Barnes make OA pay for mistakes

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 19 Barnes......................35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win...

Hawks downed by ruthless Lions

By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 30 Leicester Lions.....36 LEICESTER Lions produced a clinical performance in a deserved bonus-point victory over Henley at...

Try-star Howman fires powerful Clifton to victory

By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Rochford Hund......... 5 CLIFTON cruised to a fifth successive win as they racked up a half-century of...

Disciplined Esher keep it clean to stay on the top

By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher...................26pts Canterbury...............0pts Delight: Esher celebrate after Hugh Sloane scores, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson SUPERB defence earned leaders Esher...

Loan ace makes a mark for Reds

By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 15 Dings Crusaders......0 A MUCH-CHANGED Redruth side were made to battle hard for their win by a...

Second-half surge seals it for Raiders

By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 12 Worthing..................52 A HAUL of 40 unanswered second-half points earned Worthing a win at Westcliff after a...

Newport make up ground at the top

Midlands Premier THREE tries in quick succession saw Newport (Salop) draw level at the top of the table with a game...

Otley continue to set a benchmark

Northern Premier THE standout match heading into the weekend saw undefeated league-leaders Otley travel to take on bottom-of-the-table and winless Northwich....

Blaydon’s brave bid falls short in Chester

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............33 Blaydon............. 21 CHESTER won this match less comfortably than the scoreline suggests. They dominated the first hour,...

Students receive a lesson off Sedgley

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 14 Sedgley Park.........43 LOUGHBOROUGH’S final home game of the year ended in a heavy defeat by Sedgley...

Heatley treble sets the tone for Stour

By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge............42 Hull Ionians............ 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having...

The Green Machine thankful for Viner try

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............ 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional...

New-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde

By RICHARD GORE Hull......................22pts Fylde................... 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas...

Tigers show their bite in big mauling

By WILL KEIGHLEY Sheffield Tigers....27 Luctonians.................0 SHEFFIELD captain Mark Ireland hailed his team for fronting up in an excellent victory. The...

Spirited Harrogate seen off by Titans

By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate................ 10 Rotherham..............26 THIS was expected to be a one-way contest, but two teams, at opposite ends of...

Blackburn sparks a rout for Tynedale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale......... 48 Bournville........ 12 TYNEDALE ended their 2021 home programme with a scintillating seven-try demolition of Bournville, making...

Big pre-Xmas clash to be broadcast on website

By WARREN MUGGLETON NATIONAL One rivals Rams and Chinnor aim to put on a Christmas show on Friday night. Both teams...

Resurgent Park topple high-flyers

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......26 Cinderford................. 7 DARLINGTON Mowden Park bounced back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat at Plymouth with an...

Bishop’s battle to Chinnor triumph

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 19 Bishop’s Stort........23 BISHOP’S Stortford pulled off an impressive victory as they deservedly beat Chinnor to pull...

In-form Caldy conjure second-half surge to thwart Rams

By JOHN MALLON Caldy......................... 20 Rams........................... 3 CALDY maintained their impressive league form with a comprehensive victory against a muchchanged Rams....

Brilliant Johnson boots Sale into second with Club win

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.......28pts Tries: Holland 12, Lloyd 22, Hennessey 47 Conversions: Gabbitass 22, 47 Penalties: Gabbitass 17, 55, 80 Sale.......................

Juddians agony as Titans cling on

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 21 Taunton Titans.....24 TAUNTON Titans managed to hang on for victory as Tonbridge Juddians suffered more...

Cambridge beat leaders in thriller

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............34 Rosslyn Park..........29 CAMBRIDGE saw off table-topping Rosslyn Park in a ten-try thriller where the lead changed hands...

Koch’s signing is coup for Wasps

WASPS have strengthened their front row resources for next season with the signing of World Cup winner Vincent Koch. Koch has...

England visit spurs Reds to be better

By LUKE JARMYN HARVEY Biljon believes having England training on the Channel Islands, and allowing his Jersey Reds side some access...

McHenry takes a short walk to his new career

ALEX McHenry has thrown himself into his new life at Wasps – so much so that he is currently living in...

