Exeter lock Alfie Bell has signed a new deal with the Premiership club. The 22-year-old former England Under-20s player joined Exeter after Wasps collapsed in 2022, alongside Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Greg Fisilau. He joined Championship side Cornish Pirates on loan in January, having played two Premiership Rugby Cup games for Exeter in the previous two...
Leanne Crawford BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations BBC A woman who fled an abusive relationship said she had to barricade herself into her rented home every night for more than six months, because her council left her with a broken door lock. Jane – not her real name – should have had extra home security,...
Italy lock Andrea Zambonin has agreed to join Premiership club Exeter Chiefs next season. The 24-year-old has won 10 caps and will move from Italian club Zebre, where his contract expires at the end of the current campaign. He made his Zebre debut in September 2021 and has gone on to make 60 appearances for...
Well, it’s kind of a bummer that winged hussars are few and far between these days – at least the heroes on horseback are. I guess there are still plenty of feathered ones in drag shows. It’s hard to say if the Austrians are aware of what’s happened to their country in the ‘Holy CRAP,...
Trevor Lock, the policeman who was taken hostage in a siege on the Iranian embassy in 1980, has died aged 85, his daughter has confirmed. PC Lock was freed along with 24 other hostages after a six-day stand-off between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS. It later emerged he had tackled the...
Northampton lost a number of senior players following their successes in 2024, including Courtney Lawes, Lewis Ludlam and Alex Waller. And Coles – who described last season as being like “a bit of a fever dream almost” – believes it is now time for others to step up to the mark. “We came in on...
Second row Irne Herbst is to leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join French Pro D2 side CA Brive. The 31-year-old has made 61 appearances for the club since he joined from Benetton in 2022. The South African lock has started eight out of his 14 games for the club this season...
England lock Abbie Ward and prop Sarah Bern have signed new contracts to stay with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears. Co-captain Ward has agreed a new two-year deal with the club she joined from Harlequins in 2021. The 31-year-old has 69 caps for England and, along with team-mate Bern, is in the Red Roses’...