BATH boss Johann van Graan was desperate to keep a lid on fans’ expectations after his side’s 10-try romp at The Rec. There was a carnival atmosphere at the ground as players celebrated but Van Graan ...
VANNES versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want to see a vibrant, competitive, compelling portrait of what club leagues should be, this is it. It also ...
DRAGONS’ nightmare run against their fiercest rivals continued as they fell to their 19th consecutive defeat, having not beaten them since Boxing Da ...
SPRINGBOK flyhalf Handre Pollard’s last-minute conversion rescued a draw for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins at Twickenham in front of 78,000 fans. Quins looked like they were on their way to a ...
THE season of good cheer got a kick-start last week with Steve Diamond’s musings about the size of Bath’s squad after Newcastle had been drubbed 40-15. Diamond said his team was always going to ...
FREDDIE Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his feet as an attacking force. The 6ft 5ins, 24-year old Leicester full-back made an instant impact on the ...