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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling show gulf in class between top and bottom
By TOM SANSOM Ealing T...............101pts Tries: Walker 9, 71; Campher 27, 40+3, 43; Penalty 35, Gordon 37, Smid 39, Burns 50,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFord is the maestro again in Tigers romp
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..26pts Tries: Skosan 40, 76; Mitchell 47, Waller 56 Conversions: Grayson 47, 56, 76 Leicester ..........55pts Tries:...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPerfect match for Eddie to unleash his new generation
NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND MUST BLOOD THEIR NEW BOYS AGAINST TONGA IF England were playing Tonga’s top team of players at...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoDebutant Holly fills Scarratt void in midfield
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v New Zealand Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter HOLLY Aitchison has big boots to fill...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBlues take advantage of Hartpury indiscipline
By ANDREW BEAVCHAM Hartpury ................19pts Tries: R Smith 25, Crane 28, 43 Conversions: Williams 26, 44 Bedford..............42pts Tries: Uru 22, Marshall...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoThree go in the bin yet Bears roar on
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....33pts Tries: Stokes 21, Willemse 39, Rogerson 41, Hepetema 69, Rowe 78 Conversions: Jackson 39, 42,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoIslanders winning run grinds to a halt
By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 21 Redruth.............27 REDRUTH ended Guernsey Raiders’ run of seven straight wins, with a tight 27-21 victory at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAmerica’s RWC bid is dream for World Rugby
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Who said that dreams don’t come true? First we had the Premiership’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBattered Sandy takes his secret to the grave
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Every now and then, whenever the x-certificate stuff reared its ugly head during...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury shrug off their false start
By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..40 Hinckley..................25 IN the first-ever league meeting of these two sides, Bury overcame a slow start...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoThe old guard will be on bus to France for 2023
JEFF PROBYN HOW old is too old to play interational rugby – and who should be the judge? That’s a question...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNonu’s coming to America, better tell San Diego!
PETER JACKSON MA’A NONU’S tendency to make Vasco da Gama look a trifle seasick by comparison still knows no bounds. As...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks swoop with late show
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Canterbury.............. 10 Henley Hawks....... 19 HENLEY Hawks scored three second-half tries to see off the determined challenge of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoArgentina makes more RWC sense than USA
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDowding decides thriller for Raiders
By PATRI MARKS Worthing.......... 34 Barnes...............32 WHAT an incredible game of rugby! Nine tries, bonus points and last-minute drama. Ken Dowding’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFull-back deserves to be a specialist position
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE image of a fullback that sticks in the memory during my early years...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher on the march with win number 3
By RICHARD SPILLER Esher...................32pts Clifton................. 12pts Pressure tells: Esher go further ahead as Theologos Skoumbourdis gets the ball down for a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby must act to battle the lure of the yen
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE devaluation of the international game was emphasised this week after it was...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGreat Scott! Tiger Connor leads way
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T .............34 Blaydon ................... 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers consolidated their improving home form with a well-deserved five-try victory...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics
Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSalter strikes at the death to win it for resurgent Albion
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 30 Plymouth ................36 AFTER five successive defeats to start their season, Plymouth Albion made it two...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHamilton the hero as Dale hold edge
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians .............26 Wharfedale ............32 WHARFEDALE returned home with the points in what proved an entertaining game. The visitors...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBeetham belter wraps up fightback
Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay....
