Hartpury done in by double French

By MICK WILSON Bedford Blues...28pts Tries: French 23, 50; Frost 28, Day 59 Conversions: Maisey 24, 29, 51, 60 Hartpury Uni.........

Half-backs in control as Coventry turn on the style

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry...........32pts Tries: Cornish 13, 47; Nayalo 19, Talbot-Davies 25 Conversions: Pellegrini 13, 19, 47 Penalties: Talbot-Davies 44; Pellegrini...

Hat-trick for Malton as Trailfinders power tells

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish.......... 21pts Tries: Els 8, King 23, Cleaves 43 Conversions: Sheppard 9, 24, 44 Ealing T..............57pts Tries:...

Allsopp snatches win for Moseley

By ANDY MITCHELL B'ham Moseley............32 Darlington MP.. 30 Ollie Allsopp won this eight-try thriller with the last kick of the game...

Cam leave it late in comeback win

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............40 Cinderford...............29 Cambridge nudged up to second with a hard-fought win over Cinderford, eventually putting it beyond doubt...

Old boy Lloyd is a menace to Tykes

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 13 Bishop’s S................27 Leeds Tykes old boy Connor Lloyd came back to haunt his former side...

Reynolds joy as Rams overcome big rival Park

By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.... 21pts Tries: Penalty 2, Buckingham 69, 78 Conversions: Bradbury 70 79 Rams...................29pts Tries: Rossiter 14, Robson...

Albion onslaught leaves winless Hull floundering

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A.............45 Hull.............................. 5 Plymouth Albion continued their recent run of good form with a comfortable seven tries...

Brown treble as Sale stop the rot

By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................35 Esher......................... 21 Sale FC bounced back from two straight defeats with an impressive bonus-point win against...

Marshall magic as Chinnor hit back

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 21 Chinnor..................... 31 Hooker Reece Marshall bagged a cracking quartet of tries as Chinnor fought back...

Young guns: Gloucester lock Arthur Clark

Six Nations U20s Grand Slam winner Arthur Clark is thriving at Gloucester and has stressed the importance of the Premiership Cup...

Seven-up Fylde put Dale to sword

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................. 43 Wharfedale....... 3 Fylde produced another clinical display against Wharfedale to cement their position at the top...

Workman magic ends home woes

By TRP REPORTER Huddersfield..........24 Blaydon...................... 7 Huddersfield ended a six-match losing run with a bonus-point victory over fellow strugglers Blaydon. In...

High-flying Tigers topple the Titans

By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........25 Rotherham T.......... 17 In-form Sedgley Park made it seven wins from seven with a narrow victory...

Defence is key for Otley boss Dench

By MIKE INGLEY Otley....................28pts Preston G........... 15pts Otley's superb second-half performance saw off a determined Preston Grasshoppers side that never gave...

Ionians defence holds firm to see off home threat

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Sheffield..................19 Hull Ionians............26 The first league fixture between these two clubs for 17 years produced a fascinating and...

Tigers hold on to seal Gate triumph

By TIM THORLEY Sheffield Tigers.... 16 Harrogate................ 10 SHEFFIELD Tigers edged past Harrogate to notch their second win of the season....

Wynn inspires key Chester success

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 14 Chester..................... 21 Tynedale were made to pay for some sloppy errors as they lost to a...

1 North East

■ By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT THE top of the table clash went the way of home side Billingham by 34-29, although opponents...

1 North West

■ By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BLACKBURN opened up a gap at the top of the table by beating Manchester 52-17 at Ramsgreave...

Barnes turn it on after the interval

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............28 Rochford H......... 3 This was the proverbial gamed of two halves, the first one was error-strewn by...

Heath stay in the Black with a rout

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............48 Guernsey................. 19 The two highest-scoring sides at the start of the afternoon, produced a further 11 tries,...

Osborne’s late try in vain as Bury hold on… just!

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking............... 16pts Bury St Ed’s....... 17pts Danger man: Will Attfield breaks the Dorking line Right: Darragh Chambers carries...

