A try just before half-time from centre Mafileo Kefu gave Toulon a 19-12 victory over Connacht at the Sportsground to set up their dream European Challenge Cup final in Marseille. The glitzy French Top 14 side, fresh from finishing second in the league to champions Perpignan, were made to fight every step of the way [...]

A TEENAGE boy who has endured 18 brain operations in a decade as he battles an incurable brain tumour is the star of a reunion concert to thank his best friend — England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson. Charlie Savery, 13, has been mates with the World Cup winning ace ever since the Starlight Foundation granted [...]

Jonny Wilkinson wore the white No 10 shirt like a straitjacket at times during this season’s Six Nations as England searched in vain for a cohesive attacking game. All too often he looked tight and stifled, confined and restricted. Now, little more than a month on, he feels free. The 30-year-old World Cup-winning fly half, [...]

A South African was discussing an Englishman but he could just as easily have been talking about an Irishman. If that doesn’t sound too Irish . . . One week before France and Ireland go head to head in the Heineken semi-finals, in the form of Toulouse v Leinster and Biarritz v Munster, the South [...]

You kicked 23 points for Toulon against Perpignan last Saturday to put your side at the summit of the Top 14 – things are obviously going well in France. To be honest, I struggle to talk about my achievements and would rather focus on the team’s efforts but it was rewarding to know the effort [...]

The poll has closed, the votes have been counted and we are proud to announce that Jonny Wilkinson has been voted as England’s Greatest Rugby Hero. Born in Surrey in 1979, Wilkinson, one of the most famous players in international professional rugby, was catapulted to stardom when his drop goal during extra time won England [...]