It’s Waddington at the double

Westcliff................. 14 Canterbury..............34 By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF were left to rue the absence of key players, indiscipline and basic errors as...

Raiders off the mark in try spree

Worthing..................32 Sevenoaks..............27 By MO SHER IT was a try-fest at Roundstone Lane as Worthing Raiders claimed their first win of the...

Regional Premier

1 South Central By STEPHEN SMITH MAKING it three bonus-point wins on the spin, Maidenhead continue to lead the way at...

Thunder kicks off Hinckley stormer

Barnstaple....... 17 Hinckley.......... 45 By CHRIS CAMPBELL A DOMINANT second-half display from Hinckley gave them a second well-deserved win on the...

Lucs stand firm in Bourns triumph

Bournville................. 3 Luctonians.............. 18 By MITCH PROVING LUCTONIANS came away with a hard-fought victory over Bournville at Avery Fields. Lucs opened...

Howman hat-trick leads Clifton romp

Clifton.......................59 Stourbridge............ 19 By ROGER OPIE ALEX Howman bagged a hat-trick as Clifton ran in nine tries in seeing off Stourbridge....

Joseland double as Exeter win uni tussle

L’borough S....... 17pts Exeter Uni..........37pts By MARTA GOMEZ-SANTOS Loughborough Students fell to defeat against fellow student side Exeter University in their...

Lions cut loose in second half to topple Newport

Leicester Lions.....4 8 Newport (Salop)... 19 By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions extended their unbeaten start to the season with a convincing...

Dings edge rivals in a derby thriller

Old Redcliffians....29 Dings Crusaders...32 By GEOFF SIBLEY DINGS Crusanders edged past Old Redcliffians in a humdinger of a local derby. Unbeaten...

Honey on money as Reds triumph

Redruth.................... 41 Hornets..................... 31 By BILL HOOPER A FAULTLESS kicking display from Redruth’s Fraser Honey was the difference between the two...

Regional Premier

1 Midlands By DAVID LAWRENCE BURTON continued their perfect start to the season as they ran out 37-26 winners at Stoke...

Students spurred on by this summer’s graduates

NEWS EXTRA ■By NICK POWELL AN impressive 37 university players have been picked up by Premiership and Championship clubs heading into...

Love for Leeds was never about money

PHIL NILSEN MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LEEDS AND COVENTRY HOOKER EVERY rugby career has highs and lows and I had...

England’s big names may miss out on Lions

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It’S the beginning of a new season and the same idea that...

I’m sorry, Chris, but the clubs made a bad call

JEFF PROBYN I am sorry to say that I disagree with Chris Hewett who seems to have made the assumption that...

The day in 1990 when Eddie Butler gave me his stamp of approval

VERY sad to hear that Eddie Butler has died. He was a great player who moved seamlessly into broadcasting. My fondest...

RUGBY SHORTS

Jackson scales ramp of ‘Everest’ for charity FORMER Bath and London Welsh No.8 Ed Jackson is climbing the spiral ramp at...

Results

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Campbell proud of progress shown at Hinckley

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK CHRIS Campbell has made the step up to director of rugby at Hinckley and in and...

Regional results

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Any team can beat anyone in National 1 – Cattell

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK JOINT Bishop’s Stortford head coach Marcus Cattell expects National 1 to be one of the most...

Winning start has Rochford targeting top ten

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK ROCHFORD Hundred made a strong start to their season by winning their two opening games but...

Regional results

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Sweet for Sheffield to reclaim bragging rights

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK SHEFFIELD director of rugby Simon Tomlinson is revelling in last weekend’s victory over arch rivals Sheffield...

Fired-up Ponty’s tribute for Butler

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL paid a fitting tribute to their former captain Eddie Butler, who died suddenly on Thursday,...

Premiership Cup

Jones special lays Ironmen a foundation Cardiff......................29 Merthyr....................45 By JACK NAISBITT MERTHYR confirmed their place in the WRU Premiership Cup quarter-finals...

Lloyd turns the screw for Steelmen

Ebbw Vale...............3 4 Carmarthen............ 14 By HARRY CORISH EBBW VALE comfortably beat Carmarthen Quins at Eugene Cross Park. The Quins are...

Ravens keep their nerve after Davies blow

Pontypridd..............26 Bridgend.................. 30 By SIMON ROBERTS BRIDGEND Ravens survived a late rally by Pontypridd to secure a vital away victory at...

Sloane wraps up revenge for Whites

Swansea.................40 Llanelli..................... 13 By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA gained sweet revenge for Llanelli’s opening-day victory with a convincing win in the Welsh...

News

Wilkins signs for Exeter WALES back Robyn Wilkins has signed for Exeter Chiefs, along with Scotland prop Panashe Muzambe and Australia...

Watkins at double in Cup romp

Division One Cup round-up By ROB COLE NEWBRIDGE turned a 50-50 game at half-time against Rhydyfelin into a merry romp in...

Improving Ospreys target play-offs

OSPREYS boss Toby Booth has set his sights on the URC play-offs this season, after his side earned a place in...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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URC chief keen to emulate US sports model

■By STEFFAN THOMAS MARTIN Anayi admits the United Rugby Championship does need to consider a restriction on player salaries and would...

Jalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18...

Alred agrees to stay on at Bears

By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes taking a punt on Dave Alred will make a difference for Bristol as they look...

Wilson hits first century for Ionians

On the run: Sam Wilson playing for Hull Ionians SAM WILSON has become the first Hull Ionians player to score 100...

Warriors’ games will go ahead after deadline met

Both Worcester Warriors’ men and University of Worcester Warriors Women will play their respective games this weekend against Exeter and Harlequins,...

All Blacks win thriller after bizarre Raynal call

Australia.........37pts Tries: Valentini 25, Kellaway 60, 67, Samu 73 Conversions: Foley 26, 61, 68, 74 Penalties: Foley 18, 47 New Zealand…..39pts Tries: Taukei'aho 4, 41, Mo'unga...

Ospreys can reach play-offs – Booth

Ospreys boss Toby Booth has set his sights on the URC play-offs this season, after his side earned a place in...

Red Roses hammer Wales in final World Cup warm-up

England …………73pts Wales ………………….7pts By MARK DOCHERTY The Red Roses secured a world record 25th consecutive victory in style with a 66-point...

Caldy RFC establish a supporter’s club in Copenhagen

By John Lyon Caldy‘s first match in the Championship, a home fixture against Hartpury was memorable for the club and its...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirty-One with Toby Booth

Ahead of the United Rugby Championship getting underway this weekend, host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain and Chris Hewett are...

Red Roses and Wales prepare for World-Cup warm-up in Bristol

Around 15 miles down the road from their shared border, England and Wales‘ women face off tonight in their final game...

Springboks unchanged for critical Argentina clash

South Africa have made no changes to their starting line-up ahead of their vital match against Argentina in Round Five of...

Foley back as Australia ring changes

Bernard Foley has returned to the Australian team for the first time since 2019, as the Wallabies change seven for the...

Duo of changes for All Blacks’ Bledisloe opener

New Zealand have made two enforced changes in the only switches to their starting line-up for this Thursday’s Rugby Championship and...

Wade seals Racing 92 move

Christian Wade has secured a fairytale move to Racing 92, as he recommences his rugby career after four years away. Wade,...

Gloucester fightback to win thriller

By Nick Powell Gloucester……..27pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 44, Chapman 47, Penalty 69, Clarke 73 Conversions: Hastings 48 Penalties: Hastings 60 Wasps……......21pts Tries: Atkinson 25,...