Diamond arrival is good news for Ashton

By JON NEWCOMBE STEVE DIAMOND’s reputation for getting wayward characters back on the straight and narrow could save Chris Ashton’s Worcester...

Sheffield sitting in pole position

Midlands Premier SHEFFIELD sit in pole position in the Midlands Premier after recording their ninth win from 10 games, seeing off...

Otley maintain leadership form

Northern Premier OTLEY remain league leaders, defeating Wirral 39-14. Finn Dewar, Cal Irvine, Dan Preston, Ben Waddington and Henry Roberts were...

Stour still show they are team to beat

By MICK PALMER Bourneville......22 Stourbridge.....52 LEAGUE leaders Stourbridge remain unbeaten after a clinical performance at local rivals Bournville. The home side...

Thompson tames Tigers at the death

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....27 A LAST-MINUTE try from Callum Thompson clinched victory for 14- man Huddersfield in the...

Simple for Simon as Hull have edge

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 17 Hull............................22 HULL emerged victorious in a battle between two teams with promotion aspirations. In a...

Davidson’s proving a real delight to Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 20 Chester..................... 10 WHARFEDALE just did enough to hold on to claim a fine win in another...

Fylde dig deep to see off Ionians

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde...................28pts Hull Ionians...... 12pts Through: Ben Gregory breaks the Hull Ionians line to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Ben...

Harry has Dunne good for the hosts

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham..............38 Tynedale................. 14 NEW head coach Adam Byron got off to a winning start as Rotherham put Tynedale...

Students benefit from ‘non-contest’

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 15 Loughborough.......24 THIS was an excellent game of rugby for 30 minutes until Loughborough front-row injuries resulted...

Visitors are Owen it all to Randell!

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............26 Luctonians.......38 LUCTONIANS held out for a hard-fought victory at Blaydon. Despite the long journey north, they were...

‘Regionalise national league rugby for more derby games’

By WARREN MUGGLETON NATIONAL league rugby should be aiming for a regionalised structure, says Fylde’s Josh Beaumont, the son of World...

Caldy hit back in battle of new boys

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 31  Caldy.........................36 CALDY edged to victory over Taunton Titans in a tight battle of the promoted...

Bishop’s shine in Moseley bashing

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........33 Moseley..................... 3 BISHOP’S Stortford produced a dominant display as they beat visiting Birmingham Moseley by 30...

Slick Cambridge put out-of-sorts Albion to sword

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion .....0 Cambrdge ............... 17 CAMBRIDGE’S long cross-country trek to Devon was handsomely rewarded with a fully...

Battling Rams topple the Foresters in a tight clash

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ............. 22pts Tries: O Taylor 17, Bird 43, Penalty 54 Conversions: Humberstone 44 Penalties: Humberstone 3 Cinderford...

Warren’s kicking Seals it for Park

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud ......24 Darlington MP ....... 30 AN enthralling game of rugby at the Slade ended with Darlington...

Howard hat-trick as Park run amok

By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park .........55 Blackheath ............ 14 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over London rivals Blackheath to keep up...

Chinnor send out warning to rivals

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ... 12 Chinnor .............29 CHINNOR underlined their title credentials with an eye-catching win at Leeds Tykes....

Strange case of the missing Boks

PAUL REES SUGGESTS THE WORLD RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS ARE FLAWED It was enough to tempt Rassie Erasmus to...

Gritty Reds give Ealing a run for their money

By BILL RILEY Ealing ................35pts Tries: Shingler 11, Daniels 36, Malton 46, Uzokwe 58, Hampson 70 Conversions: Shingler 11, 37, 47,...

Archers hold on as Scottish finish with a flurry of tries

By ASH WILLIS Nottingham......41pts Tries: Williams 9, Bunting 12, Graham 20, Stronge 30, Cox 41 Conversions: Bale 10, 13, 21, 31,...

Slow-starting Knights dig deep for victory

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............15pts Tries: Short 5, Crane 10 Conversions: Williams 6 Penalties: Williams 72 Doncaster ........20pts Tries: Margetts 25,...

Red card ends the Bedford challenge

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates..39pts Tries: Channon 16, 28; Elderkin 47, Parata 70, Blackmore 77 Conversions: Robson 16, 47, 70, 77...

