■ By BEN JAYCOCK MOST Championship sides spent this week gearing up for the Premiership Cup but Cambridge and Chinnor were left twiddling their thumbs, […]
■ By BEN JAYCOCK DEVONPORT Services have lost every game in their inaugural National Two West campaign but homegrown talent Liam Jarvis says they are […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, ROUEN, EL SALVADOR, GRASSE, HARTPURY COLLEGE AND ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF NOW HEAD COACH AT CLIFTON LUKE COZENS Happy: Luke […]
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CARDIFF Met suffered a shock loss to Hartpury which allowed Bath to claim second place and remain within touching distance […]
FORMER Leicester wing Harry Potter would love the chance to lock horns against his old boss at Twickenham on Saturday. The 26-year-old, nicknamed ‘Wizard’ by […]
NEWS EXTRA DRAGONS have parted company with head coach Dai Flanagan with assistant Filo Tiatia taking over on an interim basis. The Newport-based region said […]
By BEN JAYCOCK OWAIN Williams has stepped up to senior rugby this year and is flourishing at Preston Grasshoppers. The 19-year-old Manchester Met student has […]
Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT LUKE Pearce believes that with the introduction of the new 20-minute red card law, direct sending-offs will be few and far […]
JIMMY STAPLES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Harlequins academy hooker Jimmy Staples has adapted to men’s rugby but recognises there is much work to do before he reaches […]
THE Welsh Rugby Union says it intends to apologise for its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women’s team. In September, the WRU announced […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Not wanted: Charles Ollivon has been omitted from the France squad by coach Fabien Galthie PICTURES Getty Images FRANCE head coach […]
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BATH centre Will Butt and Sale scrum-half Nye Thomas have both been banned for three games following their red cards during their Premiership match last […]
By Sam Jackson Leicester forward Ollie Chessum is a doubt for England’s autumn internationals after sustaining a knee injury in training. England are waiting on […]
By Mark Stevens Pat Lam is backing Harry Randall to take his sparkling club form with Bristol onto the international stage this autumn. The 26-year-old, […]
Leinster back row Caelan Doris will captain Ireland for the autumn internationals against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin next month. Doris stood […]
◼️ By ADAM HATHAWAY In possession: Marcus Smith in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images ◼️ STEVE Borthwick has revealed the first 17 players to […]
UNCAPPED pair Freddie Thomas and Blair Murray have been included in Wales’ squad. New Zealand-born Scarlets wing Murray, 23, qualifies through his mother while 22-year-old […]
GREGOR Townsend has named centre Sione Tuipulotu as captain for the autumn Tests against South Africa, Australia, Fiji and Portugal, while his brother Mosese has […]
Winners: Francois van Wyk scores a late try to help Bath defeat Harlequins last week PICTURES: Getty Images BATH put on a streetwise masterclass last […]
IT occurred to me, whilst catching a glimpse of last weekend’s NFL match at Wembley, that the advent of professionalism in rugby union featured two […]
SAM STUART, THE NEWCASTLE FALCONS AND FORMER HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20 SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH… 1. Mako Vunipola – Played […]
By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and unmissable every week… Any analysis of England’s chances of beating New Zealand starts with the forwards. The reality is […]