Sale Sharks coach Alex Sanderson vows to hit French side La Rochelle with heavy metal rugby as they gear up for their second ever Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final after demolishing the Scarlets last week Sale Sharks will play French side La Rochelle in the Champions Cup quarter-final They arrive into the game on a high […]
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FAN'S VIEW: George and Van der Merwe start in my Lions XV
FAN’S VIEW: Warren Gatland will get Jamie George back to his best and he starts at hooker in my Lions XV, but there’s no room for George North with Duhan van der Merwe on the wing British and Irish Lions tour South Africa this summer, with first Test on July 24 Head coach Warren Gatland […]
2021 Women’s Six Nations: Sarah Hunter returns to lead Red Roses after 13 months out vs Italy
Sarah Hunter is in line to earn her 124th England cap on her first international match in 13 months when the Red Roses face Italy in the Six Nations on Saturday. Hunter returns to the side after more than a year out due to injury, while Alex Matthews and Vicky Fleetwood come in at blind-side […]
Rob Baxter: Exeter Chiefs boss plays down Leinster pedigree ahead of Champions Cup quarter-final
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter is refusing to dwell on Leinster’s rich European pedigree ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park. Baxter’s reigning champions meet a side who are appearing in the last eight for the 16th time as they chase down a record fifth major title on the continental stage. But […]
Women’s Six Nations 2021: Wales must ‘stick together’ despite heavy opening day defeat, says Siwan Lillicrap
Wales must put their trust in new head coach Warren Abrahams despite being thrashed 53-0 in Vannes by France in their 2021 Women’s Six Nations opener, insists skipper Siwan Lillicrap. A first-half hat-trick by Caroline Boujard helped Les Bleues begin their Championship campaign in style, with Annick Hayraud’s side running in eight tries at the […]
Folau Fakatava: Highlanders scrum-half out for up to a year after sustaining a knee injury against Crusaders.
The Highlanders’ highly-rated scrum-half Folau Fakatava will be out of action for up to a year after sustaining a knee injury in last week’s win over the Crusaders, the Super Rugby team said on Wednesday. Fakatava, who last month signed a new deal until 2023, will need an operation to repair the damage and a […]
Sale smash Scarlets as AJ MacGinty breaks Charlie Hodgson record
Sale Sharks booked a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final trip to La Rochelle after crushing the Scarlets 57-14 in Llanelli. Sale‘s first European Cup last-eight appearance for 15 years was never in doubt after they produced a dominant display built on immense forward power. The Scarlets had no answer as hooker Akker van der Merwe scored two […]
Match Report – Harlequins 21 – 57 Ulster
Ulster will play Northampton in the quarter-finals of the European Rugby Challenge Cup next weekend after a thumping 57-21 victory over Harlequins at The Stoop. The Irish provincial side ran in four tries in the first half and four in the second as they overwhelmed a young and inexperienced Quins side. The first try came […]
Match Report – Bordeaux-Beg 36 – 17 Bristol
Bordeaux-Begles gained revenge for their extra-time defeat by Bristol in last season’s European Challenge Cup semi-final as they romped into the Champions Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 36-17 win. They became the fifth French side to reach the last eight and their prize is a home tie at the weekend against Racing 92, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Brown on the pain of being brutally axed by Harlequins
‘I love Harlequins and I never wanted to leave. They got rid of me in a four-minute meeting… I sat in my car and cried’: Former England star Mike Brown opens up on the pain of being brutally axed by his lifelong club Brown opens up on his Harlequins exit in an exclusive interview with […]