Four-try Atkinson continues Wasps hot streak

By HOLLY FOSKETT Worcs Valky ….5 Wasps ……………51 WASPS made it four wins in a row with a bonus-point victory over...

Large at double to deny Waterloo first win

By JOANNE MCGREGOR Glos-H’pury ….29 F Waterloo……22 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury left it late before finally ending a spirited challenge from Firwood Waterloo to...

President Laporte poised to go on charm offensive

Touching gloves: Bill Beaumont and Bernard Laporte PICTURE: Getty Images Le Crunch, a term the French have long used for their...

Dunvant stay top despite Felinfoel Charge

Welsh Division One round-up IT’S close at the top of One West after Felinfoel ran riot at leaders Dunvant in a...

Welsh-qualified Sage signs for Dragons

By SAM JACKSON DRAGONS have signed Wales-qualified centre Jarryd Sage from PRO14 rivals Southern Kings. The 22-year-old is expected to arrive...

Tata put heat on Narberth with win in Cardiff

Welsh Championship round-up SECOND placed Narberth failed to take advantage of the inactivity of Championship leaders Pontypool as they managed only...

Magnificent Seven for Pontypridd in 14-try thriller

By IWAN GABE DAVIES Pontypridd ….47 Newport……….45 PONTYPRIDD made it seven league wins out of seven when they beat Newport in...

RGC on a roll with comfortable home win against Neath

By DEAN JONES RGC…………………31 Neath…………….19 RGC extended their impressive run of recent results with a triumph over rivals Neath. A cagey...

Brooks celebrates special day with perfect result

By ANDREW DEERING Llandovery ….29 Llanelli ……………8 LLANDOVERY skipper Richard Brooks celebrated his 150th appearance for the club by leading them...

Merthyr make it six on the spin with success on the road

By HOWARD EVANS Bedwas ……….12 Merthyr ……….23 MERTHYR edged out Bedwas to claim an important victory in the east section of...

Away joy for clinical Keys after bonus-point win

By MIKE JACOBS Ebbw Vale……20 Cross Keys ….34 CROSS Keys produced an impressive performance against Ebbw Vale to come away from...

Quins survive late rally to make it six of the best at home

By JAY BAYFORD Carmarth’n Q…21 Aberavon………14 CARMARTHEN Quins made it six wins from six games at home with an impressive victory...

Bridgend ………21 Swansea ………19

BRIDGEND narrowly defeated rivals Swansea in a hard-fought fought encounter at the Brewery Field. Rory Gallagher was mauled over the line...

Cardiff …………18 Bargoed ……….10

CARDIFF recorded a hardearned victory over a dogged Bargoed at the Arms Park to chalk-up their sixth league win of the...

Crossword

ACROSS 2. New Zealand-born Saracens prop first capped by England in 2012 (8) 6. Former Gloucester Fijian back row in Agen’s...

ROOM 101

THE TAUNTON TITANS WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND ARON STRUMINSKI 1. Ankle high...

Scarlets playing waiting game with Moriarty

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS insist the ball is in Ross Moriarty’s court as they hope to make the Wales...

Luatua will stay loyal to Bristol says Lam

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL supremo Pat Lam insists no amount of persuasion from New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen...

Georgia full-back battles on despite tragedy

By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA GEORGIA full-back Merab Kvirikashvili’s tragic story is one which shows how rugby can help try and...

Slow march to victory won’t beat Wallabies

From NICK CAIN From NICK CAIN at Twickenham IF international rugby is meant to be special this tussle between England and...

RUGBY SHORTS

Wales fly-half set to return at Ospreys GARETHAnscombe is set to hand Cardiff Blues a boost by making his comeback from...

So generous of our players to help out the Samoans

The headline stating that the RFU are expected to make a goodwill gesture in the region of £75,000 to the Samoan...

Abbot hit back to put visitors to sword

South West Premier NEWTON Abbot put on an impressive second half performance to go top of the South West Premier following...

Grasshoppers march on after fightback

Northern Premier LEAGUEleaders Preston Grasshoppers had to come from behind to beat third place Harrogate 32- 16 at Rudding Lane. Jon...

Ton-up for Sandback as Bees win again

Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAMand Solihull Beesmade it a perfect ten to open up an eightpoint gap at the top after Peterborough Lions...

