Dacey on fire with treble to inspire Hinckley

By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 21 Hinckley……….48 HINCKLEY ran out deserved winners against a dispirited Peterborough Lions on a dry day at...

Chester hit back to see off Macc

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…10 Chester…………24 CHESTER overcame torrential rain and a battling Macclesfield side to record a convincing victory after a...

Hoppers hang on in physical affair

By KEN MOORE Preston G’H ….18 Fylde …………….15 BEFORE a big home crowd, Hoppers shaded an epic, physical battle against local...

Petchey strikes for Otley derby delight

By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….18 Huddersfield …11 PAUL Petchey ensured Otley pulled off a dramatic last-minute win in the West Yorkshire...

Johnson leads the charge as Sale stride on

By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………26 Caldy…………….24 JUST two games into the new season, but newly-promoted Sale are already making headway after...

OEs’ total control as Club are foxed

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….10 O Elthamians…21 OLD Elthamians were clinical in the pivotal moments as they sealed an impressive win...

Cinderford steal it thanks to Taylor

By PAUL SMITH B’m Moseley…23 Cinderford……24 CINDERFORD hooker Nathan Taylor grabbed a hat-trick in his team’s first visit to Billesley Common....

Bravo for Mowden with peerless display sealed by Warren

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington ….42 Rotherham …19 MOWDEN scored six tries in an impressive bonuspoint performance against a Titans side who...

Chinnor at the double on an emotional day for the club

By SIMON VICKERS AFTER a season in which they played under pressure in every match, Chinnor appear to be enjoying life...

Students fight on but can’t turn tide

By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Stud ….14 Cambridge……20 LOUGHBOROUGH’S first home game of the year came to a nail-biting conclusion. The home...

Stupple treble as Albion scrape by

By PADDY MARSH Esher …………….21 Plymouth A ….24 ESHER and Plymouth began as the bottom two in the table, but it...

Bishops revival is too late to claim victory

By MATT BALDWIN Rosslyn Pk……25 Bishops Stort 17 AN explosive second-half display by Bishop’s Stortford fell short of a comeback against...

Davies boosted by new Hildago-Clyne rivalry

By STEFFAN THOMAS GARETH Davies has warned his Wales scrumhalf rivals he’s set to go to the next level this season....

Joe’s not cruising for a bruising with Brodie

By NEALE HARVEY Seven up? Joe Launchbury has faced Retallick six times already PICTURE: Getty Images JOE Launchbury insists his seventh...

Greg’s awesome foursome battered the All Blacks

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Four-midable: Greg Cornelson goes over for one of...

Islanders showcase stars of the future

Talent: Filimoni Botitu THE lack of any involvement from the three major Pacific nations at this year’s best ever Junior World...

Hats off to Goneva, the game needs clever plays

ALL power to Niki Goneva, below, for trying his little dummy touchdown for Newcastle against Saracens last week, the game will...

Ex-Bear Molloy inspires five-star Wasps

By BEN ADAMS Bristol Bears …17 Wasps……………32 CLAIRE Molloy went over twice as five-try Wasps got their campaign off to a...

Forward power order of the day for Lightning

By MAX CARTER Loughboro’ ….22 Richmond………19 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning got their second Premier 15s season off to a stirring start with a...

Quins lay down early marker in Gloucester

By DANIEL BRABHAM Glo’cester-Har …24pts Harlequins ……….38pts Dancing feet: Rachael Burford scored for Harlequins HARLEQUINS Ladies matched reigning champions Saracens in...

Sharks show their bite to break Valkyrie hearts

By ROBERT FORSTER DMP Sharks….27 Worcester V …24 IN A see-saw encounter in the north east, Darlington Mowden Park Sharks battled...

Champs make an ominous start to defence

By PHILIP TAYLOR Firwood Wat ….5 Saracens ………38 SARACENS made the perfect start to the defence of their Premier 15s title...

Jake finds Leeds as good as advertised

By JON NEWCOMBE CANADIAN international Jake Ilnicki is delighted to be following in the footsteps of his international coach Mike Shelley...

