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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoFishes have all but netted promotion
Midlands Premier NEWPORT (SALOP) look to have sealed promotion with three games remaining after beating Doncaster Phoenix 19-50. The Shropshire side...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoLate surge sees off plucky Albion
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............48 Plymouth Albion...24 PLUCKY Plymouth Albion picked up a potentially priceless try bonus point but ended up blown...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJake sees Lions to five-try triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....36 Barnstaple................ 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCraven swoops at death in thriller
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 17 Wharfedale............ 16 THIS match was tight. Wharfedale regained the lead after 71 minutes, only for Chester...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTigers come fully loaded with international big guns
Captain: Ellis Genge ENGLAND duo Sam Simmonds and Henry Slade start for Exeter. Scotland captain Stuart Hogg and compatriot Sam Skinner...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoOaks claim top spot with big win
London & SE Premier IN THE battle of the top two, Sevenoaks took over at the top of the table after...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBlow for Park as club end sorry run of defeats
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath....... 31pts Tries: Lloyd 5, 33, 48, Holland 25, 40 Conversions: Gabbitass 6, 26, 49 Rosslyn Park... 24pts...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSecond-half rally fails to save Bury
By MIKE BARBER Clifton.......................47 Bury St Edmunds..34 CLIFTON were convincing winners in a contest in which the scoreline did not reflect...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull heroes stand firm to hold off gritty Park
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 24pts Sedgley Park... 19pts Try time: Keane Naylor touches down for Hull John Blanchard goes into score...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSalary cap cuts have left Burrell in limbo
By PAUL REES LUTHER Burrell is one of a number of players who are unsure whether they will be looking for...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHornets stung by rampant students
SW Premier LEAGUE-leaders Exeter University took a giant leap towards promotions as they recorded an incredible 62-46 bonus-point victory against secondplace...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBonus-point win sets Caldy up for showdown
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................52 Taunton Titans..... 31 THE weather was good enough for sevens rugby and often that was what was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit OAs show great spirit in defeat
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian..... 31pts Esher...................40pts Dive: Cam Wilkins scores for Esher OLD Albanian head coach Dan George, a participant...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFired-up Fofie turns on the style for I’s
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............45 Fylde.........................36 THIS match produced the entertainment expected from two teams that enjoy their rugby. Hull Ionians...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoJones lets Wizards off hook
Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ..........23 Aberavon ..............24 LLANDOVERY had beaten Aberavon twice in the Premiership Cup West Conference...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoU11
■ NEITHER the U11s or Juniors tournaments, which opened the event, had any “winner” as such, with each team playing five...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDean at double to frustrate Tykes
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................36 Leeds Tykes...........27 CHINNOR produced a scintillating first-half to record a bonus-point victory over relegation-threatened Tykes. They ran...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes pay the Price as Dings steal it
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................23 Dings Crusaders... 30 TOM Price signed off a man-of-the-match performance by kicking the extras from the winning...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers a dominant force in the Field
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....33 Huddersfield.......... 13 SHEFFIELD eased to a comfortable bonus-point win against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Robbie Davidson’s try...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDavies fluffs chance to be the hero
Premiership By ANTHONY WILSON Swansea ..............24 Pontypridd ..........25 JAMES Davies had the chance to be the hero for Swansea with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoJuniors
■ THE Juniors tournament had 14 group winners, with nine managing to win all their games. Richard Challoner took Group A,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWill strikes to end relegation worries
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley................... 17 Bishop’s Stort........29 PROP Will Roberts bagged a second-half brace of tries to help Bishop’s Stortford to...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRed for Mundicha as Hawks beaten
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks.......24 Rochford Hund.......27 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a thoroughly deserved victory over Henley Hawks. They were good value...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Beleaguered Bill’ tries to defend the indefensible
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHO runs the RFU, Bill Sweeney or Eddie Jones? There have been rumours...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStour take a bite out of Bournville
