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Coventry cling on as Bennett fires wide

19 January 2025 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ………. 24pts Tries: Nkwocha 16, Hutler 24, Opoku-Fordjour 35 Conversions: Mathews 17, 25, 36 Penalties: Mathews 42 Doncaster ………23pts Tries: Holden […]

Blues climb to second ahead of Cov showdown

19 January 2025 0 comments

By TOM EASTMAN Bedford ………… 45pts Tries: Matavesi 22, 39; Tuilagi 28, Howard 57, Adamson 73, Smith 79 Conversions: Maisey 23, 29, 40, 58, 74, […]

Hartpury aiming for top four, says Short

19 January 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University continue to punch above their weight in the Championship and influential back row Harry Short says they are targeting a […]

Wand enjoying life as a Tiger

19 January 2025 0 comments

By PAUL REES WILL Wand is living his dream with Leicester, the club he supported as a boy, having become a professional rugby player in […]

Newcastle Falcons to open player contract talks despite relegation worry

12 January 2025 0 comments

Steve Diamond is set to start contract talks this week with players he wants to retain, although the threat of relegation remains.

Sorry, Nick, but it’s different in France

12 January 2025 0 comments

NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French rugby. Unfortunately, it is […]

A spirit of adventure comes at high price

12 January 2025 0 comments

Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter what the Premiership serves […]

‘I want to follow my brother to the top’ – David Opoku-Fordjour

12 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock David Opoku-Fordjour feels he has what it takes to achieve his lifelong dream of lining up alongside his brother to play for […]

Great to see a big match on ITV

5 January 2025 0 comments

Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024. If you enjoy a […]

Seven-try Bedford too strong for Cambridge

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Anthony Wright Bedford …………. 50pts Tries: Conway 26, Adamson 29, 60; James 51, Howard 58, Prowse 63, Titherington 69 Conversions: Maisey 27, 30, 52, […]

Nottingham take their chances to silence Coventry

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Paul Smith Nottingham …………………..41pts Tries: Ferreira 17, Clayton 25, Olowofela 53, Christian-Goss 60, Setala 77, Williams 80 Conversions: Arden 17, 25, 53, 60 Penalty: […]

Young Guns – Chester Owen, Coventry

29 December 2024 0 comments

Chester Owen, Coventry Back Rower Chester Owen bounced back from his release by boyhood club Leicester Tigers, starring for Coventry this season and the back […]

Trinder’s delight as he joins 100-club at Cov

29 December 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ■By PAUL SMITH FOR those of us who love sport but were never gifted, fit, smart or driven enough to make it a […]

Reading Rugby Club announce new sponsor

27 December 2024 0 comments

By Graham Lyke Reading Rugby are pleased to announce that they have teamed up with sponsor, SELECT CAR LEASING, a national company based in the […]

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after handing Coventry their first […]

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after handing Coventry their first […]

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after handing Coventry their first […]

Hampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand

22 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH Coventry………………………. 25pts Tries: Penalty 38, Biggs 71, Ogden 80 Conversion: Mathews 80 Penalties: Richman 3, 21 Ealing Trailfinders……… 35pts Tries: Wilson 11, […]

Hampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand

22 December 2024 0 comments

Hampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand

22 December 2024 0 comments

You can’t play without emotion

22 December 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Protherough, the director of rugby at Bromsgrove RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and how […]

You can’t play without emotion

22 December 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Protherough, the director of rugby at Bromsgrove RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and how […]

You can’t play without emotion

22 December 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Protherough, the director of rugby at Bromsgrove RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and how […]

No stopping 15-try Ealing as they go on rampage

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing T …………95pts Tries: Cornish 1, 21 Bridge 3, Williams 14, Dykes 26, Bird-Tulloch 27, Wilson 31, 51 Lonsdale 37, Harris […]

Pirates on fire as they take control to shock Coventry

15 December 2024 0 comments

■ By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ……………………… 46pts Tries: Rice 13, Gibson 19, McNab 25, 35, Moloney 53, Jones 72, Moody 76 Conversions: Houston 13, […]

Veteran JJ: Caldy happy to tackle the professionals

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Caldy have endured a difficult start to the season in the Championship but stalwart number eight JJ Dickinson says the club still […]

Jordan Poole: Coventry on right track to win Championship promotion

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Captain Jordan Poole says Coventry are on track to finish the club’s three-year plan with promotion to the Premiership this season. Earlier […]

Tiueti steps up to win it at the death for Coventry

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……….. 14pts Tries: Nayalo 4, Tiueti 79 Conversions: Richman 4, 79 Hartpury ………… 13pts Try: A Benz-Salamon 34 Conversion: Bazalgette 34 […]

