League starlet Calvin returns to Dragons

DRAGONS have strengthened their options in the midfield with the signing of Rugby League starlet Calvin Wellington. The Welsh born centre,...

Lam lines up lrish tight-head Carey

BRISTOL are showing an interest in signing Irish tight-head Conor Carey as they look to strengthen their squad for an expected...

Does Anglo-Welsh scrum test really have any value?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last! After years of denial and dismissal, two Home Union international...

Abbots closing in after shock for Dings

South West Premier NEWTON Abbot closed the gap on leaders Dings Crusaders to just one point after an actionpacked day. The...

Hoppers leave it late to grab crucial try

Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers hold on at the top, but it took a try in the dying minutes to pull this...

Poor Halesonians get 90-point mauling

Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions ran riot against bottom side Old Halesonians while Birmingham and Solihull Bees edged the top-of-the-table clash with...

Defeat drops Guernsey down to fourth

London & South East Premier GUERNSEYwere knocked off the top after a 33-22 defeat at Guildford and - with other results...

Wonder try by Foster sets up Cardiff for a famous victory

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ROUND 6 of BUCS Super Rugby saw established reputations challenged and emerging ones burnished. The cameras...

YOUNG GUNS

NICK DAVID WORCESTER FULL-BACK PERSERVERENCE is key to becoming a top class player and exciting full-back Nick David has had to...

No complaints as Titans run ended

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans31 Henley …………42 TITANS lost their unbeaten start and were well beaten in all departments, except the...

Red card leaves Worthing in hole

By ROSS BOULTON Canterbury ….50 Worthing ………26 CANTERBURY ran riot with six second-half tries to overcome 14-man Worthing. Worthing full-back David...

Contrast in styles as Bury play wide game

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …37 Clifton …………19 BURY overcame a physical Clifton side to claim all five points. In...

Matavesi’s drive puts Redruth in the mood

By BILL HOOPER PICTURES: Simon Bryant Extras: Matt Bowden runs in the bonus point try for Redruth High riser: Scott Moore,...

Rams off to a flyer but Dons refuse to collapse

By CAMERON TEMPLE Wimbledon ….13 Redingens’ns 24 REDINGENSIANS continued their winning ways in a game which many expected to be a...

Norville makes the most of his break

O Redcliffians33 Cinderford……43 By BEN RODEN CINDERFORD picked up another five points in an entertaining game, their experience at this level...

Street’s reply just judders to a halt

By KATE FIELDING Broadstreet ……7 Tonbridge Jd 52 TONBRIDGE outscored their hosts by seven tries to one as Street’s search for...

Leaders survive a testing time to stayclear

By PHIL BROOKS Barnstaple……27 Chinnor…………32 LEAGUE-LEADERS Chinnor held off a late fightback from Barnstaple to take a bonus point win and...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

KRIS FULLMAN THE FORMER BRISTOL, LONDON IRISH, LEEDS AND OTLEY PROP The best years of my rugby career came while I...

Martin’s magic is too much for Macc

By OLIVER ROBY Hinckley……….42 M’clesfield ……7 HINCKLEY turned out a powerful display as they picked up a bonus-point home win over...

Field day for hosts as Blaydon falter

By ANDREW SMITH H’dersfield ….48 Blaydon ……….22? BLAYDON’S second visit to Yorkshire within a week again proved fruitless as they succumbed...

Classy Park hold on after

By MAX CHESTERTON Sedgley P ….43 W’fedale ……30 SEDGLEY Park maintained their unbeaten home steak with a battling win over bottom...

Sale Keep the faith to cruise past Lucs

By MARK THOMPSON Sale……………………48pts Luctonians …………5pts JONATHAN Keep was hugely satisfied with his Sale side’s clinical display after they powered past...

Aley the man as Otley are undone by South

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….44 Otley …………….34 SOUTH Leicester ran out victors against Otley in a ten-try thriller. The home...

Magnificent seven for dominant Dale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………47 Sheffield……….11 AFTER two successive defeats, Tynedale roared back to winning ways with a seven-try blitz of...

Bridge slip to first loss of campaign

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sheffield T……20 Stourbridge….14 AN IMPRESSIVE Sheffield Tigers consigned league leaders Stourbridge to their first defeat of the season...

