Owen shines as Redruth upset by Geese

By BENJAMIN BONNER LI Wild Geese39 Redruth …32 LONDON Irish Wild Geese came from behind with 14 unanswered points to spring...

Rapid start helps hosts overcome Canterbury

By THOMAS HUNT Swooping in: Worthing go over to score, left, and Frank Morgan touches down for the visitors PICTURES: Warwick...

Clifton are now edging closer to survival

By WYN TINGLEY Clifton… 29 Bury St Eds …7 CLIFTON produced one of their finest performances of the season so far...

Juddians survive a late fightback

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .22 Broadstreet …14 TONBRIDGE Juddians fought off a spirited comeback from bottom side Broadstreet to claim...

Cinderford make it 19 straight wins

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …40 O Redcliffians12 CINDERFORD won their 19th game in a row with a comfortable six-try triumph against...

Chinnor keep up the pace with fine victory

By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor …41 Barnstaple… 12 A HAT-TRICK from Mike McDonald helped Chinnor to a thrilling seven-try victory over struggling...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

CHRIS WALKER THE FORMER ENGLAND U20 CAPTAIN AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE FLANKER It was in a small, idyllic Yorkshire Dales village, watching...

Tynedale are out of sight in the snow

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …14 Tynedale …33 TYNEDALE handled the conditions better on a day when spectators could not see through...

Blizzard can’t halt Macclesfield rush

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Luctonians… 12 THIS was a big game for the Blues if they were to put distance...

Coe keeps the Sedgley challenge going

By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley P …24 Otley …21 PARK gained ground on Sale at the top of the table with a...

Field’s day as fingers freeze in the chiller

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …15pts Huddersfield …26pts THE near-Arctic conditions made handling and ball retention difficult in the extreme. Both sides...

Agony for Stour as Farrell hits late, late clincher

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…26 Sheff Tigers .28 STOUR’S promotion plans went up in smoke as Sheffield Tigers secured a prized double....

YOUNG GUNS

HARVEY SKINNER EXETER FLY-HALF Rather than wallowing in the pain of rejection by Bath, budding Taunton-born playmaker Harvey Skinner elected to...

Just a week for Harrison

NORTHAMPTON back row Teimana Harrison has been banned for one week after being sent off in last week’s Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat...

Ligament injuryputs Dragons prop out forseason

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES prop Leon Brown will miss the rest of the season after suffering a toe injury....

Study of Einstein could fix Eddie’s breakdown woes!

Halted: England’s Chris Robshaw goes down in the tackle against France PICTURE: Getty Images Isn’t it strange how every time the...

Shepherd holds nerve to keep Albion in clear

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A 17 Bishop’s St 10 PLYMOUTH Albion defied the bitter cold to complete the league double over...

Blood & Sand downed by dogged Darlington

By STEVE JACKSON Battering ram: Jack Payne scores DMP’s opening try PICTURES: Chris Fell Caught red-handed: Jake McCloud wins a key...

Caldy are fall guys as 9-try Coventry land title

By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …12 Coventry …55 COVENTRY became deserved National One champions at Paton Field, romping to victory over an...

Mermoz harbours hopes of Test recall

MAXIME MERMOZ is hoping to play a big part in Newcastle’s exciting end to the season as he slowly comes to...

Bayliss making big strides in Sam’s absence

By JON NEWCOMBE Coming force at seven: Josh Bayliss PICTURE: Getty Images UNRIVALLED as a genuine openside with England, Sam Underhill...

Captain Mayhew commits to Carnegie

By JON NEWCOMBE Upbeat: Richard Mayhew FRESH from the news that first-team coaches Jimmy Lowes and Steve Boden have agreed one-year...

Pirates turn on power tomake Hartpury pay for slow start

By ANDREW BEACHAM PIRATES had this wrapped up by half-time, after dominating a first period in which Hartpury lacked energy, organisation...

Jersey flyers reap the spoils of pack dominance

By LUKE JARMYN EIGHT tries including a second half hat-trick by man-of-the-match Jason Worrall saw Jersey continue their march up the...

