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Crunch time

Crunch time for red lines

The crunch is coming as negotiations between the Championship and the RFU/Premiership over promotion-relegation intensify, with the Premiership ring-fence moratorium finishing after this season. My […]

Kick off

Kick off with Cup

The Papa Johns Cup has staggered into its second season with almost as many walk-overs as matches played, despite an increase in RFU travel funding. […]

Faultless England

Faultless England demolish France

By BEN JAYCOCK France………………….. 21pts Tries: Vernier 17, M Menager 27, 69 Conversions: Queyrol 19, 28, 70 England………………..42pts Tries: Muir 4, Matthews 11, 72; Jones […]

Leinster manage to stem the flow

By BRIAN FINN Stormers ……. 42 Leinster………..12 LEINSTER suffered another chastening experience in South Africa as their understrenth side were hammered by five tries to […]

Glasgow finally

Glasgow finally get act together

By BRYN PALMER @therugbypaper Zebre …………….. 9 Glasgow……….40 GLASGOW overcame a stodgy first half in Parma to maintain their pursuit of a top-two finish with […]

Pay women a sustainable wage

I WAS interested to read the article on Shaunagh Brown last week. My wife, a former England U19 pack leader in 2003, made the decision […]

Preview Seventh place play-off

Harlequins v Trailfinders Today. 2.30pm HARLEQUINS head coach Amy Turner makes two changes from the side that ran in five tries against Leicester a fortnight […]

Lightning are too strong for Sale

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Fifth place play-offf play-offf Loughboro’ …..26 Sale……………….22 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning claimed fifth place with a 48–34 aggregate win at Franklin’s Gardens. Lightning carried […]

Exeter in the mood to land bronze

Preview Third place play-off Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester-H Today. 12.30pm EXETER Chiefs will be gunning for third place in this season’s Allianz Cup to set […]

Wales no

Wales no longer the big shots

The schedule of 21 Tests over five weekends in November offers renewed evidence of the spiralling gap between Ireland and Wales. While once the IRFU […]

The day

Awayday struggles

Having endured more than their share of hard times in following a club which once described itself in all immodesty as ‘The Greatest’, Cardiff supporters […]

Cinderford reply is scant consolation

By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford…………..22 Bishop’s S……………27 BISHOP’S Stortford edged a must-win relegation battle match against Cinderford. It was the away side’s half from the off, […]

Eastgate try seals Albion fourth spot

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A………….33 Rosslyn Park……….28 PLYMOUTH Albion secured fourth after an amazing finish saw them beat Rosslyn Park. Trailing by two in added […]

Richmond rack up 50 as Park cave in

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond……………. 50 Sedgley Park……… 18 AFTER a tightly contested first half, Richmond pulled away with six expansive second-half tries to run up […]

Dean is the hero for Hull in tightest triumph

By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………37 Otley……………….36 ANOTHER immaculate goal-kicking display by Hull’s Reece Dean saw Hull win a thoroughly entertaining game. Otley were quickly into their […]

Records tumble as Ionians stay up

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…………94 Huddersfield……….26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to stay in National 2 […]

Irvine makes the Tykes’ difference

By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes………..47 Sheffield………………42 THIS thrilling season finale was a high-scoring, entertaining match fitting of the teams who finished second and third in […]

It’s title

It’s title delight for the Titans!

By MIKE BROWN Billingham……..26pts Rotherham T….40pts Rotherham Titans are the champions! On a day to remember, the South Yorkshire side took the title with this […]

Townsend is just terrific for Tigers

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 […]

Davidson proves so deadly for Dale

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale…………59 Lymm…………………… 31 THE crowd were treated to 13 tries in an end-of season spectacular. Sam Dickinson opened the scoring for Dale […]

Oaks are felled by the assured hosts

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..34 Sevenoaks………….. 21 CANTERBURY secured seventh position after a strong final display. Frank Morgan bagged the opening try in the first ten […]

Main man Mosley seals Dons’ fate

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………26 Wimbledon…………. 19 A COMBATANT Wimbledon side battling to remain in the National Leagues pushed Dorking hard, but despite having the better […]