Albion enjoy home comforts at the expense of Ampthill

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …17 Ampthill …5 AT the third time of asking Plymouth Albion won their first home game...

Rawcliffe is on song as Sale hit back to see off Stortford

By STEVE SMITH SALE FC made it backto- back home wins after recovering from a slow start to overcome Bishops Stortford...

Club master the wet conditions

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …15 Darlington MP…0 A FIRST home win of the season, and a comfortable one at that, for...

Students stunned by Smith double

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro S…8 Cinderford …39 SAM Smith scored two second-half tries as Cinderford powered to a comfortable victory over...

Titans crash at hands of four-star Caves

By STEVE MATHER B Moseley …28 Rotherham T …22 FOUR tries from hooker Adam Caves gave Birmingham Moseley their first win...

No sulking, Luke out to prove he’s worth recall

By NEALE HARVEY LUKE McLean still harbours hopes of an Italy recall if he can steer London Irish into the Premiership....

Exiles secure maiden win with Selway in the bin

By LUKE JARMYN A SILKY period in the second half by London Scottish saw them grab a first win of the...

Slow starts giving Carnegie mountains to climb

By JON NEWCOMBE BRENDAN COPE knows Yorkshire Carnegie cannot afford another poor start if they are to preserve their unbeaten home...

First half mistakes let Ealing get away

By GUY WILLIAMS EALING earned their third successive bonus point win of the season with three first half tries opening up...

Cozens puts the boot into Coventry’s fight-back

By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY deservedly edged a tense encounter against newly-promoted Coventry. On a wet and gloomy afternoon, conditions dictated it...

Cutthroat Pirates shoot for perfection

Preview Cornish Pirates v Richmond Today, Kick-off 2.30pm WING wizard Robin Wedlake aims to maintain his rich vein of form and...

Eddie Jones on…

…breakdown issues “We haven’t (any). In South Africa we did incredibly well, we have improved our breakdown by about 80 per...

Eddie believes Invisible Man Ford can trump Superman Dan

THE mood music emanating from Eddie Jones was up-tempo as he announced his first pared-down training squad of the season with...

World Cup crying out for regional qualifiers

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THERE has been much mention recently of having...

Puma king with the most giant killings

83rd cap: Leguizamon THAT old war horse Juan Manuel Leguizamon seems to be “retired” by the Pumas selectors at the end...

Same again but men get the honour in Tokyo

DON’T mend what isn’t broken seems to be the message from the IOC and World Rugby after this week announcing the...

Uren leading the charge of home-grown contingent

By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL scrum-half Andy Uren is ready to buck the trend by proving the ambitious club can hang on...

Two Jakes in dreamland on Bristol journey

Jon Newcombe talks to new Bristol prop Jake Woolmore about stepping up a level FOR Bristol’s two Jakes, Armstrong and Woolmore,...

Lewington hooked on Saracens’ ‘winning mentality’

HOT-SHOTwing Alex Lewington believes the ‘scary’ Saracens pack can underpin another glory march towards silverware. Lewington, who has notched five tries...

No-contests taking fans to cleaners

TWO weeks into the new season and the Ospreys opted to leave their three biggest hitters behind in Swansea for their...

Blade is a shoo-in for Scotland

WITHIN weeks of The Rugby Paper revealing Scotland’s interest in claiming Blade Thomson, below, the Scarlets’ Kiwi flanker has made it...

We need answers now Gus

THE movers and shakers of World Rugby converge on Sydney this weekend against a back-drop of falling Test match attendances south...

Trailblazing Bee-Gee who twice broke Welsh hearts

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The merest mention of his name still evokes memories of the lunar landing...

Burns’ nerves of steel save Ulster

By JOHN MUNN Cheetahs …39 Ulster …39 HENRYSpeight’s try in the final passage of play earned Ulster a draw in South...

Hot-stepper Jordan crossing size divide

By ALEX BYWATER Pocket rocket: Dragons full-back Jordan Williams JORDAN Williams is the man of Shane Williams’ stature proving size is...

