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Newcastle can't live with Bath late show

GREAT rugby teams know how to win even when they aren't firing on all cylinders, and league leaders Bath highlighted their quality with a late comeback to keep their hopes of a domestic double alive on Friday night.

Larkham delight as Brumbies rule

BRUMBIES coach Stephen Larkham had a tear in his eye at full-time and compared his side's victory at the Blues on Friday to being as rare as playing the British & Irish Lions.

Falcons flyer on the crest of a wave

ELLIOTT Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle's wave and return to the sort of form that he showed when he first arrived on Tyneside two-and-a-half years ago.

Stade are willing to fight for Gustard

STADE Francais' billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard's reported move to Leicester may not be quite as cut-and-dried as sections of the British press have suggested.

Freeman deserves run on centre stage

THE England midfield has been a mishmash of failed partnerships, wishful thinking, hap-hazard revolving-door selection, injury disruption, and endless frustration for followers of the Red Rose for the best part of 20 years.

We must pull together to grow game - Baxter

ROB Baxter believes that the responsibility for growing rugby both financially and in terms of interest falls on the entire game, not just individual clubs.

We need to play for the full 80, says Daly

ELLIOT Daly has urged England to put their foot on Italian throats today and keep it there in finally delivering a Six Nations statement performance at Twickenham.

Scotland survive spirited Wales revival

SCOTLAND - so accomplished for the first 50 minutes but so miserably poor for the final half hourmade heavy weather of beating a Wales team that refused to go quietly.

Robinson praise for cross-league rivalry

ANDY Robinson has spoken about the positive experience of playing Championship clubs in what looks set to be the final season of crossleague rivalry.

Tykes get revenge as Lymm crushed

TABLE-toppers Leeds Tykes cemented their position at the summit of National Two North with a crushing victory over Lymm at The Sycamores.

Wales edge closer to unwanted record

At Murrayfield 70 years ago, Wales played the role of polite guests to perfection, enabling their supposedly hopeless hosts to end the longest losing run British rugby had ever known.

Baron: It's time for the entire RFU Board to go

FRANCIS Baron has called for the replacement of the entire RFU Board, adding a radical dimension to the demand for change at Twickenham which has led to the SGM on March 27.

I just loved sport. It was my get-out. My freedom

FOR the last season-and-a-half I've been back in Camborne, as player-coach of my hometown club, looking after the defence and still trying to run around as well, while also working as the club's community officer and as a consultant for the club's main sponsor, CLX. I've been all over the world playing rugby, for various clubs and also for Fiji, but this is where my roots are, and it's great to be back among my family.

Eligibility journey of Janse van Rensburg

AT Eden Park on June 20, 2014, the cream of England's teenaged crop edged past South Africa's to win the Junior World Cup.

Georgia's flyer on his way to the top

IT'S THE Rugby Europe Championship final next week between Georgia and Spain at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi which would be an ideal time and place for Georgia's try machine Akaki Tabutsadze to pull ahead of Brian O'Driscoll on the all-time list of Test try scorers.

Ealing go close but Chiefs sneak home

EXETER Chiefs have gambled their entire season on Premiership Rugby Cup success but their high-stakes bet almost backfired in a dramatic semi-final clash with Ealing Trailfinders.

John on hand to lead Cambridge fightback

CAMBRIDGE made it three Varsity wins in a row for the first time since 2007 as they completed an astonishing comeback at StoneX Stadium.

Fit-again Hodge keen to kick on with Chiefs

JOSH Hodge is getting a kick out of life at Exeter as the fullback looks to put himself in contention for summer England's tour to Argentina.

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.