Piutau makes his Bears appealing on and off field

■By NEALE HARVEY Expressing himself: Charles Piutau on the attack BRISTOL winger Charles Piutau says earning power was only part of...

Tigers confident of keeping their key men

HEAD coach Geordan Murphy is ‘hopeful’ Leicester can keep their in-demand England stars at the club despite interest in them intensifying....

Don’t neglect Italianspleads Campagnaro

■By NEALEHARVEY Mighty Quin: Michele Campagnaro has settled in well at the Stoop PICTURE: Getty Images HARLEQUINS centre Michele Campagnaro insists...

Boyd notletting goof Vesty

NORTHAMPTON Saints head coach Chris Boyd is not ready to let one of his coaches go and join England’s backroom staff....

Cole will carry the can just as Rendall did

JEFF PROBYN Scapegoat: Dan Cole is likely to be cut for failing to contain The Beast PICTURE: Getty Images Another week...

Dazzler Dafis helps Aberaeron into the quarters

Welsh National Bowl round-up ■By STEFFAN TOMAS ABERAERON marched into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Bowl with a 22-7 victory...

Worthington penalty sees Saracens march on

Welsh National Shield round-up CARDIFF Saracens maintained their unbeaten run in league and cup this season as they won 10-7 at...

Brecon stay on track to retain the crown

Welsh National Plate round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Brecon remain on course to become the first side to successfully defend the...

Brilliant Bevan inspires Athletic to go top

Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE BRIDGEND Athletic went top of Division 1 West Central with a six-try home win...

Classy Cardiff flying high at the summit

■By JAY BAYFORD Newport …………7 Cardiff RFC ….24 CARDIFF maintained their perfect start to the season with a convincing derby win...

Champions toppled as Turks run wild in thriller

■By IAN GOLDEN Merthyr ……….20 Llanelli…………22 LLANELLI stunned champions Merthyr thanks to a late Gareth Havard try. The away side took...

Drovers drive clear of the relegation zone

■By GUTO DAVIES Llandovery ….18 Pontypridd ……8 LLANDOVERY put some daylight between themselves and the bottom of the table. A wind-assisted...

Jacks scrap to vital victory to ease pressure

Premiership ■By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale ……10 Swansea ……..13 SWANSEA dug deep to win the first of two vital battles in...

Seven defeats in a row for lowly Ravens

Premiership ■By DAVID RICHARDS Bridgend ……….5 RGC ………………24 BRIDGEND’S seventh defeat in a row has left them six points adrift at...

Wizards have no answer to Quins’ lineout magic

Premiership ■By ROB COLE Aberavon……..29 Carmarthen Q34 CAMARTHEN’S driving lineout came to their rescue after they conceded two early tries. The...

Top three maintain the pace in red-hot title scrap

Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD IT’S as you were at the top of the Championship after the top three all...

Gloucester can claim a job well done!

Bristol…………..24 Glos-Hartpury53 ■By JENNY BATES GLOUCESTER-Hartpury put in a huge team effort to consolidate their place in the top three. Ti...

No stopping Lightning surge

Loughborough50 Worcester ……26 ■By BETHAN ZEIDLER LIGHTNING continued their winning ways with a comprehensive win. It took three minutes for Rhona...

Spirited Wasps give hope for the future

■By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps …………..13 Harlequins……39 DESPITE a strong defensive performance from Wasps, Quins eased to a comfortable victory. There was...

First victory delights Waterloo

■By TIM BROWNHILL Waterloo ……..20 Richmond ……..10 FIRWOOD Waterloo claimed their first win of the season against fellow strugglers Richmond. They...

Lingham gives poor Park a runaround

■By WILL CRACKNELL Saracens ……..69 Darlington MP12 GEORGIE Lingham scored three tries as Saracens maintained their 100 per cent record. Lotte...

RUGBY SHORTS

Surgery for Cuthbert EXETER wing Alex Cuthbert has been ruled out for an extended period after being told he needs hamstring...

Funding changes see cuts in RFU’s assessors

NEWS EXTRA ■By LUKE JARMYN RFU cut backs have seen travel expenses for match official reviewers and assessors nearly halved this...

