‘I was watching Wales game when drunk fell on us from two rows up’

PETER JACKSON ANOTHER victim of drunken behaviour at the Principality Stadium has asked the Welsh Rugby Union for his money back...

Baby faced, but Pearce is a ref to be reckoned with

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Saturday, April 11, 2015 at The Stoop and Harlequins are playing Gloucester in...

Dodgy wine cost me England cap!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND U21, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, COVENTRY, STOURBRIDGE AND BERRY HILL BACK ROW JULIAN HORROBIN  Club legend:...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS: ZOE TEECE

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ZOE TEECE THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM SHARKS TIGHTHEAD DMP Durham...

At long last, the in-depth story about Obolensky

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was back in February 2009 that a...

Griffin goes out in style with gutsy try double

Ireland ............15 Japan ..............12 RETIRING Ireland captain Ciara Griffin ended her career with two tries and a win over Japan. Griffin,...

England stretch clear after tight first-half

England ........51 Canada ..........12 ENGLAND overpowered Canada last Sunday with try doubles from debutant wing Heather Cowell and prop Sarah Bern....

World leader Zoe gets captain duty

By SAM JACKSON Riding high: Zoe Aldcroft says this has been the best week of her life PICTURES: Getty Images PREVIEW......

Resurgent Wales aim to keep improving

Preview... Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face...

Students stay top after key Exmouth win

South West Premier LEADERS Exeter University overcame third-placed visitors Exmouth 27-7 in one of their sternest tests of the campaign so...

Hawks swoop on Hundred slip-ups

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hundred... 15 Henley Hawks...........37 HENLEY Hawks made Rochford Hundred pay for the slightest errors as they eased...

Away run rolls on for in-form Reds

By BILL HOOPER Canterbury..............22 Redruth....................26 REDRUTH maintained their unbeaten away record with a narrow bonus-point win at Canterbury. The hosts bossed...

Price is right for Dings in dramatic draw

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders... 21 Barnes...................... 21 AN 80th-minute try from scrum-half Tom Knight, converted by centre Tom Price, earned...

Hosts turn on style in six-try win over OAs

By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher................... 41pts Old Albanian..... 21pts Flying: Harri Lang gets away from his man, and dives over PICTURES: Gary...

Hinckley’s hero Wilson puts boot in on Raiders

By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........26 Hinckley...........28 JOSEPH Wilson kicked 13 points as Hinckley ended Worthing’s home run at Roundstone Lane. Wilson gave...

Canny Clifton halt Bury’s run

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds..25 Clifton.......................33 CLIFTON produced a masterclass in game management to end Bury St Edmunds’ unbeaten home...

Young gets his kicks for Lions

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 14 Leicester Lions..... 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned...

Raiders run in ten tries to trounce Westcliff

By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 60 Westcliff............ 5 GUERNSEY Raiders were never going to be able to expect or extract sympathy from...

Reid goes from floor polishing to cleaning line-outs

By LUKE JARMYN GORDON REID was sanding floors two weeks ago and has now answered the call to play in Wasps...

Concussion forces All Black Hunt into retirement

NEW Zealand international Dillon Hunt is the latest player to announce his retirement from professional rugby due to concussion related issues....

Diamond arrival is good news for Ashton

By JON NEWCOMBE STEVE DIAMOND’s reputation for getting wayward characters back on the straight and narrow could save Chris Ashton’s Worcester...

Sheffield sitting in pole position

Midlands Premier SHEFFIELD sit in pole position in the Midlands Premier after recording their ninth win from 10 games, seeing off...

Otley maintain leadership form

Northern Premier OTLEY remain league leaders, defeating Wirral 39-14. Finn Dewar, Cal Irvine, Dan Preston, Ben Waddington and Henry Roberts were...

Stour still show they are team to beat

By MICK PALMER Bourneville......22 Stourbridge.....52 LEAGUE leaders Stourbridge remain unbeaten after a clinical performance at local rivals Bournville. The home side...

Thompson tames Tigers at the death

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....27 A LAST-MINUTE try from Callum Thompson clinched victory for 14- man Huddersfield in the...

Simple for Simon as Hull have edge

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 17 Hull............................22 HULL emerged victorious in a battle between two teams with promotion aspirations. In a...

