Cardiff keep up the heat with Bedwas success

By ROB COLE Cardiff …………35 Bedwas ……….17 CARDIFF kept up the pressure on league leaders Merthyr as they bagged a bonus...

Whites’ winning run ended as Ponty punish ill-discipline

By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….31 Swansea ……19 PONTYPRIDD maintained their title push with a bonus-point triumph over Swansea at Sardis Road...

Principality Premiership

By THOMAS HUWS Carm Quins ……7 Aberavon ……….9 ABERAVON moved back into the top six in the Premiership thanks to the...

Plummer blows his big chance

By LUKE JARMYN Return: Double World Cup winner Ma’a Nonu made his comeback after a three-year stint in France PICTURE: Getty...

England gear up for Wales opener

ENGLAND will host the 2019 U18 Six Nations Festival over ten days in April. The teams will be hosted by Hartpury...

Taylor targets England recall after Everest

By SAM PARKHOUSE ENGLAND world cup winner Tamara Taylor is making her comeback from ankle surgery and setting out to break...

Brighton lay claim to being rugby’s oldest

By RUPERT BATES BRIGHTON, riding high in London One South, are celebrating their 150th season but they could be even older...

Owens: We must start fast or they’ll teach us

By ALEX BYWATER Confident: Ken Owens KEN Owens has vowed to get stuck into England but warned Wales Eddie Jones’ side...

Hungry Joe will feed off the frenzied Welsh fans

By GARY FITZGERALD Preparing for Cardiff: Joe Launchbury hits George Kruis during England training this week PICTURES: Getty Images Rout: Jonny...

Shoulder op rules out Hurrell for six months

BRISTOL centre Will Hurrell will be out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury which requires surgery. The...

Blues hooker Rees set to call it quits

FORMER Wales captain Matthew Rees will hang up his boots at the end of the season. The Cardiff Blues hooker returned...

Red Roses set for battle with Baa-Baas

ENGLANDwomen will play the Barbarians for the first time at Twickenham this summer. The Red Roses will kick-off before the men’s...

Franks follows his brother to Saints

NORTHAMPTONhave signed New Zealand tighthead Owen Franks from the Crusaders for after the World Cup. The double World Cup winner, 31,...

Worcester bring back Kiwi scrum-half Kitto

WORCESTER Warriors have re-signed New Zealand-born scrum-half Jono Kitto. Kitto, 26, who has played for both Leicester and Harlequins in the...

Judge returns as cover for Vunipola

SARACENS have resigned Cornish Pirates prop Christian Judge until the end of the season after an ankle injury ruled out Mako...

Losing Mako’s a blow but Cardiff’s not a fortress now

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME bl@JEFF PROBYN Previous: Elliot Daly scores the winning try in Cardiff in 2017. England...

Barnstaple promotion hopes boosted

South West Premier BARNSTAPLE gave their play-off hopes a lift as the South West Premier reaches its conclusion with a victory...

Solid display sees Hull stay at summit

Northern Premier HULL remain top of the table and are now nine points clear of Billingham in second place after beating...

Scunny turn up heat as Newport falter

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE took control of the title race as they beat Nuneaton and saw second placed Newport Salop fall to...

Sutton and Epsom down sorry Shelford

London & South East Premier SUTTON and Epsom maintained their top of the table status following a 59-19 win at home...

Exeter back up Hartpury win with bonus over Loughborough

By JOE BYRNES EXETER continued their title march with a comfortable 31-5 victory over Loughborough at Topsham. The champions elect, who...

YOUNG GUNS

SEAN LONSDALE EXETER FLANKER It was back in mid- September, on the morning of Exeter’s home game with Sale, that Sean...

Albanian fightback thwarted by Jack

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian34 Worthing ……34 JACK Forrest earned Worthing a draw after a remarkable comeback had seen Old Albanian...

Rams get back to winning ways

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….31 O Redcliffians15 THE RAMS returned to winning ways as they bounced back from defeat last week...

Clifton’s defence holds firm under fire

By YASH MUDUMBAI LI Wild Geese 26 Clifton ……….30 CLIFTON won an enthralling encounter away at London Irish Wild Geese by...

