English Championship

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Craig’s ready to take on Reds

Preview Nottingham v Jersey Today. 2pm NOTTINGHAM head coach Craig Hammond is pleased with the Championship Cup being played during the season rather than at […]

Tenacious Hartpury just can’t hold Reds

By GEORGE POOLE Hartpury University……. 17pts Tries: Eadie 41, Denty 45, Lewis 62 Conversions: Williams 62 Jersey Reds………………… 27pts Tries: Woollett 15, Harris 26, McHenry […]

High drama as Bedford stunned by Richmond

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond……….36pts Tries: Lennon 5, Graham 10, 54, Little 36, Saysell 66, Makele 72 Conversions: Johnston 11, 67, 73 Bedford B………..33pts Tries: Matavesi […]

Reunited Olowofela twins put on a show

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham…………………. 45pts Tries: Poullet 12, Hollingsworth 25, Thacker 36, Slatem 45, Ryan Olowofela 53, Toby Williams 64, Hall 74 Conversions: Hollingsworth 25, […]

Hartpury done in by double French

By MICK WILSON Bedford Blues…28pts Tries: French 23, 50; Frost 28, Day 59 Conversions: Maisey 24, 29, 51, 60 Hartpury Uni…… 21pts Tries: Eadie 10, […]

Bristol Bears flanker Mitch Eadie

Dream Team with Mitch Eadie

Mitch Eadie, the Hartpury and Former Bristol and Northampton Back Row, chooses the best XV he has played with and against 1. Ellis Genge – […]

Coventry’s power shuts out Scottish

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish……….32pts Tries: Cleaves 2, Nutton 7, 11; Manihera 53 Conversions: Sheppard 4, 12, 54 Penalties: Sheppard 45, 54 Coventry………..46pts Tries: Talbot-Davies […]

Warriors suspended for season and relegated

Worcester Warriors’ seven-year stay in England‘s top-flight has been brought to an abrupt conclusion after their suspension from this season’s Premiership, and subsequent relegation, was […]

Quality of Holmes is too much for Cov!

By PAUL SMITH Coventry………………………… 5pts Tries: Nayalo 50 Ealing Trailfinders……. …50pts Tries: Bodilly 4, Holmes 13, 43, Bird-Tulloch 23, Willis 31, Malton 56, Burns 70, […]

Pohe gives Nottingham the edge in arm wrestle

By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………19pts Tries: Aigbokhae 39, Dickinson 66 Penalties: Hinchcliffe 14,18,73 Nottingham……27pts Tries: Slatem 7, Olowofela 32, Graham 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 8, 33, […]

Coventry power too much for Ampthill

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……….26pts Tries: Lane 32, Rigg 35, O Betteridge 49, Talbot-Davies 55 Conversions: Mitchell 32, 49; Pellegrini 55 Ampthill …………24pts Tries: Rankin […]

Archers aim high now Sam in range

Preview Nottingham v Cornish Pirates Today, Kick-off 3pm SAM Hollingsworth is confident Nottingham can defy the critics and comfortably improve on last season’s 10th-place finish. […]

Richmond stunned by Caldy fightback

By BEN FENTON Richmond……….32pts Tries: O’Meara 4, 23; Kiernan 14; Kaye 18 Conversions: Landray 4, 14, 23 Penalties: Landray 67, 70 Caldy ………………34pts Tries: Crowe […]

Powerful Reds hit big six to blunt Cov

By TOM INNES Jersey …………….40pts Tries: Lewis 18, 54; Harris 32, 40; Holgate 48, Clarke 73 Conversions: Bennett 18, 32, 40, 48, 54 Coventry…………14pts Tries: […]