Joe Hawkins still has Wales in his sight

By Mark Stevens Joe Hawkins insists he still harbours dreams of representing Wales again at international level. With five Test caps...

John Barnes knows he’s on a tough road with Hartpury

By Ben Jaycock Hartpury have improved year on year since joining the Championship but director of rugby John Barnes says they...

Drop group action and examine selected cases

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points by Brendan Gallagher I was very struck the other...

Magnificent Sam Marques deserves place at the top table

The splendid Samuel Marques – 35 but still going strong and mulling coming out of international retirement – has been declared...

Eben Etzebeth has final word as Springboks claim crown

By Ben Jaycock South Africa .................... 48pts Tries: Fassi 8, 33; du Toit 14, 73, Kolbe 38, Marx 69, Kriel 77...

Next generation of All Blacks looks special – Sam Cane

By Ben Jaycock New Zealand ................... 33pts Tries: Reece 16, Jordan 22, Clarke 41, 64; Williams 55 Conversions: Barrett 23, 42,...

It’ll be tough for Steve Diamond to get Newcastle Falcons up the table

By Jeff Probyn, A front row view of the game The start of the Premiership season last week threw up, as...

15 who have a chance to shine in the Premiership

Brendan Gallagher selects a team of young, and not so young, players in the Premiership to keep an eye on this...

I came on against Italy and made a difference – Lee Dickson

My Life in Rugby - Lee Dickson Enjoying life: Lee Dickson playing for Northampton Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Lee Dickson the...

Ten years on and a handful still stand

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Veteran: George Ford playing against Australia in November 2014 PICTURE: Getty Images NOVEMBER...

When every story always seems to lead back to that lineout…

WHILE his native Ulster were in Johannesburg for their fixture against the Lions, one of the province’s old players was otherwise...

Sterland helps the Lions to rediscover their roar

■By PHIL THOMAS Leicester L ......29 Sedgley P ........23 LEICESTER Lions secured their first win of the season in a tough...

Dogs bite back to deny the Titans

■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 21 Rotherham T ......... 17 SALE FC secured victory over Rotherham to bounce back from...

Priest answers all Moseley prayers

■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............35 Blackheath ............ 13 MOSELEY proved too good for Blackheath, with star man Ethan Priest leading...

Albion make most of generosity of the hosts

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ....... 20pts Tries: Kiff 41, Biard 45 Conversions: Cooke 42, 46 Penalties: Cooke 19, 31 Plymouth...

Rosslyn Park off the mark as MP search goes on

■ By TOM PHILLIPS Darlington MP ....... 13 Rosslyn Park .........46 ROSSLYN Park enjoyed their long trip up north to Darlington...

Honey so sweet in tightest battle

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...36 Rams........................ 44 DINGS stepped ahead with an early penalty, but were tested throughout the game with...

Jake Monson causes biggest of storms

By Eddie McAteer Esher......................... 17 Richmond................52 Richmond rattled up a half-century of points with a dominant display at Esher. The visitors...

Balding thinking big as Moseley set sights on Championship

By CIARA FEARN FOLLOWING a strong showing last season, Birmingham Moseley have made a fast start this term and have their...

Spence shines brightly for happy Hoppers

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate......... 31 Preston G..........38 THIS proved to be an open match of two halves. Preston were much the...

Visitors give hosts Hull a late scare

By RICHARD GORE Hull............................40 Billingham..............26 HULL raced into a 40-7 half-time lead only to see a dramatic Billingham comeback make the...

Dixon delighted by ‘cohesive’ Tykes

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........37 Hull Ionians............25 LEEDS Tykes maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with a dazzling attacking display...

Otley survive the scares to send Dale packing

By NICK DOYLE Otley......................... 44 Wharfedale............ 31 OTLEY scored in the first minute when Ben Waddington went over and, after a...

Jordan’s treble is just great for Fylde

By WILL JUDD Fylde.................. 47pts Chester.............. 24pts JORDAN Dorrington grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fylde proved too strong for Chester....

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................... 7 Sheffield..................38 A HAT-TRICK from Will Smith helped Sheffield maintain their 100 per cent winning start to...

Lymm hold on by narrowest margin

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....27 Lymm........................28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in...

