All posts tagged "County"
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 weeks agoKyle Moyle: Don’t let county rugby die
Cornwall’s Kyle Moyle revelled in bowing out from rugby by hoisting the Bill Beaumont Division 1 title at Twickenham.
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoUnlike other teams, Sale haven’t evolved
WATCHING Sale race to a 35-10 lead at half-time against Newcastle last week there was always a sense, even evidence based...
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoCounties in need of support
CORNWALL thrashed Kent 73-14 in the Bill Beaumont Division One section of the County Championship in May. With only two teams...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoImpressive campaigns ahead of showdown
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Northumberland v North Midlands Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Bill Beaumont Division 2 Final NORTHUMBERLAND and North Midlands...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 weeks agoLancashire 24-39 Cornwall: Sam Matavesi heaps praise towards his fellow warriors
Cornwall ended a four-year wait to regain the Bill Beaumont Cup as they beat Lancashire at Twickenham to secure their eighth...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoYorkshire 37-5 Surrey: White Roses finish as the queens of Twickenham
A dominant Yorkshire side continued to exert nigh on total dominance in this competition, this seven-try win over Surrey ensuring their...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoYorkshire stay on course
Gill Burns Roundup YORKSHIRE remained on course to retain their Gill Burns County Championship crown after powering into the Division 1...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoDefence is key for Sussex
■By BEN JAYCOCK Gill Burns Division 3 Final Preview Sussex v Gloucestershire Today. 1pm, Twickenham SUSSEX and Gloucestershire meet in the...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSemi-final line-up has three teams yet to lose
Bill Beaumont Division Two round-up By COILIN DUFFY NORTHUMBERLAND, North Midlands, Devon and Staffordshire booked their places in the Bill Beaumont...
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Features
/ 1 month agoWhite Roses in full bloom
By BEN JAYCOCK Gill Burns Championship YORKSHIRE sent out an ominous warning to the rest of the field in the Gill...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 1 month agoYorkshire 22-20 Lancashire: Lancs lose the battle but win the war
It felt strange for Lancashire to celebrate a defeat to Yorkshire, no matter how narrow – but that was the scene...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNine-tries Cheshire showcase credentials
Bill Beaumont Division Two round-up By COLIN DUFFY CHESHIRE, Northumberland, North Midlands and Devon were the big winners in week two...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoGuernsey 35-28 Jersey: Guernsey front up to retake Siam Cup
Guernsey Raiders produced a season defining display of composure under pressure and some impressive quick play as they nullified Jersey to...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoThe Old Pals’ Act strikes again
WHEN Prem newcomers Worcester Warriors were turfed out of that league for encountering financial problems, they were victims of the biggest...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 months agoLancashire 38-18 Yorkshire: Alex Looney’s side control round one showdown
Bill Beaumont Division One By Gareth Lyons Lancashire........38pts Tries: Giliand 5, Ellam 21, Deans 29, Freeman 44, Sturgess 58, Rylance 67...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoChampions Cheshire are put to the sword
Bill Beaumont Division Two round-up By CÓILÍN DUFFY CHESHIRE’S defence of their Division 2 Bill Beaumont County Championship title began on...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoQuartet get off to a flying start
Bill Beaumont Division Three round-up By GEORGE WELLBELOVE IT WAS a day of big scorelines in Division 3 as Leicestershire, Middlesex,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWhite Roses go in search of fifth title
Gill Burns Championship preview By BEN JAYCOCK YORKSHIRE Women head into the new Gill Burns County Championship campaign as the team...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWyggs have week to remember
By BEN JAYCOCK OADBY Wyggestonians enjoyed what the club are now proudly calling the “Week of the Wygg” after both the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRoyston celebrate back-to-back promotions
By BEN JAYCOCK ROYSTON head coach Jamie Green has hailed his side’s remarkable rise after back-to-back promotions, three county cups and...