Davidson’s proving a real delight to Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 20 Chester..................... 10 WHARFEDALE just did enough to hold on to claim a fine win in another...

Fylde dig deep to see off Ionians

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde...................28pts Hull Ionians...... 12pts Through: Ben Gregory breaks the Hull Ionians line to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Ben...

Harry has Dunne good for the hosts

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham..............38 Tynedale................. 14 NEW head coach Adam Byron got off to a winning start as Rotherham put Tynedale...

Students benefit from ‘non-contest’

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate................ 15 Loughborough.......24 THIS was an excellent game of rugby for 30 minutes until Loughborough front-row injuries resulted...

Visitors are Owen it all to Randell!

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............26 Luctonians.......38 LUCTONIANS held out for a hard-fought victory at Blaydon. Despite the long journey north, they were...

‘Regionalise national league rugby for more derby games’

By WARREN MUGGLETON NATIONAL league rugby should be aiming for a regionalised structure, says Fylde’s Josh Beaumont, the son of World...

Caldy hit back in battle of new boys

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 31  Caldy.........................36 CALDY edged to victory over Taunton Titans in a tight battle of the promoted...

Bishop’s shine in Moseley bashing

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........33 Moseley..................... 3 BISHOP’S Stortford produced a dominant display as they beat visiting Birmingham Moseley by 30...

Slick Cambridge put out-of-sorts Albion to sword

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Albion .....0 Cambrdge ............... 17 CAMBRIDGE’S long cross-country trek to Devon was handsomely rewarded with a fully...

Battling Rams topple the Foresters in a tight clash

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ............. 22pts Tries: O Taylor 17, Bird 43, Penalty 54 Conversions: Humberstone 44 Penalties: Humberstone 3 Cinderford...

Warren’s kicking Seals it for Park

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud ......24 Darlington MP ....... 30 AN enthralling game of rugby at the Slade ended with Darlington...

Howard hat-trick as Park run amok

By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park .........55 Blackheath ............ 14 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over London rivals Blackheath to keep up...

Chinnor send out warning to rivals

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ... 12 Chinnor .............29 CHINNOR underlined their title credentials with an eye-catching win at Leeds Tykes....

Strange case of the missing Boks

PAUL REES SUGGESTS THE WORLD RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS ARE FLAWED It was enough to tempt Rassie Erasmus to...

Gritty Reds give Ealing a run for their money

By BILL RILEY Ealing ................35pts Tries: Shingler 11, Daniels 36, Malton 46, Uzokwe 58, Hampson 70 Conversions: Shingler 11, 37, 47,...

Archers hold on as Scottish finish with a flurry of tries

By ASH WILLIS Nottingham......41pts Tries: Williams 9, Bunting 12, Graham 20, Stronge 30, Cox 41 Conversions: Bale 10, 13, 21, 31,...

Slow-starting Knights dig deep for victory

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............15pts Tries: Short 5, Crane 10 Conversions: Williams 6 Penalties: Williams 72 Doncaster ........20pts Tries: Margetts 25,...

Red card ends the Bedford challenge

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates..39pts Tries: Channon 16, 28; Elderkin 47, Parata 70, Blackmore 77 Conversions: Robson 16, 47, 70, 77...

Skelcey wings in for hat-trick as Richmond suffer up front

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........36pts Tries: Hadfield 7, 37; Bright 22, 61; Mitchell 33, 76 Conversions: Landray 23, 38; Dennett 77...

King’s on mend at Pirates

NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates prop Hayden King is making good progress in his recovery after breaking a bone in his neck....

Army ace Wheeldon signs for Knights

NEWS EXTRA DONCASTER Knights have signed scrum-half Lloyd Wheeldon until the end of the season. The 25-year-old halfback, who is a...

World Rugby should be in the dock alongside Erasmus

CHRIS HEWETT WE HAVE spent more time talking about Rassie Erasmus and his antics during the Lions tour of South Africa...

Ireland v All Blacks is rugby’s new rivalry

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is defined by its great rivalries: Bath- Leicester and Llanelli-Swansea back in the amateur days; Martyn...

DREAM TEAM

CHARLIE BECKETT, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER ENGLAND U20s, JERSEY REDS, GLOUCESTER & LEICESTER LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...