By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians…….. 17 Henley…………………. 41 HENLEY got their league campaign back on track with a commanding victory over Old Albanian at Woollams. […]
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….27 Old Albanian……….. 31 THIS fast and exciting match ended as a closerun thing with Rochford fighting back after being down […]
Guernsey……….53 O Albanians….. 41 By MIKE MARSHALL GUERNSEY Raiders won a highly entertaining clash with Old Albanians featuring almost 100 points. They opened their account […]
Canterbury……..32pts Old Albanians..27pts By CARRICK BLAKE Danger men: Eoin O’Donoghue scores for Canterbury, and right, Frank Morgan runs in another try PICTURES: Giles Hilton CANTERBURY […]
By DICK DAVIES Westcliff…………….. 12 Old Albanians……..38 OLD Albanians ran in six tries as they claimed a comfortable victory at Westcliff. Playing with the aid […]
AMONGST the most illustrious Streatham and Croydon Old Boys is none other than England prop and Rugby Paper columnist Jeff Probyn whe enjoyed a few […]
By BRIAN QUINN Guernsey………… 7 Old Albanian….38 ELLIOTT McPhun scored two tries for the second week running as Old Albanian romped to a bonus-point win […]
By NICK PITSON Henley……………. 19pts Old Albanian…..25pts OLD Albanian deservedly took the spoils against an uncharacteristically off-colour Henley at Dry Leas. The Old Boys were […]
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth ……………21pts Old Albanian ….12pts On the run: Jack Oulton of Redruth makes a break Fraser Honey kicks a conversion for Redruth […]
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian…………8 Leicester Lions ….10 LEICESTER Lions edged a low-scoring affair at Woolams as Harry Glynn sealed the points in adverse conditions […]
■By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….22 O Albianian ….20 A LATE conversion from Dings’ replacement flyhalf Ollie Millner on 70 minutes was all that separated the […]
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian .49 Clifton………….24 ALBANIAN scored nine in a 12-try thriller to overcome a staunch Clifton effort. Both teams played attractive running […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian34 Worthing ……34 JACK Forrest earned Worthing a draw after a remarkable comeback had seen Old Albanian overhaul a 24-0 deficit […]
By BRIAN QUINN O Albanian ……27 Redruth …………10 OLDAlbanian were clinical when it mattered as they sealed victory over a spirited Redruth. Albanians have sometimes […]
By BRIAN QUINN ALBANIANS took four league points this week after Tom Bednall amassed 14 points and his side took chances when presented, despite the […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …50 Hull Ionians …28 OLD Albanian certainly delighted to record their first win of the new year against fellow strugglers […]
Old Albanian 19 Coventry 21 By BRIAN QUINN ALBANIANS came within two points of a famous victory as Coventry’s management optimised their bench in the […]
By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old Albanian which would have […]
ENGLAND U20s CLASS OF 2016 SPECIAL REPORT BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND had to wait eight years since their last U20s World Championship triumph when Martin […]
This season’s National Two East sees three newly promoted sides as Colchester, Havant and Oxford Harlequins join the fray. Oxford face a daunting start as […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALEX LEWINGTON THE FORMER SARACENS, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER AND NOTTINGHAM WINGER IWAS still in Notts County’s football academy when I first took […]
Ben Jaycock talks to Blackheath head coach James Shanahan about his star signings for the forthcoming season BLACKHEATH have secured the league’s most high profile […]
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..28 Bury St Ed’s………….26 ALTHOUGH this midtable, end-of-season game could have led to a damp squib, credit is due to both […]
By PAUL RICHARDSON Old Albanians……..76 North Walsham…..34 OLD Albanians emerged victorious in a high-scoring contest although Walsham were in total command in the first ten […]
Week beginning Sunday, March 31, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 31 INTERNATIONALS Women’s Six Nations […]
The Coventry and former Yorkshire Carnegie, Darlington Mowden Park & Exeter Chiefs hooker, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Will […]
Old Albanians……..38 Canterbury…………..23 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians ran out winners against a competitive Canterbury side who saw a lot of possession, but ran into […]
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………33 Old Albanians……..26 WESTCOMBE Park left it late to seal a thrilling win over Old Albanians. The visitors had the best […]
