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Doncaster left with nothing but worries

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By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ……….. 0pts L Scottish ……… 12pts Tries: Riley 20, Kerr 41 Conversion: Lloyd-Seed 41 DONCASTER suffered another shock home defeat – […]

Wales breeze past drained Japan

13 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK On the attack: Wales winger Nel Metcalfe Wales …………… 19 Japan ………….. 10 WALES survived the threat of relegation to WXV 3 […]

Nancy returns after lay-off

13 October 2024 0 comments

Preview Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 3pm ENGLAND hopeful Nancy McGillivray returns to action today against Leicester following a 17-month spell on the […]

Eight-try Saracens too good for Sharks

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■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Sale Sharks ….. 14pts Tries: Hopkins 55, Prothero 67 Conversions: Irwin 56, 68 Saracens ……….52pts Tries: Gondwe 10, Campbell 17, Alejandro 30, […]

Back Jnr is finding his footballing feet

13 October 2024 0 comments

IT’S not every day that a surname synonymous with England’s World Cup triumph appears among the goalscorers for a Premier League club. Fin Back, born […]

Visitors leave it late to keep on winning

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■By RICHARD GORE Hull……………………….36 Sheffield ……………..38 SHEFFIELD secured the narrowest of victories to extend their winning streak to six games while Hull earned two bonus […]

Terrific Turner is difference for Fylde

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■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……..26pts Fylde……………….33pts FYLDE head coach Chris Briers paid tribute to the grit and determination of his side as they hung on […]

Walker is star pupil in thrilling university challenge

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By SAM SMITH Loughboro S….26 Exeter Uni………28 EXETER University just had the edge in the battle of the students. The game started quickly, with Exeter’s […]

Priddey hat-trick sinks the visitors

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■By DAN THOMAS Camborne…………….41 Hinckley……………… 19 BEN PRIDDEY grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Camborne secured a 41-19 victory over Hinckley. Josh Matevesi opened the […]

Clifton add to the Services’ unease

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By MO SHER Devonport S………… 17 Clifton…………………..52 DEVONPORT’S tough start to the season showed no signs of abating as Clifton claimed the full haul of […]

Rigelsford has all the Will power to help seal a win

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………..38pts Luctonians……..29pts All to play for: Chris Rovery looks to create an opening and, right, Will Riglesford goes over for his second […]

Dorking far too quick for Quins

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■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………36 Oxford H………………… 7 A BLISTERING first-half performance was enough to see Dorking take the inaugural league meeting between these two clubs […]

Guernsey grab it amid yellow peril

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■By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey……………..35 Barnes…………………. 31 GUERNSEY Raiders saw off visitors Barnes in a match punctuated by a series of yellow cards. Barnes struck first […]

It’s a real Corker as plan pays off

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■By CAMERON McMILLAN Canterbury……..39pts Westcombe P…22pts CANTERBURY’S preparations paid off as they saw off Westcombe Park, according to coach Matt Corker. He said: “We were […]

OAs survive late Raiders fightback

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By ADAM CLEARY Worthing………………27 Old Albanian……….. 31 OLD Albanian claimed a third successive win after claiming victory at Worthing Raiders. The hosts got off to […]

Series 4, Episode 6: Gallagher Premiership, Exeter records and the need for speed with Olly Woodburn

10 October 2024 0 comments

After a few weeks debating the dramatic final rounds of the Rugby Championship, time to revisit the Gallagher Premiership! Three rounds in and despite question […]

Fit-again Curtis Langdon chasing international honours

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Curtis Langdon is desperate for another crack with England having missed the summer tour after injuring his shoulder in the Premiership final […]

ITV deal to cover seven live matches

6 October 2024 0 comments

Premiership Rugby has agreed a two-year extension with ITV for a selection of free-to-air matches and a highlights show. The deal will see ITV broadcast […]

Steve Borthwick should call up these young props

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week It was surprising that neither of England’s U20 world champion props, Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale) or […]

Appleby: We are missing too many players

6 October 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON EXETER head coach Susie Appleby is unhappy that the Premiership Women’s Rugby season has started while her top players are on international […]

Dorothy would have had final word

6 October 2024 0 comments

HERE’S a thought: if Dorothy Parker had played rugby, she’d have run rings around Rieko Ioane, Johnny Sexton, Brodie Retallick, Peter O’Mahony and Israel Dagg. […]

Heartbreak for Dragons as Sharks snatch win

6 October 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Dragons …………. 30pts Tries: Basham 18, Coleman 27, Williams 38, Carter 55 Conversions: Evans 19, 39 Penalties: Evans 3, Reed 59 Sharks […]

