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Coventry put on a show in front of record crowd

23 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ……….38pts Tries: Wand 13, Penalty 20, Martin 40, Talbot-Davies 45, Ma’asi 50, Nayalo 66 Conversions: Talbot-Davies 13, 40, 50 Nottingham…. 24pts […]

First-half blitz earns revenge for Pirates

23 April 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ……….. 21pts Tries: Britton 6, Teague 22, Johnson 32 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, Bazalgette 32 Hartpury………… 12pts Tries: Lennon 36, […]

Injuries force prolific Cope to call time on Reds career

23 April 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN An injury-ridden past two years is forcing Jersey playmaker Brendan Cope to hang up his boots and come to terms with a […]

Olowofela in fine form as Ampthill blown away

16 April 2023 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN CRAIG Hammond was a beaming head coach after his Nottingham team had posted a victory by six tries to nil to gain […]

Ealing run in 11 tries to stay clear at top of table

16 April 2023 0 comments

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing were able to right the wrongs of their shock defeat to Caldy earlier in the season, as they ran in 11 […]

Reds get ready for battle of big two

16 April 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Bedford Blues……………..19pts Tries: Conway 4, Uru 37, Adamson 55 Conversions: Maisey 38, 56 Jersey Reds………………….26pts Tries: Owen 14, 48; Clarke 26, Cook 75 Conversions: Bennett […]

Coventry keep calm to quell Richmond

16 April 2023 0 comments

By TIM FORRESTER Eight places separate these teams in the table but Richmond pushed Coventry all the way. Having led for 77 minutes, Coventry were […]

Charalambous times it right to make sure for Scottish

16 April 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Debutant prop Rhys Charalambous charged down and scored in the final minutes to secure a nail-biting win for London Scottish and keep […]

Dolly goes close but Pirates find a way home

16 April 2023 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster continue to struggle at Castle Park where they lost for the third time in succession in the closest of games which, […]

Top level new cup contest to launch

9 April 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry executive chairman Jon Sharp has confirmed that a Premiership/Championship Cup will take place next season. The new competition, which will be […]

Knights put up a fight but Reds power tells

9 April 2023 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster…….. 24pts Tries: Smith 1, Penalty 34, Margetts 46 Conversions: Dolly 1, 46 Penalty: Dolly 16 Jersey ……………52pts Tries: Lewis 8, 18; […]

Matthews keeps eye on the ball

9 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ever-present fly-half Tommy Matthews has enjoyed a fine season off the tee for Hartpury University adopting a ‘less is more’ approach to […]

Coventry bring Ampthill run to an end

9 April 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ………… 21pts Tries: Harris 13, Devine 25, Finlay 55 Conversions: Hardwick 14, 26; Bragmann 56 Coventry ………. 45pts Tries: Rigg 3, […]

Knights fighting hard despite their half rations

9 April 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place finish in the current […]

Eight-try Reds keep the heat on leaders

2 April 2023 0 comments

By TOM INNES Jersey ……………52pts Tries: Holgate 8, 28; Hadfield 13, Penalty 25, Nicol 40, Barnes 43, Clarke 62, Woollett 80 Conversions: Bennett 13, 28, […]

Ampthill find their feet to escape from Richmond

2 April 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ………..33pts Tries: Harris 14, Ryan 32, Nearchou 58, Adejimi 67, Brown 78 Hardwick 15, 33, 59, 68 Conversions: Hardwick 15, 33, 59, […]

Ealing on the march as Blues go close

2 April 2023 0 comments

By LEN SIMS Bedford ………………………… 31pts Tries: Frost 9, Day 16, Adamson 58, Le Bourgeois 62, Garside 70 Conversions: Grimoldby 22, Maisey 63, 71 Ealing…………………………… […]

Royle out to make a splash at Pirates

2 April 2023 0 comments

By CAM STEPHENS PREVIEW… Cornish Pirates v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field HAVING ensured Championship rugby next season with last week’s win over London […]

Positives, but defeat leaves Exiles fighting for survival

2 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ……. 24pts Tries: Wallis 16, Anyanwu 37, Penalty 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 17, 28 Penalties: Chamberlain 24 Doncaster……..33pts Tries: Kelly 11, […]

