Nixon’s hat-trick can’t halt Hawks

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..............27 Henley Hawks..29 SHAE Nixon’s second-half hat-trick for Hinckley proved to be in vain as Henley Hawks held...

Eight in a row for Esher as Crusaders fall short

By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................37 Dings Crusaders...32 ESHER started 2022 with an eighth consecutive win as the home side fended off a...

Salter full of praise for his Clifton Lions tamers

By MIKE BARBER Clifton.................40pts Leicester Lions...22pts First blood: Clifton flanker Harry Bate scores the first try early in the game PICTURES:...

Farquhar’s late show steals win for Barnes

By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 14 Barnes............... 17 BARNES saved the best until last as flanker Angus Farquhar powered over the line...

McPhun gives hosts the slip

By JON BATHAM Canterbury................ 3 Old Albanian........... 12 SCRUM-HALF Elliott McPhun produced a wet conditions master-class to lead Old Albanian to...

Red card fails to stop Raiders

By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 14 Worthing.................. 20 BURY ST Edmunds were left to rue their missed opportunities as they...

Falcons lads get that big game feeling

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON ACADEMY coach PJ Butler says his Newcastle Falcons U18s side will have benefited from playing in...

Salop still on song in charge for title

Midlands Premier NEWPORT (Salop) drew level on points with two games in hand at the top of the Midlands Premier as...

Hero Henry helps Otley stay on top

Northern Premier OTLEY hold their lead at the top of the table, but it was close as they just held the...

Field find form to secure a vital win

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...35 Blaydon............. 19 RELIEVED Huddersfield claimed a well-deserved bonus-point win in this bottom-of-the-table clash. Two tries each from...

Dale undone by class of Broadley

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.............. 9 Sheffield Tigers.... 13 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched an improbable victory with a try in the 74th minute....

Minnikin holds his nerve to earn point

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 18 Hull Ionians............ 18 A MAGNIFICENT touchline conversion from Lewis Minnikin 10 minutes into added time salvaged...

Rikki’s Stout defence crucial for Titans

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.............. 13 Sedgley Park......... 12 ROTHERHAM survived a second-half onslaught to notch a big win against promotion rivals...

Adlard the hat-trick hero as Hull shine

By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 48pts Stourbridge........ 5pts HULL recorded their biggest winning margin of the season against third-placed Stourbridge in what...

Super Fylde start is student stunner

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough.......28 Fylde.........................32 FYLDE held the edge in this contest after setting a blistering early pace. The away side’s...

Reikiti is a Bourn winner for visitors

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 17 Bournville...............24 BOURNVILLE’S sound tactical game and boosting the stand-out player in centre Ma’asi Reikiti made all...

Chester refuse to bow to pressure

By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 18 Luctonians....... 13 CHESTER overcame the blustery conditions – as well as Luctonians – to claim the...

Exeter get 28-0 win

EXETER have been awarded a 28-0 win over Bath from their cancelled Premiership Cup match. They were scheduled to play on...

Strongman Parr swaps codes and countries

By JON NEWCOMBE COACHING career moves from Rugby League to Union have been almost ten-apenny in the professional era but Matt...

Academy has bred great Tiger cubs says Jack

By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet credits Leicester’s academy system with their rise up the Premiership table as they look to...

Creevy signs on – and could play until he’s 40 says Stokes

By GARY FITZGERALD AGUSTIN Creevy is such a fired-up ball of energy and enthusiasm he could carry on playing Premiership rugby...

Gosling hat-trick downs Darlington

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....24 Darlington MP....... 14 CAPTAIN George Gosling scored a hat-trick of tries to lead Taunton Titans to...

Leaders hold off spirited Tykes bid

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 13 Rosslyn Park.......... 19 LEADERS Rosslyn Park were given a fright as Leeds Tykes almost caused...

Hema breaks Sale hearts to seal Cambridge win

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge.............. 17 Sale........................... 14 IT’S now only one defeat in 12 matches for Cambridge after they edged out...

