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Sanderson, who signed a new deal in May after returning to the club to take the top job in 2021, led Sale to the Premiership final in 2022-23 where they were beaten by Saracens. They also reached the semi-finals last season but were were beaten by Bath. He said the …

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit, Roux, Ewels, Hill, Pepper, Barbeary. Replacements: Annett, Van Wyk, Stuart, Molony, Underhill, Schreuder, Ojomoh, Reid. Saracens: Williams; Elliott, Lozowski, Hartley, Segun; Burke, Simpson; Brantingham, Dan, Balmain, Itoje (c), Isiekwe, McFarland, Knight, Earl. Replacements: Pifeleti, Mawi, Clarey, …

The Bears have one of the smallest squads in the league with 39 first-team players, and were already dealt a blow before Christmas with news that versatile back Max Malins – who can play at full-back or fly-half – will miss the rest of the season with an Achillies injury. …

Bristol: Lane; Bates, Ravouvou, Janse van Rensburg, Ibitoye; Worsley, Randall; Woolmore, Thacker, Lahiff; Dun, Owen, Luatua, Harding (c), Mata. Replacements: Oghre, Y. Thomas, Kloska, Hodgso, Grondona, Marmion, Williams, Elizalde. Sin bin: Harry Randall (21 mins) Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, R. du Preez, James, O’Flaherty, Ford, Quirke; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Van Rhyn, …

The Bears also lost back Max Malins – who is their second choice at fly-half – for the rest of the season to an Achilles injury last week. Academy player Sam Worsley started Friday’s match against Sale, while centre James Williams, who can also play at 10, returned from a …

Unquestionably, he’s one of the greatest finishers in Test rugby right now. Duhan van der Merwe took just 46 minutes to score a hat-trick against England in the Six Nations earlier in the year. That’s how coruscating he can be. Against Glasgow? Largely anonymous. We didn’t see a whole lot …

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Connacht: O’Conor; Hansen, Forde, Aki, Cordero; Carty, Blade; Buckley, Heffernan, Bealham, Murphy, Murray, Prendergast (capt), Hurley-Langton, Boyle. Replacements: Tierney-Martin, Dooley, Aungier, Dowling, Jansen, Murphy, Jennings, Oliver. Ulster: Lowry; Kok, Carson, Postlethwaite, Telfer; Murphy, Doak; O’Sullivan, Herring, Wilson, O’Connor (capt), Izuchukwu, Matty Rea, Timoney, McNabney. Replacements: Andrew, Warwick, Barrett, Treadwell, McCann, …

“I’ll never forget running out at the Stade de France, and there being can-can girls, knights jousting on horseback and gymnasts doing these amazing flips on the pitch,” said scrum-half Danny Care. “I was a 21-year-old kid just thinking, what on earth is going on?” It was 8 December 2008 …

Former Ulster development player Carson was part of Murphy’s squad which won the Under-20 Six Nations Grand Slam in 2022 and after subsequently making his United Rugby Championship debut against Connacht, he was handed his first senior start for Ulster against the Bulls in October, scoring a second-half try. He …

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Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman has signed a new contract with Edinburgh until 2028. The loose-head, 30, has made over a century of appearances since joining the capital club in 2018 and has cemented himself in Gregor Townsend’s Scotland side after making his debut in 2021. He now has 37 caps …

Irish rugby fans will not be treated to an intriguing fly-half duel between Leinster’s Sam Prendergast and Munster’s Jack Crowley with the latter set to miss Friday’s United Rugby Championship interpro at Thomond Park (19:35 GMT). Prendergast and Crowley have been battling for the Ireland 10 jersey with each player …

The yet-to-be appointed new coach of Wales women will report into a women’s rugby lead, a role the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) intends to establish in 2025. That new role is being created in the wake of Nigel Walker’s departure as the governing body’s executive director of rugby. Before his …

Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale has ended speculation over his future by signing a new two-year deal with Ulster, keeping him at the club until 2027. The 28-year-old had been linked with a move to France, but has committed his future to the Belfast-based club for the duration of the current …

Ten Bristol Bears players have extended their contracts with the Premiership club. The league’s top points-scorer AJ MacGinty, hooker Gabriel Oghre and loosehead prop Jake Woolmore are among those to have penned new deals. Bristol have made a strong start to the season with six wins from their first eight …

After Richie’s appointment as Ulster boss earlier this year, Jack left the Leinster academy to follow his father to Belfast and made his first appearance on Friday when he replaced the injured Stuart McCloskey. During the Munster game, Jack kicked to the corner instead of going for goal and potentially …

Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey looks set to miss the Six Nations after Munster confirmed he will miss “approximately four months” following knee surgery. Casey was forced off with the injury in Munster’s Investec Champions Cup defeat by Castres earlier this month. The 25-year-old has won 18 Ireland caps since making …

Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey and wing Zac Ward have been ruled out of their United Rugby Championship game against Irish rivals Connacht on Saturday. McCloskey picked up a hamstring injury whilst Ward sustained an ankle issue in their 22-19 home defeat by Munster last weekend. Ulster said on Monday that …

A Premiership rugby club has submitted an amended planning application for its proposed new 18,000 capacity stadium. Bath Rugby have played at the Recreation Ground since 1894 and are working on plans to modernise the stadium, improve facilities and increase the capacity from the current 14,500. Under the plans, the …