Exeter's power leaves the Sharks floundering

EXETER are a side who want to be unfazed by the pressure of these final championship rounds, and by securing this four-try away bonus point win to send Sale to their second successive defeat of the restart, they delivered on their mission statement in style.

Day the towering red army tasted epic defeat

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

WillGriff: I must get fitter for Welsh dream

WALES’ four regions have been put on red alert over the potential availability of Sale’s powerhouse prop WillGriff John.

Zac wants to make a late splash in England

Neale Harvey talks to former All Black wing Zac Guildford about a Premiership switch

Scarlets, Ospreys to win amid fireworks

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

Sam targets Wales jersey after switch

SAM Moore trained with England under Eddie Jones and was identified as a future Red Rose international given his strong performances at age grade level.

Imanol goes through pain barrier in Basque country

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

Frankly, I've got to improve

NICK CAIN TALKS TO NORTHAMPTON’S STAR ALL BLACKS PROP OWEN FRANKS

Hatley has the know-how to make Bath contenders

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

Foreign players are both cheaper and always on call

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Extra sessions with Corbs cost us dear

JON FISHER LONDON IRISH FORWARDS COACH AND FORMER IRISH, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON AND BRISTOL BACK ROW

Don't mess with scrum warns ‘old man' Cole

HAVING been chased around his garden while dressed as an ankylosaurus for the amusement of his kids during lockdown, Dan Cole feared he was also destined to be a dinosaur of the rugby world.

Burke's law has turned Epsom into champions

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools

Vesty Can Help Fraser Maintain England Bid

Centre Fraser Dingwall credits the impact of Northampton’s highly-rated backs coach Sam Vesty for taking him to the brink of a first England cap.

I've Got To Win Back My England Place Says Billy

Billy Vunipola admits he is ‘no longer in the driving seat’ for England selection as fierce competition and Saracens’ relegation to the Championship combine to threaten his Test future.

Pollard is Bath's first-choice with Goosen back-up

BATH are attempting to lure World Cup-winning fly-half, Handre Pollard, to the Rec even though the move appears to be doomed to failure.

Jokers at the ready to cover Test calls

Forget a week – the last five days has been a long time in French rugby. Less than a month before the season is due to kick-off, and less than a week before the pre-season friendly calendar begins, there has been plenty to keep watchers of the game in water-cooler conversation.

I'm thrilled rugby's back – but I want it fast and open

NOTHING will ever quell my excitement at good rugby played at pace by smart, talented players, although I must admit that before lockdown I was tired with the lack of action being taken to improve some aspects of the game.

Diego bent it like Beckham and almost never missed

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

Cuthbert aims to seal double glory for new baby Harrison

ALEX Cuthbert says Exeter are ready to finish what they started as they prepare to bid for double glory when rugby returns this week.

Booth: Wyn Jones is starting all over again

ALUN Wyn Jones is only just getting started according to his new Ospreys head coach Toby Booth in what amounts to a huge boost for both him and Wales boss Wayne Pivac.

BAFTA got it right – ITV were spot on

ONE of the marvels of modern-day rugby is how ITV, essentially starting from scratch every four years, do such a fine job of covering the Rugby World Cup.

Attwood: Radradra's the best I've seen

SEMI Radradra’s array of wondrous talents has galvanised Bristol’s squad into believing a first Premiership title can be theirs, says experienced lock Dave Attwood.

Will Eddie Be Able To Pick Exeter Players For Rome?

It will be great when Rugby Union gets going again in England on August 15, and when it does it will be very unusual because the crowds, and the atmosphere that they bring, will not be there. How long that new normal will last we don’t know yet, but it could be around for most of the 2020 Premiership season’s conclusion, and perhaps into the new domestic season, which re-starts almost immediately in the autumn.

Ring-fence inevitable says owner of Gloucs

GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton believes ring-fencing the Premiership is inevitable, describing the current situation of a team spending a season against Championship part-timers as ‘mad’.

Survivor Sonny Bill finds a new payday

All Black star: Sonny Bill Williams

Griffiths must bin four-year moritorium

Time to ‘cuffo’ time wasters

RFU should get grassroots playing again, not the Prem

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

What a joy it will be to see Wales in action

So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30 defeat

Refs' zero tolerance makes for a spectacle

Crusaders take on the Hurricanes last weekend