Lavender & Blacks laugh last at Lions

■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................54 Leicester Lions ....40 CLIFTON produced eight tries in a breathless encounter, to secure a crucial five-point...

Stortford ramp up their survival fight

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 31 Bishop’s S ...............36 BISHOP’S STORTFORD all but secured their National League 1 survival with a...

Lloyd Williams: Worcester Warriors will still want a place in the Prem

Promotion to the Prem will be scrapped from next season, leaving ambitious clubs like Worcester Warriors desperate to restore their long-term...

Paul Rees’ Six Nations 2026 analysis – Nothing beyond liberated France

France may be out in front in the race for the Six Nations crown, but the championship has had enough twists...

Only fight will do for Ionians in tight-end for Otley

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....29 Otley...................27 HULL IONIANS were forced to work for their bonus-point win, against an Otley side pushing...

Tyne turn Hull on side as hosts sink

■By RICHARD GORE Hull............................25 Tynedale.................35 HULL’S BLISTERING start was overturned by visitors Tynedale, in a contest which was truly turned on...

Sheff half-century unrolls thrifty Bills

■By MIKE BROWN Billingham................ 7 Sheffield..................52 FORM side Sheffield underlined their title credentials with a dominant eight-try win at Billingham. The...

Gilliland grows on Fylde in three-flowing fill of tries

■By WILL JUDD Touchdown: Adam Lanigan scores for Fylde and, right, Oli Riddiough on the attack for Wharfedale PICTURES: Mike Inkley...

Magician Freeman tricks Mowden as Browne stars

■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................66 Darlington MP........26 SAM FREEMAN pulled the strings for Preston Grasshoppers, as Jacob Browne’s hat-trick display helped...

Secret Dale bond suits Rogers more

By HARVEY ALLEN Rossendale ............29 Sheffield Tigers ...22 FINN ROGERS’ tally of 19-points helped bottom-placed Rossendale pick up only their fourth...

Macc sparked by Inverdale invitation

By JEAN BULL Macclesfield .........50 Scunthorpe ............ 19 MACCLESFIELD sure entertained their guest, NRL chairman John Inverdale, with a thumping of...

Noah hopes The Club can Sloot for their hopeful stars

By BEN JAYCOCK Ever-present: Blackheath flanker Noah Sloot BLACKHEATH flanker Noah Sloot believes the Club’s new recruits have injected the hunger...

Super-sub Thomas steps up to save Redruth

By AVUYILE SAWULA Barnstaple.......21 Redruth.............21 BARNSTAPLE and Redruth shared the spoils in a highly entertaining Devon derby draw at Potting-ton Road....

Pitcher this! Lymm owe win to James

By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni................33 Lymm........................42 LYMM emerged victorious after taking control through clinical finishing and consistent goal-kicking. The visitors struck...

Struggling Syston stun their hosts

By WILLIAM BULL Old Redcliffians.... 31 Syston......................38 OLD Redcliffians surrendered a commanding half-time lead as bottom side Syston produced a stunning...

Ruthless Hinckley hailed by coaches

By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley............36pts Luctonians.......... 0pts THE was a huge win for Hinckley, which proved defence wins games! The hosts started...

Polledri to the four as Cinderford savour success

By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............47 Chester.....................40 CINDERFORD emerged as victors over Chester in a 13-try thriller. The visitors were first to score...

Camborne stung by shock defeat

By HUW GRIFFIN Hornets ....................40 Camborne ............... 17 LEADERS Camborne headed to Hornets looking to maintain their excellent form this season...

It’s tries aplenty as Titans take spoils

By MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans ....56 Loughborough S ...29 A 14-TRY bonanza with the Titans scoring nine and the Students five...

Sam James expects Redruth young guns to aim for biggest finish

Redruth inside centre Sam James relishes the challenge of the tightness of the National Two West table and reckons his side’s...

Thomas tees up Raiders for top triumph

By SAMANTHA EMMA Guernsey..........36 Havant...............26 GUERNSEY produced a strong second-half display to secure a 10-point home victory over Havant. The visitors...