Madigan puts freeze on Titans in blizzard

By GUY WILLIAMS Slipping and sliding: Luke Morahan glides over for Bristol PICTURE: Gareth Lyons Held up: Rotherham halt Joseph Latta’s...

Richmond pile on misery for grieving Doncaster

By STEVE HOSSACK RICHMOND became the first side to complete the double over Doncaster Knights this season on what was an...

Blues aim to make it four wins from four

Preview Nottingham v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 3pm BEDFORD head into the game off the back of an impressive 41-22 win...

Ignore the fake news… Scots centre Jones was a star for Millfield

Talent: Huw Jones in Millfield 1sts 2011-12 THERE’S a bit of an urban myth going around that needs to be put...

Victory today could spark Spanish rugby revolution

RUGBY MATTERS A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Joining the festivities: King Felipe VI ARGUABLY...

Ton up for veteran Toulon wing Clerc

Prolific: Vincent Clerc A HAT-TIP please for Vincent Clerc, one of the very best French players of the professional era who...

Zimbabwe feeding the world with top talent

THE sight of Don Armand trotting on yesterday to become the latest Zimbabwean to play Six Nations rugby will have aroused...

Jenkins shows off his schoolboy skills

By ROGER PANTING He’s over: Olly Robinson scores a first-half try for Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans WALES squad flanker Ellis...

Edinburgh continue their charge for playoffs

By LEE JONES RICHARD Cockerill called on his Edinburgh side to kick on into the PRO14 quarter-finals after their 15th win...

Dazzling green is the colour of my top 23

NICK CAIN PICKS HIS TEAM FROM THIS SEASON’S SIX NATIONS LINE-UPS Champions: Ireland with Six Nations trophy PICTURE: Getty Images THIS...

ROOM 101

JACK MOORHOUSE THE SALE F.C. CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Long lie...

Mullvihill offered top job at Cardiff Blues

CARDIFF BLUES have offered Australian John Mullvihill the chance to replace Danny Wilson who is moving to Dai Young’s Wasps at...

Vunipolas start Sarries talks about new deals

Brothers in arms: Mako, left, and Billy Vunipola PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS have opened talks with England international brothers Billy and...

Canada star set for Carnegie

CANADA tight head Jake Ilnicki is set to drop down into the Championship next season for a stint with Yorkshire Carnegie....

Eastmond is snubbed by Bath

No go: Kyle Eastmond KYLE EASTMOND has been been left wondering about his future after Bath last week opted to sign...

ON THE BLIND SIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ FORMER RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie could be on his way back to...

Ellis feeling lean and mean after injury nightmare

Fit again: Tom Ellis BATH flanker Tom Ellis has drawn inspiration from Exeter’s Sam Simmonds ahead of today’s final, in which...

Horstmann on mission to bow out as a winner

NEALE HARVEY finds two Exeter Chiefs back rowers desperate to finish the season in style Skipper: Kai Horstmann PICTURES: Getty Images...

Days when Griffiths was an outcast in his own country

Clive Griffiths witnessed the evils of apartheid South Africa during a rugby tour there almost 40 years ago and thought he...

Let’s call time on the drunks

MORE drunken behaviour during Wales-Italy last weekend has strengthened the perception of the world’s finest city-centre stadium as a place fast...

Alun-Wyn gets the ideal deal

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Staying in Wales: Alun-Wyn Jones is mob-handed by England PICTURE: Getty Images A...

RFU’s shameful treatment of North

JEFF GAGE Eddie Jones says lessons will be learnt following England’s abysmal defeat against France. But the big lessons won’t be...

Too many poor games in this year’s Six Nations

COLIN BOAG All week there were adverts on television proclaiming that the Six Nations was the best rugby tournament in the...

Eddie needs to up his pack speed

EVERYTHING is about pace nowadays in rugby and England’s first eight pack is a little slow. When I saw the back...

Illegal tactics have shaped game since Otago’s innovators

MATT Everard recently highlighted in TRP the dubious art of clearing out defenders who do not have the ball. This tactic...

Stodgy England need change fast

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’M very concerned about...