By ADAM CLEARY Old Albanians…….. 20 Barnes………………….32 BARNES kept up their title charge with a bonus-point win away to Old Albanians. The home side made […]
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking………………… 50 Old Albanians……..24 DORKING ran out comfortable winners as they outscored Old Albanians eight tries to four in an enthralling match […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..39 Worthing………………26 OA ran out winners against a competitive Worthing at Woollams. OA where quick out of the blocks and Lewis […]
By HENRY PARISH Worthing…………28pts Guernsey……….. 31pts PROUD Guernsey director of rugby Jordan Reynolds praised his side for “finding their identity again” as they made it […]
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon………….26 Old Albanians……..28 OLD Albanians left it until the very last play of the match to secure a thrilling victory at Wimbledon […]
National 2E By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians…..26 Guernsey……….39 GUERNSEY ran out deserved winners with six tries to four against their hosts. For the second week […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians…….. 17 Esher…………………….59 ESHER showed why they are top of the table with an impressive perfor mance of power rugby, with […]
By PAUL RICHARDSON Old Albanians……..32 Sevenoaks…………..29 SAM Jones slotted two ice cool kicks to hand OA’s the spoils in this enthralling encounter. The hosts struck […]
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….24 Old Albanians……..27 OLD Albanians ended Henley Hawks’ proud unbeaten home record as a solid performance helped them come away with […]
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham……. 8 Old Albanian………..35 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in four with a solid performance at bottom-placed North Walsham. OLD […]
Week beginning Sunday, November 26, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Newcastle […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..24 Westcombe Park.. 20 A LAST-MINUTE tapand-go penalty from OA’s Haydn Barnes settled this tight clash. Westombe started the stronger and […]
By TOM McARTHUR Barnes……………36 Old Albanians.30 BARNES joined Dorking at the top of the table thanks to a narrow victory over Old Albanians. Barnes scored […]
By FRANK REYNOLDS Worthing………. 46 Old Albanians.36 WORTHING got their second league win of the season after a resounding first-half performance saw them come away […]
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians…………48 Wimbledon………….29 OLD Albanians got back to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to comfortably beat Wimbledon. It was […]
By MO SHER Esher……………………. 50 Old Albanians……..27 ESHER were obviously paying close attention to New Zealand’s scintillating performance in their World Cup win over Italy […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 21 Tonbridge J…………39 TONBRIDGE Juddians turned in a superb performance to get the better of Old Albanian. The Juddians scrum […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 21 Tonbridge J…………39 TONBRIDGE Juddians turned in a superb performance to get the better of Old Albanian. The Juddians scrum […]
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H………….37 pts Bury St Ed’s……. 21pts Roaring Rory: Henley Hawks’ Rory Mason scores their third, left, after Lailand Gordon opened PICTURES: […]
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks………….. 16 Old Albanians…….. 51 SEVENOAKS hosted Old Albanian under the heat of the September sun at Knole Paddock and romped home. […]
By BEN JAYCOCK After his Bury St Edmunds side secured back-to-back victories to kickstart their National Two East season, Jacob Ford watched his older brother […]
O Albanians…… 31pts Henley H………….20pts ■ By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians head coach Dan George posed a conflicted figure following his side’s comeback victory over […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs To add your club’s fixtures please email newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Chiswick v […]
The Old Albanian head coach and former Scarlets, London Welsh, Gloucester, Worcester and Bedford hooker, chooses the Best XV he has played with or against… […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians…….. 21 Barnes………………….28 Barnes edged to victory over Old Albanians by one score in a very competitive game between two of […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath bounced back up to National 1 last weekend with a resounding victory over Westcliff and free scoring winger Jake Lloyd says […]
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….27 O Albanians…………24 Bury held off a late rally by Old Albanians to claim victory. The opening minutes were dominated […]
