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Sirker claims four against his old mates at Richmond

6 November 2022 1 comment

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond……….. 7pts Tries: Massey 43 Conversions: Duncan 44 Cornish P……….62pts Tries: Sirker 2, 29, 36, 76; Nagle-Taylor 7, Norey 18, 57; Nelson […]

Exiles taste victory for first time this season

6 November 2022 1 comment

By NICK POWELL London S…………26pts Tries: Trenholm 20, Ferdinand 27, Nutton 39, Riley 71 Conversions: Sheppard 20, 28, 40 Bedford B……….. 17pts Tries: Garside 59, […]

Craig’s ready to take on Reds

6 November 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Cornish on song as Cov too strong for Caldy

30 October 2022 2 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy ……………… 18pts Tries: Gourlay 71, 76, J Dickinson 52 Penalties: Jones 7 Coventry ………..27pts Tries: Cornish 25, 31; Rigg 46, Ma’asi […]

Scottish woe as Clow sent off before he gets on pitch

30 October 2022 2 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P ………32pts Tries: Walker 9, Beaton 28, Elderkin 37, Andrew 53, Fender 80 Cons: Robson 9, 37 Penalties: Robson 2 London […]

Tenacious Hartpury just can’t hold Reds

30 October 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Ampthill pay price for poor discipline

30 October 2022 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K …..35pts Tries: Holling 6, Margetts 17, Daly 24, Holden 36, Kelly 71 Conversions: Dolly 6, 17, 24, 36, 71 Ampthill […]

Hat-trick for Holmes puts Ealing on the right course

30 October 2022 0 comments

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T………… 64pts Tries: Holmes 4, 9, 17; Burns 8, 42; Bird-Tulloch 31, Uzokwe 60, 68; Grant 76, 80 Conversions: Willis 8, […]

High drama as Bedford stunned by Richmond

30 October 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Anfield legend Fowler among Caldy fan club

30 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy are ‘relishing and revelling’ in their inaugural Championship season and director of rugby Gareth Davies hopes it lasts for as long […]

Redpath: We have to play for the full 80 minutes

30 October 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK London Scottish are still without a win this season but DoR Bryan Redpath believes they are not far away. Former Scotland No.9 […]

Reds hold on as Olver fires wide at the death

23 October 2022 0 comments

■ By TIM PRYOR Jersey Reds….. 19pts Tries: Harris 15, Van Breda 25, Brown 40 Conversions: Bennett 15, 25 Doncaster K…… 17pts Tries: Olver 42, […]

Turner’s blast sparks Amps second half comeback

23 October 2022 0 comments

By MO SHER Ampthill…………26pts Tries: Rankin 9, Cambriani 44, Bacon 46, Parks 62 Conversions: Parks 10, 45, 47 Caldy…………….. 24pts Tries: Royle 5, 12; Cartmill […]

Reunited Olowofela twins put on a show

23 October 2022 1 comment

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

23 October 2022 0 comments

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, […]

Half-backs in control as Coventry turn on the style

23 October 2022 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry………..32pts Tries: Cornish 13, 47; Nayalo 19, Talbot-Davies 25 Conversions: Pellegrini 13, 19, 47 Penalties: Talbot-Davies 44; Pellegrini 80 Cornish P………. 19pts […]

Hat-trick for Malton as Trailfinders power tells

23 October 2022 0 comments

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish………. 21pts Tries: Els 8, King 23, Cleaves 43 Conversions: Sheppard 9, 24, 44 Ealing T…………..57pts Tries: Penalty 1, Shingler 13, […]

Five star! Our hard work is paying off, says Biljon

16 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Jersey Reds have made a great start to the campaign, with director of rugby Harvey Biljon seeing it as a reward for […]

Dream Team with Mitch Eadie

9 October 2022 0 comments

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

Burton in control as Hartpury fight back

9 October 2022 2 comments

By JOHN BARNES Hartpury …………39pts Tries: Eadie 25, 53, Shipp 39, 61; Jones 47, Barton 73 Conversions: Barton 26, Williams 59, 74 Penalties: Barton 70 […]

Hutler helps make it five out of five for Jersey

9 October 2022 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………19pts Tries: Royle 21, Bibby 25, Higginson 78 Conversions: Hinchcliffe 22, 79 Jersey …………..34pts Tries: Owen 12, Cook 31, Harris 47, […]

Doncaster hit fifty to halt Blues in tracks

9 October 2022 2 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ……..50pts Tries: Cardew 8, Kelly 25, 66; Smith 34, Ehizode 39, Edgson 47, Holling 80 Conversions: Olver, 8, 25, 34, […]

Coventry’s power shuts out Scottish

9 October 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Tizzano finds his feet as Ealing cruise home in style

9 October 2022 1 comment

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing …………….56pts Tries: Smid 12, Daniels 17, Hampson 30, Tizzano 47, 54; De Wee 59, Burns 60, Penalty 76 Conversions: Shingler 12, […]

Must-win if Pirates are to stay in title race

9 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field GAVIN Cattle is looking for an ‘emotional reaction’ from his Pirates today […]

Cambriani sets his sights on try feast

9 October 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Ampthill’s Ben Cambriani has set a clear goal of scoring at least 20 tries this season as the free-scoring winger continues to […]

Warriors suspended for season and relegated

6 October 2022 1 comment

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 […]

Pirates are all at sea as Reds obtain gritty victory

2 October 2022 0 comments

By TIM PRYOR Jersey Reds….. 21pts Tries: Penalty try 34, 40, 73 C Pirates………… 10pts Tries: Andrew 45, Penny 54 A hat-trick of penalty tries […]

Nottingham stun Knights with Boden giving credit

2 October 2022 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham…..30pts Tries: Olowofela 15, 33, Graham 21, 39 Conversions: Hollingsworth 21, 33 Penalties: Hollingsworth 7, Bunting 76 Doncaster……… 15pts Tries: Murphy 4, […]

Quality of Holmes is too much for Cov!

