Bath’s Cokanasiga, Spencer sidelined

RUGBY SHORTS SHORTSSHORTSENGLAND and Bath pair Joe Cokanasiga and Ben Spencer, are both out for an unspecified amount of time with...

Esterhuizen extends his deal with Quins

RUGBY SHORTS SOUTH Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has signed a contract extension with Premiership champions Harlequins. The 27-year-old, who has won...

Do England have so many coaches to spread blame?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones takes a first look at some of the hopefuls...

Wooller and Williams put Rydal on the rugby map

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Modern talent: Sean Lonsdale is being nurtured by Exeter Chiefs NORTH...

England’s piggy-back routine beats All Blacks

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

Exeter crash through the 200pt barrier

South West Premier THE trio of Exeter University, Bournemouth and Hornets continued their three-way battle for the South-West Premier summit by...

Five-star Law puts on a show for Otley

Northern Premier OTLEY continue to lead the way at the top of the league as they romped to a convincing 73-7...

Newport edge top-of-the-table tussle

Midlands Premier NEWPORT (SALOP) first-team manager Michael Woodhouse praised his side’s spirit as they maintained their perfect league start to the...

Stags fail to halt charge of the Vikings

London & South East Premier NORTH Walsham Vikings were dominant 41-14 winners against CS Stags 1863 as they continued their positive...

Young Gun: Gloucester centre Jack Reeves

Jack Reeves is coveted with one of the Premiership‘s great supporting casts in senior centres Mark Atkinson, Billy Twelvetrees and Chris...

Pressure is on South African sides says Jaque Fourie

WHEN South African rugby sent the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to contest in the Pro14 against the Irish, Scots, Welsh...

Raiders rule roost as Chiefs slip up

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 17 Guernsey.................27 GUERNSEY Raiders took advantage of Barnstaple errors as they eased to victory at Pottington Road....

Injury-hit Westcliff suffer Barnes blitz

By DAVID DOONAN Barnes......................46 Westcliff................. 12 INJURY-RAVAGED Westcliff were blown away by Barnes in a one-way first half. A string of...

Love lands late penalty to topple Clifton

By NICK PITSON Henley......................28 Clifton.......................27 A PENALTY with the last kick of the game gave Henley Hawks a memorable and emotional...

Crusaders forward is given guard of honour

By JOHN WHITE Dings...................33pts Bury St Eds........27pts Joy: Tom Hargan celebrates with his Dings teammates PICTURES: John White Media DINGS’ game...

Redruth run riot to rack up big win at Hinckley

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..............7 Redruth............. 41 REDRUTH turned in a superb team performance as they came away from Leicester Road with...

Lions edge to Esher triumph

By NIGEL SCOTT Leicester Lions.....27 Esher......................... 21 LEICESTER Lions showed the value of having started the season with three testing fixtures...

Worthing finish off in fine style

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 13 Worthing..................22 WORTHING’S patience and tenacity paid off as they came away from Old Albanian with...

Last-gasp miss hands victory to Rochford

By PETER Rochford........... 20 Canterbury....... 19 A MISSED Canterbury conversion deep into injury time ensured Rochford emerged victorious from an end-to-end...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELLA WYRWAS THIS WEEK... SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Ella Wyrwas returned to...

Big day for Lucs ruined by Students

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ......22 Loughboro L ....28 LUCTONIANS were unable to celebrate their first home game since February 2020 in...

Rotherham add to Blaydon’s pain

By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 17 Rotherham .............49 ROTHERHAM came from behind to secure a big victory at Blaydon. The hosts...

Naylor so Keane to seal Hull’s win

By RICHARD GORE Hull RUFC................. 31 Chester .................... 10 HULL proved far too strong in the forwards for Chester as they...

Callum helps put Ionians in cruise control

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ........... 31 Huddersfield.......... 17 HULL IONIANS were always well in control to gain a bonus point...

Stour so strong in top start to season

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 30pts Tynedale............. 5pts STOURBRIDGE’S scintillating start to the season continues to gather force following this commanding victory...

In-form Fylde run riot to stay top

By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 80 Harrogate................26 FYLDE maintained their 100% win record so far this campaign with a comprehensive victory over...

