Macc attacked by rampant Dale

By BENJAMIN JAYCOCK Macclesfield..13 Wharfedale….34 NINETEEN second-half unanswered points from Wharfedale was enough to ease to a bonus-point victory and heap...

Borrowdale at the double in Field breeze

By ANDREW SMITH AN EARLY brace of tries for lock Guy Borrowdale set Huddersfield on the way to their sixth consecutive...

I’s wilt in the heat of title battle at Chester

By STEVE SMITH CHESTER completed a stunning turnaround against Hull Ionians at Hare Lane as they leapfrogged the Yorkshire side in...

Forward power too much for tame Tigers

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………20 Sheffield T………14 OTLEY subdued Sheffield Tigers with three rolling maul tries and a penalty in a...

Perfect Passman inspires the Dale

By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 28 Tynedale ………46 MORGAN Passman scored a hat-trick as Tynedale turned on the style in a...

Flying Fylde go top of the pile

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….21 Hinckley …………8 FYLDE moved to the top with a hard-fought win against George Chuter’s Hinckley. It...

Rundle hat-trick wrecks South’s big day

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester……19 Stourbridge….34 STOURBRIDGE ran out convincing winners at South Leicester, ruining the hosts’ 100th anniversary celebrations. Dan...

CVC step up plans to invest in the PRO14

By STEFFAN THOMAS CVC Capital Partners – the private equity firm with a 27 per cent stake in Premiership Rugby –...

Leicester bolster hooking options

LEICESTER Tigers have signed 27-year-old Bedford hooker Charlie Clare on a two-year deal. Clare, 27, is approaching 100 appearances for Bedford...

We’ll try to push Daly into centre says Goode

By NEALE HARVEY Another jewel in the crown: Saracens signing Elliot Daly PICTURE: Getty Images Lion: Liam Williams LONG-SERVING Saracens full-back...

Durable Burcham brings up his 150

By NEALE HARVEY BLACKHEATH skipper Markus Burcham has his eyes on promotion after achieving a remarkable personal record of consecutive league...

Callum teaches Students a lesson

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington ……47 Loughboro’ S..30 CALLUM Mackenzie grabbed a hat-trick for Darlington Mowden Park as they overturned a halftime...

Caldy hold nerve in basement battle

By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….15 Cambridge ……12 CALDY beat relegation rivals Cambridge after they turned the game round with a dominant...

Leaders rely on late blitz to seal triumph

By JON EDWARDS A THREE-TRY burst in the final 15 minutes of this closely-fought contest secured leaders Elthamians a crucial bonus...

Nagle-Taylor’s timely treble bails out poor Titans

By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham..22 Esher …………..12 AN OUTSTANDING second half hat-trick by Rotherham No.8 Seb Nagle- Taylor, rescued the Titans and...

Amps maintain promotion push by felling Foresters

By NIGEL WILCE Determination: Ampthill’s Jon Kpoku drives on to score a try in the first half PICTURES: Gary Learmoth AMPTHILL...

Stortford run riot in 13-try thriller

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto.57 Plymouth Alb 24 DESPITE the strong wind, both sides played running rugby and served up a...

Elliot steers Club back to right path

By STEVE MATHER Birm Moseley 17 Blackheath ….27 A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH performance from Elliot Clements-Hill saw Blackheath get their season back on...

Hugo on song as Park hold on to get key win

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park..31 Sale ………………26 HUGO Ellis’ brace saw Rosslyn Park beat Sale with a dominant first half but...

Carne assert their physical dominance

By ROB WILDMAN YORKSHIRE Carnegie thrived in the Lady Bay mud to dominate the final 30 minutes and post a fourth...

Ealing display never-say-die attitude to grind out win

By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGhad to rely on a late comeback to secure a dramatic 33-24 bonuspoint victory over resilient Doncaster at...

Scottish suffocate Reds to complete the double

By TOM INNES A SUPERB display by London Scottish, underpinned by a huge defensive effort, saw the Exiles complete a league...

Skivington impressed by Exiles’ character

By SAM ROBERTS Fightback: Brendan Macken notches the first try for Irish PICTURE: Nigel Rudgard Through: Lewis Robling makes a break...

