Balding set for the top job at Moseley

FORMER Gloucester back rower Adam Balding is set to be installed as Birmingham Moseley’s new director of rugby, The Rugby Paper...

Relegation damaged Exiles says scrum-half McKibbin

By NEALE HARVEY DEPARTING London Irish scrum-half Brendan McKibbin says relegation is bad for business and insists the top end of...

Diamond: Jennings could be back after police assault

By NEALE HARVEY STEVE Diamond insists disgraced former Sale centre Mark Jennings still has a future in professional rugby – if...

Joseph set to challenge Slade for No13 shirt

■By NEALE HARVEY Impressive: Henry Slade scores against Ireland JONATHAN Joseph is ready to challenge for his England place and remind...

Carnegie academy threatened by cut in budget

By JON NEWCOMBE CARNEGIE’S famed academy is under threat following the news that swingeing cutbacks are necessary for the club to...

Welsh clubs ask for clarity over Celtic Cup plans

Principality Stadium: Home of Welsh rugby PRINCIPALITY Premiership clubs have pleaded for clarity from the Welsh Rugby Union as they continue...

Premiership are helping Hartpury beat the drop

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Survival battle: Simon Linsell reaches for the sky for Hartpury With just...

Bournemouth one short of a thousand!

South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH rounded off their imperious run to the title in style – even if they did miss out...

Hull round off memorable season in style

Northern Premier HULL rounded off their championship season in grand style with a resounding 62-0 win over a weakened Rossendale side....

Close-run thing as Scunthorpe triumph

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE clinched the title – but they made their supporters sweat during a tense final-day 17- 16 triumph at...

Sutton joy but Wimbledon are just short

Regional Premier Leagues London & South East Premier SUTTON & EPSOMare promoted following a bonus point 38-31 win away to Bedford...

Youngs gets three weeks

LEICESTER hooker Tom Youngs was banned for three weeks when he appeared before a disciplinary panel. He was shown a red...

Chamberlain helps steer Hartpury to treble glory

By JOE BYRNES THE ribbons will remain red on The BUCS Super Rugby Championship Trophy after Hartpury sealed a glorious treble...

YOUNG GUNS

JAMES WHITCOMBE LEICESTER PROP Adeep rugby heritage runs through the Whitcombe family so it was no surprise when Keighley-born James took...

Francis at the double for Titans

By KATIE DAUNT TAUNTON Titans racked up a half-century of points at Footes Lane as they continued to finish their season...

Watson hat-trick for ace Juddians

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 55 Clifton …………12 A STELLAR attacking performance from Tonbridge Juddians saw them run in 55 points...

Half-century for Redcliffs in derby hit-out

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Reds ……51 Redruth ……24 SOMERSET’S Old Redcliffians won this West County derby and completed the double over...

Sterling at the double as Cant go for broke

By MUHAMMED SHER Barnes ………………22pts Canterbury……….31pts Smart move: Canterbury scrum-half Dan Smart tries to wiggle free from Barnes’ Matt Steele, PROMOTION...

Eight for Hawks as they maintain last push

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 21 Henley…………50 HENLEYHawks, with vast Championship experience, were always in front in this tired end-of-season encounter....

Maslen caps fine comeback victory

By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….33 Worthing ……36 DINGS surrendered a 26-7 lead to crash to defeat against Worthing at Shaftesbury Park....

Wild Geese sunk by nine-try Bury

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….53 LI Wild Geese 7 BURY strolled to victory with a nine-try demolition of London...

Six tries for Rams as they demolish the Bees

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….38 B’ham & Soli 24 THERams battled through to victory against Birmingham & Solihull, fresh off being...

MY LIFE RUGBY

RHODRI MCATEE THE FORMER WALES SEVENS AND CORNISH PIRATES WINGER. When Wales won the Sevens World Cup as 80/1 outsiders in...

Alexander’s just great for Preston

By WILL REILLY S Leicester ….34 Preston G’hop 51 ALEXANDER Hurst scored a hat-trick as Grasshoppers romped to victory in a...

Unstoppable Dan is Stour’s wizard

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….48 Macclesfield 22 STOUR speed merchant Dan Rundle stole the show with a hat-trick of tries as already-relegated...

