Chester are beaten up by Blaydon blitz

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …29 Chester …14 THREE tries in an eightminute purple patch midway through the second half secured a...

Penalty try drama as Stour go clear at top

By PAUL JOANNOU Leicester Lions 13pts Stourbridge…27pts LEICESTER Lions director of rugby Jack Heald hit out at referee Ben Rayner’s decisionmaking...

Tigers put Otley to the sword in victory

By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …35 Otley …21 SHEFFIELD Tigers made it back-to-back victories after a dominant opening 40 minutes sunk...

Johnson keeps his cool for Sale

By FRASER SMITH Sale …19 Macclesfield…3 CHRIS Johnson delivered a 14-point performance as Sale secured an important win against local rivals...

Home comforts for super Sedgley

By MARK THOMPSON Sedgley Park 31 Luctonians…13 SEDGLEY PARK extended their unbeaten home run with a battling win. On an exciting...

Harvey’s double inspires ruthless Hinckley

By TOM GALLAGHER Hinckley…36 Sheffield …22 STEVE HARVEY scored two tries as Hinckley earned a bonus-point win in an enthralling battle...

Watkin back on top after long injury nightmare

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA A FORTNIGHT ago Owen Watkin was lining up for Bridgend against Carmarthen Quins in front of...

Caldy winless in five after killer blow

By PETER RUTZLER Rosslyn Park 36 Caldy…32 A PENALTY try in overtime ensured Rosslyn Park saw off Caldy in a scintillating...

Late flurry puts OAs above Esher

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …29 Esher …15 IN AN encounter full of tension and excitement the result was never clear...

Lowly Fylde put to sword by tough Ionians

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …33 Fylde …14 HULL Ionians gained a bonus-point win against fellow strugglers Fylde to give them...

Cov keep clean sheet for second match running

By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry …36 L Students …0 COVENTRY made it eight from eight to consolidate their lead at the top...

Shock averted by Skinner late show as Albion tie

By PADDY MARSH All square: Harvey Skinner of Plymouth Albion goes over for the equalising try Plymouth A…17pts Old Elthamians…17pts Tries:...

Solid Tarrant kicks DMP to defeat

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …39 D’lington MP…24 AN IMPROVED performance from Blackheath saw them outscore their opponents five tries to four,...

Late snipe from Patton seals win

By DAVE LAWRENCE B’mingham M…25 Bishop’s Stort. 27 A LATE poacher’s try from scrum-half Alex Patton clinched a battling win for...

Green at the death to give visitors the points

By WARREN KAY Ampthill …7 Cambridge …8 IN A game that saw both sides struggle with gusty winds it was a...

Howley accused of bullying

FORMER Wales full-back Lee Byrne claims he was subjected to “bullying treatment” by attack coach Rob Howley. Byrne, 37, won the...

Solomona on a soul mission to add variety

By JON NEWCOMBE GROWING up in the mean streets of South Auckland, Denny Solomona was never far away from a rugby...

Addison’s attitude inspired all of us – Hearn

Tragic: Roger Addison IN his book Crash Tackle, published in 1972, Hearn pays handsome tribute to another young rugby player he...

@No rugby regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again

BRENDAN GALLAGHER speaks to England centre Danny Hearn 50 years on from breaking his neck RUGBY can be a game of...

O’Leary handed the reins against his old club

PREVIEW…Connacht A v Ealing T’finders FLY-HALF Shane O’Leary makes his first start for Ealing Trailfinders and is is relishing the trip...

Ben’s back but Biggs calls time

PREVIEW…Yorkshire Carnegie v L Scottish Today. Kick-off 3pm FORMER Bristol star Ben Mosses returns to the line-up after a few weeks...

@Pirates beef up for Ulster test

PREVIEW…Cornish Pirates v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill will make his 50th appearance for Cornish Pirates as they...

Irish backs Academy lads to maintain winning run

PREVIEW…Bristol v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 2pm BRISTOL Grammar School’s highly rated England U18 duo Will Capon and Charlie Powell are named...

Ospreys fall to Bedford’s second half blitz

By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …43 Ospreys …19 STAR man Elliott Clements-Hill was one of seven try-scorers as Bedford produced a stunning...

