News By The Rugby Paper Team
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbanian on a roll with five wins on the spin
■ By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…34 L’boro S…19 OAs’ re-emergence from the depths of National One continued with a third fivepoint...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley grit just gives them edge
■ By STEPHEN MATHER B’ham Mose …14 Cambridge …13 MOSELEYemerged with a hard-fought win from a scrappy affair. On a day...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFylde defeat ends season of struggle
■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …36 Fylde …5 A SPIRITED performance by Fylde, particularly in a second half where they limited...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAlbion starved of the ball as Amps shut off revival
■ By WARREN KAY Ampthill…33pts Tries:- Bercis (19), Johnson (32), Weightman (70), Pritchard (78) Conversions:- Pritchard (20, 33, 40, 79) Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoKnox hat-trick lights up gloom as Cov march on
■ By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry …48 Old Eltham …13 WINGER Rob Knox lit up a grey and damp afternoon at Butts...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHankin’s double leaves Esher on the ropes
■ By BEN CARTER Esher …17 Bishop’s Sto …28 A COUPLE of Nick Hankin tries and the assured kicking of fly-half...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFrantic Caldy hit Ionians’ brick wall
■ By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …29 Caldy…24 IONIANS produced an immense rearguard action to hold out and gain a vital...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark tries throttle Darlington surge
■ By MATTHEW BALDWIN Rosslyn Pk…38 Darlington MP26 ATHRILLING Darlington comeback proved futile as two late Rosslyn Park tries capped an...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBeckett the fall guys as Trent end losing run
■ By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP THE league season has been extended by a week because of rearrangements, Leeds Beckett bearing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSin bins frustrate but don’t deny the Lions
■ By ROSS BARNETT L’cester Lions 15 Blaydon…8 THREE yellow cards could not stop Leicester Lions triumphing in a tight, attritional...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPlatt-Hughes in unstoppable form
■ By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park 45 Chester …0 CENTRE Ashley Platt- Hughes scored a hat-trick inside 20 minutes as Sedgley...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAgony for Hincks as last kick astray
■ By STEVE AVENO Hinckley …13 Otley …15 OTLEY continued their recent upturn in form with a fourth in their last...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield easily beaten by Yorks rivals
■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 44 Sheffield …10 FIVE tries in a second-half blitz brought Huddersfield’s losing streak to an end...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale take big steps towards league win
■ By TOM GALLAGHER Sale …29pts Stourbridge …0pts CHAMPIONS-elect Sale moved a step closer to the title but Stourbridge director of...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBarrett on song to kick Dale to victory
■ By WILLIAM DALE S’ffeld Tiger …0 Wharfedale …16 FLY-HALF Thomas Barrett kicked 11 of Wharfedale’s 16 points as they battled...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSouth come from behind to triumph
■ By THOMAS BROWN South Leics …26 Luctonians…20 TRIES for Myles Bean, Joseph Collingham and Will Cave helped South Leicester to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpencer double gets Dale through
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …35 Macclesfield…12 AFTER a shaky start on a heavy pitch, Tynedale settled down to cruise to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFE IN RUGBY
BARRY EVANS THE FORMER LEICESTER, ENGLAND & BARBARIANS WINGER While I was at Leicester we became the inaugural league champions in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarum denied at the death by leaders
■ By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple…18 Cinderford …20 CINDERFORD’S last-gasp converted try denied Barnstaple a shock victory. In the final play, centre...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDawes double downs strugglers
■ By PETER HAYES Broadstreet…29 Worthing R…14 TWO tries from Morgan Dawes helped Broadstreet cruise to a comfortable victory over Worthing....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds work their way to narrow win
■ By BEN RODEN Old R’cliffians14 Tonbridge J…10 IN EXTREMELY heavy conditions Old Redcliffians just about came out on top, wanting...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRobinson hat-trick squashes Edmunds hopes
■ By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm…18 Henley Hawks27 A SECOND-HALF hattrick for Henley full-back Jack Robinson ensured Hawks took the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams see yellow to gift Reds the victory
■ By BILL HOOPER Redruth …25pts Redingensians …19pts A THRILLING game was only decided in the dying moments when Redruth’s Jake...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoKicking the difference as Clifton victorious
■ By JOHN HARRISON Canterbury …17 Clifton …24 CLIFTON scored an unexpected victory over Canterbury as the Two South strugglers recorded...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGeese fail to take chances in defeat
■ By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T…31 LI Wild Geese 24 TAUNTON held on in the end after ill-discipline nearly cost them...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRatu rattles Dons as Chinnor reign
