'It’s an embarrassment, it’s a disaster... something fundamentally wrong'
Former Scotland captain John Barclay has lashed his former side Edinburgh when speaking on Premier Sports about the Scottish club'…
Simon Thomas
06 Oct 2024, 7:21
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'It’s amazing to hear there’s already 70k tickets sold'
There’s now clear distance between Leinster and the rest of the league as they look ahead to a “special” derby day next week…
Simon Thomas
06 Oct 2024, 7:03
Sean Everitt on the Edinburgh loss dubbed 'humiliating' by ex-player
Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt insisted he won’t be pressing any panic buttons despite his anger at watching his side slip to…
Bryn Palmer
06 Oct 2024, 6:00
'It looked like this team hadn’t been coached for 6 weeks'
Leicester Tigers attack coach Peter Hewat expressed his pride at his side’s performance after they scored seven tries to beat Ne…
PA
06 Oct 2024, 3:59
Analysis
England player watch: Bristol's Harry Randall vs Bath's Ben Spencer
With Borthwick favourite Mitchell now laid up, Saturday’s script was for the long lycra-sleeved Spencer to produce a show of for…
Liam Heagney
06 Oct 2024, 3:48
Exclusive
David Ribbans: 'It's the reason why I'm here, not still in England'
Toulon is now home, not Northampton, and it’s all about doing his very best in the Top 14, not perspiring over whether his effor…
Liam Heagney
06 Oct 2024, 3:23
Ireland brought down to earth by Canada in second WXV1 match
Ireland has gone down to host team Canada 21-8 in Vancouver in their second match of the WXV1 tournament.
PA
06 Oct 2024, 3:17
Analysis
Four talking points as Bristol storm Bath to bag bragging rights
The sense of Bristol jubilation and Bath distress was very evident at The Rec when referee Christophe Ridley called a halt to an e…
Liam Heagney
06 Oct 2024, 3:14
'Beyond amazing' - Rob Baxter's verdict on Olly Woodburn
Being able to play in a variety of positions has always been a valuable commodity for a player to have but even more so now that P…
Jon Newcombe
06 Oct 2024, 3:00
Opinion
'I'll repeat it 100 times': Eddie Jones' ageist selection policy for Japan unhealthy
On September 21 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Japan’s national team faced Fiji in the final of the Pacific Nations Cup and lost 17-…
Yuko Morimoto
05 Oct 2024, 23:25
Opinion
It's time to stop hating on Damian McKenzie, the best 10 in the Championship
McKenzie is a risk-taker, a gambler, and not your cookie cutter game manager in the mould of Harry Plummer. He's also a phenomenal…
Ben Smith
05 Oct 2024, 20:41
Interview
Gaëlle Mignot: 'We're not hiding behind this victory'
Staff and players aren't hiding: despite their 14-22 win over the USA, there are still numerous areas in their game that need impr…
Willy Billiard
05 Oct 2024, 20:04
Interview
WXV: USA push France to an eight-point game in Langley
The USA held the world number four side to an eight-point game in WXV 1, which finished in a 22-14 to France at Langley Events Cen…
Imogen Ainsworth
05 Oct 2024, 20:00
WXV 3: Spain on the verge of World Cup qualification
Spain need only two points from their final match in WXV 3 2024 to secure their place at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, having ma…
Martyn Thomas
05 Oct 2024, 17:59
Munster return to winning ways with whitewash victory over Ospreys
Munster returned to winning ways at a rain-lashed Virgin Media Park by beating Ospreys 23-0 in a repeat of last season’s BKT Uni…
PA
05 Oct 2024, 17:34
Stormers gain first win with rout of Zebre
Stormers moved off the bottom of the United Rugby Championship table with a 36-5 victory over Zebre Parma at Stadio Sergio Lanfran…
Ben Smith
05 Oct 2024, 17:27
Dragons heartbreak as Sharks snatch win in 85th minute
Dragons suffered late heartache as Sharks snatched a 33-30 win at Rodney Parade in the United Rugby Championship thanks to Fez Mba…
PA
05 Oct 2024, 16:03
Exclusive
WXV week two: Seaplanes, ice hockey and sunsets
Seaplanes, ice hockey games and sunsets. The perfect mix of training hard and making memories off the pitch this week and I have r…
Rosie Galligan
05 Oct 2024, 15:14
Seven-try Leicester hand Newcastle a 24th straight league defeat
After a scrappy opening, the Tigers began to apply pressure and took a 20-3 lead at half-time before earning the bonus point after…
PA
05 Oct 2024, 15:11
Near full strength Leinster maintain 100 per cent start to season
Leinster continued their 100 per cent start to the United Rugby Championship season after beating Benetton 35-5 at Stadio Monigo.