We’ve put our marker down now says Hill

By LUKE JARMYN Richmond…35pts Rotherham …5pts TWO tries in three minutes near the hour-mark sealed Richmond’s first ever bonus-point win in...

Munster march on as Mintern stars with try-double

By BILL KIELY Munster A …38 Nottingham …7 NOTTINGHAM coach Ian Costello said his men could have few complaints after his...

Irish know-how sinks Blues

By JOHN FALLON Leinster A …29 Cardiff Blues …10 THE Blues Select fell to their second defeat and lie bottom of...

Reds clock up another bonus

By TOM WALKER Dragons…7 Jersey Reds …34 JERSEY boss Harvey Biljon is refusing to think of a quarter-final spot despite his...

Hartpury fall short despite dominance up front

By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets …24 Hartpury …21 SCARLETS forwards coach Richard Kelly praised his side’s character after defeating Hartpury. The Welsh...

Deano tells England to follow the Falcons’ bear

MARK Wilson has bear-like strength, the sort of hold that is almost impossible to break once he latches on. What’s more...

Why didn’t someone tell Webb he’d lose Wales slot?

SOMETHING about the Rhys Webb affair doesn’t add up. The player claims he knew nothing of the new 60- cap rule...

Gripping? New kit strangles wallets

WALES heralded the advent of their Autumn series with another gripping yarn over the ‘match-winning’ quality of their new kit. Official...

Billy’s back to mend the bridges

A BERLINWall occasion takes place in Cardiff next Friday evening. More than 60 years after leaving Union for League during the...

What ever happened to that war on gouging?

Sven Cronk knows how it feels to be poked in the eye as the innocent victim of a gouging offence like...

Resurgent Wallabies end the Bledisloe barren spell

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER AUSTRALIA’S steady improvement this season continued apace in Brisbane yesterday with a thoroughly deserved Bledisloe Cup win over...

Pivac tips his grafter Jones to fill Wales’ prop void

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS boss Wayne Pivac has backed prop Wyn Jones to star for Wales next month. Rob...

Middle-man Moore has ended up out on his own

BEING slap bang in the middle of the Australia front row has been a thankless task at times over the past...

RUGBY MATTERS

It’s time the RFU honoured the first black international BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points...

Joseph’s cast-off boots are magic

Toon-town dreamer: Scorcher’s Billy Dane READERS of a certain age might remember the popular cartoon series Billy’s Boots in Scorcherwhen Billy...

Here’s one England team ready for the Kiwis

WHILE the rugby world waits impatiently for the next England/All Blacks clash in November next year, the respective Deaf Fifteens of...

Big Ben chimes in with comeback try

By TOM BRADSHAW Take that: Ben Morgan powers past Agen prop Kamaliele Tufele PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS GLOUCESTER: Woodward 6 (Twelvetrees...

Blues build momentum with big win in Toulouse

By ALEX BYWATER IN WHAT must rank as one of the best results in their recent history, Cardiff Blues claimed a...

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Hill calls for Championship expansion and axe for cup

By LUKE JARMYN EXPANDING the Championship to 14 teams and scrapping the British & Irish Cup is the only move that...

Sale slip up again in face of French end-game

By DAVID JOYCE Try-double: Sam James SALE Sharks surrendered a 14-point lead in the final 15 minutes as they were beaten...

ROUND-UP

■PAU produced a scintillating second-half to beat Zebre. Trailing 30-7 at the break, they scored four tries to win 38-33. Zebre...

Gritty Falcons hold Bordeaux tidal wave after Flood strikes

By CHARLES WILLIAMS Influential: Toby Flood A PERFORMANCE brimming with guts and character saw Newcastle Falcons move to the top of...

Dragons beat travel bug but lose Griffiths

By ROB COLE THE long wait for an away win is over for the Dragons after their revenge win over Continental...

Warriors’ fightback cut short by Healy

By JOHN FALLON Stopped: Chris Pennell is tackled WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg said he was pleased to come away from...

Ojo seals his record night in Paris with brace of tries

By ALEXANDER MCLEMAN Record man: Topsy Ojo LONDONIrish sealed a memorable bonus point victory at Stade Français. The Exiles were in...