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Robson injury gives Joe space to state his case

4 November 2018 1 comment

■ By NEALE HARVEY Injured: Dan Robson LONG-SERVING scrumhalf Joe Simpson believes his performances over the next three months will dictate whether he still has […]

Sexton on five-man short list

4 November 2018 0 comments

LEINSTER and Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton has been nominated for the World Rugby player of the year award. Sexton – the only player from the […]

Johnny Sexton the lone ranger in World Rugby Player of the Year shortlist dominated by All Blacks and Boks

2 November 2018 0 comments

Sale Sharks scrum-half Faf de Klerk one of five stars shortlisted

Clermont win again but Parra’s ruled out

28 October 2018 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Hammer blow: Morgan Parra has broken his wrist and misses the Autumn Clermont strengthened their grip on the Top 14 by […]

Injuries take their toll but I’m back says Te’o

28 October 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Raring to go: Ben Te’o, right, training for England in Portugal with George Ford PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-hitting centre Ben Te’o admits […]

Off goes Cipriani as his week gets worse

21 October 2018 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Collision: Danny Cipriani, left, tackles Munster’s Rory Scannell, centre, and gets a red card MUNSTER claimed a bonus point win against Gloucester […]

Tomane wings in for the clash of European titans

21 October 2018 0 comments

JOETomane will make his first European start for champions Leinster in today’s Pool 1 clash in Toulouse as the Irish side aim to win their […]

What have we learned from the opening rounds of the Heineken Champions Cup?

15 October 2018 0 comments

The Champions Cup pools are taking shape after two intriguing rounds that served up an exhilarating blend of drama, entertainment and controversy. We have seen […]

Young unfazed by Toulon galacticos

14 October 2018 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Big game experience: Falcons scrum-half Micky Young PICTURE: Getty Images Ace: Julian Savea A TRIP to the Mediterranean to play Toulon at […]

Hughes is a tweet for misjudging the mood

14 October 2018 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NATHAN Hughes may feel that a relatively light right-handed punch from a prone position to get Gloucester […]

I still feel the stress of that French fightback in ‘99

14 October 2018 2 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Comeback kings: France beat New Zealand in 1999 RUGBY MATTERS REMARKABLE comeback victories were […]

Brown wins award as new Bionic Elbow man

14 October 2018 2 comments

PETER JACKSON Indefatigable: Mike Brown has made a remarkable 300 appearances for Quins PICTURE: Getty Images Back in the old days before the commercial genie […]

Bath may have to choose between glory and safety

14 October 2018 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Losing start: Bath took on Toulouse yesterday at the Rec As we watch this week’s first […]

Scarlets can foil six-try Blues final bid

14 October 2018 1 comment

CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By CARL FIELD A CONFIDENT Cardiff Blues Aside ran in six tries to clinch a comprehensive 42-17 victory over Ospreys Development in […]

Success may let Sarries and Chiefs rest players

14 October 2018 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Champions: But Leinster players appeared only 6.6 times for their club With the Champions Cup starting this weekend, it brings into focus the […]

Saracens need to make a big statement at Scotstoun

14 October 2018 0 comments

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Threat: Huw Jones picks good lines and has gas to burn PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS’ trip to Scotstoun to play […]

Freddie drops Bath in a real spot of bother

14 October 2018 1 comment

By NICK CAIN He got this right: Freddie Burns scores Bath’s second try Consoled: Stuart Hooper hugs Freddie Burns FREDDIE Burns was yesterday given a […]

Leinster launch title defence with brutal 8-try rout

14 October 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Star turn: James Lowe scores his second try for Leinster PICTURES: Getty Images Held: Juan de Jongh is stopped by Jonathan Sexton […]

Young upbeat despite drubbing

14 October 2018 0 comments

WASPS director of rugby Dai Young saw positives in his side’s defeat but knows there is much work to do before facing Bath next Saturday. […]

Dream Team: London Irish and former Wasps and Leinster centre Brendan Macken

12 October 2018 0 comments

This is some team…

Dean Richards can’t wait for Newcastle’s return to big time after a wait of his own

11 October 2018 0 comments

The Falcons travel to Toulon for Sunday’s opener

Brian O’Driscoll backs a team not named Leinster or Saracens for Champions Cup glory

11 October 2018 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs strength on home soil gives them an advantage over the other contenders, says the three-time champion

Champions Cup preview: A look at all five pools as Leinster seek to retain European crown

11 October 2018 0 comments

Leinster and Wasps kick things off on Friday night at the RDS

Guscott column: Alex Goode and Liam Williams can be European Player of the Year nominees when they set the Champions Cup alight

11 October 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott makes his picks of players to watch in this season’s Champions Cup

It would be special to add Champions Cup title to my Super Rugby medal, says Wasps fly-half Lima Sopoaga

