Chris Robshaw backs USA to boost 2031 Rugby World Cup

By Paul Rees Chris Robshaw is confident the United States will make a success of hosting the 2031 World Cup and...

Dream Team – Peter Altham

PETER ALTHAM, THE FYLDE, LANCASHIRE AND FORMER WHARFEDALE AND PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

Georgia just want a fair chance – Richard Cockerill

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One day soon, Josef Tkemaladze will renew his presidential invitation to...

Old pros who say it like it is

HIGHLIGHTS of the latest round of Champions League football ran for 80 minutes on BBC1 last Wednesday. Contrast that to the...

Murphy’s plan has some holes

ULSTER’S quartet of under-used Ireland forwards – Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole and Cameron Izuchukwu – returned from Test duty...

Nottingham purple patch is too good for Chinnor

■ By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham ...... 19pts Tries: Dickinson 42, Williams 52, Chessum 57 Conversions: Parks 42, 52 Chinnor .............. 15pts...

No stopping 15-try Ealing as they go on rampage

■ By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing T ............95pts Tries: Cornish 1, 21 Bridge 3, Williams 14, Dykes 26, Bird-Tulloch 27, Wilson 31,...

Pirates on fire as they take control to shock Coventry

■ By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........................... 46pts Tries: Rice 13, Gibson 19, McNab 25, 35, Moloney 53, Jones 72, Moody...

Knights start well but Caldy fight back to deny bonus point

■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........22pts Tries: Olowofela 3, Smith 15, Bennett 28 Conversions: Bennett 3, 28 Penalty: Bennett: 40 Caldy...

Scottish are on the hunt for another surprise win

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... L Scottish v Beford Blues Today. Kick-off 3pm. RAG LONDON Scottish will be hoping to cause...

Farrell looking for answers

ANALYSIS » AS WE PREPARE TO ENTER A LIONS YEAR, PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT COME TOGETHER IN AUSTRALIA...

Heard takes charge to keep out Sarries

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Gloucester-H........47pts Tries: Williams 10, Metcalfe 15, Hunt 32, Sing 42, Muir 52, Jones 68, Carson 71 Conversions: Sing...

Rogers leads the way for Exeter

By OLLIE AUST Trailfinders......22pts Tries: White 2, Evans 21, 43, Meta 80 Conversion: Schell 80 Exeter................. 41pts Tries: Rogers, 12, 26,...

Konkel steps up to make sure for Quins

By LUKE JARMYN Loughborough. 22pts Tries: Hibbert-Jones 9, Kelter 18, Kabeya 58, Treder 69 Conversion: Nelson 70 Harlequins........40pts Tries: Powell 13,...

Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks Today. 2pm

Preview LUCY Burgess will bring up a century of appearances for Bristol when they host strugglers Sale today. Scrum-half Burgess partners...

Hellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...

Lights go out on Sale’s festive cracker

■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 30 B Moseley........25 BIRMINGHAM Moseley’s wait for their second win in National One goes on...

Sloot rescues the Club from Lions

■ By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............22 Leicester Lions..... 19 NOAH Sloot’s try with just two minutes remaining rescued Blackheath from a calamitous...

DMP and Sedge play out a thriller

■ By TOM WEST Darlington MP.......37 Sedgley Park.........37 BOTH DMP and Sedgley had penalty chances to win it at the death,...

Titans let slip victory as Obonna’s try seals win

■ By TIMOTHY FORRESTER RICHMOND had to wait until the last minute of the game to secure a thrilling victory over...

Stortford’s crusade to Dings ends in narrow defeat

■ By BAZ JOHNSON Dings.........................39 Bishop’s S................ 31 AN early error from Dings gave a scrum to the visitors in the...

Albion withstand Esher’s pressure

By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 31 Plymouth A.............34 PLYMOUTH Albion held off Esher’s second-half fightback to take a bonus-point win. In an...

Park wise to the charge of Rams

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........27 Rams.........................26 ROSSLYN Park held off a second-half charge by Rams to claim a bonus-point victory. The...

Luc Jones talks up National League One as ‘one of the best in UK’

By Ben Jaycock Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones believes the entertainment value of National One reflects what used to make the Championship...

