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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrisis? What crisis? England are still so strong
IRELAND coach Conor O’Shea raised a cheer from minnows everywhere this week when, without pausing for breath, he reeled off an...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLang pulls strings to put Quins in box seat
By JONATHAN LANDI HARLEQUINS maintained their charge for a home semi-final with an easy victory over a young but outgunned Scarlets...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStortford picked off after strong opening
By JOHN ALLANSON STORTFORD’S strong start was undone by a couple of missed tackles and Coventry went on to a comfortable...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNo joy for Dons on their travels to Kent
By JOSHUA JOHNSON CANTERBURY secured their 11th win of the season with a hard-fought victory against Wimbledon. In a low-quality affair,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRuthless display as Field too good for Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS HUDDERSFIELD outscored Luctonians by six tries to three in difficult conditions at Mortimer Park. Lucs, who were mourning...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoConor is getting it right now says Masi
ITALY’S improved mental strength and fitness under head coach Conor O’Shea will ensure they can go toe-to-toe for 80 minutes against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMuldoon is deserving of a glorious Euro farewell
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS One-club hero: John Muldoon IT’S hard to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents in lively mood after break
By OSCAR MORTIMER LOUGHBOROUH were well rested after a waterlogged pitch cost them their game at Plymouth the week before, but...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAwesome Cinderford race clear at the top
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor………………14pts Cinderford ……….26pts Unapposed: Reuben Norville scores for Cinderford PAUL Morris said he was “in awe” of his...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale march on to make it 12 wins on the spin
By STEVE SMITH CHRIS Johnson scored 16 points as Sale moved clear at the top of the table with a deserved...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPhillips predicts big future for Wales
Women Wales WALES head coach Rowland Phillips has named 10 uncapped players in his 36-strong squad for the 2018 Women’s Six...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarclay, the enemy within for Wales, joins a select quartet
IT’S not every day that the Scottish captain skippers his country against Wales at Cardiff while enjoying a spell playing for...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSanders rescues Ravers late on
By JAMIE RUSSELL A DOMINANT second half from Caldy enabled them to bounce back and ultimately overturn a nine-point interval deficit....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJake pulls the strings to stump the Reds
By SIMON LORD Bury St E ……27 Redruth ……….14 BURY St Edmunds deservedly ground out a victory with a battling display...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoClayden ends Sheffield’s
By LEON PICKARD SECOND-ROW Dave Clayden grabbed the only try of the game as Sheffield finally got their first win of...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTrailblazer Brown aiming to hammer down on Italy
SAM PARKHOUSE talks to the England flanker who’s no stranger to international competition FRANCE Lise Arricastre, Cyrielle Banet, Camille Boudaud, Caroline...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVillage hit for six as impressive Bargoed power into quarter-finals
By GEOFF CHAMPION Bargoed ……….40 Rhydyfelin………0 FLY-HALF Matthew Lewis steered Bargoed into the last eight of the WRU National Cup with...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMugford return eclipsed by the battling of his old pals
By STEVE JACKSON Made it: Darren Fox, left, and his Cambridge teammates celebrate at the end PICTURES: Pinnacle FORMER Cambridge fly-half...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPrescott wastes shot at victory
By CAMERON TEMPLE Reding’ns ………12 Tonbridge J….12 LIAM Prescott missed the chance to kick Tonbridge Juddian to victory as he sent...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoGreen for go Ireland, but Eddie has depth
ROUND THE TABLE - THE RUGBY PAPER’S BRAINS TRUST Think tank: Clockwise from top left, Jeremy Guscott, Matthew Emery, Peter Jackson,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoScotland
■Scotland get the honour of kicking of this year’s Championship, but start it with a tricky Friday-night trip to take on...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMorahan calls for mental resilience
BRISTOL face a potential banana skin today and winger Luke Morahan knows improving their defence is key. Bristol’s record of 37...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJarvis stars for Merthyr as they claim win at Arms Park
By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …………12 Merthyr ……….37 LAST season’s beaten semi-finalists Merthyr are through to the Cup quarterfinals once again after...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDarlington stretch clear with flood of early points
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON continue to cling to the shirt tails of leaders Coventry after a convincing win against strugglers Old...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton hold on to down Barnstaple
By WYN TINGLEY Clifton……………24 Barnstaple……19 CLIFTON secured a vital victory against Barnstaple and scored a late try to confirm a bonus...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSchmidt must unleash his terrifying dogs of war