By WILF ALEXANDER Stourbridge............ 61 Bournville...............24 FREE-SCORING Stourbridge produced another scintillating display, running in nine tries to claim the spoils. Much...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoOdogwu close to the form that turned Eddie’s head
By PAUL REES PAOLO Odogwu says he is close to the form that took him into the England squad before a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoImpossible to split St Thomas’ and Epsom
Prep schools THE Prep Schools saw a return to the format of each team playing their group games, but there were...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRedruth’s man of Steele leads rout
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................49 Canterbury.............. 10 REDRUTH maintained the pressure on Esher at the top of the table with a bonus-point...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSweeney offers hope to clubs in second tier
NICK CAIN THERE could be good news for the Championship clubs, and the English club game as a whole, with indications...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGive next generation game time to develop
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Late bloomer: Alex Dombrandt starred for Cardiff Met Uni before breaking into professional rugby We’ve...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIn-form Lucs too hot for Blaydon
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 43 Blaydon............... 0 ON WHAT was a glorious day at Mortimer Park, the hosts continued their excellent...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFarrell rides his luck to keep Bears at bay
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........27pts Tries: Malins 9, 47, Daly 39 Conversions: Farrell 11, 40, 47 Penalties: Farrell 26, 31 Bristol...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoFuture continues to looks bright for Sedbergh
U14 SEDBERGH proved that their recent success at senior level could have plenty more years left in it as they scored...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoTitle bid hit as Hinckley triumph
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 31 Worthing...........26 HINCKLEY weathered a late fight back from title-chasing Worthing to take their first win since...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoEddie has had ample time to build a ‘new England’ and failed to do it
NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND’S DEFEAT IN FRANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EDDIE JONES’ LAST MATCH IN CHARGE ENGLAND’S defeat in Paris last...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRushing Alun Wyn back hard to justify
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW During a BBC interview last week, Alun Wyn Jones waxed lyrical about the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘Great to see Joe create chance’
PAT Lam sympathised with lock Joe Joyce after his forward pass to Jack Bates at the death turned the visitors’ celebrations...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWellington end long wait for cup glory
U18 Cup By NICK POWELL WELLINGTON fought back from 12-0 down in the final to win 35-19 as they beat Millfield...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEddie’s an easy target but he deserves to stay
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IF we go back to The Rugby Paper round table in January, most of...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoWales dig deep for fightback victory
Ireland ............19 Wales ..............27 ALISHA Butchers believes the impact of professionalism was clear to see as Wales staged a stunning second-half...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAshes cameo put Wales cap Rees in a class of his own
PETER JACKSON ALAN Rees won his Wales cap during the frozen winter of 1962-63. By then the Maesteg fly-half had been...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoO’Brien leads Newport into final
By SAM JACKSON Newport ................34 Cardiff ..................28 AFTER 146 years of trying, Newport finally achieved their ‘Holy Grail’ of beating archrivals...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIrish party falls flat as Saints turn it on
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER London Irish ....22pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 4, Phipps 73, 80 Conversions: Jackson 74, 80+1 Penalties: Jackson 10 Northampton ..42pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSuperb Stowe ease their way to the Vase trophy
U18 Festival Quality outfit: Stowe boys celebrate their victory CONSIDERING the 192 teams on display, with plenty of quality sides amongst...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoPacker hits hat-trick to get Roses off to a flier
By CHARLIE BENNETT Scotland ..............5pts Tries: Rollie 15 England ............57pts Tries: Packer 8, 29, 64; P Cleall 12, Cowell 21, Dow...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoWorsley stars for England schoolboys
U18 International England ................37 Wales ....................20 FLY-HALF Sam Worsley kicked 12 points as England U18s comfortably beat Wales at Taunton last...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSpirited fightback pleases Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd was planning a celebratory St Patrick’s Day Guinness after what he described as a classic game of...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago‘Ballerina’ Tuipulotu inspires Harrow victory
Colts ON Wednesday the Colts tournament got underway, arguably the toughest of all, with 192 teams from the very best schools...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFrance look to maintain autumn momentum
France v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Grenoble GAËLLE Hermet is desperate to go one step further than last year and lead...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoRoberts hits high five for Neath
Championship round-up By ROB COLE JAMES Roberts ran in five tries for Neath as they destroyed Beddau 68-14. Neath dominated up...















