Rugby Union

An under scrutiny England rugby team take on Italy and Wales in the opening matches of the Six Nations....

The AU Officer on his home nation's rugby union hopes...

Taking a look at, Rugby Union player, Marcus Smith's career....

An overview on the fifth round in Rugby's Gallagher Premiership....

It would be fair to say Rugby World Cup 2019 did not disappoint. Many countries used the opportunity of the World Cup to make a statement on the international stage. Established nations like South Afr...

The Courier's Sport writers celebrate Black History Month by profiling some of the most succesful and inspirational black sports stars of all time....

Sport Editor and Scotland fan, Rory Ewart, dissects his team's performance against a blossoming Japan side...

Charlotte Boulton recounts the highlights of her summertime trip to Tokyo. ...

Rebecca Johnson previews the clash between Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks at St James' Park on Saturday 23rd February. ...

Bruce Skelton looks at the use of TMO in rugby. ...

Wenger’s reign is finally coming to an end, so we look back at some of the managers in charge for a very, very long time...

Amie Walker reports Womens Rugby firsts' fight for Premiership survival in a tasty play-off clash against Manchester...

With the seasons of many sports clubs from the North-East either already over or are heading to their final stages, our writers take a look at the mixed fortunes of several teams from a range of diffe...

Sports Editor Mark Sleightholm reports on Newcastle's 28-21 win over Northumbria as the men's rugby firsts went head to heat at St James' Park...

Jerome Affleck argues that the Six Nations is becoming too predictable and that more nations should be involved to freshen the competition up...

This Wednesday in Cochrane Park, Durham 2nds came out the victors after clash with Newcastle 1sts in what was an exciting game in testing conditions. Despite the incredibly blustery conditions often l...

Alex Gilham reports on the top of the table clash between Newcastle Rugby Union Mens' firsts and Leeds firsts...

Sports Editor Mark Sleightholm writes on the news that the Clash of Titans match as been organised to played next March as part of an afternoon of rugby at St James Park ...