Albion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth........17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom...

Late 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...

Six tries no longer guarantee winning a Test

THE very thought of a team scoring six tries in a Test match and not winning would have been dismissed by...

Streetwise 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...

‘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...

Bulumakau 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...

Comeback 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...

Five-star OEs stay in the title battle

■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge........3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge...

Six-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...

Weir 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...

Hamstring 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...

Power 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...

Wharfedale 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...

Sheedy: 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...

Northampton sign Millfield standout

MILLFIELDUpper Sixth pupil Josh Gillespie, 18, has signed a professional contract to join Northampton Saints in July 2019. He became the...

Bergmanas 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...

Routine 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...

Now 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:...

Special 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...

Students 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...

Grandest of the Slammers

PETER JACKSON PICKS HIS BEST WELSH TEAM EVER WE asked Peter Jackson to pick his way through a subject even more...

That 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...

Parker 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...

Baby 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...

Survival 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...

Lawday 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...

The 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...

Pirates 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...

Appleyard takes over

HEAD coach Marshall Gadd has left Macclesfield following the decision not to renew his deal for next season. Chairman Pete Harper...

Esher 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...

Mental strength gets Beno back on trail to Japan

■By NEALE HARVEY RAMPAGING Bath prop Beno Obano is ready to stake a claim for a World Cup spot with England...

Party 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...

Franchise 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...

Grayson 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...

Devoto braced for physical onslaught from Roberts

Ready for battle: Ollie Devoto FIRED-UP Exeter centre Ollie Devoto is relishing his head-to-head with Wales veteran Jamie Roberts as Chiefs...

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Alun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys

The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea

Bath, Bristol and Harlequins ready to pounce for Danny Cipriani

Premiership clubs still making moves in the fly-half market

Vereniki Goneva back fit for Newcastle Falcons

The Fijian is back for The Big One at St James' Park

Peter Lydon signs new contract with Ealing Trailfinders

130 points in the Championship so far this season

Richard Cockerill gives John Barclay first Edinburgh selection

Almost 12 months out recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon

England stars to face no action after apologising to teammates for late night drinking session

Billy Vunipola and Ben Te'o stayed out until the early hours of Sunday morning after Twickenham shock

Harlequins week of recruitment continues with signing of Tom Lawday

The Exeter Chiefs no.8 will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season

Dean Richards changes stance on ring-fencing the Premiership

Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England‘s shortcoming...

Guscott column: Owen Farrell has a host of questions to answer

Jeremy Guscott's reaction to England's 38-38 draw with Scotland and the 2019 Six Nations

Wasps hooker Tom Cruse commits to Black and Gold

Wasps front row continues to take shape for the 2019-20 season

Six Nations fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021

There are no Friday matches, but England open their 2020 Test year in Paris on a Sunday

Sunwolves to be dumped out of Super Rugby

Introduced to Super Rugby along with the Jaguares as part of the expansion to 18 teams three years ago

London Irish forward Mike Coman forced to retire at 31

The Exiles' player of the year in 2016

The 4:30am phone call that ex-France coach Guy Noves will not forgive

“Noves, you are a *****, a crook, a s***"