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Mugford off to France

13 May 2018 0 comments

PLYMOUTH Albion fly-half Dan Mugford has announced he is off to pastures new after just one season back at the club. Mugford, formerly of London […]

Bumper crop of Tier Two are set to make the step up to Premiership

12 May 2018 0 comments

Bristol won’t just be relying on the international stardust of Steven Luatua next season, actually they have an armoury of Championship stars set to arrive at Ashton Gate

The Rugby Paper’s Championship Team of the Season

12 May 2018 0 comments

Bristol dominate our XV, but there are some worthy mentions for other stars who were certainly in with a shout…

Jersey sign Premiership youngsters

6 May 2018 0 comments

GLOUCESTER forward Charlie Beckett and Bath scrum-half Will Homer are to join Championship side Jersey Reds. The pair, both 22, have agreed deals for next […]

Coventry are set to sparkle now says Nilsen

29 April 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA TOP-CLASS facilities and a host of impressive new signings will ensure Coventry thrive in next season’s Championship, according to hooker […]

Rouse is new Exiles boss after a Titanic showing

22 April 2018 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By SAM WILSON NIC ROUSE, the man behind the late-season revival of Rotherham Titans, has been appointed London Scottish head caoch for next […]

Teen star Joseph lands a double to save Ealing

22 April 2018 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Held: Carnegie’s Tom Bullough is tackled PETE LYDON has predicted a bright future for Reon Joseph after the teenage winger rescued a […]

Austerity re-think as Exiles return to full-time

22 April 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY CHAMPIONSHIP strugglers London Scottish are set to up the ante in the recruitment market after revealing a return to fulltime […]

Titans to go down part-time route after relegation

1 April 2018 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE ROTHERHAM have vowed to bounce straight back up after their relegation to National One was confirmed. Last Saturday’s 38-16 defeat to Jersey […]

Pirates confident of revenge mission

25 March 2018 0 comments

Preview Cornish Pirates v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates welcome London Scottish to the Mennaye Field keen to avenge as 32-26 defeat suffered […]

Hartpury win survival fight but Scottish run them close

11 March 2018 0 comments

■ By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY guaranteed their Championship status with the four points earned in a hard-fought contest against London Scottish. It was the proverbial […]

Love, not money’s name of the Welsh now game for London

4 March 2018 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher charts the progress of London Welsh’s amateur side who maintain the great name It was Robert Browning, without a drop of Welsh blood […]

Where are they now…Former top flight clubs who plummeted down the Leagues

4 March 2018 3 comments

ORRELL (1988-1997): Doughty battlers in the top flight for a decade and only a narrow final day defeat at Harlequins prevented them taking the title […]

Lam’s lads close in on club record

4 March 2018 0 comments

Preview Bristol v Jersey Today, Kick-off 2pm. Ashton Gate BRISTOLcould break a club-record winning streak if they overcome Jersey today. Pat Lam’s men are targeting […]

Pack power sets platform for backline fliers

18 February 2018 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN UNBEATEN Bristol’s forward physicality and backline dynamism outclassed London Scottish to seal a try bonus-point within half-an-hour and equal their record of […]

Trailfinders miss bonus after naïve first half

28 January 2018 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN Boot: Alex Walker clears for London Scottish STOIC Scottish defence kept them in touch of second-placed Ealing until skipper Mark Bright grabbed […]

DREAMTEAM

28 January 2018 1 comment

LEE MILLAR, ROTHERHAM AND FORMER GALA AND LONDON SCOTTISH FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED ……WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Toby Williams – Long-serving […]

Dragons cannot deal with Scottish endgame

21 January 2018 0 comments

Dragons PS …22 L Scottish…27 ■By EMILY GILL DRAGONS were left disappointed after losing a half-time lead to go down to London Scottish. It meant […]

Farewell to Hale, one of Cardiff rugby’s favourites

14 January 2018 0 comments

CARDIFF’S oldest player (definitely) and Wales’ most venerable player (arguably) passed away this week when Graham Hale died aged 97. Remarkably Hale scored the winning […]

Whirlwind year for new Irish prop star Lovejoy

7 January 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY AFTER beating England cricketer Gary Ballance to become Zimbabwe’s UKbased sports person of the year for 2017, unheralded London Irish prop Lovejoy […]

Koster in as Pirates target big home win

31 December 2017 0 comments

Preview Cornish Pirates v Jersey Reds Today, Kick-off 2pm PIRATES have lost their last four fixtures against the Islanders and coach Alan Paver wants to […]

Cool Jersey claw back against Exiles

17 December 2017 0 comments

By JONATHAN LANDI L Scottish ….18 Jersey…………45 HARVEYBiljon lauded his Jersey Reds troops who remain firmly in control of Pool 3 after extending their unbeaten […]

RFU must Scotch this idea of tartan Warriors

17 December 2017 1 comment

THE notion of Worcester Warriors being bought by the Scottish Rugby Union is one that the RFU, the Premiership, and European Professional Club Rugby should […]

Exiles can’t hold Jersey set-piece

10 December 2017 0 comments

By TOM INNES Jersey 45 L Scottish 10 JERSEY maintained their 100 per cent record after three rounds with a commanding display against London Scottish. […]

