England are going in wrong direction

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Going to a full Twickenham stadium last Saturday after virtually a two...

Aberavon, where rugby and life were indivisible

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

Six of the best as Uni hold top spot

SW Premier EXETER University remain one point clear at the top of table after their 36-14 bonus-point away win against Weston-super-Mare...

Noble effort as leaders triumph

London & SE Premier DORKING maintain their lead at the top of the table following a 38-0 win at home to...

Bannister leaves it late to claim win

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian.... 14 Westcliff.......... 18 WESTCLIFF will probably say they have underperformed many times this season and this...

Eight-try romp secures top spot

By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................54 Guernsey................. 17 REDRUTH climbed back to the top of the table thanks to this eighttry win. The...

Dominant visitors see off Hinckley

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................28 Bury St Edmunds..48 BURY deserved to win an exciting game that,-from the first half, looked as though...

Hawks defy late rally for narrow victory

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks....... 12 Canterbury.............. 10 HAWKS overcame a gritty Canterbury side in a committed contest. Both sides scored...

Cardinals dig in to lift promotion hopes

By ROGER OPIE Clifton................ 24pts Esher................... 41pts PETER Winterbottom paid tribute to Esher’s character and composure as they claimed a huge...

Alex’s four tries as Lions show class

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....33 Rochford Hund....... 17 ALEX Wilcockson scored four tries as Lions showed their class against a testing...

Crusaders battle for bonus point

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 19 Dings Crusaders... 31 DINGS took advantage of some indiscipline by the home side to seal victory...

Barnes punished despite late rally

By TOM MCARTHUR Barnes...............25 Worthing...........26 TWO tries in the dying moments saved Barnes from any embarrassment, but Worthing held on to...

The RUGBY Paper Podcast

Host Oliver Little is joined by Leicester prop James Whitcombe and his father – former Tiger Martin Whitcombe, as well as...

Luke out for season

ENGLAND hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could miss the rest of the season after injuring knee ligaments against Wales last week. “It’s an...

Record man Youngs is guiding light for Jack

By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England...

Taylor treble helps buoyant Sheffield

Midlands Premier LEWIS Taylor scored a hat-trick as Sheffield continued their push for the second-placed play-off spot with a 52-0 whitewash...

Can anyone halt Otley’s charge?

Northern Premier TOP-OF-THE-TABLE Otley power on, this time defeating Rossendale 57-5. Calum Irvine, Adam Malthouse, Gavin Stead, Ben Waddington, Finn Dewar...

Sturgess inspires Fylde’s top show

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................79 Blaydon............. 31 FYLDE produced a ruthless display to destroy a spirited Blaydon side. Tom Grimes got the...

Dale destroyed as Stour hit top form

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............ 60 Wharfedale............27 STOUR improved their promotion prospects after a 10-try demolition of Wharfedale. The hosts started the...

Tigers hold on as Students hit back

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 20 Loughborough S.... 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a late Loughborough revival to claim their 10th win...

Harrison on hand to break hearts of hosts

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 13 Sedgley Park......... 15 SEDGLEY Park turned around a 13-point halftime deficit to claim victory over a...

Stunning late try seals win for leaders

By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 20pts Rotherham........ 17pts A LAST-MINUTE try from Mike Adlard secured a stunning win for Hull as they...

Gordon puts side ahead in a flash

By DES HICKIE Chester.....................34 Harrogate................ 14 CHESTER comfortably beat strugglers Harrogate, with the result pretty much settled after half-an-hour. The hosts...

Pocklington puts on a masterclass

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............52 Bournville................. 5 THE fixture between these sides back in October produced a nail-biting thriller as Ionians...

Rare try for Dunn is icing on cake

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........53 Huddersfield... 19 TYNEDALE made it four wins on the bounce with an impressive nine-try demolition of struggling...

Coaching trio set to depart Wharfedale

WHARFEDALE will have a new-look coaching team for the 2022/23 season after it was announced that current DoR Rob Baldwin, head...