Quinn’s late try secures Hartpury vital losing bonus

By PAUL SMITH SECOND-HALF scores from Scott Russell and Junior Bulumakau saw Coventry home against struggling Hartpury. In the process, the...

Moyle’s double climbs Pirates to third

By LUKE JARMYN Richmond ……..10 C Pirates ……..23 PIRATES full-back Kyle Moyle slid over on the final play to grab his...

Sunday, Sunday so good for Eddie

SUNDAY, Sunday”. If Eddie Jones said it once he said it 20 times as he used it as a mantra to...

JONNY MAY ON THE RETURN OF THE ‘UNSTOPPABLE’ MANU TUILAGI

How good is it to see Manu Tuilagi, left, back in midfield for England as well as the Tigers? “He is...

Pole-vaulter Jonny strives to raise bar ever higher

NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND WING JONNY MAY ABOUT HIS BLISTERING FORM NICK CAIN Sinuous: Jonny May leads the Irish defence...

Dive-passing Jan was one of rugby’s great innovators

JAN WEBSTER was in the third year at Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall when the headmaster fielded a call from...

Size matters so much in our new land of the giants

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Smallest of them all: Faf de Klerk PICTURE: Getty Images When the Lions...

ROOM 101

THE BLACKHEATH WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND JAKE LLOYD 1. ‘Malcolms’ I’d get...

Naholo next in line to join Irish

LONDON IRISH are looking to finalise the post World Cup signing of All Black winger Waisake Naholo as they continue to...

Campagnaro on way to the Stoop… with cavalry

Heading to the Stoop: Michele Campagnaro PAUL GUSTARD is set to continue his rebuilding of his Quins squad next season by...

Veainu quitting Tigers for Wasps?

TELUSA VEAINU added fuel to the fires of speculation about a potential switch from Leicester Tigers to Premiership rivals Wasps this...

Davies on the radar if Cipriani opts to go

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Sam Davies GLOUCESTER are paying close attention to Wales fly-half Sam Davies,...

Powell: Future’s looking bright

SARACENS academy coach Adam Powell praised the quality of their development set-up and remains certain they can win the cup away...

Saracens keep it simple to power past Warriors

By LUKE JARMYN Line in sight: Rotimi Segun beats the tackle to touch down for Saracens’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images...

Deano: We just aren’t fit enough

SAINTS coach Sam Vesty was delighted with nine tries. He said: “Once we came back off our holiday at the start,...

Saints roar into final with nine-try salvo

By NEALE HARVEY Big contribution: back row star Lewis Ludlam scores the third try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images RORY Hutchinson...

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Challenge is to improve for England says Davies

By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies vowed to continue Wales’ winning run but told his team to wise up for England as...

Ringfencing expected to take at least another year

By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby plans to prevent relegation this season look doomed. At a summit meeting last week, Premiership Rugby’s...

Farrell will call for a fast start to shock the French

WHEN it comes to being a captain of cool – as in an ice-cool temperament – Owen Farrell has been taking...

Here’s one football story rugby men should heed

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PREMIERSHIP owners are partial to borrowing from the professional football model when it...

Let’s have relegation in women’s Six Nations

CATHERINE SPENCER Like fine wine: Katy Daley-McLean gets better with age Round one of the women’s Six Nations followed expected form...

Joyce denied late winner by TMO

By ROB COLE Italy Women…….3 Wales Women….3 JASMINE Joyce raced 70m to what would have been one of the greatest tries...

Leitch gets nod for ‘title decider’

By SAM JACKSON WORLD Cup winner Marlie Packer is rested for England’s clash with France after injuring her shoulder in the...

Lyons try sets Irish up for bonus win

By GARY HEATLY Scotland Women…… 5 Ireland Women……… 22 IRELAND head coach Adam Griggs was a happy man after his side...

Kelly: We must right the wrongs from French defeat

WALES forwards coach Richard Kelly has challenged his players to correct the mistakes of their French defeat against Italy today. A...

England outmuscle the world champions

By GARY FITZGERALD Let’s get physical: Ollie Lawrence charges into Julien Delbouis GLOUCESTER flanker Aaron Hinkley produced a dynamic display as...