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians…………35 Canterbury…………..21 Old Albanian secured back-to-back home wins with victory over Canterbury in a game that was closer than the scoreline […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian….82 Westcliff………. 31 OLD Albanian got back to winning ways with a comfortable 12-try victory over Westcliff. Westcliff scored five tries […]
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians…………49 Sevenoaks……………. 8 Old Albanians got back to winning ways with a seven-try victory over a Sevenoaks side still looking over […]
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………36 Old Albanians……..26 A storming five-try first-half display by Dorking was enough to seal victory over Old Albanians at the Big Field. […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..25 Worthing………………33 Worthing were made to work hard for the win and just came out on top of two evenly-matched mid-table […]
Week beginning Sunday, February 19 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Leicester […]
By NICK PITSON Henley…………………. 32 Old Albanians………. 8 Henley outside-half Max Titchener scored 17 points as the Hawks comfortably overcame Old Albanians to claim a […]
Week beginning Sunday, February 12, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12 INTERNATIONALS Six Nations England […]
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes……………33 O Albanians…..40 Old Albanians emerged victorious from an 11-try thriller which neither side deserved to lose. This was one of the […]
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath………….33 Old Albanians…….. 21 Blackheath were pushed all the way by Old Albanians before claiming their ninth home win of the campaign. […]
Week beginning Sunday, January 22, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Champions Cup […]
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J………… 31 Old Albanians………. 5 Wet and muddy conditions did not exactly allow for flowing rugby and it was TJs’ dominance […]
Week beginning Sunday, December 11, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 CUP COMPETITIONS Champions Cup […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..54 Rochford H………….. 20 OA run out comfortable winners with an eighttry rout of Rochford. During the first 40, there was […]
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……………. 3 Old Albanians…….. 15 Battling Old Albanians came away with a solid victory following an attritional clash at Sevenoaks. There was […]
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..26 Dorking…………………36 Dorking took the honours with a hard-fought win at Old Albanians, who are continuing to frustrate their fans on […]
Week beginning Sunday, October 30, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 CUP COMPETITION Women’s World […]
By BRIAN QUINN Worthing………………38 Old Albanians…….. 20 Worthing played with 14 men for over an hour in their incident-laden win over Old Albanians, Curtis Barnes […]
Week beginning Sunday, October 23, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 CUP COMPETITION Women’s World […]
Old Albanians. 24pts Blackheath……. 19pts By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians came out on top against Blackheath in the clash between the league’s top two sides. […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..32 Tonbridge Judd…. 20 Old Albanian coach Dan George will be happier with his charges’ display of discipline and urgency and […]
N Walsham…….. 14pts Old Albanian….. 31pts By PAUL MORSE Winging in: Andrew Nurse scores for Old Albanians Old Albanian bounced back from their defeat to […]
Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Worcester […]
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off) Gloucester v Wasps Sale v Northampton WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 INTERNATIONALS Women’s England v Wales (7.30pm) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER […]
By MUHAMMED SHER Guernsey……………..25 Old Albanians……..27 A NIP-and-tuck encounter at Footes Lane went the way of visitors Old Albanians, Dan George’s side scoring three tries […]
WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th in National 2 South. […]
By SEAN WYLIE Old Albanian………..38 Henley Hawks……. 19 OLD Albanian rounded off their season with an impressive home win over mid-table rivals Henley Hawks. The […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..33 Bury St Edmunds.. 31 OLD Albanian managed to hang on for victory despite a determined second-half fight back from Bury […]
