By JON NEWCOMBE Ace: George Wacokecoke AFTER several false starts to his professional career, George Wacokecoke is not getting carried away by the flying start […]

By LUKE JARMYN EALING kick-started their season with a record win over Jersey to redeem themselves after last Sunday’s surprising opening defeat to Cornish Pirates. […]

By GUY WILLIAMS ANoutstanding individual performance by Pirates’ fly-half Javier Alvarez, finishing with 24 points, ensured his team continued their excellent start to the new […]

By NEALE HARVEY AMPTHILL skipper Dave Ward hailed a terrific all-round display as the newcomers hit shell-shocked Carnegie for eight. The visitors showed signs of […]

By DAVID LAWRENCE COVENTRY claimed maximum points from this nerve-jangling clash thanks to a try in the eighth minute of added time. Replacement scrum-half Tom […]

By LUKE JARMYN VERY gritty was Neil Fowkes’ succinct description of Nottingham’s determined victory over London Scottish on a wet evening at Lady Bay. Nottingham […]

By SAM JACKSON NEWCASTLE made it two wins from two in the league with a dominant display over Hartpury that saw them lead 21-0 at […]

Preview Cornish Pirates v Ealing T’finders Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CHRIS Stirling sees today’s contest at Mennaye Field as a chance to gauge how his squad […]

By ANDREW BEACHAM IN A game of few chances and even less entertainment, it was Doncaster who made slightly fewer mistakes and narrowly deserved to […]

By DAVID WOODHALL NEWCASTLE got their Championship campaign off to a winning start but it was far from the dominant display expected of the Premiership’s […]

By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL were given a tough introduction to the Championship by a physical and clinical Nottingham side. Trailing just 17-13 with a minute […]

By TIM PRYOR JERSEY embarked on their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of English rugby with a hard-fought victory over a battling Coventry. […]

By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE Carnegie director of rugby Martyn Wood admits the first few weeks of the season have been a steep learning curve for […]

By DAVID LAWRENCE EALING Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward delivered a simple message after watching his side maintain their perfect start in the Championship […]

By NEALE HARVEY MATT Eliet’s hat-trick headlined an eight-try salute that made it three wins out of three for London Scottish in the Championship Cup. […]

Y Carnegie…0pts C Pirates…48pts Tries: Patterson15, 37, 60, Bruzulier 23, Walker 46, Wilson 68, Channon 80 Conversions: Rojas Alvarez 16, 38, 47, 61, 69 Penalties: […]

■ By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry…26pts Tries: Dawidiuk 52, Nayalo 64 Conversions: Jennings 52, Maisey 64 Penalties: Jennings 6, 1, 23, Maisey 75 Bedford …17pts Tries: […]

Hartpury …13pts Tries: Tanner 39, Safe 78 Penalties: Bragman 14 Jersey Reds…24pts Tries: Williams 23, 58, Slowick 29, Van Dam 48 Conversions: Dyer 29, 58 […]

PREVIEW… Newcastle v Doncaster Today, Kick-off 3pm ■ By JON NEWCOMBE DEPLETED Newcastle will go into today’s Championship Cup encounter with Doncaster looking to get […]

London Scottish… 22pts Tries: Hibberd 19, Mikalcius 30, 36, Toolis 43 Conversions: Barnes 43 Nottingham…17pts Tries: Foley 12, Peters 58 Conversions: Dolly 12, 58 Penalties: […]

Ealing T’finders… 43pts Tries: Durutalo 11, Joseph 14, Sloan 17, Tovey 40, West 64, 80, Johnston 75 Conversions: Willis 11, 40, Shingler 64, 75 Ampthill…5pts […]

By MARTIN WOOLLATT THE boot of Dan Barnes decided proceedings, with the London Scottish flyhalf making amends for an earlier penalty miss to kick the […]

By CIARAN THOMAS AMPTHILL were given a harsh welcome to life in the second tier as they were overwhelmed in the opening quarter as Coventry […]

By MARK WOOD Late try: Joe Atkinson scores Threat: Try-scorer James Cordy- Redden on the attack for Trailfinders PICTURE: Nigel Rudgard POTENT Ealing Trailfinders roasted […]

By TOM INNES NEWCASTLE’S first game since relegation from the Premiership saw them overcome a plucky effort from Jersey Reds thanks to a strong last […]

By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER’S first competitive match of the new campaign produced a convincing win by six tries to three at Castle Park. The Knights’ […]

By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM’S processional victory by 13 tries to nil served to highlight the severe problems facing Yorkshire Carnegie. “No one said it was […]

JON NEWCOMBE reveals another big signing as Coventry aim to mount challenge Ampthill IN: Kwaku Asiedu (Coventry), Dave Ward (Harlequins), Darryl Veenendaal (Nottingham) OUT: Karl […]

(Wasps) also boost the squad. Bell said: “Ealing’s a club on the up who like to throw the ball around and, from playing against them, […]

GLOUCESTER fly-half Danny Cipriani, 31, has been nominated for the Rugby Players Association Player of the Year award. Northampton’s Cobus Reinach, Sale’s Faf de Klerk […]

DRAGONS are set to appoint Dean Ryan as their new head coach. The 52-year-old will take over at Rodney Parade from Ceri Jones, interim coach […]

JON NEWCOMBE canvasses opinion for The Rugby Paper’s Championship Dream XV Making his mark: Richmond prop Will Goodrick-Clarke London Irish may have been clear winners […]