Titans duo turning fortunes at Tigers

A WEIGHT counsellor cum winger and a 115kg prop from Borders farming stock may seem an unlikely double act but Jamie...

Regular season winners ready for big finale

WOMEN’S ROUND-UP By NICK VERDIER BRISTOL dominated the Premiership’s regular season and head coach Roy Davies has now challenged his troops...

Dickson looking to a bright future at Bedford

TRANSFER WRAP LEE DICKSON will be leaving Northampton at the end of the season to join Bedford Blues as playercoach next...

3G – sow the seeds of future success

IF Saracens can become reigning double champions, and set up another Champions Cup semi-final after beating Glasgow Warriors, what can other...

James tops Tait’s list of outsiders to take on the Pumas

By NEALE HARVEY MATHEW Tait reckons England boss Eddie Jones must cast his midfield net wider by looking to Sale duo...

It’s all bash and carry as Lawes aims to continue improvement

By NICK VERDIER COURTNEY Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has...

Leicester axe hasn’t dimmed my enthusiasm says Mauge

By NEALE HARVEY Considering offers: Aaron Mauger AARONMauger insists his burning desire to coach at the highest level remains undimmed despite...

Norton notches try record as England move into quarters

WORLD SEVENS SERIES HONG KONG By NICK VERDIER DANNorton became the most prolific try scorer in World Sevens Series history as...

Wasps’ defeat ends hopes of Lions call-up for Cipriani

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN As if to prove the point I made last week about the...

Late tries secure Crusaders play-off spot

National League 3 South West TWO late tries saw Dings Crusaders come from behind to beat Ivybridge 23-17 to secure second...

Champions Huddersfield marching on

National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELD extended their unbeaten league record to 25 games as they overcome second-placed Rossendale 41-11. Despite winning...

Broadstreet in control after Lions slayed

National League 3 Midlands NUNEATON’S end-to-end 48-26 victory over Lichfield is likely to be in vain after wins for all three...

Juddians have the champagne on ice

National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddians are on the verge of claiming the title after an emphatic 46-5 win...

YOUNG GUNS

MARCUS SMITH ENGLAND U18s FLY-HALF His season could not have gone much better so far, but Marcus Smith is not done...

20 QUESTIONS

BEN MORRIS NOTTINGHAM BACK ROW So one game to go in what has been a mixed season? Yes, we want to...

Goss the boss as Chinnor dominate

By MATTHEW ALMOND Worthing R 14 Chinnor 73 CHINNOR racked up 11 tries at Worthing Raiders to put the Bishop’s Stortford...

Wings sting Bury in first-half blitz

By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 47 B St Edmunds 12 DOM Lespierre and Huw Roberts scored two tries apiece as Old...

Gibson pops up at death to save Geese

By WARREN MUGGLETON LI W Geese 41 Henley H 35 KARL Gibson scored a late try for London Irish Wild Geese...

Reds grab draw with a last-gasp Phillips try

By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 33pts Redruth 33pts No doubt: Richard Brown is awarded a try fro Redruth Lewis Webb runs...

Barnes bask in summer sun with rare win

By PETER HAYES Canterbury 11 Barnes 17 BARNES upset the form book to take just a fifth win of the season...

Tom on target as Stortford close in

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …36 R’gensians R…33 TOM Banks late penalty ensured Bishop’s Stortford took a big step towards the...

Clifton rub salt into Exmouth wounds

By ROGER OPIE Clifton 36 Exmouth 20 CLIFTON threw caution to the wind from the kickoff and ran the ball from...

Barum boosted by vital home victory

By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple…21 Cinderford …13 BARNSTAPLE signed off their home campaign with victory over top-six side Cinderford as a poor...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF BLUES, NORTHAMPTON AND WORCESTER SCRUM-HALF RYAN POWELL Neil Jenkins told me he’d get me capped if I...

Gate hit back to defeat Hoppers

By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G …32 Harrogate …48 HARROGATE conjured a second-half comeback to beat Preston Grasshoppers in an 11-try thriller...

Dale roar back to tame the Tigers

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …41 Sheffield T …40 TYNEDALE twice came from 16 points behind to snatch a thrilling victory. The...

Hinckley beat the Bridge in lively clash

By BEN JAMES Hinckley …36 Stourbridge 24 IT WAS tries galore as Hinckley secured a bonuspoint win over Stourbridge in a...

