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National League One
/ 9 years agoWarrior Haisila is the shining light
Birmingham .28 Macclesfield 24 By BEN GODDARD BIRMINGHAM Moseley denied Macclesfield a vital win in their fight against relegation by beating...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBanks is a safe bet as he comes in for skip
By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford ……32pts Redruth7pts Looking good: Nick Hankin scores Stortford’s fourth try, Will Simmonds on his way to...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOld Reds up as Bromsgrove battle on
National League 3 South West OLD Redcliffians clinched the league title and promotion to National 2 South as they edged out...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoClermont v Toulon (Stade Michelin) – April 2
Form in Europe this season: Clermont are one of the few French clubs who place European Cup success over the Top14...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWe wanted it too easy, Baxter raps his Chiefs
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter 30pts Tries: Horstmann 25, Cowan-Dickie 38, Woodburn 46, Armand 67 Conversions: Slade 38, 67 4Penalties: Slade 50,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRacing back in form as merger row goes away
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Out of the chaos of a botched merger with Stade Francais came a victory yesterday that gives...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCov do double over Cambridge
Cambridge 27 Coventry 36 By STEVE JACKSON COVENTRY came away with the points and a season double over Cambridge but were...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBasement boys Barnes put up a fight…
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 24 Barnes 14 RELEGATION-THREATENED Barnes produced a gutsy performance against Cinderford and could count themselves a little...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoStop whinging Rob, you’re ignoring player welfare!
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Rob Howley should remember that nobody likes a bad loser as he...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBridge hit back to defeat battling Preston
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G ………15 Stourbridge……26 A SECOND-half turnaround saw Stourbridge end a six-match losing streak against Preston Grasshoppers. The...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoDiamond let down after fine first half
SALE boss Steve Diamond reckoned his side could have won after going 19-5 up in the first half. He admitted: “I’m...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 26th, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 26...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMoates keeps Students safe as Kaye rattles up the points
Loughborough S 35pts Tries: Moates 28, 45, Loizias 57, Kaye 76 Conversions: Kaye 29, 46, 58 Penalties: Kaye 27, 38, 68...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoFraser treble lifts Taunton up table
By KEITH BROOKING T’ton Titans 39 LI Wild Geese 20 HYDE Park played host to an entertaining game but Taunton Titans...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNorthampton lure playmaker Francis back from Auckland
TRANSFER WRAP By STEVE RIGBY NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Auckland Blues’ highly-rated playmaker Piers Francis for next season. Francis, 26, originally...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoScunthorpe hold on for narrow win
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 27 Wharfedale 26 SCUNTHORPE survived a late Wharfedale onslaught as they held on for a dramatic victory...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTime running out as Bristol let chance slip
By ROGER PANTING Bristol 14pts Tries: Crumpton 78 Penalties: Searle 11, 39, 53 Gloucester 32pts Tries: Sharples 13, Burns 56, Ludlow...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSuper Rugby? I’d rather watch European game, says Mitchell
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER All Blacks coach John Mitchell has bemoaned the demise of Super Rugby and has called on organisers...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWatkins goes over twice as Park breeze past poor Fylde
Rosslyn Pk 36 Fylde 19 By JONTY SUTHERLAND AFTER a somewhat shaky start, Rosslyn Park rallied to come away with an...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks fly high as Raiders downed
By JOHN HARRISON Worthing R 24 Henley H 47 HENLEY Hawks ran in seven tries as they powered to victory over...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOlivier: Boks must act to end the drain of talent
NEWS EXTRA By TOM BRADSHAW SOUTH AFRICA are likely to suffer a continuing drain of talent unless the South African Rugby...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions are tamed by league leaders
By JOHN LYON Caldy 22 Leicester L 16 AN INJURY in the warm up to powerful centre Forbes Edward disrupted the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGloucs’ effort satisfies boss Bell
IN HIS first match in charge of Gloucester, following the departure of Laurie Fisher, head coach Jonny Bell, said: “We showed...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickers
THE All Blacks have confirmed they will play the Barbarians and not England at Twickenham on November 4, as revealed by...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents scrape past Darlington
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hartpury Col 34 THREE yellow cards didn’t stop Darlington giving the league champions a fright at...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJohnston quits at Warriors
