Wallabies call for Tiger Polota-Nau

TATAFU Polota-Nau has been drafted into Australia’s squad for the three-Test tour of Wales, Italy and England this month. The Leicester...

Umaga signs loan deal at Carnegie

WASPS academy flyhalf Jacob Umaga has joined Yorkshire Carnegie on loan. The playmaker, who signed for Wasps in 2015, has scored...

Trailfinders capture tyro prop star Els

EALING have signed South African prop Jordan Els, 21, from the Sharks in Durban. Els said: “I’ve spent three years with...

Sale draft Sharks fly-half du Preez

SOUTH Africa international fly-half Robert du Preez has joined Sale on a shortterm loan from the Durban Sharks. AJ MacGinty has...

Eddie has to reenact role as All Blacks’ myth buster

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the first game over, now is the time to get serious...

Bournemouth continue unbeaten start

South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH continued their faultless start to the South West Premier by picking up their ninth win on the...

Hull seal battling win to stay top of shop

Northern Premier ALTHOUGHfailing to take maximum points in their 23-8 win away at Ilkley, Hull remain in pole position albeit in...

Chase still on to catch leaders Scunny

Midlands Premier THIRD met fourth as Bridgnorth and Luctonians, clashed, and it was Bridgnorth who edged a tight encounter 15-7. Tries...

Wimbledon profit from Westcliff slip-up

London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON return to the top of the table following a 29-19 win at home to Dorking....

Quickfire try double fires Bath to top of the table

BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES RESULTSwent with form as a full ticket of Wednesday fixtures gave some shape to the table....

YOUNG GUNS

WORCESTER CENTRE OLLIE LAWRENCE Worcester’s academy is providing a rich seam of talent right now and amongst the promising teenagers pushing...

Watt’s the story in Albanian triumph

By BRIAN QUINN O Albanian ……27 Redruth …………10 OLDAlbanian were clinical when it mattered as they sealed victory over a spirited...

Hagan strikes late to defeat Geese

By KIERAN WELLINGTON LI Wild Geese 12 B’ham and S….19 MICHAEL Hagan scored a late winner as Birmingham & Solihull narrowly...

Worthing winners after early onslaught

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 22 Worthing 36 BURY conceded 21 points in the opening 13 minutes as they fell...

Heald: ‘We can beat anyone on our day’

Points galore: Barnes back Matt Cornish protects the ball in contact, and Dan Lee,, battles for balance PICTURES: Jonathan Knight By...

Robinson penalty wins day for TJs in thriller

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 29 Old Red’ians 27 FLY-HALF Will Robinson struck with a late penalty to snatch victory for...

Early blitz powers Rams to success

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams 33 Dings Crus 15 A DOMINANT first-half showing helped the Rams en route to a comfortable victory...

It’s the joy of six for lethal Hawks

By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley 47 Clifton 12 A RUTHLESS performance from Henley Hawks saw them secure their sixth successive victory in...

Best late show is enough for ‘Bury victory

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey 13 Canterbury 15 A LATE score from Tom Best was enough as Canterbury battled past Guernsey in...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

TOM CHEESEMAN THE FORMER BATH, HARLEQUINS & ESHER CENTRE Getting dropped a week after scoring a hat-trick against Worcester in the...

Second-half roar sinks sorry Stour

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 18 Fylde 36 FABULOUS Fylde put sorry Stour to the sword with a stunning secondhalf display despite...

Dale resist Lions blitz in bonus win

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 34 Leics Lions 30 A FEAST of nine tries was just edged by Wharfedale although a spirited...

Tynedale make Haigh in comeback win

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale 31 Preston Grass 29 TWO tries from replacement prop Ben Haigh saw Tynedale edge a pulsating clash...

Wood pride as Field make Hull dig depths

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians 20pts Huddersfield 15pts IONIANS missed out on a bonus-point victory over Huddersfield but were pleased with...

Lions full of regret as Otley seize the chances

By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions 10 Otley 26 PETERBOROUGH Lions once again dominated possession and territory this season but failed to...

Four-try Broadley leads from front

By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers 54 Macclesfield 7 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ losing streak came to an abrupt end with a richly deserved...

