Leicester set to sign Watson

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are widely tipped to next week confirm the signing of England winger...

Salvi leaves Sandy Park

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER have parted company with defence coach Julian Salvi with their hopes of a...

DREAM TEAM

IAIN GRIEVE, THE HARTPURY AND FORMER BRISTOL, PLYMOUTH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...

Very few now could master art of Joggie

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The way the old-timers tell it, the Springboks were so petrified by the majesty of the All...

All eyes on Leinster’s honorary All Black

CHRIS HEWETT WHEN it comes to openside flankers, New Zealand’s grand tradition has long been grander than everyone else’s. Nathan, Mourie, Jones,...

Breen heroics seal win for Ireland

By PAUL EDDISON Ireland ............15 Scotland..........14 ENYA Breen’s last-gasp try gave Ireland sweet revenge over Scotland in the final game of...

Dominant Roses seal fourth straight Slam

By JAMES REID France ................12pts Tries: Menager 4, Deshaye 67 Conversions: Sansus 5 England ............24pts Tries: Bern 12, 26, Ward 17...

Sillari inflicts last minute heartache on Wales

By MEGAN ARMITAGE Wales ......................8 Italy ........................10 WALES suffered late heartbreak as Michela Sillari’s penalty fired Italy to a dramatic last-gasp...

Leicester lesson has served Leo well

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Leo Cullen left Dublin for Leicester during the summer of 2005 on a...

Only Evans to coach Wales was a Wallaby

PETER JACKSON AT the last count, as conducted by people who know about these things, there were almost 75,000 Evanses living...

Restart offers vital help for challenges of life after rugby

PAUL REES TALKS TO PLAYERS AND COACHES ABOUT THE PRESSURES OF THE MODERN GAME Dan Vickerman was the keynote speaker at...

Simpson’s try double inspires fightback win

By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester ........25pts Tries: Jordan 19, Morris 32, Morgan 70 Conversions: Barton 20, 70 Penalties: Barton 10, 16 Worcester...

Rampant Irish put Tigers to slaughter

London Irish ....59 pts Tries: Arundell 14, 45, Tuisue 21, 35, Reid 29, Donnell 38, Stokes 49, Cinti 55, Joseph 79...

Against all the odds, Dawie left a legacy

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Dawie De Villiers passed away last week, aged...

Hammer blow to game in Spain

RUGBY MATTERS SO Spain have been kicked out of the World Cup for a second time in succession and I suspect...

I’ve gone over THAT try a million times in my head!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, LIONS AND SALE SHARKS WINGER MARK CUETO ABOUT six months after we came back...

Tigers are poised for Test match challenge

By PAUL REES EUROPE returns this weekend and with it the prospect of the club match of the season. Leicester, unbeaten...

Ashton hat-trick leaves Varndell fuming

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK TOM Varndell was left ‘fuming’ last night as his Premiership top try scorer record was broken...

Last-minute touchdown gives Pirates narrow lead

By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates ..........38pts Tries: Channon 8, De Battista 18, Wyatt 26, Blackmore 60, Penny 69, Bolwell 80 Conversions:...

Cov take advantage as Knights let it slip

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Holden 36, 50; Smith 70 Conversions: Olver 50, 70 Penalties: Olver 59 Coventry ..........35pts Tries:...

Brave Ampthill fight back to keep tie alive

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............21pts Tries: Jack 14, Vukasinovic 55, Penalty 66 Conversions: Bennett 15, 56 Ealing..................31pts Tries: Johnston 16, Terry...

Hero Holsey’s late rumble levels game for Hartpury

By LUKIE JARMYN Hartpury ............19pts Tries: Forrester 14, Simpson 35, Holsey 64 Conversions: Williams 15, 65 Jersey................19pts Tries: Owen 7, Van...

Ace Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...

Jack says farewell with a final try

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC.............. 50 Chinnor.............. 17 SALE FC concluded what has been an incredible season with an impressive eight-try...

Tonbridge Juddians win at Bishop’s Stortford

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stortford 20 Tonbridge Juddians 23 Halftime Scoreline: 10-13 The visitors started positively, winning their own opening drop...