Ealing hold on in face of fierce Exiles fight-back

By LUKE JARMYN FIVE tries and a man-of the- match display from flanker Andrew Durutalo got Ealing back on track after...

Eight-try Exiles bring in the bonus by half-time

By RAY CHILD LONDON Irish forwards coach George Skivington was delighted with his side’s resounding eight-try bonus-point victory at the Madejski....

Knights go riding high with late power play

By GUY WILLIAMS A STRONG second half performance by Doncaster at Castle Park in their first home match of the campaign...

Dickson has no complaints with ‘boring’ winning rugby

By MATT WRIGHT A LAST-GASP penalty try gave Bedford a dramatic victory over Jersey and ensured their forward dominance did not...

Strong gets nod to do battle with Bulumakau

Cornish Pirates v Coventry Preview Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates co-coach Gavin Cattle has made just one change to the side...

LEICESTER’S LAST EIGHT COACHES

Dean Richards (England) Feb 1998-2004 The legendary Leicester, England and Lions No.8 became the most successful Tigers coach of the professional...

Reasons why O’Connor was booted out of Welford Road

NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE TROUBLED TIMES AT LEICESTER TIGERS LEICESTER, for so long the powerhouse club in England, are slipping. By...

Rodrigo still locked in at age of 38

WHEN it comes to winning titles in Europe at an age when most players have run out of stamina, nobody does...

Hamilton scales the peaks in 24 hours

PLAYERS of all football codes are never slow to spout about having mountains to climb without ever bothering to buy a...

Tomos the anthem

EVEN Horatio Nelson would have thought twice about navigating his way from Pwllehli to the seaport named after him half a...

Ruddock’s family double

THE head honchos of the Robinson and Ruddock families go back a fair way, to a time when one had charge...

Pay-per-view silence

NO viewing figures have been divulged for the PRO14’s opening plunge into the often shallow pool of pay-per-view television. Whatever Premier...

NZ reserves also contain six appeal

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The All Blacks duly delivered another average performance yesterday, average that is as...

Hooper delight as Aussies break duck

By GARY FITGERALD Relief: Will Genia, Tom Robertson and try-scorer Matt Toomua celebrate their tight win PICTURE: Getty Images MICHAEL Hooper...

All change but Kiwis still pound the Pumas

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW Zealand ruthlessly took their chances to outscore the Pumas six tries to three in a match that...

…And a dozen who need to be inducted asap

Captain fantastic: Will Carling led England to three Grand Slams PICTURE: Getty Images World Rugby Hall of Fame Inductees 2006: William...

Hall of Famers you might be a bit hazy about

Donald and Ian Campbell (Chile): Ex-pat family long domiciled in Santiago, Donald Campbell was the founding father of Chilean Rugby before...

Star players line up for the fame game

Brendan Gallagher takes a close look at Rugby’s Hall of Fame and its latest batch of inductees Munster and Ireland legend:...

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Japan Tests will ease pressure on England stars

ENGLAND will play only two summer Test matches in Japan in 2020, edging elite players towards a total number of internationals...

Coaches need protecting like players, says Moon

By NEALE HARVEY Views: Richard Moon RUGBY’S coaches deserve greater protection and are being poorly served by comparison with players, according...

Friend’s all smiles after his first win in charge

Connacht …32 Zebre …………….13 ANDY Friend was thrilled to get his first win as Connacht coach as his men proved too...

Vital win for Jackman but much work to do

By ALEX BYWATER THIS WAS a game the Dragons had to win to relieve pressure on head coach Bernard Jackman, but...

Cockerill upbeat despite another defeat

Ulster…………….30 Edinburgh ……29 RICHARDCockerill lamented a last-gasp loss in Belfast but believes he has seen enough in Edinburgh’s opening two games...

Ioane try makes Blues pay for double yellow

By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues fell to an agonising last gasp 27-25 defeat to Benetton in Italy after being reduced to...

Accuracy of Halfpenny proves the difference

By ROGER PANTING Tense finish: Gareth Davies scores for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS avenged their two convincing defeats to Leinster,...

All-action Tipuric leads rout of the Cheetahs

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys demolished the Cheetahs with a seven try masterclass in Swansea to cap off their best start...