Wharfedale fend off Tigers revival

■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield........20 Wharfedale....22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack...

Super-charged Skelton gets Sarries over line

■By GARY FITZGERALD One-man wrecking ball: Will Skelton scores Saracens’ third try and his second PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Skelton used...

Canterbury save Best until last to until last to

■By BRAD HARPER Oh yes! Canterbury’s Tom Best scores the winning try and, right, Henley’s Jake Albon touches down PICTURES: Phillipa...

Thomas ensures five-star Quins end winless league run

■By JOHN MURPHY Neath................15 Carmarthen..38 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a four-game winless run in the Principality Premiership with a five-star display at...

Wainwright shows Parisse how to do it

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW SERGIOParisse has spent 17 seasons in the Six Nations without ever coming remotely...

Routine task for ruthless Sedgley

Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge......7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the...

Now we can get ready for Europe’

WILL Skelton fixed his sights on Sarries continuing their trophy hunt on two fronts after his brace of tries denied Harlequins....

Geese caught flapping by ace Raiders

■By AMY ADDISON-DUNNE LI Wild Geese 38 Guernsey......47 GUERNSEY Raiders won the day in a high-scoring contest as they bettered London...

Hat-trick hero lands huge blow in relegation fight

■By GUTO DAVIES Llanelli..........53 Cross Keys....12 THIS relegation dogfight at Parc y Scarlets was anything but a dour affair as Llanelli...

Grandest of the Slammers

PETER JACKSON PICKS HIS BEST WELSH TEAM EVER WE asked Peter Jackson to pick his way through a subject even more...

Regions need to find more caped crusaders

The European Champions’ Cup emerges from hibernation next weekend with the Grand Slammers in the embarrassing position of joining the Italians...

Gloucester wise heads take sting from Wasps fast start

■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER boss Johan Ackermann saluted his side’s character after they overcame an early deficit against gallant Wasps to...

Raiders Rammed aside at home

■By JANE CARRYMORE Worthing..........7 Rams................53 RAMS ran in no less than nine tries as they put in a performance to remember,...

Ravens suffer shock as Meek seals victory in extra time

■By IAN GOLDEN CHAMPIONSHIP side Pontypool needed extra time to beat Premiership outfit Bridgend in a thrilling National Cup quarter-final. The...

Lawday leads list of 11 new faces at the Stoop

■By ADAM ELLIS NEWS EXTRA PLAY-OFF-chasing Harlequins have revealed their hand for next season with the addition of eleven players this...

Six tries no longer guarantee winning a Test

THE very thought of a team scoring six tries in a Test match and not winning would have been dismissed by...

We have to be smarter says Dai

WASPS boss Dai Young admits his side could yet face a relegation battle. He said: “That’s certainly the top four gone....

Safety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St....37 Cinderford......17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were...

Late Oulton miss proves costly

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth............20 Barnes..............22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had...

Valentine has his day at Sutton & Epsom

London & South East Premier THE race for the title remains on course for a bumper finish as one team edged...

Blue and Blacks remain on course for silverware

■By ROB COLE Cardiff............43 Bedwas..........12 CARDIFF reached their first WRU National Cup semi-final in nine years to stay on course for...

Albion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth........17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom...

Robinson rescues Scunthorpe in time

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE retained their two-point lead over Luctonians as the top two were both victorious, although Scunthorpe had to come...

Drovers progress to last four as they turn on the power

■By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery....28 Swansea..........7 LLANDOVERY ensured their safe passage through to the semi-finals after overcoming Swansea. A superb break by...

Five-star OEs stay in the title battle

■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge........3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge...

Boyce beats the buzzer for Harrogate

Northern Premier CHAMPIONS elect Hull FC were left shocked on their travels after Harrogate caused a massive upset with a last-gasp...

Ironmen keep their double-double dream alive

■By JAMES RICHARDS Merthyr..........20 Pontypridd......11 MERTHYR’S dreams of completing the doubledouble are still alive after they beat rivals Pontypridd to reach...

Parker preps for revenge mission

Preview Nottingham v Richmond Today, kick-off 3pm BUOYED after snapping a ten-game league losing streak with a stunning win over title-chasing...

Power pack on form to keep the Amps in top spot

■By LUKE JARMYN IT WAS a case of men vs boys as league leaders Ampthill ended their hoodoo of never winning...

Prince leads Maidenhead’s title charge

South West Premier MAIDENHEAD continued their charge towards the South West Premier play-off place after taking their third win on the...

Quins battle way out of drop zone

■By JAY BURFORD Welsh Championship round-up THE battle to avoid relegation took another twist with Maesteg Quins moving out of the...

Falcons fight for lifeline as Sharks bite the dust

■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL TOBY FLOOD’S second-half try fired Newcastle to a potentially priceless victory in a stormy encounter which saw Sale...

Pirates put to the sword by deadly Blues counter attack

■By MARK WOOD BRILLIANT counterattacking rugby from Bedford saw them score some wonderful tries as they romped to a convincing 32-14...

Bergmanas piles the pressure on struggling Caldy

■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..29 Caldy................5 ROTHERHAM’S 15th win of the season not only earned them a maximum of five points but...

So why has it taken so long for mental scars to appear?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Congratulations to Warren Gatland and the Welsh team who always managed to...

Brecon make it 15 in a row in league

■By JAY BURFORD Welsh Division One round-up BRECON continue to lead the way in One East following their 26-3 triumph over...

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Alun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys

The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea

Bath, Bristol and Harlequins ready to pounce for Danny Cipriani

Premiership clubs still making moves in the fly-half market

Vereniki Goneva back fit for Newcastle Falcons

The Fijian is back for The Big One at St James' Park

Peter Lydon signs new contract with Ealing Trailfinders

130 points in the Championship so far this season

Richard Cockerill gives John Barclay first Edinburgh selection

Almost 12 months out recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon

England stars to face no action after apologising to teammates for late night drinking session

Billy Vunipola and Ben Te'o stayed out until the early hours of Sunday morning after Twickenham shock

Harlequins week of recruitment continues with signing of Tom Lawday

The Exeter Chiefs no.8 will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season

Dean Richards changes stance on ring-fencing the Premiership

Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England‘s shortcoming...

Guscott column: Owen Farrell has a host of questions to answer

Jeremy Guscott's reaction to England's 38-38 draw with Scotland and the 2019 Six Nations

Wasps hooker Tom Cruse commits to Black and Gold

Wasps front row continues to take shape for the 2019-20 season

Six Nations fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021

There are no Friday matches, but England open their 2020 Test year in Paris on a Sunday

Sunwolves to be dumped out of Super Rugby

Introduced to Super Rugby along with the Jaguares as part of the expansion to 18 teams three years ago

London Irish forward Mike Coman forced to retire at 31

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