Hoppers back on winning trail after slugfest

By ANTON JONES IN A hotly-contested game, Preston Grasshoppers overcame Macclesfield to end their run of defeats. Macclesfield started the brighter...

Pack power wins the day at Otley

By NICK DOYLE LEICESTER Lions scored two late tries to prevent Otley getting anything, in a game dominated by the rolling...

Dale made to pay by Piper’s heroics

By ANDREW SMITH A LATE Dickie Piper late try snatched victory for Huddersfield in a pulsating encounter. The Field skipper crashed...

Lions are tamed as Carleton does the damage

By CHRISTIAN EVANS TWO tries apiece from Tom Carleton and Tom Grimes helped Fylde to a convincing blowout victory over Peterborough...

Hughes double sparks visitors’ fightback

By KEVIN ROBINSON THERE was to be no lastminute winning score for DMP as visitors Sale FC turned a 22-7 half-time...

Students hit for six by OE class

By JON EDWARDS TWOtries from lock Fred Hosking helped Elthamians to an emphatic six-try victory over winless Loughborough Students at College...

League leaders rocked by Titans

By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM produced the shock of the season so far by beating the league leaders in an outstanding contest...

Morris over the moon as Albion downed by power pack

By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD edged out Plymouth Albion with a tremendous second-half display against the elements to record a first-ever victory...

Magical Mike breaks Mose hearts with a last-gasp try

By WILL PUGH On all fours: Mike MacFarlane scores for Park PICTURES: David E Whittam Arm-wrestle: A Park attack is put...

Clements provides a sting in the tail

By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S Stortford and Esher played out a cracker despite windy conditions, with the away side winning it late...

Kpoku provides a scare for Caldy

By JOHN MALLON THERE was relief at the final whistle as Caldy continued their unbeaten home run despite a spirited second-half...

Lloyd’s double gets ball rolling for Club

By STEVE JACKSON BLACKHEATH scrumhalf Stef Liebenberg bossed the game for an hour on his return to Grantchester Road as former...

Powerful Reds leave Pirates all at sea

By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds produced a dominant forwards display to finish convincing winners against the team that started the day...

Ealing hold on but Ward unhappy with his defence

By LUKE JARMYN THREE early tries gave Ealing an unassailable lead and moved them top of the Championship table. Early scores...

Cov take the spoils despite Stevenson hat-trick

By PAUL SMITH DESPITE a 24-minute second-half hat-trick from London Scottish wing Rob Stevenson, Coventry continued their impressive home run with...

Carnegie in crisis as Exiles run in 12 tries

By HOWARD LANE History man: Topsy Ojo scores in record-equalling game Rolling in: It’s a try for Saia Fainga’a PICTURES: Pinnacle...

Knights fall short after storming comeback

By SAM ROBERTS BEDFORD fought off a mighty second half comeback by Doncaster to take the spoils at Goldington Road. The...

Fowkes wants big response at the Bay

NOTTINGHAM are looking to get back to winning ways after losing 36-28 to Cornish Pirates in Penzance last weekend. The Green...

Lane likely to be only new face in Wales squad

STEFFAN THOMAS OWEN Lane looks set to be named in Warren Gatland’s Wales squad for the November tests this week. The...

Knee injury keeps Joe on sidelines for Autumn

ENGLAND lock Joe Launchbury has been ruled out of the Autumn internationals after having knee surgery. The 27-year-old, who has 54...

Danny boy playing for his future at Quins

By NEALE HARVEY Aiming to be No.1: Danny Care celebrates a try against Saracens on his 250th appearance for Harlequins PICTURE:...

Canada start as slight favourites, but we’ll be fitter

Brendan Gallagher talks to David Rees about the Welsh connection aiding Hong Kong’s progress Brains trust: David Rees, Leigh Jones and...

Dragons flying at full throttle for shot at Marseilles miracle

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next month’s World Cup repechage in Marseilles Determined: Max Denmark on the charge against the Cook...

Beat boozers, close the bars!