Chester simply Craven for more

By ROSS BARNETT South Leics 0 Chester 27 A TALENTED Chester side ran out comfortable winners at blustery South Leicester. The...

Hinckley bite too hard for terrible Tigers

Hinckley 32 Sedgley Park 14 By STEFFAN JAMES HINCKLEY made it eight wins from ten after securing a bonus-point victory against...

King’s on comeback trail at OEs after ACL nightmare

By NEALE HARVEY BEN King has twice overcome career-threatening injuries in pursuit of the rugby career he loves. Now the Exeter-born...

High wind denies last-gasp winner

By STEPHEN TRENCHARD Chinnor 33 Rosslyn Park 33 A TITANIC battle in Oxfordshire ended all square, despite Rosslyn Park battering away...

Rayner stays cool to kick clincher

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 23 Bishop’s Stort 22 FOR the second season running, this fixture was settled by a last-ditch penalty...

Club are sitting pretty ahead of break

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 41 Sale 24 TENtries in total, seven of them for the hosts, leaves Blackheath at the helm...

Ampthill back to their best, purrs

By WARREN KAY Ampthill 22 Rotherham 8 PAUL Turner hailed the performance of his Amphill players as their best of the...

Glory day for Cinderford after stunning fightback

By JOHN MALLON Comeback complete: George Boulton scores the matchwinning try for Cinderford PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Caldy 31pts Tries: Davidson 7,...

Darlington show fighting qualities

By MAX MATHEWS Esher 24 Darling’n MP 25 DARLINGTON’S rousing late comeback from 24-3 down ended their threematch losing streak. Four...

Old Boys relief as Albion press hard

By NICK BURT Plym’th Alb 15 O Elthamians 19 A SUPERB defensive effort in the last five minutes enabled Old Elthamians...

Christie try puts Students on path to victory

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Stud 35 B’ham Mos 30 LOUGHBORUGH Students egded an entertaining encounter against Birmingham Moseley. Though Moseley were...

Curtain call for Blues ace Jenkins

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS WALES prop star Gethin Jenkins wants to follow the path of Shaun Edwards as he takes his...

Losing fear factor key to beating All Blacks

■ By NEALE HARVEY Game changer: Manu Tuilagi beats Dan Carter to score a try PICTURE: Getty Images TOM Youngs believes...

The first All Blacks teeter on the brink of oblivion

Boss: Ron Waldron NEATH is the cradle of Welsh rugby, home of the original All Blacks long before the Kiwis hijacked...

Unlike Trump, Clinton and Bush knew how to dish it out

AMERICAN presidents have never been known to let a game of rugby interfere with the business of running the Land of...

How Melon madea real prune out of O’Gara!

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Timeless: Gethin Jenkins playing for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images The longest-serving international prop...

Slowik’s late try ends Exiles’ unbeaten run

By TOM INNES Clincher: Auguy Slowik scores the winning try late on for Jersey PICTURE: Rich Chapman TEAMS JERSEY REDS: Slowik...

Currie Cup success has coach Easter dreaming big

By NEALE HARVEY NICK Easter insists there are “no limits” to his coaching ambitions after helping South Africa’s Sharks clinch their...

It’s going to get brutal out there for the Pumas

Brendan Gallagher analyses the task ahead of new Pumas head coach Mario Ledesma Barnstorming flanker: Pablo Matera SO which Pumas team...

Rowntree’s expertise can help the Lelos breakthrough

Brendan Gallagher looks at the testing Autumn series awaiting Georgia’s World Cup squad Expert tuition: Graham Rowntree, below, is working with...

Evans: Kiwis ‘are trying new moves’

By ADAM HATHAWAY FORMER New Zealand flyhalf Nick Evans has warned Northern Hemisphere fans not to read too much into the...

It’s a wipeout for Red Rose in the best team selection

OWEN Farrell, Maro Itoje and a fit Manu Tuilagi, left, are the only England players who would tempt the All Black...

Beware rope-a-dope tactics

England must be wary of the All Blacks sucker punch on counter attack NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO THE BIG ONE...

RUGBY MATTERS: Carling can teach these modern players so much

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE appointment of Will Carling as a leadership mentor/guru to...