Brendan Gallagher: No-one is immune to this awful disease

I wonder if, by chance, you can guess what the following had in common: American photographer Eddie Adams; Japanese karate master...

Brendan Gallagher: Furious little bull who was as hard as nails

Imagine being a French rugby international in the tumultuous decade between 1971 and 1981.

Dogs give Hughes a landmark he won’t skip over

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC............. 43 Bishop’s S ........12 SALE FC extended their winning run to four games against a Bishop’s...

Four-try Bradshaw shines in fine show

■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........52 Leicester Lions ....29 ALBERT Bradshaw stole the show with his four-try haul, as he...

Rampant riot for breathless Heath

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Tonbridge J ..............0 BREATHLESS Blackheath romped home to a huge victory over Tonbridge Juddians, in a...

Tykes take the spoils in spirit-lifting win over Clifton

■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........27 Clifton ......................24 LEEDS Tykes ground out a narrow victory to kickstart their campaign and drag...

Table-topping Titans tip Park in tight nail-biter

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ...27pts Tries: Barling 20, Veness 32, Newborn 40, Gordon 54 Conversions: Hayes 32, 54 Penalty: Hayes...

Albion turn on the afterburners at last

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............64 Dings Crusaders... 17 PLYMOUTH ALBION produced argurably their best performance this year to see off Dings...

Rams flock close to fend off Moseley

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 31 B Moseley...............28 RAMS held off a spirited Birmingham Moseley fightback, to earn a hard-fought home win....

We’re building our confidence every week, says O’Donnell

■By BEN JAYCOCK Flyer: Sale FC winger John O’Donnell SALE FC winger John O’Donnell believes his side have steadied the ship...

Macc head back home winners as Hull suffer the blues

■By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................26 Macclesfield..66 MACCLESFIELD heralded a nine-try rout to inflict a 40-point winning margin, on the road to Hull...

Thrills are all Bill’s scintilating show

■By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............47 Otley.........................42 BILLINGHAM produced a pulsating performance to record a dramatic win over Otley in front of a...

Simply class on grass for Hoppers

■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................74 Scunthorpe...............7 RAMPANT PRESTON Grasshoppers thrashed hapless Scunthorpe in a merciless 11-try capitulation of their winless visitors....

Fisher is the catch as Sheff cook up special treat

■By WILL JUDD Fylde......................... 18 Sheffield.................40 SHEFFIELD romped to yet another impressive victory this season, largely thanks to Elliot Fisher’s fantastic...

Young calls for maturity as Mowden Park edge clash

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T.......24pts Darlington MP......28pts On the attack: Darlington’s Joe Craggs tries to break through Right on time: Darlington’s...

Holden holds his head for Ionians

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............35 Tynedale................. 19 FOUR tries from player-coach Maliq Holden helped a headstrong Hull Ionians to a win...

Wharfe dwarf Ross in battle of Dales

■By ADAM CLEARY Rossendale.............. 3 Wharfedale............29 WHARFEDALE made it three wins on the bounce with a comfortable victory over newly-promoted Rossendale....

Macclesfield thriving since moving back to the North

■By CHRIS COLLYER Power: Macclesfield second row Ben Blackburn MACCLESFIELD second row Ben Blackburn feels the Blues have the quality to...

Sellick seals a thriller with very last kick

■By AVUYILE SAWALA Barnstaple.......25 Cinderford........23 A LAST-MINUTE penalty from Henry Sellick helped Barnstaple Chiefs secure victory against Cinderford at Pottington Road....

Matt puts gloss on a convincing win

■By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................39 Lymm........................22 IN what proved to be a lively contest at Leicester Road, Hinckley overcame a strong start...

Upbeat Chester stung by Hornets

■ By PADDY WARNER Hornets.....................48 Chester..................... 17 HORNETS were keen to challenge themselves against an upbeat Chester side who had racked...

Students pass a top test in style

By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni......... 46pts Redruth..............40pts Strong: Finlay Skinner fights through to score TOPSHAM Sports Ground witnessed a classic as...

Groves has day to remember in landmark game

■ By RORY MORROW Old Redcliffians....47 Loughborough S.... 19 ASH GROVES marked his 200th National League appearance with a 17-point haul...

Nicholls leads the way for visitors

■By ANDY WARD Syston......................40 Camborne................69 CAMBORNE made light of their 300-mile trip to secure victory in an exceptionally high-scoring conteste at...

Lively Link is in at double for Lucs

■By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....24 Luctonians..............29 LUCTONIANS sealed victory in a close-fought contest. The visitors took the lead with a try...

Magic is back for Maggs as Reds relight the rugby fire

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Enjoying life: Old Redcliffians prop Archie Maggs FORMER Bath tighthead Archie Maggs is revelling in the part-time...

Roofe on top to help Park hang on for victory

■ By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......26pts Westcombe P...29pts BEFORE the match, Bury Director of Rugby James Shanahan expected a tight...

Clinical Birch gets Barnes back in the old routine

■ By RICH FENECH Barnes......................52 Oxford H..................... 5 BARNES showed what they are capable of when the 15 play together in...

History is made as Guernsey finally beat Esher

By COILIN DUFFY Guernsey......... 45 Esher..................19 GUERNSEY claimed their first-ever win over Esher with a commanding triumph — their third consecutive...

OAs stay top after downing Dorking

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 21 Old Albanians........34 A STRONG first half saw OAs set up a deserved away victory to stay...

Havant are stunned by first-half barrage

By MATT BROWN Canterbury..............56 Havant......................26 A DOMINANT first half from Canterbury laid the foundations for victory. They took the lead after...

Early joy for Josh as OAs get off to a super start

By BEN JAYCOCK Off to a flier: Old Albanian winger Josh Skelcey OLD Albanian winger and player-coach Josh Skelcey reveals he’s...

Welsh manage to get it right at last

By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........34 Sevenoaks..............24 FINALLY, Welsh turned a game they should have won into a game.... they won! An...

Kerry strikes late to to steal it for Oundle

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................29 Oundle......................33 AN injury-time try from Shay Kerry earned Oundle a narrow victory over Henley. It was a...

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Cardiff Met can’t impede the Bath machine

BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY LEAGUE leaders Bath overwhelmed Cardiff Met 35-12 at Cyncoed to remain unbeaten in Men’s BUCS Super...

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Durham prepare to blow out 175 candles

SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY DURHAM School RFC are preparing to celebrate a historic milestone next week. The fifth oldest rugby...

Lancaster teaching me a lot, says Joe

NEWS EXTRA JOE Joyce says he has had his eyes opened by new Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster over the past...

Pair sign for Cardiff

CARIDFF have signed centres Will Rigg and Osian Roberts on short-term loan deals to ease an injury crisis in midfield with...

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Welcome to the first update of this new season of TRP Fantasy Rugby which covers the period Friday September 5 to...