Caldy land title after stunning fightback

By JOHN LYON Caldy…28pts Sale …26pts CALDY enjoyed a day to remember as they were crowned champions of National 2 North...

Aley the man for South as Lucs are Downed

By MICK MCNEILL S Leicester …40 Luctonians …28 RICKIE ALEY was the difference between the sides after a stellar performance with...

Greens stunned in Sedgley romp

By STEVE WILLIAMS FIVE tries in 15 minutes at the start of the second half saw Sedgley Park blitz Scunthorpe in...

Lions roar to pile misery on Otley

By JOHN FINCH Otley …17 Leicester L…65 LEICESTER Lions certainly looked promotion contenders as they gave Otley their heaviest defeat of...

Defeated Dale fail to quell Chester charge

By BEN JAMES Chester…22 Wharfedale …15 TRIES from Freeman Payne, James Preston and Alexander Reed ensured Chester kept up their fine...

Leonard keeps survival dreams alive

By DANIEL SAWYER Rosslyn Park …29 Hull Ionians…30 HULL IONIANS handed their survival hopes a timely shot in the arm with...

Trimble terrific as Cov go try crazy

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …8 Coventry …73 MAX TRIMBLE scored a hat-trick as Coventry ran in 11 tries with Will...

Blues’ fast start finished by Barker

By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath...

Plymouth look set for second as Cooper crosses late on

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …19 Ampthill …14 ALTHOUGH it’s not mathematically certain, Plymouth Albion virtually secured second place in the...

Protheroe runs the show as perfect streak continues

By DAVID LAWRENCE Molesey …14pts Tries: Fidler 35, Crane 77 Conversions: Williams 35, 77 Hartpury College …32pts Tries: Cochrane 23, Protheroe...

Fylde hit by full force of Law trio

By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington …66 Fylde …22 DARLINGTON overwhelmed visitors Fylde at the Northern Echo Arena, scoring ten tries in the...

Battle against the drop continues

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…40 Blaydon …43 TWO points for Cambridge put them on the brink of safety while Blaydon kept their...

Barker holds his nerves to teach Students

By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough…37 Esher …38 A LAST-GASP kick from Paul Roberts saw Esher sneak past Loughborough Students by a single...

Jenkins out to prove he’s still Wales’ No.1

By ALEX BYWATER WALES veteran Gethin Jenkins has set his sights on an international recall after his latest return from injury....

Globetrotter Francis has eyes trained on England

By NEALE HARVEY SUPER RUGBY star Piers Francis is determined to challenge for an England fly-half spot when he returns from...

Davies’ late strike lifts Richmond off bottom

By LUKE JARMYN Richmond…35pts Tries: Walford 19, McLean-Dents 28, Woodward 43, Grimstone 47, Davies 77 Conversions: Kirby 20, 29, 44, 48,...

Captain Ryan hits hat-trick to seal home play-off spot

By MARK WOOD Bedford …27pts Tries: Adamson 11; Tapley 26; Fields 59; Sharp 80+2 Conversions: Sharp 27, 60 Penalty: Sharp 8...

Flockhart shows his class again to

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster…24pts Tries: Lewis 10, Flockhart 54 Conversion: Flockhart 10 Penalties: Flockhart: 2, 8, 30, 72 Jersey…20pts Tries: Penalty...

Trailfinders book third place in super style

By JEREMY INSON Ealing T’finders…79pts Tries: Munro 3, Walker 9, 31, Mantella 14, 71, Clegg 26, Ellis 34, 67, Harries 48,...

No mercy as Irish run in a devastating dozen tries

By STEWART Mc CULLOUGH London Irish …82pts Tries: Lewington 6, 39, 80, Tikoirotuma 15, 71, Cowan 28, 59, McKibbin 41, 66,...

… Bath rejoice at seven-figure loss

‘BATHRugby’, the headline on the club’s website proclaimed, ‘announces improved financial performance for the 2015-16 financial year.’ At face value it...

Irish give Champions Cup a six-figure boost…

NOWthat the Irish have brought the crowds back to the Champions Cup, the semi-finals are likely to reach 100,000 for the...

JPR’s a Wales legend but was Price even better?

Anniversaries have been all the rage of late, from the 25th of England’s last Grand Slam double under Will Carling to...