Roses thorns cut Italy to ribbons

By SAM JACKSON Try of the match: Abby Dow beats Sara Barattin to score in the corner PICTURE: Getty Images Double:...

RUGBY SHORTS

Sam facing long layoff LEICESTER winger Sam Aspland-Robinson will be out for up to six months after fracturing his leg last...

Mobile Moulds aims to be Prem’s new Brits

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BUSTLING hooker Matt Moulds is desperate to prove his worth to Worcester Warriors by making a...

Local Joe thrilled by Bears’ ride to the top

NEWS EXTRA LONG-SERVING Bristol lock Joe Joyce finds it hard to believe how far the Premiership leaders have come since he...

Other clubs may be guilty says Moody

By GARY FITZGERALD LEWIS Moody is convinced Saracens’ England stars will not snub the Six Nations when it comes to making...

End this secrecy over Saracens

NICK CAIN COMMENT Fallen giants: Ben Earl and his Saracens team mates can’t hide their disappointment during their heavy defeat against...

Hayward: Sam is perfect choice

By ROB COLE NEW Wales defence coach Byron Hayward believes having Sam Warburton as his right hand man will allow him...

Saracens still under cloud of suspicion

SO SARACENS have accepted the punishment handed to them by their own partners in the Premiership and will face a battle...

Eddie’s insults only mask his own World Cup failure

JEFF PROBYN High earners: Owen Farrell didn’t grow up in a council house with dad Andy PICTURE: Getty Images Eddie Jones...

Barns suffer the Blues in shock defeat

South West Premier NEWBURY Blues provided the shock of the afternoon in the South West Premier by consigning league leaders Barnstaple...

Bills flying high as lead stretches further

Northern Premier UNBEATEN Billingham have now opened up an eight-point advantage at the top of the table following a 22-17 win...

Sheffield close the gap on Bournville

Midlands Premier SHEFFIELD kept up their bid for top spot with a 22-7 victory over Sandbach. At 7-0 to the hosts...

Forester double keeps Dons on top

London & South East Premier UNBEATEN Wimbledon remain in pole position after beating Hertford 25-7 at Highfields. Josh Forester crossed for...

Wade: It can be tough, but I’m still chasing my NFL deam

By ADAM ELLIS Rookie: Christian Wade playing for Buffalo Bills CHRISTIAN Wade hasn’t looked back on rugby once since departing the...

YOUNG GUNS

WILL CAPON BRISTOL HOOKER Pat Lam’s stated intent is to inject more homegrown talent into his Bristol side, and one young...

Taunton remains Gary’s Kingdom

By MIKE AMOS Taunton T…22 Bury St Ed ……15 MISTAKESand penalties conceded by Bury St Edmunds gave Taunton the result in...

Win at last for relieved Westcliff

By NICK CROWE Westcliff …24 Redruth …19 AFTER several disappointments Westcliff finally showed what they were capable of with a thoroughly...

Crusaders cut down by fabulous Forrest

By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing…32 Dings Crus …10 JACK Forrest’s try double inside the first ten minutes set Worthing on their way...

Esher can’t break down TJ’s dogged defence

By GARETH WITHERS Over: Reece Conlon goes in for the third try for Tonbridge Juddians Muddy hug: James Booth celebrates scoring...

10s on the boards but there are no entertainers

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliff …10 Sutton & Ep …10 ON a heavy pitch, both sides were surprisingly keen on running...

Lions snatch it at the death

By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 16 Leicester L ……17 IT was agony at the death for the second successive home match for...

Clifton run riot to stay in hunt

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …7 Clifton……43 better start to this season, as have Old Albanian, and this six-try-to-one drubbing by...

Hat-trick for Hughes as Hawks aim for higher

By NICK PITSON Henley……34 Barnes……22 HENLEY prop Charlie Hughes claimed a hat-trick of tries as the Hawks continued their challenge at...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

RICHARD BRYAN THE FORMER BATH, BRIDGEND, CELTIC WARRIORS, DRAGONS & LEEDS BACK ROW THE thing that was most influential in terms...

Penalty heartache as Stour miss out

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge …17 Sheffield T……20 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a last gasp scare to tame Stourbridge and stay within striking...

Nothing to split Field and Chester

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…27 Chester ……27 A HIGHLY entertaining game at Lockwood Park saw Huddersfield and Chester settle for just two...