Will shows the way for buoyant Barnes

By RICH FENECH Barnes......................47 Westcombe Park..24 WILLIAM NICHOLSON helped inspire Barnes to victory over Westcombe Park. Ewan Murphy stormed through the...

In-form Bury turn on promotion style

By MARK WILKIN-JONES London Welsh........22 Bury St Edmunds..64 BURY St Edmunds are firmly in the promotion hunt after a 10-try demolition...

Hayhow makes Hawks so happy

Henley............... 45pts Sevenoaks........26pts By ALISTAIR BEYNON HENLEY Hawks put together arguably their best performance of the season with a six-try victory...

Dorking are in full Bloom as Tom packs a punch

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................30 Esher........................... 5 ESHER were ultimately unable to live with the power of Dorking’s forwards as they outmuscled...

Second-half blitz seals stunning win

By ADAM CLEARY Canterbury ............. 51 Oundle .....................33 A REMARKABLE second-half comeback from Canterbury saw them claim a memorable bonus-point victory...

Seyi shines as the leaders impress

By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians .......54 Oxford H ..................29 OLD Albanians show their class to overcome bottom side Oxford Harlequins. The...

It’s end of an era at Welsh as Griffiths calls it a day

By BEN JAYCOCK Stepping down: London Welsh DoR Cai Griffiths LONDON Welsh director of rugby Cai Griffiths is stepping down after...

VICTOR WORSNIP

YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE Bristol centre Victor Worsnip scored a match-winning try against Wales on his England U20s...

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Worthing to meet Hartpury in title decider

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY TABLE toppers Hartpury will face Worthing for Girls ACE League title at Allianz Stadium in March,...

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L’borough and Bath to play at home in semis

BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH and Bath secured home semifinal places and extended their winning runs to nine matches....

Oxford reclaim trophy

VARSITY MATCH OXFORD University ended their Varsity drought with a 37-25 victory over Cambridge at StoneX Stadium, reclaiming the trophy for...

Dark Blue double

VARSITY MATCH OXFORD Women won the Varsity Match for the second year in a row, and the 24th time in their...

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Crusaders hit back to teach Chiefs a lesson

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Firing back: George Bell on the charge for Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images CRUSADERS’ title credentials flickered back...

My Life in Rugby: Matt Riley – Playing for England U21s was a dream

Former Sale Sharks and Sedgley Park centre, Matt Riley, reflects on his life in rugby.

Ampthill are gunning for strong finish, says Rylands

■ By BEN JAYCOCK AMPTHILL flanker Charles Rylands believes a lack of game management has cost his side dearly this season,...

FANTASY RUGBY 2025/26

Today’s update covers the period Sunday February 15 through to Saturday February 21. I have activated all of the substitutions that...

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Hughes grabs the glory for Llandovery

Super Rygbi Cup Rygbi ■ By CARL FIELD IOAN Hughes was the hero for Llandovery as his last-gasp penalty sent the...

Beddau stay clear thanks to Roberts

Premiership BEDDAU remain a point clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after picking up a 33-12 bonus-point win at...

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Healy set to join in O’Gara’s rebuild

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN New man: Ben Healy is heading to La Rochelle from Edinburgh with Antoine Hastoy, Departing PICTURES: Alamy...

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Six Nations analysis: How Ireland changed the tone of their campaign

From losing in Paris by 22 points to winning at Twickenham by 21, the mindset and questionable form in Andy Farrell’s...

Tracking the financial health of Premiership clubs in 2026: What the reports reveal

The romanticism of rugby finance died the day we lost Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish. Back then, the game faced an...

Rugby Life Lessons: 15 Principles That Shape Character

Rugby is more than just a sport; it’s a way of life that instils numerous principles that can be applied off...

New Rugby Paper Roundup: Italy v England Six Nations preview ft Christian Day – MasterChef to RPA leader

In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by one of rugby’s most influential...