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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 […]

Brilliant Exeter win BUCS Championship

13 April 2022 0 comments

Durham….13 Exeter……14 Dafydd Jenkins late score ended Exeter’s six-year wait for BUCS Super Rugby Championship glory as they edged past Durham in a high-class final […]

World Rugby considering the introduction of 20-minute red card in global trial

12 April 2022 1 comment

World Rugby are considering the introduction of the 20-minute red card as a global law trial despite concerns that it could diminish the deterrent effect. […]

University season reaches climax at Sixways

10 April 2022 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL IT’S finals week in BUCS rugby with three pivotal games taking place on Wednesday as university rugby reaches its climax […]

Time we all got with the program on head shots

3 April 2022 0 comments

COLIN BOAG There was an incident in a recent Super Rugby match between the Brumbies and the Western Force that illustrates perfectly what a mess […]

Extra-time delight for Moana Pasifika

27 March 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DANNY Toala’s goldenpoint extra-time winner gave Moana Pasifika their first ever win in Super Rugby, with a 24-19 triumph over the Hurricanes. […]

Give next generation game time to develop

27 March 2022 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Late bloomer: Alex Dombrandt starred for Cardiff Met Uni before breaking into professional rugby We’ve been here before in […]

Wing or flanker, team man Kini will give his all

27 March 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE WHILE Jack Nowell’s injury has robbed the Premiership’s final weeks of one winger turned back rower, Kini Murimurivalu will be flying the […]

Tyro centre Joe shows his class for Scarlets

27 March 2022 0 comments

By ROB COLE Zebre ………………24pts Tries: C Canna 55, M Biondelli 58, G D’Onofio 77 Conversions: M Biondelli 57, C Canna 59, A Rizzi 78 […]

Willi Heinz departs Warriors

22 March 2022 0 comments

Former England international Willi Heinz has been released from his contract with Worcester Warriors and will return to his native New Zealand. Heinz, 35, joined […]

All Blacks legends slam quality of Australian franchises

14 March 2022 0 comments

All Blacks Titans John Kirwan and Jeff Wilson have expressed their dismay over the quality on offer in Australia during the early phases of Super […]

Bath get three year extension

13 March 2022 1 comment

BATH’s temporary stands can remain in place for another three years while they draw up plans for a permanent stadium. The club cited the pandemic […]

GRIFFYDD EVANS

13 March 2022 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF UNI / LLANDOVERY FLANKER Cardiff University student Griffydd Evans is eager to step up to Scarlets first team after starring for his […]

Faf’s Japan deal set for completion

6 March 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK World Cup winner Faf de Klerk is expected to sign his million pound a year contract with […]

Pablo Matera explains how Los Pumas could beat all the larger teams more frequently

28 February 2022 1 comment

The 2021 season was one the most difficult in Argentina‘s history. They went through an unwinnable Rugby Championship, before going on to a difficult Northern […]

IWAN SHENTON

27 February 2022 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF MET NO.8 Cardiff Met captain Iwan Shenton is enjoying a fine campaign in his final year at university and has his sights […]

Exeter University Has a Track Record of Success

25 February 2022 1 comment

Luke Mehson, Richard Capstick, Jack Owlett, Tom Lawday… these are just a few of the players that have represented Exeter University Rugby Club at Sandy […]

Roberts adds more glitter to his CV

20 February 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THE title “Renaissance Man” is a big one to bestow on a mere rugby player, but all things considered, there is nothing “mere” […]

Cardiff last up for unbeaten Christ College

6 February 2022 1 comment

SCHOOLS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CHRIST College Brecon face Cardiff High Scool on Wednesday aiming to complete an unbeaten season in the East Wales Premier […]

Gonzalo eyes glory despite Jaguares set-back

30 January 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou insists the Jaguares’ exclusion from Super Rugby has made it difficult for Argentina to be competitive […]

Durham lead way as top four battle intensifies

30 January 2022 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK BUCS Super Rugby returned on Wednesday after its mid-season break with another enthralling round of action. Four points separate the […]

Jamie Roberts heads down under

25 January 2022 0 comments

Jamie Roberts will leave Dragons this month to move to Australian side Waratahs for “personal reasons”. Roberts has been granted an early release from his […]

Roberts wanted in Oz by Waratahs

23 January 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMIE Roberts has emerged as a potential target for Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs. The former Wales and British & Irish […]

Aleki Lutui: Tonga must welcome in Folau

7 January 2022 1 comment

Former Tonga captain Aleki Lutui believes Israel Folau should be welcomed into the Tongan rugby union set up. Folau has not played international rugby since […]