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors high performance director Nick Johnston will leave the club next Saturday. He has decided not to renew...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoChester are back on track after victory
By JAMES BROOKS Chester 30 Harrogate 10 CHESTER returned to winning ways with a bonus point victory over strugglers Harrogate at...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoRhodes welcomes back heavy brigade
By NEALE HARVEY WITH their England contingent back and showing no ill-effects from last week’s Grand Slam defeat in Ireland, back...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain – the RFU should call off their plan for autumn showdown
The England team rescued and brought back to rude health by Eddie Jones is in danger of being sold down the...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: fly-halves
The Six Nations provides Warren Gatland with the most exacting series of trials that any Lions chief selector could wish for....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Eddie’s lionhearts must now dispel the myth of supermen
As this year’s Six Nations finishes with more of a fizz than a bang, with everything decided last week, have we...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Unthinkable demise of Stade Francais after Mad Max’s razzmatazz
When Max Guazzini bowed out six years ago, Stade Francais had good reason to feel as safe as the Central European...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWorcester rejuvenated after Gold makeover
Gary Gold has revealed he discovered a Worcester squad training poorly and unprepared for the physical intensity of the Premiership when...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Team of the Six Nations
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland): One of few modern players with genuine x-factor. A try scorer and provider. Rob Kearney was in...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Sorry, France, but this was not in spirit of the game!
What an effort by Wales. What a sham by France! Some might call it cheating, others will say what happened with...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Europe’s finest being sold down the river
Welcome to Northern Hemisphere rugby’s endless road. An 11 month season which purports to be all things to all men, but...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPremiership must take control of Championship
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby are handed control of the league....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBeale determined to deliver the goods at Wasps before departing
Kurtley Beale reckons the addition of Springbok superstar Willie Le Roux to an already electrifying backline has given Wasps the extra...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Good riddance to record run, now Eddie can experiment
It had to happen – and in fact you could argue it might have been better for England if France had...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: So, why did England give Ireland so much ball?
It was always going to be a tough ask to claim a second Grand Slam on the bounce in Dublin but...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBrian Ashton: Daly is a must for regular place on Eddie’s teamsheet
No man is indispensible but one member of the England backline is starting to prove as close to undroppable as any...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoDoor ajar for Kruis to play his way into Lions contention
Warren Gatland says it is not too late for George Kruis to force his way into Lions reckoning for this summer’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMunster to face Ealing
MUNSTER ‘A’ completed the lineup for the British & Irish Cup semi-final by overcoming provincial rivals Ulster ‘A’ 26-3 last Sunday....
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoJust topping from Topsy but Pirates fire warning
By NEALE HARVEY London Irish …39pts Tries: Ojo 7, 80, Paice 14, De Chaves 22, Ransom 25, 30, Lewington 28 Conversions:...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years ago‘Fantastic culture created by Vern’
SCOTLAND captain John Barclay was lavish in his praise of departing coach Vern Cotter. “It is hard to put into words...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIt’s Rorke’s Drift again, but this time the Welsh heroics end badly
By PETER JACKSON Roar power: Referee Wayne Barnes awards a try to Damien Chouly, of France, deep in injury-time to level...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoHaining on high for Jersey to leave Titans grounded
By TOM INNES Jerseym…17pts Tries: Kerrod 45, Haining 72 Conversions: Sheedy 34, 72 Penalties: Sheedy 52 Rotherham …9pts Penalties: Millar 10,...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoCards fall in favour of five-try Scotland
Scotland U20 38 Italy U20 17 DARCY Graham scored two tries as Scotland dominated an ill-disciplined Italian side to claim their...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years ago‘Cheating’ French rile Howley in prop row
ROB HOWLEY believes France went against the spirit of rugby with the way they replaced prop Uini Atonio during the 20...
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English Championship
/ 9 years ago13-man Exiles snap their losing streak with early derby onslaught
By LUKE JARMYN Richmond …8pts Tries: Uren 72 Penalties: Kirby 17 L Scottish …19pts Tries: Stevenson 4, Lydon 8, Sheppard 19...