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………………….38 Old Albanian………..36 BARNES secured a thrilling two-point victory after sharing ten tries with Old Albanian in a dramatic contest. It looked […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian….36 Guernsey……….28 TOM Stileman scored a stunning six tries as Old Albanian came from behind to beat Guernsey. The right wing […]
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Old Albanian……….. 14 PERSISTENCE won the day for Lions against an OAs side whose powerful pack and excellent defence made […]
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Albanian full-back Alex Noot has thrived on his return to rugby this season after suffering nightmare injury problems in […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian….. 31pts Esher……………….40pts Dive: Cam Wilkins scores for Esher OLD Albanian head coach Dan George, a participant for much of the […]
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple………….. 12 Old Albanian………..36 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in several weeks with an impressive second-half performance on their first visit […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…. 14 Westcliff………. 18 WESTCLIFF will probably say they have underperformed many times this season and this may account for their […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…………. 7 Clifton…………………..52 WHEN a tight head prop scores a hat-trick these days he receives congratulation rather than the opprobrium he […]
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………….. 31pts Redruth…………..33pts BOTH teams regarded this as a crucial clash in the race to overhaul league-leaders Esher for a promotion slot. […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 21 Redruth………………..28 REDRUTH kept up their impressive unbeaten away record as only stubborn Old Albanian defence prevented them amassing a […]
By SHAUN WREN Worthing………… 31pts Old Albanian……. 7pts Flat out: Jack Forrest dives in for Worthing TWO tries from replacement winger Cassius Cleaves helped Worthing […]
NEWS EXTRA WORTHING Raiders were one of 11 teams supporting Rugby Against Cancer’s first-ever Sock Day 2022 during their match against Old Albanian yesterday. Over […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..26 Hinckley………………28 NERVELESS Rory Vowles kicked a lastgasp conversion as Hinckley snatched victory at Old Albanian. Alex Noot’s 75th minute try […]
By JON BATHAM Canterbury……………. 3 Old Albanian……….. 12 SCRUM-HALF Elliott McPhun produced a wet conditions master-class to lead Old Albanian to a hard-fought win over […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 19 Barnes………………….35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win with a home defeat […]
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher………………. 41pts Old Albanian….. 21pts Flying: Harri Lang gets away from his man, and dives over PICTURES: Gary House Jack Lavin steals […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..45 Barnstaple………….. 21 OLD Albanian came out on top against Barnstaple in a slow-burner of a game that burst into life […]
By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………..0 Old Albanian………..89 WESTCLIFF’S challenging season got no better as they were comprehensively beaten at The Gables by an enterprising and skilful […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…. 50 Dings C…………..29 OLD Albanian racked up a half-century of points as they got the better of visitors Dings Crusaders. […]
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford………..22 Dings C………….. 17 ROCHFORD backed up last week’s excellent win at Old Albanian, with a powerful performance to defeat Dings Crusaders […]
By MIKE BARBER Clifton…………………..32 Old Albanian………..33 MORGAN Thompson’s late conversion saw Old Albanian snatch a dramatic one-point victory at Clifton. Two Jack Lloyd penalties in […]
By NICK HALLETT Old Albanian……….. 21 Rochford H…………..22 A LAST-GASP penalty from Sam Cappaert snatched victory for Rochford Hundred in a thrilling end to their […]
By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..22 Old Albanian……….. 21 FRASER Honey’s nerveless conversion three minutes from time kept up Redruth’s winning start to the season. Old Albanian […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 13 Worthing………………22 WORTHING’S patience and tenacity paid off as they came away from Old Albanian with a victory. The home […]
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………26 Old Albanian………..32 THIS was a classic game of two halves at Leicester Road with Old Albanian hanging on for a six-point […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Weekend beginning Friday September 10, 2021 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 MIDLANDS DIVISION Midlands 1 […]
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME One-way traffic: Exeter annihilate Newcastle 74-3 PICTURE: Getty Images As we come to the close of what was […]
