Vikings conquered by Bury resistance

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............36  n Walsham..............27 BURY climbed up to third with victory over North Walsham, who are still...

Regional Premier

1 South Central By STEPHEN SMITH MAIDENHEAD continued their perfect start to the season with a 29-14 bonus-point victory on their...

Uni boys impress in sinking Redruth

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Uni........ 42 Redruth.............29 EXETER University and Redruth served up a summer sizzler at Topsham, as the students...

Bean stars as the Lions roar again

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 15 Leicester L..............26 A LATE Hinckley fight back was not enough to deny Lions a second win...

Crusaders see off city rivals with style

By JOHN WHITE Dings C...................43 Clifton.....................24 DINGS turned on the style, out-scoring their cross-city rivals by six tries to three, to...

Six of the best for Luctonians as Old Reds suffer

By GEOFF VICKERS Luctonians............. 44 Old Redcliffians.... 15 IN their first home game of the season, Luctonians blew newcomers Old Redcliffians...

Leonard’s boot seals Salop win

By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (Salop)...35 Bournville...............28 AFTER a chastening defeat at Old Redcliffians last week, Newport bounced back in style with...

Brilliant Students blow Stour away

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............25 Loughborough S....54 THE alarm bells are already ringing around Stourton Park as Stour succumbed to their second...

Barnstaple sting Hornets at death

By JACK GADD Hornets.....................22  Barnstaple..............23 HORNETS welcomed Barnstaple to the Nest for the first time in a number of years and...

Regional Premier

1 Midlands By DAVID LAWRENCE BROMSGROVE bounced back from their opening-day defeat in the Midlands Premier by scoring six tries during...

NEWS EXTRA

Wasps close to securing funding WASPS are close to securing funds to repay some of their multimillion-pound debts. Bondholders are owed...

‘You need to work out who you are’

There is a moment in Brian O’Driscoll’s documentary on life after professional sport when Michael Cheika sums up what players and...

Money is at the root of rugby’s problems

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was interesting to read David Campese’s take on why today’s game...

Peters hoping to make mark at Newcastle

By JON NEWCOMBE Having had his World Cup dreams dashed, Spain international Josh Peters is hoping that another of his rugby...

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Deadeye Groves helps get Old Reds off to flier ■By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Redcliffians made a dream return to the National...

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Ambitious Gallagher aiming for top-flight contract

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK FREE scoring hooker Matt Gallagher has set himself a personal goal to earn a Premiership contract...

Verbickas era starts in style as Dale hit quick fifty

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Wharfedale director of rugby Simon Verbickas made an emphatic start to his tenure in north...

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Flier MacDonald back to her best after neck injury

By BEN JAYCOCK Having once feared she’d never be able to play rugby again, Claudia Mac-Donald enjoyed a dream England return...

Robinson magic spurs Red Rose fightback

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

Turnbull determined to bring change at Cardiff

By STEFFAN THOMAS Josh Turnbull is hoping to spearhead a revival at Cardiff while also laying the foundations for a career...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Powerful Wizards ease to another big win

WELSH PREMIER By ROB COLE Swansea ........17 Aberavon ........39 The Wizards sit happily on top of the Premiership table after two...

Racing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days...

Forthcoming fixtures

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off) Gloucester v Wasps Sale v Northampton WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 INTERNATIONALS Women’s England v...

White keen to prove he’s good enough for Scotland

By GARY FITZGERALD Ben White has set his heart on a dream trip to France next year and he hopes turning...

WRU ban on trans women

THE Welsh Rugby Union has banned transgender women from competing in female-only matches. The move follows similar decisions by the English...

English Rugby on, Scottish and Welsh games postponed following Queen’s death

All rugby in England can go ahead this weekend following a decision taken by the RFU to play on despite the...

World of rugby mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II

The world of rugby at all levels were united as they mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday evening....

“Wait and see” on Salary Cap reduction – Lynagh

Former Australian legend Michael Lynagh believes fans should not rush into judgement about the impact of the reduction of the Premiership‘s...

One year to go until the Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off in France

The countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, which kicks off on 8 September next year, is well and...

England stars pair up as props as Bristol launch their new season against Bath

The returning Ellis Genge joins Kyle Sinckler in all-England prop pair as Bristol Bears get their Premiership campaign underway against Bath...

Tuilagi and Beaumont return as Sale host Saints in Prem opener

Manu Tuilagi and Josh Beaumont have been named in a strong Sale Sharks side to host Northampton Saints in their first...

Sarries name strong side for Thursday night Prem Cup match at Saints

Saracens have named a very strong squad as they kick-off their campaign with a Thursday night Premiership Rugby Cup match at...

WRU join English and Irish unions in banning transgender women

Welsh rugby‘s governing body the WRU has become the latest union to ban transgender women from playing all forms of rugby....

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirty with Michael Lynagh

Another full house for your 30th edition of The Rugby Paper Podcast! The guys welcome an Australian World Rugby Hall of...

‘Worcester as a rugby club will be as competitive as ever’ – Kidney

London Irish boss Declan Kidney has said he sympathises with Worcester's situation, but will be approaching their opening fixture like any...

All Blacks Coach Ian Foster Endorsed Through 2023 Rugby World Cup

According to Betonmobile.ru, The New Zealand Rugby Union has today announced All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster will remain in his...

2009 champions Wales name men’s squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens

Head coach Richie Pugh has confirmed his 12-man Wales squad for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, getting underway...

England men and women name squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

England's men's and women's teams have named their squads for the Rugby World Cup sevens getting underway this Friday in Cape...

England and Top 14 star Mercer first name in Razor-rog Barbarians squad

England, Bath and Montpellier star Zach Mercer has been named in the Barbarians squad for November’s Killik Cup 2022 match against...

Robertson on list for Eddie job

By PETER JACKSON England are compiling a dossier on Scott Robertson as part of their global search for Eddie Jones‘ successor....

WRU’s £30m funding deal expected to face stiff opposition

By STEFFAN THOMAS The Welsh Rugby Union are set to table a six-year multi-million pound deal for the professional game which...

Blackett is confident Wasps are over worst

By PAUL REES WASPS are among the clubs who have been counting the cost of Covid, but Lee Blackett is confident...

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World Cup carrot will inspire us – George

By GARY FITZGERALD Jamie George admits it will be “difficult” pushing thoughts of France to the back of his mind but...

Relton returns home to take the Pirates route

Arthur Relton is returning to his Cornwall rugby roots this season keen to follow a well-trodden path into a Premiership career....

Callard predicts brighter future for Leeds

By NICK POWELL LEEDS Tykes head coach Jon Callard is aiming high for this season. In the 2019/20 Championship season Leeds...