Nottingham’s Canadian International Fly-Half Shane O’Leary is to leave Lady Bay as he heads back to France to play for Rouen Normandie Rugby. O’Leary joined the Green and Whites in 2018 scoring 294 points in his 38 appearances also representing Canada at the World Cup in Japan last Autumn and joins a team who played…
Young Nottingham RFU Forward Ollie Chessum has sealed a dream move to Leicester Tigers for the 2020/21 season as the England Under 20 star has been recognised by one of the leading Rugby Union clubs in the country for some solid performances in the Championship this year. The nineteen year old has previously taken part…
Nottingham RFU’s Jack Spittle has been awarded the Greene King IPA Championship try of the season after his magnificent solo effort running the length of the pitch against Yorkshire Carnegie in January. Spittle’s try can be watched with all the game highlights below (fast forward to 3:20 for the campaigns winning try) and came during…
The Rugby Football Union has announced the end of the 2019/20 season following its previous suspension due to the outbreak of coronavirus. This means that all remaining games below the Gallagher Premiership will now be cancelled and the leagues and competitions that are incomplete this season, originally scheduled to finish in May, will be now…
At Nottingham Sport we’ve been doing a little bit of research to hopefully ease any concern on what the next few weeks might have in store for us. No toilet roll or bread perhaps but it can certainly be used as a time to reflect how valuable life just is. As we hear the news…
Rugby Union is the latest sport to be suspended due to the fear of coronavirus with the game across all levels from top to bottom now put on hold. In a statement the RFU said: “The decision has been taken in the interests of players, coaches, referees, volunteers, supporters and the wider rugby union community.”…
Following a number of major sporting competitions being shut down prior to this weekend due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus we were left with non-league football to fly the flag for sport and one of the biggest attended sporting events in the country on Saturday was at Notts County as they beat Eastleigh…
After successive wins against Nuneaton and Peterborough Lions it’s been a tough couple of games for Nottinghamshire based Midlands Premier Division side Paviors who lost against Sandbach on 22nd February before suffering a walloping 66-12 defeat against league leaders Bournville last weekend. Paviors are currently tenth in the thirteen team table with 37 points and…
Cornish Pirates 21-15 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 01.03.20 Nottingham travelled to Penzance yesterday to take on the Cornish Pirates but the Green and Whites could not make it five wins on the spin as they were edged in a tough contest by the home side. In truth it was a game of two halves as the…
Nottingham 15-0 Doncaster (RFU Championship Cup Quarter Final) 21.02.20 Nottingham Rugby are through to the last four of the Championship Cup after a shutout victory over Doncaster at Lady Bay last night. A cracking performance in tough conditions ensures that the Green and Whites will face a semi-final against either Ealing or Jersey who play…
Nottingham Rugby take on Doncaster Knights in the Quarter Finals of the RFU Championship Cup tonight as the Green and Whites hope to win their fourth game in all competitions on the bounce. After topping Pool 3 in December Neil Fowkes’ side were drawn at home to Doncaster who finished third in Pool 2 in…
As the rising waters of the River Trent continues from the aftermath of Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis a number of sports clubs across Nottinghamshire have been hugely affected with unplayable pitches and flooded club houses likely to disrupt action for many weeks to come. Newark Rugby Club are one of those sporting teams who’s…
The Rugby Football Union has decided to cut its funding to RFU Championship teams by 50% which will have a huge knock on effect not just at Nottingham Rugby Club but at grassroots level and even in the Premiership with the second tier table of English rugby set to have huge financial repercussions following the…
Nottingham 33-26 Hartpury (Rugby Championship) 14.02.20 Nottingham Rugby were victorious for the third successive Championship match as they beat Hartpury University in a Friday night thriller at the Bay. In a game that ebbed and flowed the away side would start much better of the two teams as they raced to a 0-14 lead early…
Looking for somewhere to go this Valentines night? If you love Rugby you’ll love Nottingham Rugby as the Green and Whites take on Hartpury later this evening at Lady Bay in a Championship game under the lights. After back to back wins in the league since the first time since October Neil Fowkes side are…
London Scottish 10-30 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 07.02.20 Nottingham Rugby made it back to back RFU Championship victories after an impressive performance away at London Scottish on Friday night. The Green & Whites move up to seventh in the table and took the leads through Williams on 10 minutes before O’Leary converted the extras. In a…
Yorkshire Carnegie 10-62 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 31.01.20 After four defeats on the bounce it was good to see Nottingham return to winning ways in a convincing manor as they comfortably beat Yorkshire Carnegie by 52 points at Headingley last night. In truth Neil Fowkes sides’ performances have been much better than results of late suggest,…
Nottingham Rugby are in action tonight as they take on bottom of the table Yorkshire Carnegie at Headingley Stadium in Leeds. Neil Fowkes side have slipped into the bottom three themselves in the RFU Championship having suffered four straight league defeats since last beating Carnegie by fifty points to nil in the Championship Cup. The…
Nottingham 12-19 Newcastle (RFU Championship) 24.01.20 Nottingham Rugby were beaten by top of the table Newcastle Falcons in a closely fought game at Lady Bay with the home side taking much credit from the way they played against the title favourites as well as a bonus point from losing by within seven points. A fourth…
Doncaster 16-15 Nottingham (RFU Championship) 18.01.20 Nottingham Rugby lost agonisingly by a point against Doncaster Knights leading by six points in the 80th minute to concede a last minute try with the home side converting to snatch a stunning but sad win. It was a game of two minutes, as the Green and Whites came…
