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It’s joy for Johnson as late Louis
■By TOM MARKHAM penalty seals it Sedgley Park …….. 31 Darlington MP…….34 THERE was late drama at Park Lane as Louis Johnson’s kick at the […]
McNulty’s brace makes difference
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley……………26 Cinderford…………… 14 MOSELEY just about had enough to see off battling Cinderford – thanks to Sam McNulty’s double. The hosts […]
Visitors profit from second-half surge
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..26 Bishop’s S…………….45 BISHOPS Stortford took the honours in a hardfought contest. The scores were level at the break, but at […]
Powell plotting a big finish in ‘best this league has ever been’
By BEN JAYCOCK Coming down from the Championship, Richmond were expected to compete for promotion, but director of rugby Rob Powell says they’ve been a […]
Kivalu at the double as Titans make it ten in row
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T… 42 Hull Ionians….. 17 ROTHERHAM Titans shrugged off a slow start to rack up a tenth straight win, capped by […]
Vassallo stars as Otley are denied
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..26 Otley……………………..22 A BITTERLY cold day did not prevent a cracking game between two well-matched sides as Tynedale narowly held off Otley. […]
Davies’ late try grabs Tykes win
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale………….. 8 Leeds Tykes……….. 12 AN eagerly anticipated match after Wharfedale’s impressive second-half perfor mance in the first meeting had everything that […]
Drama as Smith’s big kick seals it
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………….23pts Sheffield…………22pts FYLDE picked up a massive victory at the Woodlands to down high-flying Sheffield by a single point. The home side […]
Whinn starts fightback as Tigers are finally tamed
By MIKE BROWN Billingham………….. 30 Sheffield Tigers…. 19 BILLINGHAM came from behind and survived a late onslaught to tame Tigers. Billingham started brightly but it […]
Battling Hull find Shard too sharp
By MO SHER Lymm……………………28 Hull……………………….22 THE unerring boot of Thomas Shard led Lymm to victory against Hull in an engrossing affair at Beechwood. Adam Fletcher’s […]
Field flattened by happy Hoppers
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G…………….. 70 Huddersfield………. 19 A RUTHLESS Preston Grasshoppers blew away a sorry Huddersfield at Lightfoot Green with Hoppers’ fly-half Will Hunt […]
Seabourne up for challenge as Tykes face tough run-in
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Leeds Tykes director of rugby Pete Seabourne is relishing the challenge as his side make the final charge for promotion back to […]
McRae’s hat-trick highlight on a very tough day
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s……29 Dorking…………..33 DORKING emerged victorious on a day when the home club remembered the 18 players who were lost in […]
Bury bounce back in emphatic style
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury………….. 41 North Walsham….. 12 CANTERBURY bounced back from a disappointing run of games to secure the win. Nathan Morris opened the […]
Culverhouse is over at the double
By STEVE MELBOURNE Guernsey……………..33 Westcombe P……… 14 GUERNSEY kept alive their hopes of a top-half finish with a comfortable win over an out-ofsorts Westcombe Park. […]
Signorini inspires Oaks to top win
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……..22pts Wimbledon……. 13pts SUPER Sevenoaks Rugby secured an important five-point, 22-13 victory over rivals Wimbledon RFC at Knole Paddock on a throughly […]
Oatley on point as flying Hawks takes honours
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….29 Worthing……………… 19 FOURTEEN points from fly-half Jordan Oatley helped Henley Hawks secure a try bonus point win over Worthing Raiders. […]
Lear looking to build a bright future for Vikings
By BEN JAYCOCK North Walsham have endured a tumultuous campaign at the foot of the table, having secured their first victory of the season only […]
Barnes made to battle all the way
By ADAM CLEARY Old Albanians…….. 20 Barnes………………….32 BARNES kept up their title charge with a bonus-point win away to Old Albanians. The home side made […]
TJs triumph in big blow for leaders
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………24 Esher……………………. 20 TJs upset league leading Esher with a strong display, running in four tries in their bonus point win. […]
Kucera sparks special win for Uni men
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni……… 20 Redruth…………. 13 EXETER University held off a spirited fightback from Redruth to claim a fine win. Exeter stormed into […]
Students pass test in great style
By JOSH THOMAS Newport (S)………… 12 Loughborough S….66 ARCHIE McKibben’s hat-trick led the way as Loughborough Students ran in ten tries to brush aside Newport. […]
Talbot’s double helps sink Reds
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………. 38 Old Redcliffians….24 CLIFTON put on a fine first-half perfor mance and then held on to beat Old Redcliffians. By […]
Tom Jones is on song as good Lucs in for leaders
