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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoBeware this move to 15-a-side Rollerball
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IF THE Six Nations failed to meet expectations, it was in a good way. Italy’s knee-clenching World...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoIt’s time to consider talent, not geography
If everyone is heading to French club rugby, including the England centurion Courtney Lawes, it makes Courtney Lawes right: rival unions...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMunster too hot in the red zone for Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............. 17pts Tries: Giles 33, Parry 54, Cuthbert 74 Conversions: O Williams 54 Munster ............27pts Tries: Daly...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDempsey in control to lead Glasgow fightback
■By SIMON THOMAS Glasgow........... 17pts Tries: Williamson 43, Sordoni 51 Conversion: Weir 44, 52 Penalty: Weir 67 Cardiff .............. 13pts Try:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons 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...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSharks ……….22 Ulster ………… 12
THE Sharks recorded their first league win since November to climb off the URC basement as Ulster’s play-off bid took a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoZebre …………… 7 Leinster …….. 31
LEADERS Leinster secured a bonus-point victory at Lanfranchi Stadium. First-half tries by Rob Russell and debutant Andrew Osborne, and further scores...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers overwhelm makeshift Edinburgh
By BRYN PALMER Stormers ........ 43 Edinburgh ....... 21 EDINBURGH’S URC play-off hopes suffered a major dent as Stor mers leapfrogged...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoConnacht left at the gate by proud Lions
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........14 Lions ................38 MAN of the match JC Pretorious said a first ever win in Ireland could...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHammond’s happy to take the points home
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ....... 15pts Tries: Edwards 43, Caven 74 Conversion: James 44 Penalty: James 80 Nottingham...... 20pts Tries: Olowofela...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAdamson leads from the front to keep Bedford in the running
■By MICK JACOBS Bedford .............27pts Tries: Adamson 7, 78; Conway 13, Worley 29 Conversions: Maisey 14, 30 Penalties: Maisey 50 Caldy...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKnights 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...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEaling keep their heads to take down brave Scots
■By RICHARD WESTABY Ealing T .............52pts Tries: Cornish 3, Holgate 12, De Wee 15, Willis 24, Alo 51, Holmes 55, Newman...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRecord for Wand as Coventry move on up
■By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury............ 17pts Tries: Ward 57, 77; Smith 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 77 Coventry .......... 47pts Tries: Wand 5, 40,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoI’m ambitious. I want to coach as high as I can
My Life in Rugby with Alex Rae - The former Northampton Saints, Saracens, Wasps and Bedford Blues lock, now head coach...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoWales look like missing out again
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As Wales ‘wails over the embarrassing state of its national sport’, a club...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoQuestions Gatland needs to answer
The day after offering his resignation, Warren Gatland appeared on BBC Wales’ flagship rugby programme, Scrum V. A shame that two...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIreland’s finest take control
Paul Rees picks his Six Nations team of the tournament with the men in green providing six of the best ...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoThe whistleblowers under the spotlight
Matthew Luddington talks to two referees at the lower end of the game about the trials of taking charge of a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTen Italian tyros who will hit the headlines
RUGBY MATTERS IT’S BECOME almost a mantra or article of faith recently that reinforcements, in the form of a squadron of...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley boys get a lesson from the Albion
B Moseley ……… 3 Plymouth A ….. 20 By ADAM CLEARY PLYMOUTH Albion made it two wins on the bounce with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStortford tame the Lions on own turf
Bishop’s S...............39 Leicester Lions .... 12 By JOHN ALLANSON STORTFORD edged the fierce territorial battle in the early exchanges and after...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRams 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...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWarren seals Tigers’ league status in thriller
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ..30pts Tries: Ailes 18, Bradley 39, Seals 66 Conversions: Seals 18, 39, 66 Penalties: Seals 5,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSecond-half blitz sees leaders put on a show
Richmond ............... 16 Chinnor.................... 41 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER AFTER a tightly contested opening 55 minutes, Chinnor pulled away with five second-half...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRosslyn Park keep the Dogs on leash
Rosslyn Park.......... 41 Sale FC..................... 19 By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to sweep aside...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans pinch glory with last-gasp try
Taunton Titans.....22 Darlington MP....... 20 By MIKE JAMOS TAUNTON mustered two tries at the death to somehow snatch a win from...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoVillagers in fine fettle on and off the pitch under Easter
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor are thriving on and off the pitch with director of rugby Nick Easter overseeing a “change of...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoThe Green Machine nearly let 31-point lead slip
Wharfedale..... 31 Preston G.......... 21 By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Sheffield by beating Preston Grasshoppers,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDixon’s try-scoring feat caps a rout
Billingham..............53 Huddersfield..........29 By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM ran in nine tries in a highscoring clash yesterday. Huddersfield started brightly and scored first...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLanigan’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...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOkafor at the death has Tykes stunned!
