Preston fuming at ref decisions

■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G ……..13 Hull ………………..18 PRESTONlost a game littered with questionable officiating. Great defence from James Gough kept...

Dale prosper in cold and damp

■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….25 Luctonians……..5 LUCTONIANS travelled to a miserably wet North Yorkshire and struggled to find the form they...

Aigbokhae leads way as Caldy take charge

By JOE TULIP Tynedale ……..14 Caldy…………….47 UNDEFEATED Caldy continued their title charge with a ruthless performance at Tynedale. Winger Adam Aigbokhae...

Ace Eden aiming for promised land with Bristol

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL BEARS’ dual-registered fly-half Tiff Eden is targeting a place in the Premiership’s title-chasing side by...

Sterling cashes in for first win

By JACOB NEWBURY Canterbury……19 Cinderford ……17 CANTERBURY registered their first victory of the season with Sam Sterling’s late try helping his...

Villagers thrive in second city

By PAUL SMITH Moseley ……….17 Chinnor ………… TWO Jason Worrall tries saw Chinnor to a battling win in Birmingham. But after...

Passman injury casts cloud over MP victory

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darling’n MP ..34 Blackheath ….17 OLLIE Walker crossed for two tries as Darlington Mowden Park eased past Blackheath,...

Cheeseman on fire as Park down battling Bishop’s

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn P ……38 Bishop’s S ….16 HENRY Cheeseman’s brace saw Rosslyn Park to a dominant win over Bishop’s...

Albion rally to down Hull after Gulliver departure

By PADDY MARSH Diving over: Alex Ducker scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle the week where Plymouth Albion parted company with...

Rams butt Sale aside for third win

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………19 Rams …………….26 RAMS continued their incredible season with another impressive away victory against Sale FC. Now...

OEs bite back to thrash poor Titans

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s ..46 Rotherham ……18 OLD Elthamians romped to an emphatic bonus point victory over Rotherham after scoring...

Ward the hero as Blood & Sand fade

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……14 Richmond……..23 FOR 20 minutes at Grantchester Road it was impossible to tell that Richmond had started...

Scaysbrook set for top job at Albion

FORMER Bath and Exeter flanker James Scaysbrook is to be appointed Plymouth Albion’s new head coach after Ben Gulliver left ‘by...

Lions may play in Japan on 2025 tour

■By ADAM HATHAWAY THE British and Irish Lions have not ruled out a stopover in Japan ahead of their trip to...

Samson’s back with help of dad’s kidney

NEALE HARVEY talks to Vili Ma’asi after his life-changing gift to son Samson Tenacious: Samson Ma’asi in action against Worcester in...

Distilling the cream from Oxford’s 150 historic years

Elegance at No.10: Richard Sharp playing against Wales As Oxford gather for a 150th anniversary dinner at the Hurlingham club on...

Fiona and Jenni are Cambridge’s Curry twins in back row

ColCaptain: Fiona Shuttleworth A NEW-LOOK Cambridge Women’s side will be seeking their fourth win in five Varsity matches at Twickenham in...

The Light Blues’ mighty duo may be a godsend or a curse!

Brendan Gallagher looks at the 138th Varsity match, kicking off at Twickenham on Thursday Line-out strength: James Horwill was a stalwart...

Pirates at full steam after shufti at Saints

By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...

Ruthless Reds make Students pay for mistakes

By TOM INNES JERSEY secured their ticket to the knockout stages of the Championship Cup by scoring five tries in what...

Willis strikes late to steal victory for Ealing

By WARREN KAY FLY-HALF Craig Willis stroked home a 78th minute penalty to snatch the win for Ealing but director of...

Falcons up tempo to cruise into last eight

By LUKE JARMYN Touchdown: Tom James goes over for Doncaster Dangerman: George Wacokecoke goes over for his hat-trick try PICTURES: Gareth...

Purdy puts on top-and-tail command performance

By DAVID LAWRENCE MATCH STATS… TEAMS BEDFORD BLUES: Green 6 (Reed 62, 6), Tapley 6, Worley 6 (Hirskyj-Douglas 51, 6), Strachan...