2 October 2022 0 comments

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, […]

Ampthill cut loose to banish the Exiles

2 October 2022 1 comment

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill………….59pts Tries: Montgomery 4, Cambriani 6, 10, Ryan 33, Gallagher 38, White 50, Beckett 65, Finlay 77, Rankin 79 Conversions: Parks 5, […]

Ravers are left feeling the Blues after Bedford rout

2 October 2022 1 comment

By ALEX WILKINSON Bedford………….52pts Tries: Adamson 2, 18, Tapley 10, Taylor 26, Grayson 31, Garside 35, 41, Day 57 Conversions: Maisey 3, 11, 19, 27, […]

Richmond’s comeback has Hartpury disbelieving

2 October 2022 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond………. 19pts Tries: Litchfield 31, Watson 71, Bright 74 Conversions: Johnston 32, 72 Hartpury Uni….. 15pts Tries: Smith 12, McNab 39 Conversions: […]

Day makes the most of his return to Cornwall

25 September 2022 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates …………21pts Tries: Crane 29, Tuima 37, Wedlake 53 Conversions: Robson 29, 37, 53 Bedford …………..41pts Tries: Day 43, 68, Arthur […]

Tizzano gets into gear as Ealing canter past Hartpury

25 September 2022 0 comments

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing …………..42pts Tries: Tizzano 21, 55; Roots 68, Terry 75, Johnston 79, Burns 80 Conversions: Shingler 21, 55, 68, 75, 79, 80 […]

Holden’s hat-trick fires up Knights

25 September 2022 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ……..48pts Tries: Holden 3, 41, 60; Roberts 13, Simpson 43, 71; Smith 69 Conversions: Olver 13, 43, 60, 69; Lloyd-Seed […]

Elliot score and Brown treble end Exiles challenge

25 September 2022 2 comments

By DAVE CHALLIS L Scottish ……….21pts Tries: Hoadley 40, McCallum 73, Clow 78 Conversions: Sheppard 40, Nutton 74, 78 Jersey …………….55pts Tries: Clarke 10, Lawrence […]

Pohe gives Nottingham the edge in arm wrestle

25 September 2022 0 comments

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

25 September 2022 0 comments

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 […]

New Knight Lloyd-Seed living the dream up north

21 September 2022 0 comments

Doncaster Knights‘ new fly-half Alec Lloyd-Seed is relishing his opportunity at the Championship club, after rounding off a whirlwind 12 months by signing for last […]

Archers aim high now Sam in range

18 September 2022 0 comments

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. […]

Olver pulls the strings as Knights take charge

18 September 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury …………16pts Tries: Stratford 64 Conversions: Williams 68 Penalties: Williams 3, 8, 11 Doncaster ……..34pts Tries: Spittle 14, T Smith 19, Simpson […]

Richmond stunned by Caldy fightback

18 September 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Cambriani hat-trick can’t stop battling Ealing

18 September 2022 0 comments

By TOM STEVENS Ampthill …………17pts Tries: Cambriani 38, 41, 71 Conversion: Hardwick 42 Ealing …………….32pts Tries: Campher 5, Montgomery 25, Uzokwe 63, Tizzano 74 Conversions: […]

Beford blast out the blocks but Scottish show fight

18 September 2022 0 comments

By RYAN ROBINSON Bedford …………49pts Tries: Day 5, Grayson 10, Worley 13, Adamson 29, 64, Garside 73 Conversions: Maisey 6, 11, 14, 30, 65 Penalties: […]

Powerful Reds hit big six to blunt Cov

18 September 2022 1 comment

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: […]

Caldy RFC establish a supporter’s club in Copenhagen

14 September 2022 1 comment

By John Lyon Caldy‘s first match in the Championship, a home fixture against Hartpury was memorable for the club and its supporters including a small […]

We’ll take changes in our stride, says Paver

11 September 2022 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates fought hard for an opening night win against Richmond on Friday and coach Alan Paver has high hopes for the […]

Schwarz’s late score wins battle for Pirates

11 September 2022 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates …………21pts Tries: Wedlake 20, Sirker 47, Schwarz 75 Conversions: Robson 20, 47, 75 Richmond ……….14pts Tries: Penalty 35, Mills 77 […]

Nottingham dominant as Scottish go off script

11 September 2022 0 comments

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ……….10pts Tries: Ferdinand 4, Wallis 75 Nottingham ……31pts Tries: Richardson 15, Williams 29, Thacker 43, Ramage 50 Conversions: Hollingsworth 16, […]

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