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I want to get the best out of every individual

28 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Richmond rack up 50 as Park cave in

28 April 2024 0 comments

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 […]

The four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch

21 April 2024 0 comments

Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach Why did you get into coaching rugby […]

More local derbies in the north would help

14 April 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods, below, the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North Why did you get into coaching […]

Rams win in front of record crowd

14 April 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………………… 19 Richmond …………… 13 RAMS edged a feisty final home game of the season as they overcame Richmond. The away […]

Kieran pleased to watch his youthful side powering on

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK With a late change in the club’s coaching staff and a youthful squad, the wheels could have come off at Rosslyn Park […]

Dream Team with Peter Scrivener

7 April 2024 0 comments

The former Wasps no.8 chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Paul Rendall – I had the pleasure of playing with […]

Bring back rucking and kill the jackal

7 April 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Paul Turner, below, coach of Championship club Ampthill RFC Why did […]

It’s another very close encounter!

7 April 2024 0 comments

Richmond……………. 17 B Moseley…………… 17 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER FOR the second time this season, very little divided these two teams, and this draw, with three […]

London Irish was just so full of real, good people

7 April 2024 0 comments

David Paice, the former England and London Irish hooker, looks back on his career in the game IT feels like a lifetime ago now that […]

Easter backing Friday games

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter has called for more Friday night matches to be played in National One after overseeing a […]

Free flowing rugby is my prime aim

1 April 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Amy Turner, former Red Roses front rower and current head coach of Harlequins Women […]

Bazalgette dreaming of shot at big time

1 April 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury playmaker Harry Bazalgette believes he’s put himself in the shop window for Premiership outfits as he aims to follow in his […]

Dream Team with Jordon Poole

31 March 2024 0 comments

The Coventry and former Yorkshire Carnegie, Darlington Mowden Park & Exeter Chiefs hooker, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Will […]

Leicester survive a Newcastle fright night

31 March 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle……………………. 13pts Tries: Redshaw 17 Conversions: Connon 18 Penalties: Connon 2, 63 Leicester ……………………… 19pts Tries: van Poortvliet 4, Montoya 32, Hassell-Collins […]

The scrum is fighting to stay in the game

31 March 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees wonders whether some of World Rugby’s law tweaks will mean the end of the scrum as we know it A BANE or a […]

Riley’s delight as Tigers retain spot

31 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Last season’s National Two North winners Sedgley Park Tigers have held their own in the third tier and last Saturday retained their […]

Second-half blitz sees leaders put on a show

24 March 2024 0 comments

Richmond …………… 16 Chinnor……………….. 41 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER AFTER a tightly contested opening 55 minutes, Chinnor pulled away with five second-half tries. Looking full of […]

Having strength in numbers is proving big Barnes bonus

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes have used an incredible 51 players this season, and head coach Jack Heald puts his side’s success down to their squad […]

You must reward and value effort

24 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Watkins, head coach of Luctonians RFC, currently second in National League Two West […]

Hosts get back to winning ways

17 March 2024 0 comments

By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A…………. 18 Richmond……………. 10 PLYMOUTH Albion returned to winning ways with a hard-earned victory over Richmond in heavy conditions. The game […]

Beating Ealing proves anything is possible

17 March 2024 0 comments

Matthew Luddington talks to London Scottish flanker Jack Ingall about combining work and play in the Championship ANECDOTES from rugby’s amateur era paint a vivid […]

University game plays huge role in development

17 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University in Nat 2 West […]

Baxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair

10 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE – EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop, Exeter are going back […]

Masterclass from Bennett gives Knights the edge

10 March 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN L Scottish ………20pts Doncaster…….. 34pts Tries: Brown 23, Ingall 54, Ferdinand 71 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 55 Penalties: Lloyd-Seed 75 Tries: penalty 18, Roberts […]

It’s hurray for Henry on a very special occasion

10 March 2024 0 comments

■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……..22 Blackheath ….. 13 ON the historic 160th anniversary of the oldest club fixture in world rugby, Richmond claimed the honours, […]

Powell plotting a big finish in ‘best this league has ever been’

