Redpath pins his colours to England

ENGLAND SCHOOLS CAMERON Redpath will force his father Bryan to cheer on England today after being named on the bench to...

Busy few weeks for Cooper’s high-flying Reigate

SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK VERDIER REIGATEGrammar School beat Crossley Heath 38-14 to reach the inaugural NatWest Schools Cup U18 Plate final...

Saxons coach Bates to take top RFU job

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England Saxons head coach Steve Bates has been named performance manager and international performance coach by the RFU....

Barnstorming Billy can put the frighteners on

BEN Youngs insists the potential return of “the world’s best No.8” for the Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham is bad news...

No need for motivation when we face Scots says Youngs

By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Youngs happily fanned the Calcutta Cup flames that threaten to burn red hot in the build-up to...

How Eddie put spring back in Daly’s step after World Cup axe

High-stepping: Elliot Daly takes on Italy’s defence ELLIOT Daly has thanked Eddie Jones for giving him the confidence to believe he...

Scotland star Strauss is snapped up by Sharks

TRANSFER WRAP By STEVE RIGBY Shark: Josh Strauss SALE Sharks have secured the services of Scotland international Josh Strauss ahead of...

Crooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking

Still a mess: World Rugby has a duty to sort out the ongoing problems in the scrum PICTURE: Getty Images What...

Old boys need seven points to take title

National League 3 South West OLD Redcliffians look set to clinch the South West title after they extended their lead to...

Field clear at top as rivals play catch-up

National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhold their position as runaway leaders following yet another bonus-point win, 10-26 at Lymm Ben Hoyle, Nick...

Nuns shrug off red card to see off Bees

National League 3 Midlands DESPITE having Rory Vowles sent off, Nuneaton triumphed in the first v fourth clash, beating Birmingham and...

Channel Islanders give leaders a scare

National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddians still lead the way following a 32-26 win at home to Guernsey. But...

YOUNG GUNS

WILL JONES WALES U20s CAPTAIN Enjoying the student life while trying to become a professional rugby player is not easy but...

20 QUESTIONS

JERSEY NO.8 NICK HAINING Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it...

Stortford run riot over sorry Geese

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 53 Wild Geese 3 BISHOP’S Stortford breezed to victory as they racked up nine tries against...

Reds ease home but Gidlow sent off

By JAMES BROOKS Canterbury 18 Redruth 29 REDRUTH secured a hard-fought victory over Canterbury, despite finishing the game with 14 men...

Rams pull away in style to see off Foresters

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 12 Red’sians 25 REDINGENSIANS gained a well-deserved bonuspoint victory over an out of sorts Cinderford team. The...

Valiant OE fightback falls short to Chinnor

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians 31pts Chinnor 34p Power: Chinnor pack on the charge Right: OEs winger Alex Brown on his...

Hail the Lord! Try machine Chris is the key

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 33 Exmouth 28 A CHRIS Lord hat-trick was enough to edge a nervy Bury side...

Hawks fly high at a blustery Clifton

By ROGER OPIE Clifton 27 Henley 29 HENLEY battled to victory over Clifton in a game played in swirling conditions, resulting...

Raiders hold off Titans in a thriller

By KEITH BROOKING Worthing R 36 Taunton T 33 WORTHING Raiders survived a second-half onslaught by Taunton as they held on...

Brock is the man for gutsy Barum battlers

By ANDREW JONE Barnstaple 10 Barnes 3 WITH just 13 men on the field, Barnstaple scored the only try of the...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER ENGLAND AND LEICESTER CENTRE AND NOW LEICESTER ACADEMY COACH ANTHONY ALLE With hindsight, getting capped by England at 20,...

Taylor keeps Dale tally ticking over

By BEN JAMES Hinckley 15 Tynedale 19 TYNEDALEedged a close encounter over mid-table rivals Hinckley, to extend the gap between the...

Chester’s happy new year lives on

By NEIL TARRAN Chester 31 Stourbridge 0 CHESTER continued their fine form as they kept out Stourbridge in a bonus-point win....

Dominant Gate scrum is still not enough

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 17 Harrogate 3 WHARFEDALE stretched their winning home run to seven games with an impressive display. Harrogate...