Halaholo’s quick feet cut Munster to shreds

By ROGER PANTING WILLIS Halaholo had a night to remember as he spearheaded Blues to their first win of the season....

Sea change at Pirates as Evans builds for top-flight

By NEALE HARVEY CORNISH Pirates supremo Dicky Evans has revealed plans to attract top-class All Blacks like Brodie Retallick and Damian...

Dislodging Arhip key to Lewis’ Test future with Wales

By STEFFAN THOMAS DILLON Lewis reckons competing with Moldovan strongman Dmitri Arhip can push him towards the Wales No.3 shirt. The...

Second win for Dragons matches last season’s haul

By ROB COLE DRAGONS stood strong, Zebre kept losing the ball and Bernard Jackman was able to get one over his...

Sexton pulls the strings to swamp Edinburgh

By DECLAN ROONEY EDINBURGH continue to seek a first win on the road this season as Magnus Bradbury’s try just after...

Adeolokun try denies Scarlets a bonus point

By DARAGH SMALL SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac bemoaned his side’s poor decision making as they fell to their first defeat...

Big guns do the job for underfire Ospreys

By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS put last weekend’s horror defeat to Munster behind them to see off a stubborn Benetton outfit 27-10...

Sleeping Warriors stunned by early onslaught

By SAM JACKSON S Kings …38 Glasgow…28 THE Kings registered their first win of the season in commanding fashion in Port...

Scene set for Watkin to state his claim in midfield

INJURIES are an unfortunate, but now inevitable, part of modern-day rugby. No-one wants to see the best players fall lame, but...

Well done to Martyn Phillips and the Union for bringing in £97m

IT WOULDN’T be Welsh rugby if there wasn’t someone out there beating the Welsh Rugby Union with a stick over some...

Resting top players is vital, but so is winning!

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IF you don’t understand players need resting every now and again, then you don’t understand...

Matson: Stick will Todd, he’ll bring Bath success

TABAI Matson has urged Bath to think twice before sacking Todd Blackadder and believes he is the man to end their...

No excuses, big guys must tackle lower

By NEALE HARVEY Wreckless: Will Spencer sees red against Wapsps last Sunday PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONSaints midfield hitman Andy Symons insists...

Saracens call for front row reinforcements

HOOKER Joe Gray has signed for Saracens from Northampton on a deal until the end of the season. The 30-year-old trained...

Stuart targets first full cap of 2016 class

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS’ tyro tighthead Will Stuart is determined to win his battle for a starting jersey and stake his...

ROOM 101: PAOLO ODOGWU

THE SALE SHARKS WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND. 1. Badly worn shoes A...

Fekitoa may go home to New Zealand for RWC bid

TOULON centre Malakai Fekitoa, who has been attracting interest from the Premiership, could return home to New Zealand. Blindside understands that...

Luke’s contract stalemate has clubs buzzing

Attracting attention: Luke Cowan-Dickie LUKE Cowan- Dickie is attracting serious interest from Premiership rivals wanting to obtain his services as a...

Taylor’s talents in demand

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler WASPS are fighting to hang onto England hooker Tommy Taylor who...

Farrell set to follow Schmidt as Irish boss

Main man: Andy Farrell ANDY FARRELL is being groomed to become coach of Ireland if the current boss, New Zealander Joe...

Winless Warriors wary of new Bakewell factor

By NEALE HARVEY Ready for battle: Marco Mama WORCESTER are desperate to snap a run of three straight defeats and flanker...

Ford counting on crowd comfort to spark Tigers

By JON NEWCOMBE Star man: George Ford has hit a rich vein of form PICTURES: Getty Images GRAHAM Kitchener returns from...

Ludlow relishing his role as defence linchpin

Chopped: Lewis Ludlow tackles Bristol’s Ed Holmes TACKLE-MASTER Lewis Ludlow wants Gloucester to prove their title credentials by stripping away Saracens’...

Evergreen Richard is out to post a big score

By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS stalwart Richard Wigglesworth has vowed to set a mark that is “tough to beat” as he prepares...

Deano curses missed chances

NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards was proud that his side held on for a bonus point but rued missed opportunities....