There were no blue skies to be seen as Nottingham hosted the Bedford Blues on a wet afternoon on Trentside. The Green and Whites were quick out of the blocks, going ahead after just two minutes. Jack Spittle’s brilliant run split the Bedford defence down the left-hand side before he flicked the ball off to…
Forward power on a heavy pitch was the key ingredient that saw Jersey come from behind to claim a deserved win over Nottingham, the home side’s third consecutive Championship win at Stade Santander International. Several hours’ incessant rain eased just before kick-off but nevertheless left the pitch muddy and made handling difficult, putting a premium…
The Green and Whites got us underway on a warm November evening on Trentside. However, it was the Pirates who drew first blood. Javier Rojas Alvarez hammered home an early penalty from a long way out to give the visitors an early three-point lead. It wouldn’t take long for Nottingham to get themselves level. At…
Hartpury and Nottingham played out a tight game in appalling conditions at the ALPAS Arena on Friday night. Under the circumstances, neither team could create a try, Hartpury coming out on top thanks to a strong all-round effort from fly-half Joshua Bragman, who landed four out of five penalty kicks on a difficult night. The…
Fijian-born back rower Tui Uru played for National 2 South side Bury St Edmunds for two seasons before making the step up to the top level of English rugby with Northampton Saints. Uru was regular member of the Eastern Counties set-up and played for Ipswich until 2017, also representing England Counties at under-20s level in…
Greene King IPA Championship Rugby returned to the Bay on a bitterly cold Friday evening as the Green and Whites battled for a hard-fought 17-14 victory against London Scottish. A penalty and two successful conversions from Tom Matthews with tries from Luke Peters and Luke Cole sealed a deserved win under the floodlights on Trentside….
Nottingham’s first league game of the 2019/20 season ended with a bonus point victory over new-comers Ampthill. On 8 minutes, when following up a clearance kick, Lynch was adjudged to have dangerously impeded the Nottingham receiver and was given a 10 minute rest in the bin as a result. Further disruption for Ampthill followed in…
Fly-half Tommy Mathews was first picked up by London Irish before moving to Hartpury College and catching the attention of Gloucester. Rising through the Academy ranks with the Cherry & Whites, Mathews represented Gloucester in both the 2018 and 2019 Premiership Rugby Under-18s Academy League finals, locking horns with Leicester Tigers in consecutive seasons. The…
