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Relief for Clifton as Newport fall short

3 September 2023 0 comments

Clifton…………….. 19pts Newport (S)…… 10pts ■ By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON pressure during the first 30 minutes of this lively early-season encounter seemed to indicate they […]

Cozens: We struggle to find players in our patch

3 September 2023 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Fly-half general: Luke Cozens FLY-HALF Luke Cozens has stepped up to head coach of Clifton but has endured a difficult start, […]

Half-century helps Dorset & Wilts ease past Berks

21 May 2023 0 comments

By ANDY ARTER Berkshire …….. 19 Dorset & W…..50 Dorset & Wilts travelled to Reading in search of the bonus point win to take them […]

Hayes switches on the style for Titans

30 April 2023 0 comments

By SCOTT EVANS Sheffield Tigers……………….10 Rotherham Titans …………….40 Fly-half Richard Hayes put in a stylish display, pulling the Rotherham strings behind a dominant forward pack […]

Students sign off in best way possible

23 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID ROBINSON Loughborough…53pts Clifton……………..38pts A bumper crowd filled the stands for the second half of Loughborough’s double header, following on from the Lightning (women’s) […]

Hoppers have no answer to Titans

16 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…38 Preston G………… 7 Rotherham Titans’ late-season surge continued with a six-try victory, their fourth win on the spin. Making their […]

Collins left in ‘shock’ after Lions claim league title

2 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions head coach Gareth Collins says he went into shock at the full-time whistle last weekend when his side had been […]

Clifton just hold on at gritty Newport

26 March 2023 0 comments

By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)…………29 Clifton…………………..33 Clifton returned to Bristol with five points, but not before Newport had given them a scare. Ricardo Cano gave […]

Eton leave it late to snatch victory with overtime try

26 March 2023 0 comments

U14 Boys IT was two familiar sides that met in the U14s Boys Cup Final, but Eton College prevailed against last year’s U18s champions Wellington […]

Rosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Cup – Harrow shine in the rain to take their first title

26 March 2023 1 comment

By NICK POWELL Harrow clinched their first-ever Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s U18s Cup title as they beat Brighton 15-10 in a memorable final. It […]

Blackburn edged out in battle for title

19 March 2023 0 comments

North West By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT A 50-26 win at Manchester saw Blackburn finish second as Lymm took the title on points difference. Tom Lavelle, Tom […]

Howman stars for new-look Clifton

12 March 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..26 Barnstaple……………. 3 CLIFTON ran in four tries to secure a home victory over Barnstaple. Clifton piled on the pressure from the […]

Red card for Hibberd fails to halt Hinckley heroes

12 March 2023 1 comment

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………36 Newport (S)………… 12 HINCKLEY put to bed last week’s disappointing performance against Clifton with a comfortable victory at home to Newport […]

Denstone lay down marker for National Sevens

12 March 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS THE Schools Cup Final takes place on Thursday as reigning champions Trinity face Oakham at Twickenham. After beating Finborough in […]

Lions win ends Clifton title hopes

5 March 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK CLIFTON’S title hopes were all but ended last week when they crashed to a 24-14 home defeat to leaders Leiceter Lions. It […]

Christ College take Brecon 7s

26 February 2023 1 comment

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Christ College laid down a huge marker ahead of the Rosslyn Park 7s next month after claiming the Brecon 7s […]

Arscott’s delight at ‘best ever’ Crusaders

19 February 2023 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON D Crusaders…… 50pts Redruth………….. 19pts Dings Crusaders gained revenge over visitors Redruth to keep up the pressure on second-placed Clifton. The third-placed […]

Brown sees red as Clifton triumph

19 February 2023 2 comments

By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hornets………………… 19 Clifton…………………..24 Clifton full-back Zac Ward scored the his side’s bonus-point try and didn’t miss a kick as the title-chasers bounced […]

Samuel Whitbread winners at Ipswich

19 February 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Samuel Whitbread Academy began their sevens season in style by winning the second edition of the Ipswich School 7s last […]

Donoghue drama as Dings steal win

12 February 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………….. 26 Dings Crusaders… 27 Dings Crusaders conjured a dramatic single-point victory over Bristol rivals Clifton. The visitors scored 17 unanswered points […]

Table topping Lions fill Collins with pride

5 February 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions have lost just once in their last 25 games and head coach Gareth Collins believes the team’s incredible run is […]

Clifton win tainted by serious injury

8 January 2023 2 comments

By MILES EDGE Stourbridge………… 12 Clifton…………………..27 CLIFTON’S win at Stourbridge was abandoned before time after an injury to Daniel Openshaw. The livewire Clifton scrum-half was […]

Clifton handed first home defeat

11 December 2022 1 comment

By ROGER ROPIE Clifton……………………. 7 Luctonians………….. 41 AFTER last week’s rare victorious trip to Cornwall, Clifton were brought down to earth with a bump by […]

Bragging rights are claimed by Clifton

13 November 2022 0 comments

By ROGER ROPIE Barnstaple……… 3 Clifton…………….29 CLIFTON took the league points and lifted the John Budd Memorial Cup after a comfortable victory over West Country […]

