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Rosslyn making most of home fortress

12 February 2017 1 comment

By LUKE JARM Rosslyn Park 59 Macclesfield 28 THREE tries at the end of the first half gave Rosslyn Park an unassailable lead as the […]

Best show leaves Wild Geese adrift

12 February 2017 0 comments

By SAM HOLDSWORTH Canterbury 21 London Irish 17 TWO late tries earned London Irish Wild Geese a losing bonus point but Canterbury took the win […]

Exeter’s Lewis in at Stoop as cover for Care

12 February 2017 1 comment

By ED HUTSON HARLEQUINS have this week confirmed the signing Dave Lewis from Exeter ahead of next season. As revealed in the Fissler Files on […]

It was bench warfare and

12 February 2017 1 comment

Big impact: Jamie George PICTURES: Getty Images England are yet to find their best form in 2017 but, boy, are they making themselves into a […]

Moriarty on his mark to replace the irreplaceable

5 February 2017 2 comments

Alex Bywater chats to Ross Moriarty, the man charged with filling the giant boots of Taulupe Faletau at No.8 PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off […]

Let the execs play five weeks in a row

5 February 2017 0 comments

I THINK we should trial the suggestion by Premiership Rugby that all Six Nations matches be condensed into five consecutive weekends. For this trial, I […]

Addison beats clock to deny Quins home semi

5 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Harlequins…………10pts Tries: Penalty try 57 Conversions: Jackson 57 Penalties: Jackson 20 Sale………………13pts Tries: Briggs 35 Conversions: Addison 35 Penalties: Addison 2, 77 […]

Regular chats with Eddie help Cipriani stay positive

5 February 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER DANNY Cipriani might still be out of sight but he is definitely not out of Eddie Jones’ mind despite his omission from […]

Tigers off bottom as Dale defeated

5 February 2017 0 comments

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……14 Wharfedale ……8 SHEFFIELD TIGERS’ hopes of League survival were thrown a lifeline by a crucial home win against fellow […]

Hornets release Brake to cruise past Lydney

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National League 3 South West IN this official catch-up weekend, Hornets came out 39-13 the better at home to Lydney. Lewis Brake and Ben Fry […]

John off to Hong Kong

5 February 2017 0 comments

CARDIFF Blues skills coach Paul John will leave the region to become head coach of Hong Kong Sevens. John, formerly Wales 7s coach, will replace […]

Laidlaw: We knew this was big one

5 February 2017 2 comments

STUART HOGG hailed the win over Ireland as one of the best of his career in a Scotland jersey – and believes there is much […]

Bonus point in Rome, then bring it on in Cardiff!

5 February 2017 2 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS I EXPECT Wales to find things tricky against Italy but still seal a bonuspoint win – and then it’s on to a mouth-watering […]

Telfer’s chip will wear him down

5 February 2017 0 comments

I WAS very saddened to read Jim Telfer’s recent remarks about the English and playing at Twickenham ‘concrete jungle’. For a figure so revered in […]

Wells ready to state his case after serving time at Blues

5 February 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Saracens v Leicester Today. Kick-off 4pm LEICESTER lock Harry Wells is banking on Anglo-Welsh success to provide the career boost he […]

High hopes for Henry after years of injury hell

5 February 2017 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY catches up with Gloucester’s unlucky No.13 Henry Trinder HENRY Trinder says he is physically and mentally ready to end 30 months of injury […]

Caldy struggle to flattering victory

5 February 2017 2 comments

■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..17 Caldy …………….30 RUNAWAY league leaders Caldy racked up their 13th win on the bounce but were made to fight […]

Warrior Shillcock out for the season

5 February 2017 1 comment

WORCESTER fly-half Jamie Shillcock has undergone a successful knee operation but could miss the rest of the campaign. The 19-year-old suffered the injury in the […]

Bulls first-half blitz sets up hard-fought win over Jacks

5 February 2017 1 comment

By JOHN ARKLESS Swansea 13 Bargoed 18 THREE first-half tries proved just enough for Bargoed as they kept up their good form with a win […]

Howley opts for experience to get Wales off to a flyer

5 February 2017 0 comments

WALES interim coach Rob Howley makes five changes to the team that beat South Africa in November. Second row Alun-Wyn Jones leads the team for […]

North faces his moment of truth in Eternal City

5 February 2017 1 comment

Throughout his obsessive quest for perfection, Jonny Wilkinson used a stark piece of pragmatic philosophy: “Treat every match as if it’s going to be your […]

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 […]

Brown eager for quick return of sky-scraper Skelton

5 February 2017 0 comments

By CHRIS JONES KELLY Brown is urging giant lock Will Skelton to return to Saracens after the Wallaby forward made a massive impact on his […]

Lucs end winless run with Sedgley defeat

5 February 2017 0 comments

■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ….23 Sedgley Park 14 AN EXCELLENT all-round performance from Luctonians saw them record their first win in 11 as they […]

Premiership stars join England U20s staff

5 February 2017 0 comments

LOUIS Deacon, Ian Vass and Tom Williams have joined the England U20s management team as part of a new agreement signed between the RFU and […]

Lewis’ magical treble gives Ponty a perfect start

5 February 2017 0 comments

By JACK FLYNN Pontypridd 35 Carmarthen14 LEWIS WILLIAMS ran in an impressive hat-trick as Pontypridd began their Tier One campaign with a bang at Sardis […]

Fight to the end and pray for some magic

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Conor O’Shea tells Brendan Gallagher how he plans to take Italy to the next level PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off 2pm Landmark victory: Italy […]

Barba signing must be probed by World Rugby

5 February 2017 0 comments

THE silence from World Rugby on Toulon’s signing of the banned Australian Rugby League player Ben Barba has reached the deafening stage. Has the game’s […]

Want to be a Lion? Then beat England!

