Hoppers held after last-gasp Leslie kick

■By TOM KELLY Preston G........... 31pts Tynedale........... 31pts TEAMS PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS: Maher, Browne, Russell, Gosling, Spence, Smith, Harrison; W Williams, Holden,...

Ionians fail to read Freddie’s late play

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............32 Fylde.........................35 FYLDE made a strong start with two tries in the first seven minutes by Ben...

Six-try Sheffield cut down Otley

■By DAVID WILSON Sheffield..................38 Otley.......................... 15 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive form with a six-try victory over Otley yesterday. Sheffield started the...

Minikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation

■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after...

Charlie made of Wright stuff for visitors

■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni......... 21 Taunton T........ 42 TAUNTON convincingly beat Exeter University as they suffered consecutive defeats. The visitors...

Main man Morgan makes difference

■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............43 Loughborough S....34 BOURNVILLE secured victory to end Loughborough’s unbeaten start to the season while also clinching their...

Priddey perfect to settle the outcome

■By BILL HOOPER Camborne................33 Hornets.....................27 CAMBORNE snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-gasp penalty-try that saw them finally...

Tries aplenty as hosts too good for the Services

■By JACK TOZER Cinderford.............. 44 Devonport S............26 CINDERFORD were too good for Devonport Services as they won a try-filled fixture. The...

Old Reds unbeaten at home for a year!

■By PHIL JEFFRIES O Redcliffians. 45pts Redruth..............40pts OLD Redcliffians are now unbeaten at home for a whole year after the victory...

Teenager Riley is hero for Hinckley

■By PHIL THOMAS Hinckley..................32 Clifton.......................26 A LATE try from teenager Riley Gilbert helped Hinckley see off Clifton. The hosts scored first...

Home side show Macc little charity

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............66 Macclesfield............ 5 LUCTONIANS dominated Macclesfield in a commanding victory at Mortimer Park. The home side, donning orange...

Macclesfield travelling in right direction -Blackburn

■By DANNY ROBERTSHAW NEWLY promoted Macclesfield have so far held their own in the fourth tier, despite being over two hours...

It’s derby delight as Bury are pushed all the way

■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s......36 Colchester.......22 BURY St Edmunds secured victory over Colchester in a closely contested Suffolk derby. But...

Jacques the lad shines brightly

■By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes......................55 Worthing..................25 IT was not all plain sailing for Barnes, despite their nine-try haul over the south coast...

Discipline a worry despite victory

■By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury..............36 Havant...................... 31 CANTERBURY just did enough in the tightest of contests. Early dominance from the hosts led...

Howe’s that! Tom’s the centre of all the attention

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley........................ 5 Dorking.....................34 A RELENTLESS five-try first half, including a double from centre Tom Howe, was more than...

Tom makes it all White on the night in a classic

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......38pts Guernsey...........37pts Late drama: Duncan Tout of Juddians scores to make it 36-37 and, right, Tom White...

In-form hosts are in seventh heaven

By DAN JACOBS Westcombe P.........46 Oxford H...................24 WESTCOMBE Park recorded their biggest win of the season with victory over Oxford Harlequins....

OA celebrate their first home success

Old Albanians........52 Sevenoaks..............49 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians registered their first home win of the season in a helter-skelter game of...

Try-machine McRae eyes big things for Dorking

By OLLIE AUST Hat-trick hero: Toby McRae FOLLOWING an impressive victory over Bury St Edmunds last weekend, Dorking winger Toby McRae...

DYLANHICKS

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade...

England camps to improve skills

By BEN JAYCOCK Pack power: England bossed South Africa up front on their way to Junior World Cup success in the...

Sorry, Geoff, but let’s not de-power scrums

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EVERY week I can’t wait for Sunday to come around so that...

Molina signs up to be a Chief

NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs have signed Argentina second row Franco Molina, fresh from helping Los Pumas finish third in the Rugby...

Muir faces six weeks out with knee injury

BATH winger Will Muir is expected to be out for six weeks after sustaining a knee injury during their win against...

RFU invite Warriors to apply for Championship

WORCESTER Warriors, who went into administration in 2022, have been formally invited by the RFU to consider applying to compete in...

Wainwright named Player of the Year

DRAGONS No.8 Aaron Wainwright has been named the Wales men’s player of the year by the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Association (WRWA)....

Former Premiership player ‘took own life’

FORMER Premiership player Nick Koster took his own life while on leave from a mental health hospital where he had been...

Results

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Met claim double bragging rights in Cardiff

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THREE teams have maintained unbeaten runs after two games in the men’s competition while the inaugural...

Royle calling time at Caldy

By JOHN LYON THERE are many creaking retired players only too pleased to recount how they played the game into their...

Dealing with different characters is tricky

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to David Preston, below, head coach at Penrith RUFC in Regional One North...

Gosforth, Gordon’s enjoying good start to season

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS UNBEATEN runs were broken in the third round of the ACE League, but northern side Gosforth...

How London Welsh are working way back to top

William Gupwell goes down to south-west London to find a club out to rediscover itself London Welsh were once a club...

Ireland outclass Pumas

EMERGING Ireland started their tour of South Africa with a 3624 win over the Pumas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Zac Ward,...

Gray opts for overseas role

SCOTLAND second row Richie Gray will leave Glasgow at the end of November to pursue a playing opportunity abroad. Glasgow say...

Lloyd snatches it for Steelmen

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale became holders of the new Super Rygbi Cymru Challenge Shield when they beat...

Brecon’s revenge over Neath

Premiership Cup round-up By CARL FIELD LESS than a month on from losing at home to Neath 19-12 in the Premiership,...

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Stade get back into winning routine

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHEN does a bad start become a crisis? For Stade Francais it was the morning after last...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, October 6, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Campese:Schmidt is wrong man for Aussies

By CAMERON STEPHENS DAVID Campese delivered a blunt message regarding Joe Schmidt’s position as Australia’s head coach, claiming the Kiwi isn’t...

We lost but it was great to watch, says Lam

By BEN JAYCOCK PAT Lam believes his side’s thrilling defeat to Gloucester last Friday is a continuation of a trendy, entertaining...

Alex Lozowski named in England training squad six years on from last cap

Saracens back Alex Lozowski has been named in an England autumn training camp almost six years after his last international appearance....

Welsh URC Weekly Roundup

Darren Powell reviews the weekend action involving the Welsh sides. Leinster put on a second-half show to slay the Dragons On...

Former England rugby stars to play in hybrid match to raise funds for MND

Former England rugby union and rugby league stars will take part in a unique hybrid match at Headingley next month to...

Dan Edwards – Wales’ next fly-half?

By Peter Ryan As a national side, Wales is still trying to find its feet after the 2023 World Cup. Many...

Leicester Tigers criticise RFU following Michael Cheika’s ban for being ‘disrespectful’

Leicester have hit out at the Rugby Football Union after their head coach Michael Cheika was found guilty of disrespecting an...

Series 4, Episode 5: David Campese reviews Rugby Championship and Australian Rugby

The Rugby Championship has a new winner for the first time since 2019, as South Africa clinched the last trophy available...