Exiles ace Parton set for Saracens

London Irish full-back Tom Parton will join Saracens at the end of the season. The 24-year-old has played more than 50...

Kvesic signs for Zebre

Matt Kvesic has signed for Italian side Zebre until the end of the season following the cancellation of his contract with...

Los Lobos keep cool and take their place in France

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Life with Los Lobos is never dull and,...

Jansen takes charge as Saracens cave in

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens.............................. 8pts Try: Elliott 20 Penalty: Elliott 35 Leicester........................... 45pts Tries: Ramage 11, Jansen 32 43; Henderson 36,...

Hotshot Atkinson sparkles for Tigers

Brett Deacon praised Charlie Atkinson after the ex-Wasps man sparkled in his first start for Tigers and helped engineer the easy...

Waldouck happy as Gloucester fight hard

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester........................ 38pts Tries: Morris 1, 49, Clement 21, Knight 32, Atkinson 39, Blake 72 Conversions: Barton 21, 32,...

Irish: We threw in young players

Bristol coach Mark Irish was buoyed by his side’s competitive performance. He said: “We came with the mindset of winning and...

Ferguson gets the best from Aussie duo

By TOM VICKERS Newcastle......................... 28pts Tries: Blamire 27, Kerr 36, Pepper 39, Qorowale 73 Conversions: Schoeman 27, 36, 39, Thomas 73...

Saints hooker Smith pleased with gritty performance

Northampton hooker Robbie Smith was proud of his side’s ‘gritty’ display in ensuring they finished strongly after giving Falcons a let-off....

Birch makes sure hard work pays off

By BEN JAYCOCK Sale..................................... 40pts Tries: Birch 15, 55; Postlethwaite 42, Caine 65, Wilkinson 71, 80 Conversions: Curtis 16, 43, 66,...

We took charge in end – Harris

Sale academy coach Gareth Harris was pleased with how his side dominated physically in the second half. He said: “We’re really...

Hartpury’s high five keeps cup hopes alive

By ROGER PANTING Hartpury.............33pts Tries: Stratford 12, 23, Bruzulier 45, Denty 58, Tanner 68 Conversions: Matthews 12, 23, 45, 58 Nottingham.........

Pack power sets platform as Richmond return to form

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond..........40pts Tries: Torpey 7, 14; O’Meara 23, Saysell 26, 37, 46 Conversions: Johnston 7,15, 24, 27, 47 Caldy......................

Holmes is the difference as Ealing subdue Reds

By LUKE JARMYN Ealing Trailfinders..........22pts Tries: Penalty 6, Malton 44, Howard 48 Conversions: Willis 49 Penalties: Willis 16 Jersey Reds...................... 13pts...

Roberts hat-trick as Knights charge on

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster..........29pts Tries: Roberts 13, 18, 42; Holden 34, Kelly 78 Conversions: Dolly 13, 78 Bedford.............. 20pts Tries: Adamson...

Cov cruise in for eight tries to kickstart campaign

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry............52pts Tries: Talbot-Davies 9, Titherington 24, Martin 40+1, Brown 43, Ma’asi 46, Pellegrini 55, Biggs 66, Seward 80...

Lloyd’s hat-trick joy for rampant leaders

By Muhammed Sher Sevenoaks........11 Blackheath......52 National Two East league leaders Blackheath maintained their title charge at Sevenoaks as Jake Lloyd notched...

Scarlett returns after long lay-off to spark Sharks

By ELSIE WALSH Sale Sharks............ 31 DMP Sharks............ 12 Sale Sharks kicked off their season in fine style with a bonus-point...

Wasps stung as Bears start with a ten-try romp

By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol.......................62 Wasps..........................0 Bears thrashed Wasps in the opening round of the Allianz Premier 15s to go top of...

Hunt shows her class as young Chiefs are beaten

By JAMES FOWLER Deadeye: Emma Sing kicked two penalties for Gloucester-Hartpury Exeter Chiefs.................. 17 Gloucester Hartpury.....25 Gloucester Hartpury overcame a young...

Painful defeat but a lesson Red Roses can learn from

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What a weekend of rugby we had last week with the women’s...

