Townsend: Saracens five will be rejuvenated

RFU must guarantee loans for first time

THE RFU’s level of debt has risen to

Gatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast

Gas man: Louis Rees-Zammit breaks clear of George

Lam urges law change to eliminate ‘latching’

PAT Lam hopes World Rugby will act quickly

Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call

LOUIS Rees-Zammit’s selection for the Lions has paid

Alun Wyn: We’ll have real siege mentality

ALUN Wyn Jones might be the latest British

If I could love Haskell I can love anyone – Biggar

DAN BIGGAR is prepared to give his British

I’m delighted, Sam’s built for Bok country says Dallaglio

European play of the year: Sam Simmonds SAM

Genge tells Lions: Be wary of Wiese!

Wrecking ball: Jasper Wiese on the charge for

Twickers could be half-full for USA visit

ENGLAND could be cheered on by at least

Thomas: Ted deserves next shot with England

Courage under fire: Ted Hill has led by

Clubs must call SGM to hold RFU to account

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Here’s why Gatland didn’t pick big Billy

THERE has been a suggestion from the Harlequins scrum

Quins confident Kenningham can fill the Evans role

Start: Jack Kenningham JACK KENNINGHAM has been backed

Tomas chasing a champagne finish at Chiefs

Soon-to-be Osprey: Exeter prop Tomas Francis TOMAS FRANCIS

Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off

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Ulster no match for Red Army

Munster ................38 Ulster ......................10 EX-SALE full-back Mike Haley

Sidelined Hugo scores hat-trick

Connacht ........21 Leinster ..........50 LEINSTER put their Champions

Glasgow show their character to delight Wilson

Glasgow..........29 Edinburgh ......19 GLASGOW Warriors bounced back from

Surprised Warren picked 11 English

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

Big mistake not picking Danny insists Bracken

ABOVE all others Danny Care should have been

Elder-Wolfe targets tired bodies

RICHMOND full-back Chris Wolfe-Elder is expecting a ‘lung-tester’

The greats turn out to pay last respects to their Lion king

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Lord threatened to shake up rugby same as ESL in soccer

On the Richter Scale of seismic gamechangers, David

Quins add Azzurri ace Allan to the armoury

ITALY fly-half Tommaso Allan is to join Harlequins

Kerr catches Pat’s eye on Bears trial

FORMER Leicester hooker Jake Kerr has joined Bristol

Worcester wing Bluck convicted of assault

WALES wing Hannah Bluck has been given an

Groom parachutes in for the big finale

FORMER Edinburgh and Northampton scrum-half Nic Groom has

Sevens convert Muir earns extended Bath

WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at

Warriors call for Blues back up

WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott

How the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Strict new protocols provoke reaction

FRENCH COLUMN

Barbeary doesn’t want to play numbers game

ALFIE BARBEARY is nearing a return to action,

Cardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations

THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place

Scarlets snare Puma Lezana

THE Scarlets are set to sign Argentina back

County Cup would promote diversity

TO aid Ugo Monye in making the game

Mistake for Lions to pick so many specialist wingers

VERSATILITY earned Elliot Daly his place on plane

Must address drop in playing numbers

NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle

DREAM TEAM

JON SLEIGHTHOLME, THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH AND NORTHAMPTON WING CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST

Raging Sinckler gets support from Lam

Bath ....................20pts Tries: Watson 11, 66; Priestland

Tour snub makes no sense says Kyle

KYLE Sinckler spoke about the “anger” he felt

Louis puts on two-try show for Gatland

Northampton......7pts Tries: Taylor 72 Conversions: Hutchinson 72

Anything you liked? Boyd: Nothing!

LOUIS Rees-Zammit said he was “absolutely buzzing” after

Explosive Simmonds closes on try record

Exeter ................41pts Tries: Slade 22, Ewers 45, S

Discipline killed us in the second half admits Thomas

WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believed the final

Richards: It’s been long time coming

DEAN Richards joked after this seven-try performance: “If

Deano gives Falcons their licence to thrill

Newcastle ........52pts Tries: McGuigan 25, 50; Robinson 31,

Sale go smashing on as Tigers rest stars

Sale ....................26pts Tries: McGuigan 11, Yarde 67 Conversions:

Captain Ben: I’m so proud of effort

DESPITE being second best for most of the

Game on for top six with Jacob back from his blip

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THE CINDERFORD CAPTAIN AND NO.8 TAKES US THROUGH

Everard will fill Wasps’ Costello gap

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Kiwi prop Josh signs for the Chiefs

Leaving: Tomas Francis EXETER CHIEFS have completed a

Toulon want to tempt Joseph to leave The Rec

Fancied in France: Jonathan Joseph TOULON have opened

Lions back row treble for Oakham

THE selection of Scotland flanker Hamish Watson for

Quins wait on Dobson decision

Dilemma: Dobson HARLEQUINS are locked in a tug-ofwar

Quins turning on style now shackles are off

PAUL REES looks at the sea change at Harlequins since Paul Gustard’s exit at the start of the year

Kolisi key to uniting Boks in time says Delport

THINUS Delport has shrugged off suggestions the Springboks

Here’s an England eight to take on best in world

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

LOUGHBOROUGH BACK ROW

Underhill inspires next class of Tommie guns

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools

LOUIE JOHNSON

NEWCASTLE FALCONS FLY-HALF

My first year at Leeds was the fondest of all

FORMER PLYMOUTH, LONDON WELSH, BARBARIANS, EALING, LEEDS AND BATH HALF-BACK

Davies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub

Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40

Gatland prepares for a massive air raid

Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland

LIONS SQUAD

utstanding in the air: Dan Biggar Props Zander

Battling Bundee can fill Manu void

I don’t think anyone saw Bundee Aki gate-crashing

These men are the pride of All the Lions for last 20 years

Chris Hewett picks, position  by position,  the best Lions XV from the professional era

Matfield fears Boks may be caught short at lineout time

DANIEL GALLAN talks to a World Cup-winning duo to get the lowdown on how the Boks are shaping up

Sharks beat two yellows and the Lions

THE SHARKS made it two wins from two

Knights Kruis through

GEORGE Kruis’ Panasonic Wild Knights brought down the

O’Connor has the final say

Reds ........................19 Brumbies................16 Shouting match: James O’Connor is

Mo’unga sparks five-in-row Crusaders

SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders secured a fifth straight title

The earthquake that hit football shows fans must be listened to in rugby

NICK CAIN concludes his far-reaching interview with Francis Baron, the man who was the most powerful figure in English rugby

Ugo will be continuing the work we started

John Owen MBE, past president of the RFU, writes about the new call for diversity

Mason hat-trick as Wasps build up for semi

Wasps ..............62 Bristol ..............12 KATIE MASON’S hattrick helped

Battle of the west settled by Underwood

Exeter ..............12 Glo-Hartpury ..18 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury ran out narrow

Speedster Breach has the Sharks all at sea

DMP Sharks ......0 Harlequins ......67 HARLEQUINS wrapped up

Evans lands Saracens’ 100th try of the season

Worcester..........0 Saracens ........27 SARACENS WOMEN scored their 100th

England stars spark Loughborough victory

Loughboro’ L ..26 Sale ..................12 RED ROSES duo

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