-
National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
KRIS FULLMAN THE FORMER BRISTOL, LONDON IRISH, LEEDS AND OTLEY PROP The best years of my rugby career came while I...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCleall makes amends as Saracens march on
By LAURA EDDIE Saracens ………29 Bristol ……………12 SARACENS remained unbeaten in the Premier 15s competition with a fivetry triumph over Bristol....
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLance battling to build his case for Wallabies recall
By NEALE HARVEY Wallaby ambitions: Worcester’s Jono Lance FIRED-UP Aussie flyhalf Jono Lance has vowed to haul Worcester off the foot...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoIonians dig deep to grind out win
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …27 Cambridge ……21 AN EVEN encounter at Brantingham Park was eventually decided by the home side...
-
National League 2E
/ 9 years agoContrast in styles as Bury play wide game
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …37 Clifton …………19 BURY overcame a physical Clifton side to claim all five points. In...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLightning strike to end their miserable streak
By JESS NORTHFIELD L’boro L’ning …27 Richmond………15 LOUGHBOROUGH Lighting produced a sensational all-round display to take home their third win of...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAbendanon staying at Clermont
NICK Abendanon has signed a two-year contract extension with French champions Clermont. The 31-year-old has the option of a third year...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoShort-handed Students suffer
By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley ……36 L Students ……10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley breezed to an emphatic six-try victory over 14- man Loughborough....
-
National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRed card leaves Worthing in hole
By ROSS BOULTON Canterbury ….50 Worthing ………26 CANTERBURY ran riot with six second-half tries to overcome 14-man Worthing. Worthing full-back David...
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoLook North, Barbarians, before it all goes South
From NICK CAIN at Tiwckenham Opener: Richie Mo’unga scores the first try THIS was more like a New Zealand trial match...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCan Wales rise from ashes after 16 losses?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Rout: Bernard Foley runs in one of Australia’s five tries in their 32-8...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoAmps turn the volume up to win historic encounter
By WARREN KAY Head down: Ampthill’s Maama Molitika on the charge It’s mine: Chris Surman of Old Elthamians hangs onto the...
-
National League 2E
/ 9 years agoNo complaints as Titans run ended
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans31 Henley …………42 TITANS lost their unbeaten start and were well beaten in all departments, except the...
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoAbsent England players missed great chance says Baa-baas coach Deans
BARBARIANS coach Robbie Deans, right,insists England missed an opportunity to test their players against New Zealand by preventing them from representing...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAutumn international casualty list is 39 … and counting
THE avalanche of Autumn Tests start next week with almost 40 players absent from the starting grid, the vast majority because...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoRoad woes persist for Darlington as Esher step up
By LUKE JARMYN Esher ……………33 Darlington MP 26 ESHER wing Ben Loader combined with centre Chris Auld to score his second...
-
National League 2E
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NICK DAVID WORCESTER FULL-BACK PERSERVERENCE is key to becoming a top class player and exciting full-back Nick David has had to...
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoHas any coach ever had more riches to choose from than All Blacks’ Hansen?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT The All Blacks might only have prevailed by nine points against a wonderfully spirited and inventive Barbarians but...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNow it can be told: truth about Andy’s M4 buggygate
NEWS, as defined by an ancient rule of journalism, is not necessarily when it happens but when it breaks, in other...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoSub-par Coventry maintain perfect season
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ………38 Caldy …………….14 LEAGUE leaders Coventry banked another five points as they made it a perfect ten...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoYoung bucks star as Chiefs run in seven
By MIKE SINCLAIR Leaping in: Toby Salmon goes over for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images THE Sandy Park production line churned out...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLlandovery ….31 Bridgend …… …10
LLANDOVERY bounced back from consecutive defeats with a five-star victory over Bridgend at Church Bank. A yellow card for a deliberate...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoSmith kick sends Fylde home happy
By JOHN HARRISON Old Albanian …15 Fylde …………….16 GREGORY Smith’s lastgasp penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Fylde...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTenacious Tigers hold their nerve in dramatic last quarter
By ROB WILDMAN SOME familiar names demonstrated a characteristic winning edge to successfully start Leicester’s defence of the Anglo- Welsh title....
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLlanelli …………31 RGC 1404 ………48
RGC 1404 produced a dominant first-half showing to secure a deserved victoryat Parc y Scarlets. They ran in six tries, while...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoDan’s miss leaves Albion mugged
By WILL THOMPSON Rosslyn Park 26 Plymouth A ….26 DAN Mugford hit the post with a last-minute conversion as Plymouth Albion...
