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Clermont have far too much class for Benetton

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Sam Jackson Clermont………..28 Benetton…………. 0 Clermont out-muscled Benetton to cruise to a commanding bonus point victory with Peceli Yato and Barnabe Massa both grabbing […]

Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell get back in the old routine

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Northampton Saints…… 38pt Tries: Dingwall 3, Mayanavanua 8, Augustus 43 62; Langdon 49, Pollock 74 Conversions: Smith 4, 9, 50, 75 Castres……………………………. […]

Henry Pollock wins Phil Dowson’s backing

8 December 2024 0 comments

Northampton boss Phil Dowson has tipped Henry Pollock to thrive in Pretoria against the Bulls in next week’s Champions Cup clash. The 19-year-old was the […]

Saracens bounce back in fine style

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Saracens……………………… 27pts Tries: Carre 22, George 48, Willis 56, Earl 64 Conversions: Burke 49, 57 Penalty: Burke 35 Bulls………………………………… 5pts Try: de […]

Tom Willis: We knew it would be tough

8 December 2024 0 comments

Star man Tom Willis was proud his side fronted up in the first half and showed intelligence to execute in such dire conditions. “We knew […]

Stormers have no answer to Toulon chargers

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Stormers……….. 14 Toulon………….. 24 Match Action Toulon beat the Stormers in front of a bumper crowd at Nelson Mandela Stadium. The visitors […]

Ulster facing Antoine Dupont threat

8 December 2024 0 comments

Match Preview By Ben Jaycock Toulouse v Ulster Today – 3.15pm Ulster are gearing up for the daunting visit to reigning champions and Top 14 […]

Exeter Chiefs fail to cash in on Sharks’ mistakes

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Sharks …………………………. 39pts Tries: Buthelezi 21, Mapimpi 24, Williams 27, Kolisi 36, 56 Conversions: Hendrikse 22, 28, 37, 57 Penalties: Hendrikse 46, […]

We didn’t convert, admits Jacques Vermeulen

8 December 2024 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs captain Jacques Vermeulen felt his side left points out on the field playing back on his old stomping ground in Durban. “I think […]

Quins leave it too late in Paris

8 December 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Racing 92 ……………….. 23pts Tries: le Garrec 15, Naituvi 39, Spring 61 Conversion: le Garrec 16 Penalties: le Garrec 59, 66 Harlequins […]

Bath fail to make most of chances

8 December 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bath ……………………………………………………….. 20pts Tries: Dunn 47, Roux 56 Conversions: Russell 47, 56 Penalties: Russell 4, 30 La Rochelle …………………………………………… 24pts Tries: Jegou […]

Stade Francais’ two reds clear the way for Munster to take control

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Kevin Fallon Munster ………….33pts Tries: Abrahams 16, Daly 30, Kendellen 50, Farrell 55, Coombes 79 Conversions: Crowley 16, 30, 51, 56 Stade Francais .. […]

Horne hat-trick seals it for Sale

8 December 2024 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow Warriors …. 38pts Tries: Horne 2, 12, 39; Rowe 16, Jones 23, Cummings 64 Conversions: Horne 3, 13, 17; Jordan 24 […]

It felt like a Test match-Ewels

8 December 2024 0 comments

BATH skipper Charlie Ewels believed they had enough chances to win. The England second row said: “I liked how we stayed calm and also that […]

Joe Heyes hoping to put on a magic show in Bordeaux

8 December 2024 0 comments

Match Preview By Jon Newcombe Bordeaux v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Chaban-Delmas Joe Heyes is hoping that Leicester can rekindle a bit of […]

Montpellier are pushed all the way by Dragons

8 December 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Dragons …………. 14pts Tries: Basham 26, O’Brien 40 Conversions: O’Brien 27, 40 Montpellier ….. 18pts Tries: Tambwe 13, Tauleigne 21 Conversion: Barreau […]

Morgan returns to boost Ospreys

8 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Ospreys v Lions By BEN JAYCOCK Today. 3.15pm WINGER Keelan Giles brings up a century of Ospreys appearances today as his side welcome South […]

We are going to have a real go at Pau, says Diamond

8 December 2024 0 comments

PREVIEW… By PAUL REES Ospreys v Lions Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade du Hameau STEVE Diamond has picked a strong side for today’s Challenge Cup clash […]

Gloucester on a roll after standing up to Edinburgh

8 December 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester ……… 15pts Tries: Blake 10, Tuisue 64 Conversion: Carreras 11 Penalty: Carreras 45 Edinburgh ……….. 10pts Try: Goosen 36 Conversion: Thompson […]

Bayonne ……… 17 Scarlets ……… 16

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By TOM CLEMENTS JORIS Segonds broke Scarlets’ hearts with a late penalty that denied the Welsh side an opening round victory. Ioan Lloyd nudged the […]

Connacht …… 43 Zebre …………… 12

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By JOHN FALLON IRISH sevens star Chay Mullins crowned his Connacht debut with a hat-trick. Academy players Sean Naughton and Fiachna Barrett also made their […]

Emanuel marks historic Cardiff debut in style

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By SIMON THOMAS Lyon ………………..37pts Tries: Dumortier 7, 38, Parisien 25, Charcosset 48, Gonzalez 63 Conversions: Meliande 26, 49, 64 Penalties: Meliande 70, Gonzalez 75 […]

Black Lion …..22

8 December 2024 0 comments

LUKA Matkava kicked 17 points to get Black Lion off to a flying start in their second Challenge Cup campaign. Matkava opened the scoring for […]