Hard work’s paid off for Saint Iyogun

By BEN JAYCOCK EMMANUEL Iyogun has gone from being a ‘chubby footballer’ to a Premiership loosehead prop after a remarkable journey...

Egodo and Liam inspire fightback

By PAUL SMITH Moseley...................22 Taunton Titans..... 20 FLANKER Liam Munro and centre Anthony Egodo inspired Birmingham Moseley to a thrilling come-from-behind...

Richie’s four-try side claim victory

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 20 Cambridge..............22 CAMBRIDGE held their nerve to secure a bonus point win to keep pace with...

Robins holds his nerve as Rams pay the penalty

By SJ SMITH Sale...........................22 Rams......................... 21 JAMES Robins kept his nerve to slot a last-minute winning penalty as Sale overturned a...

Happy Henry leaves it late to secure the spoils

By ANNA WALSH Cinderford........10pts Tries: Jerrum 27, Lane 59 Rosslyn Park.. 13pts Tries: Robinson 68 Conversions: Holland 69 Penalties: Holland 51,...

Carter doubles up as losing run ends

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................36 Tonbridge Judd.... 10 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a well-deserved bonus-point victory over the bottom side....

Evergreen Royle punishes Albion

By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................47 Plymouth Albion...28 FIVE first-half tries without reply put Caldy in complete control of this game. However, Plymouth...

Paddy’s big boot a winner for Tykes

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 21 Leeds Tykes....22 PADDY Case will likely have been handed the keys to the city of Leeds...

In adversity, Italy earn legion of admirers

PETER JACKSON EVER since the Five became Six, no captain had found himself in an emergency as grim as the one...

How could Francis be deemed fit to return?

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Professor John Fairclough is staring at a video of the 20th minute collision...

Richmond win battle of mauls

By NATHAN EDWARDS Nottingham ......12pts Tries: Hollingsworth 43, Browning 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 43 Richmond ..........19pts Tries: Bright 48, Hoskings 55, McLean...

Frustrated Knights will keep fighting

By BEN JAYCOCK Heartbroken: Doncaster flanker Thom Smith PICTURES: Getty Images DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith described the RFU denying them a...

13-try Ealing take their anger out on lowly Exiles

By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ............0pts Ealing ................81pts Tries: Daniels 2, 14; Smid 7, 36, 54; Howard 30, Johnston 41, Linsell...

One-club man Dallaglio looks forward to Wasps challenging at top again

IT was one of the epic European Cup finals. Wasps, the leading club in England in the early part of the...

England need to find some extra spice besides Curry

PAUL REES TALKS TO LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO ABOUT THE KEY AREAS ENGLAND MUST IMPROVE TO DEFEAT IRELAND England pre-empted the start of...

Nothing too much trouble for Colin

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY lost a great and good servant earlier this week when Colin Herridge died suddenly of a...

Rugby’s big boys show bullying side

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER No contest: Italy hooker Hame Faiva is sent...

Scotland ticket was too good to resist

MY LIFE IN RUGBY MICHAEL CUSACK Leading the fight: Michael Cusack in action for Leeds against Leicester FORMER SCOTLAND, LEEDS, DONCASTER,...

Patchell keen to kick on under Peel’s watchful eye

By STEFFAN THOMAS Good feel: Dwayne Peel RHYS Patchell is confident working under Dwayne Peel at Scarlets can help him get...

Griffiths blasts RFU for denying promotion bid

By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Doncaster Knights were denied promotion in 2016, it came down to what happened on the pitch, and...

Australian rules must have Boon crying into his beer

CHRIS HEWETT BACK in the day, when men were men and Australians considered themselves more masculine than the rest of the...

Dupont is heading for greatness like Gareth

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It has been reported with a high degree of certainty that Aaron Smith, an undeniably brilliant New...

Saracens on the hunt for home semi-final

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm, Stone X Stadium SARACENS head coach Alex Austerberry is seeing Sunday’s...

Gloucester’s Sing steals victory at the death

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Gloucester-H ..15 Worcester ......12 EMMA Sing held her nerve to kick a 77th minute penalty for Gloucester-Hartpury as...