Try-scorer Barbeary starts for England v France

■By SAM JACKSON HOOKER Alfie Barbeary starts for England U18s today as they clash with France at Cheshunt RFC. The side...

Valkyries swoop to first victory in 5-star show

■By SAM JACKSON Touchdown: Harlequins hooker Davinia Catlin got on the scoresheet WORCESTER Valkyries delivered a five-star performance as they came...

Whitgift victory denies Warwick’s hat-trick

SCHOOLS RUGBY WHITGIFT sealed the U18 Schools Cup title with a 32- 22 victory over back to back champions Warwick at...

Franchise in Exeter will boost exposure says Riley

■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Grand Slam winner Leanne Riley says there are no limits to how far women’s club rugby can...

Appleyard takes over

HEAD coach Marshall Gadd has left Macclesfield following the decision not to renew his deal for next season. Chairman Pete Harper...

Baby Boks are back for JWC hit out

ENGLAND U20s will play the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park on April 26 as vital preparation ahead of June’s Junior...

Special award for Tiger Tait

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Leicester and England centre Mathew Tait has been named as the 2019 recipient of the RPA Special Merit...

Twelvetrees driving Gloucester’s chase

■By JON NEWCOMBE Pushing forward: Billy Twelvetrees takes on Bristol’s George Smith PICTURES: Getty Images MADDENINGLY inconsistent is a term that...

Law trials to explore how best to reduce collisions

WORLD Rugby are examining a series of significant law changes to be tested in closed trials after this autumn’s World Cup....

Northampton sign Millfield standout

MILLFIELDUpper Sixth pupil Josh Gillespie, 18, has signed a professional contract to join Northampton Saints in July 2019. He became the...

Hamstring injury forces Coman out

LONDONIrish prop Mike Coman is retiring from professional rugby with immediate effect. Coman sustained a hamstring injury in February 2018 and...

Bulumakau boys sign on long-term

RUGBY SHORTS COVENTRY have resigned the Bulumakau brothers on a longterm basis. The Fijian-born pair, wing Junior and centre Andy, arrived...

So why has it taken so long for mental scars to appear?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Congratulations to Warren Gatland and the Welsh team who always managed to...

Prince leads Maidenhead’s title charge

South West Premier MAIDENHEAD continued their charge towards the South West Premier play-off place after taking their third win on the...

Boyce beats the buzzer for Harrogate

Northern Premier CHAMPIONS elect Hull FC were left shocked on their travels after Harrogate caused a massive upset with a last-gasp...

Robinson rescues Scunthorpe in time

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE retained their two-point lead over Luctonians as the top two were both victorious, although Scunthorpe had to come...

Valentine has his day at Sutton & Epsom

London & South East Premier THE race for the title remains on course for a bumper finish as one team edged...

Exeter survive Cardiff scare to book a date with Beckett

■By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP IT’s ‘knockout footy’ from here on in as Wednesday saw some quarter-final wobbles on the tightrope...

YOUNG GUNS

ALFIE BARBEARY WASPS HOOKER Just over a week after making his tryscoring debut for England U20s against Scotland, hooker Alfie Barbeary...

Late Oulton miss proves costly

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth............20 Barnes..............22 JACK JACK Oulton missed a late penalty as Redruth succumbed to Barnes. The away side had...

Raiders Rammed aside at home

■By JANE CARRYMORE Worthing..........7 Rams................53 RAMS ran in no less than nine tries as they put in a performance to remember,...

Geese caught flapping by ace Raiders

■By AMY ADDISON-DUNNE LI Wild Geese 38 Guernsey......47 GUERNSEY Raiders won the day in a high-scoring contest as they bettered London...

Canterbury save Best until last to until last to

■By BRAD HARPER Oh yes! Canterbury’s Tom Best scores the winning try and, right, Henley’s Jake Albon touches down PICTURES: Phillipa...

Clifton battle to points in scrappy contest

■By ROGER OPIE Clifton..............24 Bury..................22 CLIFTON took the spoils in a game that will be remembered more for the excitement of...

Dings barrage Reds in early blitz

■By JOHN WHITE Dings................22 Redcliffians..17 A SUPERB first-half performance paved the way for Dings’ victory over Old Redcliffians at Shaftesbury Park....

Bees hit the hive in standout win

■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians... 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after...

