Students succeed but Marks drops in a hard test

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Patient Hornets go Pointon to Patten

By WILLIAM HEAVER Old Redcliffians....27 Hinckley..................33 SECOND-half scores from George Patten and Ben Pointon secured Hinckley an away win, despite Old...

Vickery’s trickery nicks Horn victory

By ADAM CLEARY Lymm........................26 Hornets.....................32 HORNETS recorded an impressive bonus-point comeback, finished by Connor Vickery’s stylish winning-try. The hosts made a...

Table-toppers Vakalutukali isopened as Titans’ key

By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........31pts Taunton T..........38pts Held: Camborne’s Alex Ducker is tackled by Freddy Elliott and, right, Ratu Vakalutukali on the...

Lucs don’t look back in relentlesstry-scoring rally

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................28 Luctonians..............55 LUCTONIANS railed to stretch a one-point lead to a comfortable final score-line at beaten-hosts Chester. Connor...

Reds hit back as Rovery takes over

■By JOSH THOMAS Redruth ................... 31 Cinderford .............. 19 CHRIS Rovery helped his Redruth side return to winning ways, with two...

Woodman works to craft slick finish

■By ANDY WARD Syston .....................14 Exeter Uni ...............22 HARRY Woodman’s history-making try gave Exeter University the win, in their first ever...

Reds’ Edd is dead keen to lock in on his redemption

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Raiders unbraced for pace of dogged Wolfpack

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds.......69 Guernsey..........14 BURY St Edmunds produced a clinical, ruthless and all-round thrilling performance, to consign Guernsey...

Howe and Webb play to the whistle

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P......... 19 Henley Hawks.......25 LEO Webb’s individual brilliance and Toby Howe’s kicking both helped Henley Hawks to...

Pedlar’s on the gas in last-gasp score

By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................41 Old Albanians........34 ANTHONY Pedlar’s late try saw Old Albanians suffer a huge blow to their title bid,...

Jack and Joel climb up the hill and home

By DOUG MILLER Havant............... 48pts Barnes................38pts HAVANT clawed back from 21 points down, to inflict defeat on Barnes and lift themselves...

Breeze has cool hands as Exiles

By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........22 Canterbury.............. 21 LONDON Welsh earned a nail-biting home win over Canterbury, with Harry Breeze’s 79thminute try....

storm to victory

The visitors took the lead in the 71st minute, with Charlie McGovern’s try, as the rolling maul again came to the...

Ound worth rises with Ox changed

By PETER CROOT Oundle ..................... 71 Oxford H .................. 21 OUNDLE kept up the pace on the table’s top two, with...

Trouble King joins Coyle with double

By COILIN DUFFY Sevenoaks .............14 Dorking ................... 44 momentum. BRACES both for Jasper King and Max Coyle earned Dorking a convincing...

Heroic fly-half Reynolds bets keen Canter to a marvel finish

News By BEN JAYCOCK CANTERBURY fly-half Frank Reynolds is aiming for a big finish to the National Two East season with...

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GEORGENEWMAN POSITION AND TEAM Exeter Chiefs and England U20s scrum-half George Newman possesses devastating speed – a trait that has quickly...

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Rampant NBS are chasing historic double

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY NORTHAMPTON School for Boys aim to complete a historic cup double as they face Epsom in...

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Bath beat Durham to take League honours By JOSEPH TERRY BATH University claimed a maiden BUCS Super Rugby League title, sealed...

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England U18s taught lesson

ENGLAND U18s were thrashed 63-33 by France at Kingsley Road, Chinnor yesterday with France flyhalf Bixintxo Daguerre metronomic off the tee...

Dutch in mood for World Cup, says Temperley

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Eckersley: We will keep on working hard

By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE flanker Dan Eckersley insists club spirit remains strong despite a winless campaign that has left them in...

Pooler go close but Swansea hang on in the end

By CARL FIELD Round-up PONTYPOOL were made to pay the penalty at Swansea where they went down 20-18 in their rearranged...

Drua dazzle as Brumbies swept aside

By BEN JAYCOCK Try time: Etonia Waqa scoring for Fijian Drua PICTURE: Getty Images FIJIAN Drua secured their first-ever win over...

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Non-stop season likely to take toll

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TIME and the ever-evolving rugby seasons wait for no one. The final round of the 2026 Six...

Women’s match to break crowd record for club game

A CROWD record will fall this afternoon, with France’s AXA Elite 1 Feminin league match between league leaders Toulouse and mid-table...

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Jonathan Davies questions England training intensity after Six Nations defensive lapses

Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies believes England’s defensive issues in the Six Nations could be linked...

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The general expectation amongst most Irish rugby fans before the first kick-off of the 2026 Six Nations was to see improvements...

New Rugby Paper Roundup: Wales rising, England declining? Super Saturday Preview ft. Jonathan Davies!

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Compliance & Convenience: Why “Trustly” has become the gold standard for secure sports-adjacent transactions

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2026 Six Nations analysis: Who takes the crown in this Saturday’s finale?

Three games, three teams in contention, but only one winner of the Six Nations. That is the prospect of this year’s...

Six Nations 2026: Ollie Chessum in at blindside flanker only change for England against France

England have made only one change against France as they bid to avoid their worst-ever finish in the Six Nations by...

What to expect from the last matchday of Rugby’s Six Nations

The 2026 Six Nations has been blown wide open just before the finish line. France looked as if they were marching...

Betting.za.com supports amendments strengthening South Africa’s voluntary exclusion system and compliance requirements

Betting.za.com, a leading South African information site for online betting and gambling, has welcomed the publication of draft amendments to the...

Anthems, Anarchy, and the 48-Hour Church of the Six Nations

To the uninitiated, the Six Nations looks like a scheduled sequence of eighty-minute sports fixtures. But explaining match-day energy to a...

2026 Six Nations analysis: Where do England go from here after historic defeat to Italy?

It is not an overstatement to say that Saturday was one of the darkest days in recent English rugby history.

2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Three summary: Tarucas stay perfect and Pampas bounce back

Round Three began with an all-Argentine clash in Buenos Aires, where hosts Pampas were able to bounce back from their defeat...

Steve Borthwick insists RFU backing remains despite England’s Six Nations defeat to Italy

Steve Borthwick insists he retains the confidence of his RFU bosses despite England’s historic humbling in Rome yesterday.

Scotland set up Six Nations nail-biter after electrifying victory over France

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu revealed that the pressure on coach Gregor Townsend has been the inspiration behind their remarkable three-match winning...

All off to France for the Grand Slam then? Paul Rees on England’s Six Nations slide after another defeat

England set their sights on the Grand Slam but could end up with the wooden spoon.