By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented threepeat, while previous serial […]
Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry have all been called into the England training squad for the first time before the Women’s […]
By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know The Rugby Paper’s investigation into the Six Nations giving Romain Ntamack and Garry Ringrose different […]
Bucs Rugby By Tom Jeffreys Loughborough survived the biggest threat to their league title hopes by the skin of their teeth against Leeds Beckett to […]
Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It’s the Rugby Europe Championship final next week between Georgia […]
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……………28 Rosslyn Park ………40 RHYS Charalambous led the way as Rosslyn Park won at Stortford. The hosts started slowly and […]
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A…………. 23 Rotherham T………. 20 PLYMOUTH extended their run of successive victories to 10 matches with a hard-earned win over Rotherham. […]
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………… 17 Chester…………..40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries, but their failure to […]
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..43 Sheffield Tigers….38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker Cam Grant sealed a […]
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale…………36 Sheffield……………… 21 ON a glorious March day made for running rugby Wharfedale were at their majestic best, deservedly winning after displaying […]
By BEN CROPPER Top dogs: Elvan Evans on the charge for Leeds Tykes and, below, Adam Brown celebrates his try PICTURES: Mike Inkley Leeds Tykes…..52pts […]
By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..29 Preston G…………….. 19 BILLINGHAM claimed a hard-fought bonus-point win over Preston in a match marked by tight defences and timely attacks. […]
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate…………….35 Hull Ionians…………23 HARROGATE secured five much-needed points to keep them in the fight to avoid relegation as they emerged victorious over […]
By NICK DOYLE Otley…………………….. 19 Fylde……………………. 18 OTLEY had kicker Callum Irvine to thank after he landed a last-minute penalty to extend their winning run. […]
By PETE HAMMOND Guernsey……… 45 Henley……………38 ANTHONY Armstrong scored a hat-trick as Guernsey stunned Henley after battling back from 14 points down at half-time to […]
By ABI BENCE Worthing………………35 Oxford H……………….36 ROSS Cooke landed a 77th-minute conversion to secure a thrilling victory for Oxford Harlequins at Worthing. The home side […]
By RORY MORROW Canterbury………….. 18 Old Albanians…….. 21 OLD Albanians staged a remarkable second-half recovery, coming from 18-0down to triumph. Canterbury were comfortable at half-time, […]
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J……23pts Barnes…………….32pts BARNES kept the National 2 East promotion race alive with a dominant display at the Slade, and in doing […]
nBy PETE MAYHEAD Havant………………….33 Bury St Edmunds..35 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane saw both Bury St Edmunds and Havant battle to a standstill. Havant […]
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……………. 5 Dorking…………………27 FINN Osborne’s hat-trick helped Dorking stun Sevenoaks and claim an impressive victory at Knole Paddock. Osborne grabbed his first […]
nBy FYNLEE HATLEY L’ghborogh S… 60 Cinderford……. 24 FOLLOWING a strong away victory at Luctonians last weekend, Loughborough Students welcomed Cinderford to Epinal Way in […]
nBy BILL HOOPER Camborne…………….40 Old Redcliffians…. 12 CAMBORNE’S stay at the top of the table continued following this bonus point win against Old Reds. The […]
nBy MO SHER Redruth………………..34 Devonport S………… 13 REDRUTH eventually overcame a dogged Devonport side thanks to a second-half in which the visitors simply ran out […]
nBy PAUL BOLTON Bournville………27pts Exeter Uni……….52pts At the double: Connor Byrne on his way to scoring a try and, right, Joe Rees-Weldon dives over for […]
nBy STEPHEN BULL Hornets…………………36 Luctonians…………..28 IN an electrifying match the Hornets took the spoils, but it was a game that was still in the balance […]
nBy MIKE JAMOS Taunton Titans……. 7 Clifton…………………..26 DESPITE making a bright start the Titans quickly lost control of this game, allowing Clifton to run out […]
nBy DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield……….29 Hinckley………………54 A HIGH-SCORING affair saw Hinckley’s cutting edge prove the major difference as Macc paid the price for missing too many […]
Premiership round-up MERTHYR took perfect revenge for being knocked out of the WRU Premiership Cup by Cross Keys after extra-time last week with a 73-0win […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN STADE Francais’ billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard’s reported move to Leicester may not be quite as […]
Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby is confident versatile back Jamie Osborne can shine in unfamiliar territory during Saturday’s crunch Guinness Six Nations clash with title […]