Fantastic Fylde earn first win

By ALAN FOSTER Fylde …………….29 Rosslyn Park..20 FYLDE notched their first win of the season with a well-deserved fourtry victory over...

Moseley leave it late to pull clear

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 19 Birming’m M..38 CHRIS BRIGHTWELL produced a man-of-thematch display as Birmingham Moseley flexed their muscles with...

Seven-try Albion mauling show up Students

By OSCAR MORTIMER Loughbo’ro S..28 Plymouth A ….49 PLYMOUTH ALBION produced an attacking masterclass to down Loughborough Students in a thriller....

Cambridge’s woeful home form stretches again

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ..28 Old Elth’ns ….29 A HAT-TRICK from Dom Lespierre ensured five points for Old Elthamians at Grantchester...

Powerful Cov on fire as they put Esher to sword

By JONATHAN HARDING Esher………………….26pts Tries: Spencer 1, O’Connell 32, Davies 53, Seccombe 80 Conversions: Sutherland 2, 32, 80 Coventry …………..61pts Tries:...

Brilliant Blacks humble Ionians

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….46 Hull Ionians….13 BLACKHEATH marched to a comfortable victory against Hull Ionians, scoring eight tries in a...

Five-try Ampthill motor to victory

Bishop’s S ……22 Ampthill ……….41 By RYAN SUTCLIFFE AN INSPIRED second half display saw Ampthill cruise to victory against Bishop’s Stortford...

Mowden maintain fast start in Caldy cracker

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP32 Caldy…………….26 DARLINGTON Mowden Park maintained their 100 per cent record in a very close contest with...

Kingston: Don’t touch skull-caps

No. Absolutely not.” However, Kingston refused to condone Sinckler’s actions in interfering with Paterson’s skull-cap. He fumed: “We can’t have that....

Sisi eyes Italian call-up

FORMER England U20s back rower David Sisi could line up for Italy against England this February after revealing a shock change...

Anscombe injury brings more woe for Blues

By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues have been dealt a further blow over the immediate future of their Welsh-converted Junior All Black,...

Soloist Foden savouring the social life at Saints

By NEALE HARVEY On song: Ben Foden in action for Saints against Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images BEN Foden insists he will...

Mother Maria taught young Dave meaning of determination

ANYBODY looking for clues as to what made Dave Gallaher the man he was should start with his Irish family and,...

Gallaher forged his All Blacks from the furnace of the Boer War

THIS Wednesday, October 4, is the 100th anniversary of the death of Dave Gallaher, killed in action on the first morning...

Ferris joins Gat critics

ANOTHER week, another shot at Warren Gatland from across the sea in Ireland. After Sean O’Brien’s volley in Dublin, fellow Test...

A Lion-size mistake

NO shortage of British and Irish players have been rendered hors de combat in South Africa over the years for going...

Tries galore, but few fans!

AS PRO14 champions, the Scarlets have started where they finished last season with those exhilarating Dublin defeats of Leinster and Munster...

Cowboy with a price on his head

THE Wild West never had a Cowboy like Jason Taumalolo. He is so good that his employers in Australia’s National Rugby...

Halfpenny could pay for Wales’ new-look

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Leigh Halfpenny’s used to be the first name on the Wales team-sheet and...

Late, late showing wins the day for Bristol

By STUART LEE Firwood W’loo 16 Bristol …………..20 A LATE two-try salvo saw Bristol Rugby come back from eight points down...

Wasps hold their nerve to survive Shark attack

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP 28 Wasps …………….32 WASPS recorded their first win of the season in a thrilling contest against...

Still work to be done despite Rich pickings

Glos-Hartpury….29pts Richmond …………..0pts By CHARLOTTE HIGGINSON GLOUCESTER-Hartpury consolidated their position at the top of the Tyrrells Premier 15s table with victory...

Quins on up after dominant second-half show

By OSCAR MORTIMER Loughborough19 Harlequins……40 HARLEQUINS moved towards the top of the table with a bonus point win away to Loughborough...

Packer shows off her six appeal for Saracens

By THOMAS BRANSTON Worcester Val ..0 Saracens ……..72 MARLIE PACKER stole the show in spectacular style as Saracens roared to a...