Skelcey wings in for hat-trick as Richmond suffer up front

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........36pts Tries: Hadfield 7, 37; Bright 22, 61; Mitchell 33, 76 Conversions: Landray 23, 38; Dennett 77...

King’s on mend at Pirates

NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates prop Hayden King is making good progress in his recovery after breaking a bone in his neck....

Army ace Wheeldon signs for Knights

NEWS EXTRA DONCASTER Knights have signed scrum-half Lloyd Wheeldon until the end of the season. The 25-year-old halfback, who is a...

World Rugby should be in the dock alongside Erasmus

CHRIS HEWETT WE HAVE spent more time talking about Rassie Erasmus and his antics during the Lions tour of South Africa...

Ireland v All Blacks is rugby’s new rivalry

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is defined by its great rivalries: Bath- Leicester and Llanelli-Swansea back in the amateur days; Martyn...

DREAM TEAM

CHARLIE BECKETT, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER ENGLAND U20s, JERSEY REDS, GLOUCESTER & LEICESTER LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...

Berry has been squashed by Erasmus controversy

COLIN BOAG Watching last weekend’s match between Wales and Fiji I was somewhat bemused by referee Nic Berry’s performance. I can’t...

Rememberance Day honours true bravery

I HAVE long felt that the language commentators used during matches is inappropriate. Last Sunday, Rememberance Sunday, a commentator during the...

Ring-fenced cup with weakened teams is turn off

LAST weekend’s match report on Gloucester v Bath in the Premiership Cup is headed ‘Bath’s second string destroyed in record defeat...

Sadly, Wales fan Craig is not alone

IT WAS so sad to read Peter Jackson’s article last week about the experiences of Craig James, but sadly I can...

Stokes wants tier two teams in Prem Cup

By PAUL REES LONDON Irish fullback James Stokes believes the Premiership Cup should be expanded to include clubs from the second...

Diamond watches kids shine as Powell sees red

By JOHN EVELY Worcester ........68pts Tries: Simpson 6, 28; Doel 12, Howe 33, 45; Thomas 38, Johnson 47, Dodd 58, Smith...

Gloucester young guns smash six past Chiefs for another bonus point

By ANDREW DEERING Gloucester........45pts Tries: Taylor 15, Morris 19, Morgan 26, 32; Barton 44, Reeves 76 Conversions: Evans 15, 21, 27,...

Cup gets a boost as Sale claim a late win

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................25pts Tries: Metcalf 26, Reed 37, Birch 72 Conversions: R du Preez 28, 74 Penalties: R du...

Peerless Pearson helps his ‘special’ Exiles top their pool

By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish..29pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 15, Hepetema 22, Mafi 20, Redmond 50 Conversions: Jennings 16, 22, 29 Penalties: Jennings...

Deacon’s rocket sees Tigers explode

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps ............7pts Tries: Hartley 72 Conversions: Mathews 72 Leicester ....55pts Tries: Murimurivalu 3, Green 42, Porter 45, 51,...

Quins sneak in after Saints snub late kick

By TOM VICKERS Harlequins ..26pts Tries: Anyanwu 6, 66; Steele 11, Wallace 73 Conversions: Benson 6, 11, 73 Northampton..25pts Tries: Hendy...

Waterboys need mopping up now

NICK CAIN WHATEVER happens over the Rassie Erasmus appeal, World Rugby cannot dawdle any longer on the waterboy on-field coaching issue...

Ditch this miserable Cup for a real one

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ENGLISH football has the FA Cup, a gem of a tournament that connects...

Japan beckons for Sale’s Solomona

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: Solomona FORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future...

Quins eye deal for prop Dooley

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEINSTER loosehead Pete Dooley could be heading to the Premiership next season with Premiership...

Saracens want Obano to link up with cousin Maro

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted list: Beno Obano SARACENS have lined up a move for Maro Itoje’s cousin...

Come back to us, Chiefs’ stars tell Nic

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs stars with England last week were quick to sound out Wallaby scrum-half...

Tigers join the battle to sign Pollard

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On the move: Pollard LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok...

ROOM 101: SAM DICKINSON

ROOM 101 THE CALDY LOOSE FORWARD AND FORMER ROTHERHAM, NORTHAMPTON AND EALING PLAYER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE...

Challenger earns deal

BRISTOL have signed prop Ashley Challenger, 26, on a one-year contract after a month-long trial. He previously played for Hartpury College...