Exiles hungry for home comforts

Preview Nottingham v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM took the spoils on the road against Cornish Pirates last Sunday but...

Eddie’s new broom must staart sweeping

ANALYSIS NICK CAIN ON THE CHANGES NECESSARY FOR ENGLA AND AS SIX NATIONS LOOMS No.8 options: Alex Dombrandt, left, and Sam...

Climb for third Test will be the tricky bit

THE confirmed Lions itinerary for their visit to South Africa in 2021 is out and predictably there are two Tests at...

Best’s sound advice to start the Farrell era

Quiet time: Rory Best IT’S good to talk but occasionally it’s best to shut up and reflect on what you already...

Root of Folau case grew from shame of apartheid

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Controversy: Israel Folau this week reached a settlement...

Japan frustration still eats at Hatley

NEALE HARVEY finds Neal Hatley still asking himself what went wrong in World Cup final Mentor: Neal Hatley has reunited with...

Solomons’ big vision for Sixways now taking shape

Building foundations: Alan Solomons with Ted Hill WORCESTER rugby director Alan Solomons believes tying down outstanding young guns Ted Hill and...

Five warm-ups are enough to get the Lions ready

IT WAS interesting to see the eight-game schedule for the British & Irish Lions tour. Five warm-up games is more than...

SHANE WILLIAMS

Ruddock can revive the ailing Ospreys WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Winner: Mike Ruddock with the Six Nations trophy after leading Wales...

Union review critical of Ireland gameplan

IRELAND’S style of play should have been further developed going into the World Cup, their governing body says. The Irish Rugby...

Wallabies weren’t interested in bringing me back – Jones

ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones says Rugby Australia got in touch with him following news that Michael Cheika was stepping down as...

Gustard on lookout f or cavalry

HARLEQUINS boss Paul Gustard is desperately trying to get some reinforcements into the club before they retur n to Premiership action...

War riors in pole f or Abendanon

FORMER England full-back Nick Abendanon is set to retur n to the United Kingdom when his contract with Clermont Auvergne runs...

Mulipola eyes Kingston Park exit

NEWCASTLE Falcons are looking to revamp their squad at the end of the season with prop forward Logovi’i Mulipola set to...

Tigers in hunt f or Pumas enf orcer

Wanted: Matías Alemanno LEICESTER TIGERS have made a move to lure Argentina lock Matías Alemanno to Welford Road when his contr...

ON THE BLID SIDE

Nakarawa staying in France BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER European player of the year Leone Nakarawa is unlikely...

ROOM 101

THE NORTHAMPTON SAINTS SCRUM COACH TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND MATT FERGUSON 1. ‘Toy’...

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Fleming finishes with try flourish

WOMEN’S THERE is still room for improvement for England Women Sevens team after they finished ninth in Dubai. They ended the...

Happy Amor hails his bronze warriors

By ADAM ELLIS MEN’S ENGLAND made a strong start to the new season of the World Sevens Series by finishing as...

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Tigers produce clinical display to honour Matthews

By ROB WILDMAN POOL 5 No holding him: Telusa Veainu breaks clear to score LEICESTERneeded only 18 minutes to flatten the...

Debut hat-trick for Adams as Blues bring up half ton

By ROB COLE POOL 5 JOSH Adams announced his arrival at the Arms Park with a hat-trick as Blues buried Pau...

Piutau has his Bears prowling with intent

By NEALE HARVEY POOL 4 Going in: Charles Piutau breaks through to score Bristol’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images CHARLES Piutau...

Win next week, or it will be over for us admits Young

POOL 3 By LUKE JARMYN In the corner: Blair Kinghorn scores for Edinburgh early in the second half EDINBURGH centre George...

Begles run in six tries in first half

ROUND-UP BORDEAUX-Begles stormed to a 73-3 win over Agen in Pool 3. The visitors got off to a flyer with six...

Two reds…but it’s green for go for terrific Toulon

POOL 2 By SAM JACKSON Dynamic: Baptiste Serin scored two tries for Toulon Power: Steve Mafi DECLAN Kidney wants his Irish...