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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoIt’s job done for Chiefs but they’ll have to raise game
By NICK CAIN Held: Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is tackled IT IS the first stage of mission accomplished for Exeter in their...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKaino: Now we’re ready for Gloucester
By JOHN FALLON Grounded: Toulouse’s Pita Ahki scores with the help of Antoine Dupont PICTURE: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy TOULOUSE captain Jerome Kaino...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWe’ll give Newcastle a real run says Brett
Preview Cornish Pirates v Yorkshire Carnegie Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH PIRATES captain Brett Beukeboom believes Chris Stirling has given the club...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoGalthie rings the changes for France
FABIEN Galthie has marked the start of his reign as France coach with a new-look squad for the Six Nations. Yoann...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMahoney at the double for flying Salop
Midlands Premier NEWPORT Salop kept up their good run form as they defeated Paviors 43- 22 with an impressive attacking display....
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTJs battle conditions to stay at the summit
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS maintained their slender lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win in difficult...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoMallinder’s back at last as Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Year out: Harry Mallinder HARRY Mallinder makes his first appearance in over a year as Northampton take on...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMighty Toulouse stand in way for Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING Pile up: Gloucester celebrate as referee Frank Murphy awards their fourth try scored by Todd Gleave PICTURES: Getty...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoJoseph gets Trailfinders off to fast start in 2020
By ROB WILDMAN WINGReon Joseph sped Ealing Trailfinders to a first win over Nottingham at Lady Bay in a stuttering match...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoBrown on his way to making return for Wales
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER LEON Brown says his World Cup snub was the best thing that could have happened to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLead leaders fall to consecutive defeats
Northern Premier BILLINGHAM’S advantage at the top of the table is now down to just one point after going down for...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFarrell got away with another cheap shot
It seems that Saracens just cannot keep out of the headlines for all the wrong reasons, no matter what they do....
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth riot as Worthing blank
By BILL HOOPER MATT SHEPHERD’S brace of second-half tries helped secure a bonuspoint win for Redruth and stretch their winning run...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBaxter: It feels like a winning draw…
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter said his team had “shown huge character” after coming away from Glasgow with a draw...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWe need fast start now says Johan
AFTER similar poor performances in the first half of their last two home league games against Worcester and Bath, Gloucester’s director...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons starting to look invincible
By LUKE JARMYN Effort: Doncaster’s Lloyd Hayes and Matt Challinor Final say: Adam Radwan scores for Falcons with the last play...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Malins has foot surgery SARACENS full-back Max Malins has had surgery to repair a broken foot, ruling him out for three...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLate penalty dents promotion ambitions
South West Premier MAIDENHEADsaw their South West Premier promotion hopes handed a damaging blow as a late Ivybridge penalty snatched a...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLam demands crackdown on the slow scrum-halves
By NEALE HARVEY Laying down the law: Pat Lam BRISTOL supremo Pat Lam has urged referees to adopt a zero-tolerance policy...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoFree-flowing Lions hit six
By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road....
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoSale find Kerr-Barlow too much of a handful
By STEFFAN THOMAS A MASTERCLASS from former All Blacks scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow helped La Rochelle dump Sale Sharks out of Champions...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoThe Galthie guillotine could chop up rivals
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ”Galthie has put his reputation on the line to bring an end to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale 49ers can’t stay out of the endzone
By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE had this match sewn up by half-time with five converted tries on the scoreboard to lead by...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury are undone by unseen knock-on
By ANDREW BEACHAM JERSEY won this game in the dying seconds after a series of attacking lineouts, resulting from Hartpury indiscipline,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTruelove saves the day for rocking Rhondda
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD REJUVENATED Ystrad Rhondda hauled themselves out of the bottom four after a memorable 20- 13...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWales set to play in Japan
WALES will return to Japan as well as facing New Zealand in two Tests on their 2020 summer tour. Wayne Pivac’s...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBarnes seal valuable win to cast Dings aside
By SAMUEL DRAPER BARNES earned their fifth win of the season by overpowering Dings in a tight bottom-half encounter. A Jamie...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMemo to Carre: Go low or you will suffer
RHYS Carre’s sending-off just five minutes into Saracens visit to the Liberty Stadium suggests the message that tacklers have to go...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers tamed as Pike wins it
By BRIAN TILLEY THIRD-PLACED Sedgley Park fancied their chances against Tynedale, who had lost their previous five games on the spin,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGrimoldby holds his nerve to win it at the death
By WARREN KAY A LAST KICK of the game penalty by Louis Grimoldby secured victory for Amptill. Coventry had dominated early...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPatient Ponty hold their nerve for rare win
Premiership By GUTO DAVIES PONTYPRIDD recorded only their third ever league victory over RGC but had to endure some nervous moments...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHawks lay down the gauntlet in Titans win
By NICK PITSON HENLEY kept up the pressure on leaders Tonbridge with a bonus-point win over third-placed Taunton at Dry Leas....
