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The one-man choir whose class shone like a beacon
STEVE Bale had more, far more than a voice worthy of the Albert Hall on the Last Night of the Proms or any other night […]
Duty of Danny Care: How Eddie Jones rates
Paul Rees examines the record and reputation of the ex-England coach who divides opinion wherever he goes A man apart: Eddie Jones took charge of […]
Four-try David calls the shots for Bears
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Leicester ………………….7pts Try: McGhie 25 Conversion: Feury 26 Bristol ……………………. 62pts Tries: David 3, 34, 38, 53; Hesketh 5, J Joyce-Butchers 18, […]
Trailfinders make champions fight hard
■By TOM JOHNSON Trailfinders ….. 19pts Tries: White 55, Beukeboom 73, Clarke 77 Conversions: Taylor 56, 78 Tries: Sing 11, Rugman 21, 36; Matthews 48, […]
Let’s get truth on Eddie’s regime
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Trying times: Eddie Jones coaching England PICTURES: Alamy THIS Eddie Jones stuff. […]
Farewell Baler, the dedicated driver of our gang of misfits
SO farewell then Baler – Steve Bale – a prince among men as well as a most talented versatile wordsmith mainly with the Neath Guardian, […]
Mose fail to spark as Jones leads by example
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……. 42 B Moseley ……. 14 CONFIDENT Richmond ran up another six tries in a lively Friday game against Birmingham Moseley. […]
Park withstand a late Stortford rally
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ……… 18 Bishop’s S …………… 15 A PHYSICAL affair at The Rock on Friday saw Rosslyn Park come away with […]
Hayes holds his nerve at the death
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham …………. 18 Plymouth ……………. 17 A LAST-GASP penalty from Lloyd Hayes snatched an unlikely victory for Rotherham against a shell-shocked Plymouth. […]
Club hammer down Sale door to climb to fourth
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 31pts Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56 Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56 Sale FC……………27pts Tries: Walsh […]
DMP enjoy being in the winning circle at long last
■By TOM EASTWAY Darlington MP …….36 Leicester Lions ….29 IN a game that almost felt like a must-win fixture for a Darlington Mowden Park side […]
Esher save their best until late on
■By RORY MORROW Esher……………………. 51 Dings…………………….32 ESHER entertainingly defeated Dings Crusaders for a crucial victory. Joshua Thorne struck first blood for Esher, Thomas Walker converting. […]
In-form Rams run rings around Park
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….40 Sedgley Park………22 RAMS overcame a dreadful opening half-hour to make it nine league wins from nine with a home success against […]
Bouchier sees only positives in local link with top-flight Tigers
■By BEN JAYCOCK Cool head: Leicester Lions fly-half Luke Bouchier LEICESTER Lions feel fortunate to be beneficiaries of their partnership with local Premiership giants Leicester […]
Minikin’s landmark feat gets capped by victory
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…..25 Harrogate………23 HULL Ionians’ defence and the goal kicking of Lewis Minikin, on his 150th appearance, saw them gain victory over […]
Richards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Tynedale……………..29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the campaign in a bottom-of-the-table […]
Hoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz
■ By TOM KELLY Preston…………………48 Billingham…………..22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome Billingham yesterday. Ewan Lydiatt […]
Unbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash
■By BEN CROPPER Lymm……………… 30pts Leeds Tykes…..26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds Tykes and ending the […]
Chester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………39 Hull………………………. 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull side which lacked penetration, […]
Fylde enjoy try-fest at the Woodlands
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….56 Otley……………………..29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to Otley. Ed Crossland opened […]
High-flying hosts see off Dale threat
■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield………………43 Wharfedale………… 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in the second period. The […]
Try bragging rights on the line for Otley’s Crossland
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Over the moon: Otley’s Eddie Crossland EDDIE Crossland is enjoying a try-scoring battle with his cousin Josh McCoy in Ireland, but […]
Hawks are flying to repel Raiders’ efforts
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley……………26 Guernsey………. 15 HENLEY Hawks put together their best performance of the season in a ferocious and physical encounter with high-flying […]
Wallace stars in Combe thriller
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………39 Colchester…………..36 TOBY Wallace’s hat-trick and Harry Hudson’s last-gasp try saw Westcombe Park snatch victiry from Colchester. Westcombe Park led […]
