Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith has addressed reports this week that Scotland center Sione Tuipulotu is being targeted by at least two Gallagher Premiership sides for a move south. Rugby Pass announced on Thursday that Tuipulotu had been the subject of inquiries from Premiership duo Bath and Harlequins as well as several French clubs. … Read more
Steve Diamond has expressed his delight after his Newcastle team secured a long-awaited Gallagher Premiership victory with a 24-18 win over Exeter at Kingston Park. With a hard-fought performance on Friday night, the Falcons ended a 25-game losing streak thanks to tries from Philip van der Walt and Jamie Blamire, who crossed twice, and a … Read more
At the end of 2023, Pat Lam’s circus of great entertainers briefly left Bristol. Now the show has returned with a bang. After a brief identity crisis, the Bears have found themselves on and off the pitch and are leading the fifth round of Premiership play. “We used to run to the theme tune from … Read more
Borthwick may not have given Friday’s announcement too much thought, but he would have been within his rights to subject her to thorough cross-examination. Essentially, the Premiership players Borthwick selects in November will play with three new laws that are not commonplace in the top flight of English rugby, against New Zealand, the greatest rugby … Read more
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has finally completed his long-awaited code switch to rugby and started practice straight away at a training camp in Canberra this week at the invitation of Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. Suaalii trained in his new NSW Waratahs kit alongside his new teammates and the ACT Brumbies Wallaby prospects and cut an impressive figure, … Read more
The Scarlets capitalized on a controversial red card for Johan Grobbelaar to secure a morale-boosting 23-22 win over the dominant Bulls. Despite failing to capitalize on their overwhelming share of possession and territory, the Bulls led for most of the game until Grobbelaar was sent off, paving the way for Tom Rogers to score the … Read more
Something had to give between two struggling teams: Exeter came into the game with the worst Premiership start and the Falcons went 581 days without a win, a run that dates back to March 2023. Initially it looked like the hosts would fail as Chiefs got off to a great start and Feyi-Waboso completed a … Read more
Ulster v Ospreys – United Rugby Championship – BBC Sport Team lineups home Team, Ulster Starting lineup number 15, Lowry number 14, Coke number 13, Carson number 12, McCloskey Postlethwaite 62′came on for Postlethwaite after 62 minutes number 11, Stockdale number 10, Morgan Humphreys 56′came on for Humphreys after 56 minutes number 9, Cooney Doak … Read more
With half an hour to go it was Ulster who scored the first points of the second half when McCormick scored his second try of the game, this time scoring from five yards out. Ulster spent ten minutes of the second half a man down after Harry Sheridan was sent to the sin bin for … Read more
England fear the All Blacks have been given an unfair advantage for their first Test match of the autumn after a series of new laws were introduced at short notice. Telegraph sports understands England will seek further clarification on the laws ahead of their game against New Zealand at Twickenham on November 2, where Steve … Read more