Park close in on promotion with crucial victory

By FRANK REYNOLDS Sheffield.................. 17 Sedgley Park.........38 SEDGLEY Park took a major step towards securing promotion with a bonus-point triumph at...

Ruthless Grimes fires Fylde push

By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield T.............. 30 Fylde.........................33 Winger Tom Grimes scored two tries in a second-half purple patch to complete his...

Seven-up Dale put Field to sword

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................47 Huddersfield.......... 17 Tynedale racked up one of their biggest wins of the season in a chaotic and...

Penfold’s hat-trick puts Havant in top spot

By LUKE JARMYN HAVANT have gone to the top of Pool 4 after a 36- 17 win at Shelford as the...

Midlands

By DAVID LAWRENCE KENILWORTH ended the campaign in fifth place after running out 57-21 winners against relegated Lichfield. The visitors opened...

Anscombe hits high notes for Dorking

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking............. 44 Tonbridge J.... 24 A 100 per cent kicking masterclass from Henry Anscombe underpinned a solid win...

Rochford claim a vital bonus point

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.............. 17 Henley......................22 Rochford needed to get something from this game in their bid to stay in...

Raiders denied as Hollidge sparkles

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 41 Guernsey.................24 Canterbury took a big step towards safety with a dominant second half against Guernsey Raiders....

Barnes hand big lesson as Heath given torrid time

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................21pts Blackheath....... 10pts Barnes taught Blackheath a lesson in scrummaging at Barn Elms as they dominated in the...

Bury defiant as OAs fail to make late burst count

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............27 O Albanians............24 Bury held off a late rally by Old Albanians to claim victory. The...

Last kick drama as Oaks are felled

By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............23 North Walsham.....24 North Walsham edged home by a point with the final kick of the game. Sevenoaks...

Spirited fightback earns bonus point

By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing..................52 Westcliff.................29 An opening-quarter blitz from Worthing was enough to see off Westcliff, though a spirited fightback earned...

South Africa claim the celebratory sevens title

By NICK POWELL Proud: Kirkham coach Jonny Roddam RUGBY School held another event to mark 200 years since the birth of...

Curry’s tipping Hull to bounce back

By BEN JAYCOCK Despite being relegated back to National Two North, Hull captain Cam Curry stresses it’s not all doom and...

Classy Lions hold off battling Stour

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L..............53 Stourbridge............29 Leicester Lions showed their class to emerge victorious against a Stourbridge side that made them...

Sorry Barnstaple are down and out

By KATIE THRIFT Loughborough S....38 Barnstaple.............. 17 Barnstaple's relegation was confirmed as they crashed to defeat without gaining a bonus point...

Barber joy as Clifton seal derby triumph

By ROGER OPIE Clifton................. 18pts Redruth.............. 10pts Coach Mike Barber praised Clifton’s game management as the high-flying hosts finished strongly to...

Try star Cheshire shines as Lucs win on the road

By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)............ 15 Luctonians..............27 A powerful display by the pack earned Luctonians a hardfought victory at Newport (Salop)....

Wilstead weaves magic for Dings

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 17 Dings Crusaders... 20 A late penalty from TJ Wilstead earned Dings Crusaders a narrow victory at...

Harvey’s a hero in Old Reds victory

By MO SHER Hornets.....................29 O Redcliffians........33 An entertaining contest at Hornets’ Hutton Moor Road went the way of the visitors as...

Clubs brand new league structure a big success

By LUKE JARMYN Figures at several National 2 clubs have deemed the new three league structure that’s operated in tier 4...

Refereeing can be lonely but I wouldn’t change it

MY LIFE IN RUGBY GREG GARNER THE FORMER PREMIERSHIP AND INTERNATIONAL REFEREE Top whistler: Greg Garner taking charge of Saracens v...

Some great matches but it’s all for nothing

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the men’s Six Nations finally over, albeit with the painfully poor...

