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Don’t forget Newent RFC
CONGRATULATIONS to North Ribblesdale RUFC on their achievement of securing a third consecutive promotion, to Regional 1 North West (level 5). The feat has not o
It’s time to limit all this ‘trench warfare’
LIKE many fans, we have recently enjoyed a thrilling men’s Six Nations Championship. What a great advert for the modern game this and other recent tournaments h
DREAMTEAM
ALED JENKINS, THE FORMER OSPREYS, WALES SEVENS, CARDIFF MET AND EALING TRAILFINDERS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Nicky Smith
Lawes can be a force at the next World Cup
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK COURTNEY Lawes’ decision to return to the Premiership to join Sale next season was not one that most peopl
Season’s still in our hands – Baxter
EXETER Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter insisted his side’s Premiership fate remains firmly in their own hands despite this heartbreaking home defeat to lead
Smith sinks dagger into Exeter’s hopes
■By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs .................. 28pts Northampton Saints ..... 35pts Tries: Feyi-Waboso 2, Rigg 7, Ridl 59, Brown-Bampoe 77 Conversions: Slade
Sweeney’s presiding over a house divided
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GETTING administrative wires in a tangle seems to have been an RFU default position during Bill Sweeney’s six-year
When it comes to self-harm, rugby’s in a league of its own
ANYONE in doubt about the magical properties promotion-relegation can have in galvanising a sport need look no further than the sensational battle between York
Nick Cain: When it comes to self-harm, rugby union’s in a league of its own
Anyone in doubt about the magical properties promotion-relegation can have in galvanising a sport need look no further than the sensational battle between York
Quins find Carreras is too hot to handle
■By ADAM HATHAWAY Bath .................................... 48pts Tries: Carreras 3, 29; Carr-Smith 13, Dunn 42, Richards 48, Bayliss 55, Pepper 62, van der Lin
Bath 48-15 Harlequins: Jason Gilmore’s side find Santi Carreras is too hot to handle
Santi Carreras led the way as Bath put eight tries on hapless Harlequins and continued their pursuit of Northampton Saints at the top of the table. The post Bat
Growing injury list worries Gilmore
HARLEQUINS head coach Jason Gilmore fears he will struggle to get a team together for next weekend’s Prem clash with Sale as his side’s injury nightmare continu
An epic drama? No, just drowning in tries
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED A QUARTER-FINAL classic”, proclaimed the BBC. Hyperbole? Quite the opposite. As the avalanche of superlatives triggered by Bath’s
Islands in the sun are left to suffer
THE sorry collapse of the Super Rugby franchise Moana Pasifika – entirely predictable, but no less depressing for that – is enough to make a parson swear. Will
Lam: We looked more like ourselves
BRISTOL Bears director of rugby Pat Lam was glad to achieve the objective to keep alive their play-off hopes. He said: “That was the outcome we wanted – five po
Sale Sharks vs Saracens: Olly Hartley urges Sarries to make a statement against Sharks
Olly Hartley is under no illusions about the significance of Saracens’ return to Prem action today against Sale Sharks. The post Sale Sharks vs Saracens: Olly H
Saracens need to make a statement in our battle of a very one-sided match. with the Sharks, insists centre Hartley
■By SAM JACKSON OLLY Hartley is under no illusions about the significance of Saracens’ return to Prem action today against Sale Sharks. The centre is in line fo
Harding directs a demolition derby
BRISTOL breathed life back into their faltering Premiership campaign with a record victory over West Country rivals Gloucester whose abysmal season continues. ■
Bristol Bears 53-12 Gloucester: Fitz Harding directs a demolition derby
Bristol Bears breathed life back into their faltering Premiership campaign with a record victory over West Country rivals Gloucester, whose abysmal season conti
I should have had six, says winger
GABRIEL Hamer-Webb might have scored five tries but he still got stick afterwards for missing out on a sixth. “I’m going to have nightmares about that one,” he
Hamer-Webb puts on a five-star show
■By ROB WILDMAN Newcastle Red Bulls ....... 3pts Penalty: Healy 5 Leicester Tigers ............ 62pts Tries: Blamire 3, 12; Hamer-Webb 15, 18, 30, 60, 67; Peres
Leicester Tigers 62-3 Newcastle Red Bulls: Gabriel Hamer-Webb puts on a five-star show
Leicester Tigers wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb raced in for five tries against Newcastle Red Bulls on a memorable afternoon for the much-travelled player who started
Bulls turn on the power to halt Dragons momentum
■By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............7pts Try: Inisi 22 Conversion: Evans 22 Bulls ................. 47pts Tries: Papier 10, Grobbelaar 37, Coetze 43, van St
Ospreys hold their nerve to keep the pressure up
■By JOHN CLEMENCE Ospreys .............21pts Tries: Edwards 11, J Morgan 33, Phillips 55 Conversions: Edwards 12, 33, 55 Sharks ...............17pts Tries: Buth
Sebastian late show stuns the Scarlets
JAVAR Sebastian was the unlikely hero as Cardiff staged a remarkable comeback to keep alive hopes of a play-off spot. ■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............. 2
Leinster quell Ulster revival
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Leinster ...........29 Ulster ..............21 LEINSTER climbed to third in the table after holding off a spirited Ulster comeback to secure
Glasgow suffer a Lions mauling
■By PETER GOODMAN Lions ............... 54 Glasgow ..........12 LIONS produced a devastating attacking display to thrash Glasgow at Ellis Park, scoring eight tr
Munster stay cool to down Benetton
■By PHIL RILEY Benetton ........ 10 Munster ......... 43 MUNSTER kept their play-off push on track with a ruthless victory at Stadio Monigo, running in seven tr
Stormers stunned by feisty Connacht
■By BRIAN KELLY Stormers ........ 24 Connacht .........33 CONNACHT clinched a thriller in Cape Town with three tries in the final 16 minutes to stun Stormers an
Hotshot Scott kills off Zebre
■By SAM JACKSON Edinburgh ......31 Zebre ................30 REPLACEMENT prop Boan Venter’s late try, converted by Cammy Scott, sealed a thrilling victory for Ed