WALESwill introduce an alcohol-free zone at the Principality Stadium next month for their four Autumn matches. The AFZ will cover 4,200...

Pointless? Not these streetwise stars

OLD Streetonians in London’s east end profess to having ‘a story like no other rugby club’, one formed by ‘artists and...

Brown wins award as new Bionic Elbow man

PETER JACKSON Indefatigable: Mike Brown has made a remarkable 300 appearances for Quins PICTURE: Getty Images Back in the old days...

Dingwall relishing his opportunity in Saints midfield

Chance: Fraser Dingwall HOME-GROWN defensive dervish Fraser Dingwall is determined to prove why Northampton need not break the bank to find...

Olowofela making case for more games at HQ

By NEALE HARVEY Foot race: Jordan Olowofela runs in a try against Northampton at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images Twin: Ryan Olowofela...

Two new names in Italy squad for autumn

By SAM JACKSON CONOR O’Shea believes Italian rugby is going in the right direction after selecting a 37-man squad for the...

Crisis? What crisis? Brown says RFU are in good shape

INTERVIEW STEVE Brown has taken so much flak over the past year that it would be no surprise if he took...

I still feel the stress of that French fightback in ‘99

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Comeback kings: France beat New Zealand in 1999 RUGBY MATTERS...

Thrills and spills but no score on the board

A 0-0 draw is a collector’s item these days so we should cherish London Welsh’s scoreless London Three Northwest encounter with...

Marchant back on track for World Cup place

PAUL Gustard reveals how a pre-season kick up the backside has pushed electric centre Joe Marchant back towards England selection. With...

We’re 6/10 so far but still have a way to go

NEALE HARVEY sits down with supremo Paul Gustard to assess Harlequins’ start to the new campaign Big job on: Quins head...

RUGBY SHORTS

Du Plessis to Glasgow GLASGOW have signed South African prop Petrus du Plessis from London Irish until the end of the...

ROOM 101 OLLY WOODBURN

THE EXETER CHIEFS WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Poor connectivity I’m always...

Montpellier give Skelton yet another option

MONTPELLIER are the latest French club to ask Will Skelton about his plans for next season with his Saracens contract coming...

Tigers join the hunt for Bok superstar Eben

Best in world: Eben Etzebeth LEICESTER Tigers have enquired about the post- World Cup availably of Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth. The...

Saints ‘make an offer’ to Fekitoa

BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Choice: Malakai Fekitoa NORTHAMPTON Saints have joined the race to...

Ambitious Ealing on the trail of Simpson

Wanted: Joe Simpson EALING Trailfinders are again hot on the hunt for Wasps scrumhalf Joe Simpson who is out of contract...

Gustard: Chisholm is ready for Eddie

By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard claims Eddie Jones could do a lot worse than give James Chisholm a chance with the...

Russians concede 12 tries Round-up

Gain and pain: Nathan Earle touches down for Quins’ fourth try despite the efforts of Loris Tolot, but injured himself in...

Emphatic first 40 sets Bristol up for big win

By WILL CARPENTER PAT Lam called for a big response from his players after last week’s defeat to Worcester and the...

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Nelson outraged by unfair RFU ‘attack on Lancashire’

By NEALE HARVEY Frustrated: Mark Nelson LANCASHIRE head coach Mark Nelson has accused the RFU of launching an attack on county...

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Warriors make big statement in Paris

By TIM LEWIS WORCESTER made a blistering start to their European campaign with a bonus point win in Paris. A brace...

North stars as debut boy Harri makes history books

By STEFFAN THOMAS Pool 2 ALLEN Clarke praised the performance of George North as the Wales wing crossed for his fifth...

Dee’s double helps Dragons earn the maximum

By ROB COLE THE Dragons quickly put the bitter disappointment of losing at home to Cardiff Blues last weekend behind them...

Too big and too strong, Clermont bash Saints

By NEALE HARVEY Joy: Peceli Yato of Clermont celebrates scoring Consolation: Tom Collins breaks away to score for Saints PICTURE: Getty...