Swift move to fit in another international

ANOTHER so-called Test match is squeezed into a congested calendar with such indecent haste that nobody can be sure as to...

Lawes can bring some order

Paul Rees says the former England captain who has signed for Brive will have much to offer when he retires Brive...

Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Maud Muir

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Oxford Date of Birth: 12/07/01 Community Club: Oxford Harlequins Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand November 2021...

Scarratt is glad to be back after 13 months

By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ................33pts Tries: Pam 17, Skeldon 32, 46, Ward 36, Gallagher 63 Conversions: Reed 17, 36, 46, 63...

Harlequins the happier as Chiefs hold on for draw

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs .....................19pts Tries: Menin 20, MacDonald 29, Buchanan 65 Conversions: Cantorna 21, 30 Harlequins ..........................19pts Tries: Powell...

Gloucester determined

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 2pm WOMEN’S Premiership pacesetters Gloucester-Hartpury face bottom side Sale for the second...

Champ sides can compete

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk @therugbypaper.co.uk UNLUCKY Ealing! They...

Tigers can’t keep pace with battling Trailfinders

By JAMES RILEY Leicester .........14pts Tries: McGhie 32, Brody 41 Conversions: Jones 33, 42 Trailfinders ....29pts Tries: Crake 14, 36; Schell...

Do players really know the laws?

PETER Jackson correctly says, “a defending team cannot charge from their goal line until the kicker moves in any direction”. Surely...

Ealing prop shows way

MANY top players have left England for financial, family or motivational reasons. With bankruptcies of four top clubs, disillusionment with national...

I just love playing and had an amazing career

My Life in Rugby with Mark Best - The former Ulster, Jersey Reds and Doncaster Knights centre discusses his career in the...

When the B grade was full of A stars

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS England A crank back into action today...

Don’t let refs help the time wasters

THE sheer perversity of referees helping time wasting goal kickers looking to run the clock down by helpfully counting down the...

Lisbon? Let’s go…

There are no Six Nations fixtures next weekend but the all singing, all dancing Os Lobos are playing Spain in their...

Hurray! Hamilton hero for hungry hosts

By MICK THOMAS Leicester L ......36 Sedgley P ........ 17 LEICESTER Lions got back to winning ways on a heavy Westleigh...

Park make most of the generosity

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 21 Rosslyn Park .........27 STORTFORD’S industry and effort was cancelled out by a glut of errors,...

Warboys hat-trick crowns the rout

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.................... 80 Taunton Titans .... 10 CHINNOR produced a sparkling perfor mance of running rugby to notch a...

Top tryscorer deserves an Oskar for super FC!

By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............37pts B Moseley ........ 31pts Tries: Brady 22, Burrow 31, Bradley 50, Hirskyj-Douglas 77 Conversions: Curtis 23,...

It’s joy for Jake as victory sealed on his big day

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............3 4 Plymouth A ............ 12 JAKE Lloyd celebrated his 200th appearance in club colours with his...

Max makes Hay as the main man

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 14 Rams.........................28 RAMS kept up the race for the title with a bonus-point win over DMP....

Winfield drop goal seals a big battle

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............40 Richmond................34 IN an exhilarating backand-forth clash, Cinderford clinched victory over Richmond. Joe Winfield’s early penalty gave Cinderford...

It’s cup finals all the way for coach Marcus and his men

By BEN JAYCOCK Bishop's Stortford secured an impressive win away at Sedgley Park last weekend to boost their survival bid, and...

Another week and another cruel loss for Field

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...32 Fylde................. 34 A DRAMATIC late turnaround saw unlucky Huddersfield thwarted for a second week in a row....

Dean a delight as Hull enjoy top win

By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 21 Wharfedale............ 10 HULL’S first victory against a top-four side was based on a team effort of...

It’s 12th time lucky for battling Ionians

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 31 Lymm........................ 19 AT the 12th time of asking, Hull Ionians pulled off a victory that...

Super subs seal a superb success

By ADAM DICKINSON Sheffield............27pts Tynedale........... 19pts SHEFFIELD pulled away from a dogged Tynedale side to record a bonus-point victory after key...

