Maynard hits the sweet spot to kick Llandovery to victory

By HUW THOMAS Llandovery 17 Ebbw Vale 6 LLANDOVERY won their third game out of four in Phase Two of the...

Jarvis at the death sees the Ironmen go top

By JAY BAYFORD Merthyr 44 Llanelli 43 MERTHYR had Matthew Jarvis to thank as his late penalty saw them edge past...

Hat-trick for Morris

U15s Vase final BEECHENCliff School scored six tries en route to a 36-14 victory over Kenilworth to win the U15 Vase....

Whitgift win wrestle up front

Top dogs: Whitgift celebrate another title U15s Cup final WHITGIFT school overcame Manchester Grammar 22-12 in a tense game at Twickenham...

Fast start puts Langley in the ascendancy

U18s Vase final LANGLEY defeated Wirral Grammar 48-22 to clinch the U18 Vase for the first time in their history. Langley...

Fawcett leads Warwick lads to back-to-back victories

Schools Cup finals U18s Cup final Signing off in style: Warwick captain Tom Fawcett lifts the trophy WARWICK defended their Schools...

Beckett leave best until last to gift Exeter the title

BUCS ROUND-UP ON Wednesday BUCS delivered the fittingly climactic finale the league deserved as the title went right to the wire....

Roberts heading west to fill Tapuai gap at the Rec

TRANSFER WRAP WALES centre Jamie Roberts will join Bath from Harlequins at the end of the season. Roberts has won 94...

Maunder skippers England against Scotland

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18s head coach John Fletcher has made sweeping changes to his side to play Scotland at Stirling County...

England in free fall as Irish light up Twickenham

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham Early score: Garry Ringrose pounces to score after Anthony Watson fumbles FORTRESS Twickenham no more, stormed...

‘Sick man’ Willemse inspires Stormers to banish the Blues

By SAM JACKSON STORMERS bounced back from a winless tour of Australasia with victory over the Blues to move second in...

DREAM TEAM

SAM DICKINSON, EALING AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON & ROTHERHAM NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alex...

Fiji flick the switch to silence giant killers

Vancouver Sevens By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Fiji win again in Vancouver PICTURE: Getty Images FIJI scored 19 unanswered points in...

Atkinson wants more than just Champions Cup rugby

By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson reckons his side can jettison the ‘bottlers’ tag by roaring into the Premiership...

Camborne shock the Crusaders

South West Premier DINGS Crusaders saw their long winning run come to a dramatic end in the National League 3 South...

Park continue home form woes

Northern Premier BIRKENHEAD Park continued their poor run of form as they lost 19-51 at home to Rossendale. Josh Smith, Liam...

Ruthless Birmingham stay top

Midlands Premier A RAMPANT second half display saw table-toppers Birmingham and Solihull run out emphatic 43-5 winners against Doncaster Phoenix. Converted...

Barnes trim gap to Guernsey

London & South East Premier BARNES move to within six points of league leaders Guernsey following a 42-10 win at home...

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...