RC Vannes ….. 19

8 December 2024 0 comments

Davit Niniashvili -Lyon with a try after darting over off a lineout. Matkava kicked a long-range penalty and on the stroke of half-time quick hands […]

Cheetahs v Perpignan

8 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Today. 1pm INVITATIONAL outfit the Cheetahs, led by DoR Frans Steyn, picked up two wins from four last season and qualified for the knockouts […]

Tiueti steps up to win it at the death for Coventry

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……….. 14pts Tries: Nayalo 4, Tiueti 79 Conversions: Richman 4, 79 Hartpury ………… 13pts Try: A Benz-Salamon 34 Conversion: Bazalgette 34 […]

Mitchelow is in right place to snatch it for Ampthill

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ……..14pts Tries: Anderson 8, Trenholm 25 Conversions: Kerr 9, 26 Ampthill ……….. 15pts Tries: Sylvester 67, Mitchelow 78 Conversion: Mitchell […]

Olowofela’s double steers Archers home

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……. 10pts Tries: Brownlie 10, Caven 19 Nottingham ….. 43pts Tries: Olowofela 16, 42; Dickinson 23, 32, Cherry 55, Parks 62, […]

Cornish at the double to clinch it for Ealing

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By BEN MORRIS Bedford Blues ……………… 17pts Tries: Worley 11, Garside 25 Conversions: Maisey 12, 26 Penalty: Maisey 3 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 25pts Tries: Cornish […]

Knights want a replay after lights go out at Chinnor

8 December 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER Chinnor …………. 18pts Tries: Hardwick 17, Worboys 50 Conversion: Hardwick 18 Penalties: Worboys 6, 24 Doncaster …….. 13pts Tries: Roberts 28, Kerr […]

350-mile trip is no problem for Pirates

8 December 2024 0 comments

By LUKE Caldy ……………….. 3pts Penalty: Barker 46 C Pirates ………..22pts Tries: Relton 6, 61, Hocking 59 Conversions: Houston 7, 62 Penalty: Houston 30 ARTHUR […]

Gregson gets going to put Saracens in charge

8 December 2024 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Leicester…………….. 5pts Try: Bartlett 57 Saracens……………38pts Tries: Clifford 2, Sharp 4, Senft 12, Campbell 21, Gregson 47, 53 Conversions: Harrison 3, 5, […]

Burton back with a hat-trick to spark Trailfinders

8 December 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN JOHNS Trailfinders…… 31pts Tries: Burton 7, 32, 59; Dow 44, Taylor 40+1 Conversions: Taylor 8, 33, 40+2 Sale………………….. 5pts Try: Wood 35 ABI […]

Kabaya lines up to take on champs

8 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Loughborough v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. 3pm By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND international Sadia Kabeya makes her first start of the season as her side take on […]

College looks to conquer the world

8 December 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with a 72-19 victory over […]

Ollivent seals win with very last kick

8 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T………. 15 Blackheath…………. 12 A CORBAN OLLIVENT drop goal snatched victory for Rotherham with the last kick of the game. With […]

Happy hosts back to winning ways

8 December 2024 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….24 Darlington MP…….14 PLYMOUTH Albion recorded their first win in six with a hard-earned victory over bottom club Darlington. The win […]

Nugent is the in a battle of difference attrition

8 December 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams………………… 5pts Try: Duda 72 Richmond………… 7pts Try: Pim 4 Conversion: Grieve 5 RAMS slipped to a second straight narrow defeat as […]

Spirits are not dampened as Ailes inspires victory

8 December 2024 0 comments

By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park………28 Rosslyn Park………….0 ROSSLYN Park were sunk in stormy conditions at Park Lane, as Sedgley come away with their first win […]

Lions savour first back-to back wins

8 December 2024 0 comments

By JAKE WILSON Leicester L…………..22 Dings……………………. 15 THE Lions made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season in a game that can only […]

Pope expecting to play a major role in a highly eventful month

8 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTIN Pope and his partner, Izzie, are expecting a baby any minute, but the inside centre has shown his commitment to Bishop’s […]

Rogers has the Will to inspire win

8 December 2024 0 comments

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………. 14 Sale FC………………….. 7 IN appalling conditions, both sides moved the ball around impressively, but a number of scoring chances […]

Posa has class to down the leaders

8 December 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Sheffield……….. 24pts Lymm……………….. 5pts In the clear: Archie Crapper extends Sheffield’s lead and, below, Jack Dawson scores for Sheffield PICTURES: Mike Inkley […]

Forward power wins the day as Otley crushed

8 December 2024 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..26 Tynedale…………….. 41 DESPITE a better performance than in recent eeks, Otley were blown away by Tyndale’s forwards. A series of early […]

Hull cope with the conditions to grind out a win

8 December 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………29 Harrogate……… 12 A GAME played in constant driving rain and a gale-force wind was won by a Hull side who showed […]

Darragh is winner as tie abandoned

8 December 2024 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham……………. A Fylde……………………… A BILLINGHAM thought they had weathered the Fylde storm, but Darragh had other plans in a game that was […]

Dale keep plucky Chester at bay…

8 December 2024 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………2 2 Chester………………… 19 WHARFEDALE had chances to put the game out of Chester’s reach but in the end settled for the […]

Tykes sneak home to top the table

8 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes……….. 12 Sheffield Tigers…..11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to bring themselves level with […]

Masterly Minikin destroys Hoppers

8 December 2024 0 comments

By ETHAN BENTS Preston G………………..0 Hull Ionians…………39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston Grasshoppers at Lightfoot Green. […]