Juddians maintain perfect record at Taunton

■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton..........10 Tonbridge......22 TONBRIDGE had never lost to Taunton in the league and put in a huge defensive effort...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

ANDY CRAIG THE FORMER DUAL SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL, ORRELL, GLASGOW, LEEDS & SEDGLEY PARK CENTRE. My dad is from good mining stock,...

Routine task for ruthless Sedgley

Sedgley Park 42 Stourbridge......7 ■By STEFFAN JAMES SEDGLEYPark secured a comfortable bonus point win against Stourbridge. They got off to the...

Wharfedale fend off Tigers revival

■By MATTHEW PEACOCK Sheffield........20 Wharfedale....22 WHARFEDALE managed to hold on for a hard-fought victory. They struck first through Rian Hamilton. Jack...

Six-in-row Hoppers leap to the challenge

■By ANTON JONES Preston G’h..48 Hinckley........19 GRASSHOPPERS made it six wins in a row with this convincing victory. They took an...

Streetwise Chester in charge of key battles

Fylde......................19pts Chester................27pts ■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARREN Spragg admitted his team were not good enough as Fylde suffered an agonising blow to...

It’s a rout as Field claim a bonus in 14 mins!

■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..91 S Leicester....24 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion drive reached top gear with a 13-try rout. South were unable to live...

Macc still believe after Hall’s spree

■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 45 Peterborough 31 MYLES Hall scored four tries as Macclesfield kept their slim chances of survival alive...

Checksfield tries steer Dale home

■By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L......26 Tynedale........27 TYNEDALE fought back from 21-5 down to squeeze home. For a game played in perfect...

Battling Ionians have an eye on nationals

■By NICK DOYLE Otley................24 Hull Ionians..29 IONIANS overcame a 17- point deficit to maintain their ambition of returning to National League...

Grayson inspires young Saints to cup glory

NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON fly-half James Grayson led his team to the first trophy of the season as Saints overcome Saracens in...

Esher hit by late Moseley maul

■By BRIAN DICK Moseley..........29 Esher................27 LAURENCE Cowen’s mauled try two minutes from time gave Birmingham Moseley their third bonus point victory...

Survival in sight for in-form Sale

■By STEVE SMITH Sale..................31 Chinnor............22 SALE took a giant step towards safety with a bonus-point win against mid-table Chinnor to move...

Students crash back to earth as Club rule

■By ALINA MENUKHIN Loughboro’......19 Blackheath....53 FOLLOWING a strong performance against Sale earlier this month, there were high hopes of Loughborough repeating...

Bergmanas piles the pressure on struggling Caldy

■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..29 Caldy................5 ROTHERHAM’S 15th win of the season not only earned them a maximum of five points but...

Power pack on form to keep the Amps in top spot

■By LUKE JARMYN IT WAS a case of men vs boys as league leaders Ampthill ended their hoodoo of never winning...

Five-star OEs stay in the title battle

■By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians..31 Cambridge........3 OLD ELTHAMIANS kept pace with league leaders Ampthill with an emphatic five-try performance against Cambridge...

Albion Gashed by Rosslyn flyer Jack

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 22 Plymouth........17 JACK GASH’s blistering counter-attack try downed Plymouth at the Rock. Arthur Ellis and Tom...

Safety in sight for Stortford after four try blitz

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St....37 Cinderford......17 BISHOP’S Stortford all-but guaranteed National League 1 rugby next season. Stortford started strongly and were...

French test to kick off next year’s Six Nations

ENGLANDwill begin their next quest for Six Nations glory against France in Paris on Sunday, February 2. They then travel to...

Blues confident of keeping Anscombe

CARDIFF Blues boss John Mulvihill is optimistic Gareth Anscombe will stay at the region despite big money offers from abroad. The...

Boyd’s ultimate warrior building case for recall

■By NEALE HARVEY Leading the fight: Teimana Harrison scores Saints’ first try in Premiership Cup final win over Saracens PICTURE: Getty...

Trailfinders bounce back to leave Cov embarassed

■By PAUL SMITH LED by a Reon Joseph hattrick and 21 points from Craig Willis, Ealing kept their promotion hopes alive...

Ruthless Carnegie put off-field strife to the side

■By JONATHAN LANDI THE piper at London Scottish was in full flow but he might as well have played a lament...