Barum threaten to mar McLean’s day

Worthing …….36 Barnstaple……29 By PAUL SMITH WORTHING put daylight between themselves and Barnstaple in the table with a bonus point victory...

Irishleft with too much to do after thebreak

By BEN CARTER London Irish.17 Henley …………24 HENLEY survived a ferocious second-half fight-back to claim all five points in a thrilling...

MY LIFE IN RUGBY

THE RICHMOND DoR & FORMER OXFORD UNIVERSITY DoR AND BLACKHEATH No.8 STEVE HILL A defeat in the Varsity match is much...

Bridge get title charge back on course

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….39 Macclesfield 25 STOURBRIDGE snapped up their first win in five games to get their title charge back...

Rowntree stars as Otley down Lucs

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……18 Otley …………….23 A STAR performance from Joe Rowntree helped Otley snatch a victory over Luctonians. Otley were...

Lions too good for sorry Tigers

By WARREN MUGGLETON Leicester L ……11 Sheffield T…….5 BENJAMIN Palmer’s late penalty kick was enough for Leicester Lions to seal a...

First-half blitz helps clinical Sedgley Park see off sorry Sheffield

By OLIVER ROBY Sheffield ……14 Sedgley Park 31 SEDGLEY Park turned in a dominant first-half performance to set the platform for...

League leaders humbled by Chester

By DAVID PAYNE National League 2 North Chester………………12pts Hinckley………………8pts CHESTER stunned league leaders Hinckley in an enthralling battle as muddy conditions...

All Blacks Savea not ruling out potential code hop

By SAM JACKSON NEW ZEALAND flyer Julian Savea has not ruled out a shock switch to Rugby League. The blockbusting wing,...

Hinckley have the foundation to go far – Chuter

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker George Chuter says he has no top-flight coaching ambitions despite guiding unfancied Hinckley to the...

Old Albanian pay for ill discipline

By NICK BURT Plymouth A….26 Old Albanian ….8 A MUCH-CHANGED Old Albanian side did not have enough in the tank as...

Fylde can’t dirty Students’ sheet

By RYAN STEVENS L’borough Stu.21 Fylde ………………0 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put in a clinical display to down basement side Fylde at home....

Park’s nerves shredded as double binning goes unpunished

By DAVID LAWRENCE Rosslyn P. ….30 Birmingham M. 26 HEAD coach Kieran Power praised his young pack as Rosslyn Park held...

A day to forget for Club as OEs bag the bragging rights

By JON EDWARDS Twist and shout: Dom Lespierre breaks two tackles to propel himself over the try line for OEs PICTURES:...

Lewis kicks Blood and Sand to glory

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……22 Bishop’s Stort.21 DAN Lewis’ penalty from half way, awarded deep into added time, gave Cambridge all four...

Sanders shines in lacklustre contest

By JOHN LYON Caldy …………….15 Esher ………………7 CALDY came out on top in a dour affair affected by the days of...

Ionians no match for Amps’ offloading antics

By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL welcomed Hull Ionians to Dillingham Park but sent them home with their tails between their legs after...

Ford: Clubs must stick together when bullets fly

ENGLAND and Leicester fly-half George Ford has warned against the sacking culture which is prevalent in football being replicated in rugby...

Bulldozer Bothma here to put Quins in title mix

By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTINGNamibian back rower Renaldo Bothma aims to follow compatriot Jacques Burger into the pantheon of alltime Premiership greats...

Lions review shows touring live and well

BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks his best bits from this year’s behind-thescenes look at the Lions BRENDAN GALLAGHER The British and Irish Lions...

Moving tribute to the legend that was Clem

BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks his must-read books of the year and remembers the great Clem Thomas BRENDAN GALLAGHER Clem by Chris Thomas...

Damant returns to lead Richmond

Preview Connacht A v Richmond Today, Kick-off 2pm FLY-HALF and captain Rory Damant returns to the Richmond line-up for the first...

Four-try McBurney hammers Hartpury

By JEFF RYAN Ulster A…………27 Hartpury ……….19 HOOKER Adam McBurney scored four tries as Ulster A defeated a youthful Hartpury to...

