Northampton boss Phil Dowson was left to reflect on an eighth-placed finish in the Premiership. He said: “We wanted to make a ...

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ACCORDING to its promoters, the ‘wonderful’ Champions Cup stands on a pinnacle above ...

C Smith 15, Bowker 31, Ailes 57, Quinn 78 Conversion: Hunt 16 Yorkshire ..........36pts Tries: Hooper 5, Townend 11, Mewburn ...

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SITTING out last weekend’s Champions Cup final was not in Toulouse’s plans at the start of the ...

OWEN Farrell could be on his way back to Saracens after director of rugby Mark McCall confirmed the club has held talks with ...

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........................41pts Tries: Cotgreave 4, 24, 50; Wade 30, 79; Williams 32, Atkinson 53 ...

A Tour Years in the Making This article is adapted and extracted from the new edition of The British & Irish Lions: The ...

Liebenberg 18, Bassett 32, Kata 52, Heyes 60, Rogerson 73, Hassell-Collins 77 Conversions: Pollard 18, 32, 52, 60; Volavola ...

GRENOBLE will go into next Saturday’s ProD2 final as strong favourites for the title, and the prize of promotion to the Top ...

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 36pts Tries: Segun 9, George 19, 47; Daly 30, Dan 53, Burke 59 ...

Joe Carpenter in action for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images JOE Carpenter has watched on patiently as his mates have excelled for ...

Gill Burns County Championship ■ By MOSHER LEICESTERSHIRE booked a semi-final place in the third tier of the Gill Burns Cup ...