Underhill: It wasn’t perfect but we have much more to come in 2019

By NEALE HARVEY Influential: Sam Underhil on his way to the line against New Zealand before the TMO call PICTURES: Getty...

Dallaglio: Care is great player – he’ll be back

By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care can still wriggle his way back into Eddie Jones’ good books and persuade the doubting Aussie...

Wilson recalled for second stint at Bath

BATH have re-signed New Zealander James Wilson until the end of the campaign. The utility back made 20 appearances in Blue,...

World Cup winner forced to call time

LONDONScottish prop Tom Smallbone has reired due to a shoulder injury. The 25-year-old, who joined Scottish from London Irish in July,...

Workhorse Wilson is people’s champion

NEWCASTLE Falcons back rower Mark Wilson has been voted England’s man of the series by the supporters’ online poll. Wilson started...

Sexton crowned player of the year

IRELANDswept the board at the World Rugby awards in Monaco. Fly-half Johnny Sexton, 33, won the player of the year award,...

Hamstrung Nowell to be fit for Six Nations

EXETER Chiefs and England wing Jack Nowell has been ruled out for eight weeks with a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old suffered...

Sale flank Ostrikov to join Grenoble

RUGBY SHORTS RUSSIAN international Andrei Ostrikov will leave Sale next season to join Grenoble in the T14 on a two-year deal....

Aldcroft and Smith run riot as Sharks struggle

By DUNCAN WOOD Glos-Pury…64 DMP Sharks …0 Hat-trick: Zoe Aldcroft GLOUCESTER-Hartpury got back to winning ways in the Premier 15s with...

Heagerty and Waterloo target three in a row

By YASHAS MUDUMBAI PREVIEW Firwood Waterloo v Richmond Today. Kick-off1pm FIRWOOD Waterloo might have won their last two games but coach...

Hunter doubles up as Lightning ease home

By BETHAN ZEIDLER L’boro Lightning 28pts Wasps…10pts Try-double: England captain Sarah Hunter scored twice for Loughborough LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning returned to winning...

Cowell on fire with treble to see offthe Bears

By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears.10 Harlequins…39 HEATHER Cowell grabbed a hat-trick as Harlequins proved too strong for Bristol Bears. The Bears...

Lingham hat-trick inspires Sarries in thrashing

By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V…0 Saracens …63 Flyer: Georgie Lingham SARACENS raced to a bonus-point victory over Worcester Valkyries at...

Bournemouth finally lose unbeaten start

South West Premier MAIDENHEAD provided the shock of the day as they brought South West Premier table-toppers Bournemouth back to earth...

Hull score five tries in fine Sandal victory

Northern Premier HULL maintained their advantage at the top of the table following a 31-3 win away to Sandal, the first...

Scunthorpe go top after Bridgnorth slip

Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS kept pace with the leaders thanks to a scintillating 55-0 victory over Derby. Tries from Aiden Cheshire, Josh...

Wimbledon wobble at Sutton and Esher

London & South East Premier TOP of the table Wimbledonwere left clinging on to their status following a 36-14 defeat away...

Ruthless first half blitz sets Exeter up for big away win

BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES LEAGUEleaders Exeter produced another clinical performance to suffocate Leeds Beckett at Headingley 21-10. Their forwards’ power...

YOUNG GUNS

SAMSON MA’ASI NORTHAMPTON HOOKER When you’re the son of a legendary Tongan No.2 and mentored by the England captain, there’s a...

Titans claim derby honours in style

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …49 O Redcliffians17 THE TITANS were pushed hard in this local derby but were eventually able to...

Second-half blitz seals it for Hawks

By ELLA JERMAN LI Wild Geese 15 Henley Hawks38 HENLEY ran in four second-half tries to get back to winning ways...

Dings debutant Clark offto a flying start

By JOHN WHITE Dings C …38 Guernsey …1 DINGS made it back-toback bonus-point wins after battling past valiant Guernsey at Shaftesbury...