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSmith works his magic for Moseley
By TOM HALLAM- GRAVELLS Moseley...................33 Leeds Tykes...........32 A LATE Aquile Smith wonder-try bagged Birmingham Moseley a hard-fought victory over Leeds Tykes....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFired-up Fylde put Bournville to sword
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde .................73 Bournville ......... 7 FYLDE put a disappointing display against Sedgley behind them to get back to...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRichmond record first win at Blues this century
By IAN CHARLES Bedford ............32pts Tries: Marshall 28, Tupai 34, Tapley 46, Grayson 75 Conversions: Maisey 29, 35, 76 Penalties: Grimoldby...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBlistering Morgan fires Welsh
All Blacks Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS NEATH ran riot at the Gnoll scoring six tries on their way to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCrane lifts Black and Ambers to victory
Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Newport...................27 Pontypridd...............11 PONTYPRIDD suffered a surprise defeat at Newport as Black and Ambers scrum-half Luke Crane...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy cling on in Juddians thriller
By COLIN FREE Caldy.........................47 Tonbridge J............40 A THRILLING Tonbridge Juddians comeback came up just short as Caldy held on to win...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling flex muscles in 11-try slaughter
By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........24pts Tries: Burrows 48, Aspland-Robinson 69, Hinkley 75 Conversions: Fenner 48, Mitchell 69, 75 Penalties: Fenner 3...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTigers’ Boks more effective than Sale’s
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........19pts Tries: Langdon 80 Penalties: Wilkinson 36, 56 Sale ......................11pts Tries: Liebenberg 49 Conversions: Ford 49 Penalties:...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoCrusaders come up short in OAs tussle
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian.... 50 Dings C..............29 OLD Albanian racked up a half-century of points as they got the better...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSwords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks
NEWS EXTRA By MATT MERRITT NEXT week sees the launch of the Allianz Cup, a new womens’s competition that sits alongside...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPirates power through the Archers crossroads
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ........8pts Tries: Farnworth 14 Penalties: Hollingsowrth 20 C Pirates............32pts Tries: Channon 2, Stevens 7, Schickerling 41, Benjamin...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIt’s that man Smith to rescue for Quins
By PAUL REES Harlequins ........31pts Tries: Esterhuizen 4, 16; Smith 47, Marchant 73, 77 Conversions: Smith 5, 48, 74 Bath ....................17pts...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCup specialists await their next golden era
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CAMPBELL College Belfast have a fine record in the Ulster Schools...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoA sweet 16 for ton-up Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton..................... 106 Westcliff................. 17 CLIFTON returned to winning ways in emphatic style in a 16-try beating of bottom...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELINOR SNOWSILL THIS WEEK... BRISTOL BEARS FLY-HALF Elinor Snowsill had...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSecond half capitulation leaves Exiles stranded
By ANDREW BEACHAM L Scottish..........19pts Tries: Hughes 3, Selway 18, Tyas 40 Conversions: Nutton 19, 40 Hartpury............62pts Tries: Short 8, Simpson...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAll in the genes for Lions star Pedlow
THE most versatile and colourful rugby player ever produced by CCB must surely be centre Cec Pedlow who won 30 Ireland...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHinckley suffer in frantic finale
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 16 Guernsey................. 19 GUERNSEY took the spoils at Leicester Road with a smash and grab win as...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBoss Turner blows fuse as Amps let victory slip
By TOM INNES Jersey ................17pts Tries: Thompson 7, 75, Harris 70 Conversions: Leming 75 Ampthill ............17pts Tries: Wallis 40, Goodchild 66...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNtamack at 12 with Jalibert 10 is the plan
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After this weekend’s Top 14 matches, Fabien Galthie’s chosen 42 will head to FFR’s spartan ‘Marcatraz’ headquarters...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Raiders are toppled by gutsy Lions
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L....... 17 Worthing............. 7 A GRITTY performance by Leicester Lions earned them a win over league leaders...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLate Love kick lands the spoils for Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley................25pts Bury St Eds....... 24pts Five points: Henley’s Sam Lunnon goes over for a try Held: Bury’s attack...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTo win, Wales will need a performance of the ages
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN Steve Hansen picked me to face New Zealand at the 2003 World Cup, he...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExiles have their day in the sun at long last
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................21pts Tries: Witty 21, Hogg 23, Nowell 66 Conversions: J Simmonds 22, 24; Slade 67 London Irish...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDan’s the man as hosts end losing run
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 15 Rochford H.............. 13 BARNSTAPLE turned their fortunes around with a superb victory over in-form Rochford Hundred,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEvans answers call with vital 19 points
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........29pts Tries: Rapava-Ruskin 34, May 77 Conversions: Evans 34, 77 Penalties: Evans 9, 23, 46, 69, 73...
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