PA
05 Oct 2024, 14:38
Pat Lam talks up Harry Randall for England after Bristol derby win
As it stands, there are fears that first choice No9 Mitchell will be unavailable as he has yet to pay this season for Northampton …
Liam Heagney
05 Oct 2024, 13:56
Dominant first-half display tilts derby result in favour of Bristol
Bath’s first defeat of the season came after a dominant first-half display from a Bristol side inspired by flanker Santiago Gron…
PA
05 Oct 2024, 12:37
Seven-try Bulls make it another miserable URC away day for Ulster
The Belfast side have registered just one win on their travels since New Year’s Day and never looked like making it two despite …
PA
05 Oct 2024, 12:20
Scotland beat Japan to make it back-to-back wins in WXV 2
Scotland made it two wins from as many games in their WXV 2 campaign with a 19-13 victory over Japan in Cape Town.
PA
05 Oct 2024, 10:18
Strong Edinburgh side devoured by Lions in Jo'burg
Edinburgh suffered a heavy and frankly humiliating 55-21 defeat against the Lions in Johannesburg in the United Rugby Championship…
Ian Cameron
05 Oct 2024, 10:08
Another rugby player hospitalised after hiding illness from coach
Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White revealed that prop Simphiwe Matanzima ended up in hospital after failing to alert the coaching …
Jan De Koning
05 Oct 2024, 8:39
Prendergast starts as Emerging Ireland team named for Western Force
Sam Prendergast will start at flyhalf for Emerging Ireland in their second match of the South Africa tour against Western Force on…
Ian Cameron
05 Oct 2024, 8:20
Ronan O'Gara's classy response to account of 'coward' bust-up in 2009
La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara has issued a classy response to the publishing of Johnny Sexton's account of a number of their…
Ian Cameron
05 Oct 2024, 7:48
Exclusive
Fissler Confidential: Sam Simmonds' future in France
He is in the second and final year of his contract with Montpellier but is believed to have an option for a third season.
Neil Fissler
05 Oct 2024, 7:22
Nigel Owens' verdict on the 20-minute red card trial
It was last May when World Rugby signalled it would also be trialling this revised sanction, explaining that the 20-minute red wou…
Liam Heagney
05 Oct 2024, 5:32
Sevens flyer Corey Toole pens new Super deal
ACT Brumbies have confirmed a one-year contract extension for flyer Corey Toole, securing his services until the end of the 2025 s…
Ian Cameron
05 Oct 2024, 5:14
Heavy-hitters: Every Pro D2 team by height, weight and age
The upcoming Pro D2 season sees some absolute giants across the league, with the French second flight rivalling the Top 14, URC an…
Ian Cameron
05 Oct 2024, 4:51
Exclusive
Trust, talent, and Tigers: How Gloucester's tyros are at the heart of their quest for the three-peat
Ahead of Sunday, when Gloucester-Hartpury get their title defence underway against Leicester Tigers - live on TNT Sports - I aquap…
Claire Thomas
05 Oct 2024, 4:00
The prediction Sale have made about their England pick Tom Roebuck
The 23-year-old wing, named earlier on Friday in Steve Borthwick’s England training squad, won his first international cap off t…
PA
05 Oct 2024, 2:25
Northampton label latest win as 'far too exciting for our liking'
In a match where nine tries were scored, Quins placed the defending Gallagher Premiership champions’ year-long unbeaten record a…
PA
05 Oct 2024, 2:08
The 'spot on' reason why Bristol retain full faith in Max Malins
Stationed at full-back, he is already four tries up just two games into the campaign and on the hunt for more when the Bears visit…
Liam Heagney
05 Oct 2024, 1:49
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