Combe take Old Albanian’s shine off victory bid

Westcombe P...52pts Old Albanian.....31pts By JOHN VALLELY All go: Combe scrum half Mikel Davies sets off at the gallop and, right,...

Dengate seals the deal with a bonus point win

Canterbury.......33Guernsey..........29 By ADAM CLEARY CANTERBURY recorded their first away win since January with a bonus-point victory over Guernsey. Guernsey started the...

Bury continue unbeaten streak

Bury St Edmunds..33 Henley Hawks.......28 By ANDREW HERLIHY AS the race for the championship gathered pace, the league leaders entertained a...

Esher show no mercy for bottom of the table Oxford

Esher.........................78 Oxford H..................... 7 By HUW GRIFFIN IT was a lower league clash in National League 2 East as 11th place...

It’s a Champagne moment for Perry

Dorking.....................39Havant......................43 By DOUG MILLER IN A match of lead swaps, three red cards, three yellows, 14 tries, and a strong gale,...

Barnes put Welsh hopes to bed

London Welsh ....... 15 Barnes .....................22 ■By JONATHAN SHANKLAND IN the sun but with a strong wind, Barnes opened the scoring...

Oundle’s success built on strong foundations

■By BEN JAYCOCK Looking good: Oundle hooker Grant Snelling GRANT Snelling admits Oundle have surprised themselves as their remarkable title-chasing season...

Oundle widen the gap at the top

Sevenoaks .............28 Oundle ..................... 31 ■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE THE full breadth of National Two East separates these two sides, with Oundle...

YOUNG GUNS

TAIOVARNDELL COVENTRY & ENGLAND U19 WING Taio Varndell is carving out his own path with Coventry but is inspired by his...

Results

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Bath will take on L’borough in champ grand final

RUGBY BUCS By JOSEPH TERRY BATH will face Loughborough at Rodney Parade on Wednesday for the men’s BUCS Super Rugby Championship...

Regional results

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England give caps to 47 players

EXTRA NEWS THE RFU has awarded caps to 47 players who represented England in significant international matches between 1945 and 1993....

Mixed ability match making history

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK LANCASHIRE and Yorkshire will mark a historic moment on April 19 at Sedgley Park as the...

Regional results

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Hurricanes too strong for Blues

By BEN JAYCOCK Sniper: Cam Roigard breaks through to score for Hurricanes PICTURES: Getty Images HURRICANES underlined their status as Super...

My Life in Rugby: Tom Ailes – I won’t forget running out at Twickenham

Tom Ailes, the former Hartpury, Gloucester Academy, Sale FC and Sedgley Park Tigers No.8, who now plays for Preston Grasshoppers, reflects...

Baby for England winners

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Cup-winning Red Roses Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer are expecting a baby together. Second row Galligan, 27, is...

Steelmen see Cardiff go top

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CARDIFF snatched top spot from Ebbw Vale on a dramatic final day of...

Beddau grab chance to move up

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD WITH the top two not in action yesterday, Beddau seized the chance to return to the...

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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So, who is your starter at 10, then?

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 10s: Matthieu Jalibert, left, and Romain Ntamack PICTURES: Getty Images The latest iteration of the as-old-as-time...

Best of Yorkshire celebrate another promotion

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK NORTH Ribblesdale head coach Tom Davidson admits it may take years to fully appreciate what his...

Ulster lure Benson from Quins

Moving: Jamie Benson ULSTER have signed Irish-qualified Harlequins back Jamie Benson on a two-year deal. The versatile 23-year-old can play at...

Daly worry for England

ENGLAND full-back Elliot Daly has fractured his arm and will miss the rest of the 2025-26 campaign for Saracens. Daly, 33,...

Leinster face Sale Sharks test after Edinburgh scare in Champions Cup

For the casual viewer, last Saturday’s Round of 16 match between Leinster and Edinburgh seemed like it was business as usual...

New Rugby Paper Roundup: The big Women’s Six Nations Round 1 preview + Courtney Lawes returns! ft Rachael Burford

In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by 84-cap former England centre and...

Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward

Mike Tindall is convinced Steve Borthwick will come up with a remedy to heal England’s losing headache and turn them into...

Henry Arundell fires Bath into Champions Cup quarter finals

Henry Arundell scored two tries as Prem champions Bath held off a fierce effort from Saracens to book their place in...

Andy Goode: Fans want to see top Leicester Tigers stars in Champions Cup knockouts

Andy Goode is disappointed his former club Leicester Tigers have not picked a full-strength team for today’s Champions Cup clash at...

Bordeaux-Begles vs Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling sees light at end of the tunnel

Geoff Parling is confident Leicester Tigers will ask questions of holders Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup today, even without three rested...

Hanro Liebenberg: I’ll miss the Leicester Tigers fans

Hanro Liebenberg may be moving on from Leicester at the end of the season, but the Tigers will never leave him.

Liz Crake is making a difference at Saracens

Liz Crake believes she is playing some of her best rugby in years after a rejuvenating move to Saracens, with the...

Brendan Gallagher: 30 years on from Matt Gallagher’s special day

There’s been a lot going on recently in the rugby world, but it would be remiss not to pause awhile to...

My Life in Rugby: Vicky Macqueen – Saracens was the place to be

Receiving the British Empire Medal in 2018 was one of those moments that still feels slightly surreal when I look back...

Women’s Six Nations 2026 preview: I live by the sword and die by it too, says England captain Meg Jones

England head into the 2026 Women’s Six Nations looking to become the first team to win the title immediately after lifting...

Women’s Six Nations 2026 preview: Wales skipper Kate Williams – This is the fresh start that we needed

Wales are looking to turn the page on a difficult 12 months, with a new-look squad and renewed sense of purpose...

Peter Jackson: Time for George North to face the final curtain

Precious few teenagers dared to make an entrance remotely like George North’s two tries against the Springboks, evoking golden memories of...

Connor James insists Sedgley Park Tigers will keep calm in fight for survival

Captain Connor James admits Sedgley Park Tigers have fallen short of expectations this season, but insists there is no panic as...

Chris Hewett: And with that, it’s back to the studio! The Geoff Parling-Craig Doyle incident

A little over 20 years ago, Alan Partridge committed one of broadcasting’s cardinal sins by shooting a chat show guest live...

Five-star Api Bavadra has Coventry flying high in the Champ

Coventry winger Api Bavadra admits even he has been surprised by his recent try-scoring form after he crossed in five consecutive...

Coventry 69-12 Caldy: Jack Reeves on a rampage as Cov put on the burners

Play-off hopefuls Coventry extended their unbeaten run to six games with a Jack Reeves-inspired 11-try home win over Caldy.

Paul Rees: Why rugby must adapt to survive in the social media age

Paul Rees reports on how the game needs to adapt to attract new fans in a world dominated by social media.

Exeter Chiefs 31-21 Munster: Magical Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is back to his best

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso returned with a bang – and a warning to the rest of Europe – as Exeter Chiefs stormed into...

Nick Cain: RFU should get Sir Clive Woodward back on board

When it comes to an understanding of what high-performance means, and the ability to implement it and create a world-beating team,...

Harlequins 17-26 Sale Sharks: Alex Sanderson’s hold off Quins to reach last eight

The goal-kicking of George Ford ensured that the battle of this season’s Prem underachievers went the way of Sale Sharks as...

Northampton Saints 49-41 Castres: George Furbank is on fire as Saints put on a show

Northampton Saints reached their third Champions Cup quarter-final on the trot after this frantic, edgy, entertaining riot of a game against...

Toulouse 59-26 Bristol Bears: The Red and Blacks give Pat Lam’s side a lesson in finishing

Bristol Bears opened and closed the scoring, but in between, they were torn apart as Toulouse passed 50 points at home...

Bath 31-22 Saracens: Henry Arundell in charge to steer the Prem champions home

Henry Arundell proved his recent rollercoaster ride with England is firmly in the rear view with a sparkling double as Bath...

Jeremy Guscott: Geoff Parling’s Leicester Tigers must rise to the occasion

When you think of Leicester Tigers, and the closeness of last season’s Premiership final when they lost by a couple of...