The former Bristol, Exeter and London Welsh hooker, now academy pathway head coach of RGC & Wales U18s forwards coach, chooses the best XV he […]
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Reynolds: It’s fantastic to see George with England
By JON NEWCOMBE Rams director of rugby Seb Reynolds has praised England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft for his “refreshing” decision to pick George Makepeace-Cubitt […]
Hodge to hit the ground running
By MARK STEVENS Josh Hodge insists he’s looking to make up for lost time after making his return to first team action at Exeter Chiefs. […]
U19s back in action with double challenge
The England U19 men’s side will return this spring with fixtures against France and Italy. The team, led by the England U20 coaching staff, will […]
All Blacks in Dublin will be the acid test
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED EARLY February is not obviously the moment to select a highlight of the calendar year. Especially if that highlight is still […]
Short-term ban means Willemse is evading natural justice
Natural justice is conspicuous by its absence in the union game. Think of the relegation-free protectionism of the Six Nations and the Premiership, or the […]
Legend who had no wish to be one
Paul Rees says it was hard not to fall in love with rugby as a young boy, watching his hero play for Cardiff RIP the […]
Poor Caldy discipline lets Blues sneak home
By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………22pts Tries: Ma’asi-White 7, Gallagher 52, JJ Dickinson 80 Conversions: Barker 7, Rogers 80 Penalty: Barker 20 Bedford…………..26pts Tries: Heffernan 24, […]
Dominant Ealing make it look easy
By TOM JOHNSON Ealing Trailfinders.. 40pts Tries: Cornish 4, Holmes 12, Bird-Tulloch 19, Cordy-Redden 35, 53; O’Brien 80 Conversions: Twelvetrees 4, 12, 19, 55; Bird-Tulloch […]
Superstar who paved the way for many more
BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S hard to quantify genius let alone compare one genius with another – although that never stops us trying – but for what […]
Red Roses: Lucy Packer
HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Swansea Date of birth: 02/02/2000 Community club: Amman United Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2021 Caps: 16 Why I play rugby: […]
Gallagher leads the Leicester comeback
By SAM BYTHEWAY L’ghborough …17pts Tries: Treder 2, 17, 37 Conversions: Rowland 3 Leicester ………22pts Tries: Gallagher 7, 70, Tutt 40 Conversions: M Jones 40, […]
Hat-trick for Hunt puts Saracens over the line
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ………………………. 29pts Tries: Penalty 36, Hunt 39, 41, 56 Conversions: Blacklock 42, Harrison 57 Penalty: Harrison 80 Harlequins …………………….24pts Tries: Brown […]
Champions will have to be at their best against Bristol
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Gloucester v Bristol Today. Kick-off 2pm PREMIERSHIP champions Gloucester-Hartpury will be looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season but […]
Exeter looking for a double
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Exeter v Sale Today. 1pm PLAY-OFF chasing Exeter host the league’s bottom side Sale, who are looking for their first victory […]
Young Guns: Bristol wing Louis Nancekivell
By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Nancekivell didn’t go down the traditional route entering rugby and has only played for one club so far in his career […]
Chinnor fly-half Worboys weaves his magic
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor………….31 Rosslyn Park.. 10 CHINNOR conjured another stunning performance under the lights to overcome an abrasive and competitive Rosslyn Park outfit. Park, […]
Moseley shatter Lions’ winning run
By CONOR O’HARA Leicester Lions …. 10 B Moseley …………..20 LEICESTER Lions’ run of success came to an end against a strong Moseley side who […]
Clinical Rams get better of Bishop’s
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………14 Rams ……………………26 BASEMENT side Bishop’s Stortford pushed high-flying Rams all the way before eventually coming up short. In the end, […]
Law’s delight as in-form Mowden see off Mond
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP 34pts Tries: Ree 2, 22, 48, Hadfield 8, 62, Ene 74 Conversions: Pascoe 3, 23 Richmond ………22pts Tries: Massey 12, […]
Club hold their nerve to edge out battling hosts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford………….. 18 Blackheath …………30 BLACKHEATH emerged from a tense encounter to claim a vital victory over Cinderford at the Beavis Memorial Ground. […]
Sale put bite on high-flying Albion
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC………………… 31 Plymouth Albion….. 3 SALE FC made it three wins on the trot as they eclipsed fourth-placed Plymouth Albion at […]
Martin leads way for terrific Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..49 Sedgley Park………14 SEVEN-TRY Taunton Titans produced a dominant display to beat visiting Sedgley Park. Man-of-the-match Dan Martin was the architect […]
It’s all pointing to success for Walker and his close-knit crew
By BEN CONEYBEARE Boss: Nick Easter AFTER four games of the season, Chinnor had won two, lost two, but since their 27-21 defeat to Sedgley […]
Field are torn apart as in-form Tynedale run riot
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…19 Tynedale……….57 RELENTLESS Tynedale cruised to a nine-try demolition at rockbottom Huddersfield. The hard-working visitors, who had wrapped up the bonus point […]