Ollie is hat-trick hero in big win

By MICK PALMER Bournville...............66 Wharfedale............ 13 BOURNS hit top form to blow their visitors away, with Ollie Dawkins grabbing a hat...

Sedgley’s Goodman secures top Marks

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 16 Sedgley Pk......32 A LATE Rhys Henderson try secured maximum points for Sedgley Park as the...

Mobile Manu’s found his fighting weight

By JON NEWCOMBE A SLIMMED down Manu Tuilagi admits he can now look himself in the mirror and feel confident he...

Law puts Scotland nearer to World Cup place

NEWS EXTRA DARAGH SMALL Ireland 18 Scotland 20  SCOTLAND pulled off a brilliant win over Ireland to reach the next phase...

Old boy’s joy as Chinnor hang on

By PAUL SMITH Moseley................... 22 Chinnor..................... 29 A SUPERB first-half display from former Moseley favourite Caolan Ryan was just enough to...

Heath undone by Caldy’s late show

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath..............16 Caldy..........................18 A TRY in the 78th minute from Martin Gerrard secured a first win of the season...

In-form Rams rack up fourth win on trot to go top of table

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................29 Leeds Tykes ...........11 RAMS moved top of the standings with a five-try win against a battling...

Sale stave off gutsy Albion comeback to claim points

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC...............38pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 8, Walsh 12, Brown 32, Hughes 40, O’Donnell 62, Morris 78 Conversions: Johnson 8,...

Rosslyn ride high after away victory

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ........17 Rosslyn Park ......... 28 ROSSLYN Park made it four wins out of four with a...

Brownlie hat-trick fails to stop hosts

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford .............. 41 Cambridge ............. 26 CINDERFORD kept up their unbeaten start, but Cambridge made them work hard...

Bishop’s cling on as Titans hit back

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ...... 26 Taunton............ 22 BISHOP’S Stortford held on for a hard-earned home win against Taunton Titans....

Nathan, the Panther, defied his broken jaw

PETER JACKSON THE French christened him La Panthere Noire, Waka Nathan simply the supreme openside wing forward of his time. New...

Quinnell’s All Black hat-trick is still supreme | Peter Jackson

When it comes to Welshmen performing hat-tricks on the international stage, Tommy Cooper could claim to have outscored John Charles, Ian...

First-ever Cup final was turning point for Wasps

MOMENT IN TIME WASPS 1985-86 JOHN PLAYER CUP FINALISTS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO MARK RIGBY WASPS are one of the most...

Selection no longer centres around which club you’re at

EDDIE Jones raided 12 Premiership clubs for his latest squad with London Irish the only side to miss out. Worcester, who...

Analysis: Eddie decides to go the way of Harlequins, not Saracens in autumn training squad

Paul Rees looks at the winners and losers from Eddie Jones' autumn international training squad

Weighty matters key for Kearney

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE I’VE become a little obsessed with rugby players’ obsession with weight. Take the splendid Ireland and Lions...

European Super Cup can help bridge divide

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE THE FIRA-run European Super Cup is up and running and although it’s very early days it could...

Snowmen build for Olympics

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Cool runnings: The Rugby Europe snow championship, 2019...

Exciting ride goes on alongside Pat

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE BRISTOL BEARS RECRUITMENT MANAGER AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF AND SAINTS AND BEDFORD COACH PAUL LARKIN Saints...

Ambitious Owen using Beard as inspiration

By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Dragons v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade OWEN Watkin is using his Ospreys teammate Adam Beard...

Plucky Zebre give Lions second half scare

By LUKE NASH Zebre ..............26 Lions ................38 ZEBRE’S stunning four-try blitz in the second half was not enough to complete a...

Prodigal son Zebo wows on his return

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............42pts Tries: Zebo 6, 80, Casey 36, Coombes 43, 51, Cloete 77 Conversions: Carbery 44, 52 Sharks................17pts...

Darge stars in narrow defeat to Ulster

By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ..............35 Glasgow..........29 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson hailed the impact of his younger players as Rory Darge and...