Smith trio wins the day but forwards pave way

■By DAVE MOORE Glos-Pury…53 Bristol Bears …7 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury avenged September’s defeat to Bristol Bears Women at Ashton Gate with a comprehensive...

Stewart treble turns Bournemouth around

South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH responded from their defeat last weekend with an emphatic 63-0 home victory over Newton Abbot to leave...

O’Donnell’s double stretches Hull’s lead

Northern Premier HULL increased their lead at the top of the table following a dominant 49-7 bonus-point victory at home to...

It’s tight at the top as Scunny are held

Midlands Premier TWO of the top three, Bridgnorth and Scunthorpe played out a thrilling 21-21 draw, but Newport Salop couldn’t take...

Leaders Wimbledon battle to triumph

London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON RFC extended their lead at the top of the table following a 19-12 win against...

All to play for as Hartpury stun Exeter in superb style

■By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP FOUR points separate new leaders Hartpury from fifth-placed Bath after a stunning set of results on...

YOUNG GUNS

GUS WARR SALE SCRUM-HALF Gus Warr can barely believe his luck, for not only has he had a decent taste of...

Hawks battle to priceless victory

■By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …10 Henley…17 LUKE Allen’s Henley Hawks won for the 11th time but it proved a very hard...

Watt shines as OA’s stuff Geese

■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …56 LI Wild Geese …0 DAN Watt scored a try and eight conversions in a superb...

Ollie is the Best for flying Canterbury

■By SIMON LORD AIDEN Moss and Sam Kenny scored either side of half-time as Canterbury held on to beat Bury St...

Ten up for Rams but Reynolds not happy

■By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams…26pts Clifton…19pts Rammed home: Flanker Louis Wolf, left, on his way to the second try Right: Clifton scrumhalf...

Taunton terrorise Dings in perfect display

■By JOHN WHITE Dings …10 Taunton …33 DINGS’ two-game winning run was brought to an end by a Taunton side that...

Redruth judder to a halt in Tonbridge

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …22 Redruth …7 IT wasn’t a winter classic but a dogged and determined Tonbridge Juddians performance...

Rampant Reds put Raiders away

■By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs…33 Worthing …22 ON a windy day at Scotland Lane, Old Redcliffians blew Raiders away in a...

Second victory of the season for Bees

■By DAVID DOONAN Barnes …10 Birming’m & S15 BIRMINGHAM and Solihull overturned the form book and secured their second win of...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

JEZ HARRIS THE FORMER ENGLAND A, LEICESTER AND COVENTRY FLY-HALF I used to go down to Welford Road as a kid,...

Stour come up short once more

■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…32 Preston G …38 STOURBRIDGE continued their slide down the table with an eighth defeat of the season....

Hamilton strikes to win it for hosts

■By JAMES STEVENS Hinckley…26 Leic Lions…19 A SEVEN-TRY thriller in Leicestershire saw Hinckley complete a stirring fightback with a try 12...

Searing comeback wins day for Chester

■By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …24 Sedgley P …12 CHESTER scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to secured a magnificent...

Johnson rescues late draw for Fylde

■By CHRISTIAN EVANS WARRENSpragg admitted the thrilling encounter played out between his Fylde outfit and Huddersfield was more for the spectators...

Lions joy as Tigers tamed by stunning fightback

■By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions …28 Sheff Tigers …27 AN exciting finish saw Peterborough Lions come from 27-7 down to win...

Palmer holds his nerve in key kick

■By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester…13 Otley …14 TRIES from Stephen Nolson and Declan Dunn were enough for Otley to see off...

Hosts victorious in scrappy clash

■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …18 Tynedale …3 ITWAS not a day for fastflowing back play, more an occasion for the purist...

Drama at the end as Macc stunned by Hull

■By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians…18 Macc’field …16 VISITORS Macclesfield may feel aggrieved to have been defeated, having held a 16-6 lead...

Trouble at home for stale Blood & Sand

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ………8 Rosslyn Park…17 ROSSLYNPark came away from Cambridge with the points on a frustrating afternoon for Richie...

Mose in the mire as Amps charge

■By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….25 B’ham Mose….17 MOSELEY arrived at Dillingham Park confident after two good victories in their last two...

