Titans toppled in 13-try score spree

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....40 Sale........................... 50 A CROWD of 420 were treated to a 13-try bonanza with Sale edging the...

Albion are burnt by Cinderford

By NICK BURT Plymouth Albion... 13 Cinderford............... 20 A WORKMANLIKE performance brought a well-deserved victory for Cinderford. Conditions were not ideal...

Caldy close gap at the top but Davies is cool

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 12 Caldy.........................23 GARETH Davies remained coy about Caldy’s promotion challenge as they closed the gap to leaders...

Park run ends as Rams pull off shock away win

By RICHARD ASHTON Rosslyn Park.... 13pts Tries: Traynor 17, Piper 76 Penalty: Holland 40 Rams................... 17pts Tries: Grundy 35, Bird 53,...

Bishop’s move seals checkmate

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........36 Darlington MP.......26 BISHOP’S Stortford roared back to claim an impressive comefrom-behind win over Darlington. Stortford had...

Moseley staying power sinks TJs

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 16 Moseley...................39 FOR 70 minutes this game hung on a knifeedge before a three-try blitz from...

Six-try romp is good for Blood

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge...... 34 Blackheath........ 7 CAMBRIDGE made light of the conditions at Grantchester Road to dominate Blackheath in both...

Italy’s future bright says Varley

ITALY welcome England to Rome today with only the most ardent Arzzuri supporters expecting anything positive from the game. The hosts...

Stuart: We can still win title like 2020

By GARY FITZGERALD WILL Stuart claims England can still capture the Six Nations crown despite enduring Murrayfield pain and despair. The...

Williams’ try double halts seven game losing run

By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham ......27pts Tries: D Williams 12, 37, Stapley 30, Stronge 47 Conversions: Bunting 31, 48 Penalties: Bunting 27...

Ding-dong battle ends early with fan in hospital

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury …………31pts Tries: Eadie 3, Venner 25, S Smith 37, B Foley 42, C Foley 52 Conversions: Williams...

Blues hand title favourites shock home defeat

By TOM SANSOM Ealing..................19pts Tries: Linsell 4, Campher 18, Gordon 59 Conversions: Shingler 4, 18 Bedford ..............31pts Tries: Worley 8, Newman...

Knights’ subs see off plucky Richmond

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ..........30pts Tries: Hadfield 10, 34; Kane 39, Caddy 53 Conversions: Kane 11, 40 Penalties: Kane 5, 74...

No bonus, but Pirates challenge for top spot

By MIKE SINCAIR C Pirates............19pts Tries: Sirker 6, Channon 30, O’Meara 35 Conversions: Robson 6, 35 L Scottish ............0pts PIRATES set...

Quins bounce back in style

By STEWART McCULOUGH Harlequins ....42 Worcester ......15 HARLEQUINS got back to winning ways with a resounding victory at The Stoop to...

Cullen hopes Leinster can launch their challenge now

By RONAN O’NEILL Leinster ............26pts Tries: Penny 20, McCarthy 32, Abdaladze 67, Deegan 71 Conversions: R Byrne 21, 33, 73 Edinburgh...

Absent Danny gets a big lift

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ........13pts Tries: Cummings 39 Conversions: Weir 40 Penalties: Weir 15, 60 Munster ........11pts Tries: Kleyn 72 Penalties:...

Sharks cling on for Loftus win

Bulls ................22 Sharks ............29 BULLS fly-half Morne Steyn was red-carded after just ten minutes for a high tackle on Lukhanyo Am...

Stormers surge to easy win

Lions ................10 Stormers ........32 A MOMENT of brilliance by Stormers No.8 and former Lion Hacjivah Dayimani lit up the first half...

Ace Lealiifano leads Pasifica challenge

By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Wallaby fly-half Christian Lealiifano will spearhead Moana Pasifika’s bid in Super Rugby Pacific which kicks off on...

Double-ton Gaskell still eager for more

By PAUL REES Impact: James Gaskell came on to help Wasps beat Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images JAMES Gaskell has joined a...

CAMERON KING

YOUNG GUNS LONDON SCOTTISH No.8 London Scottish back rower Cameron King has his sights set on the Premiership after starring for...

Ghiraldini: Italy need more ball carriers to give momentum

IN THE first four of Leonardo Ghiraldini’s Test appearances against England (2008-2013), Italy managed to get a losing bonus point from...

