All posts tagged "Scrum"
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoMulchrone settles the Dogs’ nerves
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................33 Tonbridge J ...........26 SALE FC and Tonbridge Juddians collided on the back of convincing wins...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoTitans forced to hold off second-half Club rally
■ By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .. 24pts Tries: Bruzulier 18, Broad 31, Penalty 36 Conversions: Hayes 18, 31 Penalty: Hayes...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoStortford rally as Lions left to lick their wounds
■ By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............48 Leicester Lions ....29 BISHOP’S Stortford overcame a slow start to run out convincing winners...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoPark get stung by the in-form Clifton
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................37 Rosslyn Park .........29 THE league leaders came unstuck against a resurgent Clifton who outplayed them...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoIrvine double is so decisive for Otley
■ By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................25 Otley..........................34 OTLEY made the most of their trip to Preston with a hard-fought win. The...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoBy George! Hedgley hurts Hull so hard
■ By RICHARD GORE Hull......................21pts Wharfedale..... 44pts HULL started the game with great confidence and ran into a 16-point lead after...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoAttis kicks Macc to thrilling triumph
■ By TOM BARRY Macclesfield ..39 Tynedale .........38 WHAT an advert for the game in this area this was. The two...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoHornets get a buzz about safeguarding their Nest
■ By JOSH THOMAS Hornets...............27pts Lymm..................19pts HORNETS scored three times in 11 second-half minutes to stun Lymm and maintain their unbeaten...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoReds left feeling away-day blues as Tom shines
■ By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............32 Redruth....................22 CINDERFORD took the glory against an underwhelming Redruth side. Redruth flew out the gates to...
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National League 2W
/ 3 weeks agoOld Reds suffer at De Montfort Park
■ By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................36 Old Redcliffians ... 19 HINCKLEY sealed a big win over a struggling Old Redcliffians outfit. The...
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National League 2E
/ 3 weeks agoSamuel inspires leaders to success
■ By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians .......55 Esher ........................34 OLD Albanians tightened their grip at the top of the table with...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSteelmen stretch away at the top
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW VALE made it six wins from seven with a 38-26 bonus-point triumph at RGC...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoMichael Cheika restored my belief, says England prop Joe Heyes
Prop Joe Heyes admits he was not head over heels in love with rugby a year ago – but credits Michael...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoGolfer Shane Lowry happy to give England’s Ben Earl a few tips
Ben Earl has played in plenty of high-octane rugby games but reckons he has it easy compared to one of his...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoSamoa looking good for RWC ’27
SAMOA breezed past Brazil 48-10 in the opening round of final World Cup qualifying in Dubai as they strive to keep...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoScotland 17-25 New Zealand: All Blacks snuff out Scots’ revival
The agony for Scotland goes on. It is now 33 matches since 1905, and a first-ever victory over New Zealand continues...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoFrance 17-32 South Africa: Springboks too smart for Les Bleus
A Herculean effort with 14 men saw South Africa complete a remarkable second-half comeback in Paris against France.
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBristol cubs show fight against experienced tourists
■By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol ................14pts Tries: Wornsip 28, Harris 72 Conversions: Protheroe 29, 73 Argentina XV ...38pts Tries: Pérez Rachel 17,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoEngland A 14-31 New Zealand XV: Josh Hodge and Tom Pearson stand out in crowd
England A were their own worst enemies as mistakes and inaccuracies gifted their opponents an ultimately comfortable victory.
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoDREAM TEAM
KEVIN SORRELL, THE FORMER SARACENS CENTRE AND COACH, WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U20S BACKS COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agofor Worcester
san Wilkinson’s conversion. A messy attempt by Worcester when trying to play out from their own 22 was capitalised upon by...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoBedford take control to put Scots in rear view mirror
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ........... 7pts Try: Clayton 12 Conversion: Wilstead 13 Bedford .............26pts Tries: Hutler 4, Herman 46, Ward...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoPirates enjoy smash and grab
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham ......28pts Tries: Dickinson 17, 33; Thomas 37, Cherry 60 Conversions: Parks 17, 33, 37, 60 C Pirates...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoTrailfinders show that they mean business
■By CHRIS LENFERNA Sale Sharks ..................22pts Tries: Lloyd 8, Cokayne 28, Lloyd 60, 78 Conversion: Aitchinson 28 Trailfinders ................. 64pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoJuddians shudder Sedgley’s spines
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........56 Sedgley Park ...........0 ANOTHER fine display of free-flowing rugby saw form-side Tonbridge Juddians leapfrog Sedgley...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoBishop’s gain from shortfall of Rams
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............36 Rams ........................29 BISHOP’S Stortford celebrated their second win of the season, as they saw off...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoRedfern opens door for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....33 Rossendale............ 15 SHEFFIELD TIGERS clinched their campaign’s first home win, with a battling bonus point victory...
