■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers […]
by Josh Thomas Regional 1 Championship final Heath …………….35 Barnstaple….. 35 HEATH’S late heroics secured the Regional 1 Championship despite sharing a draw with Barnstaple […]
By MO SHER YORK went through the gears against Blackburn at Ramsgreave Drive to open up their Papa John’s campaign in style. With Harrogate withdrawing […]
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….45 Barnstaple……………. 3 PLYMOUTH Albion extended their run of pre season victories to three with a comprehensive seven try victory against […]
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By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni……..34 Barnstaple…….26 Exeter University just edged out Barnstaple. The visitors struck first through Jonathon Kelly, who darted over for the try. […]
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..26 Barnstaple……………. 3 CLIFTON ran in four tries to secure a home victory over Barnstaple. Clifton piled on the pressure from the […]
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians.36 Barnstaple…….31 Old Redcliffians marked their first outing at Scotland Lane in three months with a narrow victory over Barnstaple. Old […]
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…………..45 Barnstaple………….. 17 Luctonians were comfortable winners against a gallant Barnstaple side, running in seven tries and spurning chances for more. The […]
By RICHARD PHELPS Hinckley…………38pts Barnstaple………. 5pts A DOMINANT opening 16 minutes blew Barnstaple away at Leicester Road as Hinckley showed glimpses of just how well […]
By ROGER ROPIE Barnstaple……… 3 Clifton…………….29 CLIFTON took the league points and lifted the John Budd Memorial Cup after a comfortable victory over West Country […]
By MO SHER Barnstaple……. 10 Leicester L…….26 League leaders Leicester Lions maintained their fine start to the campaign with victory over Barnstaple, registering their eighth […]
By BILLY PAGE Bournville…….. 14 Barnstaple…….37 Barnstaple registered an impressive away win as they ran out easy winners at Avery Fields. Bryn Lee jags crashed […]
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK DINGS Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams believes his side’s formidable start to the season is due to their second […]
Dings Crusaders…52 Barnstaple………….. 10 By JOHN WHITE LEADERS Dings turned on the style to notch their sixth win in a row as they outscored Barnstaple […]
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER University have made a remarkable start to their inaugural season in the National Leagues winning all four of their […]
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport…………25 Barnstaple……. 18 Newport secured their second home bonus-point win in a hard-fought battle with Barnstaple. On a perfect playing surface, with […]
By MAX COURTIS Barnstaple…….23 Exeter Uni……… 31 LEAGUE debutants Exeter University made a winning start as they got the better of hosts Barnstaple in a […]
ROYAL Marine back rower Jarrard Hayler has signed a one-year contract with Cornish Pirates. Hayler has captained the Navy against the Army at Twickenham and […]
■By SUZANNE CLEAVE Cornish AB…………24 Barnstaple…………12 RUGBY returned to Polson with a three-way friendly line up of the Cornish All Blacks, Barnstaple and Maidenhead. First […]
WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th in National 2 South. […]
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 13 Hinckley……………… 10 BARNSTAPLE fended off a second-half surge from Hinckley to claim a narrow victory. The first half began well […]
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple…….23 Barnes…………… 14 BARNSTAPLE ended an 18-game losing streak with a performance that demonstrated how well their young squad is coming together. […]
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..36 Barnstaple……………. 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with an impressive forward drive […]
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple………….. 12 Old Albanian………..36 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in several weeks with an impressive second-half performance on their first visit […]
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….33 Barnstaple……………. 9 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a convincing victory over their West Country rivals as they scored five tries and ran […]
By PETER EDWARDS Barnstaple……… 6 Worthing……….. 21 JACK FOREST’s two tries helped Worthing see off struggling hosts Barnstaple to keep their National 2 South title […]
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..52 Barnstaple…………..22 CANTERBURY got back to winning ways emphatically against Barnstaple. The hosts opened their account with a try through Aaron Cooper. […]
By JOHN BRINDERS Guernsey………. 50 Barnstaple…… 24 GUERNSEY continued their good form with a bonus-point victory over struggling visitors Barnstaple. In a high-scoring game, Guernsey […]
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple………….. 14 Esher…………………….27 STRUGGLING Barnstaple made high-flying visitors Esher battle all the way for their bonus-point victory. Barum did not help their […]
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes……………33 Barnstaple……… 8 BARNES took control of the second half to secure a comfortable 33-8 win over Barnstaple at a windswept Barn […]
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned a narrow win over […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..45 Barnstaple………….. 21 OLD Albanian came out on top against Barnstaple in a slow-burner of a game that burst into life […]
By JOHN WHITE Dings…………………….48 Barnstaple…………..24 DINGS returned to winning ways with a try bonus-point victory over Barnstaple at Shaftesbury Park. The home side had all […]
By PETER REED Rochford H………….. 19 Leicester Lions….. 20 STILL smarting from their loss away to Barnstaple, Rochford Hundred hit the ground running from the […]
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 15 Rochford H………….. 13 BARNSTAPLE turned their fortunes around with a superb victory over in-form Rochford Hundred, ending a run of […]
By TIM MACKEW Worthing………………53 Barnstaple………….. 21 WORTHING turned up the pace to score nine tries as Barnstaple endured a difficult away day. Despite initial errors, […]
By NIGEL SCOTT Esher…………………….64 Barnstaple…………..22 ESHER produced a dominant display against Barnstaple, scoring 10 tries to give the visitors another tricky away day. Esher opened […]
By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………. 71 Barnstaple……… 0 TRADITIONAL West Country derbies come no better than promoted Barnstaple reviving rivalries with Clifton in the league and […]
South West Premier IVYBRIDGE used the wet and windy conditions to their advantage to send runaway leaders Barnstaple to a fourth league defeat of the […]
South West Premier BARNSTAPLEenforced their South West Premier title credentials by running out 22-10 victors over Exmouth following another solid performance at Pottington Road. The […]
South West Premier A LAST-MINUTE try from winger Toby Williams threw a spanner in the title race as Exeter University beat South West Premier leaders […]
South West Premier AFTER suffering a shock defeat last time out against Brixham, Maidenhead got their South West Premier title campaign back underway with a […]
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE’S title credentials got reaffirmed with a gritty 24-0 home win over mid-table Okehampton. An early try was converted by Kyran McManus […]
South West Premier A HAT-TRICK of tries from Dave Cole enabled Maidenhead to boost their promotion hopes in the South West after sealing a convincing […]
South West Premier A KYRAN McManus penalty enabled Barnstaple to maintain their unbeaten start to the season with a dramatic and lively 25-23 victory at […]