Take away the contact and you don’t have a game left
With the Six Nations now in full swing the last thing the game needs is further condemnation about how it’s played but last week the […]
Faraimo hat-trick seals win for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….40 Preston G……………..33 HULL came back from a 19-point deficit to record their eighth win in sensational style. The first 20 minutes […]
It’s tries aplenty as points are shared
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians…………38 Billingham…………..38 HULL Ionians and Billingham shared the spoils in a thriller. It was Billingham who dominated early when Ryan Foreman […]
Cometh the hour, cometh Campbell
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield…………28pts Lymm…………….. 24pts SHEFFIELD hooker Rhodri Campbell became the hero of the hour as the Welshman muscled through several Lymm defenders to […]
Destructive Dale destroy Otley as record tumbles
By NICK DOYLE Otley………………………..0 Wharfedale…………41 IN-FORM Wharfedale recorded their highest ever league score against Otley in a demolition job, blowing them away in the second […]
Charlie Capps a top Titans triumph
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde…………………….27 Rotherham T……….32 ROTHERHAM picked up a bonus-point win in a bruising encounter at Fylde to make it six wins in a […]
Delighted Dixon is leaders’ hero
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes………..49 Sheffield Tigers…… 6 LEADERS Leeds Tykes produced a clinical second-half display, romping home to a commanding victory over Sheffield Tigers. […]
Rotherham relish Titanic title tussle with Tykes
By BEN CONEYBEARE In any other league, in any other year, losing only a single game to this point in the season would put any […]
Wagstaff treble proves in vain for visitors
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………….23 Westcombe P… 19 WESTCOMBE hooker Taine Wagstaff scored a hat-trick for his side, but it was still not enough to beat […]
Dorking back on track in top win
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………42 Canterbury…………..22 DORKING returned to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to Canterbury’s three, in a game inspired by Daragh […]
White-hot Tom puts the boot in
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………35 Henley Hawks…….26 AN entertaining game saw eight tries shared equally but the boot of TJ’s Tom White proved the difference. […]
Mcgann’s calling shots for Raiders
By HENRY PARISH Worthing…………28pts Guernsey……….. 31pts PROUD Guernsey director of rugby Jordan Reynolds praised his side for “finding their identity again” as they made it […]
It’s that man Sam to break hearts of stunned hosts
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon………….26 Old Albanians……..28 OLD Albanians left it until the very last play of the match to secure a thrilling victory at Wimbledon […]
Second half ends hope for the hosts
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham….. 19 Sevenoaks…………..35 AFTER an even first half of three tries apiece, Sevenoaks took control in the second half to win […]
Robbins’ hat-trick leads Esher’s rout
By OLLY PINHEY Esher…………………….. 60 Bury St Edmunds… 15 ESHER turned on the style to destroy Bury in a top-of-the-table clash. The visitors travelled without […]
Oaks looking to grow much taller as young talent blossoms
By BEN JAYCOCK Adam Bowman’s youthful Sevenoaks pulled off a surprise victory over title challengers Bury St Edmunds last weekend to push away from the […]
Crusaders kick on to victory as Dudley fall short
By MO SHER Dudley K………… 14 Dings C…………. 45 PROMOTION-chasing Dings Crusaders went through the gears to eventually dispatch a Dudley Kingswinford side that ran […]
Two-try Curry so hot for Old Reds
By NATHAN EDWARDS Old Redcliffians….24 Newport (S)………….. 5 A STOIC defensive display from Old Redcliffians helped them fend off Newport (Salop) and secure a third […]
Pack power pays dividends for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………….. 19 Chester………………….. 7 REDRUTH ground out a win over Chester on a heavy pitch thanks to some old-fashioned forward play. The […]
Gadd praises ‘amazing’ Hornets after huge win
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets………….. 45pts Clifton……………..27pts Full stretch: Pierre Tucker dives over for the Hornets and Macenzzie Duncan evades the challenge of Clifton’s Marcus Nel […]
A second-half surge keeps Lucs in pole position
By ADAM DICKINSON Luctonians…………..28 Exeter Uni……………. 21 A DOSE of half-time hairdryer treatment helped Luctonians pull out a second-half comeback win over Exeter University in […]
Hinckley hold on after first-half blitz
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………36 Camborne……………. 15 HINCKLEY got the better of visiting Cambor ne to secure a second successive bonus-point win. Heavy conditions at Leicester […]
Battling Bourn on top in 12-try tussle
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville………….. 44 Loughborough S….38 BOURNVILLE put their supporters through the wringer before securing a tense victory in a 12-try extravaganza at Avery […]
Dings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a title-pushing campaign, Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams doesn’t shy away from how predictable the top half of the […]
My first foreign mission was in deepest Siberia
My Life in Rugby with Rob Debney – The former international and Premiership referee talks about his journey in the game RUGBY refereeing took me […]
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