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Hedgley brings delight for Dale

17 November 2024 0 comments

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale……40pts Preston……………14pts A COMMANDING performance helped Wharfedale wrap up this clash between fifth and sixth in the table. At the heart of […]

Birch left standing tall after four-try display

17 November 2024 0 comments

By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes………….. 34 Westcombe P.. 12 BARNES needed this win and duly earned it. Park were unable to make the most of some […]

Davidson gives Uni a lesson in scoring off mauls

17 November 2024 0 comments

By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni……… 31 Hinckley……….. 41 HINCKLEY came away victorious after a thrilling encounter. Exeter University started quickly, scoring inside the first ten […]

Hornets stung by Cinder comeback

17 November 2024 0 comments

By LUKE WILSON Hornets…………………29 Cinderford……………29 THE Hornets faced promotion hopefuls Cinderford in a closely contested match, marking the first time the two teams met at […]

Champs stunned by double defeats

17 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFERIES TWO enormous shocks in both the men’s and women’s Super BUCS leagues punctuate a thrilling start to the middle third of the […]

Southern teams show power

17 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFERIES AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the four National School Cup […]

Ollie Lawrence has urged his teammates to repay those who have made it so special

15 November 2024 0 comments

While England have opened their Autumn Nations Series campaign with back-to-back heartbreaking losses to New Zealand and Australia, the home support has been unfailing behind […]

Rassie Erasmus knows England coach Steve Borthwick ‘is a bit under pressure’

14 November 2024 0 comments

Rassie Erasmus insists Steve Borthwick is a coach under pressure as South Africa look to inflict further misery on England at Allianz Stadium on Saturday. […]

Richard Wigglesworth unsure as to Felix Jones’ role in South Africa preparations

13 November 2024 0 comments

England’s players and coaching number two Richard Wigglesworth have had no contact with Felix Jones ahead of Saturday’s clash with South Africa despite his inside […]

Ioan Cunningham quits Wales

10 November 2024 0 comments

Ioan Cunningham has resigned from his role as Wales women head coach after three years at the helm. Wales won only four of 11 Tests […]

Of all the positives for Australia, Joseph Sua’ali’i was the biggest

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Welcome back to Australia. Where have you been? And hello Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i. What did your mother feed you? It’s not just that […]

Argentina make it nine in a row

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Italy ……………….. 18pts Tries: Penalty 33, Nicotera 69 Penalties: Allan 43, 44 Argentina ……… 50pts Tries: Mallia 11, Bertranou 29, Sclavi 49, […]

Four tries for Obi Ene puts Sale Sharks on road to take down Caldy

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Sale ……………………………….40pts Tries: Ene 4, 10, 20, 39, Wills 56, McElroy 65 Conversions: Curtis 5, 11, 21, 40, 66 Caldy ………………………………. 7pts […]

High-class Coventry turn back the clock

10 November 2024 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester …………………….19pts Tries: Wand 6, Kata 54, van der Flier 65 Conversions: Threlfall 54, 65 Coventry ……………………. 33pts Tries: Hinkley 14, Poole […]

Gutsy Gloucester have to fight all the way to see off Pirates

10 November 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester……….36pts Tries: Thorley 23, Knight 36, Adderly-Jones 55, Nelson 60, Reeves 68 Conversions: R Taylor 23, 55, 60, 69 Penalty: R Taylor […]

Four-try David calls the shots for Bears

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Leicester ………………….7pts Try: McGhie 25 Conversion: Feury 26 Bristol ……………………. 62pts Tries: David 3, 34, 38, 53; Hesketh 5, J Joyce-Butchers 18, […]

Trailfinders make champions fight hard

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By TOM JOHNSON Trailfinders ….. 19pts Tries: White 55, Beukeboom 73, Clarke 77 Conversions: Taylor 56, 78 Tries: Sing 11, Rugman 21, 36; Matthews 48, […]

Mose fail to spark as Jones leads by example

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……. 42 B Moseley ……. 14 CONFIDENT Richmond ran up another six tries in a lively Friday game against Birmingham Moseley. […]

Park withstand a late Stortford rally

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ……… 18 Bishop’s S …………… 15 A PHYSICAL affair at The Rock on Friday saw Rosslyn Park come away with […]

Club hammer down Sale door to climb to fourth

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 31pts Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56 Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56 Sale FC……………27pts Tries: Walsh […]

In-form Rams run rings around Park

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….40 Sedgley Park………22 RAMS overcame a dreadful opening half-hour to make it nine league wins from nine with a home success against […]

Richards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Tynedale……………..29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the campaign in a bottom-of-the-table […]

Unbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By BEN CROPPER Lymm……………… 30pts Leeds Tykes…..26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds Tykes and ending the […]

Chester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester…………………39 Hull………………………. 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull side which lacked penetration, […]

Fylde enjoy try-fest at the Woodlands

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….56 Otley……………………..29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to Otley. Ed Crossland opened […]

Cooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley…………62pts Macclesfield…. 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw, Coulson, Johnson, Mukarati Replacements: […]

In-form Clifton cling on for win after red card

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..33 Taunton……………….26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned in their most complete […]

England need to be more consistent

10 November 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Man in the middle: Referee Angus Gardner seemed to be doing his best to ensure England […]

