Premiership: Five takeaways from the round, including momentum shifts, Owen Farrell and Harlequins’ timing
Following the Round 23 action in the Premiership, here’s our five takeaways from a memorable weekend as the season reaches a pivotal stage.
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Are the Roosters at a crossroads after their Anzac Day loss to St George Illawarra?
In the cutthroat world of the NRL, you're either premiership material or you're nowhere and after their 14-12 upset loss to the Dragons on Anzac Day, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly where the Roosters are on the rugby league map.
Fassi shows special quality in vintage Leinster showing: 'He's not fazed by anything'
Aphelele Fassi returned from a month out with an ankle injury to produce a vintage performance in the Sharks' close win over United Rugby Championship leaders Leinster on Saturday night.
Humble Mark Williams 'playing better than he ever has' as he eyes latest Crucible crown at World Championship
You can guarantee that the one person not getting carried away by Mark Williams’s ferociously brilliant display so far in the World Championship is the man himself. Williams has destroyed his first two opponents for the loss of only six frames: Michael White 10-3 and Jackson Page 13-3 with a session to spare. On his way to the quarter-finals, the three times Crucible champion has compiled ten centuries.
Who’s hot and who’s not: Jonah Lowe stars, 100 up for Emily Scarratt and two baffling decisions
Chiefs wing Jonah Lowe starred in his side’s dominant 51-27 victory over the Waratahs in the first match of Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round. It was the first game of the 2022 campaign where Australian and New Zealand teams clashed and with the Chiefs struggling with injuries particularly in the backline, wing Lowe put his hand up in a glittering performance packed with sublime running, offloads and support play. An excellent effort as he crossed the whitewash a remarkable four times to help his side to the points.
Today's rugby headlines as Shaun Edwards admits England job tempted him to leave Wales
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Monday, April 25.
Tight playoff race brilliant for the URC - Van Graan
Even with just two games to go, so much can change in the top eight of the URC that working out the permutations almost feels too labour intense.