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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTynedale left to rue missed penalties
By DES HICKIE Chester .............32 Tynedale ......... 31 THIS match was tight, as the score suggests. It finished with four tries...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoExodus of players is real threat for game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSam steals win in frantic finale
By NICK HALLETT Old Albanian........... 21 Rochford H..............22 A LAST-GASP penalty from Sam Cappaert snatched victory for Rochford Hundred in a...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 5 years agoGreggains sparks Newport fightback against Merthyr
Newport...................27 Merthyr.................... 16 NEWPORT celebrated their first game at Spytty Park with a comeback victory over Premiership big spenders, Merthyr. In...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHeads try puts seal on victory
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 10 Canterbury..............22 CANTERBURY notched their second win of the season as they got the better of fellow...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoLiam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars
WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoJapan cash could force marquee men u-turn
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fears over the future contracts of France’s internationals have raised the spectre of a marquee player system...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark
NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoVowles is hat-trick hero for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley...........66 Westcliff............ 5 RORY Vowles bagged a hat-trick as Hinckley ran in ten tries to register their first...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time
GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoEight tries see Reds put Clifton to sword
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 49pts Clifton................. 12pts Why you wear a gumshield: Jack Oulton swallow dives over for a Redruth try...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain
THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again
SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHawks pack power past a battling Esher
By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 31 Esher......................... 21 HENLEY Hawks eased to a bonus-point victory over Esher at Dry Leas. The foundation...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDon’t let new cup trash great Euro comp
NICK CAIN THE capacity of this game to devalue its own gold standard tournaments is illustrated by the idea that the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBright’s at the double to down his old Exiles mates
By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........43pts Tries: Homer 35, 45; Bright 56, 80; Musk 58 Conversions: Kane 35, 58, 80 Penalties: Kane...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 52-24 Bristol: The Marcus and Alex show rips Bears apart
EDDIE Jones will have plenty of decisions before naming his first autumn starting line-up but the No.8 and 10 jerseys are...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoFord’s not as sharp as Smith but he’s still class
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK GEORGE Ford is a player I’ve always admired, and I would call him a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRaiders edge it with McClean try
By IAN HADDRELL Dings Crusaders ..33 Worthing .................35 LEADERS Worthing kept up their excellent start to the season with a narrow...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Pro game in this country owes Nigel Wray a huge debt
I’ve always maintained that the long lens of rugby history will view Nigel Wray as a giant amongst pygmies and see...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 5-24 Bristol: Bristol dump Quins again to stay top of shop
BRISTOL condemned reigning champions Harlequins to a secondsuccessive defeat on home soil and affirmed their status as league leaders. The Bears...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLate Olver kick sends leaders crashing
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........27pts Tries: Dolly 14, Edwards 16 Conversions: Olver 14 Penalties: Olver 4, 30, 39, 70, 78 Jersey................24pts...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBreakdown battle will be box office
PAUL REES talks to Alex Mitchell and coach Matt Ferguson about Saints’ strong start to the season PREVIEW... Wasps v Northampton...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSeven heaven as Lions topple Bury
By BRIAN DAVIES Leicester L .............49 Bury St Eds .............26 LEICESTER Lions ran in seven tries as they brushed aside Bury...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoLaura clinches it for Worcester on her return
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Loughborough 14 Worcester ......18 WORCESTER showed incredible determination to record a hard-fought victory. Laura Keates, on her return...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWorley hat-trick as Blues climb into top four
By RYAN ROBINSON Ampthill ............34pts Tries: Dunn 16, Bennett 37, Fenley 57, Skelcey 66, Penalty 80 Conversions: Bennett 17, 38 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoShields tells his Wasps to be ready for old boss Boyd’s trickery
By JON NEWCOMBE Out to cause havoc: Brad Shields WASPS captain Brad Shields is anticipating a meeting of minds when his...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSuddenly, it’s home comforts for all
Midlands Premier IT WAS a clean sweep of victories for home teams in the Midlands Premier. The intriguing fixture of the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSale get off the mark in battle of the Sharks
By CARL LEE DMP Sharks ......0 Sale Sharks ....31 SALE Sharks women recorded their opening win of the Allianz Premier 15s...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoTrailfinders hit back in style with 12-try annihilation
By SAM JACKSON Ealing ................78pts Tries: Uzokwe 6, Smid 9, 61; Howard 22, Malton 25, Walker 36, 50, Hampson 38, Campher...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMike Brown looks at a new career as an agent
MIKE Brown has started to prepare for life after rugby by joining a player management division for the private platform Premier...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRossendale pile on the pressure
Northern Premier ROSSENDALE started where they left off after their previous abandoned encounter with a 13-41 win away at Kirkby Lonsdale,...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoEver-green Sonia brings up her triple century
By ADAM ELLIS PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Today, 2pm, StoneX Stadium STALWART Sonia Green will bring up her 300th appearance for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LAURA PERRIN THIS WEEK... SALE SHARKS CENTRE Laura Perrin started...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury resilience shuts door on Cov
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............18pts Tries: S Smith 40, Bailey 50 Conversions: Williams 51 Penalties: Williams 22, 35 Coventry ..............7pts Tries:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJP du Preez could quit Sale Sharks for Glasgow Warriors
SALE Sharks have four players called Du Preez on their books but could have one fewer from the start of next...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExeter beat Brixham to stay on top
South West Premier EXETER University continue to sit at the summit of the South West Premier with a 27-20 win against...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrownlie try edges visitors to victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ....... 9 Cambridge ...... 15 CAMBRIDGE made it back-to-back wins as they inflicted a fifth narrow defeat...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSevens stars return to ignite Gloucester attack
By NATHAN ROCHE PREVIEW... Wasps v Glo-Hartpury Today, 5.15pm, CBS Arena WASPS welcome back their GB Sevens trio of Abi Burton,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers show their bite in comeback
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T.............. 19 Bournville............... 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers preformed an heroic turnaround with three tries in the final quarter...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland women call up 11 debutants
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Impressed: Middleton SIMON Middleton has included 11 uncapped players in his 40-woman England squad for the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSkilful Dino Lamb is Harlequins back in a forward’s body
DINO Lamb could have been doing a Louis Lynagh and running in tries for Harlequins instead of putting in a shift...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoStruggling Llanelli no match for ruthless Swansea
Swansea..........53 Llanelli.............. 15 SWANSEA secured their first victory of the season with a bonus-point demolition of rivals Llanelli. The home side...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoCinderford go top as Albion slip up
By SAM JESS Cinderford ..............36 Plymouth ................ 12 CINDERFORD went top of the table as they kept up their unbeaten start...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHard to replicate those post-war halcyon days
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHull forwards give students a lesson
By RICHARD PIERCE Hull............................26 Loughborough....... 19 HULL kicked off with Liam Regardsoe celebrating his 100th game and he was quickly into...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNathan Earle eyes England lift-off at Falcons
NATHAN Earle is hoping his move to Newcastle will put him back into England contention after his time at Harlequins was...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRavens soar after old-boy Jones turns it on
Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery............. 19 Bridgend..................25 BRIDGEND overturned a 14-point half-time deficit to record a stunning win at...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSeven-up Sale on song in Titans win
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale ..........................53 Taunton...................28 SALE FC ran riot and scored seven tries as they breezed past Taunton Titans for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHill’s rigid stance led to ‘great schism’
POSSIBLY the most notable Old Blue is George Rowland Hill, an influential rugby administrator in the game’s formative years and the...
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