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Rhodes now relishing life as colossus of Saracens

14 May 2017 0 comments

NICK VERDIER meets the black sheep who’s turned into a starring wolf for Saracens It can be a daunting prospect for a new, internationally unheralded […]

Murray back fit and firing with second half cameo

7 May 2017 0 comments

Munster 50pts Tries: Earls 8, O’Donoghue 28, Conway 33, 54, Cronin 43, Saili 70, Oliver 80 Conversions: Keatley 9, 29, 34, 43, 55, 71 Penalty: […]

Ospreys grounded without Alun-Wyn

7 May 2017 0 comments

Scarlets 40pts Tries: Boyde 35, S Evans 38, Shingler 60, McNicholl 72, J Davies 75 Conversions: Patchell 37, 40, 61 Penalties: Patchell 7, 18, 24 […]

Munster hit Pro12 Dream Team for six

7 May 2017 1 comment

MUNSTER saw six of their players being selected in the Pro12 Dream Team for 2016/17 which includes only two Lions tourists in Scotlandwing Tommy Seymour, […]

Time to rethink the B&I Cup fiasco and offer real incentive

7 May 2017 1 comment

WITH the Championship stumbling from one crisis to another, due to lack of sufficient central funding, there is another aspect of the game which is […]

Yes, time has come to ring-fence Premiership

7 May 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Facts of life: Rob Baxter speaks sense about the state of the game The Championship play-offs illustrated perfectly why the Premiership should be […]

Sarries awake from siesta in nick of time

30 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS spent the early part of the week sunning themselves in Barcelona and it took a full 45 minutes for them to […]

Saracens show ruthless streak to stem tide of Foley’s red army

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Powering over: Mako Vunipola charges through Keith Earls for the opening try PICTURES: Getty Images OWEN Farrell was determined not to leave […]

We are only going to get better says coach McCall

23 April 2017 0 comments

Pleased: Mark McCall SARACENS recorded their 17th Champions Cup win on the bounce to book their place in the final once again and boss Mark […]

Munster v Saracens: Pedigree is there for a classic Euro showdown

21 April 2017 0 comments

It’s 18 years since Saracens first met Munster in Europe in a double header that still ranks alongside any clash in the competition’s illustrious history. […]

Wigglesworth staying on for more trophy success

21 April 2017 0 comments

Influential Sarries scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth has revealed his devotion to winning persuaded him to turn down big money offers from France. Wigglesworth, capped 27 times […]

Take 45 players to New Zealand, you’re going to need all of them!

18 April 2017 0 comments

The 2017 Lions must go to New Zealand mob-handed – and only heavy hitting hard nuts need apply. That is the message from Dick Best, […]

Lions watch: back rows

18 April 2017 0 comments

New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember, and even though techniques […]

Jeremy Guscott: Alun-Wyn will be Lions leader…or maybe Conor!

18 April 2017 0 comments

Who should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of the most difficult selections the 2017 Lions head coach will make, and it is […]

Lions must dethrone the breakdown kings

16 April 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton Thunderous: No.8 Billy Vunipola Taulupe Faletau CJ Stander NEW Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for […]

Reds finish on high and focus turns to Munster

16 April 2017 1 comment

By TOM INNES Jersey Reds …28pts Tries: Kolo’ofa’i 19, Argyle 32, Robling 67, Adair 77 Conversions: Cope 19, 32, 67, 77 Richmond …17pts Tries: Peters […]

Bolter O’Mahony ‘has drive to lead Lions’

16 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan reckons forceful Irish back rower Peter O’Mahony is a viable contender for the Lions captaincy if Sam Warburton fails to […]

Nigel’s latest one-liner leaves this viewer cold

16 April 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG No laughing matter: Nigel Owens yellow cards Dan Fish of Cardiff Blues There was an interesting spat between former Irish international Luke Fitzgerald […]

Alun-Wyn will be Lions leader… or maybe Conor!

16 April 2017 0 comments

Top candidate: Wales second row Alun-Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images WHO should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of the most difficult selections […]

Saracens start their long sprint for home

9 April 2017 1 comment

Saracens…40pts Tries: Ashton 16, Brits 23, Rhodes 73, Goode 77 Conversions: Farrell 17, 24, 73, 78 Penalties: Farrell 34, 42, 61, 68 Harlequins …19pts Tries: […]

Irish give Champions Cup a six-figure boost…

9 April 2017 0 comments

NOWthat the Irish have brought the crowds back to the Champions Cup, the semi-finals are likely to reach 100,000 for the first time in eight […]

Wasps’ defeat ends hopes of Lions call-up for Cipriani

9 April 2017 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN As if to prove the point I made last week about the standard of club verses […]

Crossword

9 April 2017 0 comments

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS Across: 1 Hogg 3 Ojomoh, 7 Munster, 8 Earls, 9 Slack, 11 Black, 13 Butts, 15 Egerton, 16 Huxley, 17 Beal. Down: […]