Three defeats in a row for sorry Edinburgh

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By BRYN PALMER Lions …………….55 Edinburgh ……21 EDINBURGH suffered a savage mauling by a rampant Lions outfit to leave their ambitions of a top-four URC […]

Chinnor up the tempo to break their home duck

6 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor …………. 31pts Tries: Hardwick 1, 23, Wharton 26, Goss 40, Passman 80 Conversions: Slevin 1, 23, 80 Caldy …………….. 17pts Tries: […]

Olowofela the star as Doncaster take glory

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By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing Trailfinders …….. 35pts Tries: Smid 3, Holgate 20, Moore 27, Cornish 38 Conversions: Jones 4, 21, 28 Penalties: Jones 43, 61, […]

Scottish turn up the . heat to stun Pirates

6 October 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER L Scottish ………26pts Tries: Hammond 15, Ransom 25, Friday 29, Riley 50 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 16, 26, 30 C Pirates ……….. 15pts Tries: […]

Scotland set up Aussie showdown

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WXV2 By BEN JAYCOCK Japan …………… 13 Scotland ………19 SCOTLAND’S hopes of retaining their WXV2 title were boosted with a gritty victory over Japan. Bryan […]

Wales squander chances to get past Italy

6 October 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Wales …………….. 5 Italy ………………. 8 WALES rued a lack of composure late on as they suffered a narrow defeat to Six […]

Classy Red Roses get off to a flier against USA

6 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK At the double: Ellie Kildunne goes over for a try CAPTAINED by Alex Matthews for the first time, England opened their title […]

I put in three good shots on Jonah Lomu

6 October 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHN DUDLEY THE FORMER ROTHERHAM & NORTH OF ENGLAND LOCK/BACK ROW Take that: John Dudley celebrates Rotherham’s famous play-off victory against Bedford […]

McGoverne keeps her cool to snatch it at the death

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ……… 7pts Try: Wythe 13 Conversion: Cromack 13 Exeter Chiefs …. 8pts Try: Bricknell 66 Penalties: McGoverne 80 EXETER began their […]

Blackheath pile on misery for DMP

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …………40 Darlington MP ……… 5 BLACKHEATH earned a convincing win, but it was not always looking that way, with an opening […]

Esher toppled as Rosslyn hit form

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park……… 44 Esher…………………….26 ROSSLYN Park secured a hard-won victory over Esher in a high-scoring home match. James Cordy-Redden opened the scoring […]

Hull put a spanner in works of Green Machine

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…. 24 Hull……………….. 34 HULL ran out worthy winners of this well-fought contest even though the try tally was four-apiece. Dale could […]

Williams sparks rout for Chester as Tigers caged

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By MO SHER Chester…………………59 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ tough start to the season continued at Hare Lane, Chester running in eight tries in a […]

Hoppers held after last-gasp Leslie kick

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By TOM KELLY Preston G……….. 31pts Tynedale……….. 31pts TEAMS PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS: Maher, Browne, Russell, Gosling, Spence, Smith, Harrison; W Williams, Holden, Ashdown, Naylor, Murray, Richardson, […]

Minikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after a tough campaign and […]

Charlie made of Wright stuff for visitors

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni……… 21 Taunton T…….. 42 TAUNTON convincingly beat Exeter University as they suffered consecutive defeats. The visitors started the stronger as […]

Priddey perfect to settle the outcome

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By BILL HOOPER Camborne…………….33 Hornets…………………27 CAMBORNE snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-gasp penalty-try that saw them finally take command of this […]

Old Reds unbeaten at home for a year!

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By PHIL JEFFRIES O Redcliffians. 45pts Redruth…………..40pts OLD Redcliffians are now unbeaten at home for a whole year after the victory over Redruth. The visitors […]

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 […]

In-form hosts are in seventh heaven

6 October 2024 0 comments

By DAN JACOBS Westcombe P………46 Oxford H……………….24 WESTCOMBE Park recorded their biggest win of the season with victory over Oxford Harlequins. The in-form Westcombe scored […]

OA celebrate their first home success

6 October 2024 0 comments

Old Albanians……..52 Sevenoaks…………..49 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians registered their first home win of the season in a helter-skelter game of over 100 points. Attacking […]

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 […]

DYLANHICKS

6 October 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade system and would love […]

Met claim double bragging rights in Cardiff

6 October 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THREE teams have maintained unbeaten runs after two games in the men’s competition while the inaugural season of women’s BSR […]

Gosforth, Gordon’s enjoying good start to season

6 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS UNBEATEN runs were broken in the third round of the ACE League, but northern side Gosforth and southern side Gordon’s […]