Rotherham facing upto titanic fight for survival

19 November 2017 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM’S hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a massive blow when the league’s bottom club lost a must-win game at Clifton Lane where […]

New lock star Salmon aiming for big catch

12 November 2017 2 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Chance: Toby Salmon TOBY Salmon is aiming to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup route which helped propel Exeter No.8 Sam Simmonds to the […]

Pirates braced for Hartpury backlash

12 November 2017 0 comments

Cornish Pirates v Hartpury College Preview Today. Kick-off 2.30pm PIRATES coach Gavin Cattle is expecting another fierce battle with Hartpury after seeing them off 35-19 […]

Ffitch stars as Loughborough get campaign back on track

12 November 2017 0 comments

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP IT WAS the travellers who reigned supreme this week as the BUCS big show rolled into town for Round 7. […]

Hartpury’s last-minute dash denies 14-man Exiles

29 October 2017 2 comments

London Scottish 13pts Tries: Hoadley 43 Conversions: Sharp 44 Penalties: Sharp 30, 40+2 Hartpury 15pts Tries: Eves 3, Wilcox 80+2 Conversions: Perry 4 Penalties: Perry […]

Reds clock up another bonus

22 October 2017 0 comments

By TOM WALKER Dragons…7 Jersey Reds …34 JERSEY boss Harvey Biljon is refusing to think of a quarter-final spot despite his team’s perfect start to […]

Bath prop Auterac a target for Quins

15 October 2017 0 comments

Wanted: Auterac HARLEQUINS are believed to be heading a queue of clubs interested in signing loose-head prop Nick Auterac from Bath when his contract runs […]

Richmond prove they belong in second tier

8 October 2017 1 comment

By JOE BYRNE YORKSHIRE Carnegie travelled south looking to banish the ghosts of the Athletic Ground having lost to London Scottish on the opening day […]

20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half

27 September 2017 0 comments

What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first game but we were […]

Stedman’s backing Brown to be a star

17 September 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE OLLIE STEDMAN believes Yorkshire Carnegie young gun Louie Brown has the potential to be the next Tom Biggs. Carnegie academy winger/full-back Brown, […]

20 QUESTIONS

17 September 2017 3 comments

FREDDIE GABBITASS RICHMOND FLY-HALF What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first […]

Jake: I’m still Sharp enough to reach the top

10 September 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY GIFTED London Scottish fly-half Jake Sharp reckons he can still force his way into the Premiership despite appearing to have missed out […]

Nights on town will help Blues bond like Saracens says Gill

10 September 2017 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Gill believes the implementation of a Saracens- style ‘wolf pack’ mentality can be the key to helping Cardiff Blues to success […]

Richmond set for the drop. Sorry!

27 August 2017 0 comments

Former England scrum-half and London Scottish coach Pete Richards looks ahead to the Greene King Championship season Super talent: Bristol signing Steven Luatua playing for […]

DREAM TEAM

27 August 2017 0 comments

MATT WILLIAMS, THE LONDON SCOTTISH & FORMER MOSELEY WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mark Irish – He just […]

Harries’ first try downs Falcons

27 August 2017 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh …14 Newcastle …10 EDINBURGH posted a victory in their final preseason friendly before the PRO14 season begins, defeating Newcastle in Melrose […]

American international signs for London Scottish

22 August 2017 0 comments

London Scottish have added international quality to their front-row after completing the signing of American tighthead Dino Waldren. Waldren has earned seven caps for the […]

Scottish show boss Morris they mean business

13 August 2017 0 comments

By OLI SHAPLEY Rosslyn Park 24 L Scottish 47 NEW London Scottish director of rugby Dave Morris got his reign off to an impressive start […]

20 Questions: Ross Neal – London Scottish centre

9 August 2017 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? Pretty well, thanks. We’ve been training at the Lensbury Hotel which is a great place to train. The facilities there are brilliant. […]

Lydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing

26 July 2017 0 comments

Peter Lydon still dreams of playing Test rugby for Ireland and he believes switching from London Scottish to Ealing Trailfinders will help him in his […]

Lydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing

23 July 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER Fleet-footed: Peter Lydon attacks the line for London Scottish last season PETER Lydon still dreams of playing Test rugby for Ireland and […]

Namibian star for Scottish

16 July 2017 0 comments

NAMIBIANinternational Tjiuee Uanivi has signed for London Scottish from Glasgow Warriors. The 26-year-old can play either second-row or flanker, and has played Top 14, Super […]

2017/18 Greene King IPA Championship fixtures

9 July 2017 1 comment

BRISTOL return to the competition after their short stay in the Premiership and face debutants Hartpury College in the opening round of next season’s Championship […]

Richmond captain Warden on full alert for next test of endurance

5 July 2017 0 comments

Richmond retained their Championship status last season but club captain Will Warden reckons doing so again will pose a greater challenge. Being the only amateur […]

Bath snap up Bristol lock

21 June 2017 0 comments

Bath have announced the signing of Bristol lock James Phillips ahead of the upcoming season. Phillips arrives at Bath having made nearly 100 appearances for […]