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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Safety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St....37 Cinderford......17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were...

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...

Appleyard takes over

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

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...

Super-charged Skelton gets Sarries over line

■By GARY FITZGERALD One-man wrecking ball: Will Skelton scores Saracens’ third try and his second PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Skelton used...

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...

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...

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...

Now we can get ready for Europe’

WILL Skelton fixed his sights on Sarries continuing their trophy hunt on two fronts after his brace of tries denied Harlequins....

Whitgift victory denies Warwick’s hat-trick

SCHOOLS RUGBY WHITGIFT sealed the U18 Schools Cup title with a 32- 22 victory over back to back champions Warwick at...

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...

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...

Gloucester wise heads take sting from Wasps fast start

■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER boss Johan Ackermann saluted his side’s character after they overcame an early deficit against gallant Wasps to...

Thomas ensures five-star Quins end winless league run

■By JOHN MURPHY Neath................15 Carmarthen..38 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a four-game winless run in the Principality Premiership with a five-star display at...

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...

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...

We have to be smarter says Dai

WASPS boss Dai Young admits his side could yet face a relegation battle. He said: “That’s certainly the top four gone....

Hat-trick hero lands huge blow in relegation fight

■By GUTO DAVIES Llanelli..........53 Cross Keys....12 THIS relegation dogfight at Parc y Scarlets was anything but a dour affair as Llanelli...

Leeming lands late penalty to keep dream alive

■By TOM INNES HARTPURY’S Sam Leeming held his nerve to land the late penalty that gave his side a crucial win...

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...

Ravens suffer shock as Meek seals victory in extra time

■By IAN GOLDEN CHAMPIONSHIP side Pontypool needed extra time to beat Premiership outfit Bridgend in a thrilling National Cup quarter-final. The...

Ruthless Carnegie put off-field strife to the side

■By JONATHAN LANDI THE piper at London Scottish was in full flow but he might as well have played a lament...

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...

Juddians maintain perfect record at Taunton

■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton..........10 Tonbridge......22 TONBRIDGE had never lost to Taunton in the league and put in a huge defensive effort...

Valkyries swoop to first victory in 5-star show

■By SAM JACKSON Touchdown: Harlequins hooker Davinia Catlin got on the scoresheet WORCESTER Valkyries delivered a five-star performance as they came...

Folau equals Howlett as Crusaders mourn

■By ADAM ELLIS Landmark: Israel Folau cuts through to score against Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images ISRAEL Folau scored a try to...

Valentine has his day at Sutton & Epsom

London & South East Premier THE race for the title remains on course for a bumper finish as one team edged...

Blue and Blacks remain on course for silverware

■By ROB COLE Cardiff............43 Bedwas..........12 CARDIFF reached their first WRU National Cup semi-final in nine years to stay on course for...

Trailfinders bounce back to leave Cov embarassed

■By PAUL SMITH LED by a Reon Joseph hattrick and 21 points from Craig Willis, Ealing kept their promotion hopes alive...

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...

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...

Bees hit the hive in standout win

■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians... 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after...

Try-scorer Barbeary starts for England v France

■By SAM JACKSON HOOKER Alfie Barbeary starts for England U18s today as they clash with France at Cheshunt RFC. The side...

Wainwright shows Parisse how to do it

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW SERGIOParisse has spent 17 seasons in the Six Nations without ever coming remotely...

Robinson rescues Scunthorpe in time

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE retained their two-point lead over Luctonians as the top two were both victorious, although Scunthorpe had to come...

Drovers progress to last four as they turn on the power

■By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery....28 Swansea..........7 LLANDOVERY ensured their safe passage through to the semi-finals after overcoming Swansea. A superb break by...

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...

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...

Dings barrage Reds in early blitz

■By JOHN WHITE Dings................22 Redcliffians..17 A SUPERB first-half performance paved the way for Dings’ victory over Old Redcliffians at Shaftesbury Park....

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