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Dings do enough to take wind out of Sale’s fight

17 November 2024 0 comments

■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings …………………… 31 Sale FC………………… 15 EARLY indications suggested Sale could come out on top, especially as it was ill-discipline that gifted […]

Home comfort is proving to be the key for the Crusaders

17 November 2024 0 comments

nBy BEN JAYCOCK Taking the lead: Dings Crusaders’ George Boulton GEORGE Boulton describes Dings Crusaders’ welcome to National One as a ‘baptism of fire’ as […]

Esher save their best until late on

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RORY MORROW Esher……………………. 51 Dings…………………….32 ESHER entertainingly defeated Dings Crusaders for a crucial victory. Joshua Thorne struck first blood for Esher, Thomas Walker converting. […]

Late surge sees Dings romp clear

27 October 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings…………………….46 Darlington…………… 20 DINGS fully justified being favourites with a big win over Darlington Mowden Park. On paper it was Dings game […]

Park’s lightning start downs Dings

20 October 2024 0 comments

Rosslyn Park………. 61 Dings…………………….24 By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park were on fire to start the match – and Dings simply didn’t have an answer. An […]

It’s not a wing and a prayer for Esher’s bigger boys

20 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Prop star: Esher‘s Conor Ganley HAVING previously been unbeaten for several years in Hong Kong and only tasting defeat four times last […]

Deadlock for frustrated Dings

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders… 31 Richmond……………. 31 DINGS Crusaders were unable to make their home advantage count as they hosted Richmond for a draw […]

Joe knows there’s no Luc in his side’s rise

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST Strong man: Luctonians prop Joe White LUCTONIANS maintained their unbeaten start to the season last weekend with a 66-5 win over Macclesfield […]

Okafor calls the shots to put Titans in charge

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .. 45pts Tries: Okafor 19, 28, 35, Bustin 44, Kivalu 60 Conversions: Hayes 19, 35, 44, 60 Penalties: Hayes 22, […]

Honey so sweet in tightest battle

29 September 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…36 Rams…………………… 44 DINGS stepped ahead with an early penalty, but were tested throughout the game with infringements and Fraser Honey’s […]

Dual registration likely to distort competitiveness of recipient clubs

22 September 2024 0 comments

SO as the new season starts for the top tiers there is now a route between Championship and Premiership via a playoff, but the financial […]

Dings Crusaders enjoy away-day success

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Joe Barnes-Taylor Sedgley Park ………11 Dings C………………… 20 Sedgley Tigers hosted Dings Crusaders yesterday and the first half saw Dings wait out the Tigers’ […]

NEWS EXTRA

22 September 2024 0 comments

Double injury blow for Bristol BRISTOL full-back Noah Heward will be out until the New Year after injuring his hamstring during a training session. The […]

Crusaders hold off Albion assault on home soil

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders ..46 Plymouth A …………29 PLYMOUTH brought physicality to the park, opening the scoring with the metronomic boot of Tom Putt. […]

Moseley conquer visiting Crusaders

8 September 2024 0 comments

B Moseley …………..40 Dings Crusaders .. 20 By JON MEADOWS DESPITE spending much of the opening period in their own half, it was Dings who […]

Cozens can see selection headaches on Clifton horizon

8 September 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PLAYER-COACH Luke Cozens has had to make way for Clifton‘s new batch of fly-halves who aim to provide a fast, exciting […]

Devoto to make the difference for Titans

1 September 2024 0 comments

National 2 West BY BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Former Exeter and England centre Ollie Devoto has joined Taunton. Inset, Luctonians coach Ryan Watkins PICTURES: Alamy […]

Skinner hits a hat-trick for Newport

11 August 2024 0 comments

Pre-season action By MO SHER AFTER what seems a shorter summer break than ever before, the community game resumed with a myriad of friendlies played […]

NATIONAL 1

28 July 2024 0 comments

Having come up short in the title race last season, Rams will be desperate to go one better this time around and will be targeting […]

Camborne make impact but top two dominate final line-up

26 May 2024 1 comment

NATIONAL 2 WEST DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS After Dings Crusaders’ National Two West title success, […]

