Colderick’s treble denies Crusaders

By JOHN WHITE Dings C …………27 Tonbridge J 34 DINGS picked up a couple of losing bonus points in what turned...

Hawks happy to accept a late gift

By DAVID LAWRENCE Birm’ & Sol ……15 Henley …………24 HENLEY withstood a thrilling fightback from their hosts to claim maximum points...

Clifton’s revival is cut short in thriller for fans

By WYN TINGLEY Clifton………… 24 Old Albanian 31 MATCHES between Clifton and Old Albanian usually produce adventurous rugby – and this...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

JASON OAKES FORMER OTLEY AND NEWCASTLE LOCK AT the age of 13 I moved to Haydon Bridge High School, in the...

Lions are tamed by Grasshoppers

By KEN MOORE Preston G …… 27 P’boro Lions……7 PRESTON Grasshoppers ran out comfortable winners against a struggling Peterborough Lions side....

Graham doubles up in Otley win

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….29 Hinckley……….14 JOE Graham scored twice as Otley comfortably got the better of Hinckley. Otley outplayed Hinckley,...

Super Passman powers Tynedale to win

By BEN JAYCOCK Macc’field ….15 Tynedale ……38 A HAT-TRICK by winger Morgan Passman helped Tynedale ease to a bonus point victory...

Treble for Wilson as Hull seal triumph

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ….29pts Hull Ionians…… 35pts SPEEDSTER Sam Wilson scored a spectacular hattrick as Hull Ionians notched their...

Field dig in to get back to winning habits

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 15 Stourbridge ….10 HUDDERSFIELD recaptured their winning formula with a try in each half from Kian Stewart...

Late Warren-West try salvages draw

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L……18 Sheffield T……18 A LAST-MINUTE Laurence Warren-West try salvaged Leicester Lions a draw in a hard-fought match...

Second win on the spin for Fylde

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde…………….42 S. Leicester ….20 FYLDE ran in four firsthalf tries as they racked up back-to-back bonus point wins,...

Ford late show is key for battling Chester

By STEFFAN JAMES Chester…………28 Wharfedale ….25 CHESTER made it four consecutive wins with a bonus-point victory at home to Wharfedale. However,...

‘Historic day’ as Islanders join world Council

By SAM JACKSON WORLD Rugby has welcomed Fiji and Samoa onto an expanded Council, while Burkina Faso and Lebanon were accepted...

Hibberd the hero for Caldy

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …… 3 Caldy …………….13 LUKE Hibberd crossed for the only try of the match as Caldy...

Asiedu caps off comeback

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……14 Cambridge……25 AN outstanding second half fight-back by Cambridge, who were losing 11-0 at the interval, achieved a...

Warren seals it for DMP as Plymouth blow it

By TOM BULMER Darlingt’n MP 22 Plymouth A ….19 WARREN Seals’ late penalty saw Darlington Mowden Park beat Plymouth Albion in...

Leaders crumble as Cinderford salvage draw

By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD recovered from a 22-7 deficit at halftime to earn themselves a draw against league leaders Blackheath. In...

Pritchard miss lets OEs off the hook in edgy draw

By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians 13pts Tries: Dockery 13 Conversions: White 37 Penalties: White 5, 49 Leading the charge: Ben King...

Super Sale teach Students a lesson

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………38 Loughbor’h S 31 SALE ran in three second-half tries to come from behind and beat an...

Classy Chinnor strike late at Mose

By STEVE MAHER B Moseley ……33 Chinnor…………40 CHINNOR came from almost 20 points down to secure a dramatic lastminute win at...

Irving try secures derby win for Esher

By MATT FORD Rosslyn Park 17 Esher …………….25 ESHER snapped their three-game losing streak and claimed derby bragging rights as a...

Boks will be beastly warns Cassiem

UZAIR Cassiem has warned Wales they will face “a different beast” when South Africa arrive in Cardiff on Saturday. Warren Gatland’s...

Hogg’s flair can take us to next level – Cuthbert

By JON NEWCOMBE Star signing: Stuart Hogg scores for Scotland against Italy PICTURE: Getty Images ALEX CUTHBERT is excited at the...

