YOUNG GUNS

NEALE HARVEY THIBAUD FLAMENT WASPS FLANKER/LOCK At 22, Thibaud Flament would not normally fall into young gun territory. However, the story...

OAs succumb to gentlest of touch

By MATT BALDWIN A LATE surge in the second half saw Esher come from behind to beat Old Albanian in a...

Power cuts short relegation battle

By JOHN CROYSDILL SUTTON toppled Bournemouth in bizarre circumstances after a local power cut in Cheam saw referee Calum Howard with...

Hawks soaring high after Fenley hits four

Dings …………..27 Henley ……….36 By JOHN WHITE THREE tries in five secondhalf minutes secured a hard-fought away victory for a jubilant...

Henderson the hero to keep Lions in the hunt

Leicester L ……..12pts Taunton …………….6pts Roaring: Kaz Henderson scores for Leicester Lions On target: Gary Kingdom PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson By MIKE...

Rory and Ryan run riot as TJs hit super six

Barnes …………..12 Tonbridge ……32 By TOM DEAN TONBRIDGE Juddians proved too much for Barnes as the visitors continued their fine form...

Wolfpack howl to maintain run

Bury St Edmund..36 Worthing…………….31 By SIMON LORD BURY’S unbeaten home record remained intact but it could have been so different after...

Lavenders love a nine-try blitz

Clifton…………..59 Westcliff ……..14 By ROGER OPIE DOUBLES from Chris Levesley and Henry Harper helped Clifton continue their impressive start to the...

Superb Shepherd leads flock to victory

Redruth…………..13 O Redcliffians….0 By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH battled to a hard-fought win over Old Redcliffians in a game the visitors will...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

TOM FRENCH THE FORMER WASPS, NOTTINGHAM, LONDON WELSH & ENGLAND SAXONS PROP THE 2007 Heineken Cup Final was probably my 50th...

Chester make it four in Dale defeat

Chester …………36 Tynedale ……..17 By STEVE SMITH CHESTER Rugby stretched their unbeaten run to four games with a bonus-point victory against...

Hinckley turn on the after-burners

Hinckley ……….32 Stourbridge ……3 By BARBARA MEEKINS MITCHELL Lamb helped Hinckley to a bonus-point triumph as his double against Stourbridge secured...

Heard leads the way as Hull win again

Hull …………….34 Scunthorpe ..16 By RICHARD GORE HULL won back-to-back games for the second time this season as they ran in...

Park back pack to put Tigers in a cage

Sheffield T ……..19pts Sedgley Park….29pts By ANDREW SMITH SEDGLEY Park head coach Matt Bebbington heaped praise on his dominant pack as...

Fylde fight back on the road as Otley fold

Otley …………….14 Fylde …………….23 By NICK DOYLE FYLDE emerged victorious but were denied a bonus point on their travels by a...

Caldy grind out 13th on spin

By JOHN LYON HUDDERSFIELD came to Paton Field with the singular objective of upsetting Caldy’s perfect record, but the hosts answered...

Students down Dale in style

Loughborough.48 Wharfedale ….12 By JONATHAN BUSH NOTHING was left on the field by the Students as Loughborough fought hard for a...

Lucs take the edge in battle down the bottom

Luctonians……29 Preston …………..3 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS secured a valuable home victory against fellow strugglers Preston Grasshoppers with an emphatic 29-3...

Pocock weighs in on Folau captaincy claims

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wallaby captain David Pocock has questioned Israel Folau’s claim that he was in line to become Australia captain....

Worrall leaves hosts five alive

Chinnor…………34 Cambridge……22 By JACK JOHNSON JASON Worrall scored two tries as Chinnor made it five games unbeaten with a bonuspoint victory...

Mike enjoys the Perks of the job

Blackheath ….33 Rotherham ……17 By GRAHAM COX A FIVE-TRY win for Blackheath kept them in the hunt at the head of...

Morgan hits four to put DMP on cloud nine!

By KEV ROBINSON AFTER an early penalty exchange Darlington Mowden Park demolished visitors Birmingham Moseley, scoring nine tries in the process...

Skelcey helps Albion to stunning comeback win

Richmond ….30 Plymouth ……31 By TIM FORRESTER WHEN Richmond scored their fourth try after 45 minutes to take the score to...

