Best Of The Weekend: Exeter And Scarlets Defy Logic To Become Champions

- May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Baxter's long road to gloryRob Baxter couldn't have summed up his side's maiden Premiership title any better. It didn't feel like a dream in any way. Unexpected and illogical, looking back, but dream-like? Definitely not. No side has reached the pinnacle of English domestic rugby in a more shrewd and

Community Article: The call to ring fence

- May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

The jeopardy and joy that comes with relegation and promotion is entrenched in British sporting culture. Nothing beats April and May, as the jockeying to determine who will be the winners and who will face the trapdoor becomes clear. There will be relief for some, sadness and reflection for others,

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- September 6, 2016September 6, 2016

Bath plans have been alteredNew coaches but with largely the same personnel, Bath have obviously made a change in the way they will be approaching this season and it looks quite clear that winning ugly will be not be a problem.Apart from a few late defensive jitters that helped flatter

Rugby Predictions for 2016: Who will win what?

- January 5, 2016

So, no World Cup and no Lions tour in 2016... but there is still so much for rugby fans to look forward to, from a Six Nations that promises to be closer than ever, to a bafflingly revamped Super Rugby competition - including new Argentinian and Japanese franchises - that

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- January 5, 2016January 5, 2016

1. A fly (half) in the ointmentA lot of talk recently has been about whether Owen Farrell or George Ford deserves the Number ten shirt for England when the Six Nations comes around, and it has looked until now like Farrell would get the nod. But Danny Cipriani, with a

Jersey RFC looking to continue their unlikely journey

- June 26, 2015

Jersey may have just enjoyed their finest Greene King IPA Championship campaign in recent memory, but head coach Harvey Biljon insists they will not be getting carried away as they gear up for next season.With the side battling relegation when Biljon took over in 2013, the 38-year-old South African helped

Bristol’s renewed pain again highlights farcical play-off system

- May 28, 2015

You could not have written last night's script. Chris Pennell, Worcester's favourite son and a man who stood by them throughout relegation despite being one of the best operators in his position in the country, scores a last minute try, and Ryan Lamb nervelessly slots the conversion to draw the

2015: Predictions for a huge year in rugby

- January 6, 2015

It goes without saying that 2015 is set to be one of the biggest years in professional rugby yet, with the Rugby World Cup in England looming large and making it next to impossible to talk about anything that comes before it without mentioning its context. Here are some predictions

Greene King IPA Championship Review: Round 3

- October 1, 2013

Rotherham Titans continued their rampant early season form with a resounding 21-47 victory over Moseley at Billesley Common. The 47 points amassed by Lee Blackett's side is Rotherham's largest score posted away from home for five years and ensured a maximum of fifteen points have been earned three rounds into

Greene King IPA Championship Review: Round 2

- September 25, 2013September 25, 2013

Round two of the Greene King IPA Championship saw the normal service resume following last week's curtain-raising double-header weekend spread across three neutral venues.In the first of many Friday night games at Mennaye Field this season, Cornish Pirates were unable to capitalise on last week's defeat of Bristol as they