High-flying Pirates make it six out of six

By JOHN LYON Ampthill............14pts Tries: Ryan 26, Blackmore 51 Conversions: T Hardwick 27, 52 C Pirates ...........23pts Tries: Stevens 20, Cant...

Battle lines drawn up in sideshow showdown

Paul Rees sees two international coaches who are facing very different challenges in Cardiff Wales's biennial Six Nations encounter with England...

Seven-up Plymouth punish hosts Hull

By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 12 Plymouth A .....41 Seven-try Plymouth Albion were just too good for Hull as they cruised to...

Tykes are denied in dramatic finale

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 17 Leeds Tykes..........14 Bishop's Stortford snatched victory over Leeds Tykes with a try in the final...

Chinnor brushed aside by Titans

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................28 Taunton Titans ....50 Shai Bonnick and Sam Prior scored two tries apiece as Taunton Titans secured an...

Rams rack up six of the best to march on at top

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ................. 43pts Tries: Hayhow 28, 39 Kalling-Smith 35, 80 Clow 53, Hayman 73, Jones 77 Conversions: Partington...

Cambridge turn on style to end Cinderford’s run

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford.............. 12 Cambridge ............. 17 Cinderford relinquished their unbeaten home record as a clinical Cambridge side took all...

Park cling on for narrow home win

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......22 B Moseley .............. 21 Darlington Mowden Park saw out a narrow win over Birmingham Moseley after...

Esher toppled by title-chasing Sale

By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher........................27 Sale FC.....................54 Sale FC dominated hosts Esher with eight tries to the visitors’ four as they continue...

Young Guns: Scotland U20 back row Jake Spurway

Scottish back row Jake Spurway injured his ACL two weeks before the start of the U20s Six Nations but having witnessed...

Gate so glad to collect points

By TIM THORLEY Harrogate.........18 Sheffield T......... 7 Harrogate deservedly came out on top to gain four points in their desire to...

Ionians hold out after late fright

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............41 Sheffield..................30 Hull Ionians ran out winners, outscoring Sheffield by seven tries to five. But a late...

Visitors see red but still march on

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.............. 6 Fylde.........................24 Fylde completed a bonus-point win despite picking up three yellow cards and a red. They...

Disputed try keeps Tigers on title track

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....20pts Sedgley P..........38pts League leaders Sedgley Park Tigers dug deep to preserve their 11-month unbeaten record in...

Hoppers celebrate landmark day the perfect way

By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................28 Otley..........................25 Preston Grasshoppers celebrated their 800th league game with a narrow, hardfought 28-25 win over Otley...

Stewart hat-trick secures Field win

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 13 Huddersfield.......... 19 Winger Finn Stewart grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield celebrated victory at Blaydon....

Old Boys treated to narrow victory

By KIM HILL Chester.....................29 Tynedale.................27 Chester just had enough to take the honours in a very close contest. Tynedale took the...

1 North East

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BILLINGHAM still lead the table following a 45-7 win at home to Sandal. Victory was secured through tries...

1 North West

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT DESPITE going down 32-36 at home to local rivals Macclesfield who crossed for the match deciding try in...

Attfield treble buries Dorking

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s..... 47 Dorking............. 44 Bury edged to victory over Dorking in a desperately close clash. It...

Canterbury cling on in derby duel

By RICHARD PHELPS Canterbury..............33 Sevenoaks..............30 An intriguing Kent derby went the way of hosts Canterbury, Sevenoaks rallying late on at the...

Try double in prop Holland’s show

By LUKE JARMYN Guernsey................... 7 Blackheath............. 17 Blackheath prop Archie Holland put in a man-of-the-match display as the leaders continued to...

Alex is on the March as Barnes blitz Hundred

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.......... 0pts Barnes...............71 pts Wrestle: Barnes getting a grip of things Right: Rochford’s Chris Dudman on the...

Centurion Sam celebrates with his try double

By NICK PITSON Henley......................73 Westcliff................. 13 A Sam Lunnon double on his 100th appearance for Henley Hawks lead the way in...

Forrest on charge to seal thrilling win

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........25 Worthing..................33 Worthing were made to work hard for the win and just came out on top...

