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Townsend will show no mercy to Warriors

18 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Worcester v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sixways Exeter will put their sympathy for Worcester’s players and staff on hold at Sixways […]

Alred agrees to stay on at Bears

18 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes taking a punt on Dave Alred will make a difference for Bristol as they look to put last season’s […]

Walder sets his sights on playing entertaining rugby

4 September 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Dave Walder spent 10 years working under Dean Richards but is now in charge at Newcastle and determined to put his stamp […]

Falcons preparing to relive the glory days

7 August 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES The Premiership celebrates its 25th birthday later this month and the inaugural champions, Newcastle, are so determined to make more of an […]

Nelson: Urgent changes needed to protect game

17 July 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Rugby union is on a collision course with oblivion unless it takes steps to reduce the amount of contact in the game […]

Burns out to claim a Tigers shirt of his own

19 June 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES FREDDIE Burns, who kicked Leicester to victory in yesterday’s Premiership final with a last-gasp drop-goal, has been a key part of Tigers […]

Gloucester left to rue what might have been

5 June 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Gloucester……..54pts Tries: Singleton 8, 44; Reid 18, Carreras 34, Thorley 49, Socino 57, Rees-Zammit 68, Clement 71 Conversions: Hastings 9, 19, 35, […]

Bye weekends have been crucial in easing workload, insists Boyd

29 May 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bonus ball: Tom James scores Northampton’s fourth try against Saracens a fortnight ago CHRIS Boyd believes the bye weekend for one club […]

Bears starlet Lloyd set to wear No.12 next season

22 May 2022 2 comments

By PAUL REES Multi-talented: Bristol back Ioan Lloyd PAT Lam sees Ioan Lloyd’s future at Bristol in the centre and has challenged the Wales international […]

Simmons has faith Irish can bridge gap in consistency

22 May 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES Test centurion: London Irish lock Rob Simmons ROB Simmons says consistency is the ingredient London Irish need if they are to build […]

New boss Walder wants to add wow factor at Falcons

22 May 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES DAVE Walder wants Newcastle to play with more ambition next season and take advantage of threats like Adam Radwan after admitting the […]

Surreal season for Chapman

22 May 2022 1 comment

CHARLIE Chapman is living his dream, playing for Gloucester after supporting the club as a boy from the Shed. The 23-year-old has made the scrum-half […]

We’ll stick to our attacking style -Kiss

8 May 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Toulon v London Irish Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Stade Mayol LONDON Irish will not abandon their attack from anywhere approach when they […]

We’ll have to be at our very best, says Blackett

1 May 2022 0 comments

Coach: Lee Blackett LEE Blackett says every match for the rest of the season is a knock-out one for Wasps who are in contention to […]

Adopt NFL model at elite level – Haskell

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES RUGBY should look to American football and make the professional game self-contained with an emphasis on quality and producing a spectacle to […]

Top tackler Earl relishing test against a ‘proper team’

24 April 2022 1 comment

Motivated: Ben Earl BEN Earl says Saracens will be motivated by finishing in the top two and ensuring a home tie in the play-offs against […]

Emergence of Richards the silver lining to Bath’s cloud

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES WHEN Bath rake over the ashes of a season they will not be in a hurry to look back on, they will […]

Haywood swoops to snatch it for Saints

24 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bath ………………..31pts Tries: Clark 22, Muir 32, Spencer 55, 58 Conversions: Cipriani 23, 33, Spencer 56, 59 Penalties: Cipriani 40 Northampton ..36pts […]

Jordy Reid: Ealing deserve a crack at Premiership

17 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES JORDY Reid is backing Ealing Trailfinders’ appeal to be promoted to the Premiership, confident the Championship winners would not be one-season wonders […]

Skivington lays down challenge to Test hopefuls

10 April 2022 2 comments

By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington has told his players that if they have ambitions to go on international tours this summer, they need to finish […]

