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Relegations are a familiar and routine part of every sporting landscape. Do not for a moment think Saracens’ demotion from English rugby’s Premiership has anything to do with that. This is the most remarkable scandal the domestic game has ever seen. The…
The Saracens board have accepted their relegation from the Premiership and vowed to “rebuild confidence and trust”. The Barnet-based club will be demoted from the English domestic top flight at the end of this season, it was confirmed by Premiership Rugby on…
Tom Hardwick slotted a last-minute penalty to earn Leicester Tigers a crucial losing bonus point in a 24-17 defeat to Pau. The Tigers went down for the first time in six pool games, but Hardwick’s kick ensured they secured home advantage for…
Lyon 24-36 Northampton: Saints keep their hopes of reaching the Champions Cup quarter-finals alive Northampton claimed a late bonus-point victory at Lyon on Saturday Home side led at the break after tries from Felix Lambey and Liam Gill But two late tries…
Northampton Saints face a nervous wait to see if they have done enough to reach the Champions Cup quarter-finals following a 36-24 win in Lyon. Tries from Mikey Haywood, Teimana Harrison, Cobus Reinach, George Furbank and James Fish sealed a bonus-point win…
Castleisland in Kerry and Paris in France should have nothing in common. The eyes and ears of Con Houlihan begged to differ; in his mind, they each had their own Left Bank. And their own rugby fields, too. Please log in or…
Wales back-rower Aaron Wainwright returns for Dragons as they chase European Challenge Cup qualification against Russia’s Enisei-STM on Friday. Wainwright’s recall at blind-side is one of boss Dean Ryan’s three starting changes for the game at Rodney Parade. Carwyn Penny makes his…
Saracens are to accept their heavy deduction for breaching the Premiership's salary cap rules and will therefore be relegated at the end of the season, a report from The Guardian said on Friday. The newspaper said that the players were told on…
Courtney Lawes’ stand against the fake allegations that criticism of Meghan Markle is racist is something I admire… clearly he wants the focus of rightful repugnance to be directed at genuine abuse not fanciful claims Courtney Lawes has taken to Twitter recently…
Saracens are facing automatic relegation from the Premiership if they fail to meet the salary cap this season. The club are under increasing pressure, following a PRL board meeting on Tuesday, to prove they are within the £7m-pound limit for this season….
Joey Carbery’s name did not feature in Andy Farrell’s Six Nations squad – that he is excluded by injury again is a matter of regret. The sporting gods do not grant exemption from the sickbay on talent alone. Please log in or…
Johnny Sexton is the new Ireland captain after the out-half was confirmed as the man to lead the team into the 2020 Six Nations. New Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named his 35-man squad this afternoon – along with four ‘development players’…