Second half blitz kills off canny Clifton

By KEALAN HUGHES Canterbury …40 Clifton..............34 CANTERBURY ran out victors in a thrilling game against Clifton to earn a fifth league...

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FORMER ORRELL AND LEEDS HOOKER ROB RAWLINSON OUR celebrations lasted well into the night when we beat Bath to lift the...

Stour survive in a 15-try barnburner

By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge…57 South Leics …45 STOURBRIDGE withheld an incredible fightback from South Leicester as over 100 points were scored...

Park punished for wasteful first half

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........22 Sedgley Park 19 SEDGLEY Park paid the penalty for refusing at least half a dozen straightforward...

Nazir gives Otley local bragging rights

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …17 Otley ..............31 TWO early tries from Otley flanker Adam Malthouse laid the foundations for a...

Wilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley................16pts Fylde ........................5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you...

Macc’s attack is a danger but Dale survive

By STEVE RHODES ON A sunny but breezy afternoon at the Avenue, Wharfedale ran out winners in a closely fought and...

High-flying Field tame Lions easily

By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 14 Huddersfield…43 IT WAS another disappointing day at Solstice Park for the Lions who lost convincingly to...

Minikin holds his nerve for Ionians

By MALLY KNOWLES THE Ionians v Chester match at Brantingham Park was as close to the proverbial game of two halves...

Martin’s magic is key for Lions’ late rally

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L......26 Preston G ........24 A LATE Aaron Martin try made it three wins on the bounce for...

Hat-trick Riley has eye on promotion at Sedgley

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING scored his first hat-trick in his 333rd league appearance, Sedgley Park stalwart Matt Riley is...

Park on a roll with Sale scalp

By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ..................23 Rosslyn Park…31 ROSSLYN PARK secured their second win in two weeks with a bonus point win...

Esher eased aside by Titans

By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher ................15 Rotherham …45 ROTHERHAM playercoach Joseph Barker opened the scoring for the visitors on two minutes to...

A Royle flush as England 7s winger strikes late

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......22 Caldy................27 CALDY produced a grandstand finish at Grantchester Road as former England 7s wing Nick Royle dotted...

Nerveless Ryan salvages draw with late kick

By PAUL PRICE Chinnor ..........20 Old Elth’s ......20 CAOLAN Ryan nailed a last-gasp conversion to secure Chinnor a thrilling draw with...

Club hang on despite leaky defence in thriller

By GRAHAM COX Going in: Jake Lloyd scores Blackheath’s second try PICTURES: Helen Watson FIVE tries to two would suggest a...

Students finally claim maiden win

By RYAN STEVENS CHARLIE Reed produced a superb display as Loughborough Students secured their first win of the season against Darlington...

Davis strikes late to deny Stortford

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …23 Bishop’s S …19 A GALLANT Bishop’s Stortford side had a prized victory snatched from them...

Ampthill cut loose in easy eight-try thrashing

By WARREN KAY Ampthill …54 Cinderford …10 AMPTHILL produced their best performance of this season scoring eight tries in a home...

Gustard backing Brown to excel this Autumn

Nailed on: Mike Brown MIKEBrown’s courage and adaptability have earned him the right to be England’s first choice full-back, says former...

Youngs urges Eddie to unleash the ‘beast’

By NEALE HARVEY Unique qualities: Manu Tuilagi crashes through to score his solo try against Ulster PICTURES: Getty Images BEN Youngs...

Mantella’s double piles more gloom on Carnegie

By WILL HOPPER LONDON Scottish continued to pile on the misery for Yorkshire Carnegie as they came away with a well-earned...

Spittle’s try signals start of Nottingham stampede

By LUKE JARMYN TIGHT-HEAD Osin Heffernan capped a classy second-half comeback by Nottingham with a lastminute bonus-point try. Winger Jack Spittle’s...

Reds ride out early pressure to bring half ton up

By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds put Hartpury to the sword, running in seven tries to continue their upward progress in the...

Unbeaten Irish forced to dig deep for victory

By CHRIS WALKER Headlock: Fergus Mulchrone scores for Irish despite Cameron Cowell’s tackle PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Challenge: Tyson Lewis takes on...

Trailfinders point the way with a 9-try battering

By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGTrailfinders produced their best performance of the season to inflict a heavy defeat on Coventry. Ben Ward’s men...

Improving Blues call for young gun Hutler

Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BEDFORD top try scorer Ryan Hutler returns to their starting line-up as...

Spain begin their reboot after World Cup debacle

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Call for parity: Spain skipper Jamie Nava TO...

Pumas unearth another young flyer

Wheels: Marcos Moneta IT’S a long time since I’ve seen a youngster quite as quick on a rugby field as Marcos...

Samoa to follow Fiji route to Australia

YOU sometimes worry about Samoan rugby – not just the habitual financial problems and the draining rugby politics – but their...

Warden reveals the secret to success at Richmond

LONG-SERVING Richmond lock Will Warden believes the ‘one-club’ philosophy espoused by rugby director Steve Hill will keep his part-timers punching above...

Thomas hopes for a big harvest at Bristol

DAN Thomas turned his back on dairy farming in a bid to become the cream of the crop in the Welsh...

Charlie indebted to Cipriani ‘brilliance’

By NEALE HARVEY In form: Gloucester winger Charlie Sharples PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER hitman Charlie Sharples has hailed Danny Cipriani’s impact...

Vunipola injury puts Wray in frame for star role

SARACENS stalwart Jackson Wray admits he would love to captain the club one day as he once again prepares to fill...

Eddie Jones on…

…wrapping Billy Vunipola in cotton wool until the World Cup “I only have him for nine weeks between now and July....

Now Eddie has to prove he’s not a one-trick pony heading for a fall

NICK CAIN HEARS EDDIE JONES’ EXPLANATION ABOUT HIS LATEST SQUAD DECISIONS Questions: Why has Elliott Stooke, left, been preferred to Dave...

Ten tasty dishes from this Autumn’s smorgasbord of Test rugby

Talent: Teddy Thomas WALES V SCOTLAND (Principality Stadium, November 3) A bit of a curiosity down at the Principality. Not a...

Young tyros warming up for RWC2019

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All Blacks in Dublin is the litmus Test

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The Kiwi conveyer belt keeps coming

WALES pick an Englishman who has never played for a Welsh club in a squad weakened by the omission of a...

Crime still pays thanks to red card blind spot

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW 4PETER JACKSON Dividing opinion: Jerome Kaino clatters into Jamie Roberts The opening round of European...

Matavesi in frame for Fiji

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Kiwis call up Papalli

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Luke’s ravenous after long climb to the top

By STEFFAN THOMAS Winding road: Luke Morgan of Wales beats the tackle from Pol Pla of Spain during the 2018 New...

Door is open for a Graham U-turn, says Townsend

By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has not ruled out a call-up for Newcastle Falcons back row Gary Graham...

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Russians given ten-try thrashing by French

ROUND-UP LA ROCHELLE continued with their superb form in Pool 4 when they thrashed Enisei-STM64-26. The Top 14 outfit outscored their...