#Sam Simmonds

Joe Carbery is back in the Munster team to face Northampton Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Saturday's European Champions Cup games. Gloucester+17 1pm 1pt 4-5 Betfair, Paddy Power Munster to win by 11 to 20 points 3.15pm 1pt 12-5 bet365 Bulls -5 5.30pm 2pts 10-11 Coral, Ladbrokes Paddy Power are giving away free bets to new and existing…

Exeter have promised to'fight like dogs' as they begin the quest to salvage their season. Having been knocked out of the Champions Cup last week, the 2020 European and Premiership champions are now in a battle to reach the domestic play-offs. They are in a race for fourth place with Gloucester and Northampton, but No 8 Jacques Vermeulen believes…

Sam Simmonds is back in the Exeter team to face Northampton Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Newcastle v Leicester and Exeter Chiefs v Northampton in the Premiership on Saturday. Newcastle v Leicester BT Sport 2, 2pm Saturday Exeter v Northampton BT Sport 2, 4.30pm Saturday Newcastle+3 2pm 1pt 10-11 general Exeter -3 first half handicap…

Exeter Chiefs are looking to make it three wins on the bounce when they head to Wasps Rugby on Saturday in Round Five of the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership. Wasps' three games so far in Gallagher Premiership Rugby have all been won by the home side on the day. Wasps have lost just one of their last five matches played at Coventry Building Society…

Pieter-Steph du Toit says he was confident of victory in the last Rugby World Cup final after the first 10 minutes. In that opening spell in Yokohama two years ago, England's Owen Farrell chose to spin the ball wide from behind his own posts and team-mate Billy Vunipola, facing a fast-advancing South Africa defence, chucked a pass to ground deep in…

England are considering RFU director of performance Conor O'Shea as an interim coaching option with Warren Gatland also in the frame as Eddie Jones' future looks increasingly uncertain. RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, alongside O'Shea, is holding a review into the performance of their current head coach Jones after England's worst year in terms…

England head coach Eddie Jones has selected his England team to play Japan in the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday. The Aussies' side lost 30-29 to Argentina last Sunday, a sixth defeat in ten matches this year. "We've worked hard this week to improve on last week's performance. We've taken a good look at our preparation and we are happy with our…

Rugby's Greatest Championship returns this Saturday and will feature what is set to be a titanic clash between two fierce rivals at Twickenham. It will be the first home match of the tournament for Eddie Jones' side who are looking to build on their 33-0 demolition job in Rome while Wales are riding a wave of confidence following a 20-17 victory…

Thirteen weeks on from the World Cup final England will walk out at the Stade de France on Feb 2 - here is the team I would pick to get the job done and start the 2020 Six Nation s with victory in Le Crunch in Paris. This is the first time in a long while I have had to think about this position. Saracens' issues, his brother's injury (Mako always…

Japan came close to besting the All Blacks, and now they face another world powerhouse in England in a litmus test of their improvement. Join The Roar for live scores and rolling coverage from 2:15am (AEDT). England coach Eddie Jones made five changes from the team beaten by Argentina last week. Leicester's Guy Porter, formerly of Sydney Uni, comes…

Wing Jonny May brings plenty of pace to the party for England Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Saturday's autumn international between England and Japan. Amazon Prime, 3.15pm Saturday England to win by 21 to 30 points 1pt 3-1 Coral, Ladbrokes England will be looking for a much improved performance following last week's Twickenham defeat…

England are out to put their disappointing defeat to Argentina behind them when they host Japan on Saturday. Having lost 30-29 to the Pumas last weekend, they'll need to show a significant reaction after a below-par performance from many of Eddie Jones' key performers, and will need to be very wary about the threat posed by his former side. Japan's…

Marcus Smith will make his first appearance of the season for Quins at Exeter Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins in the Premiership on Sunday. BT Sport 1, 3pm Sunday Harlequins+8 1pt 10-11 Boyles, Hills The big guns are back for Exeter and Harlequins this weekend for a clash between two sides who may be more…

When is Montpellier vs Exeter Chiefs taking place? Montpellier vs Exeter Chiefs will take place on Sunday 23rd January, 2022 at 17:30 (UK) Where is Montpellier vs Exeter Chiefs taking place? Montpellier vs Exeter Chiefs will take place at GGL Stadium in Montpellier Where can I get tickets for Montpellier vs Exeter Chiefs? Visit each club's official…

Bottom of the pile last season but with Johann van Graan's arrival comes a degree of optimism that things will improve. At the very least supporters can expect more commitment than was shown in the humiliating defeat by Gloucester in April and in Chris Cloete, Dave Attwood and Quinn Roux, the South African coach has added some heft to his forwards.…