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Young Guns: Bristol wing Louis Nancekivell

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Rotherham relish Titanic title tussle with Tykes

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Gadd praises ‘amazing’ Hornets after huge win

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Dings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Lovejoy on his way to Bristol

4 February 2024 0 comments

Bristol Bears have signed Harlequins tighthead prop Lovejoy Chawatama. Chawatama opted to sign for Harlequins after the demise of his former club London Irish but […]

Ford looks the right Guy to build a bright future

4 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK It has been a frustrating season for Chester head coach Guy Ford in National Two West, but with an average player age […]

Cozens urges Clifton to turn it on for the full 80

28 January 2024 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………..40pts Chester………….. 24pts PLAYER-COACH Luke Cozens called for Clifton to concentrate for the full 80 minutes after two late Chester tries took […]

Jack’s the lad to see Ruth home

21 January 2024 0 comments

Redruth………………..26 Clifton …………………. 21 By BILL HOOPER National 2 REDRUTH fought back to earn a bonus-point win against Clifton in an entertaining game. Good play […]

Spencer sparkles with a winning treble

14 January 2024 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Camborne………29 Clifton…………….38 SCRUM-HALF Mitch Spencer inspired Clifton to a bonus-point win on the first of their consecutive Saturday visits to West Cornwall. […]

Gwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings

7 January 2024 0 comments

Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his adult career by lifting […]

Titans’ second-half blitz destroys Dale’s challenge

17 December 2023 0 comments

By ANDREW MOSLEY Rotherham T……….33 Wharfedale………….. 7 ROTHERHAM laid claim to being the fittest team in the division with a late flurry of tries against […]

Clifton rescued by two-try Talbot

17 December 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………….. 15 Dings Crusaders… 15 CLIFTON staged a stirring second-half comeback as they claimed a draw at home to Dings Crusaders. The […]

Try-star Ferguson fires up superb students

10 December 2023 0 comments

By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni………29 Clifton…………… 24 EXETER University eventually came out on top in a tight encounter against Clifton at Rubber Crumb. Clifton gained […]

Ace Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students

3 December 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………… 48 Loughboro’ S…26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited Loughborough Students side. The […]

Straight down the Hatch for visitors!

26 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville………22pts Clifton……………..27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided a tense encounter at […]

Next crop of talent just out of Luc!

19 November 2023 0 comments

By WYN TIGLEY Clifton……………..22pts Luctonians……..27pts IN last season’s corresponding fixtures, Luctonians had beaten Clifton home and away, but the Lavender and Blacks improved throughout the […]

Groves glee after decisive penalty

12 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Old Redcliffians…. 20 Clifton………………….. 17 A TENSE local derby went the way of Old Redcliffians, but only after a gripping 80 minutes […]

Ambitious duo Salter and Nel focus on future at Bristol outfit

12 November 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON DESPITE being Bristol’s most historic club, Clifton are resolutely focused on the future and are driven by a vision of becoming the […]

Clifton fly-half Cozens enjoys mixing playing with coaching

22 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE The heroics of George Ford and Owen Farrell at the Rugby World Cup have been a potent reminder to all that sometimes […]

Ford proving to be the right Guy to lead Chester charge

15 October 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Chester head coach Guy Ford is proud of how his side has adapted to National Two West after being moved across from […]

Preston holds his nerve in a thriller

1 October 2023 0 comments

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………… 17pts Clifton…………….. 16pts JAMES Preston proved the hero of the hour by landing a penalty with the last kick of the […]

Too many clubs, not enough players

10 September 2023 0 comments

If it ever turns out that the governing body at Twickenham has a monopoly on rugby wisdom, we are all up the Swannee without a […]

Cozens puts boot into Dings as Clifton cling on

10 September 2023 0 comments

Dings C………….. 15 Clifton……………. 16 ■ By BAZ JOHNSON THE boot of Luke Cozens proved the decisive factor as Clifton edged to victory at Dings […]

Larkins joy as big crowd see Cam bag derby win

10 September 2023 0 comments

Camborne……….36pts Redruth…………..29pts ■ By BILL HOOPER On the charge: Camborne’s Aden Brassington drives for the try-line and A HUGE crowd were treated to a pulsating […]

Promotion push is the aim for try star Bowyer

10 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Dale Bowyer scored five tries as Hinckley ran riot last weekend with a 45-28 win over Bournville and the hooker says his […]

Relief for Clifton as Newport fall short

3 September 2023 0 comments

Clifton…………….. 19pts Newport (S)…… 10pts ■ By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON pressure during the first 30 minutes of this lively early-season encounter seemed to indicate they […]

