Sharks home and hosed on wet day

DMP Sharks ….32 Worcester ……21 By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks made it backto- back wins with a bonus-point victory...

Wasps reduce Wood to kindling

Firwood……………0 Wasps ……………62 By CHRISTINA HUGHES THE sun may have made a surprise appearance for kick-off but there was little to...

Roaring Bears go on four-try rampage

Bristol ……………26 Richmond ………18 By NADINE KENWORTH BRISTOL Bears secured their third win of the campaign with a bonus-point victory against...

RUGBY SHORTS

Brussow calls time NORTHAMPTON flanker Heinrich Brüssow has announced his retirement. The 33-year-old, who won 23 caps for South Africa flanker...

Kirwan content building future for himself

NEWS EXTRA By JACK JOHNSON EIGHT months ago, Carl Kirwan stepped out at Sixways for a Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final against...

Woodman expects big things from tyro prop stars

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTERscrum guru Trevor Woodman has challenged his front row brat pack to beat a path into...

Farrell’s the gaffer and he’s behaving like it now

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Natural warrior: Owen Farrell defied his dead leg Leadership comes in many shapes and forms and sometimes it’s...

Keep improving to be world champs

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Great ball carrier: Maro Itoje Quick feet: Anthony Watson LEADING into the World Cup England...

England favourites but so were All Blacks

Controlled the game: George Ford PICTURE: Getty Images Well, who would have guessed it was semifinals week with so many childish...

Bills avoid weather woes to stretch clear

Northern Premier WITH Harrogate’s game lost to the weather, Billingham move further ahead in the table after beating Kirkby Lonsdale 57-0...

Barum’s strong run ended by Ivybridge

South West Premier BARNSTAPLE saw their six-game winning run come to a dramatic end as they suffered a first defeat at...

Eight-try Wimbledon looking full value

London & South East Premier STILL unbeaten, Wimbledon maintain their lead at the top of the table following a 52-7 win...

Bournville pushed hard but still lead way

Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE continued their unbeaten run, winning 22-13 at home to Newport Salop. They bagged three tries via Tom Holliday,...

YOUNGGUNS

HUGH TIZARD HARLEQUINS & LONDON SCOTTISH LOCK Hugh Tizard could reasonably be described as a new-age lock who combines immense physique...

Dings merry with Hawkesby double

Sutton & Eps ….7 Dings Crus ……15 By JOHN CROYSDILL BOTH teams arrived at Rugby Lane with victories over Westcliff and...

Bannister has Westcliff climbing

Worthing……….15 Westcliff ………19 By MATTHEW WHITE GREG BANNISTER kicked 14 points as Westcliff secured their first victory as a National League...

Old Reds in the pink after Ward seals win

Old Redcliff …21 Barnes …………17 By GEOFF SIBLEY OLD Redcliffians bounced back from their disappointing 11th hour loss at Esher in...

Arnott bags hat-trick as Titans stay on top

Taunton……………35pts Clifton …………….27pts By DICK MACEY A CROWD of 485 were treated to a nine-try feast – five scored by wing...

Excellent Esher ease to valuable away win

Bournemouth …7 Esher …………….24 By ADAM HUNTER UNFORCED errors cost Bournemouth again as they went down to Esher at Chapel Gate....

Bolster gives Hawks strength

Henley……………25 Old Albanians 18 By NICK PITSON HENLEY HAWKS deserved their win but were made to work hard by a resolute...

Tonbridge get back on track

Tonbridge J ….13 Redruth ……………7 By GARETH WITHERS TJS HAD to win ugly as they saw off a committed Redruth side...

Lions come on strong with two late tries

Leicester ………17 Bury St Ed ……….0 By MIKE HOWKINS SEVENTEEN points in the final 15 points saw Leicester Lions overcome Bury...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

JACQUES BURGER THE FORMER NAMIBIA, SARACENS, BULLS AND GRIQUAS FLANKER IWENT through some tough times starting off in my career, combining...

Hinckley battle the weather in win

Scunthorpe ….10 Hinckley ……….28 By STEVE WILLIAMS SCUNTHORPE were well-beaten by a drilled Hinckley outfit who played the atrocious conditions better...

Points shared in Dales showdown

Wharfedale ….27 Tynedale ………27 By ED WILLIAMS AN ENTERTAINING 80 minutes of rugby ended with honours even in the Battle of...

