Meredith try keeps Lucs’ hopes burning

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ..17 Macclesfield 12 LUCTONIANS kept alive their fight to avoid relegation by earning a tight victory over...

Petty holds nerve to kick Dale to victory

By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …35pts Tynedale …34pts ICE cool Rod Petty held his nerve to clinch a stunning Stourbridge victory with...

Lightning start gets Field beyond Tigers

By RICHARD SYKES Huddersfield ..31 Sheff Tigers …10 AN incredible first-half display paved the way for Huddersfield’s win despite their failure...

Briggs inspires Sale comeback

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …24 Sale …36 SALE had to pull out all the stops to maintain their position at the...

Superb seven for rampant Park

By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …29 Sedgley Park 50 SEDGLEY Park continued their good form with a bonus-point win over Leicester...

‘Hoppers have that old spring back in their step

NEWS EXTRA PRESTON Grasshoppers’ head of rugby Gareth Dyer says this season’s Northern Premier title-winning campaign has re-energised the club ahead...

Green is the hero with late Ionians penalty

By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Pk …36 Hull Ionians ..37 ISAAC Green’s late penalty gave Hull Ionians a vital victory against battling...

Shepherd leaves it late for winner

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 28 B’ham M …24 PLYMOUTH Albion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when fullback Matt...

Late Hamilton try offers OAs hope

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham …29 Old Alban …34 A TRY five minutes from time by Ross Hamilton clinched a vital...

Stapley double sees the Students through

By OSCAR MORTIMER L’boro Stu …32 Bishop’s S …14 JACK Stapley scored two tries as Loughborough Students eased past Bishop’s Stortford....

Vaioleti helps Darlington past poor Fylde

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington …40 Fylde …7 TALITE Vaioleti grabbed a pair of tries as Darlington made light work of relegated...

Promoted Coventry humbled by Amps

By WARREN KAY Ampthill …22pts Coventry …10pts Threat: Ampthill’s try-scorer Joe Bercis makes a break PICTURES: Tim Bartlett AMPTHILL head coach...

Caldy seal their Nat One status

By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …42 Blackheathh ..18 A GLORIOUS day with stunning rugby from Caldy confirmed their National One status for...

14-man Esher stun Cambridge

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge …22 Esher …32 CAMBRIDGE contrived to put themselves under pressure by failing to beat a 14-man Esher...

Sharp nails late kick to give Scots local pride

By LUKE JARMYN A COOLLY-taken penalty kick at the death by Scottish fly-half Jake Sharp saw the Exiles get their second...

Clifford: We must give JK a send-off

By NEALE HARVEY JACK Clifford has urged his Harlequins’ team-mates to rediscover their pride and give director of rugby John Kingston...

Jackson, Olding contracts revoked

ULSTER and Ireland players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been sacked. Last month, the players were cleared of rape after...

Scott’s sure underdogs will seize the day in Dublin

By STEFFAN THOMAS Hoping to sign off in style: Scott Williams PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTT Williams is confident the Scarlets are...

Cheshire helps Titans go down with a bang

By GUY WILLIAMS RELEGATED Rotherham bid goodbye to home matches in the Championship in truly dramatic style with an amazing victory...

Ealing bag early bonus but Students prove mettle

By JONATHAN LANDI EALING rebounded from their shock defeat at Doncaster by running in eight tries against a game Hartpury outfit....

Duncan’s the hat-trick hero again for Cornish Pirates

By MARK WOOD PIRATES’ hat-trick hero Tom Duncan admitted it is becoming a bit of a habit after notching a treble...

Morahan’s the party pin-up boy for Bristol

By ROGER PANTING Going up in the world: Bristol celebrate their promotion Irresistible: Luke Morahan scores LUKE Morahan scored four tries...

Reds weather early storm to bring up half ton in style

By TOM INNES JERSEY battled back from a 22-point deficit to claim an eventually comfortable win in their final home league...

Cattle: Rugby needs a knockout cup

CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle has called for a FA Cup style knock-out tournament to replace the British & Irish Cup...

