Euro Cup turmoil as Covid traps the teams

EUROPEAN Rugby chiefs are said to be “worried”

Cricket shrine is ‘ruined’ by Ospreys

Bounce back: Rob Simmons, centre, is mobbed after

Leo: Battle is won, but war is not over

DAN Leo says World Rugby’s landmark decision to

RFU lays bare impact of pandemic

THE RFU announced a revenue shortfall of £120m

Injury-hit Thorley is tweaking for Eddie!

OLLIE Thorley has been working on his attacking

Deacon excited to finally get George’s talent on his team

Reunited: George Ford PAUL DEACON is relishing being reunited

Red Rose snub won’t sap Shields’ motivation

BRAD Shields has not been required by England

‘Marquee man’ Marcus will not get distracted

Well grounded: Harlequins poster boy Marcus Smith PICTURE:

Cup gives glimpse of future – Kidney

THE Premiership Cup has the reputation of being

Hooper rejects claims that his staff face axe

STUART Hooper has dismissed a report that Bath’s

Former France ace Ellis on Rec shortlist

BATH have sounded out former France defence coach

Trailfinders open £2.5m sports centre

EALING Trailfinders took a step nearer to their

Best thing about England’s autumn was their tries

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

That was full of emotion says Kiss

LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss enjoyed the

Baxter: We need the joy of winning

WHEN back-rower Dave Ewers plays, Exeter win. The

We were too soft in defence groans boss Blackett

WASPS’ head coach, Lee Blackett, was unhappy. “It

Boyd pleased to see progress

BRISTOL B ears director of rugby Pat Lam

Deano: We must learn to control

DEAN Richards thanked the staff at Kingston Park

Maro has crucial skill of leading by example

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK

For Total Rugby, you first build a bedrock

TOTAL Rugby is the holy grail of the

Roberts likely to bid Ulster farewell for Wales future

Big impact: Bradley Roberts tackles Vincent Koch NEW

Rona calls for ‘golden try’ to boost excitement

CURTIS Rona has urged rugby chiefs to adopt

Women’s World Cup is coming home in 2025

ENGLAND is set to host the women’s World

URC must be transparent on what happens next

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

Chiefs believe they can work through issues at Sandy Park

EXETER are looking to rediscover home comforts to

Thomas: I’m still in charge of the team

Leading voice: Ted Hill welcomes the arrival of

Erasmus apologises and withdraws appeal

SOUTH Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has

Woki leads new breed of French super locks

GUEST COLUMNIST

Kolisi was fall guy in the great jump-off

THE Springboks are “poison of the month” as

Fearless French kids inspiring their elders

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points

Nothing wrong with hitting pause for key moments

I’M all for speeding up play when possible

Connacht stars light up the ball

IT’S probably fair to say that the late

No problem in Cardiff? Read these tweets, WRU

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Tell us why you’re leaving, Amanda

Going: Amanda Blanc AS chief executive of the

Bears set to have Randall back for Europe

BRISTOL hope Harry Randall will be fit for

Sinckler must change his technique or lose place

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Sharks wing Solomona heads home

SALE winger Denny Solomona has left the club

Worcester sign prop McCallum

WORCESTER have signed Glasgow’s Scotland prop Murray McCallum on

Chiefs plan more talks on branding

EXETER are to have further talks over the club’s

Onojaife, Williams suspended

JORDAN Onojaife of Bedford Blues has been banned

‘Amazing’ Sinfield raises over £1m for MND

LEICESTER coach Kevin Sinfield completed his epic run

Cabango hungry to join big bro Ben in Wales red

THERE was a bit of a tossup in

Hook: Rugby must find room for entertainers

JAMES Hook has urged rugby’s authorities to ensure

Perfect Penallta extend run of bonus point wins

Welsh National One roundup PENALLTA went soaring to

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

Mercer in top form as Eddie looks on

FRENCH COLUMN

RFU seek answers to alarming ref shortfall

THE RFU has surveyed its community rugby referees

Pack power drives Cambridge’s advance

CAMBRIDGE are seeing the fruits of their recruitment

Yes to proper cup, with cap on seniors

I AGREE with Jose Mourinho, it’s time to

Respect for refs is rugby cornerstone

AS bad as some of the officiating was

It’s confirmed: Italy must leave the Six Nations

With the autumn international moneyspinners over for another

DREAM TEAM

JON CLARKE, THE FORMER BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER & LEEDS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST

Exiles show they mean business this season

Harlequins ........19pts Tries: Beard 28, 66, Northmore 35

Simmonds bulldozes Bath hopes of revival

Bath ....................16pts Tries: Reid 19 Conversions: Bailey

Injury-hit Wasps are bewildered by Billy

Wasps ................33pts Tries: Young 23, Oghre 39, Barbeary

Saints give depleted Bear pack a bullying

Bristol ................20pts Tries: Kerr 4, Leiua 42

Searle’s try rewards the Warrior spirit

Newcastle ........24pts Tries: McGuigan 20, 53; Radwan 25,

Sarries seek consistency to build on ‘okay’ start

PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Date. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX

MacGinty wants to say thanks through his performances

AJ MACGINTY wants to sign off at Sale

NICK JENNINGS

THE LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FLANKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND

Stormers in talks to keep Moerat

Follow me on Twitter:

Japan beckons for wing Taqele

Move: Naiyaravoro NORTHAMPTON Saints winger Taqele Naiyaravoro could

England career over for Mako and Billy?

EDDIE Jones has warned outof-favour brothers Mako and

Ashton set to quit Warriors

CHRIS Ashton was in the advanced stages late

Du Preez linked to France

GEORGE Ford’s arrival at Sale Sharks next summer

Webber on his way back to Sharks

ROB Webber appears set to return to Sale

Jack’s prediction came true, just no one saw it!