Diamond: We had no option but to cancel

3 April 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES AN independent panel will this week rule whether Worcester were justified in calling off their Premiership match at Gloucester last month because […]

Exeter-born Skinner is sad to be leaving

3 April 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES SAM Skinner intends to make the most of his final months with Exeter, the club he supported as a boy, ahead of […]

Diamond wants Hill to lead his revolution from No.8

3 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond has started his revolution at Worcester by signing two forwards and at least four more are set to follow in […]

Furbank’s fortified by new-found resilience

3 April 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES GEORGE Furbank is a different player to the 23-year-old who won his first England cap at a noisy Stade de France in […]

Red mist may not lift for a generation

20 March 2022 0 comments

STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever again hits the Premiership. […]

Fit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey

20 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers and Sam Hidalgo-Clydne for […]

Gibson-Park guides Irish to Triple Crown

20 March 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES Ireland …………..26pts Tries: Sheehan 16, Healy 27, Van der Flier 59, Murray 78 Conversions: Sexton 17, 28, 60 Scotland …………..5pts Tries: Schoeman […]

High-flying Harlequins charged up for final push before the cavalry returns

13 March 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Bristol Bears v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate TABAI Matson is delighted by the way his squad have responded to […]

Tiger Whitcombe proud to follow his Dad’s path

13 March 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES JAMES Whitcombe was born and brought up in Yorkshire, but Leicester was the only club the prop wanted to play for. His […]

Fraser can go the distance now under Hudson’s watch

13 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES FRASER Balmain does not regard listening to the advice of Gloucester’s performance nutritionist James Hudson as the highlight of his working week, […]

Italy find some style but Scots too strong

13 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Italy ………………..22pts Tries: Braley 29, Capuozzo 66, 80 Conversions: Garbisi 30, 67 Penalties: Garbisi 4 Scotland …………33pts Tries: Harris 21, 36; Johnson […]

Record man Youngs is guiding light for Jack

6 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England men’s cap record of […]

‘Stadium bans are a bit strong’

27 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond will consider putting up one of his coaching team to face the media if he feels in danger of saying […]

Sanderson can’t compete with offers from Far East

27 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES ALEX Sanderson is feeling what he calls the brutal effect of the salary cap reduction as he tries to finalise Sale’s squad […]

France still gunning for the Slam as Scots fail to take their chances

27 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Scotland …………17pts Tries: Darge 29, Van der Merwe 80 Conversions: Russell 30, Hogg 80 Penalties: Russell 11 France …………….36pts Tries: Willemse 8, […]

Ask players what they really think of 4G -Lam

27 February 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes players should be canvassed anonymously for their views on 4G pitches after a third Bristol player required surgery this […]

Diamond: Relegation made the Premiership healthier

20 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Recruiting: Diamond WORCESTER may be one off the foot of the Premiership having finished bottom last season, but lead rugby consultant Steve […]

Shaw: Lozowski has huge appetite to get better

13 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Hunger: Alex Lozowski SARACENS have become used to this stage of the season when they have to cope without international players and, […]

Gloucester’s away day blues are in the past

6 February 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES GLOUCESTER are on course for their best season on the road in the Premiership, but George Skivington is not getting carried away. […]

Wasps to give ticket money to help Tonga

23 January 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA WASPS will donate 20 per cent of the ticket revenue from their Premiership match against Saracens next Sunday to the fundraiser set up […]

Quins defeat cost me my form admits Simmonds

16 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES A YEAR after captaining Exeter to the Premiership and Champions Cups double, Joe Simmonds found himself on the bench and reflecting on […]

I can hear opportunity knocking insists Lam

9 January 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES PAT LAM believes he and Bristol will benefit from their struggles this season, the first time the graph has pointed downwards in […]

Vesty: We can’t afford to give away more cheap tries

2 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Exciting: Alex Mitchell IT is eight years since Northampton defeated Saracens in a Premiership match at Franklin’s Gardens and Sam Vesty believes […]