By BEN JAYCOCK Under a new look coaching staff, England women return to action when they take on familiar foes Canada at Sandy Park on […]
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Grayson aiming to march on at Saints
By PAUL REES James Grayson is one of the longest serving players in the Northampton squad and intends to use that experience to nail down […]
Cardiff boosted by the arrival of Pirate Robson
By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff have signed former Dragons fly-half Arwel Robson from English Championship club Cornish Pirates. Robson, 26, left Dragons for Pirates in 2021 […]
Mauling by Chiefs will motivate us says Lam
By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Bristol v Ealing Today. Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL face ambitious Ealing Trailfinders at Ashton Gate today with Pat Lam confident last weekend’s […]
Jersey stun Bath with famous win
By LUKE JARMYN Bath ………………………… 10pts Tries: Harris 20, Muir 36 Jersey Reds ………………………… 34pts Tries: Scott 27, McHenry 50, Holgate 54, Hadfield 63, 71; […]
Brilliant Radwan to the rescue for Falcons
By ANDREW HASTINGS Newcastle……..26pts Tries: Fletcher 9, Kerr 29, De Chaves 65, Radwan 72 Conversions: Thomas 10, Johnson 66, 73 Bedford B ………. 16pts Tries: […]
Hayler calls the shots as Hartpury take charge
By PAUL SMITH Nottingham…… 17pts Tries: Wright 7, Clayton 69, 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 78 Hartpury Uni …. 21pts Tries: Hayler 4, Morgan 29 Conversions: Bazalgette […]
Barton leads the way as Gloucester floor Saracens
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ……….20pts Tries: Tries: Willis 3, Iswieke 29 Conversions: Manu Vunipola 4 30 Penalties: Vunipola 43 54 Gloucester …….29pts Tries: Morris 20, […]
Vintcent holds the key for Chiefs to overcome Pirates
By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ……………….38pts Tries: Wyatt 11, 64, Vintcent 15, 55, Hammersley 43, Hodge 73 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 13, 44, 55, Skinner 65 Cornish […]
Caldy power is too much for battling Ampthill
By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………26pts Tries: Aigbokhae 13, Gallagher 40, 47 Hearn 80 Conversions: Rogers 13, Kilcourse 40, Hayes 80 Ampthill …………22pts Tries: Strong, 7 […]
Doncaster snatch it in the last moments
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ………22pts Tries: Waghorn 16, Lloyd-Seed 22, Waghorn 42, Brown 53 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 17 Doncaster K …. 24pts Tries: Edwards 7, […]
Coventry go so close to Quins shock
By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins ………………….21pts Tries: Jibulu 3, Slevin 52, Jurevicius 78 Conversions: Slevin 5, 53, 79 Coventry ……………………..21pts Tries: Rigg 6, 43, Hutler 31 […]
Cambridge give it their best shot but there’s no stopping Saints
By STEVE JACKSON Northampton…55pts Tries: Seabrook 4 Pollock 8, 59 Thame 31, 33, McParland 37, Glister 47, Hendy 53 Conversions: Grayson 5, 9, 34, 38, […]
Pollard has the class to keep Tigers on course
By LUKE JARMYN Sale Sharks …..14pts Tries: Caine 51, Onasanya 78 Conversions: Curtis 52, 79 Leicester T……. 18pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 54, Bassett 61 Conversions: Pollard […]
Reviving the lost art of the drop goal
Paul Rees sees George Ford join an impressive list of players whose quick thinking has made the difference GEORGE Ford resurrected not only England’s reputation […]
Time aspiring nations received more even-handed officiating
IT WAS hard not to feel for Fiji at the end of one of the epic World Cup matches. Not because Semi Radradra dropped a […]
Scarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett
By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19. Former Llanelli, Wales, and […]
Fit-again Richards is setting his sights high
By JON NEWCOMBE Bath’s Ewan Richards is hoping that he can put last season’s injury troubles behind him and keep pushing forward at The Rec, […]
Mum’s pleased Mitchell brothers are kept apart
By LUKE JARMYN PROUD Mrs Mitchell must be the only person pleased that her two sons will not be going head-tohead in the Premiership this […]
PJ keeps on rolling, against all the odds
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE rain hadn’t long stopped sheeting down when the Grand Old Man of the World Cup made […]
Adam Hathaway’s World Cup Diary: Week Two
TRP reporter Adam Hathaway gives the lowdown on the latest inside stories at Rugby World Cup 2023 The Times nearly keep us all waiting The […]
Why Vernon would take a dim view of this kicking game
PETER JACKSON Roughly 30 years ago, a new coach took charge of a junior club in a suburb of Cardiff, a drop goal or two […]
Cornwall is the pull for John – just like Tommy
By MIKE SINCLAIR DAN John, one of the latest batch of Exeter Chiefs players bidding to take the Cornwall route to a first-choice place at […]
High-flying Codling is perfect fit for Falcons
By PAUL REES Alex Codling has taken a roundabout route to land a top coaching job in the Premiership – and believes his experience of […]
Wallabies benefit from Fiji brilliance
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NATIONALITY is a pretty fluid concept in the South Pacific with families […]
Lions are tamed on own patch as Heath respond
By MICK WILSON Leicester L …….. 3 Blackheath …. 34 BLACKHEATH bounced back from the disappointment of losing their long-standing home record last week by […]
Late penalty seals Albion’s late glory
