1 North East

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT DONCASTER PHEO-NIX were knocked off top spot after going down 11-18 at home to York. The visitors led...

1 North West

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BLACKBURN have powered their way to the top of the table following a 7-90 win away at Kirkby...

Hat-trick for Jake in Heath try spree

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury……. 12 Blackheath……57 Blackheath showed their class as they humbled Canterbury by 45 points. The new boys in...

Reed-Affleck duo act sinks West

By ANDREW HERLILY Bury St Edmunds..38 Westcliff.................28 Bury St Edmunds marked Yasin Browne’s 100th appearance for the club with victory over...

Callum treble puts island in the sun

By MO SHER Guernsey.................58 North Walsham..... 21 The Raiders registered their first win of the season in style, romping past North...

Hawks swoop as Vooght vroom topples leaders

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks..29pts Barnes................ 12pts Going through: Henley’s Ewan Fenley breaks away to score HENLEY Hawks claimed a bonus...

Samson too strong as OAs see off Juddians

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian...........32 Tonbridge Judd.... 20 Old Albanian coach Dan George will be happier with his charges’ display of...

Worthing’s worthy win in tight tussle

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund.......28 Worthing..................33 The old cliche of a game of two halves was played out at Magnolia Road...

Oaks’ late rally matches rivals

By KEVIN BEAL Sevenoaks..............26 Dorking.....................26 A tense afternoon at Sevenoaks saw a draw between two old rivals promoted from London SE...

Regional Premier

1 South Central By MO SHER LEADERS Maidenhead continued their fine start to the season, overcoming Banbury 31-19 to pick up...

Return of Vaka inspires Fishes

By PHIL GUTTUS Newport............25 Barnstaple....... 18 Newport secured their second home bonus-point win in a hard-fought battle with Barnstaple. On a...

Exeter maintain their perfect start

By MAX COURTIS Exeter University.45 Stourbridge............. 21 Exeter University looked to go top as they hosted bottom-of-the-table Stourbridge and dispatched their...

Hornets in history lesson for Students

By JOSHUA THOMAS Hornets.....................40 Loughborough S....38 Hornets earned their first-ever victory in the National 2 West after coming from 31-14 down...

Crusaders pinch it at the death over Bourn

By JOHN WHITE Dings.................. 45pts Bournville......... 41pts Dings made it four wins in a row, thanks to a hard-fought victory over...

Hinckley get the monkey off their backs with win

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 31 Redruth....................25 Hinckley got their first home win of the season in an exciting game at home...

Lions claw their way beyond Lucs

By ALEX SMITH Luctonians..............37 Leicester Lions.....43 Leicester Lions maintained their 100% start, but were pushed all the way in the end...

Finlay is too Sharp for Old Redcliffians

By MATT OAKLEY Old Redcliffians...... 3 Clifton....................... 41 Finlay Sharp scored a hat-trick as Clifton blew away Old Redcliffians. The visitors...

Regional Premier

1 Midlands By DAVID LAWRENCE DERBY look poised for a challenge at the Regional 1 Midlands title after an emphatic 66-29...

Worcester spring a surprise

■By SAM BYTHEWAY Exeter ....................21 Uni of Worcester ...23 WORCESTER made it two wins from two in the Allianz Cup after...

Power play blows Quins away

■By GEORGE RILEY Harlequins ..............7 Glouc-Hart ............43 GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY began their campaign with a comprehensive victory over Quins who remain winless this...

Sarries enjoy favourites tag

PREVIEW... Saracens v Bristol Today, KO 2pm SARACENS secured their third Premier 15s title last season and they know they will...

All change after losing starts

PREVIEW... Sale v Wasps Today, KO 2pm ■By BEN JAYCOCK AFTER both making poor starts to their Allianz Cup last weekend,...

My Life in Rugby with Richard Barrington

I had two years still on my contract at Jersey but when Saracens came in for me after my first year...