Ten-week ban for Sale’s Hill

10 November 2024 0 comments

ENGLAND lock Jonny Hill has been given a 10week suspension following an incident involving a fan after Sale’s Premiership semi-final defeat by Bath in June. […]

There are no excuses – Tom Curry demands England ‘step up’ against Australia

7 November 2024 0 comments

Tom Curry insists England’s players must take responsibility for the inability to close out winning positions and adopt a “no excuses” mentality for Saturday’s clash […]

Autumn Nations Series Team of the Week: Wallace Sititi and Darcy Graham Shine

4 November 2024 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Wallace Sititi and Darcy Graham put in immense performances as New Zealand and Scotland showed their quality on the opening weekend of the Autumn Internationals. After […]

England prop Joe Marler calls time on his international career

3 November 2024 0 comments

England prop Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old was a member of Steve Borthwick’s squad for the Autumn Nations Series […]

Darcy Graham on the rampage to ignite Scotland

3 November 2024 0 comments

By Bryn Palmer Scotland ……………………… 57pts Tries: Rowe 9, Graham 15, 18, 53, 62; Jones 21, 79; van der Merwe 72 Conversions: Hastings 10, 16, […]

Doncaster let it slip as Sale come from behind

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By ANDREW SMITH Doncaster ………37pts Tries: Olowofela 33, 43; Wacokecoke 37, Currie 40, Veainu 65 Conversions: Bennett 33, 37, 40 Penalties: Bennett 4, 16 Sale […]

Spirited Caldy give Falcons a workout

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By LUKE JARMYN Caldy …………………..12pts Conversion: Rabbette 58 Tries: Rabbette 57, Wynn 69 Newcastle ………… 33pts Tries: Spencer 4, O’Sullivan 8, Lockwood 40, Greenwood 65, […]

New faces take the plaudits for Saints

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ……..31pts Tries: Pollock 15, Ramm 23, Litchfield 38, Hendy 53, Baker 59 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 15, 23, 53 Leicester ……………12pts Tries: Satala […]

Opoku grabs his chance to make sure for Cov

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By PETE MURDOCK Nottingham …… 15pts Tries: Olowofela 44, Ecclesfield 70 Conversion: Arden 45 Penalty: Arden 13 Coventry ………. 34pts Tries: Robson 23, Johnson 28, […]

Bears get in the mood with Blues demolition

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By MARK STEVENS Bristol …………. 67pts Tries: J Jenkins 2, Marmion 6, Fricker 12, Thacker 19, 71; Bates 23, Elizalde 25, Thomas 30, Heenan 54, […]

Ampthill given 11-try lesson in class from Bath

3 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN WHITE Ampthill …………….. 0pts Bath …………………. 73pts Tries: McConnochie 2, 51; Tuipulotu 11, 25, 39; Staddon 42, Spandler 58, 74; Le Roux 65, […]

Gilmore has tightened up our defence – Anderson

3 November 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES CAMERON Anderson has hailed the impact made by defence coach Jason Gilmore, below, since he arrived at The Stoop in the summer. […]

Maro Itoje confident there is ‘no divide’ in England squad over enhanced deals

31 October 2024 0 comments

Maro Itoje does not believe England’s decision to award a limited number of enhanced contracts will cause division within the squad. Seventeen players, including Itoje, […]

Joe Marler says ‘ridiculous’ haka ‘needs binning’ – then deletes X account

30 October 2024 0 comments

Joe Marler has added extra spice to England’s clash with New Zealand on Saturday by claiming the pre-match haka should be scrapped. Writing on the […]

Michael Cheika’s delight as Leicester Tigers hold on

27 October 2024 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Saracens …………………….. 29pts Tries: Tompkins 18, Swiel 27, Gonzalez 65, Hadfield 70 Conversions: Swiel 18, 28, 71 Penalty: Swiel 37 Leicester …………………….. […]

Gloucester don’t let Newcastle Falcons fly again

27 October 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Gloucester ………………….. 36pts Tries: Clement 2, T Williams 12, Blake 20, Singleton 40+1, Wade 72, Hathaway 75 Conversions: Anscombe 13, 21, 40+2 […]

Ospreys in charge as power pack call shots

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ………….22pts Tries: Lake 4, Thomas 52, Parry 75 Conversions: O Williams 4, 75 Penalty: O Williams 60 Edinburgh………. 13pts Tries: Vellacott […]

Leinster made to dig deep

27 October 2024 0 comments

■ By KEVIN FALLON Leinster……….. 24 Lions………………. 6 LEINSTER maintained their winning start to the URC but they dropped a point for the first time […]

Dominant All Blacks get in the mood for England

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Debut delight: Super sub Ruben Love reaches out to score a try and, PICTURES: Getty Images NEW Zealand replicated England’s thrashing of […]

Kildunne steps up to snatch it at the last for Quins

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By CONOR MCLARNON Harlequins ………22pts Tries: C Powell 26, Neumann 28, Phillips 65, Kildunne 75 Conversion: Tuima 75 Loughborough .. 19pts Tries: Westcobe-Evans 13, Keates […]

Coetzee’s pulling his weight again

27 October 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Stand and deliver: Jaco Coetzee playing for Bath against Quins last week PICTURES: Getty Images WHETHER he starts or comes off the […]

Call time on this pantomime ploy

27 October 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THIS 60-second shot clock twaddle. If we must continue to plough down […]

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