Ace Chudley inspires Cov young guns to hit big six

2 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ………. 42pts Tries: Chudley 8, 42; Kenny 4, Dodd 25, Tyas 49, Brown 71 Conversions: Mitchell 4, 8, 25, 42, 49, […]

Robson hoping for a double delight

26 March 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Welsh fly-half Arwel Robson is dreaming of a special double in May, with his first child due on the same weekend as […]

Ward delight as Ealing cut loose to sink Pirates

26 March 2023 0 comments

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T ………….50pts Tries: Newman 3, Walker 6, W Davis 19, 43; Kelleher 40, Howard 52, Cordy-Redden 69, Bodilly 79 Conversions: Willis […]

Jersey keep the pressure on at the top of the table

26 March 2023 0 comments

By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ………. 0pts Jersey …………. 64pts Tries: Conversions: Brown 1, 21; Clarke 18, Burnell 29, Lawrence 35, Woollett 39, Bennett 63, Hadfield […]

Caldy on a high after they keep their place

26 March 2023 3 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy ……………………………. 26pts Tries: Hearn 19, Sanders 29, Bibby 52, Royle 74 Conversions: Gourlay 20, 30, 53 London Scottish…………..19pts Tries: Mehson 13, […]

Hammond keen to find winning form

26 March 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay CRAIG Hammond is hoping his Nottingham team can put their ‘frustrating’ season to […]

Turner revels as Ampthill secure third win in a row

26 March 2023 0 comments

By DAN BARNES Hartpury………..26pts Tries: Robinson 15, 27, 45, 67 Conversions: Mathews 16, 28, 46 Ampthill ………..32pts Tries: White 9, Brown 56, Bacon 59, Wilson […]

Tyas double helps give Coventry vital edge

26 March 2023 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster………39pts Tries: Hudson 3, 51; Penalty 28, Margetts 41, Holling 77 Conversions: Dolly 41, 51; Olver 77 Penalties: Dolly 16, 20 Coventry […]

Nottigham give Ealing some food for thought

19 March 2023 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham…… 21pts Tries: K Olowofela 2, T Olowofela 46, Neville 71 Conversions: Hollingsworth 3, 47, 72 Ealing……………..41pts Tries: Willis 8, Holmes 19, […]

Brave Exiles show fighting spirit but can’t catch Pirates

19 March 2023 1 comment

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish …….. 31pts Tries: Anderson 29, Mehson 33, 63, 79; Wara 52 Conversions: Scott 30, 34; Chamberlain 79 C Pirates ……… […]

Pellegrini shines as Coventry march on

19 March 2023 0 comments

By ANDY MITCHELL Coventry ……………………… 48pts Tries: Conversions: Pellegrini 15, Rigg 21, 32, 61; Thomas 40+6, Ball 44, Lane 75, James 77. Pellegrini 16, 22, […]

Turner delighted by ‘great performance’

19 March 2023 2 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ………… 31pts Tries: Sproston 14, Bacon 27, Dawkins 40, 60 Ryan 52 Conversions: Hardwick 15, 53, 61 Doncaster……… 12pts Tries: Roberts […]

Reds close up shop after Lewis flies in for hat-trick

19 March 2023 0 comments

By TOM INNES Jersey ………….36pts Tries: Lewis 7, 11, 32; O’Connor 16, B Owen 41, Woollett 64 Conversions: Bennett 11, 16, 41 Hartpury………..22pts Tries: Lewis […]

High five as Bedford end Richmond’s dominance

19 March 2023 0 comments

By DAVID INNES Bedford ………….39pts Tries: French 3, Frost 21, Matavesi 31, Uru 54, Hughes 67 Conversions: Grimoldby 4, 22, 32; Maisey 68 Penalties: Grimoldby […]

Hardwick’s the hero as Caldy fluff their lines

12 March 2023 0 comments

By JOHN LYON Caldy ……………… 16pts Tries: Pilgrim 15 Conversions: Gourlay 16 Penalties: Gourlay 45, 66, 79 Ampthill ………… 17pts Tries: Wilson 41, Dawkins 50 […]

