Juddians warm up after red for Bees’ Clayton

By GEOFF BERKELEY B’ham & Soli …24 Tonbridge J …47 TONBRIDGE Juddians overcame a slow start to put 14-man Birmingham and...

Stirling signs on for second stint at ambitious Pirates

By JON NEWCOMBE DEPARTING Yorkshire Carnegie DoR Chris Stirling will return to the UK in six weeks’ time excited to be...

Warm-ups switch to Channel 4

THE BBC have been dealt a blow with Channel 4 in line to screen three of Wales’ four warm-up clashes ahead...

World Cup misery big motivator for Davies

By ALEX BYWATER Putting in the effort: Jonathan Davies tries to break away from England’s Owen Farrell PICTURE: Getty Images JONATHAN...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER WEST HARTLEPOOL, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK JON BENSON I’M a northerner through and through so moving to another part...

Carleton dashes clear to seal win

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………3 Fylde …………….14 FYLDEscored at both the start and finish to take the spoils. They started brighter,...

Darting Devon is Constant threat

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……22 Stourbridge ….17 DEVON Constant’s late, long-range try edged Lions past Stourbridge in a keenly-contested game. The...

Park’s early strikes prove crucial at finish

By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Pk …22 Huddersfield 17 A DOMINANT first half was enough to give the Park victory on the...

Champion role takes Wood by surprise!

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield……………14pts Hull Ionians ………17pts NEWLY-crowned champions Hull Ionians were made to work hard in a fiercely-committed encounter at...

Hinckley hit back to shock Tynedale faithful

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………24 Hinckley……….24 TYNEDALEappeared to be heading for a scrappy victory until a yellow card for centre Will...

Josh leaves it late to land killer blow

By ANTON JONES Preston G ………21 Chester…………22 A FEISTY encounter saw out the season at Lightfoot Green Lane as Chester won...

Dale battlers cope best with the wind

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….29 P’boro Lions……0 WITH results elsewhere in Dale’s favour this fivepoint victory leaves them in eighth spot....

Macc’s season ends in heads heldhigh

■By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 S Leicester……10 ALREADY-relegated Macclesfield ended their season on a high with a bonuspoint victory over doomed...

Lucs and Westcliff seal spots National League 2

Regional play-offs By ROBERT REES LUCTONIANS secured their spot in National League 2 North next season with a convincing 31-17 win...

Blood and Sand battle to survival

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC ……………5 Cambridge……24 CAMBRIDGE pulled off the great escape to retain their place in National 1 on...

Charlie delivers a perfect goodbye

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…50 Cinderford ……19 CHARLIE Amesbury signed off from Rosslyn Park in style with a double that sparked...

Deadly Dom has prolific farewell for OEs

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians…31 Rotherham……12 DOM Lespierre signed off his Elthamians career with a try-double as OEs finished a memorable...

Esher denied their great escape despite triumph

By DES DIAMOND Blackheath …22 Esher …………24 A BOISTEROUS end of season crowd saw a lacklustre Blackheath succumb to a courageous...

Gr-eight win at Students sees Amps as champs

By RYAN STEVENS Winning feeling: Ampthill celebrate PICTURES: Iain Frankish AMPTHILL director of rugby Mark Lavery revelled in “a truly historic...

Garry lays down Law for final time

By TOM BULMER Darlington ……34 Bishop’s Sto …26 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finished the season on a high with an entertaining victory...

Albion hold on to grind out victory

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor …………10 Plymouth Alb 17 CHINNOR’S first campaign in National 1 ended with a hard-fought loss against physical...

Jacque’s last-gasp attack relegates Caldy

By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….12 Caldy …………….10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley retained their place in National 1 with a gritty win over a...

Winter is content but wants Cov in top half

By TOM INNES COVENTRY finished their season on a high, scoring five tries to secure a second successive away win. This...

Worley shows his wheels as Cooper puts squeeze on

By MARK WOOD FREE-SCORINGBedford Blues blew away Nottingham as Storm Hannah battered Goldington Road on Saturday. Victory secured the Blues back-to-back...

