Injury toll leaves ‘A’ league in tatters

By SAM JACKSON THE Premiership ‘A’ league fixture list was decimated last week amid ongoing injury problems. Five games were postponed...

Henson intensity driving Dragons recovery

By STEFFAN THOMAS HALLAM Amos hopes Bernard Jackman’s band of brothers can guide Dragons to success. The Rodney Parade outfit have...

Ewels hopes young guns will answer call to arms

By NEALE HARVEY BATH’S stand-in skipper Charlie Ewels has challenged his batch of England hopefuls to boost their Test chances by...

Collier vows to fill Kyle void for club and country

By NEALE HARVEY WILL Collier has declared himself ready to take centre stage for Harlequins and England in the absence of...

Sinclair steps up to take Dusty’s place

NORTHAMPTON have appointed Simon Sinclair as the club’s new Academy manager. Sinclair has been part of the Saints’ Academy system since...

England duo get ‘off-field yellows’

HARLEQUINS scrumhalf Danny Care has received a citing commissioner’s warning (equivalent to an offfield yellow card) for a dangerous tackle on...

Back row star Blair extends stay at Irish

BLAIR Cowan has signed a contract extension with London Irish. Cowan, 31, has been a pivotal figure in the Exiles’ back...

Beirne confirms move to Munster

TADHGBeirne will leave PRO12 champions Scarlets at the end of the season to head back to his native Ireland and join...

Leonard, Brown join Lions board for 2021

JASONLeonard and Steve Brown have been appointed to the board of the British & Irish Lions as representatives from the RFU....

Worcester bring in Aussie cover at 10

FRANCOIS Hougaard will be sidelined for at least two more weeks as he recovers from an adductor injury. Ryan Mills will...

Punishment should fit crime regardless of the outcome

Why is an act of foul player no longer considered an act of foul play if just a minor or no...

My simple way to stop threatened player walk-out

Natural break: Wasps’ Guy Armitage is tackled by Ospreys’ Joe Thomas as he runs in to score in last season’s Anglo...

Bees lay down marker with huge win

North Midlands Cup quarter-finals BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees booked their place in the North Midlands Cup semi-finals with a resounding 70-12...

Abbots take honours in gripping victory

South West Premier NEWTON Abbot tightened their grip at the top after claiming a 48-42 victory against promotion rivals Exmouth. Exmouth...

Lethal Lymm net 40 unanswered points

Northern Premier STILL unbeaten Lymm continue to top the table following a 40-0 win at home to Birkenhead Park. Lucas Titherington...

Late tries stretch Barnes’ lead at summit

London & South East Premier BARNESgive their hopes of an immediate return to National 2 South a boost by beating promotion...

Exeter remain unbeaten but Northumbria run them close

BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES THE points came thick and fast as the second round of matches opened with a thriller...

YOUNG GUNS

BEN STEVENSON NEWCASTLE CENTRE Ben Stevenson is well on his way to fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming a professional rugby...

McHugh hat-trick salvages TJ pride

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 24 Redingensians47 A HAT-TRICKfrom home grown Academy product Rory McHugh secured a try bonus point for...

Titans run amok with host of tries

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 81 Worthing 14 TITANS put in a great performance to claim an emphatic win. They started...

Zinzan watches Redruth hang on for win

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 12 B St Edmunds 9 TWO first-half tries were enough for Redruth to edge a narrow win...

Chinnor in charge for superbwin on the road

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 20pts Chinnor 31pts Keeping it tight: Cinderford openside Lewis Beer scores. Right: Chinnor second row Jack Ramshaw...

Late try by Moss ensures it’s five on spin

By ALEX MARROW Wimbledon 7 Canterbury 22 CANTERBURY made it five victories in a row as they eased past Wimbledon, who...

Rayner stays cool to tie it up for Reds

By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians25 Henley 25 THE points were shared in a tough open game at Scotland Lane. Henley led...

Thatcher’s treble holds off the Irish

By PETER HAYES Broadstreet 53 LI Wild Geese 40 REPLACEMENT Nicholas Thatcher’s hat-trick helped Broadstreet to a satisfying victory. Irish looked...

