Wiggy lands a new role at Tigers

RUGBY SHORTS SCRUM-HALF Richard Wigglesworth, 38, has been given a player-coach role at Leicester. “Richard has a wealth of experience at...

Scarratt in leg op

RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND Women’s vicecaptain Emily Scarratt has had surgery on a broken leg – almost a year out from the...

Rennie to coach the Baa-baas

RUGBY SHORTS AUSTRALIA head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys will take charge of the Barbarians against Samoa...

Foulkes sees Coventry cast off their millstone

MOMENT IN TIME COVENTRY 1982-83 SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MERIT TABLE WINNERS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO DAVID FOULKS AND PETER ROSSBOROUGH THE Seventies...

Rough diamond Genge has matured into fine captain insists Youngs

By ADAM HATHAWAY Moving aside: Tom Youngs TOM YOUNGS might have handed over the captaincy at Leicester but the hooker will...

Sam: Cips is great but we can’t rely on one man

By GARY FITZGERALD SAM Underhill has been impressed by the positive and creative input Danny Cipriani has brought to The Rec...

Standard is getting higher says Boyd

By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON Saints DoR Chris Boyd hopes the return of fans will help turn Franklin’s Gardens into a fortress....

Grassroot scrums are the best spectacle

JEFF PROBYN WITH last week’s reintroduction of the game at grassroots it was really good to actually get back to and...

Forget 12s, Rugby Tens is ready-made product

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The announcement of a new idea is always something to look forward...

Ton-up Exeter are still top of the class

South West Premier EXETER UNIVERSITY have now scored over 100 points in two matches as they thrashed Old Centralians 66-10 at...

Northwich given an early reality check

Northern Premier MACCLESFIELD’S 0-90 win away to newcomers Northwich will have set the pulses racing. The visitors crossed for a total...

CAMERON ANDERSON

YOUNG GUNS WASPS FULLBACK/CENTRE When Scotland travelled to Argentina two years ago for the U20 World Championship they boasted the likes...

There’s just no doubting Thomas

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford..................24 Guernsey.................42 GUERNSEY took full advantage of perfect conditions to run in six tries against the home side’s...

Lions tamed as Clifton hit the max

By MIKE BARBER Leicester Lions.....24 Clifton....................... 31 LEICESTER LIONS salvaged a bonus point as Clifton took all five from a physical...

Clinical Cornishmen show Barnes they’re chancers

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 10 Redruth....................24 BARNES were unable to back up last week’s good away win at Hinckley as they...

Sam the man as Morley put Esher on right track

By JOHN WHITE All over: Esher celebrated their final try PICTURES: John White Media Dings C............... 19pts Esher.................. 45pts ESHER swept...

Josh brings joy for happy Barum

By VERITY WHITE Barnstaple..............35 Westcliff................. 17 A STRONG home performance from Barum who welcomed back senior players Ben Hilton, Dan Lee...

Price is right as Kemp conquers

By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................29 Bury St Ed................ 21 DESPITE ending the game with 14 men, Worthing coach Jordan Turner-Hall will be...

Watt a win! Dan is the main man for the A’s

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian....29 Canterbury....... 21 THE A’s made it two wins out of two with victory over Canterbury. They...

WOMAN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LAGI TUIMA THIS WEEK... HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND CENTRE Harlequins and...

Sedgley 22-22 Rotherham: Park hit back for thrilling share-all

A TRY by scrum-half Danny Openshaw earned Sedgley Park a share of the spoils in a pulsating tussle with Rotherham. Rotherham’s...

Bradley puts seal on fine away day

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ....................11 Huddersfield .........29 BLAYDON were well beaten by a resolute Huddersfield side who took their opportunities extremely...

Eight-try Ionians topple Tynedale

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ........... 50 Tynedale ................ 14 HULL Ionians gained a comprehensive home victory over Tynedale, outscoring the...

Skipper Gregory leads from front in Fylde

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................29 Loughborough....... 17 BEN GREGORY scored a hat-trick of tries as he inspired his Fylde team to victory...

