Dale lack power to halt Chester cruise

■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................29 Chester..................... 31 DESPITE the narrow scoreline Chester were on top for most of the game, and it...

Ref and forwards make the Bills pay

■By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 14 Wharfedale............32 WHARFEDALE’S forward power won the day as they crushed a Billingham pack which struggled to...

Maturing Ben is loving life as Sheffield eye a title run

■By BEN JAYCOCK On the run: Sheffield prop Ben Whitney BEN Whitney is a key part of a Sheffield scrum that...

Raiders go down to a rare reverse at home

■By JOSH THOMAS Guernsey.......... 21 Old Albanians.28 OLD Albanians claimed victory over Guernsey to inflict the Raiders’ first home defeat of...

Richardson is in the right place

■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............24 Henley......................22 SEVENOAKS held on for a tight win over Henely after a compelling second-half comeback by the...

Worthing hold off a late Bury blitz

■By ABI BENCE Worthing..................38 Bury St Edmunds..35 WORTHING secured a narrow victory over Bury St Edmund’s. The foundations for victory were...

Quins win to ease fears of the drop

■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester....... 34pts Oxford H.............40pts OXFORD Harlequins significantly boosted their hopes of league survival with a six tries to...

Osborne on hand to guarantee a top Finnish

■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................45 Westcombe Park..23 DORKING overcame Westcombe Park in a hard-fought contest at the Big Field, outscoring them by...

Visitors savour a Holling hat-trick

■By ADAM CLEARY Canterbury..............23 Tonbridge J............46 TONBRIDGE Juddians record a comprehensive victory on the road with a bonus-point win over Canterbury....

Matt puts gloss on win for Barnes

■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................29 Barnes......................36 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane witnessed a stirring comeback from Havant, only to fall short...

Strength in numbers is the key for Oaks’ Olly

■By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Sevenoaks second row Olly Green RUGBY is often a balancing act, and Sevenoaks second row Olly Green...

Students get their systems right for easy win

■By SAM SMITH L’ghboro S....... 34 O Redcliffians... 7 LOUGHBOROUGH Students welcomed opponents Old Reds to Epinal Way in the reverse...

Moyle leads way in one-sided affair

■By RORY MORROW Camborne................52 Bournville................. 5 CAMBORNE full-back Kyle Moyle was the star as he scored 22 points in his side’s...

Joy as Services end barren run

■By MO SHER Devonport S............28 Hinckley..................22 THERE was relief – and palpable joy – at Rectory Field, as Devonport held on...

Coach hails his King for the day

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............17pts Cinderford......... 10pts REDRUTH had to dig deep to see off a physical Cinderford side who deservedly took...

Hornets’ all-round game proves just too strong

■By PAUL JACOBS Hornets.....................45 Exeter Uni................22 IN A thrilling match at the Nest, spectators were treated to a high-scoring showdown that...

Macc slip up as Clifton force pace

By MATT BATES Macclesfield.......... 19 Clifton.......................25 CLIFTON’S big forwards proved the difference in a game that got away from Macclesfield late...

See-saw scoring but Titans prevail

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....36 Luctonians..............25 TAUNTON Titans had the better of a high-scoring game in which their opponents were never...

Ellis was a rock that we’ll never forget, vows Old Reds’ Dan

By BEN JAYCOCK Well loved: Old Redcliffians hero Ellis Joseph NATIONAL League rugby was rocked last week when Old Redcliffians prop...

I don’t think I could have asked for a better finale

MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHARLIE HODGSON THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, ENGLAND, SALE SHARKS & SARACENS FLY-HALF MY playing career wasn’t...

England are now potential champs

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the up: Fin Baxter goes over for his try against France...

Young Guns – Noah Caluori

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 WING Noah Caluori’s try for England U18s sent the teenage sensation viral last year and...

