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Dominant Ealing run Saints off the park

EX-SAINTS wing Tom Collins led Ealing Trailfinders to a comfortable win over his former club by six tries to four.

Survival the name of game for Stade

AS approximately no one once said, a year is a long time in rugby. After the 17th round of the 2023/24 season, Stade Francais had 55 league points and proudly sat at the head of the Top 14 table.

Pearson excited as Saints facing 'a big couple of months'

TOM Pearson says he and his Northampton teammates are targeting a 'big couple of months ahead' as they look to make their mark, both in terms of domestic and European action.

Barnstorming Curry shows Earl how it shoiuld be done

BEING in England camp with Tom Curry has shown Ben Earl what a world class player looks like behind the scenes.

Time to put foot down and let the turbo kick in

Paul Rees looks back on England's performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead

England's critics hit by Sinfield broadside

KEVIN Sinfield has hit back at critics of England’s style of play declaring they are in it to win it after a year of near misses.

Quins fall short as Bath turn on power

BATH'S bomb squad arrived in the nick of time to haul them out of the mire and secure a semi-final trip to Newcastle on Friday.

Saracens hold on to book their final place

SARACENS secured a pulsating win over rivals Harlequins to book their spot in a home PWR final at StoneX Stadium.

Steelmen take big step to final

Super Rygbi Cymru Cup

Playing for A team a real eye opener, says Hendy

GEORGE Hendy hopes to enjoy more chances of strutting his stuff on the international stage after helping his country overcome the Irish.

JVP pleased to have Youngs for support

JACK van Poortvliet knows that the road back to England’s No.9 jersey will be tough, but in clubmate Ben Youngs he has the perfect guiding light to assist him on his onward journey.

McKenzie's injury mars Chiefs win

THE Chiefs made it three wins from three with a hard-fought 49-34 victory over the Brumbies but will be concerned over an injury to talisman Damian McKenzie.

After seven years, it's time for new challenge

Jon Newcombe talks to James Shanahan about his time as Blackheath coach and his move to Bury St Edmunds

Go for it, England, and don't play safe

SPORT can be about small margins, and it is amazing how quickly the public mood can go from frustration at England's run of narrow losses to it still not being good enough when you win two games by one point.

Stuart proving his true worth, says Robinson

FORMER England boss and current Bath coach Andy Robinson believes consistency of selection is bringing the best out of the Will Stuart.

Blood-hungry Chiefs give Sharks a lesson

FROM the depths of defeat to the summit of success, it's been quite the turnaround in the past fortnight for Exeter Chiefs.

Hill: Setbacks have made me stronger

AT the age of 25, Ted Hill has had enough knock backs to last a career but he believes the reverses have prepared him for his re-emergence on the Test stage.

Brothers hitting the heights for Wales

FROM a warzone in the back garden to playing together for Wales, the Emanuel brothers have already come a long way.

Coaches stopping England evolving

LAST Saturday's Calcutta Cup was to me the most depressing win I can recall from England.

Jacob's ready for a big finish in Bournville's survival fight

WITH just six rounds to go, National League regulars Bournville are embroiled in a relegation dogfight, and fly-half Jacob Fewtrell is hoping to spearhead their survival.

Blackett's backing for England pathway plan

LEE Blackett believes England Rugby have been meticulously developing its resources in a concerted effort to unearth a wealth of hidden gems and strengthen the national team's long-term future.

Blamire treble sets up Bath showdown

Relentless effort was excellent - Waldouck

Brothers hitting the heights for Wales

AT the age of 25, Ted Hill has had enough knock backs to last a career but he believes the reverses have prepared him for his re-emergence on the Test stage.

Riley: We believe we can make top four

SAM Riley is bullish about Quins prospects of stashing some silverware in the Twickenham Stoop cabinet and confirms the Londoners’ sights are fixed on all targets.

This Italian squad are good - but not quite their best side

HAVING reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as the strongest all-round Azzurri squad in modern history … but I’m not sure yet whether they are the best Italy side ever.

Smith has diamonds on the soles of his shoes

FIN Smith confirmed that he is a big match player to the soles of his boots when he banged over the 50m penalty ten minutes from time which eventually wrestled the Calcutta Cup from Scotland’s grip for the first time in four years.

Wall times it perfectly to snatch it at the death

EXETER lock Dorothy Wall dotted down amid a bundle of bodies to break the deadlock in the final play and give Chiefs an end of season victory at Welford Road.

Hardy is getting back to his best

AFTER going through a challenging spell in his career, Kieran Hardy is now enjoying his rugby again and playing with a smile on his face.

Start off with the 'new' and finish with the old

I FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks in the Six Nations competition as after just having a week off we now face another break extending the competition from the February 1 to March 15.

Northampton get it right this time

NORTHAMPTON put their finals day ghosts behind them to win their first Premiership U18 Academy final since 2014.