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Cai Griffiths: Worcester Warriors return to second tier ‘is not fair’

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock The decision to give Worcester Warriors a place in next season’s Championship has sparked an angry response from Cai Griffiths, the director […]

Barnes do their work early for win

6 April 2025 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds.. 31 Barnes…………………. 41 CELEBRATIONS to mark Ben Cooper’s 150th cap for Bury fell flat as Barnes proved too strong […]

TJs come out on top in 12-try thriller

23 March 2025 0 comments

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J………… 41 Bury St Edmunds..34 TJs took maximum points from a high-quality game that was only secured in the last minute. […]

Brave fightback fails after poor half

16 March 2025 0 comments

By MO SHER Bury St Edmunds..38 Canterbury…………..40 A FIRST half in which they conceded 31 points cost Bury dear after a stirring second-half comeback fell […]

Samir feeling the love as Bury backs Algeria dream

16 March 2025 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER Looking forward: Samir Kharbouch BURY St Edmunds inside centre Samir Kharbouch’s passion and abilities are not limited to the rugby field; they […]

Bury leave it late to seal big battle

9 March 2025 0 comments

nBy PETE MAYHEAD Havant………………….33 Bury St Edmunds..35 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane saw both Bury St Edmunds and Havant battle to a standstill. Havant […]

Knights can take on the best again, says Smith

9 March 2025 0 comments

By CONOR MCLARNON Focus: Doncaster Knights flanker Thom Smith DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith feels he and his fellow players shoulder the responsibility to win promotion […]

Blackheath’s James Shanahan – After seven years, it’s time for new challenge

2 March 2025 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to James Shanahan about his time as Blackheath coach and his move to Bury St Edmunds When James Shanahan says his seven-year […]

Fantastic five sees Bury back in style

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By LUKE JARMYN Bury St Edmunds…32pts Guernsey………..25pts CHEERS of ‘Bury boys’ echoed from the main grandstand as No.8 Ruaraidh Williams scored the home side’s fifth […]

Tom Baldwin backing new boss at Blackheath

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Blackheath captain Tom Baldwin is disappointed that his director of rugby James Shanahan will be moving on at the end of the […]

Worthing hold off a late Bury blitz

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By ABI BENCE Worthing………………38 Bury St Edmunds..35 WORTHING secured a narrow victory over Bury St Edmund’s. The foundations for victory were laid in the opening […]

Strength in numbers is the key for Oaks’ Olly

16 February 2025 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Sevenoaks second row Olly Green RUGBY is often a balancing act, and Sevenoaks second row Olly Green has had to maintain […]

Hardwick holds his nerve to sicken Bury at the death

19 January 2025 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….42 Dorking…………………43 BURY St Edmunds and Dorking served up a classic high-scoring thriller that the visitors claimed with the last […]

Hosts just do enough to secure a terrific triumph

12 January 2025 0 comments

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford Har’…….38 Bury St Ed……… 31 OXFORD Harlequins come out on top in a thrilling clash. Bury St Edmunds landed the first […]

George Ford set to follow family line and take up coaching

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Ross Heppenstall George Ford admits he sees himself following in the footsteps of his father and two brothers by moving into coaching one day. […]

Ben’s happy that Bury’s Donny link is bearing fruit

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Player-coach: Bury St Edmunds fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds appear to have put their messy start to the season behind them […]

Ben’s happy that Bury’s Donny link is bearing fruit

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Player-coach: Bury St Edmunds fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds appear to have put their messy start to the season behind them […]

Ben’s happy that Bury’s Donny link is bearing fruit

22 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Player-coach: Bury St Edmunds fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds appear to have put their messy start to the season behind them […]

Ford hails his pack for leading way in close win

15 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…… 24pts Old Albanian…..20pts TEAMS BURY ST EDMUNDS: Reed, Earnshaw, Johnson, Kharbouch, Loose, Penfold, Metcalfe, Williams, Guy, Andrews, Kelland, Grigg-Pettitt, […]

Sam knows title race is wide open this season

15 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tonbridge Juddians fly-half Sam Evans IN recent seasons, one side has stayed on top for the majority of the campaign […]

Red and Blacks inspired by Jones

17 November 2024 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Canterbury…………..59 Bury St Edmunds..35 WINGER Garry Jones’ hat-trick of tries propelled Canterbury to a bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. Jones only […]

Quins’ Allan hopes they can Purchase top-six finish

17 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Challenge: Oxford Harlequins lock Allan Purchase NEWLY-promoted Oxford Harlequins have set lofty aspirations this season and such is the strength in depth […]

Earnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery

10 November 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Happy Havant look here to stay!

27 October 2024 0 comments

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant…………….37pts Old Albanian…..29pts THE first fixture between these two sides for 15 years was well worth the wait as a bumper crowd […]

