Gray back to Glasgow as brother exits

RICHIE Gray has agreed a two-year deal to return to Glasgow next season and replace his brother Jonny who has signed...

Leg fracture puts Green under knife

BATH scrum-half Max Green will have surgery after fracturing his leg in their European Champions Cup defeat by Harlequins. Green, 23,...

Codling calls on U20s lads to take lead

News By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Alex Codling ENGLANDU20s forwards guru Alex Codling has challenged his Red Rose stars of the future...

Do England need scrum coach? We never did!

Doing it naturally: Jeff Probyn playing for England against Wales in 1991 As we all wait with anticipation for the start...

World Cup hero focused on European domination

By ALEX BYWATER South Africa enforcer: Eben Etzebeth EBEN Etzebeth ended 2019 on top of the world and South Africa’s giant...

Gahan’s double does the job for Bridge

Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGE went ten points clear in One East after they won 28-16 at home...

Sevens circuit helps get Rosser up to speed

News DRAGONS speedster Jared Rosser is lighting up the PRO14 with the everimproving Dragons and his team have two American Sevens...

Seventh heaven for Gogs in much-needed win

RGC ..................43 Llanelli ............21 By ROB COLE RGC ran in a magnificent seven tries to notch their first win since December...

Vale boost survival hopes with vital victory

Ebbw Vale ......18 Pontypridd ......5 By IAN GOLDEN EBBW Vale hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premiership with victory over...

Too little too late for Ravens as Drovers seal win

Bridgend ........14 Llandovery ....35 By PAUL HOPKINS LLANDOVERY held off a late fightback to secure a bonus-point away victory. The first...

Evans on target as Wizards stay in hunt

Aberavon ........19 Merthyr RFC ..13 By MARK LAWSON ABERAVON stayed in the title race as they completed the double over the...

Quins blast Cardiff aside as title race heats up

Premiership Carmarthen....29 Cardiff RFC ......7 By PAUL HUNTINGDON CARMARTHEN extended their unbeaten home run this season as they strode to a...

Not even bogey ground can stop Ponty

Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL enjoyed their first victory at the Gnoll since December 1991 – running in eight...

Lethal Lightning strike more than just twice

Waterloo ........5 Loug’r L’ning ..74 By SAM WILLIAMS LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning received an early wake-up call before putting 12 tries past bottom...

Cherries blossom after early blitz

Richmond ..........0 Glouc’r Har’y ..20 By LORRAINE SPALL GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY produced a dominant firsthalf performance to secure a bonus-point victory away at...

Wasps leave Bears Crakeing in their boots

Wasps FC ........34 Bristol Bears ..20 By MARK DAVEY TWO Liz Crake tries helped Wasps continue their unbeaten start to the...

Sharks breached by five-star Jess

Harlequins......68 DMP Sharks ......0 By WILLIAM TRIMBLE HARLEQUINS’ battle with Saracens at the summit of the table intensified after their emphatic...

Botterman bombs past Warriors’ defences

Worcester ......26 Saracens ........48 By MARTYN DAVIES HANNAH Botterman scored two tries in Saracens’ emphatic victory over Worcester Warriors at Sixways....

Lillicrap buoyed by succesful autumn campaign

By ALEX BYWATER WALES women’s next generation are ready to roar in the Six Nations after being handed the chance to...

Collier signs on at Quins

HARLEQUINS prop Will Collier has renewed his contract with the club. The length of the 28-yearold's new deal has not been...

Deans gets one over his old rival Hansen in Top League

FORMER All Blacks coach Steve Hansen remains winless in the Japan Rugby Top League after his Toyota Verblitz side were beaten...

Scarlets ace Jac gets the captain’s armband

By SAM JACKSON WALES U20 head coach Gareth Williams has named a 33-man squad for the Six Nations including eight players...

England women bring big guns in for Hamilton

By SAM JACKSON Return: Ellie Kildunne ELLIE Kildunne and Sydney Gregson return to the England women sevens squad for next weekend’s...

Caldy coach fears impact of cuts to travel expenses

By LUKE JARMYN CALDY director of rugby Gareth Davies fears constant RFU cuts are widening the already substantial gap between clubs...