Imbalance of northern sides may push up travel costs

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE his side being shifted back to National Two North, Chester fourth official Martin Buck said it doesn’t solve the bigger problem […]

Camborne defeat a concern

5 May 2024 0 comments

LAST weekend’s 109 points to nil win by Dings over Camborne in National Two West should have set alarm bells ringing at Twickenham. Cornwall is […]

Redruth hopeful they can build on young talent

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Redruth director of rugby Nigel Hambly questioned if he was taking a school register rather than leading a bus trip to a […]

Tries galore as Jake leads the Crusaders title party

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C………….109pts Camborne………… 0pts With Dings stalwarts Charlie Taylor and Jake Holcombe reaching the milestones of 250 and 200 appearances respectively, the […]

Amazing to finish in top spot, says Smith

21 April 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders secured promotion to National League 1 last weekend for the first time in the club’s history with a 69-7 win […]

Dings rack up the points to celebrate lifting title

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C……………69pts Redruth……………. 7pts Dings Crusaders clinched the title in great style with an emphatic win over Redruth. Director of rugby Stean […]

Crusaders pillage Newport with ruthless display

7 April 2024 0 comments

Newport (S)………… 13 Dings Crusaders…45 By NATHAN EDWARDS DINGS Crusaders produced a rampant second-half performance to overcome a first-period deficit and continue their healthy lead […]

Cozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37, has been an almost […]

Impressive students on track for top four finish

31 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Gareth Elliott has led Exeter University to an impressive campaign in National Two West as the student side look set for a […]

Turner leads Crusaders to hardest of triumphs

24 March 2024 0 comments

Dings C………….. 49pts Exeter Uni……….38pts By BAZ JOHNSON TEAMS DINGS CRUSADERS: Donoghue, Hargan, Smith, Boulton, Taufa, Worsley, Lennon, Turner, Hawkesby, English, Bilton, Thompson, Bennett, Lane, […]

Dings ready for title race to go down to the wire

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK In a bizarre turn of events last weekend, Dings Crusaders were thanking arch rivals Clifton for doing them a huge favour in […]

You must reward and value effort

24 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Watkins, head coach of Luctonians RFC, currently second in National League Two West […]

Leaders hand out lesson to students

17 March 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Loughborough S…. 10 Dings Crusaders…43 DINGS Crusaders keep leading the pack in the National League 2 West with a dominant away victory […]

Tom Jones is on song as good Lucs in for leaders

10 March 2024 0 comments

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: […]

Bournville melt in face of Crusaders

10 March 2024 0 comments

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

10 March 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Determined Dings won’t give up

3 March 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams isn’t looking too far ahead as the run-in for the National Two West title heats […]

Arscott’s aces turn up heat on Lucs

25 February 2024 0 comments

By JOSH THOMAS Luctonians………. 8pts Dings C…………… 17pts DINGS Crusaders closed the gap on table-toppers Luctonians with a hardfought win at Mortimer Park. The Crusaders […]

Crusaders battle past Old Reds

18 February 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…35 Old Redcliffians…. 17 THIS Bristol derby commenced with all the traffic driven by the Reds, but the story of the […]

Elswood: I’m lucky to be only missing three games

18 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Hornets fly-half Jamie Elswood has been ruled out for several weeks after a nasty leg injury became infected. Despite missing last weekend’s […]

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 […]

Crusaders kick on to victory as Dudley fall short

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

A second-half surge keeps Lucs in pole position

11 February 2024 0 comments

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lane’s twin strike sets up Dings win

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…55 Hinckley……………… 19 DINGS Crusaders ran in nine tries as they saw off the challenge of Hinckley at the Park. The […]

Taufa tries make Dings’ difference

21 January 2024 0 comments

Hornets ………………. 12 Dings …………………… 17 By JON RICHARDSON Dings‘ efficiency in the red zone proved the telling factor in this tightest of tussles. Hornets opened the scoring […]

Lennon’s on song for the Crusaders

14 January 2024 0 comments

By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders… 50 Chester………………….. 7 CHESTER came to the park with a victory after their first encounter with the Dings, and they […]

Mapletoft out to build next generation

14 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK As England’s U20s side prepare for the upcoming Six Nations, head coach Mark Mapletoft insists that the development of his players takes […]