France 12-24 England: Simon Middleton’s side win fourth consecutive Women’s Six Nations title

As he toasted the Six Nations title with a bottle of lager, Simon Middleton joked that he had not thought beyond the next 10 hours of celebrations. It was a Grand Slam party that never looked like being pooped: England scored 45 tries to four throughout the tournament and the beers may as well have … Read more

England overwhelm Ireland and set up a Women’s Six Nations title decider against unbeaten France

England re-claim top spot in Women’s Six Nations after they overwhelm a depleted Ireland side 69-0 in front of a record crowd of over 15,000 and set up a title decider against unbeaten France England reclaimed top spot in the Women’s Six Nations with thumping 69-0 win A record crowd of 15,836 at Welford Road … Read more

Red Roses dreaming of Twickenham sellout after record sales for Six Nations clash with Ireland

England women are dreaming of a Twickenham sellout after hitting record ticket sales of over 15,000 for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Ireland at Leicester’s Welford Road The Red Roses are dreaming of packing out Twickenham after record ticket sales More than 15,000 will watch England women’s side take on Ireland on Saturday Scrum-half Leanne … Read more

Exeter’s Jacques Vermeulen promises they will ‘fight like dogs’ as they aim to salvage their season

Exeter’s Jacques Vermeulen promises his side will ‘fight like dogs’ as they aim to salvage their season by reaching the Premiership play-offs… after 2020 European winners were knocked out of the Champions Cup last week Exeter Rugby have vowed to ‘fight like dogs’ in the quest to salvage their season  Rob Baxter’s side were knocked … Read more

England boss Gareth Southgate spends day with Harlequins as they prepare for Champions Cup showdown

England manager Gareth Southgate spends the day with Harlequins as Premiership holders prepare for their Champions Cup showdown with Montpellier, aiming to overturn first-leg deficit The England manager watched Harlequins training and joined team meetings Gareth Southgate played regional rugby growing up before opting for football Harlequins are looking to turn around a 40-26 first-leg … Read more

World Rugby is to give every professional player the chance to have their say on the biggest issues

World Rugby is to give every professional player the chance to have their say on the biggest issues as the sport grapples with a player welfare crisis after a number of high-profile concussion incidents Every player is to be sent a survey where they can provide answers on how they would improve the game  The … Read more

Clermont 10- 29 Leicester: Tigers take giant stride towards the Champions Cup last eight

Clermont 10-29 Leicester: Tigers take giant stride towards the Champions Cup last eight despite Guy Porter’s 59th-minute sending off Leicester tries from Ellis Genge and Julian Montoya made it 10-10 at half-time Jack Van Poortvliet, Hosea Saumaki and Harry Potter went over in second half  Guy Porter was shown a red card for making contact … Read more

Owen Farrell ruled out of Saracens’ trip to Sale after suffering concussion

Owen Farrell ruled out of Saracens’ trip to Sale after suffering concussion during last weekend’s win over Bristol – as England captain’s frustrating season continues Owen Farrell only returned from a fourth-month injury lay-off last weekend The England captain inspired Saracens to a narrow win over Bristol But he suffered a head injury late on … Read more

England’s women to use Six Nations to launch bid to win Rugby World Cup ahead of Scotland opener

England’s women are told to use the Six Nations as a launchpad to help them win the Rugby World Cup by Rachael Burford as they prepare to face Scotland England’s women are targeting Six Nations and World Cup glory in 2022 Simon Middleton’s team face Scotland in their Six Nations opener Rachael Burford says event … Read more