Evans set to pump in extra £2.5m

CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years...

Fit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey

By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers...

Top-flight wings set to fly for the Army at HQ

NEWS EXTRA By PIERS DUNHAM COME kick off on the April 30 it will have been three long years since the...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

No time to rest as pressures mount up

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Ravens get shot down

Bridgend..........17 Pontypridd ....54 BRIDGEND were sent crashing back to earth by Pontypridd having recorded their first win of the season against...

Powerful first half sets up Steelmen

Ebbw Vale ............27 Llandovery ..........15 EBBW Vale made the most of facing a side saving their best for next week’s Cup...

Late drama as leaders hit back in added time

Swansea ..............17 Newport ................24 THE Premiership leaders were pushed all the way by Swansea and had to rely on two tries...

Magical Tremblett stars for Wizards

Aberavon ..............45 Llanelli ..................14 ABERAVON warmed-up for their Premiership Cup semi-final clash with Llandovery by running in seven tries in a...

Biggest names in British sport compare notes

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

Dupont flair puts France in the mood to celebrate

By NICK CAIN France ................25pts Tries: Fickou 14, Cros 39, Dupont 59 Conversions: Jaminet 40, 60 Penalties: Jaminet 8, 23 England...

Good news for injured Bears duo

NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears are confident their captain Steven Luatua and Sam Jeffries will return before the end of the season...

U18s gear up for Six Nations

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18 clash with Wales today at Taunton RFC ahead of next month’s Six Nations festival in Marcoussis, France....

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Confident Swans make it seven on the spin

BUCS ROUND-UP By NICK POWELL SWANSEA will head into next week’s play-off quarter-final at Loughborough on a seven-match winning streak as...

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Wild Knights ride to league summit

JAPAN ROUND-UP PANASONIC Wild Knights went top of the Japan Rugby League One by beating the Ricoh Black Rams 29-12. Tries...

Brumbies inch past Reds to remain top

By BEN JAYCOCK THE Brumbies extended their lead at the top of the table with a narrow 16-12 win over Australian...

MIKEY SUMMERFIELD

YOUNG GUNS LONDON IRISH PROP Mikey Summerfield is living his childhood dream of playing for his boyhood club London Irish and...

Late try double clinches U18 Cup glory for Trinity at Twickenham

By BEN JAYCOCK TRINITY School Croydon lifted the U18s Cup after their 15-10 win over Kirkham Grammar to conclude a compelling...

World class duo return for England

By BEN JAYCOCK REIGNING Grand Slam champions England go into this year’s tournament bolstered by the returns of stars Emily Scarratt...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LANA SKELDON THIS WEEK... WORCESTER HOOKER LAST month Worcester and...

Dominant scrum or not, backs lack ideas

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME You have got to take your hat off to the England team...

Time to pass on the Kingsholm clippers

MY LIFE IN RUGBY FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER AND MOSELEY WINGER CHARLIE SHARPLES I REMEMBER being chuffed to bits that I got...

Ace Reed relishing pressure at Bury

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BURY St Edmunds fullback Charlie Reed is enjoying a formidable goal kicking season and credits his...

Hat-tricks come at the double

HAT-TRICKS by Patrick Tabalakia and Matthew Guilfoyle led the way for Nuneaton in a 50-0 whitewash victory over struggling Oundle in...

England centre Sangwin passes

NEWS EXTRA England centre Roger Dennis Sangwin died last week aged 84. Sangwin played against the touring New Zealand squad for...

Early yellow is key to outcome

By WILL FREEGARD Guernsey................. 15 Bury St Edmunds.. 20 CALLUM ROBERTS’ early yellow card proved pivotal as Guernsey lost a tight...

Bragging rights go to the Lions

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....26 Hinckley.................. 17 LEICESTER Lions claimed the derby bragging rights with victory over Hinckley. Ben Young opened...

Rowland is in right place at right time

By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........29 Esher.................. 30 DANIEL Rowland was Esher’s hero as they left Rugby Park at the top of the...

Davidson sinks Gate in dying moments

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............23 Harrogate................ 21 HARROGATE almost clung on for their fourth win of the season, but Tom Davidson landed...

Rhys runs riot again in massive Park rout

By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park... 80pts Huddersfield...... 5pts Breakaway: Jamie Harrison steps through the Huddersfield defence on the way to score...

Stour find a perfect response to setback

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge.... 45 Blaydon.............38 STOUR kept their promotion prospects alive, but were given a real run for their money...

Tynedale keep up momentum

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....22 Tynedale.................24 TYNEDALE’S sparkling late-season form continued with a narrow bonus-point win on the road in South...

A victory full of controversy!

By OLIVER LOCK Bournville...............26 Loughborough.......24 BOURNVILLE snatched a dramatic bonus-point win as they came from behind to win a first-ever encounter...

Rotherham wake up late to seal the victory

By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 17 Rotherham...... 34 ROTHERHAM recovered from conceding two early tries to take the honours at Chester. The...

The RUGBY Paper Podcast

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Red mist may not lift for a generation

STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever...

DJ Downhill on the up and chasing smash hits

By JON NEWCOMBE BUDDING DJ Sam Hill is fit again and ready to leave opposition defences in a spin after returning...

Leones licked wounds and came back fighting

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF at first you don’t succeed... roll up...

Maasi leads the charge for Moseley

By DAVID LAWRENCE Birm Moseley ........45 Plymouth Albion ..28 MOSELEY entertained their home fans with seven tries to bolster their midtable...

Try-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place

By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21...

Park hold on to ease relegation fears

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ........22 Darlington MP ......23 LEEDS Tykes left to rue the absence of a regular kicker as...

Robbie grabs hat-trick on glory day for Stapley family

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ..................38pts Tries: Henderson 7, R Stapley 16, 36, 70; Rossiter 50, Bird 80 Conversions: Humberstone 8, 17,...

Adamson grabs four as Blues hit turbos

By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Anderson 3, Tuilangi 30, Dawes 40 Conversions: Nutton 3, 30, 40 Bedford ..............62pts Tries:...

Simmons treble helps Reds to best ever finish

By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Nayalo 8, Stanton 12, Ma’asi 22, Tyas 48, Owen 64, Martin 73 Conversions: Mitchell 8,...

Dolly hopes to join younger brother Nic in top-flight mix

By JON NEWCOMBE DONCASTER sit proudly on top of the table with one of their 20 league games left to play...

Uzokwe focussed on his job of winning

By BEN JAYCOCK EALING flanker Simon Uzokwe isn’t getting carried away with the club’s appeal to get into the Premiership insisting...

Duncan at the double to keep heat on leaders

By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates............31pts Tries: Channon 10, 49; Duncan 13, 56; Sirker 76 Conversions: Robson 14, 50, 76 Hartpury ..........24pts...