Hall comes up trumps as Hawks march on

By NICK PITSON Henley………………21pts Redruth………………17pts Flat out effort: Henley’s Alex Bradley dives over the line Off-load: Henley’s David Hyde gets the...

Edwards hat-trick sees TJs to island success

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey ……17 T Juddians ….35 CHARLES Edwards ran in a hat-trick as Tonbridge Juddians got the better of...

Bees are stung by Sterling Sam

By WILL REILLY Canterbury ….38 B & Solihull ……9 CANTERBURY powered to a convincing win over Birmingham & Solihull as Sam...

Bury heartbreak at Kingdom kick

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……22 Taunton T ……24 GARY Kingdom’s nerveless penalty on 78 minutes snatched victory for Taunton....

Joshua’s on fire from the tee for Barnes

By RICHARD LEWIS Barnes…………20 Dings C …………15 TWO late penalties from Joshua Hammett were enough for Barnes to come from behind...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER WALES & SWANSEA CENTRE KEVIN HOPKINS Swansea was my club for 13 years (1982- 1993, making 179 appearances) and...

Dale find an extra gear in success

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….44 S Leicester ….20 WHARFEDALE’S late surge gave way to a scoreline that belied a close game of...

Otley risk it at the last but fall short

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……25 Otley …………….22 OTLEY’S bold bid to snatch a late victory came up dramatically short. Having fought...

Morris stays cool to seal dramatic draw

S’bridge ……26 Chester ……26 By DAVE LAWRENCE REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Joshua Morris held his nerve to slot over the last gasp conversion...

Not at their best but Ionians go top of table

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians……34pts Fylde………………….22pts ?MARTYN Wood admitted his Hull Ionians charges were not at the top of their game...

Lions’ resolve broken by late scores

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions….19 Sedgley P’k….33 TWO late tries by Sedgley Park were enough to battle past a spirited Peterborough...

Hoppers happy after another win

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T ….24 Preston G ……27 PRESTONGrasshoppers’ upturn in form continued in a game of fluctuating fortunes at...

Leicester back on track with victory

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L ….24 Macclesfield…19 LEICESTER Lions ground out a well-earned victory in a scrappy match at home to...

Thrilling clash is edged by battling visitors

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….24 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD held on for an important away victory against Hinckley at Leicester Road to strengthen their...

Brilliant Bingham strikes to clinch victory

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………37 Moseley ……….30 SPANISH international Emiliano Calle Rivas ran the show as Sale secured another impressive bonuspoint...

Rayment to the rescue for Williams

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……10 Cinderford ……6 RICHIE Williams demanded a big reaction from his side after last week’s defeat at...

Lloyd stuns Caldy with electric treble

By JAMES BROOKS Blackheath ….46 Caldy…………….32 A SECOND-HALF blitz from Blackheath took the game away from Caldy in an enthralling encounter....

Dramatic Lespierre double downs Esher as OEs stay top

Esher ………… 17 Old Elth’s ……34 By PHILIP BENDON DOMINIC Lespierre showed sublime skill to score two late tries as league...

Albion back on track as Roth splinter under the pressure

By PADDY MARSH Going over: Jon Dawe gets it down for Plymouth PICTURES: Pinnacle PLYMOUTH Albion bounced back from a heavy...

Park pull clear of leaky Students

By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S…20 Rosslyn Park 46 DAN Laventure scored twice as Rosslyn Park kept up the chase at the...

Chinnor fall just short of comeback

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………26 Darling’on MP 31 DARLINGTON Mowden Park came away with the spoils after withstanding a heroic fightback from...

Super Spencer strikes twice for Amps….

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….34 Bishop’s S ……24 SPENCER Sutherland scored twice as Ampthill kept the pressure on Old Elthamians at...

Braley to swap his allegiance to Italy

GLOUCESTERscrum-half Callum Braley has been called into Italy’s training squad ahead of their Six Nations game against Ireland on February 24....

All Howley focus on signing off with success

ROB Howley insists he won’t let talk of his future distract Wales’ Grand Slam bid. Former scrum-half Howley has worked alongside...

Young: I’d relish going up against Wasps boys

By NEALE HARVEY No.7 rival: Justin Tipuric Grafter: Thomas Young was one of the standouts for Wales in Rome Wasps mates...