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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWasteful Dragons blow their chance in France
By ALEX BYWATER Perpignan ........20pts Tries: Penalty 54, Ecochard 60, Plana 66 Conversions: Ecochard 62 Penalties: Ecochard 65 Dragons..............16pts Tries: Roberts...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers show their bite in big mauling
By WILL KEIGHLEY Sheffield Tigers....27 Luctonians.................0 SHEFFIELD captain Mark Ireland hailed his team for fronting up in an excellent victory. The...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOh, for those refreshing Heineken Cup years!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Heineken Cup rugby was once so vibrant and exhilarating – so spellbindingly good, year after year –...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoRef Pearce has shown how to end back-chat
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Watching the Exeter/Sara cens game it was great to see a referee...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoProsser’s penalty rescues Bargoed
Championship Cup round-up By ANDREW DEERING LEAGUE leaders Bargoed defeated Cross Keys 13-10 at Pandy Park, as they failed to claim...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGarrett led charge in Munster success
CBC Cork have a notable list of former internationals among their alumni but arguably their most influential rugby old boy was...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians agony as Titans cling on
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 21 Taunton Titans.....24 TAUNTON Titans managed to hang on for victory as Tonbridge Juddians suffered more...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoCooney kicks 19 points as Ulster record famous win at Clermont fortress
By STEFFAN THOMAS Clermont...... ......21pts Tries: Penaud 35, 57 Conversions: Hanrahan 58 Penalties: Hanrahan 40, 50, 80 Ulster ............... ...26pts Tries:...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoNew-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde
By RICHARD GORE Hull......................22pts Fylde................... 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew loans aiming to return with interest
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBrilliant Johnson boots Sale into second with Club win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.......28pts Tries: Holland 12, Lloyd 22, Hennessey 47 Conversions: Gabbitass 22, 47 Penalties: Gabbitass 17, 55, 80 Sale.......................
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoDupont ends resistance of plucky Cardiff all-sorts
By ROGER PANTING Touchdown: Pita Ahki dives in for Toulouse’s second try despite being held by James Botham PICTURE: Getty Images...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoThe Green Machine thankful for Viner try
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............ 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoMid-table Racing on top of the JIFF chart
JAMES HARRINGTON THE argument that the French Top 14 is a haven for overseas megaplayers is increasingly hard to defend –...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoIn-form Caldy conjure second-half surge to thwart Rams
By JOHN MALLON Caldy......................... 20 Rams........................... 3 CALDY maintained their impressive league form with a comprehensive victory against a muchchanged Rams....
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMuch more to come from us warns Tadh
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............45pts Tries: Gibson-Park 4, 28, Furlong 11, Lowe 17, Keenan 24, Kelleher 47, Van der Flier 57...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHeatley treble sets the tone for Stour
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge............42 Hull Ionians............ 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s battle to Chinnor triumph
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 19 Bishop’s Stort........23 BISHOP’S Stortford pulled off an impressive victory as they deservedly beat Chinnor to pull...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWarriors bring in their rested big guns
Preview La Rochelle v Glasgow Today, Kick-off 3.15pm GLASGOW Warriors will be hoping to recreate their 2019/20 success as they travel...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents receive a lesson off Sedgley
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 14 Sedgley Park.........43 LOUGHBOROUGH’S final home game of the year ended in a heavy defeat by Sedgley...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoResurgent Park topple high-flyers
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......26 Cinderford................. 7 DARLINGTON Mowden Park bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat at Plymouth with an...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoDavies double helps Lightning strike twice
By JON BATHAM Loughborough ..27 Sale ........................0 LARK Davies’ secondhalf brace led Loughborough to a comfortable bonus-point win over Sale and...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBarbeary returns to the back row
PREVIEW... Wasps v Munster Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Coventry Building Society Arena The boy’s back: Alfie Barbeary returns to the Wasps starting...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon’s brave bid falls short in Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............33 Blaydon............. 21 CHESTER won this match less comfortably than the scoreline suggests. They dominated the first hour,...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBoatman high five blows Sharks out the water
