Red Roses: Ellie Kildunne

RED ROSES Birthplace: Keighley, Yorkshire, DOB: 08/09/1999, Community Club: Keighley RFC, Club: Harlequins, Red Roses Debut: Canada, November 2017, Caps: 36...

Red Roses set for revenge mission

By BEN JAYCOCK England return to New Zealand for the first time since their ‘devastating’ loss to the Black Ferns in...

Keep Portugal in game

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Portugal might have become the surprise package of...

Austin’s bite would add to the show

I miss Austin Healey. There, I said it. I miss his eagle eye spotting stuff I have missed; I miss him...

Time for the mind games to take centre stage

Paul Rees wonders whether a demanding run-in for the favourites will open the door for England and Wales THE World Cup...

Bunker system may expand to other contests

It was always going to be a World Cup in which discipline would be crucial with a zero tolerance on head...

Too many matches that don’t matter

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW FROM my lofty perch in Block D, Row 11, Seat 8 of the...

Mother’s 12-week ban can’t be right

STELLA Little is the mother of three rugby-playing sons and works as a safeguarding professional specialising in child welfare. On March...

Bath bank on Russell class

Premiership team-by-team previews: Bath Bath finished last season with four consecutive victories, their best run for three years. They scored 175...

Lam puts his faith in Vakatawa to fire Bears

Premiership team-by-team previews: Bristol Bears HOW do you replace Semi Radradra? By signing Virimi Vakatawa, the France centre who was forced...

Baxter out to rebuild again

Premiership team-by-team previews: Exeter Chiefs The summer marked a reset for Exeter following the departure of a number of players who...

Mercer the man to power Gloucester

Premiership team-by-team previews: Gloucester  Gloucester started last season in the fast lane and finished it spluttering along in the hard shoulder...

Quins hope to keep it smooth

Premiership team-by-team previews: Harlequins When Quins won the title in 2020-21, they finished the season strongly to make up for a...

McKellar’s putting pieces into place

Premiership team-by-team previews: Leicester Tigers The Tigers did well to reach the play-offs last season after losing head coach Steve Borthwick...

Codling knows it will be tough

Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director...

Saints have to nail it away from home

Premiership team-by-team previews: Northampton There was a point last season where Northampton looked as if they could qualify for the play-offs...

Sale need to seize the day

Premiership team-by-team previews: Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson has pushed his players to their physical and mental limits this season after they...

Saracens will still be the team to beat

Premiership team-by-team previews: Saracens THE champions have been denuded by the World Cup and will start their Premiership campaign with nine...

DMP hit ground running to see off hosts

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ....... 24 Darlingtn MP . 34 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were good value for their excellent win at...

Six of the best for Rams pacesetters

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................26 Bishop’s S ............... 10 RAMS ground out a hard-fought home success against Bishop’s Stortford to make...

Albion’s fast start too much for Sale

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............36 Sale FC..................... 10 PLYMOUTH Albion kept up their recent run of fine form as they...

Star Merrick leads way in Chinnor’s Park push

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ... 21pts Tries: Piper 24, Marfo 52, Jardine 74 Conversions: Wilstead 25, 53, 75 Chinnor............. 48pts...

Lions languish at basement after Moseley defeat

By NATHAN EDWARDS B Moseley ..............25 Leicester Lions .... 18 BIRMINGHAM Moseley bounced back to form as they handed Leicester Lions...

Seven-up Club cruise to victory

Blackheath.............52 Cinderford............... 12 By GRAHAM COX A MAGNIFICENT seven tries helped Blackheath dominate from start to finish against Cinderford. Bill Harding,...

Tigers cling on for big Titans triumph

By TOM MARKHAM Matt Arm Sedgley Park.........32 Taunton T................28 SEDGLEY Park managed to hang on for a much-needed win over Taunton...

Honey tastes sweet success after stepping up to new level

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fraser Honey has made the step up to Rams in National One and is thriving under director of...

Dorking’s perfect start to season continues

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury....... 31 Dorking..............36 DORKING picked up another five points, making it 30 from 30 after an opening-half blitz...

