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...

YOUNG GUNS

KEALAN FREEMAN-PRICE GLOUCESTER HOOKER Kealan Freeman-Price recently made a bold switch from back row to hooker but the Gloucester forward is...

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Brave Lupus banking on Mo’unga class

By MATT McILRAITH THE fourth season of Japan Rugby League One kicks off this week, with the tournament opening with the...

L’borough make it ten wins in a row

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH have one hand on the BUCS Super Rugby league title after a statement 47-24 win...

Harrow through on away side rule

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi finals of the Continental Tyres National School Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl have all...

Clubs get together to help victims

By LUKE JARMYN TWO northern rugby clubs have raised more than £30,000 to support their members impacted in a fatal town...

Having a strong 2nd XV is crucial

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Orwin, below, the head coach at Preston Grasshoppers in National Two North Why...

Ebbw Vale take over at the top

Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale are the new leaders of Super Rygbi Cymru after they rallied...

Leaders keep up the pace

Premiership round-up IT’S AS you were at the top of the Welsh Premiership after the top three all won with a...