By MATT MERRITT Wasps ..............70 DMP Sharks ......0 ELLIE Boatman’s spectacular five try performance was the centrepiece of a dominant win...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Wasps aren’t ‘fooled’ by Munster’s Omicron woes
By PAUL REES WASPS announced their arrival in Europe 17 years ago when they defeated Munster in the semifinal at Lansdowne...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoReds cling on after coasting first-half with Brown treble
By TOM INNES Jersey ..............29pts Tries: Brown 2, 11, 29, Penalty 26, Clarke 38 Conversions: Leeming 38 Coventry ..........24pts Tries:...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoOtley continue to set a benchmark
Northern Premier THE standout match heading into the weekend saw undefeated league-leaders Otley travel to take on bottom-of-the-table and winless Northwich....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLate Smith try ends Chiefs unbeaten home run
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ................8 Glouc-Hartpury ...10 EXETER Chiefs’ unbeaten home run came to and end as Gloucester- Hartpury snatched a...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoQuins call for ref Nika to stand tall
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDominant opening paves way for Pirates
By SAM JACKSON Ampthill ............13pts Tries: Cambriani 76 Conversions: Bergin 77 Penalties: Bergin 5, 14 C Pirates............26pts Tries: Kessell 3, Sirker...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHeineken can restore love of rugby lost by Lions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ronan O’Gara usually stands out in any company, all the more so now...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNewport make up ground at the top
Midlands Premier THREE tries in quick succession saw Newport (Salop) draw level at the top of the table with a game...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoReed’s touchline kick puts Bears back on top
By STEWART McCULOUGH Worcester ......12 Bristol ..............14 A LATE Holly Phillips try broke the hearts of Worcester, who had to play...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLawday starts as only change from Tigers loss
TOM Lawday comes in at flanker in Harlequins’ only change to their starting XV from their defeat to Leicester Tigers for...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoFive-try Ealing overcome first-half fluster
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........24pts Tries: Worthington 5, 33, Dennett 66 Conversions: Dennett 6, 34, 67 Penalties: Dennett 12 Ealing ................33pts...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFlats and Donncha liven up the commentaries
PETER JACKSON AT THE halfway stage of another weekend of wall-towall live rugby, complete with inter-round summaries from coaches with uneven...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSecond-half surge seals it for Raiders
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 12 Worthing..................52 A HAUL of 40 unanswered second-half points earned Worthing a win at Westcliff after a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDorking edge out Dons to pull clear
London & SE Premier LEADERS Dorking overcame second-placed Wimbledon 25-24 to go seven points clear. Paul Hendry, Archie Brosch and Kain...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins call in their international cavalry
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app CHAMPIONS...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSet-piece dominance will be key says Friend
Preview Connacht v Stade Francais Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT are relishing the challenge of hosting Stade Francais as they look to...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEdgson gets first hat-trick as pack dish out a mauling
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........45pts Tries: Edgson 26, 40, 50, Volpi 17, Evans 32, Holling 58, Holden 79 Conversions: Dolly 17,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSilence of WRU over Amanda is baffling
PETER JACKSON FOR the third week in a row, the WRU offered nothing more than a stoney silence over Amanda Blanc’s...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLoan ace makes a mark for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 15 Dings Crusaders......0 A MUCH-CHANGED Redruth side were made to battle hard for their win by a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoCarter milestone as Hornets win
SW Premier TOP of the table Hornets’ undefeated record was handed its sternest test of the season – but they held...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoOut-of-form Sale wary of deadeye Anscombe
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Ospreys v Sale Today. Kick-off 1pm, Swansea.com Stadium SALE’s last visit to Wales in April ended with...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoLast-gasp Hughes try seals win for Blues
By TOM CARR Bedford..............24pts Tries: Worley 19, 32, Hughes 28, 78 Conversions: Maisey 20, 33 L Scottish ..........23pts Tries: Pohe 38,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDupont puts Frenchmen back on top
PETER JACKSON ANTOINE Dupont is the fifth from the Top 14 in the last seven years to be elected European Player...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDisciplined Esher keep it clean to stay on the top
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher...................26pts Canterbury...............0pts Delight: Esher celebrate after Hugh Sloane scores, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson SUPERB defence earned leaders Esher...
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