Barnes must gain an edge to take the National Two East title they crave

By George Wellbelove Promotion-chasing Barnes are looking to create history as they arrive full throttle into the final stages of the...

Fogerty finds the way for Old Reds’ success

■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 24 O Redcliffians.32 OLD Redcliffians got the better of Exeter University in a hard-fought battle. The...

Students have to work hard to win

■By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....49 Devonport S............45 LOUGHBOROUGH Students marked their return to Epinal Way with a narrow victory over Devonport....

Randell adds to Bournville’s woes

■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............27 Luctonians..............38 OWEN Randell broke Bournville’s hearts with an opportunist late try that nudged the chocolate men closer...

Late tries so crucial in Clifton title bid

■By JOSH THOMAS Hornets.............. 24pts Clifton.................36pts CLIFTON kept the pressure on leaders Camborne after they scored twice in the final five...

Hero Hennessy at the helm as hosts triumph

■By BILL HOOPER Camborne................26 Cinderford............... 14 CAMBORNE put their defeat at Luctonians behind them, overcoming a rugged Cinderford to maintain the...

Vowles lights up a game for purists

■By MO SHER Redruth...................... 8 Hinckley.................. 17 WITH both sides in a comfortable mid-table position – separated by just a point...

Sinclair try ‘one of the season’s best’

■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....38 Macclesfield..........33 THIS proved an end-toend game in which both teams scored five tries. The Titans opened...

Red-hot Thomas Rowe is just loving his rugby life at Loughborough

By Chris Collyer Thomas Rowe added another four tries to his total away at Clifton last weekend, and the electric winger...

Young Guns – Isaac Keller

NEWCASTLE FALCONS PROP Isaac Keller has a checklist of achievements he wants to make in the game over the next 12...

Results

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It’s important to be clear and inclusive

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter What is your playing background? I was a...

L’borough looking good for a double triumph

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING Loughborough University’s league title win, attention now turns to the men’s Championship quarter-finals. Double chasing...

Crusaders blow away champions

World Rugby Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Crusaders sent a message to the rest of the competition by...

Brave Lupus rule in battle of the heavyweights

Japan League One round-up DEFENDING champions Brave Lupus Tokyo seized first place in the standings with a 42-31 victory over the...

Millfield facing stern test in sevens

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by...

England still need to have a plan B

By Jeff Probn - A front row view of the game Well, what a Six Nations we have just had with...

Steven Shingler – I’ve really loved my 15 years as a professional

My Life in Rugby Steven Shingler - The former Scarlets, London Irish, Cardiff, Mont-de-Marsan & Ealing fly-half/centre who is now playing...

Drovers run riot to seal Cup win

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi Cymru round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY added another piece of silverware to the trophy cabinet at Church...

Merthyr closing in at the top

Premiership round-up MERTHYR struck what could be a crucial blow in the Welsh Premiership title race after triumphing 33-19 at leaders...

Thomas: I’ll work hard

By SIMON THOMAS WALES U20s star Harry Thomas says he and his triumphant team-mates need to be playing rugby week-in, week-out....

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Romain Ntamack: I’d love to take on All Blacks

By James Harrington - French Column So, Romain Ntamack wants to go to New Zealand in July. New Zealand have already...

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Championship is low on stars, says Chinnor’s Luke Carter

By Ben Jaycock As Chinnor emerge from their ‘third pre-season’ of the campaign, veteran scrum-half Luke Carter says the Championship lacks...

England to help Ireland celebrate

ENGLAND and Ireland U18s will play a special anniversary fixture on Saturday in Cork to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland...

Most Dramatic Six Nations Finales

The 2025 installment of the Six Nations has been one of the most thrilling in recent memory, and heading into week...

British and Irish Lions will face indigenous and Pacific team on Australian tour

The British and Irish Lions will face a team with indigenous and Pacific heritage during their 2025 tour, Rugby Australia has...

PODCAST (S4, E27): Six Nations 2025 Review and picking our British & Irish Lions XV

What a Super Saturday to close what’s been a truly fantastic edition of the Six Nations! Drama, superb tries and headlines...

NUFC reader: the future of fan-driven football news

In the fast-paced world of football, breaking news is everything. Fans want updates as soon as they happen—before the headlines, before...

Who has improved or decreased their British and Irish Lions tour chances after the Six Nations?

Now that the dust has settled on the Six Nations and club rugby is back, it is time to set our...

Super Rugby Americas: Round Five Review

Joe Santamaria reviews the fifth round of the SRA, in which Selknam outgunned Tarucas in an entertaining encounter Pampas 19-7 Yacare...

Can Rugby Achieve The Same Level of Popularity in UK as Football?

The United Kingdom has a diverse history in terms of sporting pedigree, with few surprises to learn that football is the...

Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies

The carbon emissions from the world yearly amount to 36 billion tons, which are released into the atmosphere. The atmosphere receives...

Six Nations 2025: Each nation’s grade relative to expectations 

There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France...

Six Nations 2025: Team of the Tournament

France have been confirmed as Six Nations champions after their win against Scotland at the Stade de France, but that doesn’t tell the...

Six Nations: England’s demolition crew roar like Lions

Adam Hathaway in Cardiff England head coach Steve Borthwick saw Maro Itoje lead from the front in this 68-14 demolition of...

New free-to-air deal sees England on ITV for Six Nations

By Sam Jackson The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men’s Six Nations to remain on...

Cambridge’s steep learning curve

By Ben Jaycock Cambridge have endured problems on and off the pitch this term, with COO Rowland Winter revealing they can’t...

Tom Curry urges George Martin to avoid the phone

By Adam Hathaway Tom Curry has told sidelined George Martin to stay off his phone as the Leicester lock bids to...

Ex-Aussie flanker Rocky Elsom faces jail in France

By Sam Jackson Former Australia flanker Rocky Elsom has been sentenced to two years in prison after a French court found...

Exeter Chiefs’ Ben Coen aiming to hit the heights

By Mark Stevens To become the ultimate leader in any sport, you need to learn from the best. The greatest players...

Six Nations: Rampant England find new ways to impress against Wales

By Nick Cain Wales ..................................14pts Tries: B Thomas 31, 77 Conversions: Anscombe 32, J Evans 77 Tries: Itoje 3, Roebuck 10,...

England’s three-card trick comes up trumps in Six Nations finale

Paul Rees England have long been advised to use their heads and how they did as they turned what was expected...

Six Nations: It is no surprise to me but Maro Itoje proves his captaincy credentials

By Brendan Gallagher It was Eddie Jones who insisted that Maro Itoje was not captaincy material, an opinion that seemed plain...

Wales all washed up with nowhere to go…

By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin...

Six Nations: France in seventh heaven

By Bryn Palmer France................... 35pts Tries: Moefana 18, 62; Bielle-Biarrey 43, Ramos 57 Conversions: Ramos 18, 44, 58 Scotland ............ 16pts...

Six Nations: Battling Italy make it tough for Ireland

By Brendan Gallagher Italy ..................................... 17pts Tries: Ioane 12, Varney 63 Conversions: Allan 13, 65 Penalty: Allan 33 Ireland............................... 22pts Tries:...

That was closer than it should have been, admits Simon Easterby

Ireland head coach Simon Easterby was pleased to sign off with another bonus but said it was closer than it should...