Determined Lucs stop Field

■By GEOFF VICKERS Luctonians……15 Huddersfield .10 LUCTONIANS stole the honours in this scrappy but tight affair that featured an exceptional exhibition...

Students school desperate Dale

■By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro ………….46 Tynedale …….14 LOUGHBOROUGH Students cast last week’s defeat at Huddersfield off as they ran in seven...

Scoreboard untroubled in toothless derby clash

■By NICK DOYLE Otley……………….0 Preston G’h…….0 THIS War of the Roses game served up a surprise with a no-score draw. Otley...

No let up for Exiles’ evergreen back row ace Bright

■By LUKE JARMYN NEWS EXTRA EVERGREEN London Scottish skipper Mark Bright made his 160th appearance for the club in last weekend’s...

Rams run riot as Jamie stars

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………….44 Plymouth A ….14 EIGHT-TRY Rams cruised to a dominant 44- 14 home victory against Plymouth Albion as...

A perfect ten is tonic for Cam

■By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ….10 Cambridge……59 CAMBRIDGE handed out a ten-try trouncing to Hull Ionians in what was as one...

Bring out the Bunting! Titans nick it at death

■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……20 Canterbury……19 THE closest of contests in the relegation battle at Clifton Lane between two of the three...

Park keep pace at the top thanks to Ellis’ efforts

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……3 Rosslyn Park .8 A SOLID second-half performance from high-flying Rosslyn Park enabled them to edge past...

Powell and his boys are top of the pile once more

By TIM FORRESTER He’s away: Tom Pashley sprints in to score for Richmond PICTURES: Tom Soulsby RICHMOND went back to the...

Smith’s double downs slow Sale

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishops St ……26 Sale ………………19 BISHOP’S Stortford started fast and then held on late for a bonus-point win...

Five-star Chinnor hitting the heights

By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………37 Darlington MP.27 CHINNOR produced one of their most complete performances of the season to secure a...

Fightback falls just short for the Club

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….25 O Elthamians.31 A FINISH befitting a game between two closely matched rivals. Blackheath recovered from an...

Phipps fears Folau has damaged the Wallabies

By NEALE HARVEY Combative: London Irish’s Nick Phipps tackles Leicester Tigers’ Ben White PICTURE: Getty images WALLABIES ace Nick Phipps is...

Boks’ bus driver was handcuffed to wheel

THIS coming Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the day the Springboks had their team bus hijacked in central London, a...

Kayser’s king of TV

BENJAMINKayser’s command of English rather exposes less articulate pundits, some of whom sound as though they might have graduated from the...

‘Mooloo Man’ Foster joins the club

NO PROVINCIAL team is ever likely to match the grandiose achievements of the one responsible for hammering the Lions to the...

Indestructible Faletau gets bad breaks

Invisible man: Taulupe Faletau has not been seen by club or country PICTURE: Getty Images There was a time when Taulupe...

No money secrets when Robert was around

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Captain: Will Carling IN THE final years of amateurism, circa 1992, when the...

Coreen leaves it late to make her mark

Cambridge ……8 Oxford …………….5 Celebrations: Fiona Shuttleworth, Bluebell Nicholls and Alice Elgar of Cambridge CAMBRIDGE’S women won their third Varsity match...

Jemphrey’s double delights Light Blues

Varsity match By ROGER PANTING Touch down: Fergus Jemphrey goes over for his and Cambridge’s second try TEAMS OXFORD: Stoller 8,...

Record-chaser Tait gets set for Christmas clash

By JON NEWCOMBE Playing on: Alex Tait is chasing a new contract ALEX TAIT is playing for a new contract –...

Pirates maul their way back from brink

By MIKE SINCLAIR CORNISH Pirates recovered from an early self-inflicted 14-0 deficit to clinch their first victory over London Scottish in...

Johnson’s late try seals historic win for Ampthill

By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner hailed his benchmen as a dramatic late Billy Johnson try clinched victory over...

Searing finale books Nottingham top spot

By PHIL DALY NOTTINGHAM finished the game in red hot form on a freezing afternoon in West Yorkshire. They ran in...