More awayday joy for Juddians

By PAUL MORSE North Walsham..... 17 Tonbridge J............20 This was as tight as the scoreline suggests, TJs holding on for their...

1 South Central

By MO SHER LEADERS Wimbledon showed all their attacking prowess as they hit a half century of points against Bracknell, winning...

1 South East

By MO SHER LEAGUE leaders Westcombe Park got back to winning ways in some style, thrashing CS Stags 1863, 83-10, at...

Home joy as Reds better Barum

By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians.36 Barnstaple.......31 Old Redcliffians marked their first outing at Scotland Lane in three months with a narrow...

Lucs hold out in Students tussle

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 29 Loughborough S.... 17 An absorbing game at Mortimer Park ended in a home win for Luctonians...

Leonard leads the way for Newport

By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............ 31 Stourbridge............24 Hosts Newport (Salop) held their nerve to consign basement side Stourbridge to yet another...

Arscott’s delight at ‘best ever’ Crusaders

By BAZ JOHNSON D Crusaders...... 50pts Redruth.............. 19pts Dings Crusaders gained revenge over visitors Redruth to keep up the pressure on...

Battling Bourn go down fighting against leaders

By BILLY PAGE Bournville................. 7 Leicester Lions.....26 League leaders Leicester Lions racked up their 18th victory of the season, but they...

Brown sees red as Clifton triumph

By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hornets..................... 19 Clifton.......................24 Clifton full-back Zac Ward scored the his side’s bonus-point try and didn’t miss a kick...

Hinckley cling on for superb victory

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 22 Exeter Uni................ 19 Hinckley backed up their win over Old Redcliffians with victory over top-five challengers...

1 Midlands

By DAVID LAWRENCE SYSTON continued their emphatic points scoring with an entertaining 50-21 victory over Stoke-on-Trent. The division’s leading points scorers...

1 South West

By MO SHER CAMBORNE wrapped up the championship and promotion to the National Leagues with a barnstorming 42-38 win at Brixham,...

Scoring machine Ireland on target in derby

By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield Tigers fly-half Mark Ireland became the all-time top points scorer in National Two North last weekend in...

Blues lead the race to topple Crusaders

By CAMERON STEPHENS Super Rugby Pacific, now in its second season, will for the first time since the pandemic be in...

Inagaki has reason to celebrate

Japan rugby round-up DEFENDING champions and unbeaten league leaders Saitama Wild Knights celebrated Japan prop Keita Inagaki’s 100th game for the...

Major League Rugby round-up

IN the opening game of Major League Rugby, Rugby ATL beat Toronto Arrows 17-10 on Friday night. Tries from Alex Maughan,...

Dupont’s strength defies all science

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Where to start with Antoine Dupont’s extraordinary try...

MY TOP FIVE TRY SAVING TACKLES

RUGBY MATTERS 1= Antoine Dupont (Fr) on Mack Hansen (2023): An unparalleled demonstration of strength and mind over matter to deny...

My Life in Rugby with Derek White: ‘I got up at 4am on the morning of my first cap’

I grew up in Dunbar, on the coast, which isn’t exactly steeped in rugby history but both my brother Alaister and...

Borthwick must build up England’s armoury

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I have to say last weekend’s Six Nations games disappointed me as...

Returning to normal seems a long way off

JEFF PROBYN IT seems that the Wasps and Worcester saga continues. Wasps reached the demands the RFU have asked for to...

Simpson enjoying his swansong at Perivale

NEWS EXTRA FORMER England No.9 Joe Simpson has joined Regional Two Thames side Old Priorians. Simpson, who played 230 games for...

Sarries set to bring in Force scrum-half

NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP leaders Saracens have ag reed a deal to re-sign scrum-half Gareth Simpson. The 25-year-old for mer Worcester Warriors...

Ireland forward Beirne ruled out for 12 weeks

NEWS EXTRA IRELAND lock Tadhg Beir ne has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations with an ankle...

Flanker Thomson forced to call time

NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS and Scotland back row Blade Thomson has retired due to a head injury. The New Zealand-bor n 32-year-old...