Peter Jackson: Tale of two rugby cities could not be starker

7 April 2017 0 comments

On a wintry Friday night by the Clyde, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons played out a 16-all draw. So few turned up that they […]

French giants no match for runaway Red Army

2 April 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Munster 41pts Tries: Ryan 5, Stander 48, Sweetnam 76, Conway 80 Conversions: Bleyendaal 5, 76, 80 Penalties: Bleyendaal 10, 27, 43, 53, […]

Ryan: We stood up to pack onslaught

2 April 2017 1 comment

STAR man John Ryan admitted the scoreline flattered his team after being made to work hard for the victory. “It was a tough game and […]

Classy Conor takes his cue to strangle Ealing

2 April 2017 1 comment

Star turn: Munster’s Conor Oliver scores a try PICTURE: Inpho By JEREMY INSON MUNSTER A reached the British and Irish Cup final with an emphatic […]

Lions watch: scrum-halves

31 March 2017 0 comments

Given the influence that Conor Murray had on the 2013 Lions series victory in Australia, and on Ireland‘s progress since then, the Munster scrum-half is […]

Jeremy Guscott: O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed

29 March 2017 0 comments

There are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017 Lions. England retained their […]

REVEALED: Champions Cup semi-final venues

28 March 2017 0 comments

BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton, as well as three French stadiums – the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Hamilton – former All Blacks and Leicetser wing

28 March 2017 0 comments

The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was in such a great Crusaders team. The Blues and the […]

O’Mahony had a hunger England never showed

26 March 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT THERE are as many questions after the Six Nations as there were before it in terms of selection for the 2017 Lions. England […]

Murray is minted in pole position

26 March 2017 0 comments

LIONS WATCH Certainty for Lions: Ireland’s Conor Murray. Inset: Kieran Marmion Given the influence that Conor Murray had on the 2013 Lions series victory in […]

Nel stays at Edinburgh

26 March 2017 1 comment

EDINBURGH Rugby have re-signed Scotland international tighthead prop Willem ‘WP’ Nel on a three-year deal. Nel joined Edinburgh in 2012 and has made 102 appearances […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

19 March 2017 0 comments

SCOTT HAMILTON THE FORMER ALL BLACK, CRUSADERS AND LEICESTER WINGER/FULL-BACK The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was […]

O’Mahony: We won’t be lacking motivation

12 March 2017 2 comments

IRELAND flanker Peter O’Mahony says Joe Schmidt’s side won’t be short on motivation against England, despite seeing their Six Nations hopes ended by defeat to […]

Munster to be tested by Ulster experience

12 March 2017 1 comment

PREVIEW…Munster A v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 3pm, Musgrave Park, Cork MUNSTER A will put their unbeaten Cup campaign to the test today in this […]

Keatley weighs up offer from Warriors

5 March 2017 0 comments

WORCESTER have offered Ireland fly-half Ian Keatley a move to Sixways next season. Keatley, 29, is keen on going to the Premiership next season and […]

Size matters now Costello tells his Nottingham recruits

5 March 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM coach Ian Costello is putting plans in place to make sure the Greens will be back among the Championship big boys […]

Newcastle confirm signing of DTH van der Merwe

22 February 2017 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have added more fire power to their back line confirming the capture of Canada and Scarlets wing DTH van der Merwe. The 30-year-old […]

Dream Team: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half

20 February 2017 0 comments

1. Luke Cowan-Dickie – I only played with him a few times down at Plymouth Albion and he was still a loosehead. Very aggressive and […]

Tandy left fuming by refereeing anomaly

19 February 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER STEVE Tandy hit out at referee Marius Mitrea after seeing his side’s 13-match unbeaten run brought to an end by Munster. Dave […]

Fast start for Evans but it’s far from pretty

19 February 2017 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING STEFF Evans proved he is ready for a Wales call with a try on his return as Scarlets ran out convincing winners, […]

Trophy success is priority for one-club man Myler

19 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY STEPHENMyler insists personal milestones are way down his priority list as he battles to lift Northampton back to the forefront of European […]

Cuthbert released from Wales squad

15 February 2017 0 comments

Wing Alex Cuthbert was the only starting player from Wales defeat to England to be released back to his club for this weekend’s Pro12 games. […]

They taught us a lesson – Jones

12 February 2017 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when they take on Connacht […]

Zebre are zapped by zippy Evans

12 February 2017 0 comments

Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on Friday to keep the […]

Munster go top to ruin Scots house warming

5 February 2017 3 comments

By SAM JACKSON Edinburgh………9 Munster………10 MUNSTER went top of the PRO12 table with a onepoint win over Edinburgh. The Scots were playing their first league […]

MY LIFE IN RUGBY

5 February 2017 0 comments

SCOTT MORGAN THE FORMER WALES, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, SCARLETS, LEEDS, CARDIFF BLUES, DRAGONS AND COVENTRY PLAYER Each and every time I pulled on a club jersey […]

Sexton out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener

31 January 2017 0 comments

A calf injury has had the better of Johnny Sexton ruling him out of Ireland‘s Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday. The Leinster fly-half […]

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