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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top flight to be cut down to 10 teams

Premiership to go down to 10 teams

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

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

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

Valetini's late double stuns the Hurricanes

TWO months after their shock win over the Crusaders, Fijian Drua slayed their second Kiwi powerhouse of the season as two late Kemu Valetini penalties saw them stun the Hurricanes 27-24 in Suva

Spencer: Fire to play for England still burns

BEN Spencer smiles and says nothing when asked whether the England coaches have been in touch

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

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

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

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

MAGPIES 'FAMILY' GET READY TO GO THE DISTANCE

LUKE WILLIAMS is recalling the first day he sat in his office as County Notts head coach.

DRAGONS KNOW HOW TO PARTY!

THE good times continue to roll for Basingstoke Town as they took another step towards a historic treble this week

NEXT STOP...TO THE VERY TOP!

'NEXT stop, to the Premier League!\" Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined Wrexham's triumphant open-top bus parade around the city then targeted a fast-track route to the very top

WILKO ESCAPE IS BREW-TIFUL

BOBBY WILKINSON says Weymouth’s great escape is the proudest moment he’s had as a manager – and he celebrated by having a cup of tea!

SUCCESS HEAPS PRIDE ON JAMIE

YOU could hardly blame By Andy Mitchell manager Jamie Heapy for savouring every second of Didcot Town's promotion having won the battle of and for his life

SWANS GLIDING IN TO ADD NO.3

Harris hails his hat-trick heroes

WOOD SIMPLY LOV A SHOCK

WEMBLEY'S arch can be seen from Barnet's Hive Stadium and Lee Ndlovu's double fired Boreham Wood one step away from a final at the home of football

JENKINS HAS MUCH HOPE FOR HOOPS!

ROSS Jenkins believes keeping a tight-knit squad has benefited Oxford City this season

BOSS PENN HAS A PLAY-OFF INKLING

Harriers have the form to succeed