Banfield the star turn for fired-up Wizards

Premiership By GARETH JAMES Pontypridd.............. 16 Aberavon.................25 ABERAVON’S Chris Banfield delivered a controlled performance to ensure his side left Sardis Road...

Griffiths spurs on Black and Ambers

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery............. 17 Newport...................27 INTEREST was high in this Premiership league clash between the two sides that...

Deadly Marshall puts Quins top of the pile

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Carmarthan Q......... 17 RGC............................. 14 CARMARTHEN Quins climbed to the top of the Indigo Premiership table with...

Hart leads welcome return to form for the Turks

Premiership By TOM PROSSER Llanelli..............26 Bridgend........... 14 LLANELLI skipper Nathan Hart scored two tries as his side claimed their first win...

Lord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...

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Durham lead way as top four battle intensifies

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK BUCS Super Rugby returned on Wednesday after its mid-season break with another enthralling round of action....

Gonzalo eyes glory despite Jaguares set-back

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou insists the Jaguares’ exclusion from Super Rugby has made it difficult for...

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Pirates help prop pair get chance in Europe

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR JAMES Kenny and Patrick Schickerling, who began the season competing for Championship places in the Cornish...

Level-headed George Ford is ready to roll

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL WHEN GEORGE Ford was brought into the England’s Six Nations squad after initially being snubbed, there was no...

Boks success meaningless if we fall to Scots – Tom Curry

By GARY FITZGERALD Previous: England win at Murrayfield in 2020 TOM Curry has warned his England teammates the autumn successes over...

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No change as top teams all win

SW Premier IT’S very much as you were at the top after round 18’s fixtures with the top three in the...

Three-way battle for pole position

London & SE Premier THE top three are locked together on 69 points, with Hertford heading the pack on fewer games...

Clifton cash in on hosts’ mistakes

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 15 Clifton................28 HINCKLEY’S indiscipline and errors once again cost them against one of the top sides in...

Road-loving Reds grind out OAs win

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 21 Redruth....................28 REDRUTH kept up their impressive unbeaten away record as only stubborn Old Albanian defence...

Hawks hit form in eight-try triumph

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks.......48 Westcliff.................24 HENLEY Hawks picked up another victory at Dry Leas as they scored eight tries against...

Clinical Raiders keep pace with top trio

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 14 Worthing..................34 WORTHING kept pace with the top three in the table with a solid win...

Esher turn up heat in close Barnes battle

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.................. 6pts Esher................... 16pts He’s away: Fergus Donnelly goes in for Esher PROMOTION-CHAS- ING Esher turned the screw...

Six of the best as Dings win at last

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...32 Canterbury.............. 10 DINGS ended a fivegame losing run with a resounding six tries to two victory...

Brave Barnstaple downed by Bury

By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple.................0 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 INJURY-HIT Barnstaple battled bravely, but were unable to stave off defeat by Bury...

Fifita switch confirmed

VAEA Fifita’s move from Wasps to Scarlets has been confirmed. As revealed by TRP at the beginning of January, the former...

Davies joins World Rugby

PHIL Davies has become director of rugby at World Rugby. The 58-yearold replaces Joe Schmidt who leaves the role at the...

Extension for Proctor

FORMER All Black Matt Proctor has signed a contract extension with Northampton. Proctor, 29, has made 41 appearances since joining from...

Chiefs agree to new logo

EXETER will get rid of their Native Americanthemed branding at the end of the season. The club will keep their ‘Chiefs’...

Care, Green sign on at Harlequins

RUGBY SHORTS DANNY Care and Tyrone Green have extended their stays at Harlequins. No.9 Care, 35, has been with the club...

Salop take huge step in title scrap

Midlands Premier NEWPORT (Salop) landed a blow in the Midlands Premier title race by holding on to a single-point advantage and...

Blackburn leave leaders stunned

Northern Premier THE shock result of the day must be the the 27-11 defeat of league leaders Otley away to Blackburn,...

Hull stay top after Tyndedale destroyed

By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 60 Tynedale.......... 10 HULL completely dominted a one-sided game scoring 10 tries to one against a Tynedale...

Super slick Stour stun the Students

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............4 6 Loughborough.......24 SLICK Stour blew the Students away with a spectacular first-half display of running rugby. They...

Huddersfield put best foot forward

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 17 Huddersfield..........22 HUDDERSFIELD used their forwards strength and scrum dominance to secure their victory. Penalties were shared...

Bennett ensures Tigers have Will power

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 10 Chester....................... 7 SHEFFIELD Tigers held out for a narrow victory in a fiercely committed mid-table...

Smith on hand to boot Fylde to victory

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................... 21pts Rotherham........ 17pts THE boot of Greg Smith proved the difference between winning and losing in a...

Ionians so sound as Bell leads rout

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............47 Harrogate................ 14 IONIANS condemned Harrogate to a heavy defeat in an entertaining contest. The hosts started...

Hamilton benefits from helpful hosts

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................24 Wharfedale............38 HOSTS Blaydon were in generous mood as they gifted Wharfedale four of their six tries to...

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ROOM 101 THE LEICESTER FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Wet door knobs...

Herbie driving Plymouth’s bid for survival in testimonial year

By BEN JAYCOCK Loyal: Herbie Stupple HERBIE Stupple’s loyalty to Plymouth Albion has been recognised with a testimonial year as he...

In-form Rams bag magnificent seven

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................43 Taunton Titans..... 19 SEVEN-TRY Rams put on their best display of the season to rack up a...

Cinderford back on track in style

By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford............... 41 Tonbridge Judd...... 5 CINDERFORD returned to winning ways in style as they ousted Tonbridge Juddians at...

Metcalf inspires Sale triumph on Yorkshire return

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 13 Sale........................... 17 SALE FC loanee Jack Metcalf couldn’t hide his delight after his try-scoring return...

Balding hails Moseley’s spirit despite home loss

By ANDY MITCHELL Moseley............. 10pts Tries: Combes 67, Fisilau 79 Cambridge........ 21pts Tries: Penalty try 29, Tarrant 35, Morley 55 Conversions:...

Six-try Caldy step up promotion bid

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP......... 7 Caldy.........................40 CALDY narrowed the gap to leaders Rosslyn Park with a convincing win over Mowden...

Brilliant Bishop’s storm to Park win

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........36 Rosslyn Park..........24 BISHOP’S Stortford conjured a superb second-half performance to topple league leaders Rosslyn Park. Debutant...

Club turn up power to banish losing run

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath......25 Chinnor.............. 15 A SCINTILLATING second half brimming with pace and energy earned Blackheath their first win in...

The importance of a Test captain is exaggerated

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s just a week to go before the start of what I...

Struggling Sale braced for daunting Bears fight

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Bristol Today, Kick-off 2pm AFTER six straight defeats Sharks must do battle with the title...

Lightning fire ten past bottom dwelling Sharks

By JON BATHAM Loughborogh ..58 Darlington MP....5 FLYERS Georgie Lingham and Bo Westcombe-Evans led a ten-try romp as Loughborough hammered bottom...

Leaders survive scare in high-scoring thriller

By BEN HART Saracens ........39 Worcester ......28 SARACENS pulled clear in the final five minutes to edge a nail-biter at StoneX...

Cokayne stars as Quins grit out bonus win

By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ......26 Gloucester-H ..12 INJURY-hit Harlequins ended Gloucester-Hartpury’s winning run with a gritty bonus point victory. Having been...