Golden crop triumph again at Twickenham

By NICK VERDIER WARWICK School’s class of 2017 will long be remembered in the West Midlands after they claimed the NatWest...

Randall’s double helps fire Hartpury to a treble

UNIVERSITY BUCS FINAL HARRYRandall rounded up a fine month by leading Hartpury College to BUCS glory two weeks after winning the...

Electrifying Adams is ready for Wales tour says Gold

NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER boss Gary Gold says Josh Adams is good enough to play for Wales this Summer. The 21-year-old has...

Mitchell and Co extend deals with England

By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDSevens captain Tom Mitchell is one of six senior players to sign a new contract ahead of next...

Predator targets new prey to work off

By NEALE HARVEY Hungry for honours: Dave Ewers DAVE Ewers reckons Exeter’s long unbeaten league run will count for nothing unless...

Perry: Sooner England switch Watson to full-back the better

By NEALE HARVEY Attacking flair: Anthony Watson looks to break through the Scottish defence. Inset, Leigh Halfenny PICTURES: Getty Images MIKE...

Johnson: Should we fear rise in drugs use? Absolutely

FORMER England World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson believes there are concerns surrounding doping in rugby as he distances himself from...

Bristol bring in young guns as Reihana joins coaching roster

By STEVE RIGBY BRISTOL have bucked their trend of signing Test stars for a week with the capture of two highly-rated...

I doubt that Gatland will be giving out Lions wildcards

Optimism, hypocrisy and concern. Three words that can be used to describe the game of rugby over the last week. Optimism,...

Victorious Lydney relegate Launceston

National League 3 South West DING Crusaders took a giant step towards claiming second place and a spot in the promotion...

Huddersfield maintain perfect record

National League 3 North ALREADY promoted after just the one season in this league Huddersfield maintained their 100 per cent record...

Broadstreet’s winning run stretches on

National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET kept their title bandwagon rolling with an 11th straight victory to maintain a two-point cushion at...

Tight title race set to go to the death

National League 3 London & S WITH just two games to go Tonbridge Juddians and Wimbledon are still battling it out...

YOUNG GUNS

AARON HINKLEY ENGLAND U18S OPENSIDE Aaron Hinkley is fully aware making it at senior level will not be a walk in...

20 QUESTIONS

BIYI ALO WORCESTER PROP How do you look back at that entertaining game at Wasps last Sunday? It must have been...

Redruth buzzing with Raiders win

By BILL HOOPER Redruth 33 Worthing R 29 IT WAS a proverbial game of two halves that thoroughly entertained the crowd,...

Redingensians Ram past Clifton

By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and...

Bath dunks Wild Geese for vital victory

By JORDAN DAVIES LI W Geese 5 Barnstaple 12 BARNSTAPLE edged past London Irish in a crucial relegation dogfight that saw...

History for Chinnor in Stortford thrill ride

By RICHARD JARVIS White line fever: Chinnor flanker Ben Manning crashes over in the first half of a hard-fought game, left,...

Kingdom comes to rescue with late penalty

By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks24 T’ton Titans 25 A GARY Kingdom penalty in the seventh minute of injury-time gave Taunton Titans...

Picture-perfect Frame saves draw

By SIMON LORD Bury St E 29 Cinderford 29 A TRY with the clock in the red salvaged a draw for...

Lespierre hat-trick fires OEs up table

By JON EDWARDS Barnes 27 O Elthamians 50 A STORMING first-half display helped Old Elthamians overcome battling Barnes and edge into...

Double from Dan too much for the Cockles

By MAISIE WHITE Exmouth 8 Canterbury 22 EXMOUTH dominated a game that really should have seen some form of league points...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER EXETER, BATH, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON IRISH FLY-HALF CHRIS MALONE Icame to England in 2001 and had 10 great years,...

Excellent Caldy close in on title

By BILL BARRACK Harrogate 10 Caldy 38 AN ASSURED performance from league leaders Caldy consolidated their place at the top of...

Stour stroll but Otley rescue point

By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 36 Otley 26 STOURBRIDGE cruised to a comfortable win but then took their foot off the gas...

Tigers roar as Swatkins stars in vital win

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T 27 Hinckley 22 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ hopes of retaining their National Two status were given a major...

Sale battle back in a game of two halves

By LEE SIMS Sale 28pts Chester 19pts SALE boosted their hopes of clinching a home play-off thanks to a strong second-half...

Dale dig deep but cannot deny the hosts

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 24 Tynedale 17 A DOGGED display from Luctonians saw them earn a bonus-point win over a well-drilled...

Barrett the hero as Dale edge it

By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 13 Sedgley Park 10 AN AFTERNOON of brutal rugby, with no quarter being given from either side,...

Six-try Leicester down Scunny

By MICK McNEILL S Leicester 43 Scunthorpe 10 SOUTH Leicester beat relegation-threatened Scunthorpe, starting and finishing with some wellworked tries. It...

Lions ease to victory to stay in race

By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 40 Preston G 14 LEICESTER Lions maintained their play-off hopes with a six-try salvo win over...

Stubborn Blues fall short to in-form Albion

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 18 Plymouth Alb 21 PLYMOUTH secured their tenth straight league win with success on the road against...

Ionians’ survival hopes still alive

By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge....

OAs hold off a depleted Fylde

By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old...

Protheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far,...

Cov fight back points as Park

By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 36pts Tries: Stevens 14, Price 22, Litchfield 40, Maisey 53 Conversions: Maisey 15, 54 Penalties: Maisey 12,...

Waters in full flow in simple success

By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher 50 Darlington 33 CALUM Waters’ double helped Esher on the way to a dominant victory over Darlington...

Williams on song to subdue Club

By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 25 B’ham Mose 32 A SPIRITED effort from Blackheath was not quite enough to overcome a Moseley...

Baker off to a flyer as Amps see off Blaydon

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 17 Ampthill 40 WINGER Nigel Baker ran in a hat-trick of tries inside the opening 30 minutes...

Only question is, which tour will Denny be on?

Gary Fitzgerald gets the lowdown on Sale’s new super hero from their record try-scorer DENNY Solomona would be a more than...

Dickson may quit Saints for Bedford

By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON legend Lee Dickson could see out his professional career as a Bedford player in the Championship. The...

Sheedy could still hold key to Bristol survival

NEWS EXTRA CALLUMSheedy is unlikely to play a single Premiership minute for Bristol this season but the young fly-half could still...

Jersey boys ready to put on another big show

JERSEY are the only side to beat London Irish in the Championship this term and boss Harvey Biljon is expecting a...

Theo hungry for lead role in season run-in

By NICK VERDIER YOUNGSTERS usually improve through playing, but London Irish fly-half Theo Brophy Clews is determined to prove the off-field...

Classy Conor takes his cue to strangle Ealing

Star turn: Munster’s Conor Oliver scores a try PICTURE: Inpho By JEREMY INSON MUNSTER A reached the British and Irish Cup...

Chief exec Casey calls time at Irish

LONDON Irish chief executive Bob Casey will leave the club this summer after resigning. Casey said: “The time is right for...

Richards set to quit as Exiles tighten their belt

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA LONDON Scottish head coach Peter Richards is set to leave in response to cutbacks that will...

Wallabies set to go on strike if Force are axed

NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA’S professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is...

Brothers in arms keep Kiwi sides riding high

By NICK VERDIER THE Barrett and Ioane brothers were on fire yesterday with standout performances to hand the Hurricanes and the...