Richmond bow out in style with big derby win

By JONATHAN LANDI RICHMOND were never going to leave the Championship quietly and, after a three-season stay in the second tier,...

We’re ready for the Prem this time says Topsy

By NEALE HARVEY Just bubbling: The title celebrations begin TEARFUL Topsy Ojo signed-off from league rugby by hoisting the Championship trophy...

Smith faces huge task to turn Knights’ fortunes

By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER’S heavy defeat in their final game of the season showed up brutally the extent of the problems...

Stirling given the perfect send-off

Yorkshire C ….22 Hartpury ……….21 A LATE Chris Elder penalty saved Carnegie’s blushes and sealed a top-half finish after a Hartpury...

Bin this knock-on disparity

THERE has always been a very fine line between a defending player making a genuine attempt to intercept a pass and...

Time for Mark to get Lions call

MARK McCall has delivered five major trophies as Saracens’ director of rugby over the last five seasons. Nobody will bat an...

Phillips needs to get his geography book out

MIKE Phillips asked his massed ranks of followers on Twitter a question over St. James’ Park staging the Leinster-Saracens Champions’ Cup...

Alun Wyn is last man standing from 2007

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Thirteen World Cup games: Alun Wyn Jones in action against Japan in 2007...

WHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?

Flat out for Irish: Josh McNally has impressed to earn a move to Bath London Irish booked their return to the...

Lions success has give us all World Cup confidence

NICK CAIN TALKS TO ROB HOWLEY ABOUT THE WORLD CUP AND HIS FUTURE AFTER IT Star maker: Rob Howley coaching Wales...

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Kidney urges RFU to give Tier Two foundation its due

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish supremo Declan Kidney has described the Championship as a “nugget of English rugby” that deserves full...

Blues to launch third appeal to keep hold of veteran Williams

By NICK WILLIAMS CARDIFF Blues have been left frustrated as their attempts to tie down No.8 Nick Williams to a new...

Saints ace Reinach back on Boks radar

By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH Africa World Cup hopeful Cobus Reinach has hammered out a warning to compatriot Faf De Klerk by...

Lane offers variety and Gats loves a bolter

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Exciting prospect: Cardiff Blues wing Owen Lane The World Cup has been in all our...

Knights appoint former Scotland star Smith

NEWS EXTRA ■By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith is the surprise choice as Doncaster’s new head coach....

Warriors make light of Gray’s absence

By SCOTT JAMES Glasgow……….34 Edinburgh……10 GLASGOW Warriors booked themselves a home semi-final with a convincing bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at a...

Late Screech try puts skids on Scarlets

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Postman: Josh Lewis scores for Dragons DRAGONS overturned an 11-point deficit to stun the Scarlets and record their...

Anscombe miss lets his new club escape to victory

By ROGER PANTING A LAST minute penalty from Sam Davies gave Ospreys a Champions Cup play-off spot after Blues made two...

Munster use Euro pain to get home

■By DARAGH SMALL Munster ……….27 Connacht ……14 MUNSTER will host Benetton in the quarterfinal next weekend as they missed out on...

Ulster survive after McFadden let off

By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster…………….14 Leinster ……….13 IN the only dead rubber of the final round of PRO14 games, with both teams...

Joyce stars for Baabaas

WALES wing Jasmine Joyce scored four tries as the Barbarians beat USA Eagles 34-33 in their first women’s international. Joyce’s Wales...

Lood the mighty signs for Sharks

TRANSFER ROUND-UP SALE supporters may well adopt South Africa as their ‘second team’ in this year’s World Cup after the signing...

Quins eye Radwan as cover for injured Earle

HARLEQUINS are looking to sign a winger after former England U20 international Nathan Earle was ruled out of action for a...

100-cap Kepu can add grunt to the Exiles

Prop star: Sekope Kepu LONDON IRISH are weighing up improving their front row next season with a move for Wallaby international...

Wilson may get loan away from Falcons

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Clause: Wilson MARK WILSON could be loaned out by Newcastle Falcons after he returns...