Try-fest as Prem bursts into thrilling life again

THE Premiership season burst into glorious life yesterday

Paywall threat to Welsh Tests

Roaring: Nic Dolly Tigers celebrates scoring Leicester’s fourth

Lam: Every season we must aim a rung higher

PAT LAM has signed a contract extension that

Bassett can’t wait to join the party

Buzzing: Josh Bassett can’t wait to get started

‘Nut case’ Gleeson will sort out England

ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a

Delaney gets job in Japan

EXCLUSIVE

Kicking ace Jenkins has taken Sheedy to new level

Adjustments: Callum Sheedy CALLUM Sheedy is braced for

I can do things on rugby pitch that others can’t says X-factor Thorley

Danger man: Ollie Thorley in typical scoring fashion

Merigan out to emulate big Billy

NAHUM Merigan grew up wanting to be the

Young Saints must mature fast now says coach Vass

IAN VASS has told Northampton’s crop of young

Wales to beat All Blacks? They could lose by 30pts!

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Baxter: Our guys have to improve

STEVE Borthwick insisted Leicester will not carried away

Boyd laments his rusty Saints

DESPITE starting with a valuable five points, Northampton’s

Hooper: Danny took a bamg, we need to look after him

BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper was philosophical

Kidney baffled by White yellow

DECLAN Kidney was less than pleased with the

Sloppy penalties cost us says Lam

AN UNHAPPY Pat Lam said: “We missed a

Questions the RFU’s new boss ignored

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Wallabies are threat to Eddie’s RWC future

EDDIE Jones’ autumn agenda took a more challenging

Ospreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

Monye can waltz into a whole new world

GUEST COLUMNIST

One reason why Eddie may snub Marcus

THERE are plenty of supporters out there who

Word Cup every two years is just madness

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points

Canucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023

CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and

Robshaw: We didn’t add depth to the squad, but we have this time

CHRIS Robshaw knows better than anyone what is

Quiet man Hanro’s happy to back up Genge

LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is

Revealed: Aftermath of Willie’s Haka attack

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Thrashing by Wasps gave Ali incentive to leave Saracens

Looking forward: Ali Crossdale is now at Wasps

Ringfence is here, so let’s see adventure

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Don’t ignore Ross, Ryan tells Pivac

ROSS Moriarty is a star Wales head coach

Webb: Ease off on Anscombe

RHYS WEBB has pleaded for fans to give

Bok giant Vermeulen at Ulster

ULSTER have signed South African World Cupwinning back-row

Jones dies at age 49

FORMER Wales B international second-row Paul Jones has died

De Chaves joins Wasps

WASPS brought in lock Sebastian de Chaves on

Quins name Big Game

BIG GAME 13 will mark Harlequins’ second-ever Double

Dunn: Top four for Bath and England for me!

Target: Tom Dunn TOM Dunn hopes a top

Lightning and Saints Women’s teams join forces

Ambassador: Sarah Hunter PREMIER 15s side Loughborough Lightning

North in two-year deal with Ospreys

Signed: George North GEORGE North has signed a

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

Dominici trophy will offer clubs a respite

FRENCH COLUMN

Quins must beware ‘animal’ Brown warns Marchant

HARLEQUINS are bracing themselves for a Mike Brown

Rugby 12s could kill golden goose

JEFF Probyn highlighted the limitations of Rugby 12s

Clubs must heed Winterbottom’s urgent call to arms

LAST Sunday’s TRP was just excellent. Unfortunately, not

Brilliant Bennett try for Wales was in 1977

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I’m predicting season full of entertainment

With the new Premiership season under way, the

DREAM TEAM

PHIL DOWSON THE NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FORWARDS COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH

Tigers come roaring into the new season

Leicester ..........34pts Tries: Steward 12, Potter 23, Scott

Patched-up Gloucester get mauling by Grayson

Northampton ..34pts Tries: Furbank 8, Grayson 44, Auterac

Orlando’s agony as late kick just fails

Sale ....................20pts Tries: Yarde 31, McGuigan 35 Conversions:

Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well

Worcester ........36pts Tries: Lewis 16, Heinz 38, Nanai

Lozowski back with Sarries master class

Bristol ..................9pts Penalties: Sheedy 4, 15, 18 Saracens

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

PREVIEW... Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off

I love to play the Quins way says stand-in Allan

Skilful: Tommy Allan TOMMY Allan has been tasked

LEWIS BARKER

THE CALDY FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

Coach Jason in line for a cross code switch

Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange

New kit contract for Quins

HARLEQUINS are set to become the second Premiership

Robbo still California dreaming

CHRIS Robshaw has said he will continue playing

Dai’s ready to bring son Tom home to Wales

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by

Ibitoye on Cup duty in Israel

GABY Ibitoye raised a few eyebrows last week

Racing all set to raid Prem in hunt for prop

RACING 92 are looking at the Premiership to

From rugby ladders, to cleaning windows

THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER BACK-ROWER

EMILY SCOTT

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players

JACK METCALF

SALE SHARKS CENTRE

Hard-man Terry lays down the law to Lions

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

Stars of genius from school of diligence!