Gritty Caldy edge mid-table tussle

■By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 DMP …………………8 CALDY emerged victorious from their match against Darlington Mowden Park in a game where...

Brown at the double as five-star OE’s roll on at the top

■By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ….12 Old Elthams’ ……32 THIS match went the way of the form book, with Old Elthamians gaining...

Heath off top but Tarrant kicks Chinnor into touch

■By GRAHAM COX On the rampage: Blackheath’s Tom Straddwick PICTURES: Helen Watson FORTHE second week running Blackheath will be grateful to...

Crucial victory for climbing Esher

■By BRADLEY WEST Esher …………….17 L’Boro Studs …14 JACK Walsh pulled the strings as Esher secured a crucial victory over Loughborough...

Albion stop the rot with nervy win

■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ….14 Sale FC ……………7 PLYMOUTH Albion halted a run of five successive defeats with a hard-earned...

Six tries but Stort hurt by late line decision

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St……20 Rotherham……22 STRUGGLING Bishop’s Stortford came desperately close to a vital win in the relegation battle, but...

Brexit minister made clean breaks at Fylde

Fan: Stephen Barclay AS A former Fylde No.9, Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay should have fewer problems than some sidestepping through the...

Evergreen Smith targets ‘four decades’ at the top

By NEALE HARVEY Target: George Smith wants to go on past 2020 PICTURE: Getty Images Ambitious: Pat Lam BRISTOL’s veteran back...

Melville understands the dangers of ring-fencing

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Pedigree: Nigel Melville at the RFU and, inset, playing for England PICTURE:...

Cambridge women closing the gap

Joy: Kate Marks celebrates CAMBRIDGE’S women defended their crown as they held off a late Oxford fightback to win 8-5 in...

Dominant second half puts Oxford back on top

■ By ROGER PANTING Varsity match Held: Cambridge’s Jake Hennessey is tackled We’re bubbling: Oxford lift the Varsity trophy. PICTURE: Getty...

Bath set to opt for hybrid surface at new Rec

■ By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA BATH have unveiled their stunning plans for a new 18,000-seater stadium that they hope to...

Kicking king Daryl set to hand over the tee

■ By JON NEWCOMBE Banter: Veenendaal IT will be with much reluctance on his part if Nottingham scrum-half Daryl Veenendaal hands...

Hooley magic and penalty count put paid to the Pirates

■By SAM ROBERTS BEDFORDkept their Cup qualification on course with a tough win against Cornish Pirates. Bedford need a win against...

Maxwell’s hammer delights Richmond boss Hill

■By LUKE JARMYN RICHMOND lock Maxwell Davies finished a catchand- drive to score the only try of the game and reward...

Power of Knox halts Knights’ pack-men

■By PAUL SMITH Threat: Rory Pitman on the charge for Knights Flying machine: Jona Bulumakau dives over Pete White to score...

‘Error-free’ Ealing end Islanders’ winning run

■By TOM INNES SUPERB control of the game in the face of atrocious conditions saw Ealing claim an away win to...

Tonks set to lead the Irish charge

Preview London Irish v Hartpury Today, Kick-off 3pm. Madejski St IT’S A battle of top versus bottom in Pool 3 of...

England after Jones has to be Gatland or McCall

NICK CAIN TALKS TO NIGEL MELVILLE ABOUT THE ENGLAND COACHING SUCCESSION Super coach: Warren Gatland stands tall among his Welsh players...

Where have all the Welsh coaches gone?

THERE was a time when Wales taught the world how to develop coaching into an art form, when everyone who was...

Players’ Association go stum on big player fitness issue

Together again? Andy Farrell and Stuart Lancaster with England PICTURE: Getty Images ■ Just suppose, for argument’s sake, that Ireland win...

Numbers don’t lie, fans snub the regions

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Astartling fact can be unearthed from the mound of attendance figures at the...

DREAMTEAM

JOHN MULDOON, BRISTOL DEFENCE COACH AND FORMER CONNACHT AND IRELAND FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...

Sam’s delayed Test bow worth the wait

■By NEALE HARVEY International bow: Sam Skinner in action for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER lock Sam Skinner has revealed how...