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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPirates at full steam after shufti at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWillis and Carling brewed up a storm
THE great and the good have paid due tribute to Bob Willis, the England fast bowler who terrorised the Australians at...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRams butt Sale aside for third win
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………19 Rams …………….26 RAMS continued their incredible season with another impressive away victory against Sale FC. Now...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGilbert’s try wins day in a Bristol thrill-ride
■By ROGER OPIE Sandwich: Chris Fuca and Ben Fox combine to stop Clifton’s Chris Levesley Away: Tom Jones goes in for...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoCooney gives Quins late kick in the teeth
■By GARY FITZGERALD Diving in: Flanker Sean Reidy goes over for Ulster PICTURES: Getty Images Cool head: John Cooney kicked Ulster...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoKirsten out to bully his Bok mates
SOUTH African bruiser Jannes Kirsten says Exeter are hell-bent on putting one foot into the Champions Cup quarter-finals by making it...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLamb’s treble puts Tigers to the slaughter
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..53 Sheffield T ..40 MITCHELL Lamb scored a hat-trick as Hinckley recorded a bonus-point triumph, thumping the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJohnny Dick made impact!
JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion rally to down Hull after Gulliver departure
By PADDY MARSH Diving over: Alex Ducker scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle the week where Plymouth Albion parted company with...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRobinson shoots Hawks to amazing win
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H ……..21 Bury St Ed ……18 HENLEYHawks pulled off a miraculous victory from the jaws of defeat...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLingham gives poor Park a runaround
■By WILL CRACKNELL Saracens ……..69 Darlington MP12 GEORGIE Lingham scored three tries as Saracens maintained their 100 per cent record. Lotte...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoRobbo: It’s hard to lose like that
JOHN Cooney feels his side’s nail-biting victory proves the Ulster men have the stomach for a real European dogfight this season....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStourbridge leave it too late to revive
■By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….27 Chester …………33 STOURBRIDGE fought back to set up a thrilling finish, but it proved too late after...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFunding changes see cuts in RFU’s assessors
NEWS EXTRA ■By LUKE JARMYN RFU cut backs have seen travel expenses for match official reviewers and assessors nearly halved this...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCheeseman on fire as Park down battling Bishop’s
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn P ……38 Bishop’s S ….16 HENRY Cheeseman’s brace saw Rosslyn Park to a dominant win over Bishop’s...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoKingdom comes to those who wait
■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Eps ..12 Taunton T’s ….15 TAUNTON arrived at Rugby Lane smarting from their narrow defeat at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoFirst victory delights Waterloo
■By TIM BROWNHILL Waterloo ……..20 Richmond ……..10 FIRWOOD Waterloo claimed their first win of the season against fellow strugglers Richmond. They...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoThree-try blitz blows Bath out of Europe
■By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Samuel Ezeala breaks through to score Clermont’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images Slicing through: Rhys Priestland...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField’s nerves are settled by Milner
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..25 Loughboro’ S ..19 HUDDERSFIELD held out to claim victory in a finely-balanced match at Lockwood Park. In...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Surgery for Cuthbert EXETER wing Alex Cuthbert has been ruled out for an extended period after being told he needs hamstring...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPassman injury casts cloud over MP victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darling’n MP ..34 Blackheath ….17 OLLIE Walker crossed for two tries as Darlington Mowden Park eased past Blackheath,...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSmash and grab as Salisbury fires
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSpirited Wasps give hope for the future
■By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps …………..13 Harlequins……39 DESPITE a strong defensive performance from Wasps, Quins eased to a comfortable victory. There was...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoEzeala is next big thing for France
FORMER Rec favourite Nick Abendanon haunted Bath on his 50th Heineken Cup appearance. He said: “Bath played well in the first...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTop three maintain the pace in red-hot title scrap
Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD IT’S as you were at the top of the Championship after the top three all...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoVillagers thrive in second city
By PAUL SMITH Moseley ……….17 Chinnor ………… TWO Jason Worrall tries saw Chinnor to a battling win in Birmingham. But after...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoNo stopping Lightning surge
Loughborough50 Worcester ……26 ■By BETHAN ZEIDLER LIGHTNING continued their winning ways with a comprehensive win. It took three minutes for Rhona...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s much ado about nothing at Thomond
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Arm wrestle: Saracens lock Will Skelton is tackled by Tadhg Beirne and Billy Holland PICTURES: Getty Images No...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWizards have no answer to Quins’ lineout magic
Premiership ■By ROB COLE Aberavon……..29 Carmarthen Q34 CAMARTHEN’S driving lineout came to their rescue after they conceded two early tries. The...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSterling cashes in for first win
By JACOB NEWBURY Canterbury……19 Cinderford ……17 CANTERBURY registered their first victory of the season with Sam Sterling’s late try helping his...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBasham’s dismissal has Ryan baffled
By GEOFF BERKELEY POOL 1 Determined: Matt Moulds drives forward for Warriors Untouched: Ollie Lawrence goes over for the Warriors PICTURES:...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoGloucester can claim a job well done!
