All posts tagged "Nottingham"
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 8 months agoNottingham’s Gwyn Parks on his journey from BUCS Super Rugby to the Championship
There is something special about a Wednesday for rugby fans. That’s because the future generation battles it out in the BUCS...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoDREAM TEAM
ANDY KEY, THE FORMER LEICESTER, BEDFORD AND NOTTINGHAM FULL-BACK/CENTRE, WHO IS NOW COACH AT OUNDLE IN NATIONAL TWO EAST, CHOOSES THE...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPirates in control as Chiefs get runaround
■ By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ...............61pts Tries: Ward 3, Nelson 6, 24; Cambriani 25, Petch 37, Robson 43, Agbongbon 53,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoBlamire off to a flyer at Tigers
■By BILL HASTINGS Leicester ........76 Nottingham ....26 DEBUTANT Jamie Blamire scored a hat-trick as Leicester began their pre-season action in style...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoWill brothers in arms hold the key to success for Stortford?
By BEN JAYCOCK New recruit: Bishop’s Stortford fly-half Jai Johal BISHOP’S Stortford signing Jai Johal says he’s ready to embrace the...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoIs there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ?
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AS pre-season shifts into matches and the intensity of fitness work begins to ease slightly, there’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 8 months agoChris Hewett: Bonus points? They are entirely pointless
Would we be in any way impoverished if they disappeared tomorrow? Unusually, we are not referring to our glorious leaders at...
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Features
/ 9 months agoI gave it my all and met brilliant people
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROBIN ‘BOMBER’ HISLOP FORMER SCOTLAND A, EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SARACENS AND WASPS PROP APRO sports career is often...
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Features
/ 9 months agoFive to watch in National Two East
By CHARLIE STONE All set: Andy Key, boss at newly-promoted Oundle AS the 2025–26 National League 2 East season approaches, a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 9 months agoPremiership Transfers 2025/26 – Bristol Bears
In: Tom Jordan (Glasgow Warriors), Pedro Rubiolo (Newcastle Falcons), Max Pepper (Newcastle Falcons), Josh Carrington (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Will Ramply (University...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoNEWCASTLE FALCONS
Freddie Clarke In: Ethan Grayson (San Diego Legion), George McGuigan (Ospreys), Jamie Hodgson (Edinburgh), Freddie Clarke (Gloucester), Amanaki Mafi (Canon Eagles)...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoCharles Rylands: We need a repeat of the 2015 Championship drama
Many readers will recall the Championship final second leg between Worcester and Bristol broadcast live on Sky Sports where Chris Pennell’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoI aim to be passionate and purposeful
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Sean Scanlon, below, head coach at Dronfield RFC in Regional 2 Midlands North (L6)...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoCharles Rylands: I just can’t wait for this new ‘Champ’
With the new Championship season fast approaching, there’s a real sense of excitement and anticipation across the league. This year brings...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoWorcester set to return with Coventry derby clash
WORCESTER Warriors’ first game back in professional rugby will be a derby at home against Coventry on the opening day of...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoThe Champ fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ROUND 1 Friday October 3 Nottingham v Doncaster (7.45pm)...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 10 months agoBen Stevenson is the latest to leave Newcastle Falcons
Wing Ben Stevenson is the latest player to leave Newcastle Falcons after agreeing a two-year deal at RC Vannes in France,...
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Columnists
/ 11 months agoPeter Jackson: Ponty’s Bionic Elbow is a one-club champ
At 35, Ben Youngs performed the rare feat of spending marginally more than half his life navigating a safe way...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 11 months agoThe Calm in the Storm: How Scarlets’ Archie Hughes Is Defining His Game
Over the past few years, Welsh rugby has entered a new era. Many familiar faces have walked away from the game,...
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English Championship
/ 11 months agoCornish Pirates’ Bruce Houston out to make the most of new life in France
Cornish Pirates top try scorer Bruce Houston helped secure a final day triumph against Nottingham on his 50th appearance, but the...
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English Championship
/ 11 months ago‘Rugby’s Been a Constant’: The Rise of Morgan Strong from Bridgend to the Championship
“There’s a place I know. There’s magic where the flowers grow and beauty where the rivers flow”. Of course, Scottish singer...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoLucas Dorrell following in father’s footsteps
Hard-hitting England Students captain Lucas Dorrell is following in the footsteps of his father, Dean, and hopes to break into the...
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English Championship
/ 11 months agoCattle: We were lucky to hold on to that one
■By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates .............. 35pts Tries: Pritchard 12, Ribbons 26, Hallam 51, Yates 53, Hocking 58 Conversions: Houston 12,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 11 months agoEaling’s pair make the cut but Blues and Hartpury are at the top of the bill
CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of...