Cornish at the double to clinch it for Ealing

8 December 2024 0 comments

■By BEN MORRIS Bedford Blues ……………… 17pts Tries: Worley 11, Garside 25 Conversions: Maisey 12, 26 Penalty: Maisey 3 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 25pts Tries: Cornish […]

Without a doubt, we are living in the ‘shameless era’

8 December 2024 0 comments

IT was even worse than we first thought. To recap. The RFU were emerging from a ruinous Covid period, some of England’s big professional teams […]

JACKKINDER

8 December 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER TIGERS WINGER Having transitioned from football, Jack Kinder immediately fell in love with the physical nature of rugby, as well as its […]

Great to see Coventry doing so well

1 December 2024 0 comments

Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the Premiership Cup clash, the […]

Tough for clubs to get permission for 10,001

1 December 2024 0 comments

I HAVE every sympathy with my old friend Simon Halliday, the outgoing Chairman of the Championship Board, and the Championship clubs having read his comments […]

Cup games were pretty tough on us, admits Cornish Pirates coach Gavin Cattle

1 December 2024 1 comment

By Mark Stevens As clubs across English rugby’s top two divisions return to league action this weekend, questions continue to be asked about just how […]

Coventry hold their nerve to keep up the pace at top

1 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN WHITE Ampthill…………. 21pts Tries: Sylvester 16, Jackson 35, Hammick 52 Conversions: Barton 17, 36, 53 Coventry…………27pts Tries: Ma’asi 20, Poole 32, Hutler 38, […]

Pearson’s power is enough to carry Saints past Cov

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL SMITH Clincher: Curtis Langdon scores Saints’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images A BATTLING forward display in which flanker Tom Pearson produced a stand-out […]

It’s a whole new ball game for Rigg

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By PAUL REES WILL Rigg’s ambition was to become a professional cricketer but it is the oval ball rather than The Oval that is his […]

Strachan confident Ampthill will be firing again soon

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK FRASER Strachan is determined to put Ampthill’s leaky defensive showings behind them and gain some much needed confidence in the run up […]

Simon Gillham must get justice for the Championship

17 November 2024 0 comments

Simon Gillham’s arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby. Gillham, below, who spent 20 years in […]

High-class Coventry turn back the clock

10 November 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester …………………….19pts Tries: Wand 6, Kata 54, van der Flier 65 Conversions: Threlfall 54, 65 Coventry ……………………. 33pts Tries: Hinkley 14, Poole […]

Walker keen to drive Chinnor on

10 November 2024 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER CHAMPIONSHIP newsboys Chinnor made a promising start to their inaugural season in the second tier and despite being brought down to earth […]

New faces take the plaudits for Saints

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ……..31pts Tries: Pollock 15, Ramm 23, Litchfield 38, Hendy 53, Baker 59 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 15, 23, 53 Leicester ……………12pts Tries: Satala […]

Opoku grabs his chance to make sure for Cov

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By PETE MURDOCK Nottingham …… 15pts Tries: Olowofela 44, Ecclesfield 70 Conversion: Arden 45 Penalty: Arden 13 Coventry ………. 34pts Tries: Robson 23, Johnson 28, […]

Cheika has instilled fight and grit into Tigers -Smith

3 November 2024 0 comments

■ By GARY FITZGERALD Battle-hardened: Leicester coach Michael Cheika MICHAEL Cheika is a throwback to the old head coaching days at Welford Road when Tigers […]

Cheika: Ollie has the class to get back to the top

27 October 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD a Speed merchant: Ollie Hassell-Collins scoring against Gloucester last weekend MICHAEL Cheika is backing “raw” Ollie Hassell-Collins to force his way back […]

Robson keen to make it to the top with Coventry

27 October 2024 0 comments

■ By CHRIS COLLYER COVENTRY ended the first five-match block of fixtures as the Championship’s only unbeaten side and full-back Charlie Robson has his sights […]

Figures don’t add up

20 October 2024 0 comments

IN his column in a recent edition of The Rugby Paper, Peter Jackson states that the RFU are set to earn a whopping £16 million […]

Richman keeps his cool to win it for Cov

20 October 2024 0 comments

■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………15pts Tries: Cartmill 25, Hearn 55 Conversion: Barker 56 Penalty: Barker 73 Coventry ………..17pts Tries: Hitchcock 27, Green 68 Conversions: […]

Lucky Warriors

13 October 2024 0 comments

LAST week’s Rugby Paper included the following statement: “Worcester Warriors, who went into administration in 2022, have been formally invited by the RFU to consider […]

DREAM TEAM

13 October 2024 1 comment

RHYS HAYES, THE CHESTER HEAD COACH AND FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE & ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… […]

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