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Hoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win

22 December 2024 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Preston G…………….. 12 Fylde…………………….38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over rivals Preston Grasshoppers. They […]

Bishop holds his nerve to land win

15 December 2024 0 comments

By WILL JUDD Fylde……………………. 31 Wharfedale………… 30 A GREAT game won by the last kick of the match provided superb entertainment for the spectators. Wharfedale […]

Having a strong 2nd XV is crucial

15 December 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Orwin, below, the head coach at Preston Grasshoppers in National Two North Why did you get into […]

Darragh is winner as tie abandoned

8 December 2024 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham……………. A Fylde……………………… A BILLINGHAM thought they had weathered the Fylde storm, but Darragh had other plans in a game that was […]

Fylde left to count cost of the cards

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By WILL JUDD Fylde………………. 17pts Leeds Tykes…..22pts LEEDS TYKES were thankful for their resolute defence as they clung on to claim a narrow win […]

Power of Faraimo is vital as Hull edge contest

17 November 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………23 Fylde……………… 21 HULL won a hard fought game which was a tribute to their great defence and the ability to create […]

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 […]

Williams is quick to learn at Grasshoppers

3 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK OWAIN Williams has stepped up to senior rugby this year and is flourishing at Preston Grasshoppers. The 19-year-old Manchester Met student has […]

Dale fall to bottom after Fylde’s rout

27 October 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..22 Fylde…………………….45 AFTER a bright start which saw them race into a 12-0 lead, Tynedale crashed to another heavy home defeat. which […]

Bishop bashes down the Gate

20 October 2024 0 comments

By WILL JUDD Fylde……………………. 61 Harrogate……………. 14 FYLDE were far too good for outclassed Harrogate. Cameron Smith opened the scoring for Fylde, after 12 minutes. […]

In-form Fylde flanker Toby has Tykes in his sights

20 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Aiming high: Fylde flanker Toby Harrison AFTER derailing their title pursuit last season, in-form Fylde are chomping at the bit ahead of […]

Terrific Turner is difference for Fylde

13 October 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Ionians fail to read Freddie’s late play

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………32 Fylde…………………….35 FYLDE made a strong start with two tries in the first seven minutes by Ben Turner breaking blind from […]

Royle calling time at Caldy

6 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN LYON THERE are many creaking retired players only too pleased to recount how they played the game into their 40s, but Nick Royle […]

Jordan’s treble is just great for Fylde

29 September 2024 0 comments

By WILL JUDD Fylde……………… 47pts Chester………….. 24pts JORDAN Dorrington grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fylde proved too strong for Chester. This was game that […]

Nathan Beesley stars in great Lymm start

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Joe Santamaria Lymm……………………49 Fylde……………………. 14 Lymm continued their strong start to the season with a third victory in as many matches. Fylde were made […]

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

22 September 2024 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Preston G……………..27 Sheffield Tigers….26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After dramatic late losses to […]

Shard aims for heights in Lymm’s second go

22 September 2024 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Confident: Tom Shard is aiming high this season LYMM fly-half Tom Shard has urged his team to push on after a successful […]

Have belief and trust it will work

22 September 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Greg Nicholls, below, head coach at Blackburn RUFC in Regional 1 North West Why did you […]

Dorrington leaves it late in triumph…

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By WILL JUDD Fylde…………………….22 Preston G…………….. 20 FYLDE came from behind in the last minute, defeating their local foes. The home side started strong, with […]

Schoolboy mates working as a team

15 September 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Briers and Al Loney, joint head coaches at Fylde Why did you get into coaching rugby and how […]

Sheffield’s Posa is left proud as punch

8 September 2024 0 comments

Sheffield…………38pts Fylde……………….19pts ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD head coach Anthony Posa was a happy man as his side kicked off the campaign with a six-try […]

Tykes out to get it right this time

1 September 2024 0 comments

National 2 North BY BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes are embracing their big club mentality and heavy favourites tag ahead of the new season getting underway […]

Players need clear pathway to develop

1 September 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Matt Price, below, head coach at Bournville RFC Happy days: Try scorer Rhys Williams, right, is […]

NATIONAL 2 NORTH

28 July 2024 0 comments

Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North as newly promoted Harrogate […]

Minikin sparks a party at Twickenham for Yorkshire

2 June 2024 0 comments

Yorkshire……….26pts Lancashire ……. 13pts By LUKE JARMYN Euphoric scenes swept around Ionians ground as Lewis Minikin dashed over to score Yorkshire’s fourth try to send […]

