Blackwell’s hat-trick fires Macc up to fifth

Northern Premier WITH all but two games postponed, Macclesfield beat bottom-of-the-table Northwich 61-5 to move to fifth. Harry Blackwell led the...

Two off in leaders’ derby defeat

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............24 Stourbridge............ 19 LUCTONIANS turned in a display of commitment and desire to down table-topping Stourbridge in a...

Visitors win Hull of big-city clash!

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians...... 16pts Hull......................22pts HULL claimed the derby spoils in their first meeting with Hull Ionians in seven...

Blaydon deny old boy Wearmouth

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 19 Tynedale................. 14 FORMER Blaydon player Chris Wearmouth scored twice, but it wasn’t enough to earn Tynedale...

Grimes’ hat-trick downs Chester

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................40 Chester..................... 10 A FIRST-HALF hattrick from Tom Grimes helped Fylde to a home win over a spirited...

Six of best for classy Clifton

By JOHN WHITE Dings...................23pts Clifton.................29pts Flyer: Clifton wing Alex Howman dives in for their second try PICTURES: Alan D. Ryder HIGH-FLYING...

High-flying Reds miss out on try bonus point

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple......... 3 Redruth............. 19 LEAGUE-LEADERS Redruth claimed their 12th win of the campaign in front of a large...

Hawks hailed in sporting share-all

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 17 Henley Hawks....... 17 HENLEY Hawks showed tremendous sportsmanship as they refused a last-gasp penalty attempt that...

Rochford battle to Westcliff success

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun.........28 Westcliff................. 17 ROCHFORD Hundred overcame a spirited and determined Westcliff to claim a bonus-point win over...

Superb victory crowned by King

By JON BATHAM Canterbury.......29 Guernsey.......... 17 MAN-of-the-match Tristan King inspired Canterbury to a bonus-point win over Guernsey. The versatile forward was...

Record crowd for big Titans triumph

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....35 Plymouth Albion...25 A RECORD crowd of 1,200 saw Taunton Titans get the better of Plymouth Albion...

Walker at double for Cambridge

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 19 Cambridge..............24 TWO second-half tries by Billy Walker helped Cambridge break the resistance of hosts Bishop’s...

Try-star hookers help Cinderford surge to victory

By ANNA WASH Cinderford...............26 Moseley................... 13 HOOKERS Nathan Taylor and Jack Preece stole the show for Cinderford, scoring all four tries...

‘Immense’ Caldy bring a halt to Sale home record

By STEVE SMITH Sale..................... 21pts Tries: Metcalf 5, 79 Conversions: Robins 6 Penalties: Robins 26, 40, 48 Caldy...................26pts Tries: Titherington 23,...

Battle to be top of the North is one to watch in the new year

By WARREN MUGGLETON Proud: Matt Riley IF you are looking for a New Year’s resolution, make sure it is following National...

I feel so much happier since stepping back

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND U20 AND, HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF NOW AT UTAH WARRIORS NIALL SAUNDERS In early 2017, I...

Clinical Reds kill off Exiles to go second

By TOM INNES   Jersey ................31pts Tries: Olowofela 8, Longwell 25, Cook 33, Holgate 37, B Owen 74 Conversions: Pittman 33,...

Cambriani try proves crucial for Ampthill

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............20pts Tries: Dickinson 5, Cambriani 51 Conversions: Bennett 6, 52 Penalties: Bennett 38, 55 Nottingham ......15pts Tries:...

Knights keep on winning at fortress Castle Park

By SAM JACKSON Doncaster ........31pts Tries: Davey 14, Kelly 33, Volpi 57, Best 63, Roberts 80 Conversions: Dolly 33, 57, 63...

Time for Amanda to break silence

PETER JACKSON IN THE Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, Amanda Blanc from Treherbert in the Rhondda ranks...

Champions or chumps? Cup caters for them all

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...

Joys of scoring written large on Dupont’s face

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

MARTIN MASTERS WEEKLY BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS

THE back five of the young Leicester pack have the look of combatants who survived the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in...

How Mr Grumpy became Mr Happy

NICK CAIN TALKS TO STEVE BORTHWICK AND FINDS A SURPRISING CHANGE OF DEMEANOR IN a week dominated by the game’s tectonic...

New women’s union will offer protection

By PAUL REES DANIELLE Waterman set up the Women’s Rugby Association, which launched last week, to ensure players do not lose...

Ten reasons why ‘oldies’ remain the gold standard

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WILL Greenwood has been there, done it and...

Scottish warrior Horne calls time at Glasgow

Inspiration: Peter Horne GLASGOW Warriors and Scotland back Peter Horne is retiring from professional rugby to become head coach of Ayrshire...

Saracens clash off after positive Covid tests

TODAY’S scheduled match between Saracens and Sale Sharks has been postponed due to the home side reporting a number of positive...

Worcester fine-tune in search of vital bonus

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2.15pm live on BBCi player WORCESTER Warriors head coach Jo Yapp has...

Jefferies hits four with Chiefs in total control

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ..0 Exeter ..............88 EXETER Chiefs rounded off 2021 with an emphatic victory at the Darlington Arena....

Loughborough fight back with late penalty try

By MATT MERRITT Loughborough ..17 Bristol ................14 LOUGHBOROUGH sent the table-toppers crashing to just their second defeat of the season after...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players KATE ZACKARY THIS WEEK... EXETER AND USA BACK ROW The...

Kolbe returns in Toulon’s bonus win

By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon ............28 Zebre................14 CHESLIN Kolbe made his long-awaited Toulon debut as his side eased past Zebre at Stade...

Outpowered Dragons still make fight of it

By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............28pts Tries: Doge 39, Seiuli 45, Wainwright 58 Conversions: S Davies 39, 58 Penalties: S Davies 18,...

First half dogfight taught us – George

GEORGE Skivington says his side’s sluggish first half shows they still have plenty of work to do if they are to...

Twelvetrees leads way to eight-try bonanza

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singelton 20, Meehan 26, Reid 30, Alemanno 42, Penalty 51, Varney 59, May 68, Clement 75...

This rugby vote is just game for a laugh

CHRIS HEWETT THE right to vote is a deadly serious matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good for a laugh:...

Perpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...

Shields wins a reprieve…Schonert gets a ban

WASPS have won their appeal against a fourweek ban imposed on back rower Brad Shields. The 30-year-old was sent off against...

Chiefs set to lose two locks

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER will confirm this week that two members of their Champions Cup-winning squad will be...

France beckons again for Creevy

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VETERAN London Irish hooker Agustín Creevy could be heading back to France at the end...

Bears going on the prowl for Turner

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears boss Pat Lam is set to switch his attentions to Scotland hooker George...

Cooper interests the Warriors

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are keen on a move for Newcastle Falcons...

Genge coming home for love not money insists Lam

By PAUL REES Vision: Pat Lam PAT LAM wasted no time in turning his attention to Bristol’s Boxing Day clash against...

Regions let down by double standards

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND European rugby is in chaos and it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Welsh...

Jimmy’s toast to George at tee time

PAUL REES talks to Jimmy Gopperth about his delight in carrying on George Simpkins’ work Jimmy Gopperth has got the art...

Munster keep winning, but it’s not one to thrill the fans!

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............19pts Tries: O’Donoghue 58 Conversions: Healy 59 Penalties: Healy 8, 28, 35, 70 Castres ..............13pts Tries: Kornath...

Bear hugs were PR disaster for Genge

NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...

Van Graan needs full power to plug Bath

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole...

Captain Genge is given the Euro chop

Preview Leicester v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm DEPARTING prop Ellis Genge has been left out of the squad for Leicester’s Champions...