Our finest hour says Rams boss after they pip Park

Hand-off: Rams’ Robbie Stapley on the attack Inset: Park scrumhalf Dave Lewis tries to step Rams Conor Hayhow PICTURES: Paul Clark...

Lewis leads Blues in second-half riot

Bishop’s St ….43 Canterbury……..0 By JOHN ALLANSON TOM LEWIS crossed for a double as Bishop’s Stortford dispatched Canterbury with a minimum...

Brady’s treble too strong for Ionians

Hull Ionians ……7 Sale FC …………36 By MALCOLM KNOWLES THE RESULT of this fixture was determined well before Sale scored their...

Mullis & co hold off the gritty OEs

Cinderford ……24 Old Elthamians18 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD edged out Old Elthamians in a tense affair that remained in the balance...

Ashton: Faf can spark Sale

By GARY FITZGERALD Fireball: Faf de Klerk CHRIS Ashton insists Faf de Klerk is the best No.9 in world rugby and...

Assault-charge Jennings gets a new chance

By NEALE HARVEY FALLEN former Sale Sharks and England U20s midfield star Mark Jennings has spoken of how the combined assistance...

Ruthless Trailfinders put Blues to sword

By OLI SHAPLEY Try-double: Elijah Niko EALING Trailfinders rampaged their way to their biggest win of the season with a huge...

St Andrews day delight as Bright stars for Scottish

By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISH broke their away duck with their highest score this season to secure a Cup quarterfinal for the...

Falcons spread their wings in final quarter rout

By LUKE JARMYN FIVE tries in the last 25 minutes saw Newcastle finally show the class that sets them apart in...

Ten-try Cov romp towards last eight

COVENTRY have one foot in the Championship Cup quarterfinals thanks to an emphatic home win over Ampthill. After banking a bonus...

Reds sparked by Morgan’s magic in fine performance

By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds showed their clinical streak in carving out victory against pool rivals Doncaster Knights. The home side...

Ton up for Cargill as Pirates shuffle the deck

By SAM JACKSON Preview Cornish Pitares v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill captains the Pirates in his 100th appearance...

Navy sail to victory over RAF

ROYALNavy U23s sailed to the Inter Services Championship title with a 20-10 win away at RAF helping them to a clean...

Welsh lock Day forced to pull plug on switch to America

DOM Day has officially announced his retirement from all forms of rugby, bringing to a close a 15-year playing career. The...

European season needs cutting back says Rennie

By STEFFAN THOMAS Warning: Dave Rennie DAVE Rennie has told European rugby chiefs to cut the length of the season or...

Ospreys’ boss: Losing our coach is just a blip

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Tough times: Rob Davies Coaches? Carl Hogg and Mark Jones Stood down: Allen Clarke PICTURES: Getty Images CRISIS?...

DREAMTEAM

JONO ROSS, SALE AND FORMER HARLEQUINS, BULLS, SARACENS AND STADE FRANCAIS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

Adam made a man out of me – Boyce

By NEALE HARVEY BATH prop Lewis Boyce says he will owe Welsh legend Adam Jones a huge debt of gratitude if...

Hardwick will make Ford fight for his Tigers’ place

Breakout: Tom Hardwick is enjoying his run By JON NEWCOMBE ICE-COOL Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick is enjoying throwing down the gauntlet...

Twickenham victory thrilled Duckham

Captain: Bob Hiller The Sixth Springboks will always be known as the Protest Tour but there was some rugby played –...

Seeds of Boks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE ‘PROTEST TOUR’ OF 1969, FIFTY YEARS ON It’s barely a month since the first truly multi-racial South...

Nomad Te’o is off again

JONNYWilkinson played for two clubs in 17 years. Ben Te’o will soon have played for three in less than a year...

Ortega shows France is country for old men

THE years may keep rolling by but Rodrigo Capo Ortega keeps rolling on. The second row whose longevity makes Alun-Wyn Jones...

How can saying sorry excuse a gouge?

PLAYERS who commit foul acts so blatant that it leaves them without a leg to stand on have long learnt that...

The Welsh way once ruled world – not now

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW There was a time, believe it or not, when Wales pioneered the science...

Te’o joins Sunwolves for their final season in Super Rugby

FORMER England centre Ben Te’o will join Japanese side Sunwolves for the 2020 Super Rugby season, as revealed by TRPin August....

White: Title’s big call even without Sarries

By NEALE HARVEY Eyes on the prize: Nic White moves the ball for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER’S Nic White says...