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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNew Scarlets coach Brad Mooar appoints Ken Owens as captain
Owens will captain the Scarlets for a sixth-straight season, with four vice-captains ready to assist in team leadership
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDylan Hartley stands down as Northampton Saints captain
Chris Boyd appoints co-captains to lead Saints through the 2019-20 season
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSedgley’s ‘wrestlers’ pin down Hoppers
■ By KEN MOORE Preston ……………20pts Sedgley Park….30pts SEDGLEY coach Scott Barrow described his side’s victory as a ‘bit of an...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCarpet layer Ford finds World Cup is a stitch-up!
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Record try scorer: Steve Ford playing for Cardiff Whatever happens in Japan over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHome is where the heart is in Celtic Cup
Celtic Cup round-up IT WAS a great day for the home teams in the Celtic Cup as Scarlets A ran in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDelight for Erasmus as Boks claim their revenge
■ By ADAM ELLIS A HAT-TRICK by Makazole Mapimpi helped the Springboks exact revenge on Japan four years on from suffering...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents stunned as star Heatley strikes
■ By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …31 L’boro Studs 20 STOURBRIDGE scrumhalf Joe Heatley bagged a try in each half to cap...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMr Baa-baa gets his wish with Dudley
THEY came in their hundreds to St. James’ in Piccadilly on Wednesday afternoon, packing the 17th century church to the rafters...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGrove are up to the task as they triumph
■ By ROGER THOMAS Welsh Division One round-up AFTER back-to-back promotions, Birchgrove made a dream start to life in One West...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoStop-go Scots are dogged by injuries
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Early promise: Ali Price scores for Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images GREGOR Townsend flies out with his players...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCrowley steals in at death for Lucs
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………33 Luctonians……36 THE 600-mile round trip to Tynedale provided a great start to the season for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSo troubling to see Toner replaced by a mercenary
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER In after a month: Jean Kleyn has replaced...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTheatrics have no place on great stage in Japan
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK YOANN Huget is one of the best attacking talents in Rugby Union, and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale take chances as Otley fall short
■ By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….15 Otley ………………8 A SIZEABLE crowd was treated to a traditional and intense derby at The...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup veterans put in the shade by Parisse
MAMUKA Gorgodze will not be the only player in Japan appearing in his fourth World Cup. A couple of them are...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoButler helps the Ford hold off Sale
■ By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………22 Cinderford ……46 JAMES Butler scored 21 points as Cinderford notched six tries to romp to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJonny clone Carbonel should be at RWC
LOUIS Carbonel is the closest thing there is to a young Jonny Wilkinson, and it is no surprise that he comes...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGorgodze looks fit and firing at age of 35
THE great Mamuka Gorgodze seems to have been around for ever – he made his Test debut back in the mists...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRams win at first attempt on road
■ By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……32 Rams……………36 RAMS returned to Reading with all five points following their first foray in the National...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoEngland find the answer in time to please Eddie
■ From NICK CAIN at St James’ Park On the charge: Ellis Genge ENGLAND may not be going to the World...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuernsey set sights on a quick return
London & South East Premier GUERNSEY made their intention for an immediate return to National Two very clear with a seven-try...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPark off to a flyer as Titans downed
■ By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…38 Rotherham ……19 GREG Lound’s fine allround effort guided Rosslyn Park to a determined win over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoGenge on call to help young prop
ELLIS Genge has been helping to keep a young prop on the straight and narrow by learning from the mistakes the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPoor old South get three-figure thumping
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE got their campaign off to an emphatic start with a huge 119-0 home victory over South Leicester. Mark...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTreviranus try secures ‘ugly’ win for Chinnor
■ By NEALE HARVEY Powerplay: Chinnor second row Shek Sheriff on the attack PICTURES: Helen Watson CHINNOR supremo Matt Williams was...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoQuarter-final exit beckons again for out-of-sorts Irish
