Dowding decides thriller for Raiders

By PATRI MARKS Worthing.......... 34 Barnes...............32 WHAT an incredible game of rugby! Nine tries, bonus points and last-minute drama. Ken Dowding’s...

Hawks swoop with late show

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Canterbury.............. 10 Henley Hawks....... 19 HENLEY Hawks scored three second-half tries to see off the determined challenge of...

Bury shrug off their false start

By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..40 Hinckley..................25 IN the first-ever league meeting of these two sides, Bury overcame a slow start...

Islanders winning run grinds to a halt

By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 21  Redruth.............27 REDRUTH ended Guernsey Raiders’ run of seven straight wins, with a tight 27-21 victory at...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JENNY MAXWELL THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND SCRUM-HALF Loughborough...

Late Stour scores so crucial in big battle

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ..... 20 Stourbridge .... 30 ANOTHER thriller at the Avenue was edged by the visitors with two...

Injury-hit Harrogate are only just denied

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate ................11 Chester .................... 14 HARROGATE started this match with a catastrophic list of injury unavailabilities. Before the...

Beaten Blaydon get Phil of Mills!

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 20 Fylde ........................40 PHIL Mills led the way as Fylde took the honours at Blaydon. The...

Morton try seals remarkable fightback by visitors

By PAUL SUMNER Bourneville.............43 Hull Ionians............46 HULL Ionians travelled to Bournville for the first meeting between these two clubs – but...

Charlie Capps top derby win for Titans!

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........ 20pts Hull...................... 15pts Duel: Rotherham’s Charlie Capps takes on Simon Humberstone Made it! Loma Kivalu crashes over...

Stuttering Sedge are still too strong

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........38  Luctonians................ 7 THE Tigers maintained their position at the top of the table with a mixed...

Tigers edge it in tightest of tussles

By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro St.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....33 SHEFFIELD Tigers just had the edge to hold out hosts Loughborough in a...

Haskell dumps the cage for stand-up

JAMES Haskell has abandoned his plan to become a mixed martial arts fighter after undergoing back surgery – he now wants...

Ex-Sarrie Griffiths joins Bath brains trust

BATH have appointed former Saracens CEO Ed Griffiths in a short-term consultation role as they aim to rescue their season. Bath...

Tommy can rock on for England insists Vesty

By ADAM HATHAWAY TOMMY Freeman has got what it takes at Test level if Eddie Jones gives him his international debut...

Thornton’s back at Ampthill

GEORGE Thornton has re-joined Ampthill for the remainder of the Championship season. Loosehead Thornton, 24 (1.89m, 129kg) joins Ampthill from Ayrshire...

Rees-Zammit helps athletes cope with mental pressure

By JON NEWCOMBE LIONS and Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit has become patron of the mental health charity, Sporting Minds UK. Rees-Zammit...

Magic Johnson makes difference as Rams home rule goes

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 21 Sale FC.....................32 RAMS lost their unbeaten home record as Sale produced an efficient all-round performance to...

Dylan proves a Flashman as gritty Park end Cinderford run

By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park....38pts Tries: Ellis 8,68, Flashman 24, Lovell 36, Spencer 47, Piper 74 Conversions: Holland 8, 36, 47,...

Caldy find long trip to their liking

By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth................... 7 Caldy.........................26 CALDY made light of a 300-mile coach journey on the morning of the match, securing...

Warren Seals fine Darlington draw

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............26 Darlington MP.......26 IT was deja vu all over again on the pitch and on the scoreboard at...

Chinnor’s early blitz is too much for TJs

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge........ 15 Chinnor............. 34 CHINNOR proved too strong for a Tonbridge Juddians side who yet again allowed the...

Blues take advantage of Hartpury indiscipline

By ANDREW BEAVCHAM Hartpury ................19pts Tries: R Smith 25, Crane 28, 43 Conversions: Williams 26, 44 Bedford..............42pts Tries: Uru 22, Marshall...

