Unbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash

■By BEN CROPPER Lymm.................. 30pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds...

Chester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................39 Hull............................ 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull...

Fylde enjoy try-fest at the Woodlands

■ By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................56 Otley..........................29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to...

High-flying hosts see off Dale threat

■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield..................43 Wharfedale............ 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in...

Try bragging rights on the line for Otley’s Crossland

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Over the moon: Otley’s Eddie Crossland EDDIE Crossland is enjoying a try-scoring battle with his cousin Josh...

Hawks are flying to repel Raiders’ efforts

■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...............26 Guernsey.......... 15 HENLEY Hawks put together their best performance of the season in a ferocious and...

Wallace stars in Combe thriller

■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........39 Colchester..............36 TOBY Wallace’s hat-trick and Harry Hudson’s last-gasp try saw Westcombe Park snatch victiry from...

McRae double in late Dorking romp

■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................50 Sevenoaks..............26 DORKING eventually ran out comfortable winners, outscoring Sevenoaks by eight tries to four, having been only...

Dramatic late win boosts leaders

■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................25pts Tonbridge J......26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat...

Earnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery

■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............49 Havant......................53 HAVANT came out on top in a match of more than 100 points at...

OA pay price for poor home form

■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian........... 17 Canterbury..............54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find...

Quainton quality leads Quins win

■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford.......................34 Worthing.................. 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going...

College helps Benning learn lessons for the big leagues

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Henley back rower Will Benning HENLEY College has proved a useful pathway for the likes...

Uni lads hang on in face of last-gasp barrage

■ By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 34 Bournville........ 31 DESPITE an incredible second-half comeback, Exeter University held on for victory against...

Ducker hat-trick boosts leaders

■ By TOM BARRY Old Redcliffians.... 19 Camborne................57 CAMBORNE showed why they are at the top of the league with a...

Lucs get lucky after Link double

■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............22 Hornets..................... 19 LUCTONIANS will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very...

Cooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree

■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley............62pts Macclesfield.... 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw,...

In-form Clifton cling on for win after red card

■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................33 Taunton...................26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned...

Services are off the mark at last

■ By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S............27 Redruth....................23 DEVONPORT Services won their first game since promotion to National League 2 West as...

Students taught a forward lesson

■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford............... 50 Loughborough S....24 CINDERFORD beat Loughborough Students in a 12-try game with a set-piece masterclass. The...

Cook forced to cool it as entertainers run amok

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Red alert: Old Redcliffians wing Jon Cook FREE-SCORING Old Redcliffians are National Two West’s entertainers and Jon...

YOUNG GUNS

JOE DAVIS NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF Despite being only 18, Joe Davis has broken into Newcastle’s Premiership matchday squad and is now chasing...

Biarritz was truly a baptism of fire

MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID McILWAINE THE FORMER ULSTER, BRISTOL, DONCASTER & LEEDS FULL-BACK On the run: David McIlwaine playing for Bristol...

England need to be more consistent

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Man in the middle: Referee Angus Gardner seemed to be doing his...

Mediocre Exeter have it all to do

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES WITH six rounds down, 12 to go, and Premiership Cup action draining university resources, men’s BUCS...

Gosforth made to fight all the way

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the...

It’s important to be honest with players

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan George, below, head coach at Old Albanians Why did you get into coaching...

Walker keen to drive Chinnor on

By CHRIS COLLYER CHAMPIONSHIP newsboys Chinnor made a promising start to their inaugural season in the second tier and despite being...

Jasmine is a class above

By BEN JAYCOCK High life: Jasmine Joyce-Butchers is loving her rugby PICTURES: Getty Images CROSS CODE star Jasmine Joyce-Butchers has taken...

Cuthbert: Wales have to deliver

Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT ALEX Cuthbert says the pressure on Wales is huge ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series game...

FANTASY RUGBY 2024/25

Welcome to the latest update of this season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period from Sunday October 27...

Results

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Ironmen take the spoils on derby day

Welsh Premiership round-up THE Rhondda derby day bragging rights belonged to Merthyr who defeated rivals Pontypridd 28-25 at the Wern. Flanker...

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Roll up, roll up: Crowds are rising to record levels

CROWD numbers in French rugby’s top two professional leagues have risen to record levels, according to figures released from the Ligue...

Anyanwu heads the list of star attractions

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOP 14 transfer speculation is always thoroughly entertaining, and this season has – so far – been...

Forthcoming fixtures

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Ten-week ban for Sale’s Hill

ENGLAND lock Jonny Hill has been given a 10week suspension following an incident involving a fan after Sale’s Premiership semi-final defeat...

Goldthorp can challenge Kildunne for No.15 spot

Probyn: England need to be more consistent ■By JOE HARVEY >> Page 37 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning head coach Nathan Smith is backing...

‘Unmatched’- Ten unmissable player matchups in the Autumn Nations Series this weekend

This weekend of the Autumn Nations Series almost entirely consists of fixtures that are expected to be decided by extremely fine margins, leading...

Wales vs Fiji – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports All eyes will be on the Principality Stadium on Sunday afternoon as Wales kick off their autumn...

France vs Japan – Match Preview

France will kick off their autumn campaign on Saturday night as they welcome Japan to Paris. France is one of the...

Italy vs Argentina – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Italy will kick off the autumn campaign as they welcome Argentina to Rome. The Italians will...

England vs Australia – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England will welcome Australia to the Allianz Stadium on Saturday as they aim to secure their...

Ireland v All Blacks talking points: Andy Farrell’s side keen to right wrongs

Ireland launch their Autumn Nations Series fixtures with Friday evening’s mouthwatering clash against New Zealand. The All Blacks, who knocked Andy...

The Rise of Women’s Rugby

Women’s rugby has surged onto the global stage, captivating audiences and shattering expectations with its explosive growth and success. What was...

There are no excuses – Tom Curry demands England ‘step up’ against Australia

Tom Curry insists England’s players must take responsibility for the inability to close out winning positions and adopt a “no excuses”...

Ireland vs All Blacks Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports This weekend, rugby action kicks off with a bang as Ireland takes on New Zealand at...