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Parling: We must be more clinical

LEICESTER boss Geoff Parling insisted his side were their own worst enemies after they went down to Saracens. “I am incredibly frustrated,” he said. “We turned

Joe takes his bow but Quins fall short

JOE Launchbury appeared to say an emotional farewell to the sport he has served for almost two decades as he was applauded off the field at the end of this cont

Sanderson sets sights on winning Champions Cup spot

ALEX Sanderson reiterated his desire to carry on fighting for his Sale job and insisted he never thought about quitting during a troubled campaign. He also reve

All eyes on 10-a-side match as Le Crunch gets creative

FRENCH rugby seems to be ahead of the curve at the moment, not least in putting innovation into practice rather than just talking about it. The same can be said

Seismic defeat shows Board not fit for purpose

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE RFU Board suffered a seismic SGM defeat at Twickenham on Friday night of such magnitude that it is hard to see

Jordan on target but Bristol injuries mount

FLY-HALF Tom Jordan produced a pinpoint perfect performance as Bristol scythed through h Newcastle to put themselves back into the play-off places on Friday nig

Jones: I can see some positives

NEWCASTLE head coach Stephen Jones remained upbeat on the “green shoots” in his side despite conceding eight tries. He said: “Where we’ve got to learn, and lear

Beware! A great TVdeal is no slam dunk

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE imminent prospect of a closed franchise Premiership is the subject de jour although I would s

Gloucester planning to stand and deliver

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Kingsholm GEORGE Skivington has rung the changes as Gloucester look to bounce back

Kingsholm drubbing is motivating us, says Baxter

■By PAUL REES Back in action: Len Ikitau, Exeter’s Aussie centre ROB Baxter endured his darkest day in charge of Exeter at Kingsholm 12 months ago this weekend

Super Rugby’s survival far from guaranteed

REMEMBER the days when Super Rugby was so hot, you could toast yourself on it? When the Blues of Auckland, the Crusaders of Christchurch and the Brumbies of Can

Multi-taskers who are pushing out specialists

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CONTRARY to popular belief, hybrid players – those who can play in the pack, as well as the backs – are nothing new. Back in rugby

Richards is in the right place to steal it for Dragons

■By SIMON THOMAS Zebre .................18pts Tries: Di Bartolomeo 43, Locatelli 71 Conversion: Da Re 71 Penalties: Da Re 14, 53 Dragons ............19pts Tries

Pollard keeps his nerve to sneak past Scarlets

■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............21pts HANDRE Pollard’s immaculate goal-kicking prevented Scarlets from taking a notable scalp as his 18-point haul proved

Leinster fall to Umaga strike

Leinster ...........26 Benetton ........29 ■By PETER CLARKE LEINSTER went down to a late Jacob Umaga penalty but will be pleased their big names came through un

Cardiff’s play-off chances boosted

■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................ 24pts Ospreys ............... 21pts Tries: Thornton 24, Belcher 45, D Thomas 56 Conversions: Sheedy 24, 45, 56 Penalt

Everitt: I was proud of effort

Edinburgh ......33 Sharks .............28 By BEN JAYCOCK EDINBURGH produced a spirited comeback to end the Sharks’ hopes of reaching the play-offs. For Edinburg

Hodnett sparks Munster into life

Munster .........41 Ulster ...............14 ■By ALEX WOODS JOSH Hodnett and Alex Kendellen combined to score seven tries as Munster boosted their play-off hope

There’s no need to panic – Steyn

Stormers ....... 48 Glasgow ..........12 By MAX GLASGOW crashed to a second heavy defeat in South Africa but captain Kyle Steyn says there is no panic. After an

Connacht lose winning feeling

■By PAUL MATTHEWS Lions ................33 Connacht ........21 LIONS boosted their hopes of making the play-offs with a five tries to three win at Ellis Park. D

Chinnor tribute to Simon Vickers

THE Rugby Paper would like to apologise for a mistake in last weekend’s Chinnor match report in which the name of their late CEO Simon Vickers was misspelt. Mr

Hearn happy to keep Caldy afloat

■By BEN JAYCOCK CALDY hooker Ollie Hearn has fired himself to the top of the Champ try-scoring charts with a remarkable campaign built on forward dominance but

Ollie Hearn happy to keep Caldy afloat in the Champ

Caldy hooker Ollie Hearn has fired himself towards the top of the Champ try-scoring charts with a remarkable campaign built on forward dominance but admits ther

Moyle says farewell to Champions:

■By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE fly-half Kyle Moyle rejoiced in securing a first ever promotion to National One for his side, with the former Gloucester back now set t

Camborne’s Kyle Moyle says farewell to the champions

Camborne fly-half Kyle Moyle rejoiced in securing a first-ever promotion to National One for his side, with the former Gloucester back now set to hang up his bo

It cost me £24m to win title – Kennedy

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NOBODY knows the savage cost of trying to make rugby union pay in Greater Manchester better than Brian Kennedy. For the

Tide may be turning in favour of Ospreys

FOR three long months of unrelenting anxiety while their owners negotiated to buy Cardiff, Ospreys fans have fought the good fight against the outrageous folly

Paul Rees: Exeter Chiefs in search of an American with a dream

Paul Rees looks at the financial challenges facing the Prem. The post Paul Rees: Exeter Chiefs in search of an American with a dream appeared first on The Rugby

Exeter in search of an American with a dream…

Going well: Exeter Chiefs celebrate a try by main man Henry Slade against Saracens PICTURE: Alamy Main man: Tony Rowe has backed the Chiefs financially for 33 y

Paul Rees: Attacking sides get away with too much at the breakdown

Paul Rees on how and when the TMO should get involved... The post Paul Rees: Attacking sides get away with too much at the breakdown appeared first on The Rugby