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I’d love to coach at top level, says Biljon

5 May 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE It is one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many players, is still waiting […]

Quins have to climb very steep mountain

5 May 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WHEN Harlequins face Toulouse this afternoon in their first European Cup semi-final in south-west France, it will be […]

Leinster made to fight all the way

5 May 2024 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster…………………………20pts Tries: Lowe 10, 15, 43 Conversion: Byrne 11 Penalty: Byrne 29 Northampton Saints…… 17pts Tries: Hendy 58, Seabrook 73 Conversions: Smith […]

It’ll be tough for us but we’ll meet fire with fire, says Care

5 May 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Toulouse vs Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadium de Toulouse WHEN Harlequins went to Bordeaux last month they vowed to swing the […]

Hotshot Hastings has the final say

5 May 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ………………….. 40pts Tries: Hathaway 6, Blake 29, Hastings 58, Clarke 61, Thorley 78 Conversions: Hastings 29, 58, 61 Penalties: Hastings 19, […]

Coach is happy to chase a second trophy

5 May 2024 0 comments

Gloucester head coach George Skivington confirmed that his side had targeted the cup competitions after victory against Benetton took them to a second final of […]

Camborne defeat a concern

5 May 2024 0 comments

LAST weekend’s 109 points to nil win by Dings over Camborne in National Two West should have set alarm bells ringing at Twickenham. Cornwall is […]

Harsh reality is that PRL costs must be cut

5 May 2024 0 comments

CAN we afford a PGP? The short answer, unfortunately, has to be a “yes” since, with the Premiership clubs controlling the contracts of all top […]

Ten selfish Premiership clubs

5 May 2024 0 comments

I FEEL sorry for Newcastle Falcons for not being relegated, which would be good for their future, but more sorry for Ealing Trailfindersbeing banned from […]

Roebuck out to impress England

5 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Sale’s Tom Roebuck is a man on a mission as he looks to use the final weeks of the Premiership season to […]

RFU’s still killing the dreams of investors

5 May 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU’s indecision is final. It does not know what to do about promotion-relegation – or, if […]

Without referees, there is no game

5 May 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the men and women in the middle and asks what can be done to help them Who would […]

Louis has sights set on Kansas gold rush

5 May 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The latest phase of his footballing reincarnation took Louis Rees-Zammit to a school run by an American […]

We had belief in our ability

5 May 2024 0 comments

Mark Stevens talks to Exeter Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson as he embarks on a new chapter away from Sandy Park IN THE heart of Exeter, […]

With selection, you can’t keep every player happy

5 May 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did you get into coaching […]

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

5 May 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached to over the decades […]

University pathway to top of the game

5 May 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a university rugby student in […]

The ringfence which is encouraging open play

5 May 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE have been a few articles written about how the Premiership has started to play a […]

Worboys: I’m aiming to be first-choice 10 at Ealing

5 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK George Worboys endured ‘the most testing five years of his life’ at Bath but is looking forward to linking up with his […]

Top two set up a final showdown

5 May 2024 0 comments

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE THE top two teams in the regular Premiership season will face off in the final on Saturday at Church Bank […]

EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final preview

3 May 2024 0 comments

For the second year in a row each of the four Challenge Cup semi-finalists come from a different country, but it’s a side representing a […]

Itoje avoids ban for Barbeary tackle

1 May 2024 0 comments

Saracens second row Maro Itoje has avoided a ban for the last two games of the regular season of the Premiership for his tackle on […]

Series 3, Episode 36: Ruan Ackermann on Prem weekend, residency rules and EPCR semis

30 April 2024 0 comments

Following a pivotal weekend of Gallagher Premiership action – not without its controversies – Ollie Little, Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cain are joined by Gloucester […]

Baxter: “We are overachieving” this season

29 April 2024 0 comments

Rob Baxter praised his young side’s competitive edge and their ability to learn from mistakes after their comfortable victory against Gloucester. “We probably are overachieving […]

