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Twickenham now the home of the women's game
CONGRATULATIONS to the Red Roses on another Grand Slam with a great result against France
Henderson keeps Lancashire on road
LANCASHIRE got off to a winning start on the road at Upper Park, Birkenhead as they ran in eight tries to Cheshire’s three
Success at county level will help game grow - Lewis
THE Gill Burns Women’s County Championship returns today and while the men’s tournament seems to reduce in popularity each year, Leicestershire head coach Philippa Lewis believes the county game is vital for the continued growth of the sport
Players must keep a licence to thrill
IF, God forbid, I ever find myself in the dock I will be hiring Sam Warburton KC to defend me
Blackett ready to fire up Bath attack
NEW Bath recruit Lee Blackett says his time away from the Premiership has enriched him as an attack coach
RFU should capitalise on success of Reds - Biljon
HARVEY Biljon fears the RFU’s strict policy on promotion may come back to haunt them as he believes they’ve missed an opportunity to capitalise on a catchment area in which the sport is thriving
Asiedu: Title win would have made great TV
KWAKU Asiedu believes Amazon should have filmed an All or Nothing series on Cambridge’s remarkable campaign as the Blood & Sand went top for the first time on the last day of the season to snatch the National 1 title and secure promotion to the Championship
Ealing on fire to set up Jersey 'cracker'
TRY doubles for Reuben Bird-Tulloch and Jonah Holmes saw Ealing cruise past Doncaster to book their place in the final of the Championship Cup
Leinster's double dream is on track
LEINSTER are three games away from a league and cup double after this five-try defeat of the Sharks
Irish going in the right direction - Rogerson
MATT Rogerson is confident that the wage upheaval which last week threatened London Irish’s match against Exeter yesterday will not halt the progress the club have made this decade
Nine Lions of Leinster would be in my team
MITCHELL, Aston, Wotherspoon, Rotherham, Bromet, Hammond, Mayfield, Surtees, Thompson: on an early September afternoon in 1891, nine Cambridge University rugger types took the field in Cape Town for a set-to with their South African hosts
Joy for Kidney as Gonzalez seals it
DECLAN Kidney heaped praise on his Exiles for shrugging off their struggles over unpaid wages to sign off the season by clinching fifth place in the Premiership
Sale get in the mood for Tigers showdown
SALE warmed up for their Premiership play-off semi-final against Leicester with an impressive and fluent display against old rivals Newcastle who will be glad to see the end of this season
Red for Ashton as Quins hold on
CHRIS Ashton’s illustrious career looks to be over after he was sent off for a dangerous tackle in this niggly tussle which saw Harlequins hold on in a desperate finish
Bears win but find the honey has gone
THE battle of the under-achievers went the way of Bristol but, in a dramatic finale, their Heineken Champions Cup spot for next season was cruelly taken away from them by a resurgent Bath who climbed above Bears by defeating an under-strength Saracens at The Rec
Lawrence pounces to grab Cup place
AFTER the coronation came the procession. Bath will dust down their Champions Cup regalia after sealing eighth spot with their final play of the season following the bizarre decision of Saracens to keep the ball alive in their own half with the countdown clock on zero
England look too confused in attack
IT has been difficult to see how England want to attack since Steve Borthwick took over as head coach
Spencer: Fire to play for England still burns
BEN Spencer smiles and says nothing when asked whether the England coaches have been in touch
Beaumont predicts a physical encounter
JOSH Beaumont refuses to read too much into statistics as Sale prepare to welcome Leicester to Salford on Saturday with a prize in the Premiership final at stake
Ounsley quitting rugby to be a Gladiator
EXETER winger Jodie Ounsley will leave the Premier 15s side to join the TV series Gladiators
Lawes in the mood to finish on a high
COURTNEY Lawes has set his sights on finishing what has been a frustrating season for last year’s England captain on a high with Northampton and making the England squad for France in what would be his fourth World Cup campaign
Top flight to be cut down to 10 teams
Premiership to go down to 10 teams
Thomas defends decision to defect
HENRY Thomas will start work on his unprecedented transfer from England to Wales this month – 16 years after an abortive attempt to join The Land of his Father
Reynolds: Don't prop up failures like Wasps
WASPS’ presence in the Championship next season after going bust with debts of more than £100m will send out the wrong signal and encourage other clubs to take financial risks.
Simmonds: We can take down holders
JOE Simmonds is adamant Exeter Chiefs’ collective desire and mental steel can help them overcome the individual flair and brilliance of holders La Rochelle to reach another memorable European final.
Moon enjoying hard work as he aims to help Saints to the title
ALEX Moon is looking to cap what he feels is his best season for Northampton by helping the Saints reach the Premiership final.
Jersey cut out cake and find extra edge
SWAPPING ‘Bake Off ’ for Dojang on a Thursday is one of many things Jersey have done to notch up performances and secure the Championship title.
ON THE BLINGSIDE
Sharks in the market for Wallaby Latu
Why England need to be the fittest team in France
EVERY coach is going to say there is room for improvement and, just as Steve Borthwick has done recently with England, one of the areas they are most likely to target is fitness.
England hold on to deny France
ENGLAND marked a historic day with a thrilling win over France to secure the Grand Slam and their fifth straight Six Nations title in front of the largest-ever crowd in women’s rugby.