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Tom Youngs retires from professional rugby

27 April 2022 2 comments

Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old retires after making 215 […]

Lions trio fighting to save their careers

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their international careers. Ken Owens, […]

Gloucester denied by Fricker’s late double

24 April 2022 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol …………….29pts Tries: Thacker 3, Uren 7, Fricker 68, 79 Conversions: Sheedy 4, 8, 69 Penalties: Sheedy 11 Gloucester ……..28pts Tries: Chapman […]

Carty kicks Connacht to gutsy win in Jo’burg

24 April 2022 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Lions……………………30 Connacht …………..33 JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for Connacht at Ellis Park […]

Deano to step down at Falcons

17 April 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DEAN Richards is set to stand down at the end of the season and take on another role […]

Davies eyes trophies

17 April 2022 0 comments

Lions ace: Gareth Davies WALES No.9 Gareth Davies has signed a new contract to stay at Scarlets. Davies has scored 55 tries in 213 Scarlets […]

Lions power to Hawks triumph

17 April 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..38 Henley Hawks……. 12 LEICESTER Lions converted a commanding first-half performance into a convincing win over Henley Hawks. Lions were soon […]

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Eleven with Phil de Glanville and Tony Underwood

13 April 2022 0 comments

The Rugby Paper Podcast returns as former England captain Phil de Glanville and former England and British and Irish Lions wing Tony Underwood join host […]

Rowntree takes the step up to head coach at Munster

12 April 2022 0 comments

Munster have promoted forwards coach Graham Rowntree to the role of head coach starting from next season. The former England prop will commence his new […]

Bath plan exit from ‘remote & cosy’ HQ

10 April 2022 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE BATH Rugby are making plans to move out of their palatial Farleigh House base on the outskirts of the city. The […]

Dundee classroom served Tom well

10 April 2022 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT TOM Smith was the best Scottish rugby player of the professional era. No question. We can also describe him as the finest Lions […]

Quiet man Tom was fearless

10 April 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSON OF all the tributes pouring forth from the great and the good over the death of Tom Smith, Jim Telfer’s stood out, his […]

Sorry, but my old mate Brian is wrong

10 April 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Interesting to see my old mate Brian Moore professing in his newspaper article that English rugby […]

Ireland and Lions back row Seán O’Brien to retire at the end of the season

8 April 2022 0 comments

London Irish back row Seán O’Brien has announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The Ireland and Lions back-row forward […]

Tshituka try puts Lions in control

3 April 2022 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Lions …………….15 Edinburgh ……..9 EDINBURGH could not make it two wins from two from their South African sojourn, falling just short in […]

Sterland’s late try seals extra point

3 April 2022 1 comment

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Old Albanian……….. 14 PERSISTENCE won the day for Lions against an OAs side whose powerful pack and excellent defence made […]

Tigers join hunt for Watson to replace Nadolo

27 March 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers have spoken to England winger Anthony Watson about a potential switch to Welford Road next season. Tigers […]

Ospreys are easy pickings for Odendaal inspired Lions

27 March 2022 0 comments

By TIM LEWIS Lions ………………45pts Tries: Maxwane 11, Van den Berg 38, 55; F Horn 43, Rass 68, Van der Merwe 71, Warner 77 Conversions: […]

Jake sees Lions to five-try triumph

27 March 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..36 Barnstaple……………. 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with an impressive forward drive […]

Time for refs to follow directives or face axe

20 March 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is nothing that undermines a professional sport more than being unclear about its own laws. We […]

Ireland’s Lion king Sean set to call time

20 March 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER IRELAND and Lions flanker Sean O’Brien is likely to call time on his career when his contract with […]

Biggest names in British sport compare notes

20 March 2022 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 102 Barry […]

Cardiff looking for big response in Lions den

13 March 2022 0 comments

PREVIEW… Lions v Cardiff Today. Kick-off 2pm, Ellis Park By BEN JAYCOCK JARROD Evans will play his 100th game for Cardiff as Dai Young’s side […]

Supersub Archie helps to see off Lions

13 March 2022 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…24 Leicester Lions….. 17 DINGS made it four wins in a row thanks to a threetries-to-two victory over Leicester Lions at […]

France sprinkled with stardust, says Shane Williams

11 March 2022 0 comments

Legendary Wales and Lions wing Shane Williams has said that France are “sprinkled with stardust” as Wales look to end France’s Grand Slam dreams in […]

