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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Final Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. 2pm Driving: Akina Gondwe in action for Saracens DAVE Ward has named an unchanged squad […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Life in Rugby with Rob Cunningham – The former Scotland, Anglo-Scots, Boroughmuir, Bath, Gosforth, Tynedale & Northumberland hooker talks about his life in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
COACH TO COACH Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Scott Barrow, the head coach at Sedgley Park Tigers Why did you get […]
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …………32 Taunton Titans ….47 THE immaculate goal-kicking of Louie Sinclair paved the way for this deserved victory for Taunton, despite being […]
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, […]
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP…….40 Chinnor………………..42 CHAMPIONS Chinnor survived a scare at the Darlington Arena as they ended the season with a thrilling win over […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By TOM KELLY Preston G……………..35 Tynedale……………..36 ONE point was all that could split Preston Grasshoppers and Tynedale as both teams ran in five tries in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By TOM JEFFREYS Sheffield head coach Anthony Posa has awarded his team “the most improved in all the National Leagues” following a record-breaking season for […]
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………26 Esher…………….. 24 THIS was one of the games of the season in National Two. Champions against the second-placed team and, with […]
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 […]
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 […]