Loney fears for future of the County Champs

26 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire boss Alex Loney is fired up for next weekend’s must-win ‘War of the Roses’ against Yorkshire and believes it’s just the […]

Conductor Smith hits the right note

19 May 2024 0 comments

By ROB MORROW Lancashire…………..54 Somerset……………..33 LANCASHIRE commenced their campaign with a bonus-point victory over a spirited Somerset, conducted by fly-half, Greg Smith. In both team’s […]

Dream Team with Alex Loney

12 May 2024 0 comments

The former Leicester, Nottingham, Avignon, Rotherham and Fylde hooker, now head coach of Fylde & Lancashire, chooses the best XV he has played with or […]

Titans time their run to perfection and finish with the lion’s share

12 May 2024 0 comments

Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Team […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 12/05/24

10 May 2024 0 comments

The Premiership returns with every team in the top seven heading into this weekend still having a chance of clinching a home semi-final, find reports from all […]

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

5 May 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached to over the decades […]

Langdon is quick to make his point

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that suits Curtis Langdon, a […]

Townsend is just terrific for Tigers

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers… 21 Fylde……………………. 15 REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Louis Townsend was hero of the hour as Sheffield Tigers ended their season on a […]

Rotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title race as rivals Leeds […]

Fylde knock Tykes off the top spot

14 April 2024 0 comments

By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………………. 18 Leeds Tykes……….. 15 FYLDE put a dent in Leeds Tykes promotion charge with a win in their last home game […]

Lucky 13 at home as Titans run riot

14 April 2024 0 comments

By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T….67pts Preston G………..20pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans ended the season unbeaten at home in style, scoring ten tries to cap a […]

Fylde at risk of being left behind in tough group

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Fylde have failed to live up to last season’s second-place finish, with the Lancashire outfit languishing in fifth and hooker Ben Gregory […]

Tykes taking nothing for granted in tough run-in

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK National Two North pacesetters Leeds Tykes face a difficult run-in to get over the line and return to the third tier, but […]

Hull leave it late to win thrilling battle

7 April 2024 0 comments

Hull……………………….39 Fylde…………………….36 By JOE SANTAMARIA HULL and Fylde served up a 75-point rugby banquet with Hull edging it in the last few minutes. An early […]

Lanigan’s hat-trick helps Fylde shine

24 March 2024 0 comments

Fylde…………………….45 Hull Ionians………… 17 By STUART MCCRACKEN AN Adam Lanigan hattrick aided Fylde to thump lowly Hull Ionians at the Woodlands to pick up all […]

Wells in at double for big Otley win

17 March 2024 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE Otley……………………..46 Fylde…………………….22 OTLEY trounced Fylde, securing the highest ever score between the two sides. After an early penalty attempt went wide, Otley […]

Drama as Smith’s big kick seals it

10 March 2024 0 comments

By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde……………….23pts Sheffield…………22pts FYLDE picked up a massive victory at the Woodlands to down high-flying Sheffield by a single point. The home side […]

Another week and another cruel loss for Field

25 February 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…32 Fylde…………….. 34 A DRAMATIC late turnaround saw unlucky Huddersfield thwarted for a second week in a row. With 14 minutes remaining, […]

Indisciplined Fylde pay highest price

18 February 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………..45 Fylde…………………….22 TWO penalty tries and a red card cost an impressive Fylde side heavily in an entertaining match. Fylde led 12-10 […]

Charlie Capps a top Titans triumph

11 February 2024 0 comments

By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde…………………….27 Rotherham T……….32 ROTHERHAM picked up a bonus-point win in a bruising encounter at Fylde to make it six wins in a […]

Fylde turn on the style to reach 50

28 January 2024 0 comments

By SIMON TAYLOR Lymm……………………28 Fylde……………………. 50 FYLDE outscored Lymm seven tries to four in a frantic encounter at Crouchley Lane. Greg Smith danced through the […]

Cicognini in at the double for eager Dale

21 January 2024 0 comments

Fylde………………… 7pts Wharfedale….. 24pts By STUART McCRACKEN National 2 North WHARFEDALE returned to action with a massive win away to in-form Fylde thanks to a […]

Fylde turn on the style in second 40

14 January 2024 0 comments

By MIKE BROWN Billingham…………..25 Fylde…………………….38 FYLDE come out on top in 63-point thriller. Fylde flew out of the blocks which saw Sam Carleton go over […]