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Biggar signs off in style as Ospreys eye play-off shot

8 April 2018 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING DAN Biggar bade farewell to Liberty Stadium by guiding Ospreys to a convincing victory to keep alive their hopes of a place […]

Dunn told to lose the jelly belly for England

8 April 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Rival: Luke Cowan-Dickie On charge for Test honours: Tom Dunn PICTURE: Getty Images BATH hooker Tom Dunn has ramped up his bid […]

Biggar bringing new lucky charm to Saints

8 April 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Points machine: Dan Biggar DAN Biggar hopes revolutionary technology can help him kick-start his Northampton Saints career with a bang at the […]

Groom heads home for shot with Lions

8 April 2018 0 comments

SCRUM-HALF Nic Groom has left Northampton to join Super Rugby side Lions in his native South Africa. The 28-year-old made 51 appearances for the Premiership […]

Trailfinders bring in reinforcements

8 April 2018 1 comment

EALING have signed two more new faces for next season. Fly-half Sam Olver will join from Worcester on a two-year deal. The 23-year-old has made […]

Painting the town Scarlet

1 April 2018 1 comment

IN THE best of all Scarlet worlds, the Basque city of Bilbao will be in for a Welsh language make-over next month on the occasion […]

England blow big first half lead over Scotland

1 April 2018 2 comments

U18s FESTIVAL THE first day of the festival at Dragons’ training centre at Ystrad Mynach got off to an explosive start. England scored three first […]

Harry Mallinder focussed on wearing the No.15 jersey for Northampton

28 March 2018 0 comments

Mallinder hopes to taste success when new head coach Chris Boyd takes over at Saints

Flood sets Toon alight as Goneva gives salute to Shearer

25 March 2018 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Newcastle United ball boy Toby Flood returned to St James’ Park the hero as the Falcons rewarded a club record crowd […]

CLOSE-UP

25 March 2018 1 comment

WILL WELCH Newcastle flanker JAMIE GIBSON Northampton flanker Both were at their industrious best, winning lineouts, slowing ball down at the breakdown and making hard […]

Hadleigh parks bride for La Rochelle date

25 March 2018 0 comments

STEFFAN THOMAS catches up with Wales’ new midfield star Hadleigh Parkes Euro bid: Hadleigh Parkes PICTURE: Getty Images HADLEIGH Parkes will spend his Good Friday […]

Stranger and stranger, this tale of Spanish defeat

25 March 2018 0 comments

Controversy: Belgium beat Spain ONE of the saddest aspects of events in Brussels last Sunday when Belgium beat Spain 18-10 in their World Cup qualifier […]

YOUNG GUNS

25 March 2018 0 comments

CONNOR TUPAI NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF As a confident 18- year-old seemingly in control of his own destiny, Connor Tupai has enjoyed a rugby upbringing few young […]

Barrow to Saints after short stay in France

25 March 2018 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers second row forward Dom Barrow is set to join French outfit La Rochelle as injury cover before joining Northampton for next season. Tigers […]

Saints to part ways with Myler

25 March 2018 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON standoff Stephen Myler is to leave the club at the end of the season with Wales No.10 Dan Biggar joining in the summer. The […]

Mallinder focused on wearing No.15 jersey

25 March 2018 0 comments

Choice: Harry Mallinder HARRY Mallinder is ready to launch a bid to oust Mike Brown and Anthony Watson from England’s starting line-up after declaring his […]

Hougaard signs lengthy deal to stay at Worcester Warriors

21 March 2018 0 comments

South Africa international will be 33 by the time his new deal at Sixways expires

Northampton Saints discipline George North for missing training session

20 March 2018 0 comments

Wales wing was dropped from Northampton’s match against Sale earlier this month

Horstmann on mission to bow out as a winner

18 March 2018 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY finds two Exeter Chiefs back rowers desperate to finish the season in style Skipper: Kai Horstmann PICTURES: Getty Images Dave Dennis and Kai […]

Ellis feeling lean and mean after injury nightmare

18 March 2018 0 comments

Fit again: Tom Ellis BATH flanker Tom Ellis has drawn inspiration from Exeter’s Sam Simmonds ahead of today’s final, in which he aims to take […]

Just a week for Harrison

18 March 2018 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON back row Teimana Harrison has been banned for one week after being sent off in last week’s Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat by Bath. The 25-year-old, […]

Saints job for Vesty as Boyd reshapes Warriors

11 March 2018 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON have appointed Sam Vesty as their attack coach from the start of next season. The 36-year-old former Leicester, Bath and England utility back will […]

Curran try completes impressive Warwick fight back

11 March 2018 2 comments

DEFENDING champions Warwick will take on QEGS, Wakefield in the U18 cup final at Twickenham on March 14 after staging an impressive comeback to beat […]

