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Tuipulotu hat-trick has Bath on move

8 December 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu scored another hat-trick to help Bath move into second in the BUCS Super Rugby table. Tuipulotu arrived […]

Exeter’s season is back on track

24 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS EXETER bounced back from their shock defeat to Leeds Beckett to beat Cardiff 56-28, while Loughborough extended their lead at the summit […]

Hartpury, Gordon’s through to final

24 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS SOUTHERN dominance continued in the RFU ACE League as Gordon’s and Hartpury booked places in the grand final. The two sides, who […]

Champs stunned by double defeats

17 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFERIES TWO enormous shocks in both the men’s and women’s Super BUCS leagues punctuate a thrilling start to the middle third of the […]

Southern teams show power

17 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFERIES AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the four National School Cup […]

England still can’t hold it together

17 November 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Class act: Marcus Smith has brought a new dimension to England’s attack PICTURE: Getty Images SO […]

Mediocre Exeter have it all to do

10 November 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES WITH six rounds down, 12 to go, and Premiership Cup action draining university resources, men’s BUCS Super Rugby took a […]

Gosforth made to fight all the way

10 November 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the opening division one fixtures […]

Cardiff go down to shock defeat

3 November 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CARDIFF Met suffered a shock loss to Hartpury which allowed Bath to claim second place and remain within touching distance […]

Bath take the glory in late drama

27 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS DEFENDING league champions Exeter University suffered their first defeat of the season this week, losing 20-18 away to Bath […]

Lawson flies the flag for Gosforth

27 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS THE first phase of the boys RFU ACE League has just about drawn to a close, as the eight […]

Dramatic draw as Bath fight back

20 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BATH and Hartpury wowed an 8,000 strong crowd at The Rec as BUCS Super Rugby capitalised on a big chance […]

Stourport facing Gosforth challenge

20 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS GOSFORTH Academy and Gordon’s have secured passage to the top national group with time to spare in the RFU Boys […]

Hartpury launch fightback to down Gordon’s

13 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a thrilling round in the ACE League as the southern group continued to produce the goods. Gordon’s entered […]

Tuipulotu hat-trick steers Bath to victory

13 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu announced himself on the senior stage with a 23-minute hat-trick in Bath’s win over Cardiff Met. Tuipulotu, the […]

Met claim double bragging rights in Cardiff

6 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THREE teams have maintained unbeaten runs after two games in the men’s competition while the inaugural season of women’s BSR […]

Gosforth, Gordon’s enjoying good start to season

6 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS UNBEATEN runs were broken in the third round of the ACE League, but northern side Gosforth and southern side Gordon’s […]

Exeter get off to a flyer to down big rivals

29 September 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY ■ By Tom Jeffreys Exeter men avenged their championship final heartbreak with an opening round victory over Loughborough, as Super BUCS returned with […]

Front five players to be given specialist coaching

29 September 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS ENGLAND have announced 26 players to attend an U18s specialist front five camp. England pathway and Red Roses scrum coach […]

Students getting set for the big kick-off

22 September 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby returns on Wednesday with the Women’s National League absorbed into the BSR umbrella. Hartpury women and Loughborough […]

Beechen Cliff get the better of Hartpury

22 September 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S been a congested start to the schools season, with the U18s national cup tournaments kicking off this week to […]

Young Guns – Ben Coen

25 August 2024 0 comments

Young Guns – England u20 fly-half Ben Coen, by Ben Jaycock Ben Coen has enjoyed an incredible season that saw him go from a bench […]

Lavin leads Loughborough to their first BUCS title

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Henri Lavin put his injury woes behind him last month to captain Loughborough University to their first BUCS Super Rugby title in […]

‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with five to seven players […]

Tiueti out to make most of Cov move

12 May 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Inspired by his old Uni mate Will Rigg, Dafydd-Rhys Tiueti is hoping that joining Coventry this summer will do wonders for his […]

Young Guns: Loughborough prop Eric Nixon

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Venezuelan-born prop Eric Nixon is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a long list of Millfield School rugby captains who have […]

University pathway to top of the game

5 May 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a university rugby student in […]

Chalies’ last-minute winner ends England dominance

5 May 2024 0 comments

Students International By WILLIAM GUPWELL England Stu…………. 43pts Tries: Forsythe 15, Meredith 30, Fletcher 39, Edwards-Giraud 56, Kirkham 63, Gulley 71 Conversions: Meredith, 31, 39, […]

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 […]