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Tributes to former Worcester Warriors coach John Brain May 28 2012

Tributes have been paid to former Worcester Warriors coach John Brain who died suddenly at the weekend, aged 51. Read

New Moseley lock Liam Mather determined to make an impact May 24 2012

Liam Mather is coming to Moseley confident he can step up a level and fill the void left in the Red and Black pack.Read

Coventry wing Ben Toft claims RFU Championship has become less attractive to players May 24 2012

New Coventry wing Ben Toft believes the Championship is losing its lustre and is becoming less attractive to play in.Read

Relegation trap door must remain in Premiership, says Worcester's Richard Hill May 10 2012

It is with a rueful smile and air of reluctance that Richard Hill admits relegation from the Aviva Premiership should be retained and that ring-fencing is not the way forward for the club game.Read

James Rodwell calls on England to overcome New Zealand hurdle in Marriott London Sevens May 10 2012

Where ever an Englishman looks in the rugby world there is usually something or somebody from New Zealand impeding his progress.Read

Worcester Warriors impress in Premiership, but it could have been better May 10 2012

Any negative assessment of Worcester’s season, which ended in pretty lackadaisical circumstances at Franklin’s Gardens last weekend, flirts with churlishness.Read

England Sevens coach Russell Earnshaw outlines task facing former Moseley back rower Mike Ellery May 10 2012

England Sevens coach Russell Earnshaw has painted a stark picture of the challenge facing Mike Ellery if he is to make an impact on the IRB circuit next season.Read

Aviva Premiership: Northampton Saints 42 Worcester Warriors 14 May 05 2012

WORCESTER used the final day of this season to find out just how much work they have to do between now and the first game of the next as Richard Hill's remodelled team presented him with more questions than answers.Read

Brian Dick selects his Birmingham Post XV of the season May 03 2012

The growing disparity in league status between the West Midlands’ leading rugby clubs has made setting the parameters for this year’s Birmingham Post Midlands XV a difficult exercise.Read

Moseley on the march in style thanks to Kevin Maggs Apr 26 2012

Only the passage of time will determine whether the 2011-12 Championship season turned out to be a pivotal one in club history or just the latest chapter in Moseley’s never-ending battle to retain their second tier status.Read

Michael Ellery enjoys going out at the top with Moseley Apr 26 2012

It wasn’t exactly one of his best, nor delivered in the happiest of circumstances but Michael Ellery still had cause to enjoy the try that saw him finish as Moseley’s leading scorer.Read

Kai Horstmann challenges Worcester Warriors to find consistency Apr 26 2012

Sixways stalwart Kai Horstmann, whose Worcester career ends with the final match of the season at Northampton next week, has challenged the men he leaves behind to become an established Premiership force.Read

Sutton Coldfield, Bournville and Handsworth look to end season with silverware Apr 26 2012

Sutton Coldfield go in search of an unlikely double when they play rampant Rugby Lions in the final of the Warwickshire Cup on Saturday.Read

RFU Championship Play-Offs: Plymouth Albion 54 Moseley 24 Apr 22 2012

Moseley begged the indulgence of the supporters who made the 400-mile round trip to Brickfields by finishing their Championship programme in vaudevillian style.Read

Moseley's Michael Maltman prepares for new career in IRB Rugby Sevens Apr 20 2012

Michael Maltman’s teaching qualification will come in handy when he meets Moseley team-mate Mike Ellery on the IRB Sevens circuit.Read

Adam Caves reveals how 'video nasties' improved Moseley's game Apr 19 2012

Moseley Supporters’ Player of the Year Adam Caves has revealed how Kevin Maggs’s video nasties inspired the Red and Blacks to Championship safety.Read

Worcester Warriors lead training session at Upton-upon-Severn RFC Apr 19 2012

Worcester’s Alex Grove, Errie Claasens and Rob Wood were at Upton-upon-Severn Rugby Club last week to lead a specialist training session after the club was announced as a winner of the QBE Rugby Pro competition.Read