Last-gasp Lea seals dramatic Stour win

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 19pts Hull RUFC........... 17pts All square: Stourbridge’s Jack Lea goes over for their first try Service: Sam...

Gate downed by Bourn-again hosts

By MICK PALMER Bournville...............47 Harrogate................ 20 BOURNVILLE secured a bonus-point win against fellow promoted side Harrogate with a stunning comeback. Bourns...

Tigers battle back to snatch points

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....23 Wharfedale............ 15 A LATE Curtis Wilson try sealed victory for Sheffield Tigers after a remarkable second-half...

Duane’s back for the Boks at last

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHP PREVIEW Australia vS Africa DUANE Vermeulen will end a two-year wait to pull on Springboks colours when he takes...

Titans hold on for a thrilling triumph

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP........32 Taunton...................38 NEWLY-PROMOTED Taunton made it backto-back away wins by edging past Darlington Mowden Park. An entertaining...

Caldy pay penalty in Cinderford loss

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............29 Caldy......................... 21 CINDERFORD edged past Caldy in an excellent game between two evenly-matched sides. The contest was...

Jolly good show as Smith’s late try tees up Moseley win

By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley ..............22 Blackheath ............ 20 AQUILE Smith grabbed a last-gasp try and Jack Jolly slotted over the...

Rams turn on power to see off challenge of Juddians

By RICH ASHTON Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Penalty 10, Henderson 15, Cole 28, Hayhow 67 Conversions: Humberstone 16 Tonbridge J ........

Howard hat-trick as Park run amok

By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park ......... 60 Leeds Tykes .......... 10 ROSSLYN Park made it two wins out of two with...

Fergus on form to get Sale off mark

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC..................... 15 Cambridge ............... 7 FERGUS Mulchrone conjured an inspired second-half display to help Sale FC get...

Bishop’s bounce back in fine style

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ........32 Plymouth ......... 19 BISHOP’S Stortford overcame a torrid start to finally see off gutsy visitors...

Cliff used diplomacy to get what he wanted

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON the 1955 tour to South Africa, Cliff Morgan was absolutely key to the Lions prospects and...

Jordie let-off proves there’s one law for NZ and one for rest

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was much evidence this week for those (ie everybody living outside of New Zealand) who have...

Player power puts pressure on players!

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER By all accounts, player power had much to...

If we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing...

Sunshine cure has Nowell on track again

By NEIL FISSLER JACK Nowell almost completed a full preseason with Exeter Chiefs this summer for the first time in a...

RICHMOND

Head of Rugby: Steve Hill Captain: Cameron Mitchell Ground: Richmond Athletic Gd Capacity: 4,500 A lot depends on what Steve Hill’s...

NOTTINGHAM

Head of Rugby: Craig Hammond Captain: TBC Ground: The Bay Capacity: 3,500 Craig Hammond is going back to his old club...

LSCOTTISH

Head of Rugby: Matt Williams Captain: Brian Tuilagi Ground: Richmond Athletic Gd Capacity: 4,500 It’s going to be really hard for...

JERSEY

Head of Rugby: Harvey Biljon Captain: Lewis Wynne Ground: Stade Santander Int. Capacity: 4,000 They traditionally lose a lot of players...

HARTPURY

Head of Rugby: John Barnes Captain: TBC Ground: Alpas Arena Capacity: 2,000 If you look at their squad and some of...

EALING TRAILFINDERS

Head of Rugby: Ben Ward Captain: Rayn Smid Ground: Vallis Way Capacity: 3,000 Even without any additions to their squad, they’d...

last shot at success

Williams joined the club from Chinnor days before lockdown and hasn’t taken charge of a league match yet, in his 18...

Kingsholm can be fortress again

Gary Fitzgerald talks to Gloucester coach Dom Waldouck about the return of crowds Former wrestler: Russian prop Kirill Gotovtsev PICTURE: Getty...

WORCESTER

Head of Rugby: Alan Solomons Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 On the one hand, they cannot go any...

WASPS

Head of Rugby: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Ricoh Arena Capacity: 32,609 Wasps were the breakout club in 2019-20 as...