Bonus time again in nervy Bury win

20 October 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds…………..32 Worthing………………29 BURY St Edmunds claimed a third successive bonus-point win as Worthing paid the price for missed chances. The […]

New boys are ready to click in this league, says Creighton

20 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Optimistic: Colchester scrum-half Fin Creighton NATIONAL League new boys Colchester lost their opening six games but scrum-half Fin Creighton says his new […]

Kharbouch brace chops down Oaks

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks………….. 19 Bury St Eds…………..28 BURY St Edmunds took the spoils from Kent in an impressive encounter thanks to a higher degree […]

It’s derby delight as Bury are pushed all the way

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s……36 Colchester…….22 BURY St Edmunds secured victory over Colchester in a closely contested Suffolk derby. But Bury claimed the bonus-point […]

Try-machine McRae eyes big things for Dorking

6 October 2024 0 comments

By OLLIE AUST Hat-trick hero: Toby McRae FOLLOWING an impressive victory over Bury St Edmunds last weekend, Dorking winger Toby McRae believes they are in […]

McRae’s treble spearheads win

29 September 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………47 Bury St Edmunds..27 DORKING outscored Bury St Edmunds by six tries to three with wing Toby McRae sealing the victory and […]

Hawks swoop to grab late winner

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley…………………. 20 Bury St Ed’s…………. 17 A STIRRING second-half comeback from Henley Hawks saw them edge past a solid Bury St Edmunds […]

Ford aiming to Bury all memories of sorry finish

8 September 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Big changes: Bury St Edmunds boss Jacob Ford JACOB Ford has overhauled his squad at Bury St Edmunds and says he’s […]

Students too good for Esher

1 September 2024 0 comments

■ 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 […]

Heald predicts a four-way battle

1 September 2024 0 comments

National 2 East BY BEN JAYCOCK THIS season is a golden opportunity for one of last season’s title contenders to take advantage and win promotion […]

Semesa puts on a power display

25 August 2024 0 comments

SEMESA Rokoduguni, Doncaster’s new star signing, made an impressive debut at Castle Park, threatening to cause havoc each time he had the ball.

It’ll be tough – we’ll give it our best shot

4 August 2024 0 comments

Q&A Following promotion to National Two East, Colchester head coach Craig Burrows, below, tells Ben Jaycock his plan for the new challenge On the way […]

NATIONAL 2 EAST

28 July 2024 0 comments

This season’s National Two East sees three newly promoted sides as Colchester, Havant and Oxford Harlequins join the fray. Oxford face a daunting start as […]

Five-star Oxfordshire power into last four

26 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Division 2 round-up OXFORDSHIRE scored five tries with their best performance of the campaign to grab a 34-27 bonus point win over […]

Top three dominate but real gems to be found across entire league

19 May 2024 0 comments

THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Following Esher’s National Two East title success, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our […]

Esher waste no time in bouncing back up

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Esher prop Matt Lowes says securing promotion back to National One against their title rivals Dorking in a big win last weekend […]

A tale of two halves for Sherwood’s improving side

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK It’s been a season of two halves for Tonbridge Juddians, and director of rugby Seb Sherwood is looking to build on a […]

Where there’s a Will there’s a way

7 April 2024 0 comments

Canterbury…………..29 Bury St Ed’s………….27 By CARRICK BLAKE WILL Waddington crossed twice as Canterbury completed a narrow bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. The East Anglian […]

Cooper stars as Bury end poor run

24 March 2024 0 comments

Bury St Ed’s……. 19pts Westcombe P…14pts By ANDREW HERLIHY RELIEVED Bury St Edmunds ended a run of seven defeats by g rinding out a win […]

Having strength in numbers is proving big Barnes bonus

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes have used an incredible 51 players this season, and head coach Jack Heald puts his side’s success down to their squad […]

Skipper Davies’ treble in Barnes try spree

17 March 2024 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………….. 47 Bury St Ed’s….. 34 A FOUR-try blast in the space of ten minutes was at the heart of Barnes’ high-scoring […]

Lear looking to build a bright future for Vikings

10 March 2024 0 comments

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 […]

We need to take more control, says Ford

3 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bury St Edmunds have seen their National Two East title hopes shattered away in recent weeks with five defeats on the spin […]

Raiders hit back to stun the Saints

25 February 2024 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing………………32 Bury St Edmunds.. 31 ELATED Worthing head coach Fred Pierrepont paid homage to his team’s “outstanding reaction” as they overturned a […]

We were hit by a World of pain, says Osborne

25 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Wimbledon head coach Collin Osborne says a big factor in their relegation fight is his players being unavailable in the early months […]

This is probably the safest the sport has been

25 February 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jacob Ford, below, the director of rugby at Ipswich School and Bury St Edmunds […]

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