Irish out-half McKinley makes Italy Test squad

■By SAM JACKSON Treviso star: McKinley IRELAND-BORN Ian McKinley, who lost the sight in his left eye six years ago, has...

Eztebeth t leads South Africa with Whitely ruled out

■By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa captain Warren Whiteley will miss the end-of-year tour of Europe after doctors said his groin injury...

Kennedy bulks up front row options

LONDON Irish have bolstered their front row options with the signing of former England U20 hooker Tom Woolstencroft. A World Rugby...

Crossword

ACROSS 6. Edinburgh’s BT Premiership club - champions in 2007 and 2010 (6) 7. Ex-Cardiff Blues and Wales prop at Edinburgh...

Anson departs to chase Olympic dream

WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg says there will be a review of the club’s strength and conditioning department following the departure...

Grass roots dying warns Whitcombe

■By JON NEWCOMBE BRADFORD & BINGLEY DoR Martin Whitcombe believes that the success of the Aviva Premiership as one of the...

BaaBaas coaches reunite for All Blacks encounter

NEWS EXTRA WILL Greenwood has been added to the Barbarians coaching team for the Killik Cup match against New Zealand at...

Ryan joins French sevens revolution

NEWSEXTRA OLYMPIC gold medal coach Ben Ryan has joined the France sevens coaching team as a consultant. Ryan, who enjoyed terrific...

England hopeful Joe keeping focus on Exile revival

POWERHOUSE London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga is ready to stamp his mark on the Premiership and show why Eddie Jones was...

Ambitious Woodburn stating his case for Test call

■By NEALE HARVEY Fan:Philippe Saint-Andre Credit: Rob Baxter Power and pace: Olly Woodburn, of Exeter Chiefs, rounds Leicester’s Matt Toomua PICTURES:...

Invest to challenge the elite, Cardiff are urged

■By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson has admitted the region will struggle to challenge for honours unless...

Why should club men take pay cut to help big earners?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the Champions Cup having kicked off, the focus is again on...

Fab five join exclusive Hall of Fame club

FIVE of England’s finest have been inducted into the Premiership Hall of Fame. World Cup winners Jason Robinson, Ben Kay and...

Persistence paid off at age of 30

MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOWSON THE FORMER ENGLAND, NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND WORCESTER BACK ROWER Calcutta king: Phil Dowson, right, with his...

Beckett turn up the second-half intensity to trounce Trent

BUCS ROUND-UP ■By JOE BYRNES LEEDS Beckett should start a bus company. Having waited 12 months for their first BSR win,...

Lions roar again to extend perfect start with Bees in pursuit

PETERBOROUGH Lions continued their perfect start to the Midlands Premier with a bonus-point 31-20 victory against Newbold on Avon. Michael Watts...

Raiders stunned by late fightback

■By LIAM DAVIES Worthing 27 Cinderford 29 CINDERFORD produced a stunning comeback late on to defeat Worthing Raiders. The Raiders looked...

Wild Geese soar after Reon treble

■By WARREN MUGGLETON LI Wild Geese 53 O Redcliffians22 REON Joseph scored a hat-trick for London Irish Wild Geese as they...

Hawks do just enough to sneak to victory

■By NICK PITSON Henley 29 Barnstaple 22 HENLEY Hawks claimed a deserved bonus-point win over Barnstaple at Dry Leas in a...

Canterbury on the spin make it six after battle

■By YINSU COLLINS Canterbury 18pts Redruth 16pts CANTERBURY head coach Andy Pratt was delighted with the result against Redruth but maintained...

Manning seeing double to get past TJs

■By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 24 Tonbridge J 20 CHINNOR held on for a hard-fought victory after a thrilling encounter with Tonbridge...

Titanic Taunton push title claims

■By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 20 Taunton 26 CLASSY Taunton underlined their promotion candidature to claw back a half-time deficit...

Pre-match injury no issue for Rams

■By GARY REYNOLDS Reding’s 47 Broadstreet 19 THE day started disastrously for Rams when they lost scrum-half Oli Cole in the...

Renwick pulls the strings in Clifton success

■By ROGER OPIE Clifton 25 Wimbledon 20 CLIFTON dominated both at scrum and lineout but this win was largely a result...