Hawksworth helps to hand Tigers another triumph

By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield Tigers....32 Preston G.................26 SHEFFIELD Tigers made it five wins from their last six games with a bonus-point...

Top man Turpin robs the visitors

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........57 Billingham.............. 13 LEEDS Tykes remain unbeaten after another convincing victory over struggling Billingham. The visitors opened...

A loss for Moss as Titans spoil party

By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 13 Rotherham T..........34 JASON Moss made his 200th league appearance, but despite a Titanic performance, Otley couldn’t...

Minikin ready to see battle going right down to wire

By BEN JAYCOCK Hull Ionians finished third in National Two North last year but are up against it at the wrong...

Foxes flounder in face of Combe fightback

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P..27 Canterbury....... 14 WESTCOMBE Park conjured an impressive second-half comeback as they downed Canterbury. A visiting side...

Raiders hit back to stun the Saints

By HENRY PARISH Worthing..................32 Bury St Edmunds.. 31 ELATED Worthing head coach Fred Pierrepont paid homage to his team’s “outstanding reaction”...

Osborne on song in Dorking victory

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 50 Old Albanians........24 DORKING ran out comfortable winners as they outscored Old Albanians eight tries to four...

Heald buoyed by battling home triumph for Barnes

By RICH FENECH Barnes................36pts Guernsey........... 21pts JACK Heald was delighted to see Barnes come through a testing contest against Guernsey with...

Peters brace cuts down Oaks as Esher stay top

By ADAM CLEARY Esher......................... 41 Sevenoaks.............. 31 ESHER remain top of the table after a bonus-point win over a tough Sevenoaks...

Vikings floored by rampant Juddians

By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham..... 17 Tonbridge J............45 SEVEN-TRY Tonbridge Juddians were simply too good for North Walsham Vikings. Despite three...

Dons fail to halt high-flying Hawks

By PHIL DAVIES Wimbledon.............22 Henley Hawks.......32 A LATE brace of tries from flanker David Aniebonam ensured Wimbledon had something to celebrate...

We were hit by a World of pain, says Osborne

By BEN JAYCOCK Wimbledon head coach Collin Osborne says a big factor in their relegation fight is his players being unavailable...

Bennett’s late brace seals big win for Dudley

By ROGER OPIE Dudley K............33 Clifton................27 LOWLY Dudley Kingswinford scored a late try to seal an unlikely victory over Clifton in...

Jennings tips the balance for Boro

By JOE SANTAMARIA Loughborough S....38 Exeter Uni................ 31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students avenged their November defeat to Exeter University in a thrilling 11-try...

It’s seven heaven in OId Reds romp

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Old Redcliffians....47 Camborne................ 15 OLD Redcliffians ran in seven tries as they despatched visitors Camborne. The win capped...

Arscott’s aces turn up heat on Lucs

By JOSH THOMAS Luctonians.......... 8pts Dings C............... 17pts DINGS Crusaders closed the gap on table-toppers Luctonians with a hardfought win at...

Decalmer fires as Bourn make a break for safety

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............57 Newport (S)............ 17 NATHAN Decalmer’s brilliant hat-trick moved Bournville closer to safety, but shunted Newport nearer to...

Sumner builds for the future with new-look Bournville side

By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a difficult season for Bournville in National Two West, the Midlanders have enjoyed high praise for a...

Reds claim draw in thrilling finale

■ BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 17 Hornets..................... 17 HIGH drama in the 18th minute of time added on saw Redruth’s Tommy Phillips...

Woods at double in Chester victory

■ By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Chester.....................38 CHESTER emerged as deserved winners over hosts Hinckley in a thrilling game played in...

Chiefs on a mission to down Crusaders

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby Pacific started with a bang as a repeat of last year’s final...

We need to progress, both on and off pitch

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME NOW the teams have had their week off hopefully they have had...

This is probably the safest the sport has been

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jacob Ford, below, the director of rugby at Ipswich School...

Hartpury crowned National League champs

BUCS RUGBY  By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury women sealed their second successive Women’s National League (league) crown with a 76-21 victory over...