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Hull KR head coach Willie Peters demanded more protection for star man Mikey Lewis after his side fought out an ill-tempered 18-4 Super League win over Hull FC at Craven Park.

Highlights of the Super League match between Hull KR and Hull FC.

Hull KR all but wrapped up their first League Leaders' Shield as three second-half tries secured a hard-earned 18-4 win over city rivals Hull FC at Craven Park.

By BEN JAYCOCK WORLD player of the year Ellie Kildunne has been ruled out of Englands World Cup quarter-final clash against Scotland next weekend after crashing into the ground in yesterdays 47-7 victory over Australia. ...

NEW Zealand bounced back from their defeat to Argentina to see off world champions South Africa 24-17 and extend their unbeaten record at Eden Park to 51 matches. Tries from Emoni Narawa and Will Jordan put the All Black...

By SAM JACKSON DRAGONS chairman David Wright has urged the Welsh Rugby Union to rethink plans to overhaul the Welsh regions next season. The WRU is in the first week of a consultation process for its plan to change the ...

GREGOR Townsend has extended his contract as Scotland head coach until 2027. With the 52-year-olds deal expiring in April next year, there had been speculation that Newcastle Red Bulls were looking at the former Scotland...

ALI Hepher is back at Exeter less than four months after leaving the club. Hepher, 50, was head coach from 2017 until his demotion to backs and attack coach in March, but was suspended a month later alongside head coach ...

By ADAM HATHAWAY SEB Atkinson has told the Gloucester faithful to expect a more streetwise team this season - as they look to add to the attacking fireworks of their last campaign and press for the title. The centre, wh...

By MATT EVANS USA .60pts Tries: Tafuna 6, 44, 51, 66; Rogers 11, 24, Bargell 27, Coulibaly 30, Jarrell 41, Ortiz 77 Conversions: Cantorna 28, 42, 52, 67, 78 Samoa .. 0pts SIONE Fukofuka admits his USA side could have do...

By BEN JAYCOCK England .47pts Tries: Breach 8, Ward 32, Kabeya 38, 44; Clifford 53, 58; Bern 65 Conversions: Harrison 33, 39, 45, 54, 59, 66 Australia ..7pts Try: Talakai 6 Conversion: Wood 7 ENGLANDS star-studded backl...

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby says heavy defeats suffered by lower ranked, mostly amateur teams such as Brazil and Samoa are inevitable at this early stage of growth for the womens game but that those nations will benefit from ...

By PHIL CAMPBELL Wales ..25pts Tries: Cox 2, Callender 12, Tuipulotu 40, Powell 45, Neumann 72 Fiji ..28pts Tries: Neihamu 8, 19; Railumu 28, Tove 37 Conversions: Vueti 9, 20, 29, 38 SEAN Lynn was left to rue a string o...

By BEN JAYCOCK POOL C PREVIEW New Zealand v Ireland Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium IRELAND scrum-half Emily Lane says her side are raring to go as they prepare for their Pool C decider today agai...

PREVIEW Japan v Spain Today. Kick-off 12pm, York Community Stadium WINLESS pair Japan and Spain conclude their World Cup campaigns today in York. Japan opened with a heavy defeat to Ireland before responding with a spiri...

By BEN JAYCOCK POOL D PREVIEW Italy v Brazil Today. Kick-off 2pm, Franklins Gardens BRAZIL and Italy close out their Pool D campaigns today with both looking to finish on a high. Brazils historic World Cup debut has alr...

PREVIEW France v South Africa Today. 4.45pm, Franklins Gardens FRANCE will accept nothing less than topping Pool D when they meet South Africa in Northampton this afternoon. Both sides are already through to the quarter-...

IN response to Ampthill RFC player Charlie Rylands question in his column of 3108 - Is there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ? - my answer as a Coventry supporter would be an unequivocal No. From the conversations I...

I WOULD like to thank Jeff Probyn for his thoughts last week about my letter regarding a Lions tours to Europe. There are some comments that I would like to make. A potential tour would take place every 1216 years not ev...

FRENCH rugby deserves high praise for its brave decision to expose World Rugbys woeful mismanagement of a key rugby union law. Rebellion doesnt normally involve obeying a law. But this situation has arisen as bizarraely ...

JOSH BRAGMAN, THE ROSSLYN PARK AND FORMER AMPTHILL, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY, DURBAN COLLEGIANS AND DURBAN CRUSADERS COLTS FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST PLAYERS HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Conrad Cade - Sadly, hes an ex-New...

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE EVERY WEEK Young guns: Henry Arundell and, PICTURES: Getty Images Ciaran Donoghue, Guy Pepper, Alfie Barbeary and Max Ojomoh YOU have to give your top players the right amount of r...