JEAN-BAPTISTE BRUZULIER, CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER OLD ALBANIAN, WALES 7s, TOULON, WORCESTER, NEVERS & LEEDS No.9, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… […]
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ……….26 Old Albanian ……..24 TONBRIDGE Juddians overcame the conditions and a second-half fightback to down Clifton, but ultimately dropped a […]
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian……….16 Henley …………………20 A TESTING few weeks for Old Albanian began with a close fought, creditable loss to high-flying Henley Hawks […]
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Highlight: Tomos Williams dives over for a fine try WHAT with an election in Ireland yesterday and the mother of all storms […]
By WILL JENNINGS Worthing…………….29 Old Albanian ……30 MORGAN THOMPSON was the hero as his late kick secured a thrilling victory for Old Albanian. They had […]
Off: Matt Gallagher SARACENS’ desperate mass clear-out as they scramble to slash their wage bill is likely to see full-back Matt Gallagher move to Munster. […]
By JOHN CROYSDILL SUTTON & Epsom opened their 2020 account in disappointing fashion, losing at Rugby Lane to Old Albanian by 55-22 despite having led […]
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the slings and arrows were, […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …7 Clifton……43 better start to this season, as have Old Albanian, and this six-try-to-one drubbing by the visitors will give […]
By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..17 Old Albanians 19 WESTCLIFF were left to heavily rue two late penalty misses as Old Albanian prevailed in an extremely […]
Henley……………25 Old Albanians 18 By NICK PITSON HENLEY HAWKS deserved their win but were made to work hard by a resolute and wellorganised Old Albanian […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 39 Bournem’……………14 IF OAs can replicate their home form in away fixtures, their stature in this division will improve considerably. […]
Week beginning Sunday, 15th, 2019 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 NATIONAL LEAGUES National League 2 […]
Week beginning Sunday, September 8, 2019 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 LONDON & SE DIVISIONS […]
Blackheath ..23 Coventry……..36 COVENTRYwere not unsettled by two late changes for their trip to Well Hall as they managed to hold off a dogged Blackheath […]
TUESDAY AUGUST 13 Morpeth v Tynedale, 7pm Leicester Lions v Nuneaton, 7pm THURSDAY AUGUST 15 Castres v Bristol Bears, 6pm FRIDAY AUGUST 16 Bridgend Ravens […]
TRP’s NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR BILLY JOHNSON, THE AMPTHILL, ENGLAND COUNTIES AND FORMER HERTFORD, OLD ALBANIANS AND BEDFORD LOCK/FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV […]
ANDY CHRISTIE BACK ROWER SARACENS While Saracens have rightly been lauded for their recent Champions Cup and Premiership exploits, somewhat less publicised was last month’s […]
The Rugby Paper’s reporters have submitted their votes to reveal our National 2 South Team of the Season Lerading by example: Tom Vooght AN excellent […]
JAMES BUCKLAND, OLD ALBANIANS HEAD COACH AND FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Andrew […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 21 Henley…………50 HENLEYHawks, with vast Championship experience, were always in front in this tired end-of-season encounter. Both sides looked fatigued […]
By CIAN CHEESBROUGH L Irish WG ……5 Old Albanian 61 OLD Albanian scored nine tries in a dominant performance against bottom-of-the-table London Irish Wild Geese. […]
■By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian …5 Canterbury …19 CANTERBURY’S class outweighed Albanian endeavour in this breathless affair. Interestingly, all the points were scored at one […]
■By NICK PULLEN Birmingam & S..45 Old Albanians… 32 BATTLING Birmingham & Solihull improved their prospects of beating the drop after blowing Old Albanians away […]
■By NEALE HARVEY BROADSTREET secretary Richard Harcourt has hit back at James Haskell over critical comments he made in last week’s TRP, accusing the England […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 12 Tonbridge… 57 DESPITE the scoreline, Albanians were adequate in many areas of an ultimately one-sided battle. This was true […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …20 Barnes …………24 BARNES never lost faith that they could win this match despite all early indications to the contrary. […]
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley …33pts Old Albanian …12pts Driving through: Xavier Andre scores Henley’s second try, left A superb second-half performance from Henley Hawks saw […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians32 Birm & Soli……15 TWO late tries secured Old Albanians the points in a scrappy contest against Birmingham & Solihull. Birmingham, […]