Park tame the Lions in nine-try eye-catcher

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 36pts Leicester Lions 27pts SEDGLEY Park have made a habit of claiming key victories at critical...

South in control for fifth win on the road

By ANDREW SMITH Otley 19 S Leicester 34 SOUTH Leicester’s return to form continued with a comfortable bonus-point win at Cross...

Classy Caldy are 23 wins on spin

By JOHN LYON Caldy 41 Sheffield Tig 7 LEADERS Caldy saw off the challenge of a spirited and game Tigers side...

Torrent of tries as Sale take charge

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 7 Sale 61 SALE kept up their pursuit of leaders Caldy with a resounding nine-try win at...

Hoppers in a spot as Street nabs the winner

By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 23 Luctonians 24 A LAST-MINUTE try from Jordan Street secured a vital win for Luctonians. The...

Stewart stunned as Esher stop the road rot

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 22 Esher 36 ESHER finally ended a run of 11 successive away defeats this season with a...

Powerhouse Lutui pushes Amps on

By WARREN KAY Ampthill & D 43 Fylde 24 TWO tries in a man-ofthe- match performance from Aleki Lutui powered Ampthill...

Radwan punishes sinking Macc ship

By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP 48 Macclesfield 12 FIVE sparkling second half tries broke Macclesfield hearts as wing Adam Radwan bagged a...

Brightwell impressed by Moseley second-half composure

By EVIE PROBERT Loughboro’ 20 B Moseley 29 CHRIS BRIGHTWELL was delighted with Birmingham Moseley’s character after they turned over a...

Sneddon rues narrow miss after Vellacott leaves it late

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Kohler 26, 47, penalty 54 Conversions: Leonard H 27, 55 Penalties: Leonard H 15,...

Sensational start inspires Coventry

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 19 Coventry 25 COVENTRY’S sensational try after 15 seconds laid the platform for a fine victory away...

Pritchard hat-trick leads OAs victory

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 36 Blackheath 10 JAMES PRITCHARD’S hat-trick helped Old Albanians dominate Blackheath and rack up 24 unanswered...

Seventh straight win sets Albion in second

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 26 Hull Ionians 7 PLYMOUTH ALBION stretched their winning run to seven games with a hard-earned...

Cardiff can stoke Welsh revival says Ryan

FORMER Wales captain Ryan Jones is hoping home comforts can help Rob Howley’s underperforming side return to winning ways against Ireland....

Destroyer Hamish on mission at Twickenham

By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson felt he had a point to prove to Vern Cotter when he came off the bench...

Boys from Brazil stun Canada

By JOSE NUNEZ AMERICAS CUP MOISÉS Duque kicked a last-gasp conversion as Brazil made history again by defeating Canada 24-23 on...

Oaks looking strong after Rose strolls home to claim the late bonus in Sochi

By JON NEWCOMBE RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP JODY ROSE scored an intercept try deep into stoppage time to earn Romania the bonus...

Nehe runs riot on Hurricanes return

By NICK VERDIER NEHE Milner-Skudder celebrated his longawaited return to Super Rugby yesterday with a brilliant hattrick to help the Hurricanes...

George must find some form… fast

WARREN Gatland is going to be spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting his 2017 Lions wings. The head coach...

Big Dunc aims to have something to celebrate

By SAM JACKSON Today. Kick-off 2pm. Mennaye Cornish Pirates v Jersey TOM Duncan is gearing up for his 50th appearance in...

Catterick chills out to put heat into Carnegie’s play-off bid

By JON NEWCOMBE Y Carnegie v London Irish A FEW weeks ago, this top-of-the-table clash looked almost certain to be a...

Size matters now Costello tells his Nottingham recruits

By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM coach Ian Costello is putting plans in place to make sure the Greens will be back among...

Ruthless Knights put Scottish to the sword

By LUKE JARMYN London Scottish 14pts Tries: Kenny 12, Atkinson 45 Conversions: Lydon 13, 4 Doncaster 48pts Tries: Lewis 26, Flockhart...

Trailfinders hit Titans for six after red card for Normandale

By JEREMY INSON Rotherham 12pts Tries: Rees 47, Collins 60 Conversions: Ryan 60 E Trailfinders 51pts Tries: Murphy 15, 23, Carter...