Roaring Lions start fast to down Chester

■By BRAD HARPER Leicester L……35 Chester …………14 LEICESTER Lions made it back-to-back victories after claiming an impressive bonus point win against...

Hartpury optimistic they can push into top four

CONFIDENT Hartpury centre Luke Eves says his troops are targeting a top four finish after exceeding expectations in the Championship. Despite...

Dan’s miss leaves Albion mugged

By WILL THOMPSON Rosslyn Park 26 Plymouth A ….26 DAN Mugford hit the post with a last-minute conversion as Plymouth Albion...

Smith kick sends Fylde home happy

By JOHN HARRISON Old Albanian …15 Fylde …………….16 GREGORY Smith’s lastgasp penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Fylde...

Sub-par Coventry maintain perfect season

By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ………38 Caldy …………….14 LEAGUE leaders Coventry banked another five points as they made it a perfect ten...

Road woes persist for Darlington as Esher step up

By LUKE JARMYN Esher ……………33 Darlington MP 26 ESHER wing Ben Loader combined with centre Chris Auld to score his second...

Amps turn the volume up to win historic encounter

By WARREN KAY Head down: Ampthill’s Maama Molitika on the charge It’s mine: Chris Surman of Old Elthamians hangs onto the...

Short-handed Students suffer

By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley ……36 L Students ……10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley breezed to an emphatic six-try victory over 14- man Loughborough....

Ionians dig deep to grind out win

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …27 Cambridge ……21 AN EVEN encounter at Brantingham Park was eventually decided by the home side...

Duff the hero as Club are sunk at the death

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 B Stortford ……21 A STUNNING second-half performance from Bishop’s Stortford saw the visitors overturn a 19-...

Germans call for Preocanin

OLD Elthamians lock Adam Preocanin is gearing up to swap National One for the world stage after earning a shock Test...

Willis boys out to be dominant double act

NEALE HARVEY gets the lowdown on Wasps flanker Jack Willis and his younger brother Tom Last month’s harrowing 38-19 defeat at...

Now it can be told: truth about Andy’s M4 buggygate

NEWS, as defined by an ancient rule of journalism, is not necessarily when it happens but when it breaks, in other...

Autumn international casualty list is 39 … and counting

THE avalanche of Autumn Tests start next week with almost 40 players absent from the starting grid, the vast majority because...

Can Wales rise from ashes after 16 losses?

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Rout: Bernard Foley runs in one of Australia’s five tries in their 32-8...

Lightning strike to end their miserable streak

By JESS NORTHFIELD L’boro L’ning …27 Richmond………15 LOUGHBOROUGH Lighting produced a sensational all-round display to take home their third win of...

Cleall makes amends as Saracens march on

By LAURA EDDIE Saracens ………29 Bristol ……………12 SARACENS remained unbeaten in the Premier 15s competition with a fivetry triumph over Bristol....

Unbeaten Harlequins are in seventh heaven

By AILISH CLARKE Harlequins ……….39pts Gloucs-Hartpury 12pts Leanne Riley score for Harlequins HARLEQUINS have secured seven bonus point wins in a...

Dow at the double as Wasps move into third

By HELEN DUGGAN Wasps ……………31 Firwood W’loo 3 WELL drilledWasps side moved up to third in the league after overcoming Firwood...

Winless Valkyries bitten by improving Sharks

D’ington MPS…39 Worcester Val…5 By ANDREW PARKIN DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks scored seven tries to see off winless Worcester Valkyries at...

Brive’s man of steel was the architect of All Black slaying

Points machine: Christophe Lamaison CHRISTOPHE Lamaison had absolutely no gas and you can count on the fingers of one hand the...

Anything can happen if France go off piste

BRENDAN GALLAGHER recalls the big upsets as France prepare for next week’s All Blacks clash Mastermind: Jean-Pierre Rives We sometimes get...

Maturing Basta is now model of consistency

Brendan Gallagher makes the case for a recall of Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon’s Mathieu Bastareaud has added skills to his power game...

Alex is like me – only he has pace!

ROB LOZOWSKI on his son Alex On transfer matters I’ve tried to advise Alex as best I can, but you can...

Rejected by Chelsea, Chelsea, snubbed by Wasps, Lozowski still aims for stars

Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Lozowski knows what it is to grow at a rapid...