Rundle runs riot to break record with trio of tries

■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….43 Wharfedale ….19 DAN Rundle hit a blistering hat-trick to score in his ninth consecutive National League 2...

Hoppers lose the spring from their step

■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..27 Preston G’s ….17 HINCKLEY achieved a crucial win to leapfrog Preston Grasshoppers in the table after...

Set-piece supremacy has Ravers rocking on

■By COLIN FREE Caldy ………………25pts Fylde………………..18pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns attributed his side’s hard-fought victory over Fylde to their dominance...

Fishy day for Field as Pike scores hot hat-trick

■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..33 Huddersfield ..18 A HAT-TRICK from Guy Pike helped Tynedale to maximum points against a Huddersfield side...

Clinical Waters waltzes to joy

■By RYAN STEVENS Loughb’gh ……23 Sedgley Park..18 THE stellar kicking performance of Owen Waters proved the difference as Loughborough Students edged...

The luck of the Irish for Tigers

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s ..12 Hull ………………….9 MARK Ireland’s penalty after the clock turned red was the difference between the...

Zebras zip to glory in second-half demolition

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……15 Otley …………….20 A GAME of two halves saw Otley claim the win after a second half barrage...

ROOM 101

THE NEWCASTLE WING BACK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND TOM ARSCOTT 1. Mushrooms I...

Club cope with filthy conditions

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 Bishop’s Sto ..14 A MATCH, the pattern of which was very much dictated by the filthy...

Woes continue for Canterbury

■By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………28 Canterbury……20 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a hard-fought bonus-point win over Canterbury. Tries from Chris...

Cliffie class sinks Sale as Moseley keep rolling

■By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….29 Sale ………………24 BIRMINGHAM Moseley maintained their perfect home record but were made to work hard for...

Yes we Cam! Fairytale finish seals bonus for leaders

■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ….25 Old Eltham’s 12 RICHMOND skipper Cam Mitchell scored his side’s fourth try on a milestone day...

Half-back duo lead Park to comeback triumph

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Bundle: Rosslyn Park’s Thomas Vaughan-Edwards scores their third try PICTURES: MI News & Sport Ltd ROSSLYN Park head...

Home comforts for rampant Rams

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….29 Cinderford ……..7 RAMS ended their twomatch losing streak and maintained their 100 per cent home record...

Max-imum pain for unlucky Ionians

■By CHRIS HUGHES Hull Ionians….20 Rotherham T ..20 MAX Titchener missed two late penalties but Hull Ionians still climbed off the...

Share of the spoils as Albion fight back

Cambridge ……20 Plymouth Alb 20 WITH both sides having won three games, lost five and with a points balance of plus-1...

Pirates take the spoils with double for Duncan

■By ROB WILDMAN CORNISH Pirates completed a double at Lady Bay this season in a vastly different style to the one...

Clinical Exiles show ruthless streak to earn bonus win

■By STEWART McCULLOUGH LONDON Scottish head coach Graham Steadman was pleased with his side’s second half display as the Exiles ran...

Resilient Amps hold off late onslaught

■By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL held out for their second win of the league campaign in a tight game where defences dominated....

Wonder try by Radwan as Falcons hit turbos

■By LUKE JARMYN Diving in: Tom Arscott scores for Newcastle Falcons PICTURE: OMH Rugby Pics NEWCASTLE continued their unbeaten run with...

Accuracy of Olver’s boot gets Knights back on track

■By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER fly-half Sam Olver secured a vital win for the Knights with five penalties and a conversion to...

Coventry fight back to salvage the draw

■By NEALE HARVEY NEVER-SAY-DIE Coventry staged an epic late recovery to earn a hard-fought draw that served to put a serious...

Ospreys outclassed by in-form Irishmen

■By STEFFAN THOMAS ALLEN Clarke was left scathing with his Ospreys side as they were outmuscled by a superior Connacht at...

Benetton survive as Jaco fires wide

■By ADAM ELLIS JACO van der Walt squandered a chance of hero status with a missed penalty kick four minutes from...

Double yellow lets Ulster stretch clear

■By LEE JONES Ulster…………….22 Zebre ………………7 ULSTER needed tries from Dave Shanahan and Rob Lyttle either side of a second-half penalty...

