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Devon and Hampshire claim county glory at Twickenham in style

16 June 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Devon and Hampshire claimed the honours in the second day of the County Championships final weekend at Twickenham on Sunday. It was […]

Kent hold on to take honours in thriller

16 June 2024 0 comments

Men’s Division 1 Kent …………………. 31pts Tries: Denham 48, Jones 50, 65 Conversions: Evans 49, 51, 66 Penalties: Evans 5, 36, 62 Yorkshire…………30pts Tries: Taylor […]

Being in final is the pinnacle of community game – coach

9 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Division 1 Final Yorkshire v Kent Saturday, June 15. 3pm Touchdown: Garry Jones scores a try for Kent against Hampshire PICTURE: […]

Macc lads looking to drive Cheshire on

9 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Division 2 Final Cheshire v Oxfordshire Saturday June 15. 11am BACKED by a strong Macclesfield contingent, Cheshire will be looking for […]

It will be tough, says Protherough

9 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Division 3 Final North Midlands v Devon Sunday June 16. 1pm NEXT Sunday’s action at Twickenham sees North Midlands take on […]

Minikin sparks a party at Twickenham for Yorkshire

2 June 2024 0 comments

Yorkshire……….26pts Lancashire ……. 13pts By LUKE JARMYN Euphoric scenes swept around Ionians ground as Lewis Minikin dashed over to score Yorkshire’s fourth try to send […]

Hat-trick for Reading – and Oxfordshire

2 June 2024 0 comments

Division 2 round-up By LUKE JARMYN Witney hooker Marcus Reading scored a try hat-trick to send Oxfordshire into their third county championship final in a […]

Cornwall enjoy day in the sun

2 June 2024 0 comments

Cornwall………………48 Hampshire…………..24 By BILL HOOPER Cornwall completed their campaign scoring seven tries in the glorious Cornish sunshine to send Trelawny’s Army home happy in a […]

North Mids and Devon book spot

2 June 2024 0 comments

Division 3 round-up By MO SHER A TRIP to HQ is every rugby player’s dream – and for those in the amateur ranks, it’s an […]

Kent show true grit to hold firm

26 May 2024 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Kent………………………34 Cornwall………………33 KENT continued their defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup with victory over Cornwall at Charlton Park, despite being reduced to […]

Yorkshire set up shootout with rivals Lancashire

26 May 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Somerset……….. 31pts Yorkshire………..33pts YORKSHIRE secured a vital win in this Bill Beaumont Cup thriller to set up a winner take all showdown […]

Five-star Oxfordshire power into last four

26 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Division 2 round-up OXFORDSHIRE scored five tries with their best performance of the campaign to grab a 34-27 bonus point win over […]

Devon secure place in semi-finals

26 May 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA Division 3 round-up DEVON continued their good form by dispatching a competitive Berkshire side at Maidenhead RUFC. Fresh off their dominant 68-43 […]

Barnes hits four in nine-try rout

26 May 2024 0 comments

By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Surrey…………………………………… 7 Hampshire………………………….63 HAMPSHIRE ran in nine tries to thrash Surrey and kick-start their campaign with Curtis Barnes crossing for four. Both […]

Conductor Smith hits the right note

19 May 2024 0 comments

By ROB MORROW Lancashire…………..54 Somerset……………..33 LANCASHIRE commenced their campaign with a bonus-point victory over a spirited Somerset, conducted by fly-half, Greg Smith. In both team’s […]

Holders Kent are back in business

19 May 2024 0 comments

By JOSH THOMAS Hampshire…….. 30pts Kent…………………32pts KENT began their defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup with a thrilling victory over Hampshire. The reigning champions, who […]

Devon on top in west points feast

19 May 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER Division 3 round-up DEVON are in pole position to quality for the knock-out stages of the third-tier competition after beating Dorset & […]

It’s Harry Houdini as Cheshire steal it late

19 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Division 2 round-up IN the penultimate round of County Championship group fixtures, 12 sides battled it out in Division Two. Harry Hughes […]

Dream Team with Alex Loney

12 May 2024 0 comments

The former Leicester, Nottingham, Avignon, Rotherham and Fylde hooker, now head coach of Fylde & Lancashire, chooses the best XV he has played with or […]

Essex facing tough start to county champs

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK At the end of last season, Essex were promoted to Division 2 but faced a daunting start to this season’s Bill Beaumont […]

Oxfordshire in charge

12 May 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Division 2 round-up IT was the opening weekend of the Bill Beaumont Cup and the return of county rugby, all competing for […]

Yarrow sparks Durham

12 May 2024 0 comments

Division 3 round-up By MO SHER DURHAM opened up their campaign at Billingham with a hard-fought 43-34 win against Notts, Lincs and Derbys. The win […]

Call to attract players back into county tournament

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Surrey director of rugby Marc Bertrand feels the Bill Beaumont County Championship has lost its edge with players since Covid-19 realising there’s […]

Appleyard unhappy with date clashes

5 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Staffordshire head coach Andy Appleyard believes the RFU are ‘stealing opportunities away from quality players’ due to the opening round of the […]

Call to hold all county finals at Twickenham

4 June 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN All men’s and women’s County Championship finals should take place at Twickenham as part of a weekend festival of rugby, according to […]

