Toothless Sharks bitten by rampant Sarries

By ROSS LAWSON DMP Sharks …0 Saracens …61 Double: Sonia Green NINE different players got themselves on the scoresheet as Saracens...

Lightning strike regularly to see off Harlequins

By HANNAH THOMPSON L Lightning …41 Harlequins …17 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning extended their fine start to the season as they put Harlequins...

Murray double gives Bears derby honours

By GEORGE WEST Flyer: Phoebe Murray scored twice for Bristol BRISTOL Bears laid down a marker as they hammered local rivals...

Richmond in seventh heaven and off the mark

By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V …12 Richmond …43 RICHMOND won their first game of the season with a seven-try, bonus-point...

Wasps fly out of the blocks to soar past Waterloo

By SAM ROURKE F Waterloo …14 Wasps …52 Bonus try: Claire Molloy WASPS first-half performance sealed an impressive victory on the...

Give players a voice say RPA

By NEALE HARVEY Chair: Mark Lambert AT A time when star players are under increasing pressure to deliver, Rugby Players Association...

England to follow Black Ferns’ lead

By SAM JACKSON Work to do: England lost to New Zealand in the 2017 World Cup final PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND...

Scarlets go under after early try shock at home

By CARL FIELD SCARLETS A slipped to a second Celtic Cup defeat in three as they went down 16-10 against Leinster...

Langkilde withdrawn for a year

SAMOA rugby player Gordon Langkilde has pleaded guilty to assault charges after the altercation involving members of the Wales Sevens team....

Pools for European Shield revealed

CLUBS from Italy, Georgia and Belgium will kick off the Continental Shield on October 13 with a place in next season’s...

Mercer upping power to match footwork

BEEFED-UP Bath back rower Zach Mercer is determined to show why Eddie Jones must pick him this season rather than keep...

Sam’s fuelled by frustration

By NEALE HARVEY Man on a mission: Sam Simmonds on the charge for the line against Wasps No.9 Dan Robson EXETER...

Boulton suspended for Adamson contact

COVENTRY front rower Phil Boulton has been suspended for seven weeks by an RFU disciplinary hearing. Boulton pleaded not guilty to...

Joseph puts all his focus on Japan

JAPAN head coach Jamie Joseph is set to relinquish control of Super Rugby’s Sunwolves to concentrate on the run-in to the...

Cheek fracture puts Roberts on sidelines

BATH centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next four to six weeks of the Premiership season with a fractured cheekbone. The...

Jackson gets nod for World Cup

FORMER Blues head coach Steve Jackson has been named Samoa head coach in place of Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua. Jackson is a...

Abendanon requires second operation

NICK Abendanon has been ruled out for three months as the Clermont full-back requires a hernia operation. This will be the...

Launchbury ruled out by knee knock

JOELaunchbury picked up a knee injury during Wasps’ victory over Leicester and is out for at least two weeks. Director of...

Prosser lessons put Faulkner on road to riches

Lyndon J Faulkner tells BRENDAN GALLAGHER about Ray Prosser’s lasting impression BRENDAN GALLAGHER Winner: Lyndon J Faulkner in Pooler colours RAY...

Pontypool’s past glories will live long in memory

BRENDAN GALLAGHER charts the history of Pontypool to celebrate their 150th anniversary BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fearsome: The Pooler front row of 1972...

Eddie needs to pull off a Cooke confidence trick

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why no drop-goal? Beauden Barrett could have won the match for New...

Top two can’t force crucial bonus point

South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH and Ivybridge made it four wins out of four to sit in the top two on 19...

Kirby treble helps keep Billingham top

Northern Premier BILLINGHAMstay at the top following 34-19 win at home to Ilkley. Matt Kirby led the way with a hat-trick...

Cook stays steady to frustrate Phoenix

Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop both maintained their 100 per cent records as they recorded a fourth win from four,...

Alboni leads way for impressive Dons

London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONincrease their lead at the top following a nine-try rout of Shelford – winning 62-6. Kane...

Hartpury kick off hat-trick bid with tough trip to Cardiff

By JAMES COFFEY BUCS PREVIEW BUCS Super Rugby returns this week following another successful showing since its maiden season in 2016....