Last-gasp Hughes try seals win for Blues

By TOM CARR Bedford..............24pts Tries: Worley 19, 32, Hughes 28, 78 Conversions: Maisey 20, 33 L Scottish ..........23pts Tries: Pohe 38,...

Edgson gets first hat-trick as pack dish out a mauling

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........45pts Tries: Edgson 26, 40, 50, Volpi 17, Evans 32, Holling 58, Holden 79 Conversions: Dolly 17,...

Five-try Ealing overcome first-half fluster

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........24pts Tries: Worthington 5, 33, Dennett 66 Conversions: Dennett 6, 34, 67 Penalties: Dennett 12 Ealing ................33pts...

Dominant opening paves way for Pirates

By SAM JACKSON Ampthill ............13pts Tries: Cambriani 76 Conversions: Bergin 77 Penalties: Bergin 5, 14 C Pirates............26pts Tries: Kessell 3, Sirker...

Reds cling on after coasting first-half with Brown treble

By TOM INNES Jersey ..............29pts Tries: Brown 2, 11, 29, Penalty 26, Clarke 38   Conversions: Leeming 38 Coventry ..........24pts Tries:...

MARK BRIGHT

ROOM 101 THE RICHMOND NO.8 TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Brussel sprouts Christmas...

Dupont puts Frenchmen back on top

PETER JACKSON ANTOINE Dupont is the fifth from the Top 14 in the last seven years to be elected European Player...

Silence of WRU over Amanda is baffling

PETER JACKSON FOR the third week in a row, the WRU offered nothing more than a stoney silence over Amanda Blanc’s...

Flats and Donncha liven up the commentaries

PETER JACKSON AT THE halfway stage of another weekend of wall-towall live rugby, complete with inter-round summaries from coaches with uneven...

Heineken can restore love of rugby lost by Lions

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ronan O’Gara usually stands out in any company, all the more so now...

Capturing the essence of our emerging sport

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

Marcus must put his stamp on Europe

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRIAN O’DRISCOLL ABOUT THE HEINEKEN CUP WEEKEND The group stage of the Heineken Champions Cup is sandwiched...

Crying out for candid cameras to shed light

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER   IF nothing else, this week has shown the extraordinary effect of secret tapes and recordings or...

Ford can rival Everitt mark after Eddie axe

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Pace setter: George Ford scores a try for...

Sickening Sarries start installed my work ethic

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER SARACENS, BRISTOL, WORCESTER, HARLEQUINS AND DRAGONS SCRUM-HALF NOW AT ROSSLYN PARK LUKE BALDWIN I turned...

Harlequins call in their international cavalry

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app CHAMPIONS...

Reed’s touchline kick puts Bears back on top

By STEWART McCULOUGH Worcester ......12 Bristol ..............14 A LATE Holly Phillips try broke the hearts of Worcester, who had to play...

Late Smith try ends Chiefs unbeaten home run

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ................8 Glouc-Hartpury ...10 EXETER Chiefs’ unbeaten home run came to and end as Gloucester- Hartpury snatched a...

Boatman high five blows Sharks out the water

By MATT MERRITT Wasps ..............70 DMP Sharks ......0 ELLIE Boatman’s spectacular five try performance was the centrepiece of a dominant win...

Davies double helps Lightning strike twice

By JON BATHAM Loughborough ..27 Sale ........................0 LARK Davies’ secondhalf brace led Loughborough to a comfortable bonus-point win over Sale and...

Wasteful Dragons blow their chance in France

By ALEX BYWATER Perpignan ........20pts Tries: Penalty 54, Ecochard 60, Plana 66 Conversions: Ecochard 62 Penalties: Ecochard 65 Dragons..............16pts Tries: Roberts...

Quickfire Wright sets try record to get Falcons going

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ........31pts Tries: Wright 1, Brown 24, McGuigan 40, Lindsay-Hague 46 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 1, 25, 40+1, 47 Penalties:...

Cinderford boss calls for clarity on leagues

By LUKE JARMYN CINDERFORD director of rugby Paul Morris has called the current uncertainty around the Championship and its make-up next...

Biarritz send the Warriors a warning

By SUFIAN ALAM Zebre ................13 Biarritz ............26 BIARRITZ scored four tries as they dispatched Zebre in Palma in a match between...