There was a big win for the Archers on Sunday afternoon, Craig Hammond’s RFU Championship side picking up just their sixth win of what has been a tough campaign. Hosting fourth place Bedford Blues, at Lady Bay, Nottingham pulled out all the stops to go and claim a 26-24 success, and, in doing so, registered…
A battling performance was insufficient for the Archers of Nottingham as the hundredth game at Lady Bay ended in defeat when hosting the power-hungry, RFU Championship leaders, Ealing Trailfinders. They tried, oh did they try, Kehinde Olowofela with an early try for the hosts, whilst Taiye Olowofela also crossed early in the second period, and…
The Archers are preparing to host ‘100 Games at Lady Bay’ this coming weekend, when they welcome RFU Championship leaders, Ealing Trailfinders. It’ll be the one hundredth game in which Lady Bay has hosted at the ground, since they moved there from Meadow Lane at the beginning of 2015, and current Head Coach, a former…
The Archers picked up just their fifth win of the season at the weekend, Craig Hammond’s Nottingham side claiming a hard-fought, 28-17 win, on the road at Richmond. It was to be a victory that pushed them back up to the ninth in the RFU Championship table as sides prepare themselves for the final throes…
It has certainly been tough at the top this season in the rugby, just ask Championship side Nottingham, and the Regional 1 North-East pairing of Paviors, and West Bridgford, the trio struggling, yet battling away, at the wrong end of their respective divisions. There’s better joy further down the system for Nottinghamshire clubs though, especially…
There’s a heady list of past athletes to have played more than on sport in the county of Nottinghamshire, and we’ve already covered a few of those, but, surely up there, in the echelons of the greats, is Nottingham-born, rugby union legend, Vincent Cartwright. A recipient of both the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) and the…
Victory at Lady Bay this past weekend, in the Championship Cup, and a first of any kind since mid-October, was welcome relief for Nottingham RFC Head Coach, Craig Hammond. It’s been a run of defeats, ten in total, and saw two against both Jersey Reds, and Ealing Trailfinders, both of whom they face in their…
It was a case of ‘Friday Night Delight’ at Lady Bay this past Friday as Nottingham Rugby look to build some momentum heading into the latter stages of the seasons, and did so with an enthralling, 24-12 Championship Cup victory, against visiting Hartpury University. Victory would see the Archers not only pick up their first…
Nottingham 17-29 Caldy (RFU Championship) 20.01.23 It’s been a tough few months for Nottingham Rugby Club who slip to ninth in the table after a home defeat against Caldy, the Archers ninth loss in a row since their last victory in October at home to Richmond. It hasn’t been all doom and gloom, some decent…
There’s been a couple of narrow, agonising defeats for Nottingham Rugby Club of late as the Championship side, currently in sixth place, fell to December defeats against Bedford Blues and Jersey Reds. That takes their losing streak to three straight at present as they, weather-permitting, travel to Ampthill on Saturday (17 December), before hosting Coventry…
Heading into the second third of the rugby union season, clubs in Nottinghamshire have been witnessing mixed fortunes. In the RFU Championship, Nottingham are presently fifth, with four wins from their seven outings, and are thirteen adrift of leaders Ealing Trailfinders. Having begun the season with a stunning, 31-10 win, away to London Scottish, Samuel…
Nottingham Rugby are third in the Greene King RFU Championship after six games played, the Archers latest victory, their fourth of the season, coming on Friday night at Lady Bay against second bottom Richmond. The home side continued their fine start to the season with an opening try of the evening on fourteen minutes produced…
After a twelve day layoff, Nottingham Rugby are back in action on Friday night under the lights at Lady Bay for a home game against Richmond and a winnable match against opposition from Yorkshire, who are tenth in the twelve team Greene King RFU Championship with just one win and four defeats from their five…
Two pre-season wins, on the road at Handsworth and Kesteven, have set last season’s demoted side, West Bridgford Ladies RFC, up nicely for the new campaign, which begins coincidentally, with another road trip, they heading to Shropshire, and Bridgnorth Ladies, in the 2 October season opener. A tough season last time around resulted in their…
Nottingham Rugby can go joint top of the table on Friday night should they beat Doncaster Knights at Lady Bay. The side have had a solid start to the RFU Championship season so far and a win could take them level on points with league leaders Jersey and second place Ealing who have a maximum…
London Scottish 10-31 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 10.09.22 Nottingham Rugby started their season with an opening day win at London Scottish to go top of the table in the Greene King Championship. It was the home side who started out of the blocks quickest in a match played at the Richmond Athletic Ground, an early penalty…
Nottingham Rugby Club and local software firm Ideagen are to front up a new partnership as the tech company becomes the team’s premium sponsor. As part of the deal, Ideagen will feature on the shirt of the championship side for the 2022/23 season. Ideagen will also appear on TV screens on matchdays, as well as…
Nottingham Rugby face their second and final friendly of pre-season tonight as they host Cambridge RUFC at the Bay in a 7:45pm kick off under the lights. The club start their Greene King IPA Championship campaign in a fortnight (Sat 10th Sep) at London Scottish and tonight’s match up against National League One (level 3)…
It’s been a minute, since we last talked about Rugby Union and since we last caught up with all-things Nottingham and the goings off at Lady Bay. Last season would be admission from within that things perhaps didn’t go quite to plan. A tough campaign following the covid blighted season before, the Archers not always…
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 heart, his is firmly entrenched in the Nottinghamshire stronghold. Rugby though, it has been in Owen’s blood for a good fifteen years or so now,…
