Wolfpack keep Chiefs at bay

By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmds....... 16 Barnstaple................ 9 BURY St Edmunds bounced back from their narrow defeat at Dings with...

Honey seals a sweet success

By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................22 Old Albanian........... 21 FRASER Honey’s nerveless conversion three minutes from time kept up Redruth’s winning start to...

Bonus on the road for battling Hinckley

By MIKE BARBER Clifton................ 20 Hinckley........... 13 CLIFTON came through a difficult test against Hinckley as the newcomers threw everything at...

BROOKE BRADLEY

WOMEN'S GAME IN FOCUS Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... EXETER CHIEFS SCRUM-HALF Brooke...

Late Hull points so harsh on the hosts

By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate ........ 13 Hull Ionians ....36 HULL Ionians may look to have taken the honours convincingly. But it...

Dale succeed in braving elements

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............23 Blaydon ..................... 8 WHARFEDALE were able to celebrate a hardfought home win in difficult conditions. Blaydon...

Chester’s waiting game finally over

By STEVE SMITH Chester ....................35 Sheffield .................24 CHESTER’S longawaited first win of the season came to an end in style as...

Ben proves the missing Link as Lucs take spoils

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 10 Luctonians.............. 12 LUCTONIONS dug deep for their first win of the season in a tight contest...

Collins is on hand to celebrate in style

By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park... 20pts Bournville........... 6pts Threat: More Sedgley menace Job done: Rhys Henderson goes over for Sedgley’s third...

Reece roars in to seal Tynedale fate

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..................11 Hull............................ 17 TYNEDALE had to be content with a losing bonus point after matching Hull most of...

Callum finds way to Bust Fylde open

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham..............28 Fylde......................... 13 ROTHERHAM inflicted a first defeat of the season on joint-league leaders Fylde in a typically-tight...

Tom Cruse is writing his name large at Wasps

ONE hundred games into his Wasps career and the novelty of having his own name on the back of his jersey...

Davies states his case for new-look Wales

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies has told Wayne Pivac his ballplaying and handling ability can make him a standout...

Caldy power puts Park on back foot

By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................27 Darlington MP........22 CALDY’S power against Darlington Mowden Park’s fizz was always going to be a clash of...

Tykes undone as Sale bounce back

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale FC..................... 21 Leeds Tykes........... 17 SALE FC made it three home wins on the spin as they...

Hat-trick hero Brownlie leads the way in masterful display

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .............32 Moseley .................... 7 CAMBRIDGE delivered an 80-minute masterclass in game management at Grantchester Road to register...

Juddians fail to halt march of high-flying Cinderford

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ..... 12pts Penalties: White 3, 10, 36, 48 Cinderford ........ 21pts Tries: Penalty 30, Baldwin 77...

Kingdom’s a hero as Titans hit back

By MIKE AMOS Taunton................... 18 Rams ........................ 17 TAUNTON conjured a magnificent comeback from 17-3 down to snatch victory with the...

Chinnor hold off Heath backlash

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor ....................34 Blackheath ............28 CHINNOR produced a masterclass for 65 minutes before withstanding a late Blackheath comeback as...

Bishop’s off target as Park edge win

By MYLES McDEVITT Rosslyn Park .. 14 Bishop’s S ........ 13 BISHOP’S Stortford missed two penalty chances in the closing stages...

Tethered Ryno has time for a rethink

CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path...

Journeymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...

Captain Fran rides atop the sea of happy faces

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

Stimpson: He looks the real deal to me

LEICESTER have a trackrecord for producing England full-backs, but the most notable in the post-war era are Dusty Hare (25 caps,...

‘Rock’ Freddie is the full-back England are looking for

NICK CAIN TALKS TO DUSTY HARE ABOUT THE MAN EDDIE JONES SHOULD PLAY AT N0.15 FREDDIE Steward is in the foothills...

No one messed with this mighty Max

PETER JACKSON SOME famous players had to make do with bearing the name of one place in England’s green and pleasant...

Why Clive Griffiths will dodge All Blacks showdown | Peter Jackson

On the last Saturday of this month, Clive Griffiths could have been watching Wales-New Zealand in Cardiff free of charge. He...

