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Wales legend George North decides it is the ‘right time’ to call it a day
Wales and British & Irish Lions great George North will retire at the end of the season after an injury-hit spell playing in France. The post Wales legend Georg
North decides to call it a day
WALES and Lions great George North will retire at the end of the season after an injury-hit spell playing in France. ■By SAM JACKSON North, who turned 34 this m
We need the excitement of promotion
JOHN Allanson (letters April 26) is not the first to write of the widening gap between Premiership and Championship as if it is an organic process, almost a law
Time to provide a better defence
WHEN Super Rugby began in the southern hemisphere in the 1990s, its high scores were castigated for seeming to treat defence as an optional extra. A similar poi
Dynamic duos facing battle for supremacy
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE battle for supremacy between the 9-10 partnerships for Bath and Bordeaux-Begles will be the hinge on w
Doris: We were cool under pressure
CAPTAIN Caelan Doris praised his side’s ability to handle pressure after Leinster just about found a way to get over the line despite having held an 18-point le
Leinster hold on to keep Toulon at bay
LEINSTER’S bid for a fifth star to end their eight-year Champions Cup title drought rolls on after securing a place in the final by seeing off Toulon. ■By SAM J
We have the belief to do job – Obano
BENO Obano believes Bath can upset the odds today and knock the champions out of Europe. By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Bordeaux Begles v Bath Today. Kick-off 3pm, S
Bath and Bordeaux head shortlist for star player
BATH and Bordeaux each contribute two players to the shortlist of five nominees for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year. Selected by a panel of rugby legends,
Dragons will need to be at their best to take down Montpellier
■By BEN JAYCOCK Fire power: Dragons wing Rio Dyer PREVIEW... Montpellier v Dragons Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Septeo Stadium, Montpellier DRAGONS are daring to dr
Doak leads charge as Chiefs are taken apart
NATHAN Doak inspired Ulster to reach their first Challenge Cup final as they produced a commanding display to dismantle Exeter Chiefs in Belfast. ■By BEN JAYCOC
Baxter: We have to take the positives and move on
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter felt it was always going to be difficult for his thin squad to compete on both fronts after his side were well beaten by Uls
Bazalgette’s in charge as Hartpury go on rampage
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......14pts Tries: Pasco 38, Eckersley 58 Conversions: Dawson 39, 59 Hartpury ...........70pts Tries: Corbett 3, 46; Crane 13, Smith
Ealing find to get past extra gear Worcester
EALING Trailfinders are one game away from going the season unbeaten after they came from behind to beat Worcester at Sixways. ■By JOSH THOMAS Ealing Trailfinde
Relentless Knights when Josh Bassett went within four points. of immortality. put on clinical show
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Caldy ..................17pts Tries: Owen 42, Gallagher 54, Gallagher 75 Conversion: Wilkinson 43 Doncaster .........37pts Tries: Viliamu 17, E
Blues hold on to take honours in a nail-biter
■By JOHN RILEY Bedford .............30pts Tries: Tuilagi 11, 41; Adamson 14, Maisey 61 Conversions: Maisey 12, 42 Penalties: Maisey 34, 69 Chinnor .............
Parks keeps nerve to land killer blow for Archers
By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham .....27pt s Tries: Dickinson 13, Cherry 27, 80; Thomas 50 Conversions: Parks 51, 80 Penalty: Parks 80 Ampthill .......... 24pts Tries
Rice hands Pirates the perfect leaving gift
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........29pts Tries: Cannon 4, Nelson 29, Yates 35, Rice 75 Conversions: Robson 5, 35, 76 Penalty: Robson 80 Coventry .......... 2
I had no doubts. Leicester were the club for me
Joe Santamaria talks to Joaquín Moro, the Leicester flanker who is following in some famous footsteps LEICESTER fans can point to a host of iconic Argentine sta
Richmond ‘home’ in relegation play-off
■ By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS London Scottish ..............17pts Tries: Clayton 9, Hyde 14, Bellis 56 Conversion: Wilstead 9 Richmond .........................24pts T
Du Toit can make difference for Bath
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TODAY will be a reckoning for a Bath pack touted as the most powerful in the Prem when it meets a Bordeaux Begles e
Aussies musn’t waste
THE Lions have bailed-out Australian rugby again, with the hugely profitable 2025 tour by the British & Irish outfit last summer helping Rugby Australia (RA) to
Wates needs to take charge
IN the wake of the RFU Board’s resounding SGM defeat 10 days ago, following its attempt to shunt the democratic rights of the member clubs of the English union
Bath’s train heading for glory
WHEN Johann van Graan arrived at Bath in the summer of 2022, he urged the club’s players and supporters to dream big. It was some ask because they had become us
Dominant Army deliver 12-try bombardment
■By LUKE JARMYN Winging in: Jay Ashe scores for the Army WINGER Jaye Ash and No.8 Mauqalo Komaitai both scored a hat-trick of tries as the Army women produced a
Hanley’s in right place to guide Navy home
■By LUKE JARMYN at Twickenham Army Men ............. 36pts Navy Men ..............41pts Tries: Dawson 21, 52; Vasuturaga 38, Qorowale 43, Vula 64, J Johnson 66
Pair of Wasps on collision course
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WHEN Wasps went bust with debts of £95m and all 167 employees lost their jobs, a redundant pair of England international
Over a pie and a pint, the Five Nations was saved
LONG after his improbable conversion from ball-boy at Hampden Park for Queen’s Park FC to international rugby referee, Allan Hosie played a critical role in res
Gordon enjoys ‘unbelievable Rotherham’s campaign’
ROTHERHAM flanker-cum-centre Travis Gordon believes the Titans’ title-winning campaign has been built on connection as much as quality after sealing promotion b
Super Sheffield finish on a high
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield.................. 80 Scunthorpe................0 SHEFFIELD head coach Anthony Posa demanded that his side’s record breaking season sho