Joe Marler ready for a brawl

8 March 2022 0 comments

Animated as ever, Joe Marler is looksing forward to a physical test against Ireland this Saturday. Former Ireland head coach Eddie O’Sullivan has described how […]

Sexton announces retirement plans

8 March 2022 0 comments

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has announced today he will retire at the end of the 2023 World Cup. Earlier today, the 36-year-old signed a new […]

Faf’s Japan deal set for completion

6 March 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK World Cup winner Faf de Klerk is expected to sign his million pound a year contract with […]

DREAM TEAM

6 March 2022 1 comment

STEPHEN FERRIS, THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND ULSTER BACK ROWER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Tendai […]

Shaun’s turned Achilles heel into French strength

6 March 2022 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There was always a chance whenever I played against France of finding a gap or getting some space. It […]

Undercooked Cardiff given a roasting at Ravenhill

6 March 2022 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………….48pts Tries: Baloucoune 7, 53, Hume 15, McCloskey 40, Timoney 50, Sexton 62, Stewart 68 Conversions: Doak 8, 15, 49, Cooney […]

Ten-try Munster on fire as Dragons fall apart

6 March 2022 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Munster …………64pts Tries: Casey 9, 23, O’Donoghue 25, 74, Cloete 36, 64, Zebo 53, Farrell 54, Daly 58, Hodnett 73. Conversions: Crowley […]

Exiles lock Coleman poised to snub Paris

27 February 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ADAM Coleman is deciding his next move after talking to Racing 92 about a switch to Paris next […]

Ex-England lock Kruis to call time

27 February 2022 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England and Saracens lock George Kruis is to retire after completing the season with Japanese side Saitama Wild Knights in May. The […]

F-bomb was careless but Deano had a case

27 February 2022 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football manager were politically incorrect. […]

Cullen’s young guns rise to big physical challenge

27 February 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ……….21 Lions …………….13 LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was delighted to get the win against an improved Lions side and did not […]

Black wasn’t always on sunny side in Australia

27 February 2022 2 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A veritable torrent of tributes has been flowing since Steve Black’s sudden death last Sunday and yet […]

Sims sees Lions to bonus point

27 February 2022 0 comments

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………………35 Leicester Lions….. 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison Sims delivered a man […]

It’s not who you play, it’s where you play them!

20 February 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Auckland and Rome are rugby poles apart: the Arctic and Antarctic of the Union game, its top and bottom, its alpha […]

Constant thrives as Lions triumph

20 February 2022 0 comments

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Canterbury……………..0 DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming a bonus-point win. On […]

Money is only reason to let Boks in 6 Nations

20 February 2022 0 comments

COLIN BOAG The rumour that SouthAfrica will join the Six Nations in 2025 is growing, being presented in some quarters as a done deal, despite […]

New, sleek French are the masters of motion

13 February 2022 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh in for most big […]

Superb drive gives Wolfpack the win

13 February 2022 0 comments

By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..27 Leicester Lions….. 21 THE Wolfpack began the game with a point to prove, and they certainly proved it with […]

Eddie: I’ll copy Rassie and make a ref video

6 February 2022 1 comment

From ADAM HATHAWAY at Murrayfield EDDIE Jones threatened to produce a Rassie Erasmus style video as England crashed and burned at Murrayfield, going down 20-17 […]

Brilliant Basham is one reason to be cheerful

6 February 2022 2 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Outstanding: Taine Basham scores PICTURE: Getty Images Must start: Ross Moriarty Let’s face it, that was a tough watch. […]

Gatland-Edwards is still the dream team

6 February 2022 1 comment

I AGREE with Nick Cain’s comments in last week’s paper regarding Warren Gatland as a (possible) replacement for Eddie Jones after the next World Cup. […]

Two wins a row for the Bulls

6 February 2022 1 comment

Bulls …………….21 Lions …………….13 THE Bulls claimed backto-back URC victories for the first time after last week’s 24-10 win against the same opponents. The Lions […]

English granny hunt for Tyrone

30 January 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE RFU have been in touch with Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green in a bid to establish if he […]

Toulouse first in line to sign World Cup star de Jager

30 January 2022 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOULOUSE are favourites to land Sale Sharks World Cup-winning second row Lood de Jager when his contract runs […]

Powerful Bulls hit stride

30 January 2022 2 comments

Lions …………….10 Bulls …………….34 THE BULLS got their campaign back on track with a bonus point win at Ellis Park. After coming off secondbest against […]

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