Bristol…………..24 Glos-Hartpury53 ■By JENNY BATES GLOUCESTER-Hartpury put in a huge team effort to consolidate their place in the top three. Ti...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMcCall: Bonus point is important
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall hopes the losing bonus point will be significant. “I’m frustrated but proud of certain things,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeven defeats in a row for lowly Ravens
Premiership ■By DAVID RICHARDS Bridgend ……….5 RGC ………………24 BRIDGEND’S seventh defeat in a row has left them six points adrift at...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAce Eden aiming for promised land with Bristol
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL BEARS’ dual-registered fly-half Tiff Eden is targeting a place in the Premiership’s title-chasing side by...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoEvans shows his power to keep Scarlets in line for quarter-final challenge
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets remain in contention for a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals after a hard-fought win over...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoOspreys pay for Evans early red
■By ALEX BYWATER Early hope: Ospreys wing Hanno Dirksen celebrates after scoring the first try Gone: Dan Evans is sent off...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJacks scrap to vital victory to ease pressure
Premiership ■By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale ……10 Swansea ……..13 SWANSEA dug deep to win the first of two vital battles in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTwo reds…but it’s green for go for terrific Toulon
POOL 2 By SAM JACKSON Dynamic: Baptiste Serin scored two tries for Toulon Power: Steve Mafi DECLAN Kidney wants his Irish...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBack-to-back wins can keep us in the hunt says Harris
■By NEALE HARVEY BUSTLING centre Chris Harris says moving to Gloucester has provided the perfect pick-me-up after his World Cup heartache...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDrovers drive clear of the relegation zone
■By GUTO DAVIES Llandovery ….18 Pontypridd ……8 LLANDOVERY put some daylight between themselves and the bottom of the table. A wind-assisted...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBegles run in six tries in first half
ROUND-UP BORDEAUX-Begles stormed to a 73-3 win over Agen in Pool 3. The visitors got off to a flyer with six...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoKolbe makes his return
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Toulouse v Montepellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon WORLD Cup hero Cheslin Kolbe makes his return to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChampions toppled as Turks run wild in thriller
■By IAN GOLDEN Merthyr ……….20 Llanelli…………22 LLANELLI stunned champions Merthyr thanks to a late Gareth Havard try. The away side took...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoWin next week, or it will be over for us admits Young
POOL 3 By LUKE JARMYN In the corner: Blair Kinghorn scores for Edinburgh early in the second half EDINBURGH centre George...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPRL secrecy is an insult to all club rugby fans
NICK CAIN IS Premiership Rugby fit for purpose? Is the governing body of the multi-million pound club game in England understaffed,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTight at the top as Guernsey get bonus
London & South East Premier IN the battle of the top two Guernsey took the honours 22-16 away to Wimbledon and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoClassy Cardiff flying high at the summit
■By JAY BAYFORD Newport …………7 Cardiff RFC ….24 CARDIFF maintained their perfect start to the season with a convincing derby win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoPiutau has his Bears prowling with intent
By NEALE HARVEY POOL 4 Going in: Charles Piutau breaks through to score Bristol’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images CHARLES Piutau...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoSeeds of Springboks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’
Brendan Gallagher recalls the 'Protest Tour' of 1969, fifty years on
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