Revitalised Knights on charge for cup glory

By ROB WILDMAN A DETERMINEDDoncaster display allowed Clive Griffiths to declare that his squad and himself were “on the way back”...

Powerhouse Penny drops in for a quick Blues double

By MARK WOOD PACK power propelled Bedford to a resounding 43-14 victory over hapless Hartpury on Friday night. The Blues were...

Carnegie fightback means Cov have to wing it

By PAUL SMITH LED by two tries apiece from wingers Junior Bulumakau and Max Trimble, Coventry claimed a Pool 1 home...

Burns lights touchpaper for Ealing’s late surge

By LUKE JARMYN Over: Ronnie McLean-Dents scores for Richmond A BEAUTIFUL sidestep to take out two defenders and a 30- metre...

Exiles are left in a fog after Jersey turn on power game

By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds won their eighth consecutive game in all competitions and claimed maximum cup points for the second...

Steele set to bring up his ton with Irish

Preview London Irish v Cornish Pirates Today, Kick-off 3pm SCRUM-HALF Scott Steele starts for London Irish on his 100th appearance for...

England v Australia through the decades

Triumph: England win the World Cup in 2003 1909: England lose 9-3 at Blackheath The first Test match between the two...

RFU president wanted to walk out when Burton got his marching orders

Sent off: Mike Burton MIKE Burton was no angel but the RFU were very supportive of their prop when he became...

Yes, England like to smash Aussies but in a nice way!

Brendan Gallgher looks at the history of the England-Australia rivalry over the past century ENGLAND and Australia can both raise their...

Wallabies for the high jump!

NICK CAIN TALKS TO AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CUP WINNING COACH BOB DWYER ABOUT NEXT WEEK’S TWICKENHAM CLASH Signs of life: Australia beat...

Luke says No to new Chiefs offer

EXETER CHIEFS are losing their battle to keep England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie after he rejected a new contract. Cowan-Dickie is out...

Daly deciding if he wants out of Wasps

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Get-out clause: Elliot Daly ELLIOT DALY could swap Wasps for Saracens...

Landajo talks ask questions about Care

HARLEQUINS are in advance discussions with Argentina No.9 Martín Landajo which will place a question mark over the future of England...

Shrinking gates should be a worry for the regions

THE PRO14’s decision to take the money and put their competition behind a pay wall meant their audience was always going...

Wales must find more to beat these Boks

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Real Test: Jonathan Davies expects to win PICTURE: Getty Images Wales had beaten...

Barnes and Smart opted for England in a good way

THE question of allegiance to one country rather than another has raised its ugly head again with Gary Graham’s double defection,...

World Cup bolter? Ollie Thorley scored a peach

Try of the week: And of the season thus far, Ollie Thorley’s sensational second try against Leicester, stepping and burning off...

How Burgess shattered the All Blacks mystique

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Heroes all: The North West Counties team leave...

TMO Jonker made himself look a right plonker

REFEREES of yesteryear were divided on the Courtney Lawes call last week. England’s Ed Morrison thought he was offside, South Africa’s...

‘We spent all match on the back foot’

A FRUSTRATED Alan Solomons bemoaned his side’s poor set-piece, which he said cost Worcester the match. He said: “We had no...

Bath locks are key to Warriors demise

By TOM BRADSHAW Building a lead: Semesa Rokoduguni touches down Bath’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images BATH ended a sevengame winless...

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Deano: It’s been bumpy season

HARLEQUINS supremo Paul Gustard was satisfied with the defensive display despite Andrew Davidson’s try for Newcastle in the final ten minutes...

Quins courage earns praise from Gustard

By STEWART McCULOUGH Impressive: Francis Saili scores for Quins PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS HARLEQUINS: Brown 7, Earle 7, Marchant 7, Tapuai...

Luatua confident Bristol’s million pound man Piutau can shore up leaky defence

By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER a couple of runouts in the Cup, Bristol’s million-pound man Charles Piutau will be unleased on the...