Boot of Newton keeps Tring at the top

London & South East Premier TRINGremain at the top of the table after beating Guildford 31-6 at Cow Lane. Despite the...

Ffitch stars as Loughborough get campaign back on track

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP IT WAS the travellers who reigned supreme this week as the BUCS big show rolled into...

YOUNG GUNS

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE SCRUM-HALF OLLIE FOX Bossing forwards around the park is part and parcel for a scrum-half, but teenager Ollie Fox...

Wild Geese stun high-flying Titans

By WARREN MUGGLETON London IWG….45 Taunton T ……38 LONDON Irish Wild Geese delivered an inspired performance to upset Taunton in a...

Hawks flying high after tense battle

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley……………27 Bury St Ed ……20 GEORGE Jackson converted all three Henley tries and knocked over two penalties to...

Goss grabs a hat-trick in ten-try success

By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor ………64 Wimbledon …22 KIERANGoss scored a hattrick as Chinnor ran in ten tries against Wimbledon. A sloppy...

So ruthless Rams earn sixth win on the trot

By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingensians…21pts Redruth………………12pts Eye for the line: Oli Taylor goes close for Redingensians. ON a brisk November afternoon at...

Juddian survive scare to take the spoils

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …33 Old Redcliff’ …24 HUGH Watson scored two tries to give Tonbridge Juddian the points on...

Excellent Barnes kicks Clifton home

By WYN TINGLEY Clifton……………25 Canterbury……15 BRAD Barnes’ impressive kicking proved to be the difference as a battling Clifton secured a tremendous...

Hone’s late burst enough for win

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……32 Barnstaple……19 CINDERFORD picked up a bonus-point victory on home soil, but they were pushed all the...

Super six for Raiders in easy victory

By JAMIE FORTUNE Worthing ………42 Broadstreet ….14 SAM Hampson scored two of Worthing’s six tries as they eased to a comfortable...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER PLYMOUTH ALBION AND DEVON FLANKER DANNY THOMAS Ican’t remember much about the one and only time I won at...

Macc fightback is agonisingly short

By TOM HARLE Macclesf’d ….35 Tynedale ………38 TYNEDALE held on to beat Macclesfield in a tryladen thriller at Priory Park. Eleven...

Leaders humbled by scintillating Sale

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ….16 Sale ………………39 SALE turned in a sterling display as they comfortably beat league leaders Stourbridge. The...

Bonus-point success as Park turn screw

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………7 Sedgley P ….31 SEDGLEY Park are up to fourth in the table after a resounding bonus-point...

Chuter left satisfied at his five-star high-flyers

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………….15pts Hinckley ……………38pts GEORGE Chuter hailed the resolve of his Hinckley players after they fought to victory...

Appleton double in vain as the Lions cling on

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……….13 Leicester L……17 LEICESTER Lions survived a late Blaydon fightback to hold on for a narrow victory....

Huddersfield glory in Yorkshire derby

By ROGER KEEGAN Sheffield ………16 Huddersf’d ……31 HUDDERSFIELD produced arguably their best away performance of the season to down Sheffield in...

Tigers roar back to topple Dale

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….33 Sheffield T ….53 SHEFFIELD Tigers ran riot and scored 45 unanswered points to storm back and...

Aley kick snatches dramatic victory for South

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ….25 S Leicester ….28 SOUTH Leicester took the honours in a tight encounter when Rickie Aley kicked...

Thompson rebuilding Blaydon after mass exodus

By JON NEWCOMBE MATT THOMPSON says his first priority as new Blaydon head coach is to stop the club sliding further...

Esher made to pay by Stortford

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……24 Esher …………….17 BISHOP’S Stortford claimed their seventh win of the season against visiting Esher. Stortford...

Students claim priceless victory

By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S…37 Old Albani’s ….18 LOUGHBOROUGH Students turned on the style with a four-try victory against Old Albanians...

Fylde cut adrift at bottom following defeat

By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….19 Blackheath ….26 BLACKHEATH secured a bonus-point win over Fylde with Joe Tarrant starring with the boot...

Coventry maintain unbeaten start with narrow win

By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s…16 Coventry ……20 LEAGUE leaders Coventry extended their unbeaten start to the season with a club record...