What were you thinking, George?

FIRST of all, congratulations to Scotland on reclaiming the Calcutta Cup. No sour grapes here, the better side won but as...

Wales left to rue kick-off blunder

SUCH a pity Wales could not hold on for the win against Scotland to end their horrible run – but it...

We got ahead of ourselves again

WE English, are once again the punchline for Scottish jokes... and deservedly so. Whenever we string together some decent performances, we...

Clumsy Arundell was harshly treated

AM I the only person that thinks Mr Arundell was more than a little harshly treated, when he received his second...

England must stop kicking ball away

ENGLAND will not win any trophies as long as they kick the ball on a regular basis to the opposition. They...

We can turn things around, says Goatcher

■By BEN JAYCOCK LEICESTER Tigers director of rugby Fraser Goatcher admits it has been a “frustratingly positive” PWR season so far...

Sharks taken down by Lions

Lions ............... 34 Sharks .............22 LIONS bounced back from their Bulls’ mauling with a four-try victory in their rescheduled URC clash...

DREAMTEAM

ATKINS, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH HOOKER/BACK ROW, WHO NOW PLAYS FOR RAMS IN NATIONAL LEAGUE ONE, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE...

Brendan Gallagher: Award booming huge pens a full five points

We are losing so much from the game as World Rugby dumbs down in the professional era, which is bizarre considering...

Bradshaw digs deep to lift the burrowed Tykes out

■By WILLIAM BULL Leicester L ......29 Leeds Tykes ...33 LEEDS TYKES kept their survival chances alive with Albert Bradshaw’s try at...

TJs slayed as wild Titans make noise

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 21 Rotherham T .........41 ROTHERHAM TITANS came out on top on their travels to Tonbridge...

Bishop’s bolt on a brace to Bolton try

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............34 Clifton ...................... 19 BISHOP’S STORTFORD sailed to a second-half showing of Clifton, with a three-try...

Harding’s pair Blackheath to inspires triumph

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ......21pts Tries: Harding 3, 33; Sloot 43 Conversions: Morley 3, 33, 43 Rams .................... 5pts Try: Stone...

Prince Gwilliam leads with Taylor and Ly to follow DINGS

■By LILLEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings C..................... 19 Sedgley Park ...........0 DINGS CRUSADERS kept visitors Sedgley Park scoreless at Shaftesbury Park, battling hard...

Johnston on song to win it for Park

■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........36 Sale FC.....................24 HOSTS ROSSLYN PARK claimed a dramatic victory over Sale at the Rock, with...

Sale extended their Jolly goes out on a limb in one last act

■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............20 Plymouth A ............27 JACK JOLLY’S final kick of the game secured Plymouth Albion a losing...

Bustin knows his way to the try line, says boss Biljon

■By BEN JAYCOCK ROTHERHAM director of rugby Harvey Biljon hailed his No.8 Callum Bustin after he became the club’s all-time leading...

Smith is aiming to host USA late show

NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University full-back Corbin Smith has one eye on a home 2031 World Cup, positive about...

Zebras probed but hosts hold horses

By AVUYILE SAWULA Otley..........................32 Rossendale............26 HOME side Otley held on to a narrow win, despite Matthew Probert’s late try proving Rossendale’s...

Tiger Bennett likes big Billingham win

By HARVEY ALLEN Sheffield Tigers....46 Billingham................ 7 SHEFFIELD TIGERS mauled their visitors Billingham, winning to give Will Bennett a 300th game...

It’s always Scunny in dare-filled Hull fight

By ANDREW SMITH Scunthorpe.......41pts Hull......................32pts HOSTS Scunthorpe produced a clinical display to overcome Humberside rivals Hull, whose own late rally slashed...

Pretty winger Roberts walks Tyne down sweet line

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Fylde.........................26 A HAT TRICK of tries from Will Roberts assisted Tynedale in enhancing their playoff promotion hopes,...

Kung-fu Pinder kick half-splits Hoppers

■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............34 Preston G ................ 19 JACK PINDER’S pair of tries, either side of half-time, helped Wharfedale to...

Mowden lose grip on Ionians’ Holden

■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP ....... 19 Hull Ionians ........... 31 WESTLEIGH HOLDEN hit three to help Hull Ionians inflict a...

