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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates confident of revenge mission
Preview Cornish Pirates v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates welcome London Scottish to the Mennaye Field keen to avenge...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler retain title with five games remaining
Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL sealed a second consecutive Championship title with a huge 54-10 win at Cardiff Met. Jordan Thomas was...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton edge ninetry extravaganza
By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing …24 Clifton…36 CLIFTON claimed one of their best wins of the season on Saturday as they scored...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoI’m aggressive alright insists Jake
International bid: Jake Cooper-Woolley WASPS prop Jake Cooper- Woolley has dismissed accusations he lacks the aggression necessary to force his way...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBristol bailed out by boot of Irish ace Madigan
By ROGER PANTING IAN Madigan kicked six penalties to save Bristol from the embarrassment of successive home defeats and gain a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBattling Barnes rock the league leaders
London & South East Premier IN the battle of the top two, Barnes took the scalp of the league leaders, beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCastle puts Ystalyfera into the Plat semi-finals
Plate and Bowl YSTALYFERA booked their place in the semifinals of the WRU National Plate with a 28-17 victory over One...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoItoje takes a nap as fans are put to sleep
From NICK CAIN at London Stadium MARO Itoje may have stolen the headlines with a soft first-half run-in, which he then...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoNottingham made to pay for failing to get Carter
By PAUL THOMAS Spreading the play: Nottingham’s Darryl Veenendaal EALING Trailfinders made it three wins in a row with a six-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLions come roaring back to win the day
Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions took another step towards the promotion play-off place as they turned around an early 17-0 deficit to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHamer stars as Gowerton close gap in West
Welsh Division One round-up GOWERTON moved into second place in One West with a 30-3 victory over struggling Tycroes. Josh Hamer...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP ALEX GOODE MIKE BROWN
Saracens full-back Harlequins full-back Goode, by a whisker. He has tap-dancing feet, and was a constant threat, including the scoring pass...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRonnie roars home to steal bonus point win
By LUKE JARMYN INSIDE-CENTRE Ronnie McLean-Dents’ dash for the line completed Richmond’s revival and led to scenes of jubilation as the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLamprey hat-trick helps rescue Hoppers
Northern Premier IT was a real humdinger at Beechwood, where league leaders Preston Grasshoppers were forced to come from behind to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteffon stars but Stade continue to feel the pain
Man of the match: Steffon Armitage starred for Pau against Oyonnax Stade Francais, the one-time giants of French rugby, launched a...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoTongans backtrack over girls’ rugby ban
A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TONGA, with their incredible players worldwide, hold a special...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCall: Maro’s full of beans
MARK McCall described Maro Itoje’s display as ‘brilliant’ and added that Itoje’s energy did not surprise him. “Maro looked full of...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTime’s up for Rotherham after 14-year stay in tier two
By TOM INNES A FINAL quarter rally by the home side saw Jersey claim maximum points and condemn Rotherham to relegation...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrusaders take crown with three to go
South West Premier DINGS Crusaders were crowned champions after returning to winning ways with a convincing 24-0 victory over Newbury Blues....
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSedbergh deny Cranleigh’s triple glory bid
WINNING three major titles on the trot is incredibly difficult – witness England in the Six Nations – and Cranleigh fell...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFlood sets Toon alight as Goneva gives salute to Shearer
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Newcastle United ball boy Toby Flood returned to St James’ Park the hero as the Falcons rewarded...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury reunion as Red Rose face Wales
PREVIEW Wales v England ENGLANDU18s face Wales today at Sardis Road in Pontypridd looking to build on last week’s emphatic 64-0...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLane points way with first half try-double
By MARK WOOD DEPARTING Blues hooker Tom Lindsay was delighted to get one over on his old friend Tom Hicks as...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians arrive late and pay the penalty
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 42 Hull Ionians 26 A BLISTERING first-half display was enough to give Elthamians an impressive six-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFletcher’s lads look to build on Scots drubbing
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18s face Wales today at Sardis Road looking to build on last weekend’s emphatic 64-0 victory at Murrayfield....