■ By MICHAEL YOUNG Wimbledon …27 Chinnor…37 CHINNOR kept pace with Cinderford at the summit of National 2 South with a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CALUM WATERS HARLEQUINS NO. 9 Making his Premiership debut during last Sunday’s victory over Bath was fitting reward for Calum Waters,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWe’re known as giantkillers for good reason, says Von Breda
■ By TIM PRYOR Funny feeling: Scott van Breda JERSEY Reds’ win over previously unbeaten Championship leaders Bristol last week was,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTough for Guernsey but they steal a win
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYmaintain their lead after a highly competitive 21-22 win over Shelford at The Davey Field. Shelford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees storm to victory and stretch lead
Midlands Premier LEADERS Birmingham and Solihull continue to brush aside all opposition as they overwhelmed Nuneaton 47-14 to stretch their advantage...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLamprey double as Hoppers jump to it
Northern Premier IN the battle of the top two, Preston Grasshoppers increased their lead at the top of the table, beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaidenhead have eye on second spot
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD boosted their chance of a secondplace finish after beating Newton Abbot 46-36 in a tight affair. They...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol struck for a second time by Lightning
■ By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro L …24 Bristol …7 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning boosted their outside hopes of a top-four finish with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMitchelson ends her season on a huge high
■ By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps…55 Worcs Valk…5 SARAH Mitchelson ended her season at Wasps before leaving for Army duties with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins edge rivals in front of record crowd
■ By CHARLES REED Harlequins …14pts Richmond …12pts HARLEQUINS did just enough to beat local rivals Richmond in front of a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSmith and Large help Glos keep pressure on
■ By STUART LEE F’wood W’loo 10 Glos-H’pury…44 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury continued their chase of third-placed Wasps with a 44-10 win at Firwood...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders sneak beyond stubborn Sharks
■ By LAURA EDWARDS Darlington …5 Saracens …13 SARACENS returned to winning ways with an away win at Darlington Mowden Park...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEngland lose the plot and their title in French farce
■ From NICK CAIN at Stade de France Done it: The French celebrate victory High tackle: Anthony Watson catches Benjamin Fall...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSaints job for Vesty as Boyd reshapes Warriors
NORTHAMPTON have appointed Sam Vesty as their attack coach from the start of next season. The 36-year-old former Leicester, Bath and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCurran try completes impressive Warwick fight back
DEFENDING champions Warwick will take on QEGS, Wakefield in the U18 cup final at Twickenham on March 14 after staging an...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Welsh leave for Varndell SCARLETS have signed Bristol wing Tom Varndell on a short-term deal until the end of the season...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEngland get six-try lift-off
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE VANCOUVER Hat-trick man: Dan Norton PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND opened day one of the World Sevens Series...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBarrett and Baker show they will bring double trouble from the USA
LAS VEGAS WRAP DANNYBarrett scored two tries to lift the United States to a 28-0 win over Argentina in the final...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Cardiff …53 Swansea …25 CARDIFF put Swansea to the sword with a comprehensive victory. They led through two Gareth Thompson penalties...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGogs hang on after Pearce’s late try threatens an upset
■ By JAY BAYFORD RGC 1404 moved into second place after coming from behind to beat Aberavon at the Talbot Athletic...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedwas come roaring back to claim the honours
■ By IAN LOVELL Bedwas …13 Llandovery …6 TWO second half tries secured a hard-earned victory for Bedwas on a dry...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins are made to dig deep before topping the table
■ By PETER HUGHES Cross Keys …13 Carmarthen …23 CARMARTHEN went top of the table after a hardearned win over Cross...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen take advantage of Neath ill-discipline
■ By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale…22 Neath…6 EBBW Vale fought hard for a much-needed home win over strugglers Neath to continue...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBulls chances go west with skipper Blacker’s yellow card
■ By HUW S THOMAS Llanelli …48 Bargoed …7 WEST was best at Parc Y Scarlets, where Llanelli beat the visitors...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens wings clipped as Ponty snatch it late on
■ By CHRIS SMART Pontypridd …38 Bridgend …37 PONTYPRIDD avoided a shock defeat by the narrowest of margins to Bridgend, turning...