Hedgley bets that rainy Dale fund will profit in the long run

■By BEN JAYCOCK WHARFEDALE captain George Hedgley feels an unprecedented injury crisis has derailed the club’s National Two North campaign but...

Students are top of the class in tightest of tests

By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborogh S.. 45 Hornets..............35 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to Epinal Way to play Hornets after they had suffered a...

Happy Hinckley hit a half-century

By ANDY WARD Syston...................... 12 Hinckley.................. 51 HINCKLEY ran riot in the second half to bring the 50 up in one...

Jack makes it a really Goodwin!

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 15 Cinderford................11 THIS was a game of two halves as the home side persevered and eventually claimed...

The Beers are on Louis as his treble seals win

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............27pts Barnstaple........19pts TEAMS CHESTER: Cleverley, Robson, Clarke, Powell-Jones, Joseph, Roebuck, Morris, Williams, Craven, Bagshaw, Vare, Hamilton, Ivory, Beer,...

O’Kane the real deal as Camborne turn on the style

By BILL HOOPER Camborne................52 Exeter Uni................ 12 FLY-HALF Rory O’Kane marshalled Camborne to a bonus-point win with another mature performance from...

Zac attack does all of the damage

■By RORY MORROW Lymm ......................... 7 Old Redcliffians ...25 OLD Redcliffians claimed an away win, after an excellent first half condemned...

Thomas Putts the seal on fightback

■By HUW GRIFFIN Redruth ................... 18 Taunton Titans ....20 TAUNTON produced a strong second-half performance to secure a narrow victory at...

Top-scorer Sheppard is so happy to be a Hornet

■By CHRIS COLLYER Try machine: Hornets wing Josh Sheppard HORNETS top points scorer and hat-trick hero Josh Sheppard made his 50th...

In-form Fryatt is hat-trick hero for Combe

■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.47 Guernsey..........22 A FIRST-HALF hat-trick from Ben Fryatt laid the foundation for a convincing home win for...

Adams’ anguish as Barnes hold on

■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 8 Barnes...................... 10 SEVENOAKS and Barnes enjoyed an arm wrestle at Knole Paddock, edged by the visitors...

Thunderbolt Holt drives Havant win

■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................24 London Welsh........20 HAVANT overcame a 15-0 deficit to move up to eighth in the table. Scrum-half Ben...

Oundle on song in quest for glory

By PETER CROOT Statement win: Oundle celebrate PICTURES: Matt Fleming Lewis Finlay scores Oundle............... 45pts Old Albanians..14pts IN a much-anticipated top-of-the-table...

Botterill bags a hat-trick as Esher finally win in ’26

■By HECTOR VICKERS Esher.........................22 Henley Hawks....... 17 ESHER recorded their first win of 2026 with a scrappy victory. The ever-reliable James...

George Heads his team to triumph

■By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................24 Dorking ....................65 DORKING stormed to a big 11-try triumph at Oxford. George Head crossed inside...

Andrews leads the way for Bury

■By ANDREW HERLIHY George Bury St Edmunds .27 Canterbury ............. 10 THIS proved a pulsating match between teams with contrasting styles...

Indisciplined Dorking look to clean up their act

■By BEN JAYCOCK Full steam ahead: Dorking prop Nick Barry DORKING prop Nick Barry admits discipline has been the biggest factor...

LUKE DAVIDSON

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF South Africa-born fly-half Luke Davidson is fully immersed in England U20s and hopes to...

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It’s still all to play for in the race for finals day

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY THE girls ACE League round robin concludes on Wednesday with places in the grand final still...

Regional results

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Swansea hold on to steal it from Notts

BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY RELEGATION fighting Swansea held onto a vital 29-28 win over Nottingham to secure a second win...

My Life in Rugby: Lewis Gjaltema – A 76,000 crowd was quite a debut

Lewis Gjaltema, the former East Coast Bays, North Harbour, Harlequins and London Scottish scrum-half, who now plays for Tonbridge Juddians in...

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Jorgensen has Waratahs firing

By BEN JAYCOCK Take that: Max Jorgensen celebrates his Waratahs try PICTURE: Getty Images MAX Jorgensen scored a wonder try as...

Welsh Rugby

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