Rotherham T....32pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts By DAVID BEDDOWS Triumph: Lloyd Hayes puts John Okafor in for a try for Rotherham. Below, Jack...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers out on a Lymm as hosts bounce back
Lymm........................43 Sheffield Tigers....24 By JOE SANTAMARIA LYMM managed to recover from their humbling at the hands of Leeds Tykes last week...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSheffield repel late Otley rally in derby
Sheffield.................. 21 Otley.......................... 15 By ANDREW SMITH RESOLUTE Sheffield survived a late onslaught to claim victory in a pulsating all-Yorkshire clash...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver treble in vain as Hull leave it late
Tynedale.................34 Hull............................36 By BRIAN TILLEY A HAT-TRICK from Tynedale’s England U20s hooker Jacob Oliver was not enough to win a game...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLewis full of pride for his Titans in bid for promotion
By BEN JAYCOCK Losing just one game all season would usually be more than enough to finish first, but Rotherham Titans...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRice is on the boil as Raiders beat the strugglers
Guernsey.......... 41 Walsham.......28 By MIKE MARSHALL BOTTOM-side North Walsham pushed Guernsey all the way on their trip to the Islanders. North...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoA special day for Robbins to relish
Esher.........................62 Wimbledon............. 19 By RORY MORROW WINGER Ben Robbins enjoyed a first-half hattrick as leaders Esher secured a ten-try triumph over...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGordon’s brace is Hawks’ highlight
Henley Hawks.......39 Barnes......................26 By ALISTAIR BEYNON A BRACE of tries for Lailand Gordan and 14 points off the boot of Adam...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCooper stars as Bury end poor run
Bury St Ed’s....... 19pts Westcombe P...14pts By ANDREW HERLIHY RELIEVED Bury St Edmunds ended a run of seven defeats by g...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBig Ben proves the inspiration as OA take spoils
Old Albanians........38 Canterbury..............23 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians ran out winners against a competitive Canterbury side who saw a lot of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoReid the real deal for rampant TJs
Tonbridge J............ 61 Worthing.................. 31 By GARETH WITHERS TJs beat Worthing to take their run to seven wins in eight games,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHaving strength in numbers is proving big Barnes bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes have used an incredible 51 players this season, and head coach Jack Heald puts his side’s success...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMagic of Matavesi makes the difference for hosts
Camborne......... 50 L’ghboro S........39 By BILL HOOPER BOTH sides served up a feast of attacking rugby to thrill the crowd. The...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStevens’ debut try puts icing on cake
Clifton.......................48 Bournville................. 5 By ROGER OPIE WITH their league security confir med, Bour nville arrived at Clifton expressing an intent to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTurner leads Crusaders to hardest of triumphs
Dings C.............. 49pts Exeter Uni..........38pts By BAZ JOHNSON TEAMS DINGS CRUSADERS: Donoghue, Hargan, Smith, Boulton, Taufa, Worsley, Lennon, Turner, Hawkesby, English,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRed-hot Fry is on hand to break Hornets’ hearts
Hornets.....................35 Old Redcliffians....37 By JON RICHARDSON OLD REDCLIFFIANS back-rower Dan Fry stole victory for his side at the death with a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLuctonians title hopes suffer blow
Chester.....................39 Luctonians.............. 19 By DESMOND HICKIE THIS was a big win for Chester, five tries to two against title contenders Luctonians....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDudley are Lambs to the slaughter
Hinckley.................. 50 Dudley K................... 20 By CHRIS CAMPBELL HINCKLEY overcame a disappointing first half to run away with the game and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings ready for title race to go down to the wire
By BEN JAYCOCK In a bizarre turn of events last weekend, Dings Crusaders were thanking arch rivals Clifton for doing them...
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