Nottingham Rugby’s difficult start to 2019 continued in Richmond on Saturday afternoon when they were beaten 31-10 by London Scottish. The loss leaves Neil Fowkes’ men without a win in four matches, as his side struggles with several injuries in key positions. Nottingham, who nearly upset league leaders London Irish the week before, broke the…
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Despite losing, last week’s two-point performance against league leaders London Irish has given Nottingham Rugby a confidence boost ahead of this weekend’s clash with London Scottish. The Green and Whites showed their character to bounce back from a heavy defeat in Jersey to nearly cause an upset against Irish, who won by six points at…
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confirmed that the Championship Cup tackle height trial will not continue for the knockout stages of the competition, which begin on Saturday 2 February. As a result, match officials will revert to the original application of Law 9.13 for the knockout fixtures, with the definition of a high tackle moving back to…
Players will have the opportunity to learn from the world’s best kicking coaches next month when Nottingham Rugby hosts workshops from the School of Kicking. Created by legendary kicking coach Dave Alred, the mastermind behind world class players Jonny Wilkinson and Jonny Sexton and kicking coach for the Queensland Reds, the School of Kicking’s mission…
Nottingham Rugby put in a valiant performance in Friday night’s 29-35 loss to league leaders London Irish at The Bay. A crisp January evening set the scene for a heated and even match that left the Green and Whites thinking what might have been had they taken their chances. The opening stages belonged to away…
After a tough defeat to Jersey last week, Nottingham Rugby face the challenge of league leaders London Irish this Friday night at The Bay, kick off 7:45pm. Injuries decimated Neil Fowkes’ options at second row at the Stade Santander, with Llewelyn Jones and Sam Lewis forced to leave the field while club captain Tom Holmes,…
PREMIERSHIP Rugby may be ‘at war’ with the sport’s governing body, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) over promotion and relegation but Nottingham Rugby chairman Alistair Bow says he will not stand back and allow his club to be ‘bullied’ out of the opportunity to play in English rugby’s top flight. The ring-fencing debate is nothing…
A bright start from the Green and Whites was tarnished by injury troubles that led to a difficult 41-16 loss in Jersey on Saturday 12 January. Nottingham had established an early lead through the boot of the Championship’s leading point scorer Shane O’Leary. Three penalties in fifteen minutes put the away team in a strong…
Nottingham Rugby are back in action this weekend when they face Jersey Reds at the Stade Santander on Saturday 12 January in the Greene King IPA Championship. Bolstered by the arrival of dual registered prop Owen Hills, winger Tom Varndell and lock Sam Lewis, the Green and Whites will be expecting a difficult test against…
Applications are now being taken for the Nottingham Rugby Academy trails on Sunday 20th January 2019. The aim of The Academy is to provide the highest quality training experience whilst playing a small number of games during the season against other high-quality opposition. The trials will take place at Nottingham Rugby, 1 Holme Road, West…