Schmidt to be selector for All Blacks

19 December 2021 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt, 56, is to join New Zealand as a selector. The 56-year-old, who led Ireland to two Test […]

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

12 December 2021 2 comments

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players IZZY MAYHEW THIS WEEK… HARLEQUINS CENTRE One of the biggest women’s rugby rivalries will […]

Fly-half West is lined up by Deano

5 December 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Junior All Black: West NEWCASTLE Falcons boss Dean Richards has put former Maori All Black fly-half Ihaia West […]

Concussion forces All Black Hunt into retirement

21 November 2021 1 comment

NEW Zealand international Dillon Hunt is the latest player to announce his retirement from professional rugby due to concussion related issues. The 26-year-old said he […]

Premiership highlights show set for Welsh makeover

21 November 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Gallagher Premiership is set to hit Welsh language television with S4C poised to show highlights of English rugby’s top tier from […]

Islanders’ flair can give Super Rugby real boost

5 September 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG If it’s hyperbole you’re after, then Rugby Australia’s CEO, Andy Marinos, is your man. Formerly at SANZAAR for five years, he oversaw a […]

Munster coach Stephen Larkham is wanted back by Brumbies

29 August 2021 2 comments

Larkham is under contract at Thomond Park until the end of the coming season

Losing the Jaguares has brought a crucial talent drain

29 August 2021 0 comments

MARCELO BOSCH WITH the Jaguares no longer part of Super Rugby, everything has changed for Argentinian rugby. In 2019, almost the whole Argentinian national team […]

Lions lose their direction in more ways than one | Peter Jackson

22 August 2021 1 comment

As Lions tours grow shorter, their destinations are limited to big cities. Peter Jackson looks at some of the lesser known locations past tours travelled to

McCauley, Nixon sign for Chiefs

15 August 2021 0 comments

EXETER have signed Australian second row Ryan McCauley and former Bath tighthead Sam Nixon. Former Australia U20 international McCauley, 24, has agreed a short-term deal. […]

Jonathan Davies fighting for his future in Welsh midfield

15 August 2021 0 comments

Captain for Wales this summer, Jonathan Davies sees plenty of competition coming his way in the national team

Exeter Chiefs add two new signings to tight five

13 August 2021 0 comments

Exeter have confirmed the signings of overseas players Ryan McCauley from Australia and Sam Nixon from the Top 14

Harlequins announce capture of Viliami Taulani from Chiefs

11 August 2021 0 comments

Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson has recruited a player he coached at former club Waikato Chiefs

New Zealand 33-25 Australia: Wallabies fightback fails in poor opener

8 August 2021 0 comments

The Wallabies drought at Eden Park goes on as they lose the Bledisloe Cup in their Rugby Championship pre-cursor

Now head analyst quits Eddie Jones staff

1 August 2021 0 comments

John Mitchell will be followed out the door by England head analyst Joe Lewis

Jake Kerr inks permanent Bristol Bears contract

21 July 2021 0 comments

Bristol Bears also confirm the departure of a 2020 summer arrival from Ashton Gate

World Rugby embolden concussion protocols with new specialist panel

14 July 2021 1 comment

World Rugby confirm new law trials and wider use of independent concussion consultants

Wasps beef up the pack

4 July 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed All Blacks back five forward Vaea Fifita for next season and have re-signed Nizaam Carr from the Bulls. Fifita, 29, […]

Lions will beat the over-rated Boks says Nick Easter

4 July 2021 0 comments

FORMER England No.8 Nick Easter believes South Africa are over-rated and predicts a Lions series win. Easter, now defence coach at Newcastle, spent a couple […]

Handre Pollard can cement his place as best ever Bok 10 | Daniel Gallan

27 June 2021 0 comments

In Handre Pollard, Morne Steyn and Elton Jantjies, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has a set of flyhalves that tick every box. No matter what Warren […]

Bryce Hegarty tipped to be a star for Tigers

27 June 2021 0 comments

QUEENSLAND Reds attack coach Jim McKay says Bryce Hegarty’s signing for Leicester is a “win-win” for the player and the club. The 28-year-old will join […]

Toulouse keep their‘ double’ dream alive with La Rochelle rematch | James Harrington

20 June 2021 1 comment

Friday’s 2020/21 season Top 14 final will be a repeat of last month’s blood-and-thunder Champions Cup showpiece, after both La Rochelle and Toulouse won their […]

Aussies Disappoint, Blues Clear Favourites to Win Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Final

14 June 2021 2 comments

Aotearoa’s domination of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition continued into the final week of the regular season as all five New Zealand-based sides once again […]