Good Evans! Peter’s happy player-led work is fitting the Bill

By CHRIS COLLYER Well done: Jonny Horner and Jacob Holmes WITH a second home win secured in front of a loyal...

Strong set-piece attacks scupper Clifton

By WYN TIGLEY Clifton................36 Cinderford........40 IT had been seven years since Cinderford made the trip over the Severn Bridge, and this...

Devonport out of Luc in hunt for win

By MO SHER Devonport S............ 21 Luctonians..............39 BASEMENT side Devonport Services belied their lowly league position by giving early pacesetters Luctonians...

Macc fight back to level the scores

By BEN DAVIS Macclesfield..........34 Old Redcliffians....34 MACCLESFIELD’S return to National 2 has so far been impressive with seven points from three...

Students continue unbeaten season

By SAM SMITH Action-packed: Jack Howells goes over for try and, PICTURES: Peter Charlish below, Ralfie Willot scores L’ghborough S.49pts Camborne..........31pts...

Crafty Carter kicks Hornets to an impressive win

By MIKE PHILLIPS Hornets.....................64 Hinckley..................42 HORNETS welcomed Hinckley to the Nest in a much-anticipated game by the home support, however a...

Redruth dish out a lesson in driving

BY BILL HOOPER Redruth....................45 Exeter Uni................ 30 REDRUTH came out on top in a thriller against the students from Exeter. Playing...

Titanic effort leads Taunton to victory

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....27 Bournville...............20 TAUNTON’S four tries came from Ratu Vakalutukali, Harry Wright, Jermaine Jones and Rocky Prowse with...

Slow start for Hinckley’s promising new talent

By HANNAH BOYLE Early promise: Saints academy loanee Louis Haley HINCKLEY’S start to the season has not been what many were...

Raiders shrug off pressure as Jones leads way

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 41 Canterbury.......23 GUERNSEY came from behind to secure an emphatic win over Canterbury. Right from the start...

New boys put to the sword again

By EDWARD MARRIAGE Colchester.............. 19 Old Albanians........38 OLD Albanians proved too strong for league new boys Colchester, who are still searching...

McRae’s treble spearheads win

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................47 Bury St Edmunds..27 DORKING outscored Bury St Edmunds by six tries to three with wing Toby McRae...

Quins are held as Hawks swoop to take fair share

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H.............19pts Henley H.............19pts Try time: Archie van Dijk on his way to scoring for Oxford and, PICTURES:...

Harris grabs winning try for Park in close clash

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................23 Westcombe P.........26 WESTCOMBE Park snatched a narrow win at Havant with a try in the dying moments....

Graham double seals maximum

By ADAM CLEARY Sevenoaks................ 5 Barnes......................26 BARNES recorded a bonus-point win at Sevenoaks after an impressive display saw them leave Kent...

Barnes hat-trick sinks old mates

By GARETH WITHERS Worthing.................... 5 Tonbridge J............38 TONBRIDGE Juddians maintained their perfect start to the season as they collected a fourth...

Gwilliam’s ambition to build from the bottom

By TOM KELLY Boss: Taff Gwilliam PICTURE: Matthew Walker CANTERBURY director of rugby Taff Gwilliam is deter mined to grow the...

Matthews proud to be leading England

■By BEN JAYCOCK PHOEBE Murray and Bo Westcombe-Evans make their Red Roses debuts tonight as England begin their WXV1 title defence...

Aussies give Wales the runaround

■By STEVE RILEY Australia .........37 Wales ................ 5 AUSTRALIA were too hot to handle, running in six tries to claim an...

Easson pleased with solid defence

■By DANIEL CLARKE South Africa ..31 Japan ............... 24 HOSTS South Africa got their campaign off to a strong start by...

Ireland face tough New Zealand test

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Monday. Kick-off 3am IRELAND take on world champions New Zealand this morning looking...

Sio’s late try denies Dutch historic win

NETHERLANDS were denied an historic win over Samoa as Ana-Lise Sio’s last gasp try broke Dutch hearts. Linneke Gevers put Netherlands...

You need to review, reflect and adapt – Luke Allen

Steve Hill puts the questions to Luke Allen, below, director of rugby at Henley Hawks Why did you get into coaching...

Young Guns – Tom Dye

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 PROP Tom Dye has the rare ability to play both sides of the scrum and...