BRENDAN GALLAGHER says Ireland have a back line that can frighten all their Six Nations rivals WHEN you look at the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBriggs is back to guide Irish
Ireland NIAMH Briggs returns to the Ireland set-up after missing last year’s tournament because of injury. The full-back made her comeback...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoStoppage time stunner earns Titans maiden league victory
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAMsensationally won their first league match of the season after 13 consecutive defeats which have sent the Clifton...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClinical Keys ease through to last eight after downing Bedlinog
By PAUL HOPKINS Cross Keys ….41 Bedlinog ……….7 CROSS KEYS booked their place in the Cup quarterfinals with a comfortable victory...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFlawless Fielding scoffs at blustery weather
By GRAHAM COX A TRY double, a long-range penalty and a fine kick to touch, all from Leo Fielding, set up...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SAM NIXON BATH PROP Having enjoyed a close-quarters view of Beno Obano’s rise to the top with Bath and England, tight-head...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoScots can beat Wales if they play fast and error free
Danger man: Outside centre Huw Jones can be lethal if he links with Stuart Hogg PICTURE: Getty Images SO much rests...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFrance
■FRANCE are desperate to get their hands on the title again after a disappointing third-place finish last season. They improved steadily...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTrailfinders miss bonus after naïve first half
By LUKE JARMYN Boot: Alex Walker clears for London Scottish STOIC Scottish defence kept them in touch of second-placed Ealing until...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers drive past Llanelli to sail through to last eight
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ….38 Llanelli ……………9 FOURTEEN-time former winners Llanelli were unceremoniously dumped out of the Cup by local...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher stay ahead as tries just flow
By JAMES AYLES A FLURRY of first-half tries set the tone for Esher as Tom James, Chris Arnold, Ben Loader and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDeano: Eddie can do Slam and win World Cup if Owen and Billy stay fit
NICK CAIN talks to Newcastle boss Dean Richards about England’s prospects in Six Nations and beyond Work-rate: Gary Graham DEAN Richards...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoForce yourselves into Eddie’s plan for Japan
NEALE HARVEY finds England head coach Steve Bates has set his lads a big challenge Under 20s Returning stars: Quins flier...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries young guns carry too much fire for Dragons
By GARY FITZGERALD ACADEMY coach Adam Powell praised his young guns for damping down the Dragons fire and keeping alive Sarries’Anglo...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLate acrobatics from Hardy rescues win for Reds
By TOM INNES JERSEY’S Kieran Hardy followed his own chargedown to score the winning try at the death to overcome a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJones on song as magnificent Pooler dump Quins out of the Cup
By JAY BAYFORD Pontypool ……23 C’marthen Q ….8 NATIONAL Championship leaders Pontypool shocked Carmarthen Quins to progress to the Cup quarter-finals...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRuthless Ampthill power to victory.
By ALLAN FOSTER Pritchard converting. And one became two midway through the opening half when Joe Bercis drove over from close...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCourtney has big appetite for success – Jones
EDDIE Jones is banking on Courtney Lawes to put the stranglehold on Italy. The England head coach heaped praise on his...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStrange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill
Round-up FRANCE were runners-up last season but must do without 19-year-old fly-half sensation Matthieu Jalibert, who was called up to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGood luck to that Saints’ £10m team says Diamond!
By COLIN NEWBOUL3 Final word: Nafi Tuitavake scores for Saints in the 80th minute PICTURE: Getty Images WITH two minutes remaining,...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoKnights look to hit Notts for six
DONCAST go in search of a sixth successive league win over Nottingham after coming from behind to beat the Green and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChief Warlow expecting tough last 16 test from Wizards
By CARL FIELD PREVIEW Newport v Aberavon Sunday January 28. Kick-off 2.30pm NEWPORT tackle Aberavon at Rodney Parade this afternoon with...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBuckle: Carnegie still have Ealing in sights
NEWS EXTRA JOE BUCKLE believes Yorkshire Carnegie’s high standing in the Championship is testament to the strength of character within the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoScots must go Full Monty to strip Wales down in Cardiff
Brendan Gallgher looks back on the Six Nations matches between Wales-Scotland in Cardiff SCOTLAND will sweep into Cardiff later this week...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRhys has become the victim of politics
Sad: Rhys Webb has been robbed of his Cardiff farewell PICTURE: Getty Images The lucky ones find a way of bowing...
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