Cole’s treble keeps Maids in contention

South West Premier A HAT-TRICK of tries from Dave Cole enabled Maidenhead to boost their promotion hopes in the South West...

Sweet for Bournville with a clean sheet

Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE remained top of the table and unbeaten as they cruised to a 34-0 victory away at Nuneaton. They...

Tight for Billingham but they remain top

Northern Premier BILLINGHAM top the table and maintain their unbeaten record following a 19-12 win at fourth-placed Harrogate, who still have...

Unbeaten Wimbledon stretch their lead

London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONremain the only side yet to lose in the division and top the table after beating...

Cowan beats depression to star again for the Exiles

■By NEALE HARVEY Battle won: Blair Cowan REVITALISED London Irish back rower Blair Cowan is relishing life in the top-flight again...

YOUNGGUNS

TOM ROEBUCK SALE SHARKS WING As a strapping 18- year-old winger just making his way in the game, Tom Roebuck could...

Lions roar in the rain as Sutton keep at bay

■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep ......7 Leicester L......23 LEICESTER Lions secured a deserved victory over Sutton on a rainy afternoon...

Redruth run riot as theyleave Albanians wanting

■By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian ....5 Redruth ............30 HARSH weather was at play as Redruth turned Old Albanian over on home...

Clifton rise from the dead to haunt sorry Hawks

■By NICK PITSON Held up: Henley’s Jake Albon is stopped in his tracks Power up: Henley’s Xavier Andre breaks through PICTURES:...

Taunton are relentless in impressive Barnes win

■By MIKE AMOS Taunton ..........48 Barnes ..............19 AFTER five days of continuous rain, a forward battle was expected at Taunton but...

Crusaders halt late comeback

■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Dings Crus.......33 DINGS crushed Bournemough hearts in the dying moments of an enthralling contest as they...

Juddians’ tale of two halves

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J.....42 Westcliff............5 WESTCLIFF arrived at the Slade in perilous league form and were not able to affect...

McLean shines as Worthing edge Esher

■By WILL JENNINGS Worthing ........20 Esher ................15 MATHEW McLean helped himself to 15 points to engineer a close-fought victory for Worthing...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

FRANK PACKMAN THE FORMER NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND B & BARBARIANS CENTRE/WING NORTHAMPTON is a great club, one that has given me some...

Field end drought in classic battle

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.32 Stourbridge ....31 HUDDERSFIELD ended their losing streak with a fiercely committed performance. Stourbridge snatched two bonus points...

Fylde quick to put the record straight

■By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ................33 Loughborough S.....7 FYLDE returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion after a comprehensive bonus-point victory against...

Chester stay composed to clinch victory

■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G h ..10 Chester ..........27 A DOMINANT forward display gave Chester a hard-fought win at Preston. They...

Tynedale’s title claim underlined by Clarke

■By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale............19pts Sheffield T ........18pts A LAST-DITCH drive over the line scored by 19-year-old No.8 Ethan Clarke and converted...

Park keep their nerve as Lucs roar back

■By BEN PARSONS Sedgley Park 40 Luctonians ....34 SEDGLEY Park held off a spirited comeback from Luctonians to secure victory in...

Otley made to sweat by Hull

TEAMS ■By NICK DOYLE Otley ................27 Hull....................23 OTLEY saw off a determined Hull side to secure a third straight win. Brett...

Pall hangs over sad Scunthorpe

■By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ......7 Caldy ................68 IT HAS been a difficult week, as the Scunthorpe players and supporters had to...

Rivals are laughing at the rain in slick show

■By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ....24 Hinckley ..........19 PLAYING conditions remained good considering the rainfall on Thursday. Wharfedale got off to the...

Carnegie on verge of elusive first win – Bustin

■By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA CALLUM Bustin believes it is only a matter of time before Yorkshire Carnegie get their first...

Hodson strikes to salvage draw

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park.27 Chinnor ............27 JOSH HODSON’S 80thminute try gave Chinnor a 27-27 draw against Rosslyn Park. Craig Holland...

A tale of two halves at Sale

■By RICHARD BAKER Sale ..................18 Darlington M ....8 A REJUVENATED Sale scored 18 second-half points to overpower Darlington Mowden Park in...

