Manu Tuilagi turns down big-money France move to commit to Leicester Tigers

Mega news for Leicester Tigers as Tuilagi cites desire to 'repay the loyalty' shown in him

Grand Slam hope stays alive as Wales overcome Scots’ defiance

By PETER JACKSON Almost there: Jonathan Davies dives in to score Wales’ decisive second try Tartan threat: Darcy Graham beats George...

Great to see Tuilagi power, but he needs Slade back

CHARLIE HODGSON FORMER ENGLAND FLY-HALF Recall for Scotland: Henry Slade Was this a great performance by England or a shocking one...

Game-changer Joe proves he’s too hot to handle

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Needs a rest: Tom Curry Prolific: Jonny May scores THERE is still so much to...

Diprose to seek new challenge

HARLEQUINS academy boss Tony Diprose will leave at the end of the current season when his contract expires. Diprose started his...

So rewarding being part of Razor’s team

NEALE HARVEY meets up with Crusaders backs coach Ronan O’Gara in Australia Polishing the attack: Crusaders backs coach Ronan O’Gara PICTURES:...

Unforgiving Noves plots downfall of old enemy

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Big rivalry: Guy Noves, left, and Bernard Laporte Former France team boss Guy Noves did not pick...

RUGBY SHORTS

Falcon off to France NEWCASTLE centre Pedro Bettencourt, 24, will join French side Oyonnax this summer. The 24-year-old joined from French...

Delight for Fish as Squirrels are sent scurrying

By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers coach Dan Fish hailed his side after they beat Rhiwbina 35-9 to...

Gee whizzes in as Merthyr pile more misery on Vale

By HUW JONES Merthyr ……….34 Ebbw Vale……26 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat at Swansea by bagging a bonus-point win...

Cardiff close to blowing it before stretching run to nine

By TIM LEWIS Cardiff …………26 Aberavon…….20 CARDIFF coach Steve Law breathed a heavy sigh of relief at the end of a...

All black for All Whites as Llandovery win again

By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ….20 Swansea ……….3 LLANDOVERY stretched their run of victories over Swansea to 16 matches as they came...

Prosser pull strings as Bargoed stop nightmare run at 13

By DAVID SIMPSON Bargoed ……….21 RGC 1404 …….17 VICTORIES have been in short supply for Bargoed this season, but this fourth...

Eight is great for bonus-point Black and Ambers

By JAY BRAYFORD Newport……….48 Neath…………….10 NEWPORT kept up their recent good form with a bonus-point victory over struggling Neath. The Black...

That’s Howe to do it for Bridgend to edge towards safety

By ROB COLE Bridgend …….19 Carmarthen Q 17 IT was many happy returns to Bridgend colours for Owen Howe, member of...

Ryan red so costly as Llanelli sink to new low

By JOHN MURPHY Bedwas ……….18 Llanelli …………10 LLANELLI’S hopes of overhauling their relegation rivals were dealt a bitter blow by this...

Tahs win marred by SCG cow-pat

By ADAM ELLIS Aerial ace: Alex Newsome dives over to score for Waratahs PICTURE: Getty Images THE WARATAHS made the most...

Kerr seals fifth place finish after Argentina heartache

By ADAM ELLIS LAS VEGAS SEVENS ENGLAND bounced back from a Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina in extra-time to see off...

Epping earn promotion

EPPING Upper Clapton have secured promotion from London Essex 3 with three games to spare after a resounding 80-7 victory over...

So far, so good for England Sevens in Canada

By ADAM ELLIS VANCOUVER SEVENS ENGLAND Men’s Sevens team put speculation over the future of RFU-funding for their programme behind them...

Region in the north would be a success – Jones

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA A PROFESSIONAL rugby entity in north Wales is a more than viable option as Welsh rugby...

Rampaging Manu sends his warning to the world

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham What a return: Manu Tuilagi goes over to score England’s third try Muscle and pace: Joe...