Titchener holds nerve to seal win

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................27 Tonbridge J............26 AN injury-time try from Ryan Crowley and a nerveless conversion from Max Titchener saw Henley...

Try-happy hosts in seventh heaven

By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians............48 Wimbledon.............29 OLD Albanians got back to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to comfortably...

Bury hold edge in enthralling encounter

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......22pts Esher................... 17pts IT has been two years since these teams last met, and that proved...

Scintillating Sevenoaks turn on the second-half style

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............43 North Walsham..... 15 SEVENOAKS showed their quality with a big win over North Walsham. But for 60...

Dan’s relishing Guernsey lifeline

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey................. 41 Worthing.................. 17 EX-JERSEY Red Dan Barnes, offered a rugby lifeline by Guernsey Raiders, gave himself the...

Barnes show why they’re contenders

By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........33 Barnes......................48 BARNES showed why they are league contenders as they defeated a spirited Westcombe Park side....

‘We’ve set our sights on winning the league title!’

By BEN CONEYBEARE Electric: James Botterill attacks for Esher AS soon as the club’s decade-long stay in National One came to...

Smith’s hat-trick proves in vain for visitors

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............. 43 Dudley K............ 21 DINGS took the honours, despite a hattrick from Dudley’s Jasper Smith. The...

Clifton survive a late Hornets scare

By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................45 Hornets..................... 41 CLIFTON looked to have control over the outcome as the interval approached. But they had...

First-half blitz seals fate for strugglers

By GLYNN CASTLEDINE Newport (S).............. 5 O Redcliffians........33 OLD REDCLIFFIANS inflicted further pain on bottom club Newport with a comfortable win....

No Luc involved as visitors triumph

By HANNAH BURTON Exeter Uni.......... 21pts Luctonians........33pts IN-FORM Luctonians emerged victorious in the top-of-the-table clash against Exeter University, adding a bonus...

Superb start puts the students in driving seat

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S.... 31 Bournville...............27 AN incredibly stopstart encounter took place between two sides desperately in need of a...

Preston makes the difference for hosts

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................38 Redruth.................... 20 CHESTER were relatively comfortable bonus-point winners, but Redruth were able to trouble them with significant...

Yellow card is so costly for Hinckley

By BILL HOOPER Camborne................38 Hinckley..................29 THREE second-half Camborne tries in the space of eight minutes helped the Cherry and Whites to...

Ducker taking delight in Camborne’s rock-solid start

By OLLIE PINHEY The 2022-23 season saw Camborne return to the fourth tier of English rugby for the first time since...

Hosts run riot as Otley run for the hills

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale..... 31 Otley..................... 7 A STRONG performance by Otley kept them in touch until well into the second...

I’s fall just short at Greenwood Road

By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24 Hull Ionians............ 17 BILLINGHAM secured their fourth win of the season, but were made to work hard...

Hoppers snatch a draw in Hull thriller

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................. 30 Hull............................ 30 PRESTON Grasshoppers snatched a late draw, despite being 12 points down with five...

Landmark day for Titans capped off by triumph

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T... 34pts Fylde................... 19pts TEAMS ROTHERHAM: Townend, Render, Hayes, Dunne, Tanumi, Milner, Bruzulier, Capps, Bergmanas, Denman, Challinor,...

Sheffield not left out on a Lymm in Cheshire

By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm........................26 Sheffield.................. 41 CHRISTIAN Hooper scored a hat-trick to move up to fifth in the table and hand...

Dale off the mark with Oliver treble

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................33 Huddersfield.......... 18 TYNEDALE broke their duck with an impressive win over Huddersfield at Corbridge. The victory was...

Jubilant Jukes on song in Tykes win

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T..............29 Leeds Tykes........... 50 A HAT-TRICK of tries for Leeds Tykes wingman Harry Jukes put the seal...

World Cup drop-goal fest inspires ace Shard

By BEN JAYCOCK Tom Shard took inspiration from George Ford’s trio of drop goals against Argentina as he stepped into the...