Otley brushed aside by Caldy

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………12 Caldy ………………….31 CALDY marched inexorably on in their bid to return to National One with a convincing...

Speres the sole scorer as the Dale keep it tight

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….10 Huddersfield ….3 A TENSE one-try affair at the Avenue was won by the home side with...

Peterson eager for second crack in top flight

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE STANDING 6’8 and weighing 18-and-a-half stone, there’s no doubting which side Newcastle lock Greg Peterson is...

Sale sneak off with the points

By ALICE DEARMORE Sale ……………………26 Plymouth Alb……25 SALE held on to record victory by the slimmest of margins as they kept...

Moseley profit from sinners

By DAVE LAWRENCE Canterbury …………13 Moseley …………….29 MOSELEY picked up a vital away win against basement boys Canterbury, but needed to...

Bishops shake off woeful beginning

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……40 Hull Ionians….22 STORTFORD banished a sloppy start to record a convincing win over Hull. The hosts...

Ellis grabs three as super Park go on the rampage

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 50 Cambridge ….19 ARTHUR ELLIS’ hat-trick saw Rosslyn Park hammer Cambridge in a ruthless second-half performance...

Hot start puts Chinnor path to fourth on win in five

By DAVID BEDDOWS Driving through: Nick Selway goes low to score from the maul for Chinnor PICTURES: Gareth Lyons MATCH STATS…...

Blackheath Cooke up a major storm

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….18 Blackheath ….31 RAMS’ National One title hopes suffered a major blow as an impressive Blackheath side...

McKirdy hat-trick sees OEs home

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ….28 Darlington MP…….26 BATTLING Elthamians withstood a second-half Darlington fightback to secure a thrilling bonuspoint victory....

Hodgson stars as Richmond cruise

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……10 Richmond……25 LEAGUE leaders Richmond proved too strong for a battling Cinderford team as they secured a...

Robshaw: Sarries boys will enjoy challenge

CHRIS ROBSHAW is predicting a buoyant England returning across the Channel today with an opening Six Nations victory in the bag...

Back row Paris battle will be key says Ollivon

By GARY FITZGERALD New boss: Fabian Galthie CHARLES Ollivon is confident Les Bleus will win the battle of the back row...

Ravaged by war, the heroes return

Brendan Gallagher looks back at the Five Nations Championship one hundred years ago Magnificent men: Royal Flying Corps pilots had a...

Spittle hits high-five as Carnegie crumble

By LUKE JARMYN WING Jack Spittle ran in five tries as Nottingham romped to a comfortable win against struggling Yorkshire Carnegie...

Trailfinders up intensity to continue perfect run

By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders kept up their perfect start to 2020 with a dominant nine-try victory over Hartpury at Trailfinders...

Worthington picks up the points for Bedford

By LUKE JARMYN AN injury time try by replacement No.8 Huw Worthington sealed a nailbiting comeback for the Blues in an...

Martin flies solo to sink Pirates

By PAUL SMITH Flyer: Kyle Moyle makes yards for Pirates A WONDERFUL solo try from debutant James Martin clinched an against-the-odds...

Knights rely on their Olver ‘get out of jail’ card again

By GUY WILLIAMS ONCE again Doncaster can be grateful for the accurate goal kicking of fly-half Sam Olver whose successful 78th...

Falcons give nod to a new creator

Preview Newcastle v Ampthill Today, Kick-off 1pm FLY-HALF Brett Connon makes his first start of the season as Newcastle make five...

Love of all rugby keeps Wayne in the game

NICK CAIN TALKS TO REFEREE WAYNE BARNES ABOUT THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER Inner steel: Wayne Barnes sends...

Specifically our Terry was simply one of the very best

TERRY Cooper was an old-fashioned reporter with an innate love of the game he wrote about. As Rugby correspondent of the...

Posponed game puts a sudden spoke in Les’ bicycle wheel

AS A WING for Aberavon and Wales, Les Keen always knew where to go, hard and fast, ideally along the line...

Lineen led the way for Six Nations invasion

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Trail-blazer: Sean Lineen playing for Scotland in 1990 The entire cast for the...

