Priestland: I’ve no idea what future holds

By SAM JACKSON On the move: Wales star Rhys Priestland WALES fly-half Rhys Priestland is to leave Bath at the end...

Ntamack can make Les Bleus great again

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Poster boy for French youth: Romain Ntamack French rugby supremo Bernard Laporte says his country will find...

Rumney’s five tries underline their title credentials

Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD RUMNEY remain in the hunt for the One East Central title after a 36-20...

Hat-trick hero Luke keeps Met on the trail of Pooler

Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF Met took advantage of Pontypool’s postponement as they thrashed Tata Steel 40-14 to narrow...

Black and Ambers have flashes but visitors triumph

By JAY BAYFORD Newport……….32 Cardiff …………38 CARDIFF’S impressive league form continued as they came from behind to clinch a bonus-point victory...

Ironmen show steel in second half to remain at summit

By ROB COLE Merthyr ……….26 Llanelli…………20 LLANELLI almost came up with their biggest win of the season after stretching the champions...

Five-try Drovers reap rewards of clinical display

By JAMES LLOYD Llandovery ….38 Bedwas ……….17 LLANDOVERY moved into the top half of the Principality Premiership with a bonus-point victory...

Three-try blitz bursts Bulls’ bubble as Quins take spoils

By ALEX BYWATER Carmarthen …39 Bargoed ……….17 THREE tries in seven minutes either side of half-time break Bargoed apart and allowed...

Keys find combination to crush crisis-hit Neath

By GUTO DAVIES Neath…………….17 Cross Keys ….34 POINTS were at a premium in this relegation dogfight at the Gnoll as Cross...

Ravens run riot to extend fine run after duo see red cards

By TRP REPORTER Swansea ………22 Bridgend ………12 SWANSEA continued their rich vein of form with a hard fought victory over Bridgend...

Principality Premiership

Ebbw Vale……27 RGC 1404 ………26 EBBW Vale ensured they remain in the title race by battling back from a sixpoint deficit...

Well, well…Holmes divines road to top

By NEALE HARVEY Success: Ed Holmes has had a breakthrough season FORMER hydrography student Ed Holmes aims to prove water can...

Battling Brynmawr keeping tight grip on crown

WELSH BOWL & PLATE ROUND-UP By JAY BAYFORD BRYNMAWR marched into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Plate with a hard-earned...

RUGBY SHORTS

Hardie stays at Falcons SCOTLAND international flanker John Hardie has signed a new two-year deal at Premiership side Newcastle Falcons. The...

And don’t count Sales’ James out from being a bolter

SALE centre Sam James has come of age and can rival the best the Premiership has to offer to be England’s...

Joe hoping to March into Eddie’s future plans

By NEALE HARVEY Flying: Joe Marchant is in line for his best ever season PICTURES: Getty Images SIZZLING centre Joe Marchant...

Lightning back to their best in Sharks success

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ….14 Loughboro ……53 Bonus try: Olivia Jones LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning got back to winning ways with an...

Sin-bins no skin off nose of rampant Bears

By KIERAN WELLINGTON Firwood W ………0 Bristol Bears…14 TWO sides in desperate need for a win went headto- head but Bristol...

Casey’s late heroics settle capital classic

By SARAH GWYNN Saracens……………31pts Harlequins ……….28pts Group hug: Saracens celebrate victory HANNAH Casey’s late try helped Saracens Women maintained their unbeaten...

Mackinder at the double for fearsome Wasps

By BRADLEY ADAMS Richmond FC …12 Wasps…38 GARNET Mackinder ran in two second-half tries as Wasps Ladies came from behind to...

A dream day four Smith as Glos big winners

By ART DE ROCHE Worcester ………7 Glos-Hartpury …27 KELLY Smith starred with four tries as Gloucester- Hartpury kept their top four...

Barns lead the chasing pack in title race

South West Premier BARNSTAPLE pulled clear in the chase behind South West Premier leaders Bournemouth as both sides took victories with...

Hull hammer Wilmslow to take control

Northern Premier HULL tightened their grip at the top of the table following a 0-50 win away at bottom of the...

Bridgnorth fall off the pace at summit

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop both claimed bonus point wins to remain a point apart at the top, the pair...