Chiefs boost top-four hopes with five-try win at Kingsholm

28 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Gloucester…………………………………………..17 Tries: May 29, Clement 40, Clark 50 Conversions: Atkinson 52 Exeter Chiefs……………………………………….38 Tries: Vermeulen 14, 60; John 18, Woodburn 36, Feyi-Waboso […]

I’ll never stop looking for hidden gems – Lam

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Pat Lam says he will never stop plundering the rugby mine of the Championship and the leagues below it as he searches […]

Saracens know how to win – Tompkins

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK With the Premiership run-in hotting up, Saracens centre Nick Tompkins claims ‘experience matters’ in these blockbuster end-of-season contests and says his side […]

Leicester in discussions to hire new attack coach

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Dan McKellar has told Leicester fans to buckle up for the ride next season as the club closes in on appointing an […]

Langdon is quick to make his point

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that suits Curtis Langdon, a […]

Falcons face battle to break their duck

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Time is running out for Newcastle as they seek to avoid joining Rotherham and London Welsh as clubs who finished a Premiership […]

Scarlets move in to sign Hepburn

28 April 2024 0 comments

Scarlets have signed Scotland prop Alec Hepburn from Exeter for next season. The Australian-born 31-year-old helped the Chiefs win the Champions Cup in 2020 and […]

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton Saints and flanker Will […]

Time for Saints to be true to themselves

28 April 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THE contest between the 9-10 pairings of Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne and Northampton’s Alex Mitchell and […]

Porter delivers as Quins stay in hunt

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ……………………41pts Tries: Northmore 1, 26; Lewies 33, Murley 45, Porter 67, 73 Conversions: Smith 27, 34, 46; Evans 74 Penalties: Evans […]

Leicester stunned by Bristol late show

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ………….19pts Tries: Ollie Hassell-Collins 17, 48; van Wyk 63 Conversions: Pollard 18, 63 Bristol Bears ………………..21pts Tries: Lahiff 68, 74; Bradbury […]

Sharks look to have edge in Diamond derby

28 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park SALE boss Alex Sanderson has thanked Steve Diamond, his opposite number […]

Diamond still confident he can make a big difference

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Starting: Guy Pepper LAST season’s beaten Premiership finalists would not seem the ideal opponents after conceding a record number of points in […]

Vermeulen: It’s payback time for the Chiefs

28 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm BRUISING back rower Jacques Vermeulen wants Exeter to put their foot on the […]

Skivington looking for players to prove themselves

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Dasher: Josh Hathaway GEORGE Skivington has told his players ahead of today’s clash with Exeter at Kingsholm that they may have nothing […]

Leinster’s workload merits little sympathy

28 April 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK LEINSTER are worried about the pressure that could prevent them from winning a European Cup and URC […]

Crunch time for red lines

28 April 2024 0 comments

The crunch is coming as negotiations between the Championship and the RFU/Premiership over promotion-relegation intensify, with the Premiership ring-fence moratorium finishing after this season. My […]

Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March 2024 Caps: 5 Why […]

Time for officials to stop favouring teams in top six

28 April 2024 0 comments

ONCE again rugby referees at the top end are under scrutiny, but the people concerned appear to be bombproof as they stroll along into top […]

Pay women a sustainable wage

28 April 2024 0 comments

I WAS interested to read the article on Shaunagh Brown last week. My wife, a former England U19 pack leader in 2003, made the decision […]

Bears ready to battle for silverware

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Final Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. 2pm Driving: Akina Gondwe in action for Saracens DAVE Ward has named an unchanged squad […]

The boys down west who know how to win

28 April 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED The way they see it down Exeter way, only one team is flying the flag for the region as the Premiership […]

Wales on a mission to survive or decline

28 April 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A chastening season for Welsh […]

‘Ireland in blue’ will provide stiffest test

28 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Phil Dowson and Leo Cullen first crossed paths in European action 10 seasons ago when Northampton did […]

I want to get the best out of every individual

28 April 2024 0 comments

COACH TO COACH Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Scott Barrow, the head coach at Sedgley Park Tigers Why did you get […]