10 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Coming down from the Championship, Richmond were expected to compete for promotion, but director of rugby Rob Powell says they’ve been a […]

Each day, I can see the positive impact of rugby

10 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Alex Rae, below, the head coach at Championship side Coventry RFC Why and how […]

National Leagues should go back to old tackle laws

3 March 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jack Heald, below, the director of rugby at Barnes RFC Why did you get […]

Yet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes

25 February 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend has blown most of […]

When the B grade was full of A stars

25 February 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS England A crank back into action today against Portugal A after […]

Winfield drop goal seals a big battle

25 February 2024 0 comments

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……………40 Richmond…………….34 IN an exhilarating backand-forth clash, Cinderford clinched victory over Richmond. Joe Winfield’s early penalty gave Cinderford the lead, but Richmond […]

It’s cup finals all the way for coach Marcus and his men

25 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bishop’s Stortford secured an impressive win away at Sedgley Park last weekend to boost their survival bid, and head coach Marcus Cattell […]

This is probably the safest the sport has been

25 February 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jacob Ford, below, the director of rugby at Ipswich School and Bury St Edmunds […]

Richmond prove too strong for Sale

18 February 2024 0 comments

By DARA KANE Richmond……………. 31 Sale FC………………… 19 RICHMOND pulled off an impressive home victory against a Sale side that did not concede a try […]

University rugby should be part of RFU pathway

18 February 2024 0 comments

Coach to Coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to John Barnes, below, director of rugby at Hartpury RFC Why did […]

Quins get in the mood for Munster challenge

11 February 2024 0 comments

FRIENDLIES By MO SHER L Scottish ………12pts Tries: Nutton 35, Mehson 69 Conversion: Sheppard 70 Harlequins …….22pts Tries: Jibulu 5, 38; Anyanwu 21, Lawday 40 […]

Law’s delight as in-form Mowden see off Mond

11 February 2024 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP 34pts Tries: Ree 2, 22, 48, Hadfield 8, 62, Ene 74 Conversions: Pascoe 3, 23 Richmond ………22pts Tries: Massey 12, […]

Tykes are on track but job’s far from done

11 February 2024 0 comments

COACH TO COACH Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill talks to Mike Aspinall, below, head coach at Leeds Tykes, who are currently top of National Two […]

Generous Stortford hand win to Mond

4 February 2024 0 comments

National 1 By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S………. 14pts Richmond……….38pts Tries: Pope 24 & 44 Conversions: Cole 25 & 45 Penalties: 0 Drop goals: 0 ERROR-RIDDEN […]

Aspiration key to maintain a vibrant league

4 February 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gavin Cattle, the joint head coach of Cornish Pirates Why did you get into […]

Richmond floored by Bouchier belter

28 January 2024 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond……………. 20 Leicester Lions….. 21 HAVING trailed 17-3, Leicester Lions had the last word when Luke Bouchier kicked a penalty from near […]

Bright, 45, in no mood to end 18-year rugby career

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE After 18 years of rugby shared between five clubs, it is to be expected that Mark Bright would have accrued a plethora […]

Building strong relationships is key to success

28 January 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Peter Glackin, the Birmingham Moseley head coach, below Steve Hill: How and why did you get […]

Coach to Coach with Richard Kevern

21 January 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill, above, talks to Redruth head coach Richard Kevern, below Steve Hill: How and why did you get into […]

All clubs must be able to reach top

21 January 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN SO it’s back to the future with the RFU CEO Bill Sweeney telling the Championship that they either don’t understand or have been […]

Lady Luck is not on the Titans’ side

14 January 2024 0 comments

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond…………….22 Taunton Titans….. 21 A SCRAPPY but tightly contested game was, ultimately, decided by a last-minute penalty, which just drifted wide. Four-try […]

Happy players are more likely to stay

14 January 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Cai Griffiths, the ex-Ospreys prop now director of rugby at London Welsh who play at Level […]

Moseley profit in penalty-try drama

7 January 2024 0 comments

By JON MEADOWS National One B Moseley…………… 31 Richmond…………….29 A CONTROVERSIAL penalty try earned Birmingham Moseley victory over Richmond in a dramatic finale. A five-metre […]