Sleightholme hat-trick fires up Northampton in 11-try blast of Bath
Ollie Sleightholme helped himself to a hat-trick and Tommy Freeman two of Northampton’s 11 aginst Bath in the second-highest scoring match in the league’s history
New Zealand 50-19 Australia: Bledisloe Cup rugby union international – as it happened
The Wallabies suffer a 12th straight defeat to the All Blacks as the home side extend their unbeaten streak at Eden Park to 54 Tests
Wallabies blown away by All Blacks blitz as Bledisloe Cup misery extends to 24th year
New Zealand defeat Australia 50-19 to continue their unbeaten run at Eden Park and give Les Kiss’s side a reality check ahead of the World Cup
The Spurs of Prem Rugby: how Harlequins lost their swagger
Marcus Smith’s return from injury offers hope but Quins appear a fragile side beset by entrenched problems
‘I don’t think anyone really saw it coming. I didn’t’: meet Bristol’s World Cup hopeful Fitz Harding
The 27-year-old flanker confounded expectations leaping from Durham university’s fourth XV to Prem rugby captain – don’t bet against his big England ambitions
Wallabies stare down Eden Park hoodoo in bid to break 23-year Bledisloe Cup drought
Australia’s record in Auckland is ugly but the stakes this weekend could be even higher for the home team who are on a three-match losing streak
Is Prem rugby union turning into basketball? Nailbiters supply case for defence
Record try-glut in round one suggested all-out attack is en vogue, but maybe you can defend well and still concede tries in the modern game?
Saracens’ Brendan Venter takes aim at ‘autocratic’ Prem over media duties
Technical director held court at club’s training base, comparing rugby to winemaking and claiming interviews ‘steal my joy’
Springboks and All Blacks sell out Twickenham Nations Championship finale ticket quota
South Africa and New Zealand have sold out their allocation of dedicated tickets for the Nations Championship finals weekend
From France to Old Reigatians: the most inspiring sides in rugby history
The most memorable teams aren’t always the the most famous – and the key ingredients have remained the same for many years
Committed Sale beat non-vintage Saracens despite Vermeulen red card
Nathan Jibulu, Tom O’Flaherty and Ben Bamber were Sale’s try scorers in their 21-17 victory at Saracens
Newcastle have wings clipped by Leicester but look to play long game
Investment from Red Bull and scrapping of relegation give breathing-space for English rugby union’s northern light to develop a playing style ‘that doesn’t send people to sleep’
Louis Rees-Zammit scores two tries as Bristol defeat champions Northampton
Bristol overcame a nasty-looking head injury to their centre Benhard van Rensburg to clinch an impressive victory over last year’s champions Northampton
‘They said I ran away from rucks’: Emmanuel Iyogun on going from reluctant prop to England debut
Northampton star on his tenacious rise to the international ranks – and eating ‘massive cakes’ with Springbok colossus Ox Nché