Derby-day delight for dominant Dings

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliff’s 13 Dings Cru’s....32 HARRY Tovey scored two tries as Dings Crusaders romped to an impressive derby-day...

Taunton judder to a halt in Tonbridge

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 46 Taunton........17 TAUNTONcontinued their poor run of form, slipping to a third successive defeat at the...

A double Best and delight for Shepherd

By NICK PITSON Henley..................29pts Canterbury..........32pts Lowe and behold: Henley’s Marcus Lowe can find no way through the Canterbury defence, left, as...

Rampant Rams too good for poor Worthing

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams................41 Worthing........12 BEN Henderson scored two mores tries in his fine season as the Rams surged to an...

Raiders plummet while Geese soar

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey........17 London IWG....20 LONDON Irish Wild Geese were good value for their win as they inflicted a sixth...

14-man Reds clinch tight affair

By MATT LONG Barnes..............12 Redruth............14 JACK Oulton starred as Redruth battled to victory away at Barnes. Despite being a mandown for...

Barnes’ boot is crucial as Bury downed

By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 13 Clifton..............17 CHRIS Rovery and Will Pomphrey scored secondhalf tries to earn Clifton a rare...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

ROGER BAIRD THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS AND SCOTLAND WINGER Touring with the Lions in 1983 was the greatest three...

Broadley hat-trick wins it for Tigers

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale....26 Sheff Tigers …35 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ backs were the key as they put in a sparkling display to...

Passman stars in Tynedale success

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale........32 Leicester L......17 TYNEDALE did enough to record back to back wins for the first time this season,...

Hat-trick hero Harrison is the difference

By NICK PULLEN Stourb’dge …36 Sedgley P....29 STOURBRIDGE stopped a recent run of poor results with a thrilling victory over Sedgley...

South end run of six defeats in shock win

By ROSS BARNETT South Leic..........35pts Huddersfield......29pts SOUTH Leicester ended a six-game losing streak with an impressive victory over high-flyers Huddersfield. Matthew...

Hull rally again to secure another victory

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians....31 Otley................21 LEAGUEleaders Hull Ionians rallied from an early setback for a second week on the spin...

Lions hit back for courageous win

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions..14 Macclesfield..12 PETERBOROUGH Lions fought back from 12-0 down at half-time to eventually see off Macclesfield and...

Superb Hinckley in seventh heaven

By DEAN THOMPSON Hinckley..........49 Preston G..........5 HINCKLEY ran in seven tries as they brushed aside the challenge of Preston Grasshoppers. The...

Away joy for Fylde following scrappy tussle

By CONNOR SMITH Chester..............7 Fylde................16 CHESTER lost their first game in five matches as they were downed at home to Fylde....

World Cup agony is providing motivation says Amor

NEWS EXTRA SIMON Amor has named his 12-man squad for the opening round of the World Sevens Series which takes place...

Elthamians ruin the Ayrton party

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......17 Old Eltham’s..20 THREE tries from highflying Old Elthamians spoiled the party at Grantchester Road as Cambridge co-captain...

Amps dig in to resist DMP surge

By WARREN KAY Ampthill..........40 DMP..................29 AN entertaining afternoon at Olne Field saw Ampthill claim the majority of 69 points in a...

Students edged as Tarrant runs riot on return

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath....39 L’boro Studs..32 JOE Tarrant collected 19 points on his return to action, as Blackheath held on to...

Dutch courage by Holland is a Chinnor winner

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor........28 Sale................21 ANOTHER match in this most competitive and evenly balanced of seasons went down to the wire...

Nagle-Taylor’s brings Titans late show vital win

By JOHN MALLON ROTHERHAM director of rugby Martin Jenkinson heaped praise on Seb Nagle- Taylor as the Titans came out of...

Stortford Duff up blunt Cinderford

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford........0 Bishop’s Stor..11 BISHOP’S Stortford gained a well-deserved victory over a strangely out of sorts Cinderford team. The...

Second-half Park blitz sinks Albion

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 21 Rosslyn Park..35 PLYMOUTH Albion slipped to their fourth successive defeat when they were beaten by...

Esher in bottom two as Williams dazzles

By BRADLEY WEST Esher................21 B’ham Mose..38 FLY-HALF James Williams starred as Birmingham Moseley beat Esher to leapfrog their fellow strugglers in...

Cambridge are favourites, but we’ll put heart and soul into it

Feeling the pressure: lineout guru George Robson FOR some reason people on the outside looking in tend to assume that the...