Scarlets gearing up to land knock-out blow

SCOTT Williams insists the Scarlets are revved up to start their European campaign with a bang. After their stunning triumph in...

Chiefs aim to muscle their way to Euro crown

INTERVIEW NICK CAIN TALKS TO ROB BAXTER ABOUT EXETER’S EUROPEAN CHALLENGE EXETER Chiefs are rolling towards Europe’s elite clubs like a...

O’Connor eyeing fast track back to top-flight

By NEALE HARVEY EALING centre Piers O’Conor has challenged his table-topping side to show Bristol they mean business when the sides...

Jersey boss cries foul over Hardy ‘take-out’

By TOM INNES DESPITE an improved display after the disappointing defeat to Richmond, Jersey were unable to return to winning ways...

Bonus try keeps Knights on par with Trailfinders

By LUKE JARMYN ANopportunistic interception by Doncaster replacement David Nelson opened up centre Will Owen to get the bonuspoint try to...

Eden drops in to steer Nottinghamto victory

By ROB WILDMAN RICHMOND triumphed in a ferocious battle between the two bottom clubs at Clifton Lane to record their second...

Elder full of praise for joker Jimmy

Greene King IPA Championship EXCITING Carnegie No.15 Chris Elder experienced the most bitter-sweet 24 hours imaginable back in December 2016, when...

Big demand for Scotland ace Russell

GLASGOW coach Dave Rennie says he will do whatever it takes to keep Finn Russell with his flyhalf in the sights...

Toomua: Tigers roused and looking dangerous

By NEALE HARVEY AUSSIE midfield ace Matt Toomua is confident his burgeoning relationship with England fly-half George Ford can fire Leicester...

It takes more than money to be best in world, Steve

THE RFU’s new CEO Stephen Brown is a good bloke and will do a great job once he gets his feet...

RUGBY MATTERS

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Neville scored against NZ with broken ankle Tour to...

Top women refs get to grips with the men

Moving up: Joy Neville, left, and Alhambra Nievas A HAT tip please for rugby pioneers Joy Neville and Alhambra Nievas who...

French ace Gaelle will bolster Richmond title bid

THERE has been a trickle rather than a flood of high profile French players into the Premiership since the advent of...

More danger in playground than rugby field says expert

By MATTHEW EMERY DOCTOR Sam Barke, medical director of Return2Play, a leading sports medicine consultancy, says pre-teens are more likely to...

Bank on Al to lead Ospreys back to glory days

ALUN WYN Jones remains the best captain I played under in terms of leadership. I was delighted to see Al skipper...

Pick Holley to restore order in the capital

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Good option for Cardiff Blues: Sean Holley PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT a shambles it is...

Ringmaster Henson gets Dragons flying

Power play: Elliot Dee scores for Dragons after a maul PICTURE: Huw Evans Images By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons romped to...

Speedster Bellini adds potency to Zebre mix

ULSTER coach Les Kiss has demanded an immediate response from his men when they host Connacht next week after a shock...

Lions return for Leinster but still lack killer instinct

By DARAGH SMALL EDINBURGH out-half Jason Tovey scored all 13 points for his side, including an intercept try, but they came...

Scarlets bring home bonus but Tandy demands more

By ALEX BYWATER WAYNE Pivac challenged his Scarlets players to raise their game for Ospreys next week despite the Welsh side...

Bad week gets worse as Cardiff capitulate

By DECLAN ROONEY DANNY Wilson watched his Cardiff Blues side collapse from leading at halftime to conceding an unanswered 26 points...

Big cats make meal of careless Ospreys

By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS coach Steve Tandy slammed his side’s high error count as they were thrashed 44-25 in Bloemfontein. The...

Johnson try earns bonus for Warriors

Glasgow…37 Bennetton …21 Guinness PRO14 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent start to the season under new head coach Dave Rennie...

Abendanon, Strettle in French talks

CLERMONT Auverge have stepped up their efforts to keep former England internationals Dave Strettle, below, and Nick Abendanon. The pair are...

Tatafu hooks some Prem interest again

Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...

Top 14 eye Gray and Clifford

HARLEQUINS duo Joe Gray and Jack Clifford, who are both out of contract at the end of the season, are being...