One hell of a shock! When a teacher helped Old Reigatians When a teacher

MOMENTINTIME OLD REIGATIANS 12 SARACENS 10 (JOHN PLAYER CUP, SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER NOT many clubs in the country can...

How men in black lined up that day

Steve Hancock: Full-back spent a decade playing for the Men in Black, worked in recruitment and started Convert Recruitment Solutions from...

Rugby was alien to me … but I soon fell in love

MY LIFEIN RUGBY VICTOR UBOGU THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH, MOSELEY & OXFORD UNIVERSITY PROP GROWING up in Africa, football was my...

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Young Guns: Harlequins scrum-half Jake Murray

Harlequins scrum-half Jake Murray is enjoying learning off his childhood hero England international Danny Care. Murray, 19, made his Harlequins debut...

Smith hat-trick stops Cardiff’s away run

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Flanker Ben Smith scored a hat-trick as Loughborough University beat Cardiff 31-10 to return to the...

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Titchener leads way with 94 pts

By BEN JAYCOCK Max Titchener believes Henley have only reached 70 per cent of their potential and claims his side has...

Irish will stick to ‘all-court’ style -Stokes

By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish may be at the bottom of the Premiership table but James Stokes insists they are keeping...

Coverage ‘a double-edged sword’

SCHOOLSRUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Millfield director of rugby and former Bath player John Mallett says his side have ‘overachieved’ so far...

Phillips leaves it late for Amman

Division One round-up By ROB COLE AMMANFORD moved to the top of Admiral Division 1 West Central with a comfortable 32-15...

Premiership

Newport...................33 Pontypridd.............. 16 O’Brien third all-time Black & Ambers By ROB COLE PONTYPRIDD’S plight continued as they lost their third game...

Brave Ravens give faltering Drovers a fright

Llandovery.............28 Bridgend.................. 13 By HUW S THOMAS FORGET the scoreline. Bottom-side Bridgend came close to inflicting a surprise win over high-flying...

Richards treble piles on Quins woe

Ebbw Vale...............38 Carmarthen Quins . .7 By ROB COLE MORGAN Richards’ hattrick fired Ebbw Vale to a comprehensive bonus-point victory over...

Cross does the trick for the Blue & Blacks

Cardiff......................45 Swansea....................0 By STEFFAN THOMAS A DEWI Cross hat-trick helped Cardiff solidify their position at the top of the Premiership with...

Sinfield completes ultra challenge

By JAMES BOWEN LEICESTER coach Kevin Sinfield has raised £1.5m for charity after completing seven ultra marathons in seven days. He...

Wayward Wizards lose the knack of winning

RGC..................... 34 Aberavon..........26 By ROB COLE ABERAVON fell to their third successive defeat in the Indigo Premiership to drop to third...

Cracknell grafting for Wales call like Tommy

By JON NEWCOMBE From South Shields to South Africa and beyond, Olly Cracknell is used to doing the hard yards. Driven...

Baldwin back in the mix at 36 aiming for 300

By BEN JAYCOCK Rob Baldwin stood down from his post as Wharfedale director of rugby at start of this season to...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Lucu gets chance to show what he can do

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Opportunity: Maxime Lucu steps up for France in today’s match against Japan PICTURE: Getty Images When an...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 20, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Sinckler eagerly anticipates Haka

Kyle Sinckler is looking forward to facing the infamous Haka at Twickenham, but stresses the performance that follows must take priority....

Farrell is best I played with – Robshaw

Chris Robshaw has revealed that he believes Owen Farrell is the best player he played with during his illustrious career, speaking...

Zinzan Brooke “quietly confident” England can beat the All Blacks

ZINZAN Brooke believes that England will be “quietly confident” ahead of Saturday’s Twickenham showdown after watching the All Blacks struggle to...

Episode 40 with Chris Robshaw

The events of 2017 repeated themselves on Saturday as the Red Roses came up short, with the Black Ferns retaining their...

England and All Blacks name teams for Twickenham showdown

England and New Zealand have named their teams for the much-anticipated game the pair are set to play this Saturday. Manu...

Jones sets his sights on beating All Blacks

By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones vowed his men will “go after the All Blacks” as he fixed his sights on a...

Pivac: We restored pride with that win

WAYNE Pivac insists Wales have restored pride with a win over Argentina and said he will resist the urge to make...