Barnes stays calm to steady Clifton

By ROGER OPIE Clifton… 24 Redruth… 15 CLIFTON’S mid season form continued to improve in a game where they enjoyed territorial...

Fighting display leaves Hawks soaring

By NICK PITSON Henley… 42 Old Red’ians…31 THE Dry Leas crowd was treated to ten tries as Henley Hawks got back...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

LEE ROBINSON THE FORMER BRISTOL, PLYMOUTH & LEICESTER WINGER IT’s fair to say my first taste of Premiership rugby wasn’t exactly...

Stour not good en-Hough in loss

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the...

Hoppers enjoy sweet revenge

By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as...

Macc get knifed as Park edge a thriller

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc...

Five-star Dale led by Passman and Pike

By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant...

In-form visitors are snow match for Tigers

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter...

Tom Terrific gives strugglers a boost

By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...

Pack power sees Dale beat leaders

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced...

Kicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track

By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to...

Pitch side saliva test to improve concussion diagnosis

By MATT WALKER NEWS EXTRA A SIMPLE pitch side saliva test could in future make almost instant decisions as to whether...

Bradley keeps his cool at the death

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC… 13 Rotherham… 12 SALE FC withstood a savage Rotherham onslaught to eke out a 13- 12...

OEs show their mettle in victory

By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley… 10 Old Eltham’s… 14 OLD Elthamians kept up their National One title push with a hard-fought win...

Resilient 13-man Esher see off Caldy

By BRADLEY ADAMS ESHER held on with 13 men for the final five minutes to complete a backs-against-the-wall victory over Caldy....

Warren’s last-gasp kick Seals DMP upset

By MUHAMMED SHER Rosslyn P… 31 Darlington MP… 32 DANNY Brown insists Darlington Mowden Park were down in the dumps before...

Amps turn up the power to jump to top of the pile

By CHARLIE RICHARDSON Blackheath… 24pts Tries: Perks 34, Pickersgill 43, Herriott 52, Owen 80 Conversions: Tarrant 44, Clements-Hill 80 Ampthilll… 31pts...

Cinderford in the frame with Alex!

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor… 27 Cinderford… 29 CINDERFORD came from behind to take the spoils in another gripping contest as Alex...

Students stutter to Stortford loss

By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...

Deadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise

By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...

Turnbull: I can be an asset at World Cup

JOSH Turnbull’s last Six Nations appearance came in 2011, but now the Cardiff Blues forward believes he’s found the key to...

It’s coming of age time for late bloomer Slade

By NEALE HARVEY All rounder: Henry Slade scores Exeter’s fifth try during the Champions Cup match against Castres PICTURE: Getty Images...

Sexton finds the time to make new friends

JOHNNYSexton had a ready-made excuse for giving the Rugby Union Writers’ Club annual dinner in London a miss. The knee damage...

When JPR started at openside

■Andrew Trimble, one of a veritable battalion of ex-players to migrate from the dressing room to the commentary box, summed up...

All-change Wales aim for 6 Nations RWC double

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON When Wales open the Six Nations in Paris on Friday week, their team...

Lambie to call time

SPRINGBOKS star Pat Lambie is set to call time on his playing career following a series of concussions according to reports...

Gatland in Lions talks

WALES coach Warren Gatland says ‘informal conversations’ have occurred over a coaching role for the Lions tour in 2021. The Kiwi...

Mullan to Warriors?

WORCESTER head coach Rory Duncan says he would be interested in taking “a closer look” at former Worcester prop Matt Mullan....

‘Old school’ West given Sharks their bite back

■By JON NEWCOMBE Dominant: Rob Webber gets stuck into Sarries PICTURE: Getty Images DORIAN WEST has urged the Sale pack to...

Tired Exiles cling on after being given the runaround

■By ROB WILDMAN LONDONIrish head coach Les Kiss praised Nottingham’s attacking zeal on a night when the power of his pack...

Students in danger of being cut adrift

■By ANDREW BEACHAM ULTIMATELY this was another disappointing performance from Hartpury, who made it all too easy for the Knights to...

Trailfinders bounce back after slip up at Bedford

■By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGmanaged to get back to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over Scottish having trailed at half-time. The...

Patience pays for Coventry with Tolmie double

■By PAUL SMITH TWO fourth-quarter tries from replacement hooker Scott Tolmie plus Tony Fenner’s nerveless 78th minute touchline conversion saw Coventry...

Carnegie respond to half-time roasting

■By NEALE HARVEY YORKSHIRE Carnegie put a shocking first half display behind them to ease relegation concerns with a come-from-behind victory...

Big defence pleases Biljon as Reds gear up for Irish

■By TOM INNES A CLINICAL display saw Jersey claim the spoils against the side who had been level with them on...

Tyro Saints centre on mission to impress after injury

NEWS EXTRA ■By NEALE HARVEY GIFTED Northampton midfielder Rory Hutchinson is desperate to prove to boss Chris Boyd why he is...

SIX NATIONS SQUADS

Wales Thomas Young is in the Wales squad as Warren Gatland finally gives the Wasps flanker his chance. Leigh Halfpenny also...

Fit squad has Eddie looking on bright side

NICK CAIN CONSIDERS ENGLAND’S PROSPECTS IN THEIR OPENING SIX NATIONS GAME AGAINST IRELAND ANALYSIS THERE is one thing you can bank...

No joke, Nowell has the skills to be Eddie’s Tipuric

SO, EDDIE Jones reckons Jack Nowell can play flanker? Well if that’s the case, then Wales have their own man who...

My Wales XV to face France

15. Liam Williams – Gets the nod with Leigh Halfpenny out. World-class back three operator. 14. Josh Adams – Had a...

Wainwright has timed his rise to perfection

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS IWAS DELIGHTED by Wales’ Six Nations squad selection – now Warren Gatland must give the...

Pressure’s on Ireland, it’s how they handle it

NICK CAIN sits down with England’s most-capped player Jason Leonard to preview the Six Nations JASON Leonard is one of the...

ROOM 101

BERNARD JACKMAN THE FORMER NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS HEAD COACH AND IRELAND HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY...

Will Adams choose the Blues or Scarltes?

WELSH regions will start making offers to the players they want to retain for next season at the start of February...

Irish put offers on the table for Aussie cavalry

Major bid: Adam Coleman is wanted by Irish LONDON IRISH have made Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Coleman a massive offer to...

Top 14 show interest in Morgan

BEN MORGAN is attracting interest from French clubs after having his name circulated around the Top 14. No.8 Morgan, right, who...

Bath in talks with former All Black ace Cruden

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Aaron Cruden BATH are looking to end their search...

PRO14

Kings …………….17 Cheetahs ……24 REPLACEMENT prop Luan de Bruin scored a dramatic 86th-minute try for the Cheetahs to clinch the derby...

Benetton bow out despite big win in France

ROUND-UP A PLACE in European history evaded Benetton as they were denied a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals despite breezing...

Hammond clinches dramatic comeback

■By GEOFF BERKELEY DEAN Hammond’s last-gasp try completed an incredible fightback at Sixways as Worcester stunned Stade Francais to seal a...