Silky Saunders inspires Wimbledon

London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON continue their fine form following a 74-0 thrashing of bottom of the table Shelford at...

Boden’s the best I’ve ever worked with says Stirling

By JON NEWCOMBE Right-hand man: Steve Boden DoR: Chris Stirling Top Kiwi: John Plumtree YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE DoR Chris Stirling has declared...

YOUNG GUNS

OLLIE ADKINS GLOUCESTER LOOSEHEAD One-time footballer Ollie Adkins completed a remarkable transformation last October when, as an 18- year-old, he turned...

Matt’s the Barnes man of Steele!

By MATT FORD Barnes …………24 Bury St Ed ……24 MATT Steele’s try in virtually the last play of the game completed...

Reds run all the way to handy win

By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians37 London Irish …22 REDCLIFFIANS played their trademark running rugby and achieved the maximum five points in...

Classy Clifton pull clear of drop zone

By DEAN THOMAS Worthing ……29 Clifton ……….49 CLIFTON put together a dominant second-half performance to pull away from Worthing and ran...

Plum stays cool to add a touch of toodle pip

By JOHN WHITE Dings………………….23pts Canterbury……….20pts Yes! Dings’ pack power over to score a second half try DINGS director of rugby Stean...

Juddians lifted by mint of a try from Murray

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge ……23 Henley……………12 A STRONG all-round performance from Juddians, topped by a stunning Murray Galbraith-Lowe solo effort, enabled...

Relief for Redruth after five setbacks

By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………32 Guernsey ……….5 THREE second-half converted tries in the space of seven minutes finally gave Redruth a vital...

Struminski strikes to calm the Titans

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….27 Birmingham….17 THIS was another game where the crowd were entertained up to the last few minutes...

Century maker Ben can toast a good day

By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….36 O Albanian ……21 RAMS got a revenge victory over OAs with four unanswered tries before the...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER NEWCASTLE FALCONS SCRUM-HALF HALL CHARLTON IWAS part of the new generation of Newcastle players coming through immediately after the...

Fylde keep pace with the leaders

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….14 Leicester L……13 FYLDE battled their way to victory in tough conditions against Leicester Lions. It looked...

Foden provides a fitting farewell

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………31 Sheffield T ….27 ENGLAND international Ben Foden signed off from his stint with boyhood club Chester...

Sharpe cuts Blues open in striking win

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersf’d …37 Macclesf’d …19 FLUENT Huddersfield made it three wins on the bounce in an entertaining game that...

Hull stay top of the tree with late victory

By LUKE JARMYN Hull Ionians ………31pts Hinckley ……………27pts A LATE catch-anddrive try saw table-toppers Hull Ionians stifle a Hinckley second-half resurgence...

Rampant Stour too good for leaky Borough

By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….52 Peterboro’ L …34 STOURBRIDGE picked up a maximum five points to put some space between them and...

Zebras earn their stripes in derby

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Wharfedale ……8 OTLEY withstood two periods of intense pressure, at the start and end of the...

Lowthian pounces to see off Preston

By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley Park 15 Preston G ……….3 SEDGLEY Park edged out Preston Grasshoppers in a tight game, with tries...

Tynedale saved by the Bell in eight try battle

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….28 Tynedale ………35 TYNEDALE recovered from a ten-point first half deficit to seal a five-try victory...

Sisi’s set to seize his new chance with Italy

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY RENAISSANCE man David Sisi admits he can barely believe his stroke of good fortune after being...

Stortford press home advantage

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ….29 Sale ………………15 LATE tries from Nick Hankin and Jack Scantlebury confirmed victory for Bishop’s Stortford...

Rampant Amps hammer Albion

By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….48 Plymouth A ….15 AMPTHILL ran in five second-half tries to race away from Plymouth Albion and...

Holland cleans up for battling Chinnor

By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….17 Chinnor …………20 CALDY took the lead in the opening minute after a penalty, which was quickly...

Mowden miss out as Blackheath make it count

By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP …………….24 Blackheath …29 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were left to rue poor discipline and a series of missed...

Title race even harder to predict as OEs hold firm

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians ….28pts Tries: Ledger 5, White 11, Golledge 32 Conversions: White 5, 30 Penalties: White 29, 42,...