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Hartpury hold off Loughborough fightback to seal hat-trick of titles

18 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury……………………………………………..34 Tries: Dale 9, 40+2; Constable 17, Aspinall 22, Grizzle-Johnson 34, Veerkamp 80 Conversions: Manns 10, 80+1 Loughborough……………………………………22 Tries: Williams 25, Waudby […]

Loughborough stun Exeter to end long wait for title

17 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter……………………………………………….31 Tries: J Gulley 29, Joseland 43, 68, 76 Conversions: McCaig 31, 44, 69, 77 Penalties: McCaig 12 Loughborough…………………………………35 Tries: Preen 20, […]

Academy players could miss out after cuts

14 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Last week saw another nail pinned into the coffins of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish as the RFU announced a funding withdrawal […]

London school shows inclusive values

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ravenscourt Park Prep School represented the only mixed-gender team participating in last month’s Rosslyn Park 7s, and head coach Sam Challenor believes […]

Loughborough chasing epic cup double on finals day

7 April 2024 0 comments

BUCS By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship at the StoneX on April 17 were decided last week, with Loughborough boasting […]

Sedbergh finish the season in style with home win

1 April 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS SEDBERGH emerged triumphant in their own Tens tournament to take the last piece of major silverware available in the school […]

Bath surprise Durham to take spot in semi-finals

1 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi-finalists for the BUCS Championship have been decided, with Exeter, Loughborough, Hartpury, and most surprisingly Bath, all booking spots for next […]

RPNS7s – U18s Vase: Stamford finish up on top despite early defeat

24 March 2024 0 comments

U18 Vase Stamford School claimed the U18s vase for the first-ever time, ruling the roost in a category containing 224 schools. The Lincolnshire-based school managed […]

RPNS7s – U18 Cup: Millfield end long wait as they take 14th title

24 March 2024 0 comments

U18 Cup By NICK POWELL Millfield ended their decade-long wait to win a 14th Cup title at Rosslyn Park as they defeated reigning champions Harrow […]

RPNS7s – Prep Schools: Danes Hill set the standard

24 March 2024 0 comments

Sixty teams took part in the Prep Schools competition, with each competing to try and win one of the 10 groups in the festival. Bishop’s […]

RPNS7s – U13 Boys: Ipswich and Northants show their class

24 March 2024 0 comments

There was plenty of great rugby on display by players to watch in the future with 114 schools competing across 19 groups. Of the group […]

RPNS7s – U14 Boys: New generation on the way up

24 March 2024 0 comments

Millfield showed they have yet another generation ready to take the schools rugby world by storm. The Somerset youngsters came through the 216-team tournament despite […]

RPNS7s – U14 Girls: JESS fly in to make history

24 March 2024 0 comments

U14 Girls JUMEIRAH English Speaking School (JESS) flew all the way from Dubai to become the first ever international winners of a Rosslyn Park 7s […]

RPNS7s – U11s mixed touch: KCS make most of their short trip

24 March 2024 0 comments

In the seven groups at the most junior level of competition, the mixed touch tournament, there were winners from every corner of Great Britain and […]

RPNS7s – U16s Colts: Sedbergh march on without losing a game

24 March 2024 0 comments

U16 Colts SEDBERGH’S U16s rounded off an unbeaten season with victory in the Colts competition, reaching the end of a stellar 7s campaign having beaten […]

RPNS7s – U18 Girls: Cardinal Newman celebrate double

24 March 2024 0 comments

Cardinal Newman beat Peter Symonds’ College in the final for a second year in a row to retain the girl’s cup competition. It was another […]

RPNS7s – U18 Girls ACE: Exeter show worth

24 March 2024 0 comments

Exeter College ended Hartpury’s long reign as they beat Worthing College in the final to win the U18s Girls ACE Competition. Worthing had made sure […]

RPNS7s – U16 Girls: Ivybridge go all the way

24 March 2024 0 comments

Ivybridge Community College went one better than last year’s U16s as they claimed the trophy having been beaten finalists in 2023. The Devonians enjoyed one […]

Poppy at the double on red letter day for women

17 March 2024 0 comments

By WILL GUPWELL Women’s university rugby took a monumental step forward last Saturday with a first ever BUCS Women’s National League and Premiership Women’s Rugby […]

Favourites Exeter on top in BUCS play-off draw

17 March 2024 0 comments

By T0M JEFFREYS THE BUCS Super Rugby league season came to a typically chaotic climax this week, as the men’s play-off spots were decided. Exeter […]

Harrow take it in battle of big two

17 March 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Harrow won their first ever National Schools Cup title with a dramatic 29-27 victory over Kirkham at Twickenham. The schools rugby season […]