1 North West

6 November 2022 0 comments

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BILLINGHAM extended their lead at the top of the table, taking the bonus point in their 60-0 win at home to Paviors. […]

Clifton’s victory a warning to rivals

6 November 2022 2 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………. 34pts Hinckley………… 13pts With the top six teams in the league separated by only six points, any matches between sides in […]

Constant at double as Lions tame rivals

30 October 2022 0 comments

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..27pts Clifton…………….. 14pts Devon Constant scored tries towards the end of each half as Lions’ perseverance won the day against Clifton. […]

Clifton power to Bourns triumph

16 October 2022 0 comments

Bournville……..28 Clifton…………….57 By BILLY PAGE HIGH-FLYERS Clifton picked up a bonus-point win on the road against a plucky Bournville side that managed to take a […]

1 North East

2 October 2022 0 comments

By MO SHER HEATH underlined why they head the division with a thumping 80-25 win at basement side West Bridgford. The table-toppers scored 12 tries […]

Crusaders pinch it at the death over Bourn

25 September 2022 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings……………… 45pts Bournville……… 41pts Dings made it four wins in a row, thanks to a hard-fought victory over battling Bournville at Shaftesbury […]

Finlay is too Sharp for Old Redcliffians

25 September 2022 0 comments

By MATT OAKLEY Old Redcliffians…… 3 Clifton………………….. 41 Finlay Sharp scored a hat-trick as Clifton blew away Old Redcliffians. The visitors made the ideal start […]

Clifton late show shatters Students

4 September 2022 0 comments

By MIKE BARBER Clifton………………….. 31 Loughborough S….28 CLIFTON edged out Loughborough Students in a tight and physical contest in which either side could have snatched […]

Classy Dings look the real deal in

4 September 2022 1 comment

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…29 Luctonians………….. 17 DINGS got their season off to the best possible start with a try bonus-point victory over Luctonians at […]

Clifton …………52 Bargoed ……….12

28 August 2022 2 comments

■By ROGER OPIE THE final game of Clifton’s pre-season preparations saw their strength, speed and fitness in evidence in this eight-try victory over last season’s […]

It’s not pitch perfect just yet for Bury coach Ford

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 EAST Bury St Edmunds’ preseason preparations have been affected by a lack of rain – but head coach Jacob Ford […]

Barber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his Clifton side open their […]

Dings ………………….38 Glasgow Ac…………17

21 August 2022 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Luke Arscott has seen his pre-season campaign as “a learning curve” with Dings earning a big victory against Glasgow Academicals. Crusaders picked […]

Why Bash Street kids are left at the gates

14 August 2022 0 comments

EDDIE Jones? What a bounder. Anyone who thinks he can waltz in from the colonies and criticise our private school system (motto: for the few, […]

Take time to polish leaders, Eddie

14 August 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones having his less than complementary say on the influence of our public schools on England […]

Improving Westcliff plot centenary success

29 May 2022 0 comments

WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th in National 2 South. […]

Cozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer

15 May 2022 0 comments

CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries scored in the modern […]

Quigley finishes career on a high

8 May 2022 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ……36pts Tries: Dunne 31, 39, 50, Tucker 45, Taylor 53 Conversions: Hayes 31, 39, 45, 53 Penalties: Quigley 79 Sheff Tigers […]

Hat-trick king Finlay hot on heels of Henley flyer Norville

24 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK FLYING winger Finlay Sharp scored his third hattrick of the season last weekend as Clifton put Rochford Hundred to the sword 85-14. […]

Woodward leads Clifton try charge

17 April 2022 0 comments

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund……. 14 Clifton…………………..85 CLIFTON ran in 15 tries as they well and truly trounced hosts Rochford Hundred. It was an ideal […]

Return to real rugby

17 April 2022 0 comments

I RECENTLY attended the game between Canterbury and Clifton, in the National League 2 South. What a pleasure it was. It was a complete contrast to […]

Young lads keep injury-hit Titans in title hunt

10 April 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being stripped to their ‘bare bones’ due to a mammoth injury list, Rotherham continue their fight for the National […]

Barnes treble fails to prevent Caldy victory

3 April 2022 0 comments

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………… 17pts Redruth…………..22pts Delight: Redruth celebrate as Richard Brown scores the winning try WING ace Curtis Barnes scored a hattrick of tries […]

Nel steers Clifton to bonus-point triumph

3 April 2022 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..24 Clifton…………………..38 A TOPSY turvy game ended with a bonus point for Canterbury, but it was Clifton who took the win and […]

DREAM TEAM

3 April 2022 1 comment

BEN FOLEY, THE HARTPURY WINGER/ FULL-BACK AND FORMER CLIFTON, PLYMOUTH, ROTHERHAM AND NOTTINGHAM PLAYER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. […]

Titans still in the hunt as Poole impresses

3 April 2022 2 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham……. 47pts Loughborough…17pts Crash landing: Tom Lewis dives in at the corner for Rotherham Late try for Loughborough PICTURES: Mike Inkley SKIPPER […]

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