5 February 2017 1 comment

NICK CAIN TALKS TO PAUL MORIARTY ABOUT HIS SON ROSS AND THE CHALLENGE WALES FACE AT TWICKENHAM PAUL Moriarty, the father of Wales back rower […]

Mathewson ready for relegation dogfight

5 February 2017 1 comment

PUGNACIOUS former All Blacks scrum-half Alby Mathewson is backing his uncompromising style to keep Bristol in the Premiership Bristol’s survival quest continues against Harlequins this […]

Hot-shot Hodson sparks Otley win

5 February 2017 0 comments

By JOHN FINCH Otley 32 Scunthorpe 8 TWO sides in desperate need of points produced an entertaining game but it was Otley’s superior speed which […]

Slater free for vital Gloucester match

5 February 2017 1 comment

LEICESTER lock Ed Slater has received a two-week ban after being cited for striking an opponent. Slater, 28, admitted striking Glasgow prop Zander Fagerson during […]

Powell is metronomic as champs fall to home defeat

5 February 2017 1 comment

By JOHNNY FERGUSON Ebbw Vale 12 Bedwas 15 RICHARD POWELL booted all 15 points as Bedwas held on to beat reigning Premiership champions Ebbw Vale […]

Campagnaro wants Italy to catch the wave this time

5 February 2017 0 comments

MICHELE CAMPAGNARO has two sporting passions in life – playing rugby and surfing – and both so far have given him more grief than joy, […]

When Elvis put Irish in heartbreak hotel…

5 February 2017 0 comments

HAD bonus points been in operation ten years ago, Ireland would have been spared the cruel fate of losing the Six Nations title to a […]

ROOM 101

5 February 2017 2 comments

JIMMY REA THE BISHOP’S STORTFORD WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND. 1. People who leave gates open I’ve […]

Bonus points will hamper the development of Italy

5 February 2017 0 comments

Isn’t it strange how sometimes things happen that on the surface seem to be totally unrelated, but then have mind-blowing consequences? The initiative to make […]

Hoppers downed by four-try Hinckley

5 February 2017 0 comments

By MICHAEL YOUNG Hinckley 29 P G’hoppers 22 HINCKLEY ran in four tries to secure a bonus point victory in an entertaining clash with Preston […]

Smith to say ‘Non’ to Pau and face Lions

5 February 2017 0 comments

BEN Smith is set to reject a potential move to France in order to stay and play for the All Blacks against the Lions. The […]

Prosser holds his nerve to steal it at the death

5 February 2017 1 comment

By ELGAN ALDERMAN Cross Keys 9 Llanelli 6 THERE was plenty of late drama as a last-minute Joshua Prosser penalty helped Cross Keys edge out […]

Six Nations offers Boks a route to salvation

5 February 2017 0 comments

AS the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and in particular its chief […]

Losers take the spoils

5 February 2017 1 comment

ACCORDING to my research, a grand total of 92 bonus points would have been awarded to all Six Nations over the last ten seasons. Not […]

Cockerill courted by rival clubs in Top 14

5 February 2017 0 comments

FORMER Leicester boss Richard Cockerill is on the radar of several French clubs after moving to France to work with Mike Ford at Toulon. Cockerill […]

Superb Tarrant holds off Club revival to seal top-two battle

5 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Blackheath……….17pts Tries: penalty 2, Fielding 52 Conversions: Fielding 2, 52 Penalties: Fielding 33 Ampthill & D ……24pts Tries: Marshall 6, Allman 40, […]

20 QUESTIONS

5 February 2017 0 comments

LAURENCE MAY CORNISH PIRATES NO.10 Big game against London Scottish? It is but we’re prepraring it like any other game really. The weather forecast is […]

Chuter to replace Walsh at Hinckley

5 February 2017 0 comments

FORMER England hooker George Chuter will succeed Paul Walsh as Hinckley boss next season. Chuter, who played for Saracens, Leicester Tigers and England, said: “I’m […]

Attwell is at the double as Ravens unable to take flight

5 February 2017 0 comments

By RICH JONES Bridgend 14 Newport 25 NEWPORT began life in Tier Two of Premiership rugby with a comfortable 25-14 win over Bridgend Ravens at […]

Forward thinking is the key for Malins

5 February 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON England U20……59pts Tries: Cokanasiga 12, Earl 21, Butler 24, Curry 33, Malins 40, 74, Wright 52, Aspland-Robinson 77, Parton 78 Conversions: Malins […]

Mapletoft defends Quins model as Test call-ups bite

5 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY MARK Mapletoft insists Harlequins remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite claiming his side’s trophy chances have been hammered by Test call-ups. […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

5 February 2017 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ SALE Sharks are the latest club to show an interest in signing Exeter Chiefs’ former England […]

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