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

Maverick brothers who just excelled

FETTES has always been a sanctuary for the

Wales Women can’t thrive in current set-up

Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp

Alun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it

WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will

Sirker’s debut double gets Pirates on the front foot

Cornish Pirates..33pts Tries: Bolwell 6, Duncan 22, Cant

Reds are green for go-go with seven tries

L Scottish ............7pts Tries: Nutton 2 Conversions: May

Coventry comeback wipes out Knights fast start

Coventry ..........39pts Tries: Dacres 31, Peters 56, Bainbridge

Hollingsworth is star turn as Archers hit the first target

Nottingham ....36pts Tries: D Williams 13, 46; Thacker

Yes, Ealing win..but they have to fight for it

Ealing ................54pts Tries: Campher 8, Penalty 14, 20;

South Africa can make league great

Paul Rees looks at the new URC League which starts next week and assesses the 16 teams

Hartpury make the profligate Sharks pay price

Sale ..................21 Glo-Hartpury 45 SALE SHARKS were left

It’s a demolition job as Bristol run in 19 tries

Bristol ............115 DMP Sharks ......0 BRISTOL Bears continued

The Stoop belongs to Appleby’s forwards

Harlequins ........12pts Exeter ................24pts EXETER comprehensively shut down

What a thriller as Waps’ defence holds firm

Wasps ..............26 Worcester ......22 THIS encounter saw thrilling

Sarries give ton-up Poppy occasion to enjoy

Saracens ........38 Loughboro L ....7 Saracens Women stunned

Quins stood still in 2012 – not this time!

NICK CAIN TALKS TO QUINS 2012 HERO TOM WILLI AMS ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGE THIS SEASON

Moseley capitalise on Caldy mistakes

Caldy ................... 0 B Moseley ...... 24 CALDY

Hosts hit back to end wait for a win

Blackheath ............23 Darlington MP ....... 14 BLACKHEATH turned

Park riding high in bonus-point glory

Taunton................... 14 Rosslyn Park .........40 ROSSLYN Park produced

Battling Tykes stage late rally to snatch points against Bishop’s

Leeds Tykes ....33pts Tries: Dixon 51, Lloyd 57,

Last-gasp Cinderford showing finally breaks Chinnor resistance

Chinnor ....................28 Cinderford ..............33 CLIVE Stuart-Smith’s late try

Hugo’s the hero in milestone game

Tonbridge J............ 30 Sale FC..................... 21 TONBRIDGE Juddians

Unbeaten Rams topple Plymouth

Plymouth Alb......... 19 Rams.........................26 RAMS kept up their

Harrogate off and running at last!

Harrogate......... 17 Blaydon............. 12 HARROGATE finally broke their

Hayes the hero as he holds his nerve

Rotherham..............48 Bournville...............46 ICE cool Lloyd Hayes slotted a

Dale win the battle of the strugglers

Tynedale................. 18 Luctonians.............. 10 TYNEDALE opened their account

Masterly Mills such a boon for Fylde fliers

Huddersfield.... 15pts Fylde...................22pts THREE first-half tries proved enough

Late Park blitz leaves Wharfedale in daze

Wharfedale............26 Sedgley Park.........43 SEDGLEY Park scored four tries

Stourbridge play the waiting game

Chester ....................27 Stourbridge ...........36 STOURBRIDGE came from behind

Rowntree seals sweetest of wins

Loughborough ......29 Hull Ionians ...........24 THE students from

Adlard’s double tonic for happy Hull

Hull.....................29 Sheffield T ........ 0 WINGER Mike Adlard

Seven-try Lions are finally up and running

Westcliff.......... 17 Leicester L....... 50 LEICESTER Lions bounced

OA cling on as hosts hit back

Hinckley..................26 Old Albanian...........32 THIS was a classic game

Great Scott is Esher’s try star

Esher.........................64 Barnstaple..............22 ESHER produced a dominant display against

Sharp shines as Clifton hit max in big home win

Clifton.................57pts Barnes................ 10pts Treble tops: Clifton’s Fin Sharp

Thomas puts boot in as Raiders edge Crusaders

Dings C’saders...... 31 Guernsey.................34 DINGS suffered a second

Rochford suffer a Bury breakdown

Bury St Eds..............29 Rochford.................... 3 BURY St Edmund’s

Canterbury thwart battling Worthing

Canterbury..............29 Worthing..................24 QUESTIONABLE decision-making and naivety cost Worthing

No away-day blues for rising Dorking

DORKING take over at the top of the

Leech’s treble continues Sandbach run

A HAT-TRICK of tries courtesy of Jack Leech

Otley flex their muscles to edge Macc

IN THE battle of the top two, Otley

Cockles and Old Cents in thrilling draw

EXMOUTH surrendered their faultless start to the new

Results

Results

Regional results

Wallabies trample on Boks’ crown

f Australia ........ ..30pts Tries: Ikitau 14, 21;

All Blacks back on top of world

Argentina ..........13pts Tries: Boffelli 52 Conversions: Boffelli 53

Wizards put on style in second half blitz

Aberavon ........43 Llanelli ............17 ABERAVON released a video

Lewis holds nerve to seal famous victory

Merthyr ................24 Ebbw Vale ............26 LEWIS Williams’ last

Quins comeback shoots down Ravens

Bridgend ..............15 Carmarthen Q ......38 CARMARTHEN QUINS produced

Pontypridd defence holds out in tense finale

Pontypridd ..........19 Newport ................16 PONTYPRIDD edged out Newport

O’Brien on target for Llandovery

Llandovery ..........21 Swansea ................5 LLANDOVERY made it 20

Bevan hat-trick sees Cardiff hit 60 points

Cardiff ..................60 RGC1404 ..................5 ELLIS Bevan ran in

Rowley sets the pace for Ystrad

Championship round-up

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, 19th September, 2021