Jake has bragging rights in the Brady bunch

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........22 Leeds Tykes .. 47 BY sheer coincidence, this was Sam Brady’s 250th appearance for Harrogate and his...

Crossland clincher proves difference

By NICK DOYLE Otley.........................36 Hull Ionians ...........35 IN A tight contest, Otley came out on top after a dramatic comeback. In...

Will’s glee as gift secures hat-trick

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................38 Hull............................17 A WILL ROBERTS hat-trick steered Tynedale to their first home win of the season in a...

My fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison

By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T........32pts Billingham........ 12pts...

Late tries and yellow cards break Hoppers’ hearts

By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................42 Preston G.................29 LYMM got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The...

Chester crumple as pack play it hard

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 31 Sheffield..................43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an...

Bishop holds his nerve to land win

By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 31 Wharfedale............ 30 A GREAT game won by the last kick of the match provided superb entertainment...

Veteran JJ: Caldy happy to tackle the professionals

By Ben Jaycock Caldy have endured a difficult start to the season in the Championship but stalwart number eight JJ Dickinson...

All-action Elderkin has too much for the Boro

By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 31 L’ghboro S....... 24 REDRUTH maintained their recent good run with a bonus point win against the...

Old Reds pay as Luc’s storm back

By GEOFF VICKRESS- Luctonians..............40 Old Redcliffians.... 10 LUCTONIANS entertained the large home crowd with a superb second-half performance at Mortimer Park....

Big win puts Clifton in seventh heaven

By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................54 Bournville............... 14 CLIFTON ran in eight tries to secure their seventh win on the bounce as they...

Harry is the hero as Macc hang on

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield....28pts Hornets.............. 24pts MACCLESFIELD secured a hard-fought but much-needed win after recent losses had left them in the...

Virtuoso Priddey leads way with a five-star show

By MO SHER Devonport S.............. 7 Camborne................ 70 LEAGUE leaders Camborne were in scintillating form at the Rectory Field, scoring ten...

Evans and Smith double up in win

By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............37 Exeter Uni................ 17 CINDERFORD make it five home wins on the bounce as they cruised to a...

Ratu powers the Titans to the end

By PHIL JENKINS Hinckley.................. 17 Taunton Titans.....27 TAUNTON earned a hard-fought victory against a Hinckley side who scored great resilience throughout....

Away-day fun key to pushing Hinckley back up the league

By Chris Collyer Despite turning out in the fourth tier at the age of 39, Nigel Mukarati believes his age only...

Last-gasp drama as Dorking lose home record

By PAUL MOSLEY Dorking............. 34 Canterbury.......35 A DOMINANT two-try 20-minute spell after the interval set Canterbury up to inflict high-flying Dorking’s...

Jones leads way for towering Oaks

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Guernsey................. 16 SEVENOAKS enjoyed a compelling win against visitors Guernsey. After Guernsey opened with a penalty by...

Charnock fires Park’s try spree

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........68 Worthing.................. 19 WESTCOMBE Park proved too powerful for a Worthing side in the process of rebuilding....

Ford hails his pack for leading way in close win

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s...... 24pts Old Albanian.....20pts TEAMS BURY ST EDMUNDS: Reed, Earnshaw, Johnson, Kharbouch, Loose, Penfold, Metcalfe, Williams,...

Double yellows are key as Havant hit back late on

By ED MARRIAGE Colchester.............. 31 Havant...................... 31 HAVANT battled back from 12 points down in the final quarter to level the...

Doubles all round see Hawks sunk

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................22 Barnes......................32 TWO tries apiece from Jacques Birch and Rory Kassapian helped Barnes to a hard-fought win over...

Quins’ late rally proves all in vain

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................36 Tonbridge J............54 DESPITE a late scare, Tonbridge Juddians brought home a high-scoring victory against Oxford Harlequins....

Sam knows title race is wide open this season

By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tonbridge Juddians fly-half Sam Evans IN recent seasons, one side has stayed on top for the...

Beating Dean and the ABC club was a high

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SARACENS & LONDON WELSH FLY-HALF ANDY LEE IT was more through luck than judgement that I...

I can’t believe the RFU chiefs will walk away

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CANNOT believe that anyone would expect that Bill Sweeney or Tom...