Big-thinker Moon plots his route to the top

By NEALE HARVEY Veteran: Courtney Lawes BARNSTORMING Northampton lock Alex Moon believes he is closing in on the world-class attributes he...

Coaches are turning out low-fat robots now warns Care

News By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care is worried that top players are being turned into robots by health and fitness-obsessed modern...

Leaving so soon, Jamie

JAMIE Roberts on his abrupt exit from Bath to join the Stormers in Cape Town: “It’s bittersweet because Bath has been...

Moriarty puts soccer in the shade

IN THEwake of last week’s six-try beating at Castres, Dragons’ director of rugby Dean Ryan touched upon the region’s impoverished state,...

No cash complaints for Dodson

WORLD Rugby fined the Scottish Rugby Union £70,000 two months ago over threats made by Mark Dodson of legal action amid...

Granny does it for Saxons duo

FOUR years ago, Nick Tompkins helped England’s reserve XV, the Saxons, beat South Africa A on successive weekends. Now that the...

Mystery of Hook and that Wales No10 shirt

James Hook did something a long time ago which no British or Irish player has done in the Six Nations since....

Hard-working maids remain in the hunt

South West Premier MAIDENHEAD stayed in the South West Premier title race with a 22-17 victory over Launceston. After dropping points...

Cormac’s kicking turns the tables at top

Northern Premier BILLINGHAMrelinquished the top spot following a 23-20 defeat away at Lymm. Cormac Nolan did the damage with six penalties,...

Bach to the wall effort defies late sin-bin

Midlands Premier SANDBACH defied their late numerical disadvantage to make it two wins in a row with a 24-17 victory over...

Five-star leaders looking 100 per cent

London & South East Premier ROCHFORD Hundred maintained their lead at the top of the table following a 29-13 win against...

Yes, the flying Falcons can stay unbeaten says Radwan

By JON NEWCOMBE Eye for the line: Adam Radwan NEWCASTLE won’t let up in their bid to make Championship history and...

YOUNG GUNS

NEWCASTLE BACK ROW ROB FARRAR Rob Farrar might have forged a career in Rugby League or cricket had fate not taken...

Clifton deal sorry Sutton a big blow

By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep………….7 Clifton ………………..27 CLIFTON won an open and entertaining game on a crisp afternoon at Rugby...

Westcliff turn on style on the road

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..28 Westcliff …………….36 THE SUN may have shone briefly at Scotland Lane, but as it sank...

Hawkins left crest-fallen as miss is costly

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……34 Barnes …………36 BARNES finally broke their Haberden hoodoo with their first win at Bury...

Titans find their pride in game for the purists

By MIKE AMOS Taunton…………..20pts Tonbridge …………5pts Power: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton crashes over the line to score TAUNTON avenged their heavy defeat...

Lions still reeling as OAs pile on the misery

By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Old Albanian ..28 BOURNEMOUTH’S run of near misses continued on Saturday as they went down 28-26...

Redruth show Dings the way

By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent...

Perfect day for heady Hawks

By ELLA WARING Worthing…………7 Henley…………..33 HENLEY Hawks stretched their lead at the top of the standings with a comprehensive five-try drubbing...

Leicester fall short in late fightback bid

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..17 Esher ………………20 ESHER held on to seal a narrow victory at Leicester following a nail-biting finale...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LONDON IRISH, GLASGOW & SARACENS LOOSE FORWARD KIERAN LOW IFELT like I suffered from imposter syndrome the whole...

Ice-cool Collins kicks Park home

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……30 Stourbridge ……..28 ONE swing of Stephen Collins' boot changed everything. If Sedgley Park were wanting...

Dale strike late to peg back Hoppers

By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h……….26 Wharfedale ……..26 A LAST-MINUTE try earned Wharfedale a share of the spoils against Preston Grasshoppers as...

Classy Crickmay shows his scoring touch

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….17 Huddersfield..28 PROP Josh Crickmay’s try double helped Huddersfield to a bonus-point win at winless Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe...

Five-star Students brush off exam woe

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough 36pts Sheffield T……..24pts IT’S exam season for the Loughborough Students team but they at least passed one...