Category: Rugby Union

South West Wales, to South West(ish) Nottingham, is a path travelled well by West Bridgford RFCs tight end prop, Owen Howells, and, although they say that, home is where the… read more Howells Feeling At Home In West Bridgford

This Saturday could be the last outing of the season for Nottingham RFC who go into the second leg of their RFU Championship Knock Out Cup match against Bedford Blues… read more Will Archers Season End At Bedford?

Victory over Ashfield Rugby (27-12), in early April, where a bonus point success would see both promotion, and the Midlands 3 (East) title, made for an exciting end to a… read more Edson Delighted With His ‘Champions’ Mellish

Behind the scenes, irrespective of where, there is always an unsung hero, sometimes there’s more than one in fact, and one of those, at West Bridgford Rugby Club, recently attaining… read more Unsung Bridgy Hero With Degree In Zoology

Promotion, and runners-up spot, achieved, now for the final game of the season, at home (Nottingham RFC) against champions Bedford Athletic, for West Bridgford RFC. Beginning the 2021-22 campaign with… read more West Bridgford Secure Second Spot

Having finished their league season in defeat at home to Doncaster last week, Nottingham Rugby’s attention now draws to the RFU Championship Cup and a two leg tie against Bedford… read more Attention Draws To Cup For Archers

Nottingham 5-26 Doncaster Knights (RFU Championship) 01.04.22 Nottingham were beaten by Doncaster at the Bay last night as the Archers end their disappointing RFU Championship season with a fifteenth defeat… read more Archers End Season In Defeat

A former Newcastle Falcons Academy starlet, tried, tested, and battle-hardened on the mud-soaked field of the North-East of England, West Bridgford’s coach, Gareth Kerr has battle wounds, from a thirty-plus… read more Kerr Continuing To Make Progress

It was a tough trip to the Channel Islands for Nottingham over the weekend as the green & whites were well beaten in the RFU Championship by the Jersey Reds… read more Archers Well Beaten In Jersey – Rugby Round Up

Today marks the 2022 International Women’s Day, and, as last year, here at the Nottingham Sport, we catch up with several of our beloved county’s finest, female athletes (not that… read more International Women’s Day: Paige Baker

London Scottish 24-36 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 19.02.22 Nottingham beat bottom side London Scottish in Richmond to stretch the gap on themselves and the team below them in the Championship table… read more Nottingham Closing The Gap

Nottingham 27-15 Coventry (RFU Championship) 11.02.22 Head Coach Craig Hammond got a perfect birthday present as his Nottingham side beat Coventry to close the gap on them in the table… read more Nottingham Close Gap On Coventry

Nottingham RFC face Coventry tonight at Lady Bay as second-bottom tenth play ninth in an RFU Championship proverbial eight pointer. Coventry sit eleven points ahead of the Archers having played… read more Hammond “It Starts Tonight”

Nottingham 31-41 Jersey Reds (RFU Championship) 04.02.22 On the eve of the six nations championships, Nottingham Rugby were beaten at Lady Bay after a delayed start to proceedings last night… read more Gallant Nottingham Beaten By Reds

This weekend will give us Rugby Union’s biggest and best annual international competition as the Six Nations returns to our screens with Ireland facing reigning champions Wales on Saturday lunch… read more England Head Into Six Nations With Nottingham Connection

Nottingham 21-34 Ealing Trailfinders (RFU Championship) 14.01.22 Nottingham Rugby were unfortunately beaten on Friday night against league leaders Ealing Trailfinders but there was lots to be proud of for Coach… read more Archers Unlucky Against League Leaders

Nottingham Rugby star Jose Andrade has been called up for the Portuguese National team ahead of his countries latest round of fixtures in next months Rugby Europe Championship. The second… read more Andrade Called Up For Portugal

Hartpury 30-26 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 02.01.22 It was a fourth straight league defeat for Nottingham and a first loss of 2022 in the opening game of the year as Hartpury… read more Nottingham Fall Short Again

It’s been a while since we brought you some local Rugby Union news so let us gloss over the latest ahead of the festive break whilst you put your feet… read more Rugby Round Up – December 21 Edition

Ampthill 20-15 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 18.12.21 After a thumping defeat at Doncaster last time out, Nottingham travelled to Ampthill in Bedfordshire and the idyllic settings of Dillingham Park to face… read more Nottingham Edged At Ampthill