By BILL HOOPER Camborne………… 7pts Luctonians…….27 pts TEAMS CAMBORNE: Larkins, Vinnecombe, Matavesi, Gilbert, Kessell, Sidwell, Tanswell, Southworth, Priddey, Rodman, Hughes, Heazelton, Fuca, Nicholls, Rose Replacements: […]
Hornets are still buzzing thanks to Carter hat-trick
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets………………… 41 Hinckley……………… 12 HORNETS were looking to build on a good run of results and did not disappoint against Hinckley. Hornets […]
Four-most Harry too hot for Dudley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………55 Dudley K………………. 31 CHESTER eventually ran away with their win over Dusley Kingswinford thanks to a four-try perfor mance from scrum-half […]
Bournville melt in face of Crusaders
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…59 Bournville…………… 10 DINGS Crusaders ran in nine tries in an emphatic win over Bournville. They were ahead within eight minutes […]
Improvement bigger than promotion, says Watkins
By BEN JAYCOCK Luctonians are in a title shoot-out with Dings Crusaders in National Two West but head coach Ryan Watkins says promotion to the […]
Slick Drua continue Penney’s nightmare
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Crusaders’ miserable start to their new era continued with a third straight defeat as Fijian Drua picked up […]
Dupont inspires French victory
NEWS EXTRA ANTOINE Dupont inspired France’s men to their first sevens title since 2005 as they beat injury-hit Great Britain 21-0 in the final in […]
Gollings gets boot
NEWS EXTRA FIJI have sacked coach Ben Gollings less than a month before the Hong Kong Sevens, with former captain and Olympic gold medallist Osea […]
At last! England find reason to be cheerful
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME We were waiting and hoping for a game that will define how far England have developed […]
Each day, I can see the positive impact of rugby
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Alex Rae, below, the head coach at Championship side Coventry RFC Why and how […]
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Swansea spot in relegation play-off confirmed
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Another chaotic week of BUCS Super Rugby has left seven positions still uncertain heading into the final week of action […]
Unbeaten duo to do battle in National Cup final
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the National Schools Cup, Vase, Plate and Bowl were decided last weekend in a tense festival of […]
Young Guns: Sale Sharks second row Tom Burrow
By BEN JAYCOCK Towering Yorkshireman Tom Burrow has found his calling at Sale Sharks and, after transitioning from the U18s programme, he has his sights […]
Merthyr take it in 10-try drama
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD PREMIERSHIP Cup finalists Merthyr edged a 10-try thriller at Aberavon 33-31. Morgan Meaclem opened the scoring two minutes in with […]
Promotion certain for Narberth
Championship round-up UNBEATEN Admiral Championship West leaders Narberth are now assured of a promotion spot after they ran riot 67-7 at Ystalyfera to make it […]
Oyonnax have to keep on believing
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Oyonnax manager Joe El-Abd promised last week that his side would ‘fight to the end’ following their so-near-so-far 35-39 home defeat […]
Mapletoft’s tyros hope to continue their Grand Slam quest
England U20s will hope to inflict Ireland‘s first loss in the Six Nations since July 2021 and take a giant step towards a Grand Slam. […]
Episode 100! Previewing England vs Ireland with Jonny Bell
This week, the Rugby Paper Podcast brings up 100 episodes! A huge thank you to all those who support and continue to follow the podcast […]
“I’ve loved every minute of it” – Cunningham-South on move to England
For a 20-year-old, Chandler Cunningham-South has lived quite a life. Born in England, he moved to New Zealand at the age of four, only to […]
Super Rugby Americas week three review
Round Three of the Super Rugby Americas season kicked off with a convincing 37-7 victory for defending champions, Peñarol over American Raptors on Friday night. […]
Close relationships inspired fightback victory – Brock
Gloucester–Hartpury‘s Georgia Brock hailed their “togetherness as a group” propelled them to victory over Exeter Chiefs Women in the Premiership Women’s Rugby last Saturday. The […]
Martin relishing playing with pals
George Martin is a familiar name to English rugby fans, but the man behind the player is still very much a mystery. The towering Leicester […]
I’m still getting stick over Hill, says rookie
By ADAM HATHAWAY England new boy Chandler Cunningham-South is still paying the price for not recognising 2003 legend Richard Hill. World Cup winner Hill, in […]
Moody fears an Ireland onslaught
By GARY FITZGERALD Lewis Moody fears “unstoppable” Ireland will deliver further bad news for England when they arrive at Twickenham. Andy Farrell’s side go into […]
Wasps better off with URC – Sharp
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry chairman Jon Sharp is convinced that Wasps’ future, if it has one, lies in the United Rugby Championship, not the RFU […]
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