The URC talking points as Wales hopefuls impress

Cardiff have won both games and lie second, while Dragons in sixth are unbeaten after winning an entertaining 10-try derby against Scarlets in Newport. Scarlets and Ospreys, 14th and 15th respectively, are battling for…

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James Pater following in George Furbank’s footsteps at Northampton Saints

Furbank left the club at the end of last season, for Harlequins, and Pater, still just 19, spotted a chance to join the fun in the champions’ backline. The teenager did just that last Friday. He scored a hat-trick in…

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Bristol Bears’ revenge mission complete as Pat Lam’s side hammer Northampton Saints

Lam, below, closely studied the video of that May match over the summer and yesterday his side – with Louis Rees-Zammit, Harry Randall, Fitz Harding and Pedro Rubiolo all shining – took revenge. He said: “I watched that…

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Harvey Skinner: I hope Exeter Chiefs form can put me in England World Cup contention

The fly-half has been knocking for some time and many felt his performances in Exeter Chiefs’ impressive Twickenham-reaching campaign deserves some kind of international recognition. Skinner admits he would love to get…

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Ugo Monye: England should give Leicester Tigers wing Adam Radwan another chance

The former England, British & Irish Lions and Harlequins flyer, below, has been impressed by Radwan’s development on both sides of the ball. He believes his game now offers considerably more than the blistering pace…

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Harlequins centre Oscar Beard sets his sights on an England return

The centre is determined to put his long, painful injury misery behind him and enjoy a run in the Harlequins team which will result in a busy Test-playing November. He admits to being racked with nerves on his seasonal…

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Former England international David Flatman insists rugby without scrums doesn’t work

The former England and Bath prop believes the perception that supporters are fed up with scrums, resets and the technical complexity surrounding them has been exaggerated. Flatman says rugby should concentrate on…

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George Skivington: New-look Gloucester can compete at the top of Prem

It has been the perfect way to launch a new-look campaign, with Welsh internationals Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan among a host of high-profile summer arrivals bringing fresh leadership, experience and intensity to Kingsholm.…

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Revealed: What Prem directors of rugby really think about the 2026-27 season ahead

Wales internationals Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan, ex-Ospreys no longer playing for a side with a death sentence hanging over it and revelling in their liberation, played central roles in Gloucester’s first league victory…

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Watch Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights: Live stream today’s 2026 NRL Grand Final

These two sides have very different recent histories in the NRL. Last season, Newcastle Knights wound up with the wooden spoon, but have shot up the ladder this year, scraping into the play-offs in seventh place. They’re…

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