Jennings signs new deal at London Irish

NEWS EXTRA RORY Jennings has signed a contract extension with London Irish. The 27-year-old has made 24 appearances since joining from...

Bristol swoop in for former Wasps duo

NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL have signed hooker Gabriel Oghre and scrum-half Sam Wolstenholme for next season and have handed new deals to...

Five weeks for Hudson, Beaton receives three

NEWS EXTRA DONCASTER Knights back row Sam Hudson has been banned for five weeks after his citing for reckless or dangerous...

Sexton set to miss rest of the season

NEWS EXTRA IRELAND captain Johnny Sexton looks set to miss the rest of this season after suffering a groin injury. Sexton...

Falcons prop Palframan banned for thee weeks

NEWS EXTRA NEWCASTLE prop Richard Palframan has been banned for three games following his red card in last Friday’s win over...

Atkinson extends his stay at Kingsholm

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER centre Seb Atkinson has extended his contract with the Cherry and Whites. The 20-year-old has made 12 appearances...

Results

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Fylde’s title fight is over admits Briers

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK FYLDE joint head coach Chris Briers has conceded the National Two North title to Sedgley Park...

Regional results

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Comeback kids fire into the semi-finals

BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS The opening round of the BUCS Super Rugby play-offs exceeded all expectations as four quarter-final comebacks...

Dempsey re-signs at Glasgow

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND flanker Jack Dempsey has signed a two-year contract extension with Glasgow Warriors. Dempsey, 28, is in his second...

Warrior Doel joins Ospreys

NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have signed former Wales U20 wing Harri Doel as cover for injured Alex Cuthbert until the end of...

Llanelli pull out of Premiership

NEWS EXTRA LLANELLI RFC are to withdraw from the Welsh Premiership next season. The club said it will be unable to...

Smith late try hands Pooler a final shot

Championship round-up By PHILIP ANSTEY FORTY years on from their first WRU Challenge Cup win at the old National Ground, Cardiff...

Williams leaves it late to add bonus point

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea................... 8 Cardiff......................29 Cardiff's charge towards the Indigo Premiership top spot gained momentum with a bonus-point victory over...

Warren keeps Drovers’ dream alive

By HUW S THOMAS Bridgend.................... 8 Llandovery............. 31 The Indigo Premiership leaders resisted the gritty challenge of much improved Bridgend to...

Gregory bursts over to edge it for Steelmen

By DENNIS EVANS Carmarthen............ 13 Ebbw Vale............... 15 Ebbw Vale maintained their late push for the play-off semi-finals with victory over...

Andrews casts a spell over the Gogs

By STEPHEN BEVAN Aberavon.................32 RGC............................. 15 The Wizards moved three points clear of Ebbw Vale in the race for the fourth...

Five-star Black & Ambers eye silverware

By BRYN ROGERS Pontypridd................ 7 Newport...................34 Newport are back in the hunt for a top-four finish, and a potential league-and-cup double,...

Eight-try Ironmen pile on Llanelli misery

By ROB COLE Llanelli................ 7 Merthyr.............50 A bad week for the Llanelli players ended in even worse fashion as they conceded...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Forthcoming fixtures

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Unbeaten Newbridge book their place in Cup final

Division One round-up NEWBRIDGE clung onto their unbeaten record for the season as they edged Ammanford 43-35 in an epic Division...

Parra has his eye on a final flourish

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For a while, it looked as if Morgan Parra’s season – and possibly his career – had...

Kiwi flyer Reece out of RWC

ALL BLACKS winger Sevu Reece has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an ACL injury while playing for...

Shields returning to ‘Canes

FORMER England back row Brad Shields is returning to Super Rugby side the Hurricanes. Shields, 31, is currently playing for French...

Long ban for Rizzoli

ROOKIE Italian prop Luca Rizzoli’s World Cup hopes have been dashed by a nine-match ban for ‘physical abuse’ in last week’s...