Dorking hit the top as Hawks tamed

By NICK PITSON Henley......................24 Dorking.....................28 DORKING fought back from 24-14 behind to claim a deserved bonus-point victory. The Hawks were the...

TJs narrowly edge the showdown of Kent rivals

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J...... 21pts Blackheath....... 20pts Contest: Battle at the breakdown, left, and Josh Groocock steals lineout ball for...

Vikings conquered on home soil by Worthing

By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham..... 15 Worthing.................. 19 IN A long match, with 44 minutes on the clock in the first...

Half-time deficit is easy work for OA

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........54 Rochford H.............. 20 OA run out comfortable winners with an eighttry rout of Rochford. During the...

Westcliff show grit as Barnes run riot

By RICK COMPTON Westcliff................. 14 Barnes......................53 BARNES showed why they are one of the pacesetters as they overcame a gallant home...

1 South Central

By STEPHEN SMITH LEADERS Wimbledon were some way off their best, but were able to record yet another impressive away win,...

1 South East

By DAVID LAWRENCE BEN Hogan slotted over a last minute penalty to hand Tring a nerve-wracking 23-20 victory at home to...

Bragging rights are claimed by Clifton

By ROGER ROPIE Barnstaple......... 3 Clifton................29 CLIFTON took the league points and lifted the John Budd Memorial Cup after a comfortable...

Bourns bite back in Students draw

By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............38 Loughborough S....38 A PULSATING contest ended with Bournville and Loughborough Students claiming a draw and a try...

Dings downed by Exeter Uni revival

By MAX COURTIS Dings Crusaders... 12 Exeter Uni................ 19 EXETER University hit back in the second half to down hosts Dings...

Wounded Lions roar back for Reds win

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L........ 31pts Redruth.............. 15pts CLASSY Leicester Lions showed exactly why they are top of the pile as...

Hornets see red as in-form Lucs finally cut loose

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............40 Hornets..................... 15 LUCTONIANS extended their winning sequence with a comprehensive victory over a spirited Hornets side on...

Newport cling on for bonus points

By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)............29 Hinckley..................33 MISFIRING Newport bagged two deserved bonus points as they ran visitors Hinckley mighty close in...

Ruthless hosts win 13-try thriller

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians.... 50 Stourbridge............27 OLD Redcliffians won a cracker of a contest against strugglers Stourbridge. Stourbridge opened the...

1 Midlands

By DAVID LAWRENCE DUDLEY Kingswinford increased their lead to seven points at the summit with an emphatic 46-14 victory over second-placed...

1 South West

By STEPHEN SMITH CHEW Valley moved to the top of the table in some style as they romped to yet another...

Women’s game needs teamwork to progress

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO that’s a wrap. The Women’s World Cup...

The piano players weren’t in harmony

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Under pressure: Kyle Sinckler is being found out by the opposition and...

Another League coach set to join Eddie’s team

NEWS EXTRA BRETT Hodgson will take over as England defence coach following the Autumn Nations Series with Anthony Seibold leaving to...

Ex-Bath wing Davis missing in Spain

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Bath player and reality TV contestant Levi Davis, 24, has gone missing in Spain. Former England wing Tom...

Tel Aviv, Scarlets help fill void for Saracens

NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have confirmed replacement fixtures against non-English teams after their Premiership home games with Wasps and Worcester were cancelled....

Crossdale joins mate Shields at Perpignan

NEWS EXTRA PERPIGNAN have signed versatile back Ali Crossdale from Wasps, who joins former teammate Brad Shields at the struggling Top...

Chiefs bring in three more young Wasps

NEWS EXTRA EXETER have signed three more players from Wasps just weeks after picking up hooker Dan Frost. Academy lock Alfie...

Bok Kitshoff swaps Stormers for Ulster

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff will join Ulster on a three-year deal after next year’s World Cup. The 30-yearold...

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Georgia all set o take on Wales challenge

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS GEORGIA captain Merab Sharikadze insists his side are feeling the pressure to perform against Wales next...

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Delight for Riley as he hits 400 for Sedgley

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park captain Matt Riley reached the incredible landmark of 400 appearances for the club yesterday...

Rugby has to grow its fanbase

Letters SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU I AM so disappointed with...

Reduce penalty to two points

Letters I THOROUGHLY agree with the letter on October 30 that drop-goals should not be worth more than three points. And...

Diamond should take charge now

Letters EDDIE Jones should have been let go after the 2019 RWC – but it is not too late for the...

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Oakham stay strong to get past Stowe

SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL OAKHAM kept their hopes alive of ending their wait for a third schools cup title as...

Drovers’ Maynard puts the boot into Llanelli

By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli.............. 21 Llandovery..... 54 LLANDOVERY’S impressive start to the season continued as they thrashed Llanelli at Parc y...

Cross deadly as champs hit the summit

Premiership By JAMES ROBERTS Bridgend.................. 16 Cardiff......................43 CARDIFF made it a magnificent seven of seven to take full advantage of Aberavon’s...

Reed deadly to fire Black & Ambers

Premiership By ROB COLE Carmarthan Q......... 17 Newport...................34 NEWPORT’S rise up the Indigo Prem table continued with another bonus-point win as...

Ironmen leave it late before toppling Ponty

Premiership By ROB COLE Pontypridd.............. 18 Merthyr....................24 THE Ironmen played a get out of jail card with the clock in the...

Jones gives Whites the runaround

Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea................. 19 RGC.............................47 THERE were tries aplenty at St Helen’s as RGC 1404 ran out convincing victors...

Three off as fighting mars Steelmen victory

Premiership By HARRY CORISH Aberavon................. 17 Ebbw Vale..............24 EBBW VALE turned around a 12-0 deficit early in the second half, and...

Happy Harri’s double lifts Keys

Championship round-up By ROB COLE WALES U18 centre Harri Ackerman made a big impression on his debut for Cross Keys as...

5 weekend matches in new fixtures schedule

PREMIERSHIP Rugby has rescheduled the league’s fixture list for the second half of the season after Wasps’ and Worcester’s expulsion. The...

We’ll be ok, says IRFU chief

THE Irish Rugby Football Union are optimistic the four provinces will survive the financial crisis engulfing the English club game. The...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Prop star Phillips secures the bonus

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

Urios falling out of favour as Marti looks at options

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Under pressure: Bordeaux head coach Christophe Urios overseas training and, inset, Laurent Marti PICTURES: Getty Images A...

Racism report close to release

FORMER England centre Luther Burrell says the RFU investigation into his allegations of racism in rugby union has been completed and...

Mercer out to prove he’s ready for England

By SAM JACKSON Man in form: Zach Mercer playing for Montpellier PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-BOUND No.8 Zach Mercer is relishing his...

Build-up to Varsity is like a Test match week, says Flood

ORGANISERS of the Varsity Match have decided to continue with the experiment of playing the historic fixture between Oxford University and...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 13, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13...

Women’s World Cup final preview: Kildunne in for favourites England

Saturday will see the playing of the ninth women’s Rugby World Cup final, and with two somewhat unsurprising teams as the...