In this issue

January 14, 2024

'RFU deal would cut our funds by 50%'

CHAMPIONSHIP clubs would be nearly 50 per cent worse off in real terms if they agree to the Tier 2 funding model currently proposed by the RFU.

4 mins

Slade does it again for Exeter

HENRY Slade proved to be Exeter's match-winner once again as the Chiefs beat Glasgow 19-17 to book their spot in the Champions Cup knockouts.

1 min

Lam stays optimistic despite £14m losses

PAT Lam is confident Premiership clubs are heading towards sustainability despite three of them posting losses of nearly £14m between them in the last few weeks.

2 mins

lestyn thrilled by his Everest charity leap

FORMER Bath centre Iestyn Lewis has taken charity fundraising to new heights after skydiving in freezing Himalayan conditions close to Mount Everest, all while clutching a rugby ball.

1 min

Pearson ready to step up at Saints

NORTHAMPTON are doing everything they can to persuade Courtney Lawes to carry on at Franklin's Gardens, but should the former England captain be tempted by one of the offers he has received from France, a potential replacement has been lined up.

3 mins

Farrell will cost Racing £500k transfer fee

SARACENS have put a €600,000 (£515,000) price tag on England’s World Cup skipper, Owen Farrell, before they agree to let him move to Racing 92.

1 min

Charismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions

ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025 tour of Australia.

5 mins

Saracens have to get it right this time

SARACENS over the years have been a model of consistency, but they today face one of the toughest assignments in the Champions Cup in Bordeaux on their worst run of the season.

3 mins

Mercer in the right place for Gloucester

GLOUCESTER'S and Hyde Jekyll season continued as they put their woeful Premiership form behind them to book a place in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup with a gutsy victory in Edinburgh.

2 mins

Horror show goes on for dejected Falcons

ENGLAND exile Jacob Umaga reminded his countrymen what Twickenham is missing as the ex-Wasps star waltzed over the try line in the final minute, with Benetton romping to victory on Friday night.

2 mins

Chiefs find some form but Saracens keep on going

SARACENS maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a bonus point victory over a resilient Exeter Chiefs side who came away with a deserved try bonus point for their efforts.

1 min

Rosslyn Park survive late scare in a classic

THE pre-match Stactics suggested this would be a close affair. And so it proved to be, with 80 minutes of play distilled to a final deciding kick after the clock had gone red.

1 min

Esher made to fight all the way in top encounter

CANTERBURY pushed Esher all the way in a thrilling game.

2 mins

No rush to get Tuilagi involved

SOMETHING of a big deal was made last week about the fact that, a matter of days before Fabien Galthie announces his first French squad of 2024, Perpignan second-row sensation Posolo Tuilagi does not have a French passport.

4 mins

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