Fylde grit is in vain as Dale stand tall

By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde.........................28 Tynedale.................34 TYNEDALE made it back-to-back wins as they condemned Fylde to their fourth defeat in a row....

Titans continue their perfect start

By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 17 Rotherham T..........37 ROTHERHAM Titans made it seven wins out of seven with a bonus-point win against...

Power of three for Peter in Hull’s joy

By MO SHER Hull......................40pts Billingham....... 24pts A SUPERB hat-trick from Peter Hudson-Kowalewicz secured Hull a well-deserved bonus-point win against Billingham, keeping...

Sanderson makes his mark to set up Ionians

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............3 6 Wharfedale............23 HULL Ionians found their energy levels and confidence to storm into 19-0 lead in...

Waddington gets Otley off to a flier

By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................45 Lymm........................34 DESPITE getting the bonus point within the first quarter, it was harum scarum for Otley in...

Jukes too hot for Grasshoppers

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........53 Preston G................. 21 A SCINTILLATING back three performance helped leaders Leeds Tykes see off Preston Grasshoppers....

Oliver looks destined for the top after stirring start

By EDDIE McATEER Tynedale have started the season with one win and five losses, however in Jacob Oliver they have something...

Dudley leave it too late to thwart Camborne

By NICK JACOBS Dudley K............14 Camborne......... 31 STRUGGLING Dudley left their rally far too late to yield anything from a disappointing...

Payne on song for Bournville

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............34 Exeter Uni................ 31 BOURNVILLE produced the performance they had been threatening for four weeks to stun the...

Clifton capitalise on explosive start

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 14 Clifton.......................49 CLIFTON blew Hinckley away in the opening stages at Leicester Road in a clinical performance....

Redruth pack a punch to seal win

By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............40pts Loughborough.31pts A POWERFUL second-half display spearheaded by the Redruth pack saw the home side overturn a half-time...

In-form Gethin makes it a Long day for Hornets

By NATHAN EDWARDS Hornets..................... 21 Chester.....................48 A RAMPANT Chester, inspired by Gethin Long, scored seven tries in a victory to extend...

Grimes hat-trick crowns easy day

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............39 Newport (S).............. 5 LUCTONIANS didn’t disappoint their home support with a comfortable seven-try triumph over struggling Newport....

Late Millner magic seals it for Dings

By ADAM DICKINSON Old Redcliffians....29 Dings C.....................32 DINGS snatched a dramatic victory over local rivals Old Redcliffians thanks to Oliver Millner’s...

Ford proving to be the right Guy to lead Chester charge

By OLLY PINHEY Chester head coach Guy Ford is proud of how his side has adapted to National Two West after...

Barnes helps give Worthing a second success

By FRANK REYNOLDS Worthing.......... 46 Old Albanians.36 WORTHING got their second league win of the season after a resounding first-half performance...

Bury savour a first win on their travels

By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon............. 31 Bury St Eds..............45 BURY St Edmunds secured their first away win of the season in an...

Thrilling finale to a scrappy contest

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............29 Sevenoaks..............29 WHAT proved a scrappy, stop-start derby, not helped by an excessive amount of whistle from...

Pierre proves Esher are back in title reckoning

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Esher.................. 46pts Henley................25pts Touchdown: Fergus Donnelly crossing the whitewash just before half time. Right, Henley’s Kaspar Strugar goes...

Wyman sparks Westcombe as the Vikings stormed

By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham....... 7 Westcombe P.........59 NATHAN WYMAN led the way as Westcombe Park turned on the style to...

Hat-tricks at the double for hosts

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 Guernsey................. 14 HAT-TRICKS from Craig Holland and Toby McRae sealed Dorking’s best performance of the season thus...

Barnes hang on after sin-binnings

By TOM MCARTHUR Barnes......................39 Canterbury..............22 BARNES finished the game as comfortable winners despite a flurry of yellows that left them with...

Tom shows different codes not Poles apart

By BEN CONEYBEARE Representing your country is one of the highest honours any rugby player can hope to receive, so to...

Young Guns: Gloucester hooker Gareth Blackmore

From playing barefoot rugby in South Africa to battling in England’s west country of Gloucester, tyro Gareth Blackmore has already enjoyed...

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Wallaby exit is all Eddie’s fault -Campo

NEWS EXTRA By NICK POWELL DAVID Campese admits Australia didn’t deserve to get through to the knockout stages of the World...

Brilliant Exeter are far too hot to handle

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Reigning Cup champions Exeter University became new leaders on Wednesday as they destroyed Loughborough 57-26 at...

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Matthews keeps Ipswich on track

SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Ipswich continued their flawless start to the season with a 45-19 victory in a bicentenary fixture...

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England likely to win ugly against Fiji, says Easter

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON NICK Easter is yet to be convinced by Steve Borthwick’s England, ruling them out of contention for the...

Williams keen to see Vakatawa in action

James Williams is excited to see what sort of impact Virimi Vakatawa can have on Bristol and the Premiership.  Vakatawa has...

‘A couple of senior caps would have been nice’

My Life in Rugby with Chris Catling - The England A, Gloucester, Exeter, Worcester, Beziers & Amatori Catania full-back talks about...

Why I’m expecting a big win for England

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As England continue with their World Cup journey against Fiji today, the...

Vale swap places with Drovers at top

By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up EBBW VALE replaced Llandovery at the top of the Premiership table after a 25-17 win over...

Cardiff Met on form to snatch last-minute win

Championship round-up CARDIFF MET ended Ystrad Rhondda’s 100 per cent winning start in Championship East as they snatched a memorable 39-32...

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Galthie’s spolit for options out wide

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHENEVER an international match is on the horizon, whether or not there’s a Rugby World Cup on...

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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 15/10/23

Wales, Ireland and England are all set for huge quarter-finals this weekend, and you can find reports from the games involving...

Ireland resist injuries to go unchanged against New Zealand

Ireland have overcome several knocks to name an unchanged XV against New Zealand for potentially the highest octane quarter-final in Rugby...

Farrell at fly-half, Smith full-back for Fiji quarter-final

Captain Owen Farrell will start at fly-half with fellow number 10 Marcus Smith at full-back for England‘s crunch World Cup quarter-final...

Biggar back for Wales as heavyweights return

Wales have brought several heavyweights back into the starting XV as Argentina name a largely unchanged side for their quarter-final clash....

Australia don’t have a style of rugby – Campese

David Campese admits Australia didn’t deserve to get through to the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup, but does not...

Premiership Rugby 2023/24 weekly previews: Round One

England are not out of the World Cup yet, but the country’s domestic league gets underway this Friday with Bristol Bears...

Shades of 2015 in current All Blacks team – Fitzpatrick

All Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick sees parallels between the current New Zealand team and their 2015 World Cup winning squad.  Despite...

Series 3, Episode 12: RWC Pool review and QF preview with David Campese

The Rugby World Cup pool stages have come to an end, and what a way to finish! Portugal landed their first...

Ryan and Hansen unlikely to feature in Ireland’s quarter-final

Second row James Ryan and winger Mack Hansen are major doubts for Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand this...

The World Of Rugby and The Rugby World Cup

In all of the sports, the intensity and the thrills of Rugby is hardly matched by any other sport. It draws...

From Scrum to Score: Unleashing the Excitement of Rugby Betting on Trusted Sports Betting Sites

Rugby, an elating and rapid game, has gotten the hearts of millions of fans all over the planet. However, did you...