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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate Oulton miss proves costly
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth............20 Barnes..............22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBoyce beats the buzzer for Harrogate
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS elect Hull FC were left shocked on their travels after Harrogate caused a massive upset with a last-gasp...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIronmen keep their double-double dream alive
■By JAMES RICHARDS Merthyr..........20 Pontypridd......11 MERTHYR’S dreams of completing the doubledouble are still alive after they beat rivals Pontypridd to reach...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoLawday leads list of 11 new faces at the Stoop
■By ADAM ELLIS NEWS EXTRA PLAY-OFF-chasing Harlequins have revealed their hand for next season with the addition of eleven players this...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIt’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester....24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNow we can get ready for Europe’
WILL Skelton fixed his sights on Sarries continuing their trophy hunt on two fronts after his brace of tries denied Harlequins....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPower pack on form to keep the Amps in top spot
■By LUKE JARMYN IT WAS a case of men vs boys as league leaders Ampthill ended their hoodoo of never winning...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrince leads Maidenhead’s title charge
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD continued their charge towards the South West Premier play-off place after taking their third win on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuins battle way out of drop zone
■By JAY BURFORD Welsh Championship round-up THE battle to avoid relegation took another twist with Maesteg Quins moving out of the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStreetwise Chester in charge of key battles
Fylde......................19pts Chester................27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGloucester wise heads take sting from Wasps fast start
■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER boss Johan Ackermann saluted his side’s character after they overcame an early deficit against gallant Wasps to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBergmanas piles the pressure on struggling Caldy
■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..29 Caldy................5 ROTHERHAM’S 15th win of the season not only earned them a maximum of five points but...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSo why has it taken so long for mental scars to appear?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Congratulations to Warren Gatland and the Welsh team who always managed to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrecon make it 15 in a row in league
■By JAY BURFORD Welsh Division One round-up BRECON continue to lead the way in One East following their 26-3 triumph over...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSix-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge
■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley........19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe have to be smarter says Dai
WASPS boss Dai Young admits his side could yet face a relegation battle. He said: “That’s certainly the top four gone....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents crash back to earth as Club rule
■By ALINA MENUKHIN Loughboro’......19 Blackheath....53 FOLLOWING a strong performance against Sale earlier this month, there were high hopes of Loughborough repeating...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBulumakau boys sign on long-term
RUGBY SHORTS COVENTRY have resigned the Bulumakau brothers on a longterm basis. The Fijian-born pair, wing Junior and centre Andy, arrived...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoComeback Carl gets on the try trail again
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Carl Fearns has long since recovered from the pain of being abruptly and personally rejected by Eddie...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWharfedale fend off Tigers revival
■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield........20 Wharfedale....22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSurvival in sight for in-form Sale
■By STEVE SMITH Sale..................31 Chinnor............22 SALE took a giant step towards safety with a bonus-point win against mid-table Chinnor to move...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHamstring injury forces Coman out
LONDONIrish prop Mike Coman is retiring from professional rugby with immediate effect. Coman sustained a hamstring injury in February 2018 and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRoutine task for ruthless Sedgley
Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge......7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEsher hit by late Moseley maul
■By BRIAN DICK Moseley..........29 Esher................27 LAURENCE Cowen’s mauled try two minutes from time gave Birmingham Moseley their third bonus point victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton sign Millfield standout
MILLFIELDUpper Sixth pupil Josh Gillespie, 18, has signed a professional contract to join Northampton Saints in July 2019. He became the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoGrayson inspires young Saints to cup glory
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON fly-half James Grayson led his team to the first trophy of the season as Saints overcome Saracens in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSpecial award for Tiger Tait
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Leicester and England centre Mathew Tait has been named as the 2019 recipient of the RPA Special Merit...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFalcons fight for lifeline as Sharks bite the dust
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL TOBY FLOOD’S second-half try fired Newcastle to a potentially priceless victory in a stormy encounter which saw Sale...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBaby Boks are back for JWC hit out
ENGLAND U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park on April 26 as vital preparation ahead of June’s Junior...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago‘No clear evidence? He’s got a bite mark’
STEVE DIAMOND suggested that hooker Rob Webber had been bitten during the first half of Sale’s defeat. An incident midway through...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAppleyard takes over
HEAD coach Marshall Gadd has left Macclesfield following the decision not to renew his deal for next season. Chairman Pete Harper...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWeir the route master as Warriors find a way
■By ROGER PANTING Flying machine: Worcester wing Josh Adams dives in DUNCAN Weir returned to form to spearhead Worcester to a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoParker preps for revenge mission
Preview Nottingham v Richmond Today, kick-off 3pm BUOYED after snapping a ten-game league losing streak with a stunning win over title-chasing...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJuddians maintain perfect record at Taunton
■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton..........10 Tonbridge......22 TONBRIDGE had never lost to Taunton in the league and put in a huge defensive effort...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFranchise in Exeter will boost exposure says Riley
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Grand Slam winner Leanne Riley says there are no limits to how far women’s club rugby can...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSheedy: We didn’t keep foot on throats
BRISTOL head coach Pat Lam rued a poor first half and questioned the strength of the officials. He said: “We started...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPirates put to the sword by deadly Blues counter attack
■By MARK WOOD BRILLIANT counterattacking rugby from Bedford saw them score some wonderful tries as they romped to a convincing 32-14...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees hit the hive in standout win
■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians... 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhitgift victory denies Warwick’s hat-trick
SCHOOLS RUGBY WHITGIFT sealed the U18 Schools Cup title with a 32- 22 victory over back to back champions Warwick at...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNow it’s getting really serious admits Youngs
■By ROB WILDMAN Determination: Tom Collins dives over for his second try for Saints despite being held by Manu Tuilagi PICTURES:...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoParty time as seven-try Exiles turn for home
■By TOM BANKS Opening salvo: Tom Stephenson gets the first try CLINICAL London Irish blasted seven tries past Doncaster Knights to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDings barrage Reds in early blitz
■By JOHN WHITE Dings................22 Redcliffians..17 A SUPERB first-half performance paved the way for Dings’ victory over Old Redcliffians at Shaftesbury Park....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThomas ensures five-star Quins end winless league run
■By JOHN MURPHY Neath................15 Carmarthen..38 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a four-game winless run in the Principality Premiership with a five-star display at...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoFolau equals Howlett as Crusaders mourn
■By ADAM ELLIS Landmark: Israel Folau cuts through to score against Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images ISRAEL Folau scored a try to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThat was for Horne no-show says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said his team had been determined to avenge the defeat by Leicester at Twickenham last October. That...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoLeeming lands late penalty to keep dream alive
■By TOM INNES HARTPURY’S Sam Leeming held his nerve to land the late penalty that gave his side a crucial win...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton battle to points in scrappy contest
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton..............24 Bury..................22 CLIFTON took the spoils in a game that will be remembered more for the excitement of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHat-trick hero lands huge blow in relegation fight
■By GUTO DAVIES Llanelli..........53 Cross Keys....12 THIS relegation dogfight at Parc y Scarlets was anything but a dour affair as Llanelli...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoWainwright shows Parisse how to do it
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW SERGIOParisse has spent 17 seasons in the Six Nations without ever coming remotely...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThe good, bad and ugly of the Six Nations
CHARLIE HODGSON READ HIS EXPERT OPINION Defence on top: England’s Henry Slade is dumped by Wales PICTURES: Getty Images THE GOOD...












