CLUB RUGBY

Swart’s on message to grab it for Scarlets

By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ………………………..16pts Tries: Swart 80+4 Conversion: Costelow 80+5 Penalties: Costelow 3, 51, 55 Benetton Treviso…………13pts Tries: Ratave 12 Conversion: Umaga 13 Penalties: […]

Chiefs do enough to get past Newcastle

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ………………………….. 25pts Tries: Fisilau 12, Wimbush 24, Sio 32, Tuima 39 Conversion: Hodge 39 Penalty: Hodge 73 Newcastle …………………….16pts Tries: Stevenson […]

Diamond: I saw a lot of positives

STEVE Diamond saw seeds of encouragement despite Falcons slipping to a 13th league defeat. “It could have been closer,” said Diamond. “Our first-half discipline wasn’t […]

Bristol put leaders Saints to the sword

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bristol………………………….. 52pts Tries: Batley 5, Randall 18, Sinckler 50, Dun 56, Malins 62, Davies 71, Ibotoye 79 Conversions: MacGinty 6, 19, 52, […]

Dismay for Leicester as Varney snatches it

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester …………………….. 25pts Tries: Reffell 40, Kata 42, Wiese 54, Shillcock 72 Conversions: Shillcock 72Penalty goals: Shillcock 22Gloucester ………………….. 27pts Tries: Mercer […]

Dragons show some style but fade away

■By ROGER PANTING Dragons…………. 10pts Tries: Baldwin 79 Conversions: Red 79 Penalties: Evans 20 Bulls ………………. 31pts Tries: Arendse 27, Gumede 44, Papier 76, Grobelaar […]

Knights make the most of lifelines

■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster………………….. 27pts Tries: Margett 53, Simpson 57, 77 Conversions: Bennett 53, 57, 77 Penalties: Bennett 42, 75 Cornish Pirates ………… 27pts Tries: […]

Stortford tame the Lions on own turf

Bishop’s S……………39 Leicester Lions …. 12By JOHN ALLANSON STORTFORD edged the fierce territorial battle in the early exchanges and after 16 minutes scored the first […]

Rams roar back to beat Blackheath

Rams ……………………33 Blackheath …………25 By RICHARD ASHTON A FABULOUS second-half fightback helped Rams keep their title hopes alive. The visitors were 10-0 up inside six […]

Rosslyn Park keep the Dogs on leash

Rosslyn Park………. 41 Sale FC………………… 19By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to sweep aside Sale. The hosts started quickly […]

Dixon’s try-scoring feat caps a rout

Billingham…………..53 Huddersfield……….29By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM ran in nine tries in a highscoring clash yesterday. Huddersfield started brightly and scored first through hooker Tom Haywood from […]

Lanigan’s hat-trick helps Fylde shine

Fylde…………………….45 Hull Ionians………… 17 By STUART MCCRACKEN AN Adam Lanigan hattrick aided Fylde to thump lowly Hull Ionians at the Woodlands to pick up all […]

Sheffield repel late Otley rally in derby

Sheffield……………… 21 Otley…………………….. 15By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Sheffield survived a late onslaught to claim victory in a pulsating all-Yorkshire clash yesterday. Just six points adrift […]