Ludlam wants to build on World Cup buzz

AFTER a rollercoaster year in which he went from fighting for a new club contract to representing England at the World...

England fire still burns bright for Launchbury

■By NEALE HARVEY Constant: Dai Young Snub: Eddie Jones Cameo appearance: Joe Launchbury playing against USA in the World Cup PICTURE:...

Ryan calls for more money at struggling Dragons

■By STEFFAN THOMAS DEAN Ryan insists there is plenty of untapped potential at the Dragons but has warned they won’t move...

Johnny Dick made impact!

JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never...

Willis and Carling brewed up a storm

THE great and the good have paid due tribute to Bob Willis, the England fast bowler who terrorised the Australians at...

Family first now for Best

Kids’ stuff: Rory Best with his children after the World Cup quarter-final loss to New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images RORY Best’s...

Days of romance, song and drama with Lions

PETER JACKSON Miss: Van der Schyff hangs his head No touring team in any theatre of global sport can match the...

Bracknell give rivals Newbury the Blues

South West Premier BARNSTAPLE’S title credentials got reaffirmed with a gritty 24-0 home win over mid-table Okehampton. An early try was...

Blaydon lose ground after nervy defeat

Northern Premier BILLINGHAMremain unbeaten and still top the league but were forced to come back from 15-10 down with just 15...

Bournville bar gets higher and higher

Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE strengthened their place at the top of the table with an impressive 34-10 win at home to Sandbach....

Tight at the top as Guernsey get bonus

London & South East Premier IN the battle of the top two Guernsey took the honours 22-16 away to Wimbledon and...

Purdy plots route back to top in Cov’s shop window

■By NEALE HARVEY Fun factor: Henry Purdy playing for Otago COVENTRY winger Henry Purdy’s four-month spell in New Zealand rekindled his...

YOUNGGUNS

IOAN LLOYD BRISTOL FLY-HALF Ask proud Welshman Ioan Lloyd to name the player he admired most growing up and, as a...

Smash and grab as Salisbury fires

■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the...

Kingdom comes to those who wait

■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Eps ..12 Taunton T’s ….15 TAUNTON arrived at Rugby Lane smarting from their narrow defeat at...

Robinson shoots Hawks to amazing win

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H ……..21 Bury St Ed ……18 HENLEYHawks pulled off a miraculous victory from the jaws of defeat...

Gilbert’s try wins day in a Bristol thrill-ride

■By ROGER OPIE Sandwich: Chris Fuca and Ben Fox combine to stop Clifton’s Chris Levesley Away: Tom Jones goes in for...

Cards dealt at Raiders as Worthing get trumps

■By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing ……..27 Leics Lions ….23 THE boot of Matt McLean helped Worthing continue their recent home form, as...

Tout the ticket as TJs plow on

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….38 Dings Crus ……..5 Juddians stretched their lead at the top of National 2 South, taking all...

Third time’s a charm for Cliff

■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..22 Esher …………….17 WESTCLIFF enjoyed a dream start to life at their splendid new ground with a...

Hancox the hero as second win arrives late

■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 24 Old Redcliff ….23 BOURNEMOUTHbanished the demons of a torrid few weeks as they emerged victors 24-23...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, WORCESTER& EXETER BACK-ROWER. KAI HORSTMANN ICAME straight out of my first meeting with Rob Baxter and rang my...

Field’s nerves are settled by Milner

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..25 Loughboro’ S ..19 HUDDERSFIELD held out to claim victory in a finely-balanced match at Lockwood Park. In...

Stourbridge leave it too late to revive

■By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….27 Chester …………33 STOURBRIDGE fought back to set up a thrilling finish, but it proved too late after...

Lamb’s treble puts Tigers to the slaughter

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..53 Sheffield T ..40 MITCHELL Lamb scored a hat-trick as Hinckley recorded a bonus-point triumph, thumping the...

Fylde free scorers in the mood to defend

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………..17pts Sedgley Park ….10pts FYLDE head coach Warren Spragg hailed his side’s defensive display in a nailbiting victory...

Otley seal victory with golden spell of three tries

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….24 Otley …………….62 OTLEY grabbed a bonuspoint win with a powerful display after the break. Hooker Joe...