Hayhow’s hat-trick guns down poor Titans

■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham ......16 Rams ................28 RAMS centre Connor Hayhow scored a thrilling hat-trick at Clifton Lane as the Berkshire...

Ruthless Richmond take no pity on bottom side

■By ANDY WILLIAMS Canterbury .... 0 Richmond ....50 TRY doubles for Thomas Hodgson and Jesse Liston helped league leaders Richmond to...

Fast start does the trick as Plymouth grab the spoils

■By PATRICK MARSH Pressure: Connor Eastgate of Plymouth Albion touches down PICTURES: Pinnacle IN a classical game of two halves, Plymouth...

By George! Wing Perkins leads raid

■By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s .31 Hull Ionians ......0 A DOMINANT Old Elthamians scrum laid the platform for an emphatic bonus...

Hone try secures points for Cinder

■By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ......18 Bishop’s Sto....13 CINDERFORD overcame a strong challenge from Bishop’s Stortford in a game of few scoring...

Shanahan gets one over on Bloods

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......24 Blackheath ....25 FORMER Cambridge coach James Shanahan came away from Grantchester Road with five points as Blackheath...

Aussies need to succeed or game will wither

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHN Eales insists Rugby Union’s popularity in Australia will plummet if the Wallabies don’t get back on the...

Willgriff looks set to get his big chance with Wales

By STEFFAN THOMAS Potential: Willgriff John WAYNE Pivac is set to turn to Sale Sharks prop Willgriff John in a bid...

Youngs was exposed in Japan says Bracken

By GARY FITZGERALD Winner: Kyran Bracken Mistake: Ben Youngs was given too much time PICTURES: Getty Images Strength: Harry Williams fends...

Foresaken Niko owes so much to Trailfinders

■By JON NEWCOMBE New chance: Elijah Niko FOR individuals less forgiving than Ealing wing Elijah Niko, grudge matches wouldn’t come much...

Late power gets Reds home on heavy pitch

■By TOM INNES A POWERFULsurge during the final quarter saw Jersey Reds storm into a winning lead over plucky Nottingham at...

Falcons use their nous to down the Blues

■By TOM CARR THE BLUESwelcomed topof- the-table Newcastle Falcons to Goldington Road in a repeat of the 2013 Championship final. In...

Unbeaten Coventry drive on in the rain

■By PAUL SMITH TRIES from Joe Buckle and Max Trimble saw Coventry extend their unbeaten run to four games with a...

Free-running Hartpury give sad Scottish 6-try thrashing

■By ROGER PANTING LONDON Scottish’s director of rugby Graham Steadman was fuming after seeing his side suffer a six-try thrashing at...

Rested Pirates expect a battle

Preview Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH PIRATES’ drive towards the Championship title rests on how well the squad...

Assistant coaches could hold key to All Blacks job

SOUTH HEMISPHERE EXPERT Candidates: (from left) Jamie Joseph, Scott Robertson and Ian Foster are all in the frame for the New...

Wolfpack use player bait to find a buyer

SUPER LEAGUE outfit Toronto Wolfpack are linking themselves to host of Union players as they try to find a buyer for...

Marchant off to play for Blues

Bath hope to bring Webb back from France BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Danny Cipriani bares all to help...

ROOM101

JAKE HEENAN THE BRISTOL BEARS BACKROWER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. People who...

England were just too fancy says Bok star De Villiers

■From EUAN REEDIE Naive: Eddie Jones ENGLAND can emerge stronger from their World Cup final humbling at the hands of South...

Fundamental flaws in scrum cost rugby’s greatest prize

Overpowered: Dan Cole is lifted off his feet by the strength of the Springbok scrum PICTURES: Getty Images NICK CAIN CHARTS...

Nice one Bill, but not for me

AT THE end of every World Cup, it’s almost de riguer for every World Rugby chairman to applaud the home nation...

Welsh give England a vocal send-off

JUDGING by the way some acclaimed the result from Yokohama last Saturday, the biggest cheer from within Wales during the World...

Bonus for conceding 95 points?

THE Cheetahs gave Ulster an old-fashioned hammering in Bloemfontein last month and yet their victims brought a point back to Belfast...

Ubiquitous All Blacks!

ACCORDINGto reports by people who know about these things, Liverpool FC will be playing cup matches in different continents next month...