Louie leads way in final-day rout

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP.......52 Moseley...................24 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finished the season on a high after an entertaining win over Birmingham...

Eight tries for Foresters to secure top five finish

By ANNA WALSH Cinderford.........53pts Tries: Wilcox 6, Taylor 15, 34, 48, Austin 39, Hendy 47, Andrew 61, Lane 71 Conversions: Boughton...

Titans stand tall but six-try Tykes claim victory

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....22 Leeds Tykes........... 41 LEEDS coach John Callard praised the home side and their fantastic facilities as...

Rams run riot as Hayhow strikes

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................45 Cambridge ............... 7 CONNOR Hayhow grabbed his second hattrick of the season as Rams produced a...

Henry’s late burst rescues Albion

By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park .........28 Plymouth Albion..28 TWO tries in the final five minutes from Henry Clement earned Plymouth Albion...

‘Toughest test’ awaits Caldy after historic title success

By BEN JAYCOCK It’s ours: Josiah Dicknson lifts the trophy for Caldy JUST a day after achieving promotion to the Championship,...

Lanigan sets the scene for victory

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................38 Tynedale..........26 FYLDE rounded off the season with a hard-fought win over Tynedale. After a disjointed start to...

Tries aplenty in top comeback triumph

By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville...............55 Huddersfield..........33 IT’S never a dull moment when Bourns take to the field, with 14 tries to enjoy,...

Minkin’s hat-trick is a perfect finale

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............47 Chester..................... 19 Ionians completed the season on a high with a comfortable home win. It was...

Blaydon end tough campaign on a high

By LILY PATEY Loughborough....20pts Blaydon............... 22pts UNDER normal circumstances, Blaydon would have been making the trip down to Loughborough with the...

Super Gal sets new record in Gate smash

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........66 Harrogate................ 10 SUPER Sedgley hooker Matt Gallagher secured a personal record in the demolition of bottom...

Broadley’s late burst seals win

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....43 Stourbridge............28 JAMIE BROADLEY brought the curtain down in style in a scintillating game of freerunning rugby....

Boot of Davidson delivers for Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS  Wharfedale............38 Rotherham.............. 19 WHARFEDALE took the honours by scoring four tries to three, with Tom Davidson’s boot accounting...

Lucs put champs in their place!

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 24 Hull....................... 7 LUCTONIANS fully deserved this victory over the league champions who came looking to consolidate...

Step up to the Championship is just reward for Gallagher

By BEN JAYCOCK Breakthrough: Matt Gallagher is on the move NATIONAL 2 North top try scorer Matt Gallagher is making the...

Branfield at double in Barnes triumph

By JOE LYONS Barnes.............. 42 Hinckley........... 17 BARNES ended their season in style with a six-try defeat of Hinckley. It was...

Joyce shines as Clifton clinch third

By MIKE BARBER Barnstaple.............. 12 Clifton.......................52 WILL Joyce was instrumental in Clifton’s second-half surge as they moved through the gears to...

Reed keeps cool to seal it for Bury

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Canterbury.............. 31 Bury St Edmunds..34 A LAST-KICK penalty from Charlie Reed earned Bury St Edmunds a win at...

Esher run riot to seal championship glory

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H....... 24pts Esher...................55pts Lovely bubbly: Esher’s players and staff celebrate PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson Photography ESHER put the...

Super-sub Knight bags treble for Dings

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders... 41 Westcliff.................22 DINGS finished the season on a high, overcoming a stubborn and committed Westcliff side...

Lions topple Reds in dramatic clash

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....24 Redruth.................... 19 FIFTH-PLACED Leicester Lions got the better of second-placed Redruth in a nail-biting encounter. Redruth’s...

OAs end season on a winning high

By SEAN WYLIE Old Albanian...........38 Henley Hawks....... 19 OLD Albanian rounded off their season with an impressive home win over mid-table...

Sims and McLean shine in away win

By SHAUN WREN Guernsey.......... 21 Worthing...........52 WORTHING finished the season how they started it – with a victory over Guernsey. A...

Points Crusade has been an overall success for chief Stean

By BEN JAYCOCK DINGS Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams has achieved his target of breaking the club’s record points tally...

Blood, sweat and tears of victory over the Boks

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...