES Probyn: England should get the win we have all wanted >> Page 39 JAMIE Benson has returned to Harlequins after three […]

Great Things Happening Down At Heol-y-Cyw

19 November 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Welsh rugby grassroots season is well underway, with the league tables across the country starting to take shape. At […]

Who could be Wales’ next head coach if Warren Gatland goes?

19 November 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Welsh rugby has experienced two particularly bleak periods of late. On Saturday, Joe Schmidt’s Australia handed Wales a record-breaking 11th […]

Why does it always go wrong in the last quarter for England?

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Where do England minds go in the final quarter of big rugby games? Why do they lose focus and intensity and why […]

Italy facing fierce Georgia test

17 November 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Italy v Georgia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa RICHARD Cockerill’s Georgia will be looking to earn a major […]

Dream Team – Jimmy Gopperth

17 November 2024 0 comments

JIMMY GOPPERTH, THE FORMER WELLINGTON, HURRICANES, BLUES, NEWCASTLE, LEINSTER, WASPS AND LEICESTER PLAYMAKER, WHO IS STILL GOING STRONG AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE […]

Simon Gillham must get justice for the Championship

17 November 2024 0 comments

Simon Gillham’s arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby. Gillham, below, who spent 20 years in […]

We will all suffer in the land of the giants

17 November 2024 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed It was the rugby version of Easy Street, the 1917 silent movie in which Charlie Chaplin, playing a policeman, […]

Quins’ first visit ruined by Raiders

17 November 2024 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey………. 49 pts Oxford Quins….27pts OXFORD Harlequins found their first visit to Guernsey tough going, but battled well to leave with a […]

Quins’ Allan hopes they can Purchase top-six finish

17 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Challenge: Oxford Harlequins lock Allan Purchase NEWLY-promoted Oxford Harlequins have set lofty aspirations this season and such is the strength in depth […]

You need to have that buzz on pitch

17 November 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Tom Coleman, below, head coach at Bishop’s Stortford Why did you get into coaching and how did you […]

Chandler Cunningham-South gunning for Springboks

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Chandler Cunningham-South is aiming to be a big hit against the Springboks on Saturday after adding New Zealand to his highlights reel. […]

Argentina make it nine in a row

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Italy ……………….. 18pts Tries: Penalty 33, Nicotera 69 Penalties: Allan 43, 44 Argentina ……… 50pts Tries: Mallia 11, Bertranou 29, Sclavi 49, […]

Dream Team – Donovan O’Grady

10 November 2024 0 comments

DONOVAN O’GRADY, THE SWITZERLAND AND BLACKHEATH SCRUM-HALF WHO WORKS FOR THE RPA, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards 1. Simon […]

Ealing make Quins work hard to take the honours

10 November 2024 0 comments

By DAN ROBERTSHAW Harlequins …….38pts Tries: Lawday 7, Anderson 14, Benson 29, Penalty 48, Hammond 51 Conversions: Benson 8, 20, 30, 51 Penalty: Benson 78 […]

Falcons know Doncaster will be tough test

10 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK In: Oli Spencer scores for Falcons against Caldy PREVIEW… Newcastle v Doncaster Falcons Knights Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park NEWCASTLE Falcons will […]

Townsend ready to leave the dark days behind him

10 November 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS STU Townsend says he’s ready to put the ‘dark times’ behind him and help ignite a new charge with the Exeter Chiefs […]

Hard to find out the truth about Eddie’s ‘reign of fear’

10 November 2024 0 comments

ONE of the realities of rugby union in the pro era is that players who criticise a coach who kept them as part of his […]

Angus Scott-Young keen to follow his father

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Typical of most Australians, Angus Scott-Young has a fairly sunny disposition and the loose forward is confident that Saints can soon start […]

Konkel brings up half century

10 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins v Sale Today. 2pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel makes her 50th appearance today as her team take on the league’s […]

Table toppers draft in Cramer

10 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Chiefs v Lightning Today. 3pm AUSTRALIA full back Lori Cramer returns to action for unbeaten Exeter, who host a Loughborough Lightning […]

Quainton quality leads Quins win

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford…………………..34 Worthing……………… 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going the way of Worthing, […]

Jasmine is a class above

10 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK High life: Jasmine Joyce-Butchers is loving her rugby PICTURES: Getty Images CROSS CODE star Jasmine Joyce-Butchers has taken the PWR by storm […]

Anyanwu heads the list of star attractions

10 November 2024 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOP 14 transfer speculation is always thoroughly entertaining, and this season has – so far – been no exception. In fact, […]

England prop Dan Cole was surprised by timing of Joe Marler’s retirement

4 November 2024 0 comments

England prop Dan Cole admits he was surprised by the timing of Joe Marler’s instant retirement from international rugby. Marler, who sparked controversy with disparaging […]

England prop Joe Marler calls time on his international career

3 November 2024 0 comments

England prop Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old was a member of Steve Borthwick’s squad for the Autumn Nations Series […]