University game plays huge role in development

17 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University in Nat 2 West […]

Swansea spot in relegation play-off confirmed

10 March 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Another chaotic week of BUCS Super Rugby has left seven positions still uncertain heading into the final week of action […]

Unbeaten duo to do battle in National Cup final

10 March 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the National Schools Cup, Vase, Plate and Bowl were decided last weekend in a tense festival of […]

Exeter crowned with two rounds to play

3 March 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter have been crowned BUCS Super Rugby league champions. Their 26-7 bonus point win over Cardiff Met put them 14 […]

Hampton look team to beat at Rosslyn Park 7s

3 March 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Hampton claimed the Middlesex School Sevens Cup as they continue to impress ahead of the Rosslyn Park National 7s later […]

This is probably the safest the sport has been

25 February 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jacob Ford, below, the director of rugby at Ipswich School and Bury St Edmunds […]

Hartpury crowned National League champs

25 February 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury women sealed their second successive Women’s National League (league) crown with a 76-21 victory over Cardiff. Securing victory in […]

Cranleigh show big boys how it is done

25 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The sevens season continued with a quiet week before it truly erupts, with just one headline tournament taking place. With […]

Tosa takes chance with a lighter blue

25 February 2024 0 comments

By ROB COLE Makoto Tosa will join an exclusive club on Saturday when he wins his second Blue in the Varsity Match – and make […]

University rugby should be part of RFU pathway

18 February 2024 0 comments

Coach to Coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to John Barnes, below, director of rugby at Hartpury RFC Why did […]

Defeat to Bath leaves Swansea in trouble

18 February 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS It’s nearly crunch time in the BUCS Super Rugby and Round 15 of 18 this season provided some crucial results. […]

Sedbergh kick-off sevens season in style

18 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Sevens season is here. This week saw the first major regional tournaments take place and made sure the lead up […]

U19s back in action with double challenge

11 February 2024 0 comments

The England U19 men’s side will return this spring with fixtures against France and Italy. The team, led by the England U20 coaching staff, will […]

Take away the contact and you don’t have a game left

11 February 2024 0 comments

With the Six Nations now in full swing the last thing the game needs is further condemnation about how it’s played but last week the […]

Pepper’s late show clinches thriller for Durham

11 February 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Scrum-half Max Pepper scored two late tries, one in overtime, to give Durham a famous win over the seemingly indomitable […]

Dominant Ipswich march on with more silverware

11 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying geographic importance. Seaford Tens […]

Sale put pressure on Saints to deliver

11 February 2024 0 comments

ACADEMY ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS The penultimate round of group stage action in the Premiership U18 Academy league has left it all to play for […]

University helps lift Exeter’s challenge

4 February 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS When Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no secret of the fact […]

SAS – the attack motto for U18s

4 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK ‘Speed, attachment, space’ is the motto of England U18s attack coach Will Parkin, who is tasked with unearthing the next generation of […]

Swansea claim a bonus to climb off bottom

4 February 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The home stretch of BUCS Super Rugby settled into its flow after a hugely entertaining, and impactful, re-opening week with […]

Suffolk’s Ipswich take the spoils in Seaford

4 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS This week was the highlight of the school tens period, the Seaford Southern Tens tournament. The tournament is unique in […]

New year but same old Exeter at the top

28 January 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returned with a bang on Wednesday with six changes in the league table. Most dramatically, was last […]

Exeter College top 10 in Devon

28 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Tens season is upon us and the first such tournament took place in the south-west with the Mount Kelly festival. […]

Saints on course to face Bath in the final

28 January 2024 0 comments

ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS Bath continued their perfect record to all but secure a spot in the play-off final in the Premiership Rugby U18s […]

Students are being taught some crucial rugby lessons

21 January 2024 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Loughborough are relishing the opportunity to play in National 2 West because of the experience it offers. Martin Webdale, who takes care […]

Hartpury up to third with Notts left in big trouble

21 January 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS After five weeks, BUCS Super Rugby has finally returned with Hartpury capitalising on their game in hand, beating Nottingham away […]

St Peter’s get better of Welsh high-fliers Glantaf

21 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS With schools rugby slowing down this term as we build up to March’s national cup climax, those still indulging in […]

Saints are only team to record away win

21 January 2024 0 comments

ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS After a four month hiatus, the Premiership U18s league returned to action in the new year with the fourth round […]

Leaders Cardiff Met are there to be shot at

14 January 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Despite 12 rounds having been played in the Women’s National BUCS League, the unique seven-team fixture scheduling has created simmering […]

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