Week beginning Sunday, November 25th, 2018 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership Leicester […]
By WYN TINGLEY Clifton………… 24 Old Albanian 31 MATCHES between Clifton and Old Albanian usually produce adventurous rugby – and this was no exception. The […]
By NEALE HARVEY Cover: Karl Garside AMPTHILL prop Karl Garside fears his hopes of representing England Counties in Georgia next summer will be stymied by […]
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING scored his first hat-trick in his 333rd league appearance, Sedgley Park stalwart Matt Riley is hoping to reach another […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …59 Guernsey …5 ALBANIANS began the new campaign with a resounding bonus-point win over newly-promoted Guernsey. The home management will […]
By STEFFAN THOMAS Welcome back: Dave Attwood crashes over for a Bath try PICTURES: Patrick Khachfe Other results Cinderford 7 – 34 Hartpury Coventry ‘A’ […]
By NEALE HARVERY IMPOSING Cornish Pirates second row Danny Cutmore is drawing inspiration from erstwhile Saracens colleague Nick Isiekwe as he aims to ignite his […]
DONCASTER Knights have signed Fiji scrum-half Henry Seniloli on a oneyear deal. He joins from Romanian side Timisoara Saracens, who won the CEK Bank SuperLiga […]
August 17 Edinburgh v Bath 7.45pm Cornish Pirates v Exeter 7.30pm Benetton v Leicester 7.30pm Dragons v Northampton (TBC) Leinster v Newcastle (TBC) Munster v […]
By NEALE HARVEY Opener: Nick Lovell scores Park’s first try PICTURES: David Whittam HEAD coach Kieran Power vowed to improve Rosslyn Park’s strength in depth […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian .21 Plymouth A ….24 ALBANIANS’ search for survival became a little more desperate when they allowed a 14-point first-quarter advantage […]
By BRIAN QUINN OLD Albanians continued their fight against relegation by picking up their fourth win in five games against a gallant Caldy, gaining a […]
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 50 Old Albanian 26 CAMBRIDGE survived a scare and overturned a 14-point half-time deficit, scoring 38 unanswered second-half points to take […]
Wanted: Andy Symons NEWCASTLE Falcons are set to continue their player recruitment for next season with a move for Gloucester centre Andy Symons. Symons moved […]
THREE first-half tries saw Old Albanians secure a priceless win in their fight against relegation but Fylde now look doomed after a disappointing defeat. ■By […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 36 B. Stortford 17 ALBANIAN recorded a five-point victory over local rivals Bishop’s Stortford in fine style. But all are […]
By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON continue to cling to the shirt tails of leaders Coventry after a convincing win against strugglers Old Albanian. With eight tries, […]
B Moseley …34 O Albanian …13 ■By PAUL SMITH LED by sparkling displays from back-rowers Laurence Cowen and Ciaran Moore, Birmingham Moseley had too much […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …35 Ampthill …35 OLD Albanian gave themselves an early Christmas present with a stirring performance that kept pace with high-flying […]
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S…37 Old Albani’s ….18 LOUGHBOROUGH Students turned on the style with a four-try victory against Old Albanians to secure their third […]
By JOHN HARRISON Old Albanian …15 Fylde …………….16 GREGORY Smith’s lastgasp penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Fylde as they overcame Old […]
B Stortford18 Old Albanian 14 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOPS Stortford can claim Hertfordshire bragging rights after these two local rivals met for the first time […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 19 Birming’m M..38 CHRIS BRIGHTWELL produced a man-of-thematch display as Birmingham Moseley flexed their muscles with a superb second half […]
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 26 Old Albanian .36 OLD ALBANIAN secured victory with a workmanlike display against a disappointing Ionians. Both teams made a […]
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …28 Old Albanian…24 AMPTHILL welcomed Old Albanian to Dillingham Park and sent them packing after a narrow home victory. Amps conceded […]
By JOHN WILKINSON Flying in: James Stokes goes over for Coventry Coventry …50pts Tries: Makaafi 12, Dacres 18, Stokes 32, 62, Brazier 40, Grove 44, […]
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 NORTH PREVIEW Leicester Lions are hoping to challenge for promotion after finishing on the podium last season but new director of rugby […]