Knight Clark helps put Blues to sword

Cardiff Blues PS.27 Doncaster ……42 By IOAN DYER DONCASTER completed an emphatic double over Cardiff Blues to stay on course for...

Carnegie in charge after blast from boss Lowes

Dragons PS……17 York Carnegie.20 By TOM MOODY FOUR second-half tries after a half-time talking-to allowed Carnegie to complete the double over...

Cool Jersey claw back against Exiles

By JONATHAN LANDI L Scottish ….18 Jersey…………45 HARVEYBiljon lauded his Jersey Reds troops who remain firmly in control of Pool 3...

We’ve got to improve for derby say Ealing

By OLI SHAPLEY Ealing ……………….35pts Rotherham ……….19pts Trailblazer: Kieran Murphy scores for Ealing while, right, William Thomas makes a break for...

Ferocious start sees perfect Leinster march on

By LEE JONES Leinster A…….50 Bristol ………….15 LEINSTER took a huge step toward the quarterfinals with a fourth straight bonus point...

Dead-eye Johnston keeps Irish in hunt

By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …………12 Munster A…….16 THREE penalties by Bill Johnston helped Munster A put themselves back in contention in...

Eden’s late strike saves Nottingham

By TIFFANY JONES Ospreys PS……15 Nottingham ….17 NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello believes his side got out of jail as they...

Paver calls for reaction at home

Preview Cornish Pirates v Scarlets PS Today, Kick-off 2.30pm PIRATES still top Pool 5 on points difference despite their 18-10 away...

Gatland on Saints wish-list as they start from the top

Nick Cain talks to Keith Barwell about the search for Mallinder’s successor Keith Barwell says that Northampton will scour the elite...

Nice-guy Mallinder too loyal to his coaches

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE REASONS BEHIND THE SACKING OF JIM MALLINDER AT NORTHAMPTON If you want to know what has...

Authorities must clamp down on thugs ruining game

I WAS delighted to see Glasgow hooker George Turner cop a four-week ban for his ridiculous off the ball shoulder into...

RUGBY MATTERS

Barritt’s leading candidate to do a Botia-style switch BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE...

Controversy over SAS founder Mayne

Hero: Blair Mayne BLAIR Mayne could famously start a fight in a phone box and kicked up a storm all over...

When Irish paid price for having a genius like Hogan

RUGBY’S long-running fascination with military techniques continues apace with the Crusaders, the reigning Super Rugby champions, sending assistant coach Brad Mooar...

Twelvetrees can do great job for England says Taylor

ENGLAND’S coaches should begin taking notice of Gloucester, according to Kingsholm backs guru Tim Taylor, who reckons a number of the...

Reid playing catch-up after concussion woe

By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN London Irish prop Gordon Reid has vowed to put his concussion strife behind him as he bids...

Solomons’ attacking philosophy rubbing off on Warriors

By TOM BRADSHAW WORCESTER will attack their way to Premiership survival says Gary Gold. Director of rugby Gold says the arrival...

Silence amid the lambs is a problem for snubbed No.7 Davies

EVENin an age where Test matches are ten-a-penny, international coaches spend most of their season like shepherds watching over their flock,...

Suddenly iron men are starting to melt…

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One by one, the supposed indestructibles have been forced to take a knee...

Warriors whittle it down to three

WORCESTER are believed to now have a threeman short list for their next director of rugby. Blindside understands that Jim Mallinder...

ON THE BLINDSIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS are in the running to land Worcester Warriors lock Will Spencer who...

Newcastle face fight to keep hold of Deano

DEAN RICHARDS has emerged as a potential target for Northampton with his contract at Newcastle Falcons up at the end of...

ROOM 101

THE NOTTINGHAM CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND OLI EVANS 1. The boomerang app...

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Former England captain Day to join RFU board

ENGLAND’S record try scorer Sue Day will join the RFU board in the spring after being appointed their new chief financial...

Ward in blast at 13-team Premiership discussion

By NEALE HARVEY BEN Ward, rugby director of high-flying Ealing, has slammed Premiership proposals for a 13-team, ringfenced Premiership and claims...

Unbeaten Pau lead way with classy win over Agen

ROUND-UP BORDEAUX-BEGLES kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive on Friday evening as they claimed a 36-27 triumph over...