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Floodgates open as Leinster go to top
By ROB COLE Leinster…………. 54pts Tries: Prendergast 3, O’Brien 8, Deegan 15, 79; Ringrose 50, Osborne 61, 74; Doyle 67 Conversions: Prendergast 9, 16, 51; […]
Hanrahan nudges Connacht home
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks …………. 12 Connacht …….. 13 FLY-HALF JJ Hanrahan’s second-half penalty edged Connacht to victory in Durban to make it four wins […]
Dogged Ulster grind out victory
By SAM JACKSON Ulster ………….. 24 Lions ……………. 17 ULSTER came from behind to beat the Lions at a windswept Kingspan Stadium scoring three tries […]
Flanagan: We threw off all the shackles
By SIMON THOMAS Dragons……………. 20pts Conversion: Evans 39, 66 Penalty: Evans 24, 30 Ospreys………………5pts Tries: Roberts 38, Dyer 65 DRAGONS claimed their first URC win […]
Krumov’s try denies Cardiff at the death
By SIMON THOMAS Zebre……………….22pts Tries: Smith 34, Morisi 38, Krumov 86 Conversion: Prisciantelli 35, 87 Penalty: Prisciantelli 59 Cardiff…………….22pts Tries: Thomas 10, Timani 53, Grady […]
Crowley makes sure for Munster
By KEVIN FALLON Munster ………. 10 Stormers ……….. 3 JACK Crowley led from the front to steer Munster to victory over the Stormers in a […]
Clinical Warriors march on
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ……….26 Benetton ……… 12 GLASGOW moved into the top two of the URC with a clinical bonuspoint win at Scotstoun. First-half […]
Coetzee red lets Edinburgh in
By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ……. 31 Bulls ……………..23 EDINBURGH claimed a fourth win out of five as Bulls found it hard going following Marcell Coetzee’s […]
Good cop, bad cop worked well, says Lake
By SIMON THOMAS Dewi Lake has revealed just how much he learned about captaincy with Wales at the World Cup amid his “good cop, bad […]
Hanekom chews over Wales option
By ROB COLE His elder brother was the first to dip his toe into Welsh rugby and now the Bulls No.8 Cameron Hanekom is mulling […]
The day that Jonah paid his £3 to play
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Aberavon Naval Rugby Football Club exists in name only, an enduring exercise in dogged survival more than […]
WRU braced for another rough ride
The Welsh Rugby Union will be braced for another rough ride today, its annual meeting coming hot on the heels of the governing body being […]
Scottish genie turning on the magic at Bath
Paul Rees looks at Finn Russell, the big-money signing who is making a name for himself in the West Country Big-name signings have become rare […]
Unassuming Charlie, the water carrier
One of the attractions of rugby union is that it is a game which provides a refuge for the likes of Finn Russell and Charlie […]
Cambridge set to make up for tough opening
By BEN JAYCOCK Cambridge have had a difficult start to their first season in the Championship and but director of rugby Richie Williams believes they […]
Barnes show their respect
Roughly every seven years, November 11 falls on a Saturday and last weekend National Two East club Barnes honoured the date with a series of […]
Coach to Coach with Gareth Lewis
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Rotherham head coach Gareth Lewis, below. After 10 years of successful coaching at Huddersfield RUFC […]
When relegation battle was the key
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Twenty years on from England’s World Cup triumph – Wednesday is the […]
Young guns who fired the triumph of 2003
RUGBY MATTERS While we rightly ruminate on the 20th anniversary of England’s World Cup triumph we should also doff a 30th anniversary cap to a […]
Williams shines but Ealing take the spoils
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham……26pts Tries: Williams 18, 39, 58, 80 Conversions: Bunting 18, 39, Hollingsworth 58 E Trailfinders ..38pts Tries: Willemse 21, Goodrick-Clarke 28, Hardwick […]
Hartpury’s early has Cambridge
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ………………… 22pts Tries: Ellwood 32, Veness 41, Caven 62, 70 Conversion: Benson 33 Hartpury University…. 40pts Conversion: Tries: Benson 33 Smith […]
Rigg and Wilson combine to lead Cov in eight-try romp
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ……….. 51pts Tries: Rigg 2, 42; Wand 11, Tyas 23, Martin 53, Wilson 60, Hutler 66, Titherington 80 Conversions: Pellegrini 11, […]
Five-star Ampthill claim first away win
By BEN CONEYBEARE L Scottish ……… 10pts Tries: Trenholm 10, Talbot-Davies 27 Ampthill …………36pts Tries: Jackson-Richards 3, 53; Eliot 34, Pifeleti 64, Chapman 80 Conversions: […]
No problem for Houston as Pirates take control
By MIKE Cornish P ……… 49pts Tries: Bokenham 3, McNab 6, Penalty 18, Schwarz 22, Evans 47, 65; Houston 61 Conversions: Houston 3, 6, 22, […]
Late rally falls just short as Moseley hold on
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ……. 19 Blackheath ….. 17 MOSELEY held on for victory despite a lastgasp rally from visitors Blackheath. The match began […]
Stortford have to take it on the Chin
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………….. 7 Chinnor………………..26 A POWERFUL Chinnor side ran in four tries to claim victory in a tough encounter at Bishop’s Stortford. […]