Amazing Mr Wilson gives Bath last word

25 February 2018 1 comment

By ANDY BABER Shark attack: Denny Solomona scores Nervless: James Wilson kicks the winning points PICTURES: Getty Images MAKESHIFT fly-half James Wilson was the hero […]

Action man Browne completes epic trans-Atlantic solo mission

25 February 2018 0 comments

POWERFUL Irish lock Damian Browne travelled the world playing rugby with long spells at Connacht, Northampton, Brive, Leinster and Oyonnax and now he is roaming […]

It’s all systems go for Mullen after injury-wrecked Autumn

18 February 2018 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY talks to Wasps loosehead Matt Mullan, desperate to make up for lost time Buzzing again: Matt Mullan PICTURE: Getty Images Fit-again prop Matt […]

Crusaders favourites for title – Delaney

18 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY DEFENDING champions Crusaders will remain the team to beat when Super Rugby’s Australasian conferences kick-off this week, says Highlanders defence coach Glenn […]

Piers pulls the plug on Irish as North gives Wales boost

18 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Rob Horne scores Saints’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images Not enough: Alex Lewington scores his second try for London Irish […]

Melville: 11-month season is non-starter

18 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND players no longer face the threat of an 11-month season as talks between Premiership Rugby and the players’ union reach a […]

Pisi: We were going through motions at Saints

11 February 2018 0 comments

WINGER Ken Pisi admits Northampton’s players had been “going through the motions” before Jim Mallinder’s pre-Christmas dismissal. An instant revival under Aussie caretaker boss Alan […]

Burns brilliance puts end to Saints revival

11 February 2018 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Final flourish: Hooker Ross Batty goes over for Bath’s third try FORGOTTEN England fly-half Freddie Burns produced a masterful display as Bath […]

We got kick up butt says Gaffney

11 February 2018 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON boss Alan Gaffney’s response in defeat was blunt. “That was a kick up the butt,” growled the Aussie. “We lost lineouts, didn’t handle restarts […]

Williams steps up to take reins from Stewart

11 February 2018 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE CAMBRIDGE RUFC will have a new man at the helm next season following Ross Stewart’s decision to leave the club […]

Deano will finish job says Falcons boss

4 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE chairman Semore Kurdi is confident Dean Richards will finish the job at the resurgent Geordie club. Kurdi, who employed Richards at […]

Galloping George is ready for England

4 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY KEN PISI notched a fine try-double but it was his wing partner George North who will be giving England nightmares this week […]

Irish build up head of steam ready for relegation battle

4 February 2018 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING OFISA Treviranus scored two tries as Irish secured a fourth consecutive victory before embarking upon fixtures which will be crucial to their […]

YOUNG GUNS

4 February 2018 0 comments

TOBY TRINDER NORTHAMPTON PROP As a budding young star emerging through the ranks at Ipswich RFC, versatile Toby Trinder experienced the full gamut of positions […]

Northampton Saints appoint Chris Boyd as new director of rugby

29 January 2018 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis 2016 Super Rugby mastermind Chris Boyd will leave the Hurricanes at the end of the season to become the […]

Taxman hits Falcons with winding-up order

21 January 2018 1 comment

THE FINANCIAL plight of Newcastle Falcons was again in the spotlight after the club were issued with a winding-up order by the taxman. In December, […]

ROOM 101

21 January 2018 1 comment

TOM COLLINS THE NORTHAMPTON WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Messy people It gets on my nerves […]

Fabulous Foden in overdrive for Saints

14 January 2018 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton 34pts Tries: Harrison 13, Tuitavake 32, Foden 45, Pisi 64, Reinach 73 Conversions: Mallinder 45, 65, 74 Penalties: Mallinder 43 Clermont […]

‘We’ve gone back to basics’

14 January 2018 1 comment

DYLAN Hartley reckons a “back to basics policy” has helped Northampton turn the corner under veteran Australian coach Alan Gaffney. Hartley said Gaffney had concentrated […]

Eddie needs a leader who will be there at bitter end

7 January 2018 2 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IS Dylan Hartley the Mike Brearley of English Rugby? I ask […]

Sale find groove after a first-half setback

7 January 2018 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T……16 Sale ………………27 SALE maintained their drive for promotion after coming from behind to secure a bonus-point triumph on the road […]

I can’t believe Eddie is still battling to keep Hartley

7 January 2018 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was great to be able to watch live Premiership club rugby free to view again […]

Tait demands reaction as Tigers battle to avert worst losing run in over 50 years

31 December 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY MATHEW Tait has challenged Leicester to improve their ball retention and accuracy or suffer the ignominy of recording the club’s worst losing […]

Bath fined £60k for releasing Faletau

31 December 2017 0 comments

BATHhave been fined £60, 000 by Premiership Rugby for allowing No.8 Taulupe Faletau to play for Wales against South Africa in December. Premiership rules state […]