TJ Perenara's Black Rams Tokyo pull off big scalp in day of League One upsets
TJ Perenara's new Japanese club Black Rams Tokyo took a big scalp by defeating Tokyo Sungoliath by 33-32 in the second round of Ja…
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Ulster end losing run by beating Connacht
Ulster ended a five-match losing run in all competitions with a dogged 17-7 United Rugby Championship win at Connacht.
Harlequins Women set fourth attendance World Record in Twickenham
Harlequins set a new world record for a crowd at a women’s club rugby match during their Big Game 16 matchup with Leicester Tige…
Leicester leave it late to maintain remarkable 'Big Game' record
Dan Cole’s converted try snatched a dramatic last-gasp draw for Leicester as they fought back to hold Harlequins to a 34-34 Gall…
'Nine hours' - Newcastle Falcons 'unable to cope'
Director of rugby Phil Dowson urged Northampton to display the sort of form they showed in their 61-0 thumping of Newcastle more o…
Stormers sink Sharks with late Jean-Luc du Plessis try
.Jean-Luc du Plessis’ 78th-minute try lifted Stormers to a hard-fought 24-20 victory over Sharks in the United Rugby Championshi…
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Trevor Davison bags brace as Northampton thump former club Newcastle
Trevor Davison scored two tries against his former club as Northampton returned to form in the Gallagher Premiership with a 61-0 t…
Edinburgh edge Glasgow but Warriors have last laugh
Edinburgh defeated Glasgow 10-7 in a Murrayfield dogfight but were unable to stop Franco Smith’s side claiming the 1872 Cup for …
'Ugly and horrible': Mark McCall reacts to humbling Saracens' loss
Mark McCall believes it is all about how Saracens respond after the six-time champions suffered a record Gallagher Premiership def…
Rampant Bath blow away 14-man Saracens
Bath will take a five-point lead at the top of the Gallagher Premiership into 2025 after blowing Saracens away at a raucous Recrea…
PWR
Interview
Leicester Tigers’ Claire Gallagher: 'Canada changed my career plan'
Leicester Tigers’ Claire Gallagher credits playing international rugby with changing the course of her career. Before winning he…
Shamus Hurley-Langton: 'When your club has three All Blacks, no-one cares much about me!'
The Connacht flanker is settled far from his native New Zealand as he enters the make-or-break part of his Irish stay.
Gallagher Premiership
Interview
POTM Ben Curry peeved at post-match question
Moments after the final whistle had blown on one of Sale Sharks' best-ever away wins in the Gallagher Premiership, Ben Curry calle…
Sale Sharks offer Bristol season's beatings as Bears sleighed at home
Sale stopped free-scoring Bristol in their tracks as they moved into the Gallagher Premiership play-off places with a stunning 38-…
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Leinster batter Munster at Thomond Park to remain undefeated
Leinster claimed the festive derby spoils at a sold-out Thomond Park, winning 28-7 to hand Munster only their second home BKT Unit…
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The Scotland sub-plot to this weekend's 1872 Cup decider
Franco Smith has challenged Glasgow to claim the 1872 Cup in style and ensure there is no repeat of last year’s bitter-sweet tri…
United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Munster player ratings vs Leinster | 2024/25 URC
Munster were overwhelmed by a ferocious Leinster defensive performance in a 28 - 7 loss.
United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Munster | 2024/25 URC
Leinster player ratings: Leinster weathered a spirited Munster performance to claim a hard-fought bonus point victory in a game ma…
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Gallagher Premiership
Exclusive
Jamal Ford-Robinson: 'In the gym we’re not lifting as frequently'
Kingsholm was preparing to throw open its gates to welcome fans to an opening training session when there was a sudden commotion i…
Gallagher Premiership
Exclusive
Ehren Painter: ‘I’ve had some PBs. Do they humble you? Absolutely’
For a man of that size, you imagine every pre-season is a tortuous existence but it sounds like the recent months preparing with t…
International
Exclusive
Jonny Wilkinson: 'From the very beginning, I was driven by huge fear'
It’s 10 years ago this very weekend when he last laced up, guiding Toulon with aplomb around the Stade de France to see off Cast…
International
Exclusive
Levan Maisashvili: 'Everyone was joking, you still like South Africa!'
Following a month-long coma and weeks of rehabilitation at a Johannesburg hospital after he woke, he beat the odds and was delight…
Former Wales lock Geoff Wheel dies aged 73 after MND battle
Former Wales forward Geoff Wheel has died at the age of 73, his former club Swansea have announced.
Cardiff extend winning run over Dragons to 19 with narrow victory
Cardiff’s impressive winning run over Dragons was extended to 19 games as they won a hard-fought URC derby 24-22 at Rodney Parad…
International
Interview
Isaiah Mapusua's journey from Otago to the Brave Blossoms
New Zealand exports can be found across the rugby world, but among the many pathways to international success is perhaps a road le…
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South African born Scotland international inks new deal
Edinburgh won’t be getting rid of South African born prop Pierre Schoeman anytime soon, with the Scotland international signing …
Leinster and Munster gain valuable experience back for URC derby
Ahead of the highly anticipated URC matchup between Leinster and Munster, both teams have welcomed back multiple players to their …
Women's Rugby World Cup
Interview
USA building 'depth and pressure' under Sione Fukofuka
Following a promising first year in charge, Sione Fukofuka knows his USA team must keep improving on the road to Women's Rugby Wor…
TOP 14
Exclusive
Jack Nowell: 'You can’t fault what I’m doing at the moment'
Ile de Re is an Atlantic coast island connected to the French mainland via a 2.9km toll bridge and the Nowells are well settled ju…
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Gallagher Premiership
Interview
Rob Baxter: 'There's a few good years left in me yet hopefully'
It would be understandable if the prospect of a 16th consecutive season as the Devon club’s director of rugby is wearying on the…
Gallagher Premiership
Exclusive
Matt Ferguson: 'A player said I was a disgrace, let the school down'
The unsung assistant coach had just spent 40 minutes the other day with RugbyPass discussing the captivating resurgence of Northam…
'Complete player' Fin Smith labelled best 10 in England by Springboks
Former South Africa head coach Nick Mallett has described Northampton Saints fly-half as the "complete player", with former Spring…
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Exclusive
Alex McHenry: 'It was shocking, lives turned upside down'
Harry Viljoen’s squad were brutally told that the business had gone into liquidation, that they no longer had jobs and that the …
Every country in the world where you can be paid to play rugby
The men’s Rugby World Cup expansion has pushed developing nations to pursue a semi-professionalisation of their club competition…
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International
Exclusive
Asher Opoku-Fordjour: 'You want to be the one that dominates'
Marler is not alone in liking the look of Asher Opoku-Fordjour. Alex Sanderson, the youngster’s boss at the Sharks, is constantl…
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Autumn Nations Series
Exclusive
Jacob Stockdale: 'That was a turning point, that really got to me'
Exclusion drove Stockdale daft and it needed the lay-off that came with a January 2022 ankle operation for him to finally realise …
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