THE FORMER BATH, GLOUCESTER, EXETER, ENGLAND A AND BARBARIANS SCRUM-HALF

Fresh-faced debutants who turned into titans

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

The smoking priest fired up Crescent

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

DAFYDDJENKINS

EXETER CHIEFS

Ulster use old hurts to inspire victory

Leinster ..........10 Ulster ..............20 JAMES Hume said a

Dragons are blown away in the wind

Dragons ............14pts Tries: S Davies 22, Holmes 32

Johnson fumes as late penalty sinks Warriors

Benetton ........19 Glasgow ..........18 GLASGOW conceded a try

Ospreys fail to find lift off as Friend’s men plunder seven

Connacht ..........46pts Tries: Hansen 2, Bolton 13, McNulty

USA rout wraps up dominant autumn

Flyer: Lydia Thompson scores England’s third try ENGLAND

Jefferies proves the difference for Chiefs

Exeter ..............14 Loughborough..7 EXETER returned to Premier 15s

Quins smash six to stay on heels of leaders

Sale ..................10 Harlequins ......36 ELLIE Kildune and Jade

Late Harrison strike secures spoils for Sarries

Glc-Hartpury ..21 Saracens ........24 ZOE Harrison hit a

High-flying Bears bring back their big guns

PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2.30pm

Eddie must fix his scrum or England will suffer

NICK CAIN SAYS ANY HOPE THE RED ROSE HAVE OF SIX NATIONS SUCCESS STARTS IN THE FRONT ROW

Jordan claims try double as Hartpury sail home on wind

A mpthill............24pts Tries: Harding 30, 43, Barrett 47,

Knights produce a display for the ages

Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Holden 3, Edgson 65, McBryde

Reds win key moments to move up to second

Jersey ................15pts Tries: Penalty 40, White 54

Adamson hat-trick gets Blues back to winning ways

Bedford ............40pts Tries: Adamson 9, 42, 76, Elliott

Ehize leads from front for Exiles’ maiden win

L Scottish ..........36pts Tries: Tuilangi 28, Baldwin 54,

Chinnor storm to Taunton success

Chinnor..............22 Taunton T........... 5 CHINNOR produced one of

Tykes fight back for first away win

Cambridge.............. 15 Leeds Tykes........... 17 LEEDS Tykes left

White boots TJs to nervy victory

Tonbridge Judd.... 12 Plymouth Albion... 10 FOUR penalties

Mills eyes up promotion as Park move to summit

Caldy................... 20pts Tries: Penalty 39, Barlow 80 Conversions:

Cinderford knocked off top spot by superb Sale

Cinderford............... 15 Sale........................... 19 CINDERFORD surrendered top spot

Blackheath leave it late to put boot into Bishop

Blackheath...... 16 Bishop’s St......... 6 BLACKHEATH left it

11-try Titans in rampant form

Loughborough......... 5 Rotherham.............. 71 ROTHERHAM Titans ran in

Lucs edge out top-five Fylde

Luctonians.............. 15 Fylde......................... 14 LUCTONIANS became the first

Home side hold on to win Dales derby clash

Tynedale......... 24 Wharfedale..... 13 THE brave spectators who

Preston unable to take full advantage

WITH Alnwick’s game against Otley postponed, it was

Sheffield knocked off top by rivals

LEADERS Sheffield suffered their second defeat of the

Dorking downed by Sevenoaks

LEADERS Dorking went down for the first time

Parker’s the star as Hornets bite

THE battle of the giants took place this

Field find their form to push Gate aside

Huddersfield....23pts Harrogate............ 7pts THE resurgence of Huddersfield has

Stroll in the Park for ever-reliable Collins

Chester..................... 14 Sedgley Park.........42 STEVE Collins had a

Thinking prop Ray believed persistence trumped all

Peter Jackson remembers the life of Ireland’s great British Lion Ray McLoughlin

Agony for West in Bury reverse

Westcliff................... 9 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 A DISPLAY

Hawks hang on to deny Dings

Henley Hawks.......33 Dings Crusaders...22 IT WAS a classic

Hammett puts seal on Barnes success

Barnes...............33 Barnstaple......... 8 BARNES took control of the

Worthing storm to gutsy win over Reds

Redruth.............. 10pts Worthing........... 24pts We’re in! Worthing celebrate

Red card fails to halt the Hinckley charge

Hinckley..................22 Rochford Hun......... 17 HINCKLEY came back from

Young shines as Lions oust OAs

Old Albanian........... 14 Leicester Lions..... 16 A HAUL

Clifton stave off comeback threat

Clifton.......................22 Canterbury.............. 19 CLIFTON managed to cling on

Results

Regional results

Results and tables supplied by the RFU

Regional results

Results and tables supplied by the RFU

EMMA SWORDS

HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF

Hunt hits a double for Baa-Baas

Barbarians ........60pts Tries: Levy (3), Daley-Mclean, Hunt (2),

Arwen causes a storm as key clash called off

STORM Arwen blew the vital WRU Premiership East

Ironmen show strength for last-eight surge

Cardiff......................29 Merthyr....................45 MERTHYR confirmed their place in the

It’s a magnificent seven for leaders!

Newport...................48 Ebbw Vale............... 10 NEWPORT ensured they finished

Lewys leads the way to leave Llanelli losers

Carmarthan Q.........26 Llanelli..................... 15 WITH the Quins already

Jones’ boys do business for Drovers

Llandovery.............27 Aberavon................. 21 RHODRI Jones was the Llandovery

Howley uses his Edd to snatch stunning win

Swansea................. 13 Bridgend.................. 20 A FREAK try by

Unbeaten Pontypool run ended by Neath

Championship round-up PONTYPOOL’S glorious unbeaten run in the

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 28, 2021 It is