Ealing show gulf in class between top and bottom

By TOM SANSOM Ealing T...............101pts Tries: Walker 9, 71; Campher 27, 40+3, 43; Penalty 35, Gordon 37, Smid 39, Burns 50,...

Clarke try kills off Richmond fightback

By LUKE JARMYN Richmond ..........20pts Tries: Bright 46, Anyanwu 50, Kane 60 Conversions: Kane 61 Penalties: Kane 80 Jersey ................26pts Tries:...

Pirates profit from Cov’s failure to execute

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates............40pts Tries: Duncan 3, O’Meara 38, Cant 43, Kessell 50, Schickerling 74, Tucker 77 Conversions: Robson 3,...

Spittle’s last minute winner gets Knights out of jail

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............18pts Tries: Wallis, Beckett 33, Harding 36 Penalties: Bennett 5 Doncaster ........20pts Tries: Peters 62, Best 76,...

Jeffries glad to be back after four-year absence

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL back row Sam Jeffries is hoping to take a leaf out of Boks great Juan...

Lawday relishing key role in Alex’s absence

By JON NEWCOMBE AS he prepares to deputise for England call-up Alex Dombrandt against Saracens today, Quins No.8 Tom Lawday says...

Perfect match for Eddie to unleash his new generation

NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND MUST BLOOD THEIR NEW BOYS AGAINST TONGA IF England were playing Tonga’s top team of players at...

Potter draws on gambling hell to help save others

PAUL REES talks to Mark Potter about his fall and rise after gambling addiction When Mark Potter tells sportsmen and women...

St-Andre in search for No.10

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOP 14 outfit Montpellier are looking on this side of the Channel for a...

Sharks in £15m AJ Bell deal

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks will complete their £15m contract to buy a share of the AJ...

Diamond’s back looking for club

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond is ready to make his return to the Premiership and become rugby’s...

Ashton suspended after bust-up

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Better days: Chris Ashton scores for Worcester against Northampton CHRIS Ashton faces an uncertain...

Wilks takes Tigers job

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GREEN Room Sports managing director Richard Wilks is set to return to Leicester Tigers...

Du Preez looks all set to join Glasgow

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Going north: JP du Preez JP DU PREEZ is on the verge of joining...

Wasps join hunt for Chiefs’ Skinner

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS are interested in talking to Sam Skinner, right,...

WILL SAFE

ROOM 101 THE MOSELEY CAPTAIN AND BACK ROW FORWARD TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND...

Nonu’s coming to America, better tell San Diego!

PETER JACKSON MA’A NONU’S tendency to make Vasco da Gama look a trifle seasick by comparison still knows no bounds. As...

Battered Sandy takes his secret to the grave

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Every now and then, whenever the x-certificate stuff reared its ugly head during...

‘Good day for the new boys’

GREGOR Townsend sung the praises of tryscroing wingers Kyle Steyn and Rufus McLean. “Kyle is a very hard worker who sometimes...

It’s four for Steyn as Scotland tyros shine

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Scotland ............60pts Tries: Maclean 6, 14; Steyn 21, 32, 38, 80; Schoeman 28, Turner 49, Haining 70, Kebble...

Global salary cap way forward says URC chief

By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary...

Wales threw away 20 points – that’s criminal

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Big doubt for the Boks: Alun Wyn Jones walks off injured PICTURE: Getty Images Rhys...

All Blacks’ Halloween show pulls in the cash

By PETER JACKSON Wales..................16 pts Tries: J Williams 60 Conversions: Priestland 60 Penalties: Anscombe 6, 40+2; Priestland 52 New Zealand ..54...

ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to England v Tonga or Scotland v South Africa courtesy of Dove Men + Care! Dove...

Japan has a yen for showing clubs matter

CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...

Argentina makes more RWC sense than USA

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...

Isiekwe chasing his dream of England recall

Progress: Nick Isiekwe NICK Isiekwe has not played for England since the summer of 2018 when he was substituted 35 minutes...