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Wilkinson pleased to follow in some famous footsteps

NEWCASTLE fans haven’t had much to make them smile in recent years but whatever happens this season the sight of a Wilkinson back in the No.10 jersey will remind them of former glories.

Bears have the strength to with the Prem, says Luatua

STEVEN Luatua believes Bristol can became the first West Country team to win the Premiership – if they start where they left off last season.

Day: Phoenix clubs must pay off debts

RPA chief Christian Day insists collapsed clubs should pay debts to their players before being reintroduced to the top tiers of the league structure.

Pick a 10 and stick with him - Biggar

DAN Biggar has urged Warren Gatland to back one fly-half with an extended run in the Wales team – just as he did with him.

When it really matters, Pollard gets the vote

SO in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026, the two sides contested what felt like a series decider in itself after their intriguing back-to-back Rugby Championship fixtures which have brightened up our viewing recently.

Nayacalevu shows he's going to be real deal

THE past met the future at Sale Sharks’ ancestral home Heywood Road, where international star Waisea Nayacalevu scored a double to help claim the spoils for his new side against Newcastle Falcons in an end-toend battle that went right to the wire.

'Full circle' moment for Hayes with Chester gig

RHYS Hayes has hung up his boots and entered the coaching world aiming to take “sleeping giant” Chester back to National One.

Super Holly shows why she's No.1 for Mitchell

HOLLY Aitchison produced a superb performance at flyhalf to guide England to their 16th consecutive victory.

Time we stopped indulging the haka

THERE is so much disingenuous hypocritical twaddle surrounding the Hollywood production that has become the modern-day New Zealand haka that in some ways I am reluctant to raise the subject again.

Cokanasiga out to make his mark at Ospreys

GETTING the better of his big brother in the back garden was always the goal for Phil Cokanasiga and his celebrated sibling remains an inspiration today.

Brothers ready to rumble for Chiefs

FOR all good things to grow, you need strong roots.

Richmond's defensive efforts deny Club joy

A CONTROLLED and clinical performance from Richmond who, despite a couple of moments of excellence from Blackheath midway through each half, were able to stretch to a relatively comfortable victory in this latest installment of the oldest fixture in club rugby.

Barnes treble helps TJs to dominate Dorking

AN excellent opening-day performance from Tonbridge Juddians saw them dominate a Dorking side who had finished third for the previous two seasons.

Sheffield's Posa is left proud as punch

SHEFFIELD head coach Anthony Posa was a happy man as his side kicked off the campaign with a six-try bonus-point victory over Fylde yesterday afternoon.

Hard to pin the blame on unions

AS IF things in the game aren’t bad enough, the BBC’s Rugby On Trial shown on Monday looks set to impact on the number of new and current players across the game.

RFU chiefs considered a move to Midlands

TWICKENHAM chiefs considered moving the home of rugby to the Midlands last year before deciding to stay put and revamp the stadium.

Intense rivalry which never loses its edge

SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one or two in the world rankings, but what makes their games against each other so unmissable is not just how closely matched they are, but the sheer strength and intensity of the rivalry.

Do nothing and another Prem team will collapse

THE game of rugby football in England hangs by a thread.

Marx on parade to make it four in a row

NEW Zealand picked a bench to ensure they finished the match strongly, but once again they squandered a lead as South Africa all but clinched the Rugby Championship with a fourth successive victory over the All Blacks for the first time in 75 years.

Leinster make Saints pay for their errors

NORTHAMPTON were beaten in their first game since claiming Premiership glory as Leinster secured an impressive pre-season success at Franklin’s Gardens.

Too much of a good thing can be overkill

PEOPLE might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the other day, “but we think it’s the greatest rivalry in rugby.”

Nucifora shows the way forward

THE 1991 edition of the Rugby Annual for Wales has long been a collector’s item.

The Olympic Champion - On 31 July, Great Britain's Alex Yee put together arguably the greatest one-day performance we have ever seen at an Olympic Games to win gold. And we were there at the finish line to speak to tri's new poster boy...

The opening line of the race report read how 20 years on from New Zealand’s first and only Olympic triathlon gold medal, Hayden Wilde had put in a careerbest performance to regain the title for his nation. Then Alex Yee comes around the corner.Yee’s charge, seemingly from nowhere on the final lap of the 10km run in Paris, didn’t just help him become the most decorated Olympic male triathlete of all time, and didn’t just cap a rivalry that has been building for six years, it left seasoned watchers of swim, bike, run in awe. It will go down as one of the greatest triathlon races; Yee, still just 26, as one of the greatest triathletes. His medals from Paris added to the two from Tokyo, leaving his haul at two gold, a silver and a bronze, and counting.

How to Carb Load - Packing your working cells with carbohydrates in the build-up to your big race is a proven strategy to race stronger and faster...

Whichever distance triathlon you're racing, the intensity and duration of your activity will see your body tap into its stores of carbohydrates (in the form of glycogen) to power your effort. While it's possible to top up your tank on the go, it's better to start your event with your stores full to the brim.

MAXIMISE YOUR OFF-SEASON

It’s the season where the clocks go hack as could your motivation. But don’t let it with our 30 essential gear, nutrition, training and mindset tips for a better 2025...

50 MOMENTS THAT SHAPED TRI

It's 50 years since the modern-day sport of triathlon was born. To celebrate multisport's birthday, here we reveal the 50 most seismic events since 1974 including legendary wins and mighty upsets, rule changes, spats, famous faces and more...

BUYER'S GUIDE: BIKE COMPUTERS

Log your rides, find your way and monitor your multisport training with a quartet of impressive bike computers...

WHERE EAGLES DARE

With little heat prep, the wrong gear choice and a course-recce mistake, would experienced extreme triathlete Sean McFarlane soar like an eagle or drop like a stone in Italy?

"I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THE GROWTH OF TRIATHLON"

British Triathlon CEO Ruth Daniels talks Paris, her plans to grow tri and her own personal goals... knees allowing

PARIS SHOWED THE VALUE OF OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE

With the spotlight on triathlon like never before at these Games, debutant athletes talked about being overwhelmed by the unique environment