Luctonians emphatic as Scunthorpe flail

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe …8 Luctonians …40 LUCTONIANS had their pack to thank as they ran out winners at fellow strugglers...

Forwards deliver for Caldy in gritty win

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale……11pts Caldy………16pts CALDY proved that you don’t necessarily need points to make for an exciting game on the...

Students deal fourth straight loss to Hoppers

By MICHAEL MITCHELL Preston G’h …21 Loughborough34 LOUGHBOROUGH Students piled the misery on Preston Grasshoppers as a fluid first-half performance allowed...

Park keep up chase in style

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 47 Otley ………19 SEDGLEY Park continued their promotion push with a dominant seventry bonus-point victory over...

Dean the hero for brilliant Hull

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde ………20 Hull………22 HULL struck an agonising blow to Warren Spragg’s Fylde after pulling off a shock win...

Dale edge Hinckley with late Miller score

Tynedale ……20 Hinckley ……15 HEAVY rain throughout failed to put a dampener on two well matched teams, who served up a...

Amos eager to stake his claim for 15 jersey

By JAMES CANDY NEWS EXTRA HALLAM Amos is hoping his new beginnings for club and country kickstart his international career. The...

Goble off the mark for OEs

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamia’s…17 Bishop’s Sto …17 A TRY ten minutes from time by winger Alex Goble, his first for...

Dogs tear hole in leaders’ bid

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………8 Richmond ………7 RICHMOND’S title hopes suffered a huge blow as Sale came from behind to record...

Cinder are having a ball while Titans sink

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T …7 Cinderford …30 CINDERFORD powered to a third win on the spin at the expense of...

Yawayawa keeps Villagers in the hunt at Albion

By PADDY MARSH PLYMOUTH Albion and Chinnor battled out a hardearned draw in a game where creativity was at a minimum...

Mark puts boot in as Club Cooke up treat at Moseley

By DAVID LAWRENCE Stopped: Buster Lawrence and Danny Wright thwart this Blackheath move PICTURES: Christopher Lowe A PERFECT kicking display from...

Penfold on point to secure draw

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…17 DMP……17 A WAR of attrition at Grantchester Road ended honours even after a heart-stopping final five minutes...

Howard the star as Park keep rolling

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…36 Hull Ionians ……8 BEN Howard’s brace set up a six-try haul for Rosslyn Park against Hull...

Hayhow inspires rampant Rams

By RICHARD LEWIS Canterbury …22 Rams ………48 CONNOR Hayhow helped himself to a double as Rams continued their strong start to...

Care’s taking the Long route back

By GARY FITZGERALD Switch: Sean Long DANNY Care may have endured a miserable start to the season but his spirits have...

Joe’s out as Bath hit by triple injury blow

BATH wing Joe Cokanasiga faces a lengthy spell out after returning from England’s World Cup campaign with a serious knee injury....

Bustling Beno ready to muscle in on prop stars

By NEALE HARVEY Barnstormer: Beno Obano charges upfield for Bath during the Champions Cup match against Ulster PICTURE: Getty Images INSPIRED...

Beat the All Blacks or you’ll be toast!

Matt McIlraith, former All Blacks, Crusaders and Wallabies media manager, writes an open letter to new Australia boss Dave Rennie Dear...

Halaholo’s dancing feet will add wow factor for Wales

WILLIS Halaholo’s ‘unique’ ability to see space and break the line will make him a smash-hit for Wales, says former Hurricanes...

Tipuric: Time for some fresh ideas

By STEFFAN THOMAS Welcome change: Justin Tipuric is excited by the arrival of Wayne Pivac, left JUSTIN Tipuric believes the time...

Suddenly Davies has joined the ‘bad guys’

AS CHIEF executive of Cardiff RFC pre-regionalisation, Gareth Davies defied the WRU and put them in the English Premiership alongside Swansea....

Hogg-wash Stuart!

Legacy: Siya Kolisi with World Cup. Inset, Tommy Bedford PICTURE: Getty Images NOBODY seems to have advised Stuart Hogg of the...

Pathfinder Bedford lay ground for Kolisi

PETER JACKSON Tommy Bedford’s journey of a lifetime began 50 winters ago on the rocks of a Welsh seaside resort, a...