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………… 21 Plymouth A …………24 STORTFORD started slowly and, apart from periods of stout backsto-the-wall defence offered little. Plymouth could have […]
Feeney magic has Sale under a spell
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor………………..36 Sale FC……………………0 CHINNOR produced a sparkling second-half display to take the spoils. Chinnor took the lead after Keston Lines crashed over. […]
Park Lane in Rams raid as Sedgley humbled
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P ………20pts Tries: M Riley 41, Maher 71 Conversions: Seals 42, 72 Penalties: Seals 2, 19 Rams ………………41pts Tries: Hoadley 10, […]
Ree to the rescue at the death for Darlington
■ By TOM BULMER Darlington MP…….25 Cinderford………….. 20 DARLINGTON Mowden Park made it two wins in two after an incredible finish at the Darlington Arena. […]
Moseley survive a last-gasp Park rally
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park………. 19 B Moseley……………24 BIRMINGHAM Moseley overcame late pressure at The Rock to hand Rosslyn Park their first defeat of the […]
Richmond hold firm against Titans
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T……………. 14 Richmond…………….29 TAUNTON gave away their first of ten penalties in the first half, immediately from the kick-off and were […]
Hennessey out to make up for lost time with Blackheath…
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Blackheath are back in National One where they belong and aren’t afraid of anyone according to centre Jake Hennessey. In his third […]
Three out of three for Titans with stroll over Lymm
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…33 Lymm…………….. 10 ROTHERHAM made it three wins from three by comfortably beating a game but limited Lymm team. A combination […]
Unbeaten Fylde survive late scare
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde…………………….32 Billingham…………..26 DESPITE a late Billingham fightback, Fylde held out for all five points to continue their unbeaten start to the season. […]
Free-flowing Hull too good for Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield………. 12 Hull……………………….49 DOMINANT Hull cruised to a seven-try bonus point win on the road at Huddersfield. Going in at the break […]
Venables holds key in biggest of battles
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Over: Benjamin Dixon goes in for Leeds and below, Sam Pocklington is in for Ionians to make it a tight last ten […]
Early mauling from Tigers is too much for Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..24 Sheffield Tigers…. 31 SHEFFIELD Tigers had the game wrapped up within the hour, before Otley came back with four tries to […]
Collinson seals the ‘Battle of the Dales’
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..22 Wharfedale…………24 TWO tries from Wharfedale hooker Robbie Collinson left Tynedale still looking for their first win of the season in a […]
Burrows puts side on the right track
By BEN MORRIS Sheffield………………36 Preston G…………….. 14 RYAN BURROWS delivered two tries for Sheffield, as Preston Grasshoppers fell to their second defeat in their opening […]
Parsons so proud of a landmark derby win
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield second-row Dominic Parsons marked his 200th club appearance with a dramatic derby victory over their crosstown rivals Sheffield Tigers last weekend. […]
Students teach the hosts a lesson
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley……….. 24pts Exeter Uni……… 43pts EXETER University coach Gareth Elliott was delighted his side were able to maintain their unbeaten record at […]
Dan guarantees his Old Reds’ are Frying high
By LUKE JARMYN O Redcliffians……..22 Bournville…………… 18 OLD REDCLIFFIANS got their first win of the season in a nail-biting victory inspired by Dan Fry. Sam […]
Second-half blitz stuns the visitors
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..39 Camborne……………. 31 CLIFTON produced a remarkable second-half comeback to stun their visitors. In spite of four tries by speedster Alex Ducker, […]
Indisciplined Salop pay a heavy price
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Hornets…………………55 Newport (S)………… 12 HORNETS ran in seven unanswered tries, and nine in all, on a miserable, ill-disciplined afternoon for Newport (Salop), […]
It’s Ole! as Spanish star Mario turns on the style
By JAMES GALLAGHER Dudley K………….. 7 L’borough S….. 46 SPANISH international Mario Pichardie scored a hat-trick as his Loughborough Students side ran riot on the […]
Hampson’s drop goal seals victory
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 17 Dings Crusaders… 14 THIS was a free-flowing match, both sides moving the ball wide. That there were only three tries […]
Super Seb proves a real inspiration
By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 18 Luctonians…………..45 A SUPERB, well-organised performance from Luctonians saw them record a resounding win on the road to maintain their unbeaten […]
Lucs buck a trend with the strongest of possible starts
By BEN JAYCOCK DUE to the bulk of Luctonians’ players working in trades or agricultural work, the Herefordshire side tend to be slow starters – […]
Hawks flying high after sealing glory over Bury
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H………….37 pts Bury St Ed’s……. 21pts Roaring Rory: Henley Hawks’ Rory Mason scores their third, left, after Lailand Gordon opened PICTURES: […]
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