Brownlie treble as Hull ship 12 tries

By STEPHEN SMITH Hull ............................ 12 Cambridge .............82 Rampant Cambridge ran in 12 tries to rack up an impressive bonus-point victory...

Lewis kicks hosts to thrilling victory

By BOBBY BRIDGE B Moseley ..............32 Taunton T ...............31 Birmingham Moseley fly-half Dan Lewis landed a nerveless penalty with 13 minutes...

Tykes fall to defeat as Albion hit back

By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ...21 Plymouth A .....36 Leeds Tykes’ home defeat by Plymouth Albion summed up their season as...

Reynolds joy as Rams keep title chances alive

By RICHARD ASHTON   Rams ................................... 38pts Tries: McRae 4, Cole 11, Kalling-Smith 24, 50, Monye 58, C Stapley 63 Conversions:...

Chinnor turn on style to topple battling Bishop’s

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............26 Chinnor....................34 Nine tries were the reward for the crowd as mid-table rivals Bishop’s Stortford and Chinnor...

Fantastic Fantini fires MP to safety

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP........25 Esher......................... 20 Darlington Mowden Park secured their survival with a dramatic win over relegation-threatened Esher. Although the...

Smith steers Sale to crucial triumph

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 19 Sale FC.....................33 Sale FC kept their promotion hopes alive as they claimed a vital bonus-point...

National One rated as ‘simply the best’

By BEN JAYCOCK Rams came into this weekend top of the table but after their slip up last time out against...

Hoppers have no answer to Titans

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T...38 Preston G............ 7 Rotherham Titans’ late-season surge continued with a six-try victory, their fourth win on...

Obonna hat-trick seals the victory

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 31 Harrogate................22 Blaydon just had enough to see off Harrogate, with Chidera Obonna grabbing a second-half hat-trick....

Sin-bins aplenty as Fylde hold off Otley

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................28 Otley.......................... 10 Fylde rounded off their last home game this season with victory over Otley. Fylde lost...

Park clinch promotion with top showing

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park...80pts Sheffield T........14pts Sedgley Park secured promotion to National 1 with a trouncing of Sheffield Tigers on...

Sheffield end their losing streak in superb style

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield.................. 51 Sheffield brought their losing streak to an end in dramatic style with an eight-try...

Minikin shines as Ionians romp home

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............59 Tynedale................... 7 THIS was a game that was more one-sided than expected, with third against fifth...

Delight for Dale in another cracker!

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............39 Chester.....................22 Another cracking game of rugby at the Avenue was won by Wharfedale. Dale opened up where...

Community spirit to hold the key for Camborne

By LUKE JARMYN A National League hiatus of more than a quarter-of-a-century has come to an end for Camborne, and a...

Leeson at double in Bury triumph

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 19 Bury St Eds.......35 Bury St Edmunds were physical and sharp as they claimed a bonus-point win...

It’s a lucky 13 for classy Club aces

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............54 Worthing.................... 5 Blackheath ran in eight tries to trounce Worthing and maintain their perfect record for the...

Stalwart Dudding in perfect send-off

By NICK PITSON Henley......................33 Canterbury..............24 Henley director of rugby Nigel Dudding was given the best possible send off as he stands...

Dankert hails derby win as Juddians oust Oaks

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......22pts Sevenoaks.......... 6pts Tonbridge Juddians completed the league double over west Kent derby rivals Sevenoaks courtesy of...

Fast-starting Vikings hold on for Hundred victory

By RICHARD HEWITT N Walsham.............. 31 Rochford H..............28 North Walsham staved off a Rochford Hundred fightback to hold on for victory...

Struggling Wests go down fighting

By NICK CROWE Westcliff................... 7 Dorking.....................46 Battling Westcliff put up a fight before succumbing against visitors Dorking. A try from prolific...

Barnes star Keller kills off OAs push

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 21 Barnes......................28 Barnes edged to victory over Old Albanians by one score in a very competitive...

Webdale in warning over Exeter threat

By CAMERON STEPHENS The 2023 BUCS Super Rugby final takes place on Wednesday as league winners Loughborough square off against reigning...