Crouch’s plunge is reward for fine fightback

By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 37 Clifton 24 ASHLEE Crouch’s late try settled a topsy-turvy clash and put Barnstaple back in the...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

HARROGATE DoR AND EX-LEEDS, WASPS, SALE, JERSEY & PIRATES WING/FULL-BACK DAVE DOHERTY Iplayed both League and Union growing up but eventually...

Unbeaten Field in Luc after third win

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 32 Luctonians 15 HUDDERSFIELDremain unbeaten in three games following a highly impressive bonus point victory at Lockwood...

Dale defeated by battling Chester

By STEVE SMITH Chester 10 Wharfedale 3 CHESTER made it three back-to-back home victories as they overcame struggling Wharfedale at Hare...

Aley is live and kicking in Leicester victory

By HOLLY HUME S Leicester 35 Sheffield 26 TWOyellow cards were not enough to stop South Leicester from claiming victory over...

We’ll take confidence from this, says Keep

By TOM HARLE Sale 21pts Hinckley 6pts SALE laid down a marker at the top of National 2 North with a...

Clinical Collins kicks on in Park success

By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P 35 Macclesfield 15 SEDGLEY Park moved up to fourth in the National League Division Two North...

Five-star Dale too strong for Tigers

By MAX LOFTUS Sheffield T 10 Tynedale 29 TYNEDALE ran in five tries as they eased to victory over Sheffield in...

It’s six of the best for brilliant Bridge

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 11 Stourbridge 40 STOURBRIDGEmade it a sixth consecutive win, picking up another try bonus point in the...

Lions run riot for second triumph in a row

By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 38 Otley 13 LEICESTER Lions hit six tries in a thumping home win over Otley to...

Doctors granted more time for saliva collection

WORLD Rugby have approved an optional additional period of up to three minutes to be added to the HIA process in...

Seven-try Park demolish Students

By JOE WALKER Rosslyn Park 49 L’borough S 14 ROSSLYN Park thrashed Loughborough Students to seal their first home win of...

Watt turns on the power for OAs

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 33 Darlington MP31 OLD Albanian’s somewhat slow start to this new season was given a sizeable...

Visitors sunk by Ionians’ lineout tactics

By PETE SHARP Hull Ionians 43 Esher 28 HULL Ionians scored a comeback win in this basement battle as they eventually...

Visitors run riot to keep pace with table-toppers

By PAUL SMITH B Moseley 14 Blackheath 55 TWO tries apiece from fullback Leo Fielding and winger Geoff Griffiths led Blackheath...

Dogged effort not enough as Plymouth march on

By PADDY MARSH Final flourish: Dan Mugford scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle Plymouth Alb 17pts Tries: Arnott 30, Salter 49,...

Nothing phases Maisey’s final kick

By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 30 B Stortford 27 FLY-HALF Will Maisey kicked a stoppage time penalty to edge Coventry to their...

Persistence pays off against Fylde

By PHIL JOHNSON Ampthill 35 Fylde 12 AMPTHILL eventually secured a bonus point win over struggling Fylde after an attritional, scrappy...

OEs hold nerve to continue winning feeling

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 23 Caldy 21 FOR the second successive week Elthamians shredded the nerves of their supporters, holding...

Rogers: Eddie can’t keep ignoring Falcons

By NEALE HARVEY HIGH-FLYINGNewcastle’s soaraway season is making it impossible for England boss Eddie Jones to continually ignore the claims of...

Moriarty back in November

WALES will be forced to rule a second Lions flanker out of action until the New Year – Ross Moriarty. The...

Byron’s out to steal march on Scotland

By JOHN NEWCOMBE Try machine: Byron McGuigan hands off Henry Taylor of Saracens to score for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images BYRON...

Mighty Montpellier are team to beat

BRENDAN GALLAGHER casts his eye over the main contenders for this season’s European crown Super signing at Montpellier: Ruan Pienaar THE...

Let’s shred selection policy that has never been used

THEWRU introduced their so-called selection policy four seasons ago on the premise that only homebased players will be eligible for Wales....

Gallaher’s gallant name lives on

The All Blacks released a video last Wednesday to mark the centenary of Dave Gallaher’s death at Passchendaele at the age...