Cozens: We struggle to find players in our patch

3 September 2023 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Fly-half general: Luke Cozens FLY-HALF Luke Cozens has stepped up to head coach of Clifton but has endured a difficult start, […]

Half-century helps Dorset & Wilts ease past Berks

21 May 2023 0 comments

By ANDY ARTER Berkshire …….. 19 Dorset & W…..50 Dorset & Wilts travelled to Reading in search of the bonus point win to take them […]

Hayes switches on the style for Titans

30 April 2023 0 comments

By SCOTT EVANS Sheffield Tigers……………….10 Rotherham Titans …………….40 Fly-half Richard Hayes put in a stylish display, pulling the Rotherham strings behind a dominant forward pack […]

Students sign off in best way possible

23 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID ROBINSON Loughborough…53pts Clifton……………..38pts A bumper crowd filled the stands for the second half of Loughborough’s double header, following on from the Lightning (women’s) […]

Hoppers have no answer to Titans

16 April 2023 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T…38 Preston G………… 7 Rotherham Titans’ late-season surge continued with a six-try victory, their fourth win on the spin. Making their […]

Collins left in ‘shock’ after Lions claim league title

2 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions head coach Gareth Collins says he went into shock at the full-time whistle last weekend when his side had been […]

Clifton just hold on at gritty Newport

26 March 2023 0 comments

By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)…………29 Clifton…………………..33 Clifton returned to Bristol with five points, but not before Newport had given them a scare. Ricardo Cano gave […]

Eton leave it late to snatch victory with overtime try

26 March 2023 0 comments

U14 Boys IT was two familiar sides that met in the U14s Boys Cup Final, but Eton College prevailed against last year’s U18s champions Wellington […]

Rosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Cup – Harrow shine in the rain to take their first title

26 March 2023 1 comment

By NICK POWELL Harrow clinched their first-ever Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s U18s Cup title as they beat Brighton 15-10 in a memorable final. It […]

Blackburn edged out in battle for title

19 March 2023 0 comments

North West By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT A 50-26 win at Manchester saw Blackburn finish second as Lymm took the title on points difference. Tom Lavelle, Tom […]

Howman stars for new-look Clifton

12 March 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Red card for Hibberd fails to halt Hinckley heroes

12 March 2023 1 comment

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………36 Newport (S)………… 12 HINCKLEY put to bed last week’s disappointing performance against Clifton with a comfortable victory at home to Newport […]

Denstone lay down marker for National Sevens

12 March 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS THE Schools Cup Final takes place on Thursday as reigning champions Trinity face Oakham at Twickenham. After beating Finborough in […]

Lions win ends Clifton title hopes

5 March 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK CLIFTON’S title hopes were all but ended last week when they crashed to a 24-14 home defeat to leaders Leiceter Lions. It […]

Christ College take Brecon 7s

26 February 2023 1 comment

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Christ College laid down a huge marker ahead of the Rosslyn Park 7s next month after claiming the Brecon 7s […]

Arscott’s delight at ‘best ever’ Crusaders

19 February 2023 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON D Crusaders…… 50pts Redruth………….. 19pts Dings Crusaders gained revenge over visitors Redruth to keep up the pressure on second-placed Clifton. The third-placed […]

Brown sees red as Clifton triumph

19 February 2023 2 comments

By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Hornets………………… 19 Clifton…………………..24 Clifton full-back Zac Ward scored the his side’s bonus-point try and didn’t miss a kick as the title-chasers bounced […]

Samuel Whitbread winners at Ipswich

19 February 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Samuel Whitbread Academy began their sevens season in style by winning the second edition of the Ipswich School 7s last […]

Donoghue drama as Dings steal win

12 February 2023 0 comments

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………….. 26 Dings Crusaders… 27 Dings Crusaders conjured a dramatic single-point victory over Bristol rivals Clifton. The visitors scored 17 unanswered points […]

Table topping Lions fill Collins with pride

5 February 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions have lost just once in their last 25 games and head coach Gareth Collins believes the team’s incredible run is […]

Clifton win tainted by serious injury

8 January 2023 2 comments

By MILES EDGE Stourbridge………… 12 Clifton…………………..27 CLIFTON’S win at Stourbridge was abandoned before time after an injury to Daniel Openshaw. The livewire Clifton scrum-half was […]

Clifton handed first home defeat

11 December 2022 1 comment

By ROGER ROPIE Clifton……………………. 7 Luctonians………….. 41 AFTER last week’s rare victorious trip to Cornwall, Clifton were brought down to earth with a bump by […]

Bragging rights are claimed by Clifton

13 November 2022 0 comments

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 […]