Defences reign supreme in tight contest

Hull …………………3 Luctonians ….3 By RICHARD GORE A HARD-FOUGHT game ended in deadlock between two sides looking for a win to...

Squirrell holds his nerve to win it late

Preston G’h………20pts Stourbridge ……17pts By JOHN LE PAGE GRASSHOPPERS coach Paul Arnold had a smile on his face as he came...

Fylde stay top as their perfect run continues

Fylde…………….44 Chester …………17 By CHRISTIAN EVANS FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to move top of National League Division Two North with...

Power the key for hefty Otley

Otley …………….19 L’boro…………….12 By NICK DOYLE OTLEY made the most of a dominant first half in the pack, frequently pushing Loughborough...

Wallace double proves enough

Huddersfield …17 Sheffield ………32 By ANDREW SMITH TWO tries from Sheffield Tigers flanker Liam Wallace helped his side to a bonus-point...

Bath boys can follow Wade to NFL says Christian

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS FORMER Worcester Warriors lock turned NFL tight end Christian Scotland- Williamson believes a number of the...

Not Goode as Alex ruled out until 2020

SARACENS full-back Alex Goode will be out for up to four months after having an operation on a chest injury. The...

ROOM101

WILL ALLMAN THE AMPTHILL BACK ROWER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Social avoiders...

Albion hit hard by robust Club

By PADDY MARSH BLACKHEATH returned to Kent with the full five points after a four tries to three victory over a...

DMP profit on long trip south

By NICOLA KENTON Canterbury……13 Darlington ……17 DARLINGTON Mowden park clinched their third win in a row as they edged past Canterbury....

Pack power gets leaders back on track at Titans

Rotherham ……6 Richmond ……23 By GUY WILLIAMS LEAGUE leaders Richmond recovered strongly from last week’s defeat and were far superior to...

Craig finds his range as battling Park edge home

By WARREN MUGGLETON Match winner: Park’s Hugo Ellis KIERAN Power praised his Rosslyn Park side for showing resilience under pressure as...

Handy Andy sets Sale on their way

By STEVE SMITH TRIES from Andy Hughes and Raphael Quirke helped Sale secure a crucial victory to climb out of the...

Stortford look slick to blunt the Rams

By JOHN ALLANSON IN WET and windy conditions this was a game almost inevitably dominated by two strong defences and ultimately...

OEs show off their mettle in gritty win

By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians produced an impressive and disciplined display of wet-weather rugby to secure a deserved win in atrocious...

Hard graft paying off for Falcons flier George

By JON NEWCOMBE Ace: George Wacokecoke AFTER several false starts to his professional career, George Wacokecoke is not getting carried away...

Reds get roll on in second half to secure late bonus

By TIM PRYOR JERSEY boss Harvey Biljon praised his side’s defiant, defensive display as they were forced to show real character...

Deadeye Bragman edges battle of the boots

By JENNY BATES HARTPURY won the kicking battle to take a tight game in miserable conditions at the Alpas Arena on...

Improving Ampthill give Exiles a scare

By JONATHAN LANDI All square: Dan Barnes kicks the last-minute penalty for London Scottish to make it 6-6 AMPTHILL are growing...

Blues pay for ill-discipline with Cornish at the double

By MARK WOOD BEDFORD paid the price as their indiscipline played right into Ealing hands as they triumphed in an attritional...

Stokes planning to put on a show

Preview Yorkshire Carnegie v Coventry Today, Kick-off 3pm YORKSHIRE Carnegie’s off-season upheaval has not stopped Coventry from putting in the hours...

Leinster win ugly to remain unbeaten

THERE was no record fourth straight bonus point win for Leinster, instead a solitary Ross Byrne penalty gave them the win...

Boys against men as 7-try Scotsmen rout Scarlets

By ROB COLE THE Scarlets’ unbeaten start to the season ended in brutal fashion as they were thrashed by Edinburgh at...

Blues boss second half but soft early tries haunt them

By RONAN MCCARTHY CARDIFF Blues left themselves with too much to do after a disappointing first half led to defeat away...

Excellent Ollie puts Dragons in control

By STEFFAN THOMAS OLLIE Griffiths played a starring role as the Dragons condemned Glasgow to their third defeat of the PRO14...