After 96 years, Kent get to wear a county crown again

4 June 2023 0 comments

Bill Beaumont County Cup Division One By BEN JAYCOCK Kent are seen as an ‘unfashionable county’ with zero of their clubs represented inside the top […]

Lancashire woe as Smith’s last-gasp kick goes wide

4 June 2023 0 comments

KENT secured their first Bill Beaumont Men’s County Championship in 96 years with an incredible 39- 37 comeback win over Lancashire, who came up just […]

Lancashire find it pays to talk

4 June 2023 0 comments

Gill Burns Cup By BEN JAYCOCK Before the County Cup season started, Lancashire women’s head coach Chris Hall encouraged his side to spend more time […]

Counties complain about selection criteria

21 May 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Hundreds of players have missed the chance to represent their shire for the 2023 senior men and U20 County Championships after RFU […]

Hertfordshire sign off by smashing 50

21 May 2023 0 comments

By KIERAN FREE Cheshire …….. 24 Herts ……………. 54 Hertfordshire signed off their championship with an emphatic victory on the road as their running rugby, […]

Somerset go clear after early struggle

21 May 2023 0 comments

By HUGH DUDER Somerset ……..41 Hampshire ….. 24 It took Hampshire just three minutes to open the scoring as Rory Penfold broke the line to […]

Bentley’s late score seals it for Lancashire

21 May 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire …….. 29pts Tries: Higginson 2, Wilkinson 43, Bentley 72 Conversions: Smith 3 Penalties: Smith 15, 30, 40, 54 Yorkshire………… 28pts Tries: […]

Hennessy produces the late magic to break Cornish hearts

21 May 2023 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Cornwall ……… 31 Kent …………….. 34 Kent broke Cornish hearts with a deserved win in the Cornish sunshine at a packed Camborne […]

Unlucky Cumbria fall short of semis

21 May 2023 0 comments

By JAMES LEWIS Cumbria ………..36 Durham ………..26 Cumbria prevailed in a ferocious encounter at Aspatria – but missed out on a semi-final spot due to […]

Short’s fast start gets Glouc going

21 May 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Devon …………… 10 Glouc’shire …..40 Gloucestershire inflicted a big defeat on Devon at Plymouth Albion, but finished behind Dorset & Wiltshire in […]

Half-century helps Dorset & Wilts ease past Berks

21 May 2023 0 comments

By ANDY ARTER Berkshire …….. 19 Dorset & W…..50 Dorset & Wilts travelled to Reading in search of the bonus point win to take them […]

East Midlands book their place in final four despite defeat

21 May 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Leic’shire …….. 15 E Midlands ….. 10 Leicestershire finished off their campaign with a hard-earned win against East Midlands – who still […]

North Mids wrestle control to reach semis

21 May 2023 0 comments

By SAM THOMAS N Midlands …..38 E Counties ……26 A ten-try thriller at Droitwich saw North Midlands eventually win in comfortable fashion to top Pool […]

Essex set up decider with Oxfordshire

21 May 2023 0 comments

Division 3 round-up ■By MO SHER THE game of the day was in Thurrock, where Essex pipped Sussex 32-31 – the single-point win enough to […]

Gill Burns Cup

21 May 2023 0 comments

Round-up JUST Lancashire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey remain unbeaten in Division 1 after two rounds of action. Last year’s champions Leicestershire got back to winning ways […]

Wiese wins the players’ player gong

21 May 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA Standout: Tigers No.8 Jasper Wiese LEICESTER No.8 Jasper Wiese has been named the Rugby Players’ Association players’ player of the year. The 27-year-old […]

Powell replaces Cokayne at Quins

21 May 2023 0 comments

LEICESTER have signed England and Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne for the 2023-24 Premier 15s season.The 26-year-old has won 72 caps for the Red Roses, having […]

Surgery ends Curry’s World Cup dream

21 May 2023 0 comments

Agony: Sale’s Ben Curry SALE Sharks flanker Ben Curry is set to miss the World Cup after being ruled out for at least four months […]

Front row pair extend deals with Gloucester

21 May 2023 0 comments

ENGLAND hooker Jack Singleton has signed a contract extension at Premiership side Gloucester. The 26-year-old, who has three caps, joined from Saracens in 2020. He […]

Lancashire make sure in the end

14 May 2023 0 comments

Hert’shire …….39 Lancashire … 44 By BRIAN QUINN It was nip and tuck for 80 minutes but Lancashire came out on top against a side […]

Pocklington the star for Yorkshire

14 May 2023 0 comments

Yorkshire …….80 Cheshire …….. 19 By KIERAN FREE Yorkshire didn’t take their foot off the gas after last week’s convincing win against Herts, with another […]

Southworth makes it count for Cornwall

14 May 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Hampshire ………20pts Tries: Carr 20, Fletcher 35, Perkins 77 Conversions: Fieldsend 78 Penalty: Searle 60 Cornwall ………… 24pts Tries: Brown 8, Ewudzi […]

Prop Young powers over to seal it for Kent

14 May 2023 0 comments

Kent ……………. 43 Somerset ……… 7 By LUKE JARMYN Loosehead Billy Young powered over for Kent’s sixth try in the final minute of a dominant […]

Staffordshire can’t keep up as Durham go through the gears

14 May 2023 0 comments

Division 2 North Durham ……….. 48 Staff’shire ……28 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham fought off Staffordshire’s late surge to continue their flawless start in the County […]

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