McRae double in late Dorking romp
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………50 Sevenoaks…………..26 DORKING eventually ran out comfortable winners, outscoring Sevenoaks by eight tries to four, having been only two points ahead at […]
Dramatic late win boosts leaders
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………….25pts Tonbridge J……26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Barnes. It was […]
Earnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….49 Havant………………….53 HAVANT came out on top in a match of more than 100 points at Bury St Edmunds. They […]
OA pay price for poor home form
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian……….. 17 Canterbury…………..54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find winning at Woollams a […]
Quainton quality leads Quins win
■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford…………………..34 Worthing……………… 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going the way of Worthing, […]
College helps Benning learn lessons for the big leagues
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Henley back rower Will Benning HENLEY College has proved a useful pathway for the likes of Will Benning who […]
Uni lads hang on in face of last-gasp barrage
■ By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni…….. 34 Bournville…….. 31 DESPITE an incredible second-half comeback, Exeter University held on for victory against Bournville. The uni boys […]
Ducker hat-trick boosts leaders
■ By TOM BARRY Old Redcliffians…. 19 Camborne…………….57 CAMBORNE showed why they are at the top of the league with a scintilating nine tries to […]
Lucs get lucky after Link double
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..22 Hornets………………… 19 LUCTONIANS will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very game Hornets side in […]
Cooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree
■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley…………62pts Macclesfield…. 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw, Coulson, Johnson, Mukarati Replacements: […]
In-form Clifton cling on for win after red card
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..33 Taunton……………….26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned in their most complete […]
Services are off the mark at last
■ By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S…………27 Redruth………………..23 DEVONPORT Services won their first game since promotion to National League 2 West as they made a late […]
Students taught a forward lesson
■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford…………… 50 Loughborough S….24 CINDERFORD beat Loughborough Students in a 12-try game with a set-piece masterclass. The visitors took the lead […]
Cook forced to cool it as entertainers run amok
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Red alert: Old Redcliffians wing Jon Cook FREE-SCORING Old Redcliffians are National Two West’s entertainers and Jon Cook says his side […]
YOUNG GUNS
JOE DAVIS NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF Despite being only 18, Joe Davis has broken into Newcastle’s Premiership matchday squad and is now chasing international honours. The scrum-half […]
Biarritz was truly a baptism of fire
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID McILWAINE THE FORMER ULSTER, BRISTOL, DONCASTER & LEEDS FULL-BACK On the run: David McIlwaine playing for Bristol against Rotherham PICTURE: Media […]
England need to be more consistent
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Man in the middle: Referee Angus Gardner seemed to be doing his best to ensure England […]
Mediocre Exeter have it all to do
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES WITH six rounds down, 12 to go, and Premiership Cup action draining university resources, men’s BUCS Super Rugby took a […]
Gosforth made to fight all the way
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the opening division one fixtures […]
It’s important to be honest with players
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan George, below, head coach at Old Albanians Why did you get into coaching and how did you […]
Walker keen to drive Chinnor on
By CHRIS COLLYER CHAMPIONSHIP newsboys Chinnor made a promising start to their inaugural season in the second tier and despite being brought down to earth […]
Jasmine is a class above
By BEN JAYCOCK High life: Jasmine Joyce-Butchers is loving her rugby PICTURES: Getty Images CROSS CODE star Jasmine Joyce-Butchers has taken the PWR by storm […]
Cuthbert: Wales have to deliver
Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT ALEX Cuthbert says the pressure on Wales is huge ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series game against Fiji today. Former […]
FANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
Welcome to the latest update of this season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period from Sunday October 27 through to Saturday November […]
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