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...

Results

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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...

Regional results

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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...

Regional results

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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...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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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...

Forthcoming fixtures

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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...

Portugal beat quarter-finalists Fiji to earn first World Cup win in classic

By Nick Powell, Online Editor Fiji……………………………………………23 Tries: Botia 48, Doge 68 Conversions: Lomani 49, 69 Penalties: Lomani 10, 74, 76 Portugal……………………………………24...

Tonga end tournament with exciting Romania victory

By Tom Jeffreys Tonga……………………………………………45 Tries: Kata 11, 66; Moala 15, Taumoepeau 22, Vailanu 49, Ahki 62, Taumoefolau 71 Conversions: Havili 13,...

Carreras hat-trick sends Argentina through with entertaining win

By Matthew Luddington Japan…………………………………………..27 Tries: Fakatava 16, Saito 38, Naikabula 65 Conversion: Matsuda 17, 39, 67 Penalties: Matsuda 52 Drop Goals:...

Farrell so sorry for shot clock blunder

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Lille Skipper Owen Farrell vowed never to repeat his blunder that could have cost nervy England victory...

Wales top pool but Faletau ruled out

By BEN JAYCOCK Taulupe Faletau has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after breaking his arm in...

Sweeney backing for a strong second tier

By PAUL REES Bill Sweeney has pledged Twickenham’s support for the Championship but said the level of funding for the second...

Championship clubs raise RFU concerns

The Championship clubs held an emergency session on Wednesday to discuss the way ahead in the context of both the progress...

Slade out to inspire the next generation

By MARK STEVENS Henry Slade says he will use the heartbreak of missing out on selection for this year’s Rugby World...

Spencer keeps the armband at Bath

By JON NEWCOMBE Ben Spencer says it is “a huge privilege” to lead Bath into a second season, and is grateful...

The Great Escape! Veteran Care gets England out of jail

By NICK CAIN England ........................................... 18pts Tries: Chessum 9, Care 73 Conversions: Farrell 74 Penalties: Farrell 18, 58 Samoa ............................................. 17pts...

Not enough clarity, too much confusion

PAUL REES A victory but a step backwards. After three matches that were largely stress free, Danny Care burgled Samoa with...

Majestic Ireland blow Scots away

By TOM BRADSHAW Ireland........................... 36pts Tries: Lowe 2, Keenan 26, 39; Henderson 32, Sheehan 44, Ringrose 58 Conversions: Sexton 27, 33,...

Carreras gets vote at No.10 for Pumas

PREVIEW... Japan v Argentina Today. Kick-off 12pm, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes It is winner takes all in Nantes today to...

Moala makes his World Cup debut

PREVIEW... Tonga v Romania Today. Kick-off 4.45pm Stade Pierre-Mauroy ROMANIA head coach Eugen Apjok has made nine changes as hooker Ovidiu...

Fiji need just one point to qualify

Preview Fiji v Portugal Today. KO 8pm Stadium de Toulouse FIJI require one point from today’s match to qualify for the...

Wales finish with a flourish

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales................................. 43pts Tries: Francis 16, Williams 23, Rees-Zammit 43, 67, 74; North 80 Conversions: Costelow 17, 24, 44,...

I expect Wales to make semi-finals

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS JOB done for Wales in Nantes, but no cigar! Six tries, five points and a...