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McKenzie at the double to floor Barrett

■ By BEN JAYCOCK DAMIAN McKenzie eclipsed All Blacks flyhalf rival Beauden Barrett as the Chiefs playmaker scored two tries to...

Swansea end their long wait for a win

BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS SWANSEA reignited their season with a bonus point win over rivals Cardiff while Exeter’s home...

Talling excited with her England return

■ By BEN JAYCOCK MORWENNA Talling is confident her performances for PWR strugglers Sale Sharks are enough to play a pivotal...

Confidence and ambition are key

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to London Scottish director of rugby Bryan Redpath, below Why did you get into coaching...

Bath are set for a Saints rematch

ACADEMY RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS BATH secured a rematch of last season’s Premiership Academy U18 final against Northampton with a...

Llandovery too strong for RGC

Super Rygbi Cymru Cup ■ By CARL FIELD IN-FORM Llandovery ran in nine tries in a crushing 61-28 Super Rygbi Cymru...

Nine in a row for leaders Ponty

Premiership round-up LEADERS Pontypridd made it nine straight league wins with a 35-19 triumph over Cardiff Met at Sardis Road. Tries...

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Bayonne make it tough for Bordeaux

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Change of heart: France prop Tevita Tatafu has decided to stay at Bayonne PICTURES: Gety Images FOURTH...

Naikabula stars for Brave Lupus

Japan Rugby League One ■ By BEN JAYCOCK JONE Naikabula dotted down twice, and Richie Mo’unga was also among the try...

Storti leads way for impressive Portugal

Rugby Europe Championship IN the battle of the top two sides in pool B, Portugal came out on top with a...

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It was a ‘no-brainer’ decision to rejoin Turner – Rylands

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Gotcha: Charles Rylands tackling Bath’s Billy Sela PICTURE: Getty Images Happy: Charles Rylands CHARLES Rylands started this...

Noon calls for flexibility at 10

■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon...

Fin Smith says England choice was ‘simple’ despite Scottish connections

Fin Smith has Scottish connections everywhere he looks – but that will not stop England’s fly-half plotting the Calcutta Cup downfall...

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For most gamblers, the key factor when choosing a resource for the game is the speed of transactions. And here everything...

Super Rugby Pacific 2025: New Zealand’s Dominance Challenged by Rising Teams

By Nemani Nadolo As Super Rugby Pacific enters its 2025 season, New Zealand teams continue to hold the upper hand, but...

Six Nations: Is Fabien Galthie’s position as France head coach in danger?

By Brendan McGilligan All regimes must come to an end. In the week that Warren Gatland decided to call time on...

Six Nations: Matt Sherratt ‘couldn’t turn down’ Wales offer after Warren Gatland’s departure

Matt Sherratt admitted he “couldn’t turn down” the chance to coach Wales after being appointed as Warren Gatland’s immediate successor. The...

PODCAST (S4, E22): Warren Gatland goes and England sink France with Jamie Noon

A weekend full of statement wins and in the aftermath, a mid-tournament coaching departure. Join the guys to review how England...

Scotland’s Tom Jordan relishing chance to sample ‘hostile’ Twickenham atmosphere

Tom Jordan is relishing the prospect of his first away appearance for Scotland coming in what he expects to be a...

Six contenders to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales boss

Wales are searching for a new head coach after Warren Gatland’s second spell in charge came to an end. Gatland presided...

Warren Gatland exits Wales boss role during Six Nations after 14th straight loss

Warren Gatland has left his role as Wales head coach by mutual agreement following a record run of 14 successive Test...

Steve Borthwick’s best results as England head coach 

By Charlie Elliott England have just defeated France in a great display of desire and tactical awareness, as well as plenty of...

Six Nations: Stock risers and fallers from Round Two

Wales continued their record-breaking run of terrible form, while France yet again came up short when it really mattered.  Have England finally...

Five key talking points from the Six Nations: Steve Borthwick turns a corner 

By Charlie Elliott Following another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, during which England managed to get a famous win over...