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoStranger and stranger, this tale of Spanish defeat
Controversy: Belgium beat Spain ONE of the saddest aspects of events in Brussels last Sunday when Belgium beat Spain 18-10 in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoHighlanders led to slaughter by Lam’s brilliant strikes
By SAM JACKSON THE Hurricanes delivered a lesson in clinical finishing to beat the Highlanders 29-12 in a fierce match in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTwo bonus points give Kidney cause for hope
By NEALE HARVEY DECLAN Kidney’s first match in charge of London Irish ended in defeat but not before they had given...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP
WILL WELCH Newcastle flanker JAMIE GIBSON Northampton flanker Both were at their industrious best, winning lineouts, slowing ball down at the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJones holds his nerve for Caldy
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy 21 B Moseley 20 BEN Jones sprung Paton Field into ecstasy as he confirmed a special win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSedbergh save best for the final to deny Cranleigh hat-trick
Open champions: Sedbergh with the U18 Cup SEDBERGH claimed their first Rosslyn Park School 7s U18 Cup title since 2013 with...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoTahiti find players are ineligible – five years after they started!
WORLD Rugby so reluctant to get involved in the controversial World Cup qualifier in Brussels, acted decisively enough this week to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester rush has sorry Tigers by the tail
By TOM GALLAGHER Chester 59 Sheff Tigers 7 CHESTER pulled further away from Tigers with this victory at Hare Lane. They...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoDiamond upbeat despite Charnley project failure
By JON NEWCOMBE SALE SHARKS boss Steve Diamond says he wouldn’t hesitate to make another crosscode raid – if the right...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP
JAMES MARSHALL London Irish full-back JASON WOODWARD Gloucester full-back Both these dashing Kiwis have attacking intentions racing through their veins and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano: Crowd were just brilliant
DEAN Richards hailed the occasion and was relieved to come away with the four points that lift his side to third...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSecond-half blitz from Cambridge
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 50 Old Albanian 26 CAMBRIDGE survived a scare and overturned a 14-point half-time deficit, scoring 38 unanswered...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlundell’s win the Vase, Hampton settle for Plate
Oustanding: U18 Vase winners Blundell’s School BLUNDELL’S School sealed two days of excellent performances with a 24-20 win over St Peter’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale’s promotion push stepped up
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 6 Sale 20 A BATTLING Sale side left Wharfedale with the four points after edging an attritional...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoSaints to part ways with Myler
NORTHAMPTON standoff Stephen Myler is to leave the club at the end of the season with Wales No.10 Dan Biggar joining...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoStill far too many mistakes – Ackermann
STAR MAN Mark Atkinson was delighted with Gloucester’s win. The centre told TRP: “Irish have run most teams close and we...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHeath back to haunt old club as Albion record falls
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 21pts Tries: Flack 5, Salter 40, Raumakita 47 Conversions: Shepherd 5, 40, 47 Coventry 24pts Tries:...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys …9 Bargoed …0
By PETER HUGHES THREE penalties from flyhalf Josh Prosser earned Cross Keys victory – but this is unlikely to be a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley hat-trick has Blaydon in retreat
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 24 Sedgley Park 52 A FIRST-HALF scoring blitz that produced three tries in a four-minute spell laid...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWhy defeat by France was biggest blow of all
NICK CAIN Upper hand: France celebrate victory over England PICTURE: Getty Images THERE has been too much of a shoulder-shrug about...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDMP come out on top in a thriller in the north east
By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP 41 Bishop’s St 35 DMPRFC were made to fight for this five-point win at the Northern Echo...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPREVIEW Newport v Neath
Sunday March 25 Kick-off 2.30pm CRAIG Warlow is expecting a tough battle when Neath visit Rodney Parade to take on his...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds seal vital win in Midlands battle
By DAVE MOORE Broadstreet …20 Old Redcliffs.23 OLD Redcliffians sealed a nervy away win at Broadstreet to boost their chances of...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield looking doomed as Macc hit back
By TONY GIBSON Sheffield 17 Macclesfield 21 STRUGGLING Sheffield look destined for relegation following this defeat. This was despite striking first...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBrown’s ready to ride the wave with Eddie
EDDIE Jones was sacked by Australia after a seven Test losing run in 2005. On Wednesday at Twickenham I asked the...












