Downbeat Sale boss Alex Sanderson confirmed that a hamstring injury had forced Tom Curry off the pitch after only 23 minutes.

By Sam Jackson James O’Connor is in the frame to have a second crack playing flyhalf against the Lions. Head coach Joe ...

Simelane 2, 80, Senatla 36, Ungerer 49, Willemse 56, Hartzenberg 74, De Wet 79 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 2, 37, 57; ...

The big headlines from the 2025 Lions squad announcement on Thursday are the confirmation of Maro Itoje as captain of the ...

By ROGER PANTING Saracens .......................... 75pts Tries: Gonzalez 5, 41, 47; Dan 9, Earl 16, 73; van Zyl 23, Itoje 27, George 57, Bracken 67, Willis 79 Newcastle Falcons ....... 28pts ...

By ADAM HATHAWAY TOMMY Freeman has gone from being a Leicester reject to becoming a Lion, thanks to his recent try-scoring ...

PAT Lam expects Bristol’s Big Day Out in Cardiff yesterday to be the first of many. More than 51,000 fans bought tickets and ...

Ross Heppenstall talks to Martin Offiah about how Andy Farrell was always bursting with desire Northern rock: Martin Offiah ...

By BEN JAYCOCK Munster...................38 Ulster........................20 PETER O’Mahony shone in his final game at ...

Henry Pollock will start work on something even more outrageous than scoring twice in a matter of minutes on debut for ...

PAGE PULLOUT ■By ADAM HATHAWAY MARO Itoje took tips on captaincy from two-time Lions skipper Martin Johnson the day before he ...

By JON NEWCOMBE BATH scrum-half Louis Schreuder returned to the scene of his only Springbok cap yesterday, insisting he still ...