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News Extra
/ 3 months agoMixed ability match making history
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK LANCASHIRE and Yorkshire will mark a historic moment on April 19 at Sedgley Park as the...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoMy father was the kind of man the game needs
out with polite suggestions from the touch line. THANK YOU for your publication’s diligent journalism over the last few years in...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Alex Woolford – I’d love to get 100 caps for Bedford Blues
Former Northampton Saints, London Welsh and Coventry second row Alex Woolford, who now plays for Bedford Blues, reflects on his life...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSam James expects Redruth young guns to aim for biggest finish
Redruth inside centre Sam James relishes the challenge of the tightness of the National Two West table and reckons his side’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHarrison helps his Tigers win again
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley.............................0 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ sparkling mid-season form continues to gain momentum with another highly impressive Yorkshire derby...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoBlackheath blitz to a top Kent double
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 19 Blackheath ............ 31 BLACKHEATH maintained their position in the upper echelons of National...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoTalented duo who shared the same dream
PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoGreenwood’s got the Will to take Fylde to next level
■By CHRIS COLLYER Step up: Fylde back rower Will Greenwood PROMISING young blind-side Will Greenwood has soared to new heights since...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoThe WRU missed a trick with Morris
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER TALKING of sliding doors moments, I can’t help thinking that one of the many opportunities the WRU...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoWard: It was well worth missing Christmas for that
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........14pts Tries: Pritchard 57, Heaney 79 Conversions: Sinclair 57, 79 E Trailfinders ..41pts Tries: Gwynn 5,...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoYorkshire, the great under-achievers
A GENERATION ago, Coventry were the leading club in England, providing a stream of Test players, and providing most of the...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoWilson wants to lead the Billingham rise by example
By BEN JAYCOCK BILLINGHAM’S new skipper Luke Wilson is pleased with their start to the season as they target a long-awaited...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoTime to scrap Prem ring fence
NEWCASTLE are already adrift at the bottom of the Prem. Five matches played; five defeats, with a negative points difference of...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoRichie relishing Redruth’s real rise up the rugby ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Will Riglesford scoring against Lucs REDRUTH director of rugby Richie Kevern is proud to be leading...
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Features
/ 9 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Robin Wedlake – Cornwall’s where my story starts and where it ends
Robin Wedlake — former Redruth, Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates, Jersey Reds and Cornwall centre — now plays for Camborne in National...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoLarkins lays down a lofty Cherry and Whites target
■By BEN JAYCOCK Driven: Camborne full-back Harry Larkins CAMBORNE full-back Harry Larkins insists the Cherry & Whites are determined to go...
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National League 2N
/ 10 months agoHeroic half-backs provide the delight
Preston G.................20 Fylde.........................24 ■By LUKE JARMYN LANCASHIRE U20s star Gabriel Maguire showed why he’s one of the county’s best young scrum-halves...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 months agoSoak up the best bits from across all sports
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Matt Albinson, below, the director of rugby at Stamford RFC who last season won...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 months agoZoe Dare confident she can add spark to Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs signing Zoe Dare feels her recent experience in the England Students set-up has given her a fresh perspective on...
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English Championship
/ 10 months agoChamp Rugby has much to offer says Gloucester scrum-half Mike Austin
Gloucester's new scrum-half Mike Austin is out to prove that the Championship remains one of English rugby’s most underrated breeding grounds....
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Features
/ 10 months agoTry to see things from a player’s perspective
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Steve Collins, below, head coach at Rochdale What is your rugby playing...
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Features
/ 11 months agoStewart McKinney recalls the brutal Lions days of ’74
Long before the Lions failed to turn up in Sydney for their shot at something historic, one of their Old Invincibles...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMake it enjoyable so players come
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Sam Goatley, below, head coach at Newent RFC What is your playing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBowman’s boys set for a big show
Division 2 final preview Cheshire v Devon Today 3pm CHESHIRE and Devon clash at HQ today to determine who takes the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCharity sets record for long game
RUGBY’S mental health charity LooseHeadz have surpassed the Guinness World Record for the longest games of men’s and women’s rugby, subject...
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Features
/ 1 year agoStu Wilson, a Rolls Royce wing with a smart swerve
THOSE of a certain age will fondly remember All Black Stu Wilson, who died suddenly this week aged 70, as a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOne Way to Win: The Heol-y-Cyw Way
“There is only one way to succeed at anything: to give everything.” This powerful quote, the mantra of Heol-y-Cyw at the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDevon get set for Cheshire clash
Bill Beaumont County Championships Division 2 DEVON sealed their place in the Bill Beaumont Division 2 final with a thrilling 27-20...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEastern Counties set sights on Twickenham
Gill Burns County Championship ■ By BEN JAYCOCK EASTERN Counties head coach Tom Harding says his players are fired up ahead...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSussex school’s growing the game
By BEN JAYCOCK KIT Claughton has enjoyed introducing rugby to a huge number of foreign students at Buckswood School and hopes...














