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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWasteful Dragons blow their chance in France
By ALEX BYWATER Perpignan ........20pts Tries: Penalty 54, Ecochard 60, Plana 66 Conversions: Ecochard 62 Penalties: Ecochard 65 Dragons..............16pts Tries: Roberts...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoStrange return rocked by Thompson
By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr.................... 31 Ebbw Vale............... 13 JASON STRANGE’S first game back in charge of Ebbw Vale ended in disappointing...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDisciplined Esher keep it clean to stay on the top
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher...................26pts Canterbury...............0pts Delight: Esher celebrate after Hugh Sloane scores, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson SUPERB defence earned leaders Esher...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBarbeary returns to the back row
PREVIEW... Wasps v Munster Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Coventry Building Society Arena The boy’s back: Alfie Barbeary returns to the Wasps starting...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSpirited Harrogate seen off by Titans
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate................ 10 Rotherham..............26 THIS was expected to be a one-way contest, but two teams, at opposite ends of...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoO’Brien leads by example to fire Ambers
By JACK NAISBITT Newport...................25 Bridgend.................... 9 NEWPORT kicked off their Premiership title bid with a winning start after a strong second-half...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoTry-star Howman fires powerful Clifton to victory
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Rochford Hund......... 5 CLIFTON cruised to a fifth successive win as they racked up a half-century of...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Wasps aren’t ‘fooled’ by Munster’s Omicron woes
By PAUL REES WASPS announced their arrival in Europe 17 years ago when they defeated Munster in the semifinal at Lansdowne...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers show their bite in big mauling
By WILL KEIGHLEY Sheffield Tigers....27 Luctonians.................0 SHEFFIELD captain Mark Ireland hailed his team for fronting up in an excellent victory. The...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBird back with vengeance for Ponty
By JAMES LLOYD Pontypridd..............32 Carmarthen............24 DIGGY BIRD put the boot into Carmarthen by kicking a mammoth 23 points in his first...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCambridge beat leaders in thriller
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............34 Rosslyn Park..........29 CAMBRIDGE saw off table-topping Rosslyn Park in a ten-try thriller where the lead changed hands...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks downed by ruthless Lions
By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 30 Leicester Lions.....36 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical performance in a deserved bonus-point victory over Henley at...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoQuins call for ref Nika to stand tall
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoNew-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde
By RICHARD GORE Hull......................22pts Fylde................... 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOh, for those refreshing Heineken Cup years!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Heineken Cup rugby was once so vibrant and exhilarating – so spellbindingly good, year after year –...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHeineken can restore love of rugby lost by Lions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ronan O’Gara usually stands out in any company, all the more so now...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoIn-form Rees leads Llandovery rout of RGC
By HUW THOMAS Llandovery.............32 RGC............................... 3 LLANDOVERY continued their rich vein of form with this five tries to nil win over...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians agony as Titans cling on
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 21 Taunton Titans.....24 TAUNTON Titans managed to hang on for victory as Tonbridge Juddians suffered more...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes make OA pay for mistakes
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 19 Barnes......................35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGalvanised Ospreys can spring a surprise
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS with James Hook at the start of last week when he mentioned Ifan...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLawday starts as only change from Tigers loss
TOM Lawday comes in at flanker in Harlequins’ only change to their starting XV from their defeat to Leicester Tigers for...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoThe Green Machine thankful for Viner try
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............ 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFlats and Donncha liven up the commentaries
PETER JACKSON AT THE halfway stage of another weekend of wall-towall live rugby, complete with inter-round summaries from coaches with uneven...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoProsser’s penalty rescues Bargoed
Championship Cup round-up By ANDREW DEERING LEAGUE leaders Bargoed defeated Cross Keys 13-10 at Pandy Park, as they failed to claim...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBrilliant Johnson boots Sale into second with Club win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.......28pts Tries: Holland 12, Lloyd 22, Hennessey 47 Conversions: Gabbitass 22, 47 Penalties: Gabbitass 17, 55, 80 Sale.......................
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Features
/ 4 years agoDonncha helped turn tide back CBC’s way
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LIMERICK might be considered the modern-day heart of Munster Rugby, and...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSix-hitting Hinckley turn on the style
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.......... 46 Barnstaple....... 13 HINCKLEY put on a magnificent show for a bumper crowd, running in six tries...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoDavies double helps Lightning strike twice
By JON BATHAM Loughborough ..27 Sale ........................0 LARK Davies’ secondhalf brace led Loughborough to a comfortable bonus-point win over Sale and...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSet-piece dominance will be key says Friend
Preview Connacht v Stade Francais Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT are relishing the challenge of hosting Stade Francais as they look to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHeatley treble sets the tone for Stour
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge............42 Hull Ionians............ 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSilence of WRU over Amanda is baffling
PETER JACKSON FOR the third week in a row, the WRU offered nothing more than a stoney silence over Amanda Blanc’s...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoIn-form Caldy conjure second-half surge to thwart Rams
By JOHN MALLON Caldy......................... 20 Rams........................... 3 CALDY maintained their impressive league form with a comprehensive victory against a muchchanged Rams....
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Features
/ 4 years agoGarrett led charge in Munster success
CBC Cork have a notable list of former internationals among their alumni but arguably their most influential rugby old boy was...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBoatman high five blows Sharks out the water
By MATT MERRITT Wasps ..............70 DMP Sharks ......0 ELLIE Boatman’s spectacular five try performance was the centrepiece of a dominant win...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoOut-of-form Sale wary of deadeye Anscombe
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Ospreys v Sale Today. Kick-off 1pm, Swansea.com Stadium SALE’s last visit to Wales in April ended with...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents receive a lesson off Sedgley
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 14 Sedgley Park.........43 LOUGHBOROUGH’S final home game of the year ended in a heavy defeat by Sedgley...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDupont puts Frenchmen back on top
PETER JACKSON ANTOINE Dupont is the fifth from the Top 14 in the last seven years to be elected European Player...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s battle to Chinnor triumph
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 19 Bishop’s Stort........23 BISHOP’S Stortford pulled off an impressive victory as they deservedly beat Chinnor to pull...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLate Smith try ends Chiefs unbeaten home run
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ................8 Glouc-Hartpury ...10 EXETER Chiefs’ unbeaten home run came to and end as Gloucester- Hartpury snatched a...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWe don’t fear anyone says Ospreys captain Webb
RHYS Webb’s style of captaincy is to lead by deed more than word, but the scrum-half ’s leadership skills have been...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon’s brave bid falls short in Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............33 Blaydon............. 21 CHESTER won this match less comfortably than the scoreline suggests. They dominated the first hour,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoResurgent Park topple high-flyers
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......26 Cinderford................. 7 DARLINGTON Mowden Park bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat at Plymouth with an...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoReed’s touchline kick puts Bears back on top
By STEWART McCULOUGH Worcester ......12 Bristol ..............14 A LATE Holly Phillips try broke the hearts of Worcester, who had to play...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMarcus must put his stamp on Europe
PAUL REES TALKS TO BRIAN O’DRISCOLL ABOUT THE HEINEKEN CUP WEEKEND The group stage of the Heineken Champions Cup is sandwiched...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins call in their international cavalry
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app CHAMPIONS...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoFord kicks Tigers to stunning away win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bordeaux ..........13pts Tries: Dubie 40 Conversions: Lucu 40 Penalties: Lucu 2, 52 Leicester ..........16pts Tries: Potter 20 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoFabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92..........45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42,...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew loans aiming to return with interest
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury,...