Century of points as the traffic jam eases

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions 35 Tynedale ……66 THE start was delayed by more than an hour due to Tynedale having...

Champions Ionians can relax for closing test

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and...

Nine-try epic as Hinckley shade Tigers

By JASON WILLIAMS Hinckley……….37 Sheffield Tig 34 THE tries came thick and fast as these two sides put on an entertaining...

Dominant Park in charge throughout

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….12 Sedgley Park 28 STEPHEN Collins starred as Sedgley Park secured bragging rights in Lancashire with this...

Defences reign in Yorkshire face-off

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….12 Huddersfield 17 THIS Yorkshire derby was a tale of contrasting fortunes each side of the interval....

Chester charge salutes White’s farewell

By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …………31 Otley ………………0 CHESTER brushed aside Otley’s challenge in what proved to be a rather onesided affair....

Top prop Kruger signs on for the Scarlets

By SAM JACKSON SOUTH African international Werner Kruger has become the latest player to put pen to paper to agree a...

Mugford sends Students down

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ….29 L Students ……20 A PENALTY from Plymouth Albion fly-half Dan Mugford deep in injury time...

Liam’s late show is the difference

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……29 DMP ………………26 CINDERFORD edged past Darlington Mowden Park as a late penalty kicked by Liam Hemming...

Blood & Sand in trouble as Mose hang on

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……21 B Moseley ……22 IN A titanic battle at Grantchester Road Birmingham Moseley took on the role...

Ampthill just one point away from clinching title

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……57 Sale …………….12 AMPTHILL need just one more point to clinch promotion to the Championship after a...

Tom’s thrilled as Esher take it to the final game

Oh so Simp-le: Esher’s George Simpson breaks to score his second try PICTURES: Guy Pedleham ESHER head coach Tom Williams praised...

Club leave it late to grab bonus try

By BEN JONES Blackheath ….28 Rotherham……7 BLACKHEATH put on a dominant performance as they claimed victory against fifth-placed Rotherham Titans. The...

OEs keep up their promotion charge

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stor19 O Elthamians 28 OLD Elthamians kept their slim promotion hopes alive as they got the better...

Barlow try takes Caldy to brink of survival

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy …………….31 Rosslyn Park20 RELEGATION scrappers Caldy’s centre Mike Barlow scored a catch-and-drive try with back-row turned hooker...

Kelly puts an extra zip in flying Wasps

By ALEX BYWATER Top form: Kelly Sotherton in the heptathlon PICTURE: Getty Images Speed machine: Marcus Watson charges upfield SHE knew...

Yorkshire refuse to let cash crisis affect run-in

By JON NEWCOMBE Praise: Chris Stirling AMID the gloom down at Headingley, the willingness of Yorkshire Carnegie’s players to fight for...

Nottingham leave it late with O’Leary’s drop of magic

By PAUL SMITH SHANE O’Leary’s drop goal sealed a bonus point win for Nottingham with the final kick of a wildly...

Scottish ease their worries as Pirates let it slip

■By JONATHAN LANDI LONDON Scottish, threatened by the prospect of getting sucked into a relegation battle, played their get out of...

Ealing are still blazing a trail for promotion

By TOM INNES Scramble: The ball comes loose as players tangle EALING Trailfinders produced a stunning first-half display to set up...

Blues hang on to survive Richmond’s late rampage

■By MARK W00D A RAMPAGING Richmond comeback came up agonisingly short as they gained two potentially invaluable losing bonus points in...

Porecki: Now let’s end with a flourish

Preview London Irish v Hartpury College Today, Kick-off 3pm Greene King IPA Championship FIRED-UP London Irish hooker Dave Porecki has urged...

Tamara is climbing twin peaks for women

CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN Line out specialist: Tamara Taylor wins the ball against Wales PICTURE: Getty Image Tamara Taylor lives...

Pivac offers Davies new Wales hope

Steffan Thomas talks to Scarlet flanker James Davies about his injury battles Thick of the action: James Davies is tackled by...

Good prop news for the Warriors

CHARLIE Capps will join Glasgow Warriors next season after signing a twoyear deal, while fellow tight-head Adam Nicol has become the...