10 October 2018 0 comments

Three years on from winning Super Rugby with the Highlanders, Sopoaga wants to win the equivalent in the Northern Hemisphere

Shane Williams column: High injury toll may scupper Scarlets chances of a Champions Cup repeat

10 October 2018 0 comments

Are last year’s semi-finalists down on their luck heading into their Pool 4 opener against Racing 92

Goode is among my star picks to light up Europe

7 October 2018 0 comments

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK THE European Cup provides us with the chance to see great players rise to the occasion with moments of brilliance […]

Sanderson: Toughest test for us this season

7 October 2018 0 comments

SARACENS assistant coach Alex Sanderson hailed his side’s performance before heading into a tough fortnight of European action. “That’s the hardest we have been pushed […]

Baxter: Munster will be a step up

7 October 2018 0 comments

ROB Baxter is demanding his players take their near-perfect Premiership start to the next level when they face Munster on Saturday. The Chiefs thumped Bath […]

Sexton set for a French swansong

7 October 2018 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler JOHNNY SEXTON is looking to make a return to France for a second stint after […]

Wing king Lowe the difference for Leinster

7 October 2018 1 comment

By RONAN O’NEILL JAMES Lowe scored twice as Leinster made it five wins from six to stay top of Conference B and continue their brilliant […]

O’Brien leads way to famous victory

7 October 2018 2 comments

By RICHARD O’NEILL Ulster…15 Connacht …22 IT COULD get confusing soon on the international scene if Connacht’s Sean O’Brien gets an Irish callup after making […]

Dominic ends Castres’ clean sheet

7 October 2018 0 comments

CONNACHT had gone more than 300 matches without a red card until a New Zealander left a dirty mark on the cleanest of records last […]

RUGBY MATTERS

7 October 2018 1 comment

International opposition getting Blues battle-hard BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points History boys: Oxford University line up in Madagascar THE […]

…but Doran-Jones backs the old king to return

7 October 2018 1 comment

DISCARDED scrum ace Dan Cole will ensure England’s titanic battle of the tight-heads intensifies this autumn, according to former Red Rose No.3 Paul Doran-Jones. Leicester’s […]

RUGBY SHORTS

7 October 2018 1 comment

Hartpury strengthen BRISTOL pair James Dun and Charlie Powell have joined Hartpury on dualregistration deals. Back rower Dun –who has featured for the club in […]

Cardiff move one point behind Scarlets

7 October 2018 1 comment

By CARL FIELD CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP CARDIFF Blues A put themselves firmly back into Celtic Cup contention with a 26-12 win over Connacht Eagles in […]

O’Brien’s back to give Leinster a boost

30 September 2018 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY Connacht …3 Leinster …20 LEO CULLEN praised the passion of Sean O’Brien as Leinster graced his return to the team with a […]

WHO IS THE BEST NO.8?

30 September 2018 1 comment

SO is Sergio Parisse the greatest specialist No 8 ever. I would argue it’s a dead heat between him and Mervyn Davies but as the […]

Fitzgerald helps Scarlets down the Eagles

30 September 2018 0 comments

CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By CARL FIELD SCARLETS A returned to winning ways in the Celtic Cup with a 35-19 defeat of Connacht Eagles at Carmarthen […]

Hot-stepper Jordan crossing size divide

23 September 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Pocket rocket: Dragons full-back Jordan Williams JORDAN Williams is the man of Shane Williams’ stature proving size is not everything against Welsh […]

I’m not concerned about my job security, says Dragons coach Bernard Jackman

19 September 2018 0 comments

Coming off a heavy loss to Leinster last weekend

Rosser’s five-star show has Dragons roaring

16 September 2018 1 comment

By CARL FIELD LEFT wing Jared Rosser helped himself to five tries as Dragons A chalked up their first win, beating Connacht Eagles 53-38 at […]

How have Leicester’s last eight coaches fared?

14 September 2018 0 comments

From Dean Richards to Matt O’Connor…

Evans in hot pursuit of former Wales U20 graduates

9 September 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN EVANS JARROD Evans hopes to be the next player off Jason Strange’s Wales production line. Former Wales U20 coach Strange has played an […]

Why England don’t make fly-halves like Barrett

9 September 2018 0 comments

Attacking DNA: Marcus Smith is the nearest thing England have to an All Black fly-half PICTURES: Getty Image Danny Cipriani George Ford Owen Farrell Dan […]

Accuracy of Halfpenny proves the difference

9 September 2018 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING Tense finish: Gareth Davies scores for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS avenged their two convincing defeats to Leinster, which ended last season’s […]

Concussion forces Ryan to call time

9 September 2018 1 comment

FORMER Leinster and Leicester forward Dominic Ryan has retired from rugby as a result of concussion. The flanker, 28, who won one cap for Ireland, […]