Exeter are nine points clear at the top of the Premiership with five games to go Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says his side must adopt a mentality that shows they want to win the Premiership title. The bonus-point win over Bath on Sunday assured them of a play-off semi-final. “It’s for us to keep […]
Australia lock Will Skelton scored two of Saracens’ three tries after half-time Gallagher Premiership Saracens (6) 27 Tries: Burger, Skelton 2 Cons: Lozowski, Tompkins 2 Pens: Lozowski 2 Harlequins (17) 20 Tries: Smith, Care Cons: Smith 2 Pens: Smith 2 Saracens overturned an 11-point deficit to beat London rivals Harlequins and take a big step […]
Edinburgh celebrate after WP Nel’s opening try Pro14: Edinburgh v Leinster Edinburgh 28 (14) Tries: WP Nel, Penalty Try, Ford, Mata Cons: Van der Walt (4) Leinster 11 (11) Try: Cronin Pens: Frawley (2) Edinburgh overcame defending champions and Conference B leaders Leinster to claim a bonus-point win which keeps their Pro14 play-off hopes alive. […]
Jonathan Davies shows his admiration for Alun Wyn Jones after Wales beat Ireland to win the Grand Slam Grand Slam winning Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones has been named player of the 2019 Six Nations in a public vote. The veteran lock beat three fellow Welshmen on the shortlist – Josh Adams, Liam Williams and […]
Centre Ben Te’o and number eight Billy Vunipola both featured in Saturday’s draw against Scotland Ben Te’o and Billy Vunipola have apologised to team-mates for returning late from a drinking session following England’s Six Nations finale. Vunipola started the 38-38 draw with Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday, with Te’o coming on as a replacement. The […]
Gareth Anscombe has won 26 caps for Wales after making his debut in 2015 Wales players are considering moving to non-Welsh clubs amidst regional rugby uncertainty, Gareth Anscombe has said. Wales’ Six Nations Grand Slam, in which Anscombe was pivotal, was accompanied by talk of domestic changes with on-off mergers and contract uncertainty. Moving away […]
Six Nations Shuffle: Champions crowned, an astonishing draw & pain for Parisse The battle for the Six Nations has only just reached its conclusion, but attention has already shifted to 2019’s showpiece event – the World Cup. The final day had just about everything as Wales cruised past 2018 champions Ireland to win the Grand […]
Finn Russell, Tom Curry, Alun Wyn Jones and Antoine Dupont all make Jerry’s team of the tournament A momentous tournament came to a fittingly exciting end on Saturday with Wales strolling to a Grand Slam with unexpected ease before England and Scotland’s surreal, 11-try, see-saw draw at Twickenham. There have been some sublime performances over […]
Six Nations 2019: Wales beat Ireland to complete Six Nations Grand Slam Six Nations: Wales v Ireland Wales (16) 25 Try: Parkes Con: Anscombe Pens: Anscombe 6 Ireland (0) 7 Try: Larmour Con: Carty Wales are celebrating a third Grand Slam in 11 years after they put Ireland to the sword in ruthless fashion to […]
Six Nations: Will Wales, Ireland or England lift the Six Nations trophy? Six Nations 2019 final round: 16 March Coverage: Watch Wales v Ireland live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer; listen to Wales v Ireland and England v Scotland on BBC Radio 5 Live; follow both matches live on the BBC Sport website and […]