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National League 2W
/ 4 weeks agoLeaders race to a success after very slow start
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 43 Hornets..............18 CAMBORNE produced a much better second-half performance, scoring 33 unanswered points to maintain their grip...
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National League 2W
/ 4 weeks agoHayes so happy to cheer on his Beer
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 46pts Cinderford.........37pts CHESTER head coach Rhys Hayes hailed “an unbelievable performance” from his side as they edged...
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National League 2E
/ 4 weeks agoFombo puts the hosts in control
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..36 Barnes......................26 A SPIRITED Barnes fightback was not quite enough to take the win from Combe who...
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National League 2E
/ 4 weeks agoKnight keeps his cool to steal draw
By DOUG MILLER Havant......................45 Guernsey.................45 IN a thrilling match, hosts Havant secured a draw with a Joel Knight penalty in the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 weeks agoAdams seals dramatic Oaks win
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks........27pts Henley................26pts SEVENOAKS like to make winning look hard. This was certainly no exception. Despite maintaining two-thirds of...
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National League 2E
/ 4 weeks agoHardwick hands Dorking the win
By OLIVIA FRANKS Esher......................... 15 Dorking.....................29 DORKING stifled a spirited second-half Esher fightback to claim a top away triumph. The visitors...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoO’Donoghue eyes a top-four finish for the men from Kent
By BEN JAYCOCK Dynamic: Canterbury hooker Eoin O’Donoghue CANTERBURY hooker Eoin O’Donoghue believes his side are well placed to push for...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoYoung Guns: James Townsend – Leicester Tigers scrum-half
James Townsend is determined to follow in the footsteps of his boyhood hero Ben Youngs as he continues his rise through...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoTomos is great role model for me, says Englefield
NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD CAOLAN Englefield hopes “great role model” Tomos Williams can help him join the growing band of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoJoe Heyes: ‘Infatuation’ with Dan Cole made choosing England over Ireland easy
Joe Heyes has revealed his “infatuation” with Dan Cole ensured that pledging national allegiance to Ireland over England was never an...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoIreland 13-26 New Zealand: All Blacks take charge to deny Ireland repeat win
Ireland’s hopes of repeating their historic first-ever win over New Zealand in Chicago nine years ago came unstuck at Soldier Field...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoAll Blacks XV launch second-half blitz to take advantage of tiring Barbarians
■ By SAM JACKSON Barbarians .......19pts Tries: Ntlabakanye 1, Roos 16, Mbonambi 23 Conversions: Preez 17, 24 All Blacks XV ...33pts...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoScotland 85-0 USA: One-way traffic as Scots put foot down
Scotland ran riot with 13 tries as they romped to their biggest-ever win at Murrayfield against a totally outclassed USA in...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoButler takes charge as Munster are too good for Puma XV
■ By MAX BARRON Munster ............31pts Tries: Butler (2), O’Connell, Coombes, O’Brien Conversions: Butler (3) Argentina XV ...28pts Tries: Sanchez Valarolo,...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoLet ref put the ball in
JUST to add my thoughts to the ongoing debate around the scrum and especially the problems with “crooked feed”. In order...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBristol Bears 19-49 Bath: Luckless Bears are given the runaround
Bath, the holders of the Prem Cup, kept alive their hopes of retaining the trophy with a convincing bonus-point victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNewcastle Red Bulls 8-10 Leicester Tigers: Orlando Bailey’s on target to seal it for Tigers
If opportunity is the mantra of the Prem Cup, then Orlando Bailey took his with both hands to score the crucial...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: ‘Finishers’ need to be put in their place
Imagine you are peering across halfway at a pack of forwards so big, knotted with muscle and profoundly pug-ugly that the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 month agoLawson is banking on Bristol power to take on Tigers
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road BRISTOL begin their campaign with a trip...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSullivan hits treble top as Coventry pull away
■ By TIM FORRESTER Richmond .........17pts Tries: Post 10, Nugent 25, Obonna 48 Conversion: Grieve 26 Coventry ...........52pts Tries: Poole 6,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoArchers keep their cool to frustrate Cambridge
■ By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......32pts Tries: Fulford 13, Nearchou 35, Thorne 40, Rewet 61, Eckersley 72 Conversions: Annand 14, 36...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEaling hold on to make it pointless for Hartpury
■ By JOSEPH TERRY E Trailfinders ..27pts Tries: Reid 7, Buckley 11, Bailey 30, Taylor 53 Conversions: Jones 11, 53 Penalty:...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBrowne’s high with Hoppers
By BEN JAYCOCK PROLIFIC winger Jacob Browne is hoping to continue his red-hot form for Preston Grasshoppers entering the second block...