Dominant Durutalo leads way for Ealing

By OLI SHAPLEY Flyer: James Cordy Redden breaks free to score for Ealing PICTURE: PRiME Media Images Limited EALING Trailfinders booked...

Nagle-Taylor score kills off Knights’ late fightback

By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY enjoyed their final home outing of 2019 with a four-try win over an injury-depleted Doncaster Knights. “It...

First-half blitz earns Newcastle No1 billing

By LUKE JARMYN A FIRST-HALF try-double from lock Sean Robinson put Newcastle on course for a resounding win to claim the...

Eddie’s little helpers will need to be strong men

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE MEN ENGLAND COULD CA ALL ON AS THEY SEEK NEW COACHES Scrum gurus: Richard Cockerill, above,...

Polledri close to peak after meteoric climb

By NEALE HARVEY AFTER a meteoric rise from nowhere to starring for Italy at the World Cup, Jake Polledri now has...

More tyro Warriors agree new contracts

VERSATILE South African half-back Gareth Simpson has signed a two-year contract at Worcester. The 22-year-old has made four appearances from the...

Thomas signing helped Hill make up his mind

By NEALE HARVEY Big talent: Ted Hill on the ball for Worcester PICTURES: Getty Images Top signing: Thomas TED HILL says...

Not all rosy in Rainbow nation

Decision: Aphiwe Dyantyi and Chiliboy Ralepelle THESE are heady days for South African rugby but there is one very dark cloud...

All Blacks of the year all come from Fiji!

Swapped allegiance: Sevu Reece PICTURE: Getty Images I OCCASIONALLY get taken to task – I’m being as polite as possible –...

No more false starts, cull the scrum cheats

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I suspect I’m about to hack off all front rowers past and present but hopefully they will...

Gatland’s high praise means so much to me

I WAS hugely honoured to be name checked by Warren Gatland as the best player he coached during his time with...

Real blow to Scarlets if Mooar heads home

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Inspirational: Brad Mooar coaching Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans EARLIER this season I headed down to...

Balmain wanted as cover for Williams

Off? Fraser Balmain Suitors: England’s Harry Williams EXETER Chiefs are among a clutch of clubs interested in signing Gloucester prop Fraser...

Bidding war begins for Nakarawa

PREMIERSHIP rivals Harlequins and Bath are set to go head to head later this year in the race to land Fijian...

Tipuric top of Lyon’s hit list to replace Fearns

Wanted man: Justin Tipuric Return: Carl Fearns LYON are lining up a surprise move for Wales openside flanker Justin Tipuric to...

Saracens reel in young Sharks ace Wiese

SARACENS have agreed a five-year deal to lure Sharks star Cobus Wiese from Super Rugby next season. The Premiership champions have...

Leicester dig deep to keep Genge

Staying: George Ford LEICESTER Tig ers have been forced to dig deep to keep Ellis Geng e out of the clutches...

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Black Ferns wait for England

WOMEN’S REIGNING world champions New Zealand await England in the Cup quarterfinals of the Women’s 7s Series in Cape Town. A...

Amor linked with Eddie as team flop

MEN’S By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND missed out on the quarter-finals of the Cape Town Sevens for the first time in four...

Unbeaten Tigers line up their place in quarter finals

By SAM JACKSON Try time: Andy Forsyth scored Tigers’ second GEORDAN Murphy believes the best is yet to come from his...

Tovey’s late penalty keeps Cardiff alive and kicking

By JAMES CANDY JASON Tovey slotted a last gasp penalty to secure a pair of losing bonus-pointsfor Cardiff Blues following a...

Jaco puts the boot into Wasps’ Euro hopes

By ROB WILDMAN DAI Young urged his faltering Wasps squad to “stay strong together” after losing for the second week running...

Thacker’s final flourish maintains Bears’ perfect record

By JACK WILLIS Big impact: Toby Fricker makes yards for Bristol BRISTOL’S pursuit of European glory stepped up a gear as...

Begles sniff out another victory

ROUND-UP BORDEAUX Begles remain unbeaten in Pool 3 after a bonus-point victory over winless Agen. After an early Agen penalty, Seta...