How beasting from Robson on road to O’Connell put Academic life

BRENDAN GALLAGHER sits down with ex-Quins ace George Robson ahead of his Varsity challenge NEVER underestimate George Robson, on or off...

Spencer: Eddie’s told me what he wants

DISCARDEDEngland No.9 Ben Spencer admits improved decision-making holds the key to him having a realistic shot at making next year’s World...

Ollie shows Dad he’s up to speed

Neale Harvey talks to Jon Sleightholme about his son Ollie’s explosive debut Winging in: Ollie Sleightholme scores for Saints with his...

Rampant Irish won’t take Bedford lightly

By SAM JACKSON Preview London Irish v Bedford Blues Today. Kick-off 3pm POOL 3 leaders London Irish have been spectacular in...

Pirates power up to repair dented egos

By ADAM ELLIS Preview Cornish Pirates v Hartpury College Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates and Hartpury have both recalled first-team starters...

Scots leave it too late after giving Ealing 21-point start

By LUKE JARMYN THREE tries in the first 20 minutes set Ealing Trailfinders on their way and gave combative Scottish too...

7-try Jersey have a maul at Richmond’s expense

By TOM INNES JERSEY produced a powerful display to maintain their perfect record in this season’s Cup. The Reds scored seven...

Struggling Carnegie find a cup of cheer

By GUY WILLIAMS WHAT should have been a cracking derby was spoiled by more than 30 penalties but the result does...

Trimble leads Cov romp but Nottingham earn plaudits

By PAUL SMITH MAX Trimble’s hat-trick took Coventry to the top of the pool one table. However, head coach Nick Walshe...

I’ll still be making big hits despite ban says Spencer

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA HARD-NOSED Leicester hitman Will Spencer has vowed to carry on making big hits despite the red...

Gosper calls for tougher sanctions

REFEREES should show more red and yellow cards in an effort to eradicate dangerous tackles in the game, says World Rugby...

Canada rediscover their ‘brand’ under Kingsley

By JON NEWCOMBE CANADA’S all-time record points scorer James Pritchard says qualification for World Cup 2019 “means everything” for rugby back...

Mantle holds his place alongside St Helens’ mightiest

AS a teenaged all-rounder of prodigious ability growing up in the Fifties, John Mantle excelled as a track-and-field athlete, captained the...

Rory is still clambering along the peaks to his rugby Everest

RORY Best’s double falls into the unbeatable category, beating the All Blacks in Dublin one day and appearing at Buckingham Palace...

Morgan has best answer to Pichot’s foreign rant

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Once upon a time long ago when players could switch allegiance almost as...

Street-smart Ireland top of the world

NICK CAIN PICKS HIS WORLD XV BASED ON No.7 specialist: Sam Underhill PICTURES: Getty Images 15. Damian McKenzie 14. Teddy Thomas...

Cockerill expects a Welsh slaying

Preview Dragons v Edinburgh Today, Kick-off 5.30pm DRAGONS have been boosted by the return of Wales duo Tyler Morgan and Hallam...

Healy back to fire Connacht attack

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Preview Kings v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm RECORD try scoringwing Matt Healy returns to the Connacht lineup after...

Murray poised for Munster return

By SAM JACKSON Preview Zebre v Munster Today, Kick-off 3.30pm SCRUM-HALF Conor Murray is set to make his first Munster appearance...

Slow-starting Blues finished off by Matawalu’s double

By GARY HEATLY Glasgow 40pts Tries: Ashe 10, Matawalu 16, 69, Gibbins 29, Seymour 36, Hughes 53 Conversions: Horne 10, 16,...

Fonotia aims to prove he’s ready to stay centre stage

By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets 29pts Tries: Kruger 26, Hardy 37, Fonotia 40, Prydie 61 Conversions: Jones 27, 38, 62 Penalties: Jones...

Sickener for Clarke as Ospreys obliterated

By RONAN O’NEILL Leinster 52pts Tries: C O’Brien 12, Penny 24, McCarthy 38, Fardy 45, E Byrne 57, Deegan 64, B...

Maartens’ late brace sends Benetton crashing

Cheetahs 31 Benetton 25 TWO late tries by No.8 Daniel Maartens gave the Cheetahs only their second PRO14 victory of the...

RUGBY MATTERS

Impossible to resist the smooth-talking Robbo BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Calling time: Ian Robertson...