Bryant has Rams back in business
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ……………………24 Cinderford………….. 10 STEVIE Bryant’s lastplay try earned Rams a bonus-point win as they snapped a three-match losing run with victory […]
Tigers roar as they see off rivals with derby win
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ..26pts Tries: A Riley 12, Mallinson 40, Henderson 68 Conversions: Seals 40 Penalties: Seals 24, 59, 64 Sale FC…………… 11pts […]
Hastings at the double as leaders Albion toppled
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……………36 Plymouth Albion..22 RICHMOND came back from a first-half deficit to beat league leaders Plymouth Albion. The visitors led by two […]
Bragman earns bragging rights
By TOM BULMER Rosslyn Park……….38 Darlington MP……… 7 ROSSLYN Park continued their recent run of form with a bonus point win over Darlington Mowden Park. […]
Titans brought down to earth
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans….. 17 Leicester Lions…..27 LEICESTER Lions came away with a win from a real arm wrestle at Taunton. The home side […]
Markus makes his mark to hit 250 milestone
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Markus Burcham made his 250th appearance for Blackheath last Saturday in their 21-17 win over Richmond and continues to enjoy playing under […]
Tynedale pressure pays off after late call by ref
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……….28 Hull Ionians…..25 A LATE penalty try saw Tynedale claim maximum points in an entertaining basement battle with Hull Ionians yesterday. The […]
Titans stay perfect after first-half blitz
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T……….28 Hull………………………… 9 ROTHERHAM racked up a tenth-straight win to set themselves up for next week’s top-of-thetable tie against Leeds. Titans […]
Grasshoppers find spring in their step
By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..24 Preston G……………..38 PRESTON Grasshoppers’ clinical first-half display was enough to earn them a second away win on the spin. The game […]
Ruthless Dale’s joy as Tigers are caged
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…… 31pts Sheffield T…….. 17pts THE two teams in third and fourth swapped places again as Wharfedale won the match and gained […]
Record-breaking Fisher sparks a rout for Sheffield
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield……………… 71 Huddersfield………. 19 SHEFFIELD scrumhalf Elliot Fisher scored a club record six tries as they demolished Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. The home […]
Clinical Smith has Otley on the rack
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………………. 41 Otley…………………….. 18 FYLDE bounced back in style with a resounding win over Otley, with Greg Smith continuing his fine form […]
Tykes are not left out on a Lymm
By IAN ROBSON Lymm…………………… 21 Leeds Tykes………..43 LEEDS Tykes continued their unbeaten start to the National League 2 North campaign with a bonus-point win away […]
Green shoots appearing as Byron lays a foundation
By OLLY PINHEY Sheffield Tigers and their director of rugby Jack Howieson faced an early setback four weeks into pre-season when head coach Mark Luffman […]
Curry is too hot for Chester with
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………28 Old Redcliffians….37 OLD Redcliffians ran out deserved winners, six tries to four, in a free-flowing game at Chester. The home side […]
Next crop of talent just out of Luc!
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton……………..22pts Luctonians……..27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and Blacks improved throughout the […]
Bournville late rally in vain at Cherry & Whites
By BILL HOOPER Camborne………29 Bournville……. 24 CAMBORNE held off a late fightback by Bournville to secure another bonus-point win. Yellows again cost the visitors dear […]
Coen keeps his cool to snatch it
By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)…………29 Exeter Uni……………. 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge victorious from a helter-skelter […]
Hornets dish out beating to Dudley
By MO SHER Hornets…………………54 Dudley K……………….22 A STUNNING second-half showing from Hornets saw them thrash Dudley Kingswinford, sinking the Midlanders to the foot of the […]
Hornets feel the sting after surprise jump up the league
By BEN CONEYBEARE In a sport decided by the most razor-thin margins, experience is one of the most precious things a rugby team can have. […]
Students taught a penalty lesson
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…43 Loughborough S…. 17 A TORRENT of penalties helped Dings Crusaders to an emphatic win over Loughborough Students. Loughborough’s defence held […]
Three cards can’t hamper Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……………… 31 Redruth…………………. 7 HINCKLEY gave their strongest performance of the season to win comfortably at home to Redruth. Playing down the […]
Reynolds’ masterclass too good for the Raiders
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey…………….. 10 Canterbury…………..34 GUERNSEY Raiders endured a torrid afternoon as Canterbury eased to victory. The hosts did break the deadlock early on […]
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