YOUNG GUNS

JARED ROSSER DRAGONS WING Jared Rosser is one of the bright young stars the Dragons hope can fire them into a...

Matavesi’s boot proves decisive

■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 19 Blaydon 27 JOEL Matavesi kicked 17 points to steer Blaydon to victory over Wharfedale. The excellent...

Walker’s try gets Dale over the line

■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale 7 Sale 5 A HIGH-scoring game was expected when second-placed Tynedale entertained Sale in third spot, but...

Perfect start maintained by the Bridge

■By BEN GODDARD Stourbridge 32 Huddersfield 17 STOURBRIDGE continued their perfect start to the season after overcoming a tough test against...

Chuter is happy to take derby day spoils

■By LEE SIMS Hinckley 36pts South Leicester32pts HINCKLEY claimed derby day bragging rights with a bonus point victory at home to...

Robins ensures Sheffield wait for first win

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield 14 Chester 24 FOURTEEN points from the boot of fly-half Liam McGovern ensured Chester claimed their first...

Broadley roars loudest for Tigers

■By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 45 Sheffield Tig 55 MACCLESFIELD came into this off the back of three straight defeats and found...

Devon’s a Constant threat for Lions

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 3 Leicester L’ns40 A DEVON Constant hattrick for Lions saw them demolish Luctonians after the home side...

Try-fest for Park as the points roll in

■By NICK DOYLE Otley 46 Sedgley Park 57 SEDGLEY Park edged out Otley in a 100-point thriller to deny them a...

Cheeky Watson to stand trial next summer

NEWS EXTRA THE fraud and money laundering trial involving former Eastern Province rugby boss, Cheeky Watson, and his three coaccused will...

Ampthill make it four wins on spin

■By BRAD HARPER L’boro S 14 Ampthill 36 AMPTHILL earned their fourth consecutive win in an emphatic victory against Loughborough Students...

Tolmie and Emery lead ten-try rush

■By JOHN WILKINSON Fylde 0 Coventry 64 HOOKER Scott Tolmie and winger Tom Emery claimed try hat-tricks as Coventry ran riot....

Harrison seals the deal for Moseley with four

■By WILL THOMPSON Esher 27 Birmingham 32 THE BATTLE ended with only five points between the sides as Moseley came out...

Darlington bounce back with five more tries

■By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP 36 O Elthamians 21 DARLINGTON returned to winning ways, scoring five tries in the process and adding...

Blackheath are league’s best defence says Hogg

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 31pts Tries: Baldwin 5, Lloyd 18, Tarrant 41, Hallam 46, Davies 51 Conversions: Tarrant 6, 19, 42...

Hutch roars back with flying treble

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge50 Rosslyn Park 23 LAURENCEHutchinson, out of the game for much of last season after 20 tries in...

Albion set-piece is toomuchfor Caldy

By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy 17 Plymouth A 34 PLYMOUTH had to step up a gear to fend off a valiant second-half...

Careless Bishops hang on for their victory

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 35 Hull Ionians 31 STORTFORD kept up the form they showed last week, dominating the first...

My All-time Namibia XV

Chrysander Botha Tempting to pick Springbok great Percy Montgomery but in truth being born in Walvis Bay was his only real...

Opponents were no problem

To play and train with club and country – he played 24 Tests and appeared in two World Cups –Van der...

Schalk head-butted a lion, so

THERE has always been a sniff of the rugged about Namibia with the Namib Desert and Skeleton coast to the West...

Burger is face of Namibia’s fighting spirit

BRENDAN GALLAGHER traces the rugged history of Nambian rugby as it celebrates 150 years THE Namibian Rugby Union are celebrating their...

Fearns out for season as English No.8 curse strikes again

■By SAM JACKSON CARL Fearns is out for the rest of the season after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament. The Lyon...

Rugby ‘should tap gridiron talent pool’

JOE BYRNES finds an increasing link between two top Transatlantic sports Career change: Harry Innis in American Football mode and, below...

Costello gives his kids their chance

Preview Nottingham v Bedford Blues Sunday, Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello has retained just four of his...

Misfiring Scarlets pay heavy price

Ulster A.24 Scarlets 18 ■By TOM JOHNSON POOR goal kicking cost the Scarlets heavily in a tight cup opener as they...