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKeep the coaches off the pitch
THE dead rubber between Bath and Harlequins at the Rec was not just notable for another lamentable European Cup campaign by...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJust seventeen for lethal Caldy
By JOHN LYON PLAYING rugby in a 40- mph wind isn’t easy but Caldy didn’t miss a beat and dominated a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoScottish let slip 14-point lead over battling Blues
By JONATHAN LANDI BEDFORD Blues’ indifferent season took a turn for the better as they showed character in adversity to deny...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIronmen exact revenge over Ravens
By ROB COLE PACK power helped Merthyr to a fourth win in a row as they overcame Bridgend at home. The...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCliff sink bogey side as Dartnell seals it
By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF prevailed against their bogey side with two late tries getting them out of jail in a match...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoRyan dares to hope despite his Dragons’ six-try pasting
By TOM COLEMAN DEAN RYAN is refusing to give up on his side’s European dreams despite being hit for six in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoNo Hopper freedom in William Wallace win
By MIKE MITCHELL SHEFFIELDTigers edged a tight affair against Preston Grasshoppers with the game played in atrocious weather conditions in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHonours even as Steelmen close the gap
By RICHARD THOMPSON EBBW Vale hung on to pick up two much needed points as they restricted Llandovery to a single...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoEnsians hold on for derby delight
By JACK JOHNSON RAMS withstood Chinnor’s second-half comeback to overcome their local rivals on a pulsating evening. The Oxfordshire side hosted...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury benefit from Esher profligacy
By MATT BALDWIN A LACK of killer instinct proved to be the difference as Bury St Edmunds defeated Esher in a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoNot perfect, but Warriors still score dazzling ten
By ANDY MITCHELL Away: Scott van Breda breaks to score the first try Hat-trick: Ollie Lawrence lands his third try of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChest are down on their Luc in defeat
By STEVE SMITH LUCTONIANS recorded their second straight away victory as they moved away from the relegation danger zone with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJenkins powers Wizards to victory
By SEAN TAYLOR THE power of Aberavon loosehead prop Rowan Jenkins turned the game in his side’s favour and allowed them...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFour in a row for Blood & Sand
By STEVE JACKSON four wins in a row for the first time in four seasons as they overcame a spirited Rotherham...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs reap rewards in the high winds
By BRIAN QUINN OLD ALBANIANS ran up the scoreboard against their namesakes as they scored five to topple Old Redcliffians. It...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoSad Irish are thumped again after slow start leaves them playing catch-up
By GARY FITZGERALD IRISH are in danger of finishing bottom of their European pool after slumping to yet another dismal loss...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoBern’s on fire as Bears ease to victory
By RYAN MATTHEWS SARAH Bern’s return helped Bristol Bears snap a four-game losing streak in style with an eight-try mauling of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoThree wins on the spin as Hinckley rise
By LYNDON EDNEY HINCKLEY made it three victories in a row as David Peck, Jamie Skerrit and Luke Coltman fired them...