Sub-standard Dragons set challenge by Ryan

■By RONAN O’NEILL DRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan knows his players are still off the standard of the PRO14 elite...

Scavenger Macleod stars for Scarlets

■By ROB COLE Darting over: Scrum-half Kieran Hardy scores for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans THE Scarlets took the right medicine as...

Mathewson try-double swings game for Munster

■By ROGER PANTING ALBY Mathewson’s two tries ensured that Blues’ season lies in tatters as they crashed to a fourth league...

I’m here all season insists Rennie

■By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ……….50 Kings ………………0 GLASGOW coach Dave Rennie has stressed to his players that he is committed to...

Dowson: Mr T is a big, fast freak!

PHIL Dowson heaped praise on ‘freak’ wing Taqele Naiyaravoro after his two tries helped Saints build on an impressive start to...

Naiyaravoro creates havoc for Harlequins

■By GARY FITZGERALD Power surge: Taqele Naiyaravoro bursts through to score for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Bench star: Cadan Murley scores...

Eagles ace Taufete’e prepared for ferocious backlash from chastened Chiefs

■By NEALE HARVEY WORLD player-of-the-year nominee Joe Taufete’e says Worcester must prepare to make 300 tackles if they are to prevail...

Diamond: We only deserved one point

BRISTOL director of rugby, Pat Lam, said his side had to play in a different way to secure the win. He...

Teen-star Lloyd rises above the mediocre

■By ROGER PANTING Super sub: Ioan Lloyd beats Byron McGuigan to score the winning try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images IOAN...

Junior Wallaby Hoskins opting for England

■By NEALE HARVEY TEAK-TOUGH Australian tighthead Ollie Hoskins is dreaming of an international future – with England. Perth-born destroyer Hoskins represented...

I told the boys to have a beer and keep their heads up

Blow: Declan Kidney MANU Vunipola hopes his dramatic last gasp winning kick will help put a small smile back on cousins...

Manu wins the day to give lift to Vunipolas

■By GARY FITZGERALD MAKO and Billy Vunipola may have endured Tokyo heartbreak but back in north west London young cousin Manu...

We were a bit panicky at time admits happy Young

WASPS boss Dai Young said: “The most important part was getting that win and overall I thought we were the better...

All-action Robson adds Wasps’ finishing touch

■By PAUL SMITH Over: Brad Shields scores for Wasps and celebrates with Sione vailanu and Dan Robson PICTURES: Getty Images DAN...

Lineout accuracy is the big work-on for Dunn

■By NEALE HARVEY CANDID Tom Dunn admits his lineout throwing must improve if he is to make an England breakthrough. Despite...

Unknown Kendall lands the top job in Portugal

Stunned: Jack Kendall FORMER England Deaf international Jack Kendall admits he has been stunned to be offered the job of coaching...

No blame on referee Tempest says Ackermann

GLOUCESTER’S head coach Johan Ackermann refused to blame two close calls in the final minutes by referee Ian Tempest for his...

Hardwick shows Tigers have turned the corner

■By ROB WILDMAN Winning feeling: Tom Hardwick celebrates his winning kick for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images IT WASN’T pretty but Leicester...

DREAM TEAM

TIM TAYLOR, GLOUCESTER COACH AND EX-GLOUCESTER, LEICESTER, NOTTINGHAM, TASMAN AND CRUSADERS FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...

World Rugby has so much to answer for

COLIN BOAG Raw physicality: The Springboks get the shove on against England So what is the verdict on RWC 2019? It...

England fine absurd

WHY allow New Zealand the stage for two minutes to fire up their emotions while the opposition just stand in a...

Bring back Saxons to develop Tier 2

TOOmany of the Tier 2 countries playing rugby don’t have exposure to the Tier 1 level of play. A solution might...

National One refs need intervention

I’VE been most impressed by the teamwork shown in the World Cup by the three onfield officials and TMO. Although I...

Rugby converts roll in thanks to ITV

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk BAD LUCK, England, you...

The Big Ten maintain their power game at World Rugby

ALL men are equal, but some are more equal than others as World Rugby continue to demonstrate with Orwellian ruthlessness. There...