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English Championship
/ 11 months agoNottingham produce a comeback for the ages
By RHYS ANDERSON Nottingham ..... 54 pts Tries: Yarnell 26, Clayton 30, Graham 40, Williams 50, Cherry 53, Olowofela 59, Wright...
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English Championship
/ 11 months agoFive-star David Opoku-Fordjour’s in the record book
Record-breaking Coventry winger David Opoku says the deafening roar from the crowd of “get one more David!” spurred him on to...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoIt’s famous five for Opoku to bag slice of Cov history
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ............................67pts Tries: Opoku 15, 18, 50, 65, 77; Kvesic 10, Penalty 40, Hinkley 59, Hitchcock 68, 79,...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoIlione leads Tigers’ second-half assault
■By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ............44pts Tries: Radwan 7, Hassell-Collins 49, 59; Ilione 73, 80 Conversions: Pollard 7, 49, 59, 73,...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoRobinson’s hat-trick is enough to boost Caldy
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham .....29pts Tries: Manz 31, Dickinson 55, Olowofela 60, Cherry 78 Conversions: Threlfall 32, 56; Parks 79 Penalty:...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTykes and Sheffield combine to make the very best of our friends in the north
NATIONAL TWO NORTH DREAM TEAM THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoVisa problems force Hillary home
■ By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University star Matthew Hillary has returned to South Africa because of frustrating visa complications but still...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Jamie Jack
JAMIE JACK, THE BEDFORD BLUES & THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, AMPTHILL, EDINBURGH, LONDON IRISH AND COVENTRY PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoNottingham blown away by Chinnor comeback
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor .............41pts Tries: Carter 52, 68; Hughes 56, 61; Chamberlain 71 Conversions: Chamberlain 47, 55, 57, 61, 67...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHammond agrees Nottingham deal
■By JON NEWCOMBE FOR Kiwi Craig Hammond coaching in the Championship in the city that he’s made his home is a...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAllen looking for some positive momentum
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM and Cambridge will both be desperate to return to winning...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoL’borough stunned by battling Hartpury
Loughborough 21pts Hartpury ........... 34pts HARTPURY shocked league champions Loughborough to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby championship. A sleeping giant of...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: Cornish Pirates proud of formidable home record
By Ben Jaycock Maintaining Cornish Pirates’ formidable home record is a ‘non-negotiable’, says back row Alex Everett. The Pirates have been...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoDoncaster make it six on the bounce
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......17pts Tries: Williams 10, Baker 33, White 55 Conversions: Caven 34 Doncaster .........52pts Tries: Olowofela 2, Tait...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAdamson on a high to lead Blues from front
■By STEPHEN BULL Bedford .............87pts Tries: Adamson 1, 14, 36, 42, 45; Howard 6, 11; Titherington 17, Heffernan 25, Conway 33,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: It’s sweet revenge for Jonah Holmes as he gets late winner for London Scottish
By Will Perringwood Nottingham .....28pts Tries: Ramage 24, Olowofela 36, Cherry 48, Graham 54 Conversions: Arden 24, 36, 48, 54 L...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRFU must prioritise return of promotion to Premiership
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week In defeat, defiance. For supporters of the incumbent RFU administration who...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: Rampaging Ealing Trailfinders destroy Nottingham
By William Gupwell Ealing .................82pts Tries: Collins 6, 26, 30, 68; Dykes 11, Stronge 19, 42; Bird-Tulloch 37, 45; Buckley 62,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCoventry News: Charlie Robson ‘I really enjoy taking on the big teams’
Jack Emery talks to the in-form 23-year-old Coventry full-back Charlie Robson about his career aspirations How do you feel your season...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI like playing open, fast and attractive rugby
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Lieutenant Colonel Tim Osman, below, head coach of senior men’s Army Rugby What is...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCardiff Met’s shock for Bath
BUCS RUGBY ■By BEN JAYCOCK BUCS Super Rugby entered the quarter-finals phase this week with sixth seeds Cardiff Met causing the...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Come Joussain
COME JOUSSAIN, THE LEICESTER AND FORMER NOTTINGHAM, STADE FRANCAIS & CARCASSONNE LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAmpthill take some time to get into their stride against Nottingham
By Ben White Ampthill .......... 43pts Tries: Marshall 9, 30; Barton 15, Mapapalangi 24, McNulty 69, Penalty 78 Conversions: Barton 16,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoL’borough looking good for a double triumph
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING Loughborough University’s league title win, attention now turns to the men’s Championship quarter-finals. Double chasing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLoughborough take title in their stride
By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH hammered Swansea to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby title, despite intense pressure from Hartpury. It was one...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoBucs Super Rugby: Loughborough made to fight all the way
Bucs Rugby By Tom Jeffreys Loughborough survived the biggest threat to their league title hopes by the skin of their teeth...















