Lightning run riot as Waterloo defeated heavily

By BEN WILLIAMS L’boro Light… 76 Firwood W… 8 Brace: Katy Daley-Mclean A CLINICAL Loughborough Lightning outfit were truly on form...

Prydie set for pivotal role at Scarlets

By STEFFAN THOMAS TOM Prydie owes a great deal to the Scarlets and plans to repay them by getting their Champions...

Ford to remain in German hot seat

By JON NEWCOMBE Building momentum: Mike Ford will coach Germany through the Rugby Europe Championship FORMER England defence coach Mike Ford...

Regions should open talks with CVC – Moffett

NEWS EXTRA WALES’ four regions have been told to cut their losses and attempt to form an Anglo-Welsh league with the...

Hughes signs for Bristol as Wasps go south

By ADAM ELLIS TRANSFER WRAP BRISTOL have confirmed the signing of No.8 Nathan Hughes from Wasps. The England international has signed...

Gloucester top table despite Springbok influx

FEARS that an influx of foreign stars could stymie English player development have been allayed by official figures which show the...

George insists Irish bear pit holds no fear for England

By NEALE HARVEY Maturing: Jamie George leads the charge against Japan in November PICTURES: Getty Images Back up: Luke Cowan-Dickie and...

On form, Thorley deserves to start for Eddie

OLLIE Thorley’s club form makes him England’s number one winger and the Gloucester flyer should start against Ireland, says his former...

Looks like Eddie is going straight down the middle

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Power runners: Joe Cokanasiga can open up space like the great Jonah...

Barnstaple throwing down the gauntlet

South West Premier BARNSTAPLE continued their challenge for the South West Premier title by becoming the main rivals to runaway leaders...

Seventh heaven for Naylor as Hull soar

Northern Premier THERE appears to be no holding leaders Hull at the moment after they thrashed Kendal 89-0 as Keane Naylor...

Scunthope and Salop maintain form

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop maintained the pace at the top as both secured bonus point victories, Scunthorpe 31-14 winners...

Dons drop to second after shock defeat

London & South East Premier THE big shock of the day must be CSStags’ 20-13 win at home to league leaders...

Nowell MkII enjoying his breakthrough at Harlequins

By NEALE HARVEY Packing a punch: Quins flyer Cadan Murley COMBATIVE Harlequins wing Cadan Murley aims to build on an impressive...

YOUNG GUNS

JOSH HODGE NEWCASTLE FULL-BACK To say Josh Hodge is a multi-talented sportsman is an understatement. As a youngster he was a...

Bees see daylight in show of power

By NICK PULLEN Birmingham… 18 Worthing… 0 BEES produced a dogged defensive display to pull off a prized victory and boost...

Tonbridge race to nine-try rampage

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 12 Tonbridge… 57 DESPITE the scoreline, Albanians were adequate in many areas of an ultimately one-sided...

Raiders’ fans go wild for Batiste clincher

By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey… 22 Barnes… 21 LAYTON Batiste’s try five minutes into overtime notched his side a late victory and...

Canterbury responseis ideal tonic says Pratt

By BRAD HARPER Canterbury… 26pts Taunton… 24pts Full stretch: Canterbury’s Sam Rogers scores and, right, Taunton’s Nik Mason attemps to break...

Battling Bury run into red wall of defiance

By SIMON LORD Bury SE… 3 Rams… 19 RAMS’ promotion juggernaut powered on but they were forced to work over time...

Geese inspired by marvellous Moore

By MATTHEW BALDWIN Wild Geese… 31 Dings… 24 SKIPPER Scott Moore’s excellent all-round performance set Wild Geese on their way to...

Barnes stays calm to steady Clifton

By ROGER OPIE Clifton… 24 Redruth… 15 CLIFTON’S mid season form continued to improve in a game where they enjoyed territorial...

Fighting display leaves Hawks soaring

By NICK PITSON Henley… 42 Old Red’ians…31 THE Dry Leas crowd was treated to ten tries as Henley Hawks got back...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

LEE ROBINSON THE FORMER BRISTOL, PLYMOUTH & LEICESTER WINGER IT’s fair to say my first taste of Premiership rugby wasn’t exactly...

Stour not good en-Hough in loss

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the...

Hoppers enjoy sweet revenge

By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as...

Macc get knifed as Park edge a thriller

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc...

Five-star Dale led by Passman and Pike

By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant...

In-form visitors are snow match for Tigers

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter...

Tom Terrific gives strugglers a boost

By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...

Pack power sees Dale beat leaders

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced...

Kicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track

By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to...

Pitch side saliva test to improve concussion diagnosis

By MATT WALKER NEWS EXTRA A SIMPLE pitch side saliva test could in future make almost instant decisions as to whether...

Bradley keeps his cool at the death

By STEVE SMITH Sale FC… 13 Rotherham… 12 SALE FC withstood a savage Rotherham onslaught to eke out a 13- 12...

OEs show their mettle in victory

By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley… 10 Old Eltham’s… 14 OLD Elthamians kept up their National One title push with a hard-fought win...

Resilient 13-man Esher see off Caldy

By BRADLEY ADAMS ESHER held on with 13 men for the final five minutes to complete a backs-against-the-wall victory over Caldy....

Warren’s last-gasp kick Seals DMP upset

By MUHAMMED SHER Rosslyn P… 31 Darlington MP… 32 DANNY Brown insists Darlington Mowden Park were down in the dumps before...

Amps turn up the power to jump to top of the pile

By CHARLIE RICHARDSON Blackheath… 24pts Tries: Perks 34, Pickersgill 43, Herriott 52, Owen 80 Conversions: Tarrant 44, Clements-Hill 80 Ampthilll… 31pts...

Cinderford in the frame with Alex!

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor… 27 Cinderford… 29 CINDERFORD came from behind to take the spoils in another gripping contest as Alex...

Students stutter to Stortford loss

By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...

Deadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise

By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...

Turnbull: I can be an asset at World Cup

JOSH Turnbull’s last Six Nations appearance came in 2011, but now the Cardiff Blues forward believes he’s found the key to...

It’s coming of age time for late bloomer Slade

By NEALE HARVEY All rounder: Henry Slade scores Exeter’s fifth try during the Champions Cup match against Castres PICTURE: Getty Images...

Sexton finds the time to make new friends

JOHNNYSexton had a ready-made excuse for giving the Rugby Union Writers’ Club annual dinner in London a miss. The knee damage...

When JPR started at openside

■Andrew Trimble, one of a veritable battalion of ex-players to migrate from the dressing room to the commentary box, summed up...

All-change Wales aim for 6 Nations RWC double

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON When Wales open the Six Nations in Paris on Friday week, their team...

Lambie to call time

SPRINGBOKS star Pat Lambie is set to call time on his playing career following a series of concussions according to reports...

Gatland in Lions talks

WALES coach Warren Gatland says ‘informal conversations’ have occurred over a coaching role for the Lions tour in 2021. The Kiwi...

Mullan to Warriors?

WORCESTER head coach Rory Duncan says he would be interested in taking “a closer look” at former Worcester prop Matt Mullan....

‘Old school’ West given Sharks their bite back

■By JON NEWCOMBE Dominant: Rob Webber gets stuck into Sarries PICTURE: Getty Images DORIAN WEST has urged the Sale pack to...