By NICK CROWE Rochford H…………..29 Westcliff……………..27 A TENSE local derby went the way of Rochford after a pivotal red was given to Westcliff ’s Lachlan […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L……..28pts Hornets…………… 17pts LEICESTER Lions picked up where they left off last season as they launched their 2022/23 campaign with a […]
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 126 Dirt-trackers […]
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? IT is, I […]
LIONS CEO Rudolf Straeuli is ‘hoping’ for an amicable settlement, but has not ruled out the possibility of an ‘ugly scrap’ over the Sharks’ poaching […]
By MICHAEL HAWKINS Leicester L ….47Guernsey ……..14LEICESTER Lions made amends for their 17-5 defeat in Guernsey in the reverse fixture in October with a sparkling […]
Lions ………………….37Benetton …………….29THE LIONS got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Benetton at Ellis Park.Jordan Hendrikse opened the scoring with a […]
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..24 Redruth……………….. 19FIFTH-PLACED Leicester Lions got the better of second-placed Redruth in a nail-biting encounter.Redruth’s dominance in the first quarter earned […]
By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their international careers. Ken Owens, […]
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………23Leicester Lions….. 50LEICESTER Lions were simply too strong as they brushed aside an understrength Hinckley at Leicester Road.Hinckley were playing with a […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..38 Henley Hawks……. 12LEICESTER Lions converted a commanding first-half performance into a convincing win over Henley Hawks.Lions were soon on the […]
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………………. 10 Leicester Lions…..28LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical display to edge a highly competitive clash with Barnes.The Lions’ victory owed a lot […]
London Irish back row Seán O’Brien has announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The Ireland and Lions back-row forward […]
Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. Smith, who was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer in November 2019, […]
By GARY HEATLY Lions …………….15 Edinburgh ……..9 EDINBURGH could not make it two wins from two from their South African sojourn, falling just short in […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..36 Barnstaple……………. 5LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory.Barnstaple rattled Lions with an impressive forward drive that saw […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..26 Hinckley……………… 17LEICESTER Lions claimed the derby bragging rights with victory over Hinckley.Ben Young opened the scoring with a penalty for […]
Gavin Hastings joins host Oliver Little and regular The Rugby Paper columnists Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cain on Episode Seven of The Rugby Paper Podcast. The legendary […]
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…24 Leicester Lions….. 17DINGS made it four wins in a row thanks to a threetries-to-two victory over Leicester Lions at Shaftesbury […]
Shane Williams joins host Oliver Little and regular The Rugby Paper columnists Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cain on Episode Six of The Rugby Paper Podcast. […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..33 Rochford Hund……. 17 ALEX Wilcockson scored four tries as Lions showed their class against a testing Rochford Hundred side. Lions […]
By SHAUN WREN Worthing………………35 Leicester Lions….. 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison Sims delivered a man […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Canterbury……………..0DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming a bonus-point win.On a cold […]
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..36 Barnes…………………. 12AN electric start helped to propel Leicester Lions to victory over Barnes.In the first play of the game, Lions […]
By PETER JACKSON WALES are being challenged to start the Six Nations with a performance designed to send a strident message to their wounded Lions: […]
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend believes the insight his eight British & Irish Lions gained on last summer’s tour of South Africa […]
DRAGONS’ former Wales and Lions hooker Richard Hibbard has announced his retirement with immediate effect.Hibbard played 38 Wales internationals and three Tests for the Lions […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..49 Westcliff…………….. 12LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the resistance of gutsy visitors Westcliff.The hosts […]
By MIKE BARBER Clifton……………..40pts Leicester Lions…22ptsFirst blood: Clifton flanker Harry Bate scores the first try early in the gamePICTURES: Gary LearmonthLEADERS Clifton produced a superb […]
By NICK PITSON Henley…………………. 30 Leicester Lions…..36 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical performance in a deserved bonus-point victory over Henley at Dry Leas. Leicester took […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ……..19 Lions …………….37 THE Lions picked up their first win since the opening round, as they comfortably saw off South African […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 16A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions edge to a two-point victory […]
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 17LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned a narrow win over Barnstaple.Young […]
THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th Test cap yesterday against […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..32 Dings……………………. 15AN ELECTRIC start helped put Leicester on course for victory over Dings Crusaders.Lions put Dings under pressure from the […]
RUGBY SHORTS TOM Smith was yesterday inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame and hailed as the “greatest Scotland player of the professional era” […]
By PETER REED Rochford H………….. 19 Leicester Lions….. 20STILL smarting from their loss away to Barnstaple, Rochford Hundred hit the ground running from the kick-off […]
WING Josh Adams believes Wales’ attacking style can yield better results against southern hemisphere teams than the pragmatic approach the Lions took in South Africa.Wayne […]
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……. 17 Worthing…………. 7A GRITTY performance by Leicester Lions earned them a win over league leaders Worthing Raiders.Lions put Raiders under […]