Cairns full of praise as Royle nicks it for Caldy

By GARETH DAVIES Caldy...................26pts Tries: J Dickinson 6, B Jones 35, Penalty 58, Royle 69 Conversions: B Jones 36, 70 Cinderford...........

Juddians denied by late Rams raid

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 19 Rams.........................22 RAMS scored a try with less than four minutes on the clock to take...

Duncan dares in Albion’s triumph

By NICK BURT Plymouth................. 31 Bishop’s Stort........ 17 FULL-BACK Craig Duncan bagged two tries as Plymouth Albion held off Bishop’s Stortford...

Moseley battle to overdue victory

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 17 Moseley............22 TWO tries in the third quarter turned this game in Moseley’s favour and gave the...

Liddell’s values honoured by SRU

PETER JACKSON ON A sharp New Year morning at his farm in the Borders, John Jeffrey switched off the engine of...

Alfie’s part in Ruddock resignation is revealed

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ashred of new evidence is shining a light on the most intriguing St...

Metronomic Hodgson doesn’t miss a beat

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

Something must give, says Judge, but not us!

CHRISTIAN Judge returns to Bath today surprised to see them marooned at the bottom of the Premiership. The 26-year old prop...

Charlie Ewels: Ingredients for success are here at Bath – we just need the recipe

PAUL REES TALKS TO BATH CAPTAIN CHARLIE EWELS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AT THE REC As Mike Ford reflected on Bath’s 2015...

Sound the gong for two women pioneers

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE were gongs aplenty for sporting folk in the New Year’s honours list and it would have...

The genius of Liddell is recognised at last

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THIS column has long argued there should be...

I didn’t ask Deano about money, I just said yes!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND STUDENTS, LEEDS, JERSEY & NEWCASTLE PROP SAM LOCKWOOD ALL my family are from Yorkshire...

We need Wray back in black as soon as possible

CHRIS HEWETT PLENTY of words have been written about Jackson Wray in this corner of the paper but, in light of...

The game is nothing without jeopardy

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Apips-and-core Australian with vast experience of top-end rugby on both sides of the Equator sends his season’s...

Aleki Lutui exclusive: Love of the game spurs on Lutui at 43

Ben Jaycock talks to Ampthill’s Tongan legend Aleki Lutui about his longevity Ampthill’s Aleki Lutui grew up in Tofoa, Tonga and...

Folau’s back with try double in Japan debut

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK ISRAEL Folau made an emphatic return to rugby union, scoring a double for his new club...

Euro re-matches to be announced this week

By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches...

Hookers and kickers are getting away with murder

SHANE WILLIAMS HANDS UP if you are tired of seeing scrum halves putting the ball into the second row. That is...

Ring-rusty stars may struggle in Six Nations

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND All the international coaches used to want to wrap their star players in cotton wool...

Saracens look set to feast off the Sharks

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v DMP Sharks Sunday, Kick-off 2pm SARACENS head coach Alex Austerberry believes his team are entering...

Underwood double savages the sorry Bears

By MATT MERRITT   Bristol ..............14 Glouc-Hart ......36 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury hit the ground running in both halves to secure a comfortable win...

Exeter power tells in one-way second half

By SAM BRETT Sale ....................7 Exeter ..............43 EXETER have proved tough opposition for Sharks this season and yesterday’s fixture did not...

I can hear opportunity knocking insists Lam

By PAUL REES PAT LAM believes he and Bristol will benefit from their struggles this season, the first time the graph...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LISA NEUMANN THIS WEEK... SALE SHARKS WINGER Sale Sharks wing...

Knights go to Jersey bidding to keep pressure on

By BEN JAYCOCK Thriller: Hartpury on the attack against Nottingham THE Championship returns next Saturday with a full round of fixtures...

Edinburgh too strong for wretched Cardiff

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........34pts Tries: Moyano 5, Boffelli 9, Bennett 30, 73; Lang 39 Conversions: Boffelli 6, 31; Van der...