-
National League 3
/ 9 years agoDefeat drops Guernsey down to fourth
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYwere knocked off the top after a 33-22 defeat at Guildford and - with other results...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFour-try Irish denied by bulls-eye Burns
By NEALE HARVEY FREDDIE Burns produced a virtuoso display on his comeback from a three-week suspension as a youthful Bath outfit...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoO’Brien saves Newport with nerveless last-ditch penalty
By JAY BAYFORD Newport……….28 Bedwas ……….25 MATT O’Brien proved to be the hero for Newport as his last-minute penalty sealed a...
-
National League One
/ 9 years agoHartpury optimistic they can push into top four
CONFIDENT Hartpury centre Luke Eves says his troops are targeting a top four finish after exceeding expectations in the Championship. Despite...
-
National League 3
/ 9 years agoPoor Halesonians get 90-point mauling
Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions ran riot against bottom side Old Halesonians while Birmingham and Solihull Bees edged the top-of-the-table clash with...
-
National League 2N
/ 9 years agoRoaring Lions start fast to down Chester
■By BRAD HARPER Leicester L……35 Chester …………14 LEICESTER Lions made it back-to-back victories after claiming an impressive bonus point win against...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoThrillers like this give Cup a good name!
By COLIN NEWBOULT No stopping him: Andrew Davidson of Newcastle avoids a tackle from Juan de Jongh to score PICTURES: Getty...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNeath punished for Smith red card by Carmarthen
By CARL FIELD C’rmarthen Q 39 Neath…………….17 IN-FORM Carmarthen hit struggling Neath for six to extend their 100 per cent winning...
-
National League 3
/ 9 years agoHoppers leave it late to grab crucial try
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers hold on at the top, but it took a try in the dying minutes to pull this...
-
National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBridge slip to first loss of campaign
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sheffield T……20 Stourbridge….14 AN IMPRESSIVE Sheffield Tigers consigned league leaders Stourbridge to their first defeat of the season...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoShark pups defend in force to deny Heem his moment
By COLIN NEWBOULT SALE have not been afraid of boasting about their production line of academy talent over the last few...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKeys leave it late to unlock stubborn Bargoed rearguard
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bargoed …………9 Cross Keys ….25 CROSS Keys avenged their 34-23 defeat to Bargoed earlier in the season...
-
National League 3
/ 9 years agoAbbots closing in after shock for Dings
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot closed the gap on leaders Dings Crusaders to just one point after an actionpacked day. The...
-
National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMagnificent seven for dominant Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………47 Sheffield……….11 AFTER two successive defeats, Tynedale roared back to winning ways with a seven-try blitz of...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLongbottom promises to rip into Harlequins
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS are determined to take their free-scoring form into today’s Anglo-Welsh tie against Harlequins, says Aussie prop Kieran...
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWing Evans at the double in Merthyr comeback
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Cardiff …………23 WING Kyle Evans’ two second half tries inspired Merthyr as they battled back from...
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoEngland’s back row looks exposed, but it’s time for Eddie to go for broke
Nick Cain writes why it's time to gamble on the promise of rookies Sam Underhill, Tom Curry and Zach Mercer
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGloucester’s Ruan Ackermann considers playing for England
The Gloucester back row could be eligible for England in 2020 and says it's a possibility if the Springboks don't come...
-
Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Give Owen Williams the reins to drive brave new dawn for Wales
Wales and Lions legend Shane Williams looks at the Wales squad for the autumn internationals and suggests who should start
-
Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: NFL ‘partnership’ will be far from friendly
Nick Cain examines the NFL's growing access to the European market which has seen two matches played at Twickenham this autumn
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoRob Howley talks O’Brien, Byrne and his future after the 2019 World Cup
The Wales and Lions coach made peace with Sean O'Brien in 20 minute phone call
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoSet an example with more cash for struggling Samoa
With no mandatory obligation to cough up more money, Colin Boag writes why the RFU should offer cash-strapped Samoa a higher...
-
Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Solomona must prove he is not a defensive liability
Jeremy Guscott looks at the competition for places in Eddie Jones' starting XV and who has a point to prove
-
Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHarlequins wing Marland Yarde completes switch to Sale Sharks
John Kingston says he is trying to create a 'positive environment' at Quins
The best betting sites