Strong scrums must be rewarded – Adam Jones

3 November 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Adam Jones has called on the lawmakers to ensure sides with a strong scrum are rewarded amid rising fears throughout the rugby […]

Slade: We’re facing tough times at Chiefs

3 November 2024 0 comments

■ By GARY FITZGERALD HENRY Slade may be focused on England matters right now but at the back of his mind remains the worrying predicament […]

England front row not good enough

3 November 2024 0 comments

I AGREE with Jeremy Guscott and Nick Cain in last week’s article. England’s front row are not good enough. I’ve been saying that since England’s […]

Battling Scottish make Quins work hard

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By DAN ROBERTSHAW L Scottish ………22pts Tries: Scot 30, Simonds 40, Wardell 58, Brown 80 Conversions: Wilstead 80 Harlequins …….35pts Tries: Hyde 3, 65; Joseph […]

Maesteg Harlequins a beacon of hope

3 November 2024 0 comments

AT a time when too many clubs all over England and Wales have gone to rack and ruin, Maesteg Harlequins shine through the gloom as […]

Bristol have no answers as Callender leads romp

3 November 2024 0 comments

By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ……………. 19pts Tries: David 7, Bonner 28, R Marston-Mulhearn 37 Conversions: Reed 7, 28 Harlequins …… 34pts Tries: Powell 13, Torley […]

Host of stars back for Tigers

3 November 2024 0 comments

Preview Leicester v T’finders Today. 3pm LEICESTER welcome back several Test players as they search for their first win of the season. England hooker Amy […]

Baxter: I want to make things better

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL REES ROB Baxter will not be walking away from Exeter, the only club still looking for a Premiership victory this season, believing he […]

Blackheath have promotion in sight

3 November 2024 0 comments

■ By DAN ROBERTSHAW BLACKHEATH prop Will Davis says his side are aiming to secure one of the two promotion places available in National One […]

YOUNG GUNS

3 November 2024 0 comments

JIMMY STAPLES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Harlequins academy hooker Jimmy Staples has adapted to men’s rugby but recognises there is much work to do before he reaches […]

Heartbreak for England as All Blacks leave it late

2 November 2024 0 comments

England 22-24 New Zealand By Ben Jaycock at Twickenham George Ford missed a late penalty and last gasp drop goal as a heartbroken England suffered […]

Henry Slade ‘in fantastic condition’ for All Blacks test, says Steve Borthwick

30 October 2024 0 comments

England head coach Steve Borthwick says it is not a risk picking Henry Slade to take on New Zealand in Saturday’s autumn opener at Allianz […]

Tommy Freeman: I want to make life a misery for Sevu Reece and New Zealand

29 October 2024 0 comments

Tommy Freeman intends making it a miserable afternoon for Sevu Reece when England face New Zealand at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday. All Blacks star […]

Rob Baxter: Time for the talking to stop

27 October 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Rob Baxter has told his Exeter players that the time for talking has stopped as they go into today’s clash against Harlequins […]

Three of the best battling to play at No.9 for England

27 October 2024 0 comments

◼️ By ADAM HATHAWAY In possession: Marcus Smith in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images ◼️ STEVE Borthwick has revealed the first 17 players to […]

Bath pushing boundaries

27 October 2024 0 comments

Winners: Francois van Wyk scores a late try to help Bath defeat Harlequins last week PICTURES: Getty Images BATH put on a streetwise masterclass last […]

DREAM TEAM

27 October 2024 0 comments

SAM STUART, THE NEWCASTLE FALCONS AND FORMER HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20 SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH… 1. Mako Vunipola – Played […]

Rusi Tuima: We’ve tightened up a few screws

27 October 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Exeter v Harlequins – Match Preview If Exeter were to pick a team to travel to Sandy Park as they looked to […]

Harlequins determined to break their Sandy Park jinx

27 October 2024 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Harlequins have faced up to facts this week and admitted that they need to put their dismal record against Exeter at Sandy […]

Bath’s ‘bomb squad’ needs to be defused

27 October 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CLOSE your eyes and imagine batting on a fiery Caribbean track in the 1980s, when West Indian fast bowlers ruled the […]

Saracens sign Swiel

27 October 2024 0 comments

SARACENS have signed versatile back Tim Swiel on a short-term deal to cover for the injured Louie Johnson. The 31-yearold, who can play at flyhalf […]

Recall for Allan but no room for Varney

27 October 2024 0 comments

TOMMASO Allan returns from a break and Harlequins lock Dino Lamb is back from injury in Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy squad, while former Gloucester scrum-half Stephen […]

Chiefs take charge in second-half comeback Quins

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By WILLIAM GUPWELL Exeter Chiefs …………… 36pts Tries: Poulin 25, Johnson 38, Penalty 46, Nielson 50, Rogers 53, Cramer 80 Conversions: McGoverne 56; Tessier 80 […]

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