By ANDY LINES THEY will have the smallest budget of any club in National League Division One, but newly-promoted Bishop’s Stortford have no plans to […]
COVENTRY, fielding a largely development academy side, proved too strong for city neighbours Broadstreet, who were promoted back to National Two at the end of […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Thursday August 10 USA Islanders vs Saracens Friday August 11 Ospreys v Leicester […]
JAMES SHANAHAN THE FORMER BEDFORD, PLYMOUTH, EXETER, OLD ALBANIANS AND BARBARIANS FLY-HALF/CENTRE I’ve played over 600 games in my senior career, most recently running out […]
By NEALE HARVEY INCOMING Blackheath head coach James Shanahan promises sweeping changes after an abysmal end-of-season run of one win in 11 matches. Former Old […]
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hull Ionians 41 NO calculators were needed as Hull Ionians deservedly won this game and with it cemented their National […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, APRIL 23 CHAMPIONS CUP Semi-Final Clermont v Leinster (15:00) CHALLENGE CUP Semi-Final […]
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND U20s and Saracens fly-half Max Malins has hailed the influence of Old Albanians head coach James Shanahan on his rapidly-developing career. […]
Week beginning Sunday, March 26th, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 26 NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership […]
By NEALE HARVEY ROSSLYN Park managing director Shaun Justice fears the development of England players will be stymied by new proposals before the RFU Council. […]
JON PHILLIPS THE FORMER NORTHAMPTON AND BEDFORD LOCK Times have changed a bit since I played (and scored) in Saints’ first-ever Premiership match back in […]
Week beginning Sunday, March 19, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 19 NATIONAL LEAGUES Anglo-Welsh Cup […]
Hartpury Coll 57 Old Albanians 21 By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY duly completed the win required to clinch this season’s National One Championship, although typically it […]
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 5 NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Newcastle v Saracens (14:00) Worcester v […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 36 Blackheath 10 JAMES PRITCHARD’S hat-trick helped Old Albanians dominate Blackheath and rack up 24 unanswered secondhalf points to close […]
Impressive: Ampthill fly-half Joe Tarrant PICTURE: TRP photographer TEAMS ENGLAND COUNTIES: Mike Wilcox (Hartpury); Leo Fielding (Blackheath), Markus Burcham (Blackheath), Steve Leonard (Hartpury), James Stokes […]
Tragic loss: Wallaby star Dan Vickerman PICTURE: Getty Images Writing this article every week often makes me think and reflect over my time playing, coaching, […]
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 INTERNATIONALS Six Nations England v Italy (15:00) NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Bristol v Bath (13:00) Wasps v Gloucester (13:00) The Championship Cornish […]
By MATTHEW COLERIDGE NICK FOSTER crossed for four tries in a scintillating attacking performance as Old Albanians triumphed away to Macclesfield. Plenty of mistakes meant […]
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 7 Moseley 33 AN IRRESISTIBLE firsthalf display by Moseley saw the Midlands side romp to victory over Old Albanians. The […]
■ By EVIE PROBERT Loughboro’ S..39 Old Albanians..46 GEORGE Chuter was left to bemoan his Loughborough Students side’s defensive naivety after they fell to an […]
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Old warhorse: Willie John McBride with the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images Willie John McBride was rarely mistaken for a happy-golucky sort, […]
Brendan Gallagher looks at the challenge facing Italy and fancies they have an outside chance Key men: Italy hopes rest with Jake Polledri, left, and […]
ACROSS 1. England fly-half recently on the move from Leicester to Bath (5) 3. City in which France clinched the 2010 Six Nations Grand Slam […]
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1. England fly-half recently on the move from Leicester to Bath (5)
3. City in which France clinched the 2010 Six Nations Grand Slam (5)
6. Tighthead Quins prop awarded his England debut in June this year (7)
8. 1990s Cardiff and Wales full-back appointed Bedford D. of R. in 2005 (5)
9. Ex-France hooker who helped Gloucester win the 2003 Powergen Cup (4)
10. 26-year-old Saracens back-row man and academy graduate (4)
14. Scot who skippered Bath’s 1998 Heineken Cup final side (5)
17. Saracens’ former OldAlbanians lock on England’s 2017 tour of Argentina (7)
18. Roma...
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