Rams stay top thanks to fine win in Redruth

By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Rams…32pts High jump: Jamie Gutteridge claims the ball for Rams. Right: Redruth’s Sam Stevens driven over...

Grimes at the double to end OAs’ run

By RICHARD JONES Canterbury …24 Old Albanian.12 CHARLIE Grimes’ two tries ensured Canterbury kept up pace with the Rams at the...

Clifton cut loose to see off Barnes

By ROGER OPIE Clifton …44 Barnes …24 CLIFTONplayed some of their best rugby of the season in the final quarter to...

Fast-starting Bury too good for Bees

By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull …17 Bury St Ed …33 BURY blew bottom-of-thetable Bees away in the opening quarter and...

McLean strikes late for Raiders in draw

By JAMES LEWIS Worthing …18 T Juddians…18 WORTHING Raiders ended Tonbridge Juddians’ fourmatch winning streak with a captivating draw in wet...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

FORMER NEWBRIDGE, NEWPORT & WALES FLY-HALF NOW HEAD COACH AT AMPTHILL PAUL TURNER Probably the first results I look for on...

Macc attack cuts through Hinckley

By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 33 Hinckley …21 MARSHALLGadd’s Macclesfield secured a huge bonus-point win over Hinckley to move offthe bottom of...

Chester back on track with tight win

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.15 Chester …21 A STIRRINGsecond-half display saw Chester claim their tenth win of the campaign. Bouncing back from...

Classy Collins dazzles as Sedgley soar

By MARK COOPER Sedgley P …43 S Leicester.24 SOUTH Leicester were on the receiving end of a firsthalf blitz as Sedgley...

Leicester pile more misery on limp Lions

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L …35pts Peterborough L 17pts IT requires guts and determination to succeed in winter and Leicester Lions...

Ice-cold Greg denies Dale at the last

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …20 Wharfedale …17 GREG Smith kicked a lastminute penalty to give Fylde an arm wrestle of a...

Leaders shocked by perfect Preston

By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half...

Burnhill too hot to handle for Stour

By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half....

Three in a row as Tynedale continue to fire

By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on...

Matavesi: French victory has us all believing

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi...

Students upset the odds in thriller

By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the...

Roberts inspires Esher to vital win

By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed...

Asiedu double settles mid-table bun fight

By TOM BULMER DMP …3 Cambridge…22 IN A lacklustre home performance, DMP were well-beaten on a cold, wet North East day...

Williams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker

By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth...

Marfo try sees Park up to third and end A’s streak

By WILL BECKMAN AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner lamented a late strategical error from his side as the A’s saw their...

Blackheath hold nerve to top pile

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St…15 Blackheath …16 BLACKHEATH grabbed their tenth win of the season but only just, as lowly Bishop’s...

Dockery in again for five-star OEs

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s 34 Caldy …7 OLD Elthamians produced one of their best performances of the season so far...

A Dunne deal as Titans move up to fifth

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…20 Cinderford …3 CENTRE Harry Dunne claimed two tries as Rotherham Titans ground out a seventh win in...

Sinckler: It’s how I play my best rugby

By JON NEWCOMBE WIND-UP merchant Kyle Sinckler insists his confrontational nature is here to stay. Sinckler’s mischievous persona came to the...

Falcons aim for St James’ record

ROSS HEPPENSTALL NEWCASTLE Falcons will aim to smash their club record attendance for a home fixture when they host Sale Sharks...

Moon in motion to keep job as Eddie’s coalman

By NEALE HARVEY Rising Test star: Ben Moon PICTURE: Getty Images Fan: Eddie Jones HAVING faced down some of the fiercest...

New East Stand could lay a golden egg for the RFU

Winning ways again: England celebrate beating Australia by raising the Cook Cup. Inset, left, historic programme and, top right, the East...

Smith: Stirlo’s cavalry will keep Carnegie up

By JON NEWCOMBE MATT Smith finds himself in the unusual position of fighting relegation and pushing for promotion at the same...