Sorry seems to be the easiest word

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW RYNO Pieterse’s horizontal hit on Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu demanded a long sentence....

Five-star Saracens secure another bonus

By PAUL BROWNING Worcester ........5 Saracens ........34 WORCESTER were unable to stop a clinical Saracens outfit littered with England stars from...

Sharks slaughter gets Loughborough off mark

By NATHAN ROCHE DMP Sharks ......0 Loughboro L....59 LOUGHBOROUGH notched their first win of the Premier 15s season with a thumping...

Brown hammers over to clinch Quins’ victory

By MATT MERRITT Gloucester-H ..18 Harlequins ......21 WITH a grey sky overhead and greasy, wet grass underfoot, to the credit of...

Bristol 27-17 Sale: Sharks show fight but Bears just too strong

BRISTOL made it four consecutive wins to the start the season with a bonuspoint victory over Sale. They began at lightning...

Chiefs find their groove to go three from three

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs..23 Wasps ..............13 EXETER Chiefs made it three wins on the spin as they recovered from a...

Ace Davies desperate to break his Irish duck

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade SAM Davies has never beaten an Irish side while...

Timoney double finishes the rout

By JOHN MULDOON Zebre ..................3 Ulster ..............36 SCRUM-HALF Nathan Doak, starting his first match for Ulster, said they were pleased to...

One-handed Snyman gets drop on his fellow Saffers

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............34pts Tries: O’Donoghue 40, 56; Kleyn 47, N Scannell 51, Snyman 68 Conversions: Carbery 40, 48; Healy...

Marin drops in to deny Scots

By ADAM ELLIS Benetton ........28 Edinburgh ......27 LEONARDO Marin’s dropgoal denied Edinburgh victory at the death as the Benetton replacement ensured...

Costelow takes chance to shine for Scarlets

By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............36pts Tries: R Evans 5, Rogers 19, 70, S Evans 79 Conversions: Costelow 6, 20 Penalties: Costelow...

Anscombe keeps the Ospreys flying high

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ..............18pts Penalties: Anscombe 2, 15, 9, 38, 52, 64 Cardiff ................14pts Tries: Adams 19, Lane 44 Conversions:...

Sharks crash to another defeat

By SAM JACKSON Glasgow ................35 Sharks ....................24 THE Sharks showed their bite in the second half but still came up short...

Bulls suffer second slaughter in Ireland

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............34 Bulls ..........................7 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend wants his men to build on their impressive first home...

Battle on for Welsh students’ bragging rights

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE CARDIFF Arms Park will be the scene of a Welsh capital derby on Wednesday night when...

‘Desperate’ Boks back on top of world rankings

THE Springboks are back on top of the World Rugby rankings after their shock win over the All Blacks. Their 31-29...

London Irish aim to break into Eddie’s England clique

LONDON Irish were the only one of the Premiership 13 who were not called on by England for last week’s training...

Women’s team needs increased funding to compete

SHANE WILLIAMS I REALLY hope this autumn can represent a clean slate for Wales women’s side. The team has had an...

Wayne Pivac has to nail key combos for World Cup | Shane Williams

I WAS sat down watching Scrum V with a cup of tea last Sunday when Wayne Pivac made a surprise appearance...

My fortunes changed under Alec’s tutelage

MY LIFE IN RUGBY JON HUMPHREYS THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF AND BATH HOOKER AND CURRENT WALES FORWARDS COACH GROWING up watching...

Big respect all round as Pirates plot response

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders Today. Kick-off 3pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are still ‘smarting’ from last weekend’s...

First-half blitz puts Archers clear before late fightback

By ASH WILLIS Nottingham......22pts Tries: Farnoworth 2, 11; Stronge 30 Conversions: Hollingsworth 2, 30 Penalties: Hollingsworth 28 Hartpury ............20pts Tries: Short...

Penalty-strewn scrap goes Coventry’s way

By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Coventry ............10pts Tries: Stevenson 26 Conversions: Fenner 26 Penalties: Fenner 73 Richmond ............5pts Tries: Graham 36 COVENTRY edged...