TJs run riot after early red card sets the tone

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............45 North Walsham....... 7 A red card to North Walsham’s William Howard 90 seconds into the game...

Henley rally to see off gritty Westcliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff.................24 Henley......................38 Westcliff put in a gutsy performance, but ultimately had to accept second fiddle against efficient opposition,...

Barnes’ hat-trick is so, so Worth it

By BRIAN QUINN Worthing..................38 Old Albanians........ 20 Worthing played with 14 men for over an hour in their incident-laden win over...

1 South Central

■ By STEPHEN SMITH WIMBLEDON continue to lead the way after an impressive 67-15 bonus-point win against Maidenhead. The star for...

1 South East

■ By DAVID LAWRENCE HARPENDEN picked up their first win of the season with a 29-18 victory over fellow strugglers Sidcup,...

Curry the hero after Reds keep nerve

By GEOFF SIBLEY Barnstaple....... 14 O Redcliffians. 20 The visitors survived a late Barnstable surge to claim a deserved victory from...

Hornets stung by nine-try defeat

By ROGER ROPIE Clifton.......................63 Hornets..................... 17 Clifton ran in nine tries against a Hornets side that, in spite of the scoreline,...

Students beaten despite late rally

By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni................26 Hinckley..................29 A torrid affair at Topsham saw Hinckley hold off a late Exeter fightback to claim...

Seven-up Redruth punish Crusaders

By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 49pts D Crusaders...... 19pts Redruth romped to a bonus-point win against the previously unbeaten league leaders in...

Bournville crumble as the Lions revel in try blitz

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....57 Bournville............... 14 Lions showed their class as they ran in nine tries against Bournville on their...

Tom puts boot in on Luctonians

By MARTA GOMEZ-SANTOS Loughborough S....27 Luctonians..............24 The students claimed a fiercely-fought victory on a sunny afternoon at Epinal Way. Fast out...

Morton double secures victory

By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............27 Newport...................37 James Morton came off the bench to score two tries as Newport claimed a hard-fought away...

1 Midlands

■ By DAVID LAWRENCE DUDLEY Kingswinford took top spot in the Regional 1 Midlands for the first time this season after...

1 South West

■ By STEPHEN SMITH BOUNCING back from their first defeat of the season last weekend, Camborne remain top of the pile...

My Life in Rugby with Tom Wood

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND WORCESTER FLANKER TOM WOOD Missing out on the England U18 Club XV,...

Why central contracts are unlikely to be the answer

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL I suppose it was just a matter of time before another...

Wasp Bassett signs for Quins, Porter to Bristol

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS Josh Bassett has joined Harlequins until the end of the season. Bassett, 30, made over 180 appearances for...

Four more Warriors find new homes

RUGBY SHORTS Gloucester have signed three players from Worcester – centres Alex Searle and Seb Atkinson, and hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas. Curtis...

Bath get green light for redevelopment of Rec

RUGBY SHORTS Bath have been granted permission to build a new stadium on their Recreational Ground site after the Supreme Court...

Harlequins line up Barbarians fixture

RUGBY SHORTS Harlequins have secured a fixture with the Barbarians. With their match against Wasps on November 13 scratched, they’ll host...

Sinckler signs for one more season at Bristol

RUGBY SHORTS England prop Kyle Sinckler has agreed a one-year contract extension to remain at Bristol until the summer of 2024,...

Centre Neal forced to call time at 26

RUGBY SHORTS Former Wasps centre Ross Neal has retired from rugby due to concussion at the age of 26. The towering...

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Williams: 2nd XV pushing us to improve

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK DINGS Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams believes his side’s formidable start to the season is...

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Steadman enjoying the buzz at Ionians

NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK HULL Ionians head of rugby Graham Steadman has claimed ‘there’s a real buzz around the...

Durham find their feet to move up

BUCS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL DURHAM bounced back from defeat in Cardiff with a 49-33 victory over Nottingham that took them...