Heath dream of Twickenham date

By MO SHER Papa John’s Cup round-up HEATH booked their place in the last four with a decisive win over Lymm...

Lions in different class to students

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L.......40 Exeter Uni........... 5 Leicester Lions proved too good and too strong for Exeter University. The Lions...

Kicking of Smith makes difference

By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 31 Loughborough S....33 A cracking end-of-season game played under the Cornish sunshine saw the Students take a...

William Topps off victory for hosts

By ELIZABETH CARTWRIGHT Barnstaple..............47 Stourbridge............ 31 Bottom side Stourbridge produced a gutsy display at Barnstaple, but it still wasn’t enough. The...

It’s double delight as Lucs finish on a high

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians........35pts Clifton.................26pts The home support was bouncing with this result, with Luctonians completing a deserved double over second-in-the-league...

Box-office Bournville complete ‘Great Escape’

By ADAM DICKINSON Bournville...............46 Hornets.....................38 Bournville completed their ‘Great Escape’ in a manner to rival the thrills and spills of the...

Wilstead treble is highlight for Dings

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders...64 Newport (S)............28 Dings gained revenge for defeat at Newport with a big win, as star man...

Hosts notch their highest Nat tally

By MO SHER O Redcliffians........54 Hinckley..................26 Redcliffians turned on the style as they thrashed beleaguered Hinckley, securing their highest points tally...

Raiwalui gets Sam backing to lead top Fiji campaign

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi is confident the appointment of Simon Raiwalui as Fiji’s head coach will minimise the loss of...

Young Guns: London Irish & England U20s prop Alofabi Fasogbon

Afolabi Fasogbon feels a sense of belonging at London Irish and can’t imagine playing anywhere else. The 18-year-old prop has enjoyed...

Results

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Nienaber to replace Lancaster at Leinster

NEWS EXTRA LEINSTER have confirmed the appointment of Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber to their coaching team after the World Cup...

Cardiff international duo jump ship to Harlequins

HARLEQUINS have signed Wales tight head Dillon Lewis and fly-half Jarrod Evans from Cardiff ahead of next season. Lewis, 27, has...

Dragons swoop in for Scarlets No.9 Blacker

DRAGONS have signed Wales squad scrum-half Dane Blacker from Scarlets. The 24-year-old will be reunited with former coach Dai Flanagan at...

Kelly to realise his dream at Newcastle

NEWCASTLE have signed Doncaster Knights back-five forward John Kelly on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old has spent the past three seasons...

Regional results

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‘Unfair game for female kickers’

ENGLAND head coach Simon Middleton has suggested goal-kicking rules in women’s rugby should change because of the “natural discrepancy between male...

Red cards must stay for sake of player welfare

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No guarantees for Leinster

WITH the Champions Cup Final being in Dublin this year I’ve been reading many comments saying that Leinster are being handed...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday,April 16,2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading... Access all...

Going abroad won’t make players better

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I really am getting fed up with the constant call from players...

Mahoney wraps up stunning Ponty win Championship round-up

By DAVID WALKER JOEL Mahoney’s try late in the second half ensured Pontypool completed a superb second-half comeback and created real...

Dodd’s late show clinches Swans’ thriller

By WILLIAM SPARKES Swansea.................32 Bridgend.................. 31 Swansea held on to defeat Bridgend by a single point in a thriller at St...

Black and Ambers show no mercy

By ROB COLE Llanelli..................... 19 Newport...................63 Ruthless Newport ran in a dozen tries as they put Llaneli to the sword after...

Sieniawski leaves it late for the Ironmen

By CARWYN HARRIS Merthyr....................34 Ebbw Vale...............28 Merthyr secured a play-off place after seeing off Ebbw Vale in a free-flowing game. Having...

Dogged Drovers enjoy sweet revenge

By HUW THOMAS Aberavon................. 31 Llandovery.............48 The Drovers had to fight hard to resist the firmest of challenges from an Aberavon...