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If you’re out for a 15, call Toulouse

8 December 2024 0 comments

WHERE have all the full-backs gone? Well you could start looking for them at Toulouse. When Belgium’s Matias Remue made an accomplished debut for Toulouse […]

Maesteg Harlequins a beacon of hope

3 November 2024 0 comments

AT a time when too many clubs all over England and Wales have gone to rack and ruin, Maesteg Harlequins shine through the gloom as […]

Spain delighted to take top spot

13 October 2024 0 comments

ROUND-UP SPAIN concluded an incredible WXV 3 campaign as champions after conceding just eight points in three games. The champions will be joined in next […]

Unbeaten Spain in pole position

6 October 2024 0 comments

WXV3 ROUND-UP SPAIN are the only side left unbeaten following impressive back-to-back victories ahead of a potential title decider with Fiji next weekend. Samoa are […]

Sio’s late try denies Dutch historic win

29 September 2024 0 comments

NETHERLANDS were denied an historic win over Samoa as Ana-Lise Sio’s last gasp try broke Dutch hearts. Linneke Gevers put Netherlands ahead with an early […]

Ranking Gareth Southgate’s best moments as England manager

12 September 2024 0 comments

Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager is over. The 53-year-old, who was appointed in 2017, changed the culture of the Three Lions throughout the four […]

Despite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end

25 August 2024 0 comments

RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through a few. In the […]

Spain celebrate sudden-death win

21 July 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK 11TH PLACE PLA Spain ………….. 24 Fiji ………………… 19 AN incredible week for Spanish sport continued as they retained their place in […]

Battling Wales run out

21 July 2024 0 comments

7TH PLACE PLAY-OFF ■By BEN JAYCOCK CUP Wales………………. 31pts South Africa ….. 47pts Tries: Price 36, 74, Boshoff 50, Emanuel 63, Conquer 80 Conversions: Wilde […]

Spanish youngsters show how to tackle low

21 July 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS I DON’T know if you caught any of Spain’s game against Italy at the Junior World Cup last Sunday but it was an […]

NZ destroy newcomers

14 July 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand.45 Spain…………….. 13 NEW ZEALAND showcased their skill in the pouring rain to qualify for the semi-finals despite their match against […]

Wales keep dream alive

7 July 2024 0 comments

U20S WORLD CUP By BEN JAYCOCK POOL A Wales……………. 31 Spain ……………. 10 WALES have a shot at qualifying for the semi-finals when they take […]

Simpson hits late winner

7 July 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON France…………..26 New Zealand….27 RICO Simpson converted a wide left, match winning penalty in windy conditions to guide New Zealand past three-time world […]

There’s more than money to Toulouse

7 July 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There have, rightly, been acres of words written about Toulouse in recent […]

Bracken’s hat-trick inspires England

30 June 2024 0 comments

U20S WORLD CUP POOL C By WILLIAM GUPWELL England ……………40pts Tries: Bracken 34, 65, 68 Redshaw 38, Sela 44, Pollock 50, Conversions: Kerr 35, 39, […]

Cox treble puts Wales into 2025 World Cup

30 June 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Wales……………..52pts Tries: Callender 3, Fleming 12, Butchers 35, 55, Cox 46, 64, 77, Hesketh 71 Conversions: Bevan 3, 12, 35, 46, 55, […]