Skinner makes his return to lead charge for Chiefs

SCOTLAND international back-rower Sam Skinner, right, makes his first start of the season after injury to captain an Exeter side showing...

Gustard: Eddie won’t ignore us much longer

By JON NEWCOMBE Outstanding: Alex Dombrandt scores for Quins against Worcester PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS EXETER: Dollman; Bodilly, Wyatt, Hendrickson, Short;...

Scots must make fast start again says Hodge the hero

By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND must take the game to England and not let the visitors settle into their rhythm early on...

Stars saddle up for epic Calcutta Cup challenge

Jon Newcombe talks to John Hall about his gruelling charity bike ride Tartan rider: Rob Wainright carries the ball during last...

PRL must hand over control of salary cap

COLIN BOAG Under scrutiny: Saracens in better times. Lord Myners I have questioned whether Premiership Rugby would include supporters in their...

One rule for all, not just Saracens

ALLrugby players have a right to obtain maximum rewards for their skills but this can only be done within the rules...

Sorry apologists, but our suspicions were proved right

YOUR columnists are entitled to act as apologists for Saracens but this ignores the fact that part of your readership is...

Sad to see Joe call time at Carnegie

SO Yorkshire Carnegie player-coach Joe Ford has signed off to concentrate on business activities away from rugby, a sad loss and...

Refs have to be free thinkers

REGARDING law change trials, while I understand why Colin Boag welcomes the removal of subjectivity by referees, I take issue over...

Can’t allow cheating of any kind

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Colin Boag about drugs in the game but I cannot agree with his overall view of cheating....

Six Nations will keep its slot says the boss

BENJAMIN Morel, the Six Nations chief executive, has insisted the tournament will keep its slot and that the autumn window is...

Delaney gets the nod over Peel for Scarlets job

By ALEX BYWATER Stepping up: Glenn Delaney GLENN Delaney is set to be appointed new head coach of the Scarlets as...

Kvesic back to Warriors?

WORCESTER Warriors are weighing up whether to enter the race to tempt former England flanker Matt Kvesic, right, back to Sixways...

Bath take a look at Hill

BATH are interested in signing Northampton Saints prop Paul Hill, right, when his contract runs out at the end of the...

Tigers heading the chase to land Ross

Attracting attention: Ross Moriarty. Matias Alemanno Leicester target: Jack Singleton LEICESTER TIGERS have emerged as favourites to tempt British Lions back...

Flament flies Wasps for Toulouse

WASPS are set to lose Thibaud Flament who went from being Loughborough University’s fifth team’s flyhalf to playing flanker in the...

Quins want Wilco to replace Sinckler

ON THE BLING SIDE Bok star: Wilco Louw HARLEQUINS are in advanced discussions to sign Stormers tight-head Wilco Louw as they...

ROOM 101

HOWARD PACKMAN THE DONCASTER KNIGHTS WING TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES 1. Leaving pots and pans to soak I’ve had...

Dance of death starts for RWC rankings

WORLD Rugby’s plans for a World League, designed mainly to add spice to the groundhog day summer Tests and the increasingly...

World changed the day Jonny flattened N’tamack in Paris

THE Stade de France has proved tough going for England with just four wins in 12 Championship encounters. It did, however,...

Small, strong, stroppy – Dupont is ideal France 9

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Feisty: Scrum-half Antoine Dupont is exciting the French...

Early RWC draw risks French pool of death

IF World Rugby can make a mess of a World Cup draw, invariably they do. Their current plan is to hold...

Pressure can turn even the best refs into homers

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK EDDIE Jones has a habit of stirring the pot, and he did it...

Sevens speedsters return after Australian sojourn

By SAM JACKSON JASMINE Joyce and Hannah Jones return to the starting line-up for Wales having missed the fivematch autumn series...

Middleton’s determined to see England improve

By ADAM ELLIS Happy memories: Lydia Thompson scored a lastminute try as England beat France 17-15 in November PICTURE: Getty Images...

Aoife’s back to boost the Irish

MUNSTER wing Aoife Doyle makes her return to the Ireland side after a fouryear absence playing Sevens. With a World Cup...