Suddenly the wonders of Rome hold perils for Eddie

NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE ANSWERS ENGLAND MUST PROVIDE AGAINST ITALY TODAY IF England stick with the excuse-ridden mindset post- Murrayfield that...

Let’s tip a top hat to Varsity showman

PETER JACKSON EXACTLY 150 years ago last Thursday, Oxford beat Cambridge in the inaugural Varsity match under the captaincy of a...

Irish imports pay their way better than Welsh

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ireland showing Wales the way goes beyond what happened in the Six Nations...

Shaw: Lozowski has huge appetite to get better

By PAUL REES Hunger: Alex Lozowski SARACENS have become used to this stage of the season when they have to cope...

Archie relishing his chance to fill big boots of Dombrandt

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins AFTER back-to-back defeats, Archie White insists defending Premiership champions Harlequins have the necessary depth...

Lam in SOS for cover at No.9

PAT LAM says Bristol have begun an urgent search for scrum-half cover after third-choice nine Tom Whiteley went off injured. “It...

A mauling for Bears as Irish put on style

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................32pts Tries: Whiteley 16, Naulago 32, Strang 77, Challenger 79, Kerr 80 Conversions: Whiteley 33, Eden 80...

I was just glad to get on the pitch says six-club Ashton

CHRIS Ashton confessed he was just “grateful to be here” after his Leicester debut. The 34-year-old, who has now played for...

Cramp-free Burns runs riot in front of full house

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........35pts Tries: Nadolo 13, 22; Montoya 31, Hegarty 58 Conversions: Burns 14, 23, 59 Penalties: 17, 43,...

World 12s gather pace as Lam calls for change

By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes the game is ripe for a shake-up driven by wealthy investors as attempts to introduce...

Allow me to leap to Eddie’s defence!

CHRIS HEWETT WHENEVER we talk of Edward I, which admittedly is not an everyday occurrence, we invariably refer to him as...

We must make Italy offer they can’t refuse

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hard as it is to sympathise with someone who shoots two men during dinner –a shameful waste...

Bench beat us, admits Diamond

STEVE Diamond’s return to the AJ Bell Stadium ended in defeat after his old side utilised their strong bench to take...

Returning Sharks too strong for Warriors

By NATHAN EDWARDS Sale ....................36pts Tries: James 2, Reed 21 60, Tuilagi 46, Langdon 56, Van Rensburg 68 Conversions: MacGinty 46,...

Hatley: Red card proved decisive

NEAL Hatley remained tight-lipped about Semesa Rokoduguni’s dismissal which proved so costly for Bath. The Bath coach, whose side have two...

Barbeary’s time must come says Blackett

By GARY FITZGERALD Wasps ................41pts Tries: Miller 2, Alo 21, Stooke 38, Odogwu 68 70; Barbeary 74, 80 Conversions: Gopperth 22,...

‘Players need to be smarter’

GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was disappointed with his side’s performance as they struggled for possession and territory. “It’s a fair...

Innard and Armand put Chiefs on track

By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................24pts Tries: Innard 26, Schickerling 49, Woodburn 65, O’Flaherty 75 Conversions: Simmonds 49, 65 Gloucester ........15pts Tries:...

Dragons part with Knoyle

FORMER Wales scrum half Tavis Knoyle has left the Dragons with ‘immediate effect’. The 31-year-old former Gloucester No.9, goes down in...

Wigglesworth’s age no concern for Borthwick

By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth will be on course to become only the second player to feature in the Premiership after...

Proper ‘A’ League needed for youth

COLIN BOAG Whipping boys: Italy fall to France last weekend PICTURE: Getty Images I’m in danger of becoming obsessed with the...

Glos are missing five stars as well

IN LAST week’s TRP Colin Boag made the point that during this Six Nations, both Leicester and Saracens each have five...

Anglo-Welsh League would draw a TV deal

I READ Chris Hewett‘s article about introducing a British and Irish League. This would never work due to the Irish and...

Eddie was wrong to ignore Danny

IRELAND had 11 Leinster players against Wales, in vital positions (mainly in the pack). The result being a 22 points win...

Jones fails subs test at Murrayfield

ALL the great teams have a manager who gets his off-field decision-making correct, from long-term strategic planning and tactics to team...

Luke was hit three times in the air

SOON after the start of the 2020 England-Wales match, Jonny May when in the air catching the ball was felled by...

DREAM TEAM

SAM HIDALGO-CLYNE, THE EXETER CHIEFS SCRUM-HALF, PICKS HIS FAVOURITE XV FROM PLAYERS HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Joe Marler –...