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Injury prone: A fit Johnny Sexton is a game-changer for Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBirmingham come alive to claim victory
Northern Premier BILLINGHAMbeat Wirral 22-10, brightening up after a dull opening half in which they led 10-0 through a try from...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRichmond steal it at the death to sink DMP hearts
■ By LUKE JARMYN Darlington ….37 Richmond……40 A LAST-GASP forwards’ effort scored by Richmond replacement hooker Callum Torpey saved the away...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBig plus for Wallabies as Pocock makes his return
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Back in action: David Pocock DAVID Pocock insists the Wallabies are in prime shape to win a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStudents start new term with top marks
South West Premier EXETER University sit top of the table after the opening round of games following a 54-12 win over...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs lay down an early marker
■ By ROSE CARTER Canterbury……14 Old E’mians ….37 OLD Elthamians kicked off their season with a win over Canterbury at the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoUren late show is a Lavender winner
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………34 Barnes ……………31 MIKE UREN’S late, late try gained this Clifton victory after 20 thrilling and astonishing...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBack row remains a mystery
MICHAEL Cheika rested regular skipper, and openside, Michael Hooper to give David Pocock a run in tandem with No.8 Jack Dempsey,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTruth about that players World Cup pool in 1991
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Money raiser: Brian Moore celebrates a try against France in the 1991...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford edge thriller at Albion
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 40 Bishop’s Stort42 BISHOP’S Stortford got their season off to the perfect start with a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRobinson squash for South newbies
■ By NICK PITSON Henley……………46 Sutton …………….5 IN near-perfect conditions, Henley Hawks started their season in confident style with an eight-try...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMisery for Patchell as Irish write a fairytale to go No.1 in world
■ By PETER JACKSON Working the space: Rob Kearney goes over for Ireland PICTURES: Getty Images THROUGHOUT all the ups and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPool up and at them in their bid for glory
■ By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL’S bid for a fourth successive Specsavers National Championship crown began with a magnificent...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoseley run up scoreboard on Hull
■ By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ……….70 Hull Ionians….16 AQUILE Smith grabbed a hat-trick against his former club as Birmingham Moseley got...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs back with a six-try Bury bang
■ By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …38 Bury St Eds……19 ALBANIANS spent the summer haemorrhaging players and it was with trepidation...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJones’ arrival ruined by late drama at Bridgend
Premiership Bridgend ………26 Aberavon………27 ■ By ROB COLE ALED Thomas spoiled former Wales hooker Steve Jones’ first game in charge of...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMitchell aims to impress in brother’s absence
■ By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA SCRUM-HALF James Mitchell hopes being in the shop window at Northampton will help him slash...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSeven-try showing for lethal Titans
■ By MIKE AMOS Taunton ……….49 Bournemouth 12 TAUNTON Titans got themselves off to a very successful start to the season...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRoyle is the Caldy flier with a double
■ By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……….13 Caldy …………….29 NICK Royle scored a double as Caldy got their season off to a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScrivens snatches victory in the capital
■ By BRIAN DAVIES Cardiff …………24 Pontypridd ….23 A TOUCHLINE conversion with the last kick of the match from new boy...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoStevens try swings it Reds’ way at death
■ By BILL HOOPER Redruth ……………10pts Esher………………….8pts Redruth express: Lewis Vinnicombe runs in a try just before half-time. Right: Fraser Wenn...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNever-say-die for the Field battlers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…22 Hull…………………22 A LAST-GASP try from Huddersfield prop Alex Battye snatched a draw in a frenetic ten...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGilroy kicks off Ulster’s try blitz
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN GLASGOW scored three first-half tries but were then swept away by a rampant Ulster in the second-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNagy in the points as All Whites put on a show
■ By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ………33 Llanelli ……………5 TWO Max Nagy tries helped Swansea to a perfect start to the season...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTout and Watson at the double for TJs
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 41 Leics Lions …12 TONBRIDGE Juddians displayed strong attacking intent from the off on a...
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