England fans on their bikes for epic ride to Far East

By ANDY LINES In gear: George Cullen, left, and Ben Cook TWO devoted rugby supporters are cycling a staggering 6,000 miles...

World Cup is still best way to increase Tier 2 exposure

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Questions to answer: World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has called a...

Bournemouth clinch it with four to play

South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH were crowned champions with four games remaining. They topped off an almost perfect season, which has seen...

Rain gives Hull chance to go clear at top

Northern Premier WITHKirkby Lonsdale’s match against Billinghampostponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Hull increased their lead at the top with an...

Anxious times as Scunny slip up again

Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS made it four wins in a row to move into second, just two points behind long-standing leaders Scunthorpe,...

Beaten Sutts are hanging on by whisker

London & South East Premier DESPITE losing 29-25 at home to Guildford, Sutton and Epsomhang on to top spot but only...

Exeter secure back to back titles with win over Cardiff

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP EXETERare Champions after a commanding 42-22 win over Cardiff on Streatham Campus. The league has been...

YOUNG GUNS

MANU VUNIPOLA SARACENS FLY-HALF Manu Vunipola is not short of rugby pedigree. His father, Elisi, played 41 times for Tonga and...

TJs finally crack 12 men of Dings

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but...

Canterbury send Geese over edge

By MATTHEW BALDWIN L Wild Geese .13 Canterbury ….45 A RUTHLESS secondhalf display by Canterbury consigned the Wild Geese to relegation....

Barnes treble is trumped by Bar nes’ hero

By MATT LONG Barnes ……….28 Worthing ……26 OLIVER Smith’s dramatic late try clinched victory for Barnes. Despite a Curtis Bar nes...

Rams pile up points with easy victory

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams ………………….42 pts Taunton Titans 21pts MERCILESS Rams went through the 40- point barrier for the 12th time...

Nine-tr y Albanian tur n it on when needed

By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian .49 Clifton………….24 ALBANIAN scored nine in a 12-try thriller to overcome a staunch Clifton effort. Both...

Patience required by eager Hawks

By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir...

Guernsey benefit from Bird in hand

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they...

Defiant Cornish calm the opening storm

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER ORRELL, LANCASHIRE AND NORTH OF ENGLAND PROP SAMMY SOUTHERN My long association with Orrell – as player, captain and...

Carleton stars in South thrashing

By MARK RICHARDS S Leicester……12 Fylde …………….59 TOM Carleton crossed for a hat-trick as Fylde ran riot at South Leicester by...

Stour star Rundle rumbles in for four

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….58 Huddersfield.22 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion hopes were handed a huge jolt as Stour ran them ragged in remarkable style....

Passman double downs struggling Blues

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……33 Macclesfield 12 TYNEDALE outgunned strugglers Macclesfield to claim maximum points. Newcastle Falcons and England U18s youngster...

Owen in for two as Chester close gap

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….5pts Chester …………….24pts WITH both teams boasting good defensive records and conditions not at their best, this...

Johnson effort shocks Lions at the death

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end...

Spence score has Preston hopping

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….12 Preston G …….19 TYLER Spence struck late as Peterborough Lions suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Preston...

Leaders stunned by hungry Tigers

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .27 Sedgley Park 34 SEDGLEY Park became the first side to win at Hull this season...

Salt’s red leaves a bitter taste for Hinckley

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….14 Otley …………….25 ALEX Salt’s early red card cost Hinckley as they were comfortably overturned by Otley at...

Stooke proving versatility playing blindside

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BATH enforcer Elliott Stooke insists his recent stint on the blindside flank has put him in...

Sale get sunk by five-star Students

By AMY WALMSLEY L’boro Stu…….33 Sale FC …………17 CAMERON Jordan’s try double inspired Loughborough Students to a five-try win over Sale...

Moloney shines in Moseley rout

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor ………….7 Bir Moseley….41 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a powerfully dominant display to dispatch a poor Chinnor. The visitors’...