Prop star Williams to swap Titans for Knights

LOOSE-HEAD prop Toby Williams has signed for Doncaster from relegated Rotherham for next season. Williams, 31, arrives with a wealth of...

Jersey boy Jerry aims to make it a Sexton double

JON NEWCOMBE talks to the younger Sexton brother aiming to crown his own season Pack leader: Jerry Sexton JERRY SEXTON will...

Jaguares bare teeth to shock the Rebels

By SAM JACKSON Masterclass: Beauden Barrett starred for Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images THREE second-half tries inspired the Jaguares to a comefrom-...

Erasmus brings in de Bruin for June campaign

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LIONS head coach Swys de Bruin will join the Springbok coaching staff on a consultancy basis...

European Cup semi-finals through the years

1995-1996: Toulouse 30 Swansea 3 (Sept Deniers, 10,000); Leinster 14 Cardiff 23 (Lansdowne Road 7,350) 1996-1997: Leicester 37 Toulouse 11 (Welford...

RACING 92

EURO SEASON SO FAR: Absolutely outstanding quarter-final win against Clermont at Stade Michelin where they attacked their way out of trouble...

MUNSTER

EURO SEASON SO FAR: Getting the job done, just. Sneaked past Toulon 20-19 in their controversial quarterfinal win although nobody could...

Racing aces can gatecrash Irish party

Pack power: James Lowe scores from a pushover against Saracens CAN anybody stop Leinster? Indeed, can anybody stop the Irish? Leinster...

SCARLETS

EURO SEASON SO FAR: Nerves set in a little against La Rochelle in their home quarter-final but Scarlets have learned not...

LEINSTER

EURO SEASON SO FAR: Massively strong quarter-final performance to see off reigning champions Saracens 30-19 at a packed Aviva. Leinster were...

Randall signs on from rivals Gloucester

FORMER England U20s scrum-half Harry Randall has signed a two-year deal to join Bristol from West Country rivals Gloucester. Randall, 22,...

Ealing building case for Premiership

By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI international prop Campese Ma’Afu will be the next Premiership player to head to Ealing Trailfinders at the...

Crane: Bristol better placed now to thrive

By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL No.8 Jordan Crane believes Pat Lam’s newly-promoted side are better equipped to tackle the Premiership now than...

Owen on a record

HE MADE his debut for Saracens on Sunday October 5, 2008 and was back at school the next morning. He kicked...

Barry gave rebel Fergie run about on behalf of Lions

WHEN he ruled the roost as New Zealand’s full- back, Fergie McCormick worked in the freezing department of a slaughterhouse. For...

Rugby breaking through in the USA? Don’t hold your breath!

WORLD Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper spoke in Los Angeles the other day about the possibility of America staging the 2027...

Scarlets aim to take the Oscar this time around

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Leinster in Dublin is the biggest home banker in the Champions Cup, the...

New Zealand stand in the way of women’s route to the final

Flyer: Deborah Fleming scores against Wales ENGLAND Women will face New Zealand in the semi-final of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth...

England close in on their medal bid

ENGLAND Men’s Sevens face New Zealand in the semifinal after topping their pool at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast....

Barrow relishing crack in Top 14 after frustrating time at Tigers

By NEALE HARVEY Point to prove: Dom Barrow FORMER Leicester lock Dom Barrow has vowed to spearhead a Northampton revival once...

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Coaching duo quit England for American foreign Legion

By GRAHAM JENKINS TWO young English coaches are hoping the United States truly is the land of opportunity as they carve...

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Supersub Murray swings it Munster’s direction

By JOHN FALLON Cheetahs … 17 Munster … 19 MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan said it was another huge team effort...

Dragons rue Rosser’s late effort ruled out by TMO

By STEFFAN THOMAS JARED Rosser helped himself to a hat-trick of first-half tries, and then had a potential match winning fourth...

First half blitz sets Warriors on way to semi-final

■ By RONAN O’BRIEN Glasgow…35 Connacht …22 GLASGOW sealed a home semi-final after this comprehensive triumph over Connacht. Tries from Stuart...