Dominant Blues show their top four credentials

12 March 2023 0 comments

By JAMES JOHNSON Hartpury Uni …14pts Tries: Denty 9, Short 73 Conversions: Mathews 10, 74 Bedford B ………35pts Tries: Conway 28, Fish 38, Hendy 44, […]

Cov sink as Pirates triumph in the mud

12 March 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ……………31pts Tries: Stevens 29, Crane 40, Nelson 60, Penalty 65 Conversions: Robson 29, 40, Bazalgette 60 Penalties: Bazalgette 80 Coventry […]

Another romp for unstoppable Ealing

12 March 2023 1 comment

By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T ………….66pts Tries: : Bird-Tulloch 4, Whyte 15, Cordy-Redden 21, 68, 78; Walker 32, 42; Holmes 49, Uzokwe 55, Kelleher 64 […]

Richmond’s late burst can’t catch Nottingham

12 March 2023 1 comment

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond …….. 17pts Tries: Massey 18, Bright 78, Griffin 80 Conversions: Johnston 19 Nottingham…..28pts Tries: Neville 24, Stronge 31, Williams 36, J […]

Away form is work on for Bedford says French

12 March 2023 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Winging in: Sean French scores Blues Bedford Blues have turned Goldington Road into a fortress this season but Sean French believes the […]

Hill calls for big cut in dual registrations

5 March 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Steve Hill has called for a reduction in the number of dual registration and loan players at Championship clubs, concerned the integrity […]

Venner glad to be back after 51-week layoff

5 March 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN The “practiced hands” of Jersey’s backroom team is what Toby Venner believes rescued his career after a 51-week injury lay-off. The former […]

Chudley in charge to keep Cov in the hunt

5 March 2023 1 comment

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……….. 31pts Tries: Bainbridge 3, Chudley 15, Peters 32, Ma’asi 40, James 64 Conversions: Mitchell 3, 32, 40 London S ……….. […]

Robson pulls the strings to guide Pirates to easy win

5 March 2023 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ………..22pts Tries: White 15, Blackmore 33, Parks 77 Conversions: Hardwick 16, 34 Penalties: Hardwick 40 Cornish P ……… 61pts Tries: Schwarz […]

Excellent Ealing put Richmond to sword

5 March 2023 1 comment

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ………………………. 0pts Ealing Trailfinders………50pts Tries: Davidson 5, Hampson 8, Holmes 19, Cordy-Redden 29, 69; Walker 46, Linsell 59, Daniels 80 Conversions: […]

French fires Blues past poor Knights

5 March 2023 1 comment

By LUKE MARSH Bedford B……… 48pts Tries: Grayson 15, Heffernan 18, French 39, 41, 69, 75; Day 50 Conversions: Maisey 16, 40, 51, 70, 76 […]

Ruthless Reds run in 11 tries for record tally

5 March 2023 1 comment

By TOM INNES Jersey R……….. 71pts Tries: Longwell 2, Mitchell 7, Lewis 16, Clarke 23, Dun 29, McHenry 32, 48, 70, Woollett 54, Hadfield 58, […]

We should have won by 30 points says Barnes

5 March 2023 2 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham…… 31pts Tries: Stronge 10, Cox 48, Williams 60, 65; Tweedy 75 Conversions: Hollingsworth 10, Bunting 49, 60 Hartpury……….. 45pts Tries: Butler […]

Turner hails the ‘clinical’ nature of his Ampthill

26 February 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill …………36pts Tries: Skelcey 1, Blackmore 25, 36, Bacon 32, Strong 48, Morris 64 Conversions: Hardwick 33, 37, 49 Nottingham….. 24pts Tries: […]

Ealing hold merger talks with Ospreys

19 February 2023 1 comment

By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE Ospreys are the Welsh region that Ealing Trailfinders have sounded out about a potential merger that would see them swap the […]

Bonus win not enough to keep Cov hopes alive

19 February 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER London S………..31pts Tries: Els 19, Mehson 36, 50, Taulani 47 Conversions: Chamberlain 20, 37, 48, 51 Penalties: Chamberlain 3 Coventry………. 47pts Tries: […]

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