YOUNG GUNS

CONNOR EDWARDS DRAGONS CENTRE As a 12-year-old setting out on his rugby journey with Croesyceiliog RFC in Cwmbran, Connor Edwards first...

Reds triumph in windy Guernsey

By MEGAN JONES Guernsey …15 Redruth …16 A FILTHY wet and windy evening under the Footes Lane lights produced a nail-biter...

OAs grind down Rams in thriller

By NICK HALLETT Old Albanians 18 Rams …10 WITH the Rams going into the weekend perched on top of National Two...

Redcliffians earn first win at Wild Geese

By KIERAN JACKSON London Irish 15 Old Redcliffs 35 OLD Redcliffians won their first game of the season with a resounding...

Rain can’t slow down show for Canterbury

By MATT LONG Canterbury…40pts Dings …18pts Away: Seb Roche on the charge for Canterbury Held: JJ Murray and Dan Smart halt...

Juddians survive late rally for nervy triumph

By NICK PITSON Henley…14 Tonbridge J…19 IN wet conditions, Tonbridge Juddians collected an away win at Henley Hawks with a disciplined...

Barnes denied by late Bury power

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …22 Barnes…12 A LAST-GASP try secured the points for a disappointing Bury side and denied...

Raiders struggle with Clifton grunt

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…37 Worthing …15 PLAYING in front of their home crowd, Clifton chalked up a resounding victory that owed...

Bees get stung by forceful Taunton finish

By CIARAN THOMAS Bham & S’ull …20 Taunton …28 A FINAL-QUARTER surge saw Taunton edge out Birmingham and Solihull Bees to...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

CHRIS STIRLING THE YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE DoR AS a player I made over 250 appearances at full-back for my local club, Tawa,...

First-half mauling tames the Lions

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro L …7 Stourbridge…36 LIONS went into the game with some expectation, but after 40 minutes the reality...

Hinckley’s 14 men defy all the odds

By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley…35 Hull Ionians …24 WITH both teams unbeaten, this was one of the games of the day. It...

Otley’s day in fierce battle for Dales glory

By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale …14 Otley …16 A LARGE Dales crowd saw Otley pip Wharfedale in a fiercely-contested derby. Playing up...

Youngsters in control as Spragg stays calm

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions 31pts Fylde…41pts FYLDE notched their first away win since March but didn’t have it all their...

Hoppers grumble over late ruling on scrums

By ANTON JONES Preston G …31 Sedgley Pk …36 A SPIRITED second-half performance from Preston Grasshoppers was not enough to overcome...

Yorkshire’s day in clash of the Fields

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…15 Huddersfield…26 HUDDERSFIELD won an enthralling contest, with good rugby all round. Macclesfield, though, started the better and...

Injury-time delight as Ireland strikes

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …33 S Leicester ….33 TYNEDALE’S quest for their first win of the season continues. They took first...

Cards at ready as Chester keep up their run

By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers …18 Chester…24 CHESTER maintained their winning start with a bonus point victory on the road at...

Eddie: Mitchell always part of my plan

By NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones says it was always part of his England World Cup master-plan to bring in another big...

Blood Robson before it’s too late urges Dickson

FORMER England scrumhalf Lee Dickson fears England’s reluctance to blood uncapped Dan Robson could come back to haunt them with the...

Brown: Say what you want, I had a good tour

By NEALE HARVEY MIKE BROWN checks into England’s training camp today determined to prove he should still be one of the...

Chinnor made to pay for late call by Caldy

By JONNY VAUGHAN Chinnor…24 Caldy…27 CHINNOR spurned a simple shot at goal for a draw and were made to pay the...

Esher hang on to earn maiden win

By YASH MUDUMBAI Esher …17 Cambridge …10 ESHER survived a nervy final few minutes to end a three-match losing streak and...

Park hold firm to end OEs’ streak

By BRADLEY WEST Rosslyn Park 37 O Elthamians 24 ROSSLYN Park held off a spirited second-half fightback from Old Elthamians to...