Top clubs spending too much on wages

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Big name signing: Duhan van der Merwe joined Worcester from Edinburgh in...

Results

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Redpath: We’ll do all that we can to be better

NEWS EXTRA ■By NICK POWELL BATH centre Cameron Redpath admits the squad were thankful for a few weeks off at the...

Regional results

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Westgate happy his boys are ready for action

BUCS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL BUCS Super Rugby gets underway for the new season on Wednesday, and many eyes will be...

Beattie’s Hampton delighted to set the pace

SCHOOLS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL HAMPTON School have been one of the early pacesetters in English schools rugby, kicking off their...

Irish bring in cavalry

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have added three new arrivals. Former Scotland U20 outside back Logan Trotter, 23, who came through the...

Thomas joins Ealing

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Worcester coach Jonathan Thomas has joined side Ealing as a forwards consultant. Thomas, 39, left his Worcester head...

Schonert hit with ban

RUGBY SHORTS SALE prop Nic Schonert has been banned for three games for a high tackle in last Saturday’s win at...

Prop Brown has surgery

RUGBY SHORTS DRAGONS and Wales prop Leon Brown, 25, will miss the autumn internationals after having surgery to correct a nerve...

Swain gets six weeks

RUGBY SHORTS AUSTRALIA lock Darcy Swain has been banned for six weeks after his charge into the knee of Quinn Tupaea...

Ace Farrell steps back

RUGBY SHORTS CENTRE Chris Farrell, 29, has stepped away from Munster duty amid a legal case in France that dates back...

Battered Llanelli pay price for lack of discipline

By ROB COLE Aberavon.......... 31 Llanelli............. 24 Former Fijian age-grade international wing Ben Raivalitia crowned his debut off the bench for...

Whites the party-poopers on Owens’ return

By ROB COLE Carmarthen............10 Swansea.................24 Ken Owens came through his first half of rugby since October 2021 unscathed, although a second-half...

McDonough shows spirit of Strange

By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale...............24  RGC............................... 8 They may have been missing head coach Jason Strange, who was on duty with...

Dogged Warren at the double for Drovers

By SIMON ROBERTS Merthyr.................... 12 Llandovery.............36 Former Dragons centre Adam Warren crossed for two of Llandovery’s five tries in their vital...

Scrivens masterminds Ponty revenge

By SIMON ROBERTS Pontypridd..............40 Bridgend.................... 8 Fly-half Joe Scrivens kicked Pontypridd to an emphatic league win over Bridgend to avenge their...

Hill helps stop the rot for Blue & Blacks

Newport...................32 Cardiff......................34 By ROB COLE Newport had been dining out all on the fact they beat Cardiff four times in a...

Battling Ponty hold their nerve

Championship round-up By ROB COLE Tributes flowed for former player Eddie Butler as Pontypool beat promotion-rivals Neath at Pontypool Park. Deon...

Lillicrap leads Wales to New Zealand

SIWAN Lillicrap will captain Wales’ squad for the World Cup in New Zealand. Centre Hannah Jones, who led Wales in the...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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McIntosh guides Brecon to big win

Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE DION McIntosh had a field day as he scored 20 points in Brecon’s 45-21...

Verdict on corruption charges is awaited

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tuesday, December 13. That’s the date a Paris court delivers its verdicts on FFR President Bernard Laporte,...

Forthcoming fixtures

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Return to Wales brings the best out of Cuthbert

By STEFFAN THOMAS When Alex Cuthbert left Welsh rugby for Exeter in 2018, very few people would have expected to see...

Eadie’s on his way to Toronto

FORMER Bristol and Northampton back row Mitch Eadie has joined Toronto Arrows in America’s Major League Rugby. The 30-year-old left Bristol...

In Sunday’s Rugby Paper

It’s a huge weekend of rugby, as the Rugby Championship reaches its conclusion, and there are some big games in the...