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Rugby Notes: European competition won't be welcomed by part-timers

Plans to take the British & Irish Cup to the continent are not so much in their infancy or embryonic, as lacking parents who have actually met.Read

RFU Championship: Moseley 17 Doncaster Knights 15

Moseley steal a crucial win at the end - but they should not feel even slightly sheepish.Read

Moseley: Chevvy targets return to top form; Moseley Rugby Round Up asks "Is top eight still achievable?"

SMALL acorns and all that but there were times during last Sunday’s otherwise nightmarish encounter with Nottingham when Chevvy Pennycook looked something like the player who dragged Moseley to Championship safety last season. Read

Brad Hunt's hat-trick falls flat in Moseley horror show at Nottingham

Brad Hunt’s experience at Meadow Lane can be viewed as a microcosm of his first season at Moseley – lots of positives but many, many negatives.Read

Bees' Ross McMillan seeks another shot at the big time

If anyone has earned a break in rugby it is Bees’ hooker Ross McMillan, with whom the professional game has its jolly japes.Read

Dudley Kingswinford and Bournville prepare to take on division leaders

Despite what the a glance at the top three divisions’ league tables might say, rugby in the West Midlands is alive, kicking and brimming with intriguing sub-plots.Read

RFU Championship: Nottingham 62 Moseley 20

Moseley concede eight tries as they prove beyond any doubt non-contact rugby to be a bad idea.Read

National League One: Birmingham and Solihull Bees 12 Rosslyn Park 59

Birmingham & Solihull Bees struggle to overcome first minute try which turned out to be as ominous as it looked.Read

Moseley coach Maggs calls for supreme effort in battle to survive

Like an optimistic golfer Moseley reach the Championship turn hoping the inward holes will be more kind than the outward.Read

Moseley determined to make the most of December

The feeling that the time for action is nigh has crystallised at Billesley Common in recent weeks with the imminent arrival of a sequence of fixtures that, for good or bad, will shape Moseley’s campaign.Read

Versatility counts against Worcester Warriors forward Chris Jones

Only in the twisted world of sport can the adjective ‘versatile’ be turned into a negative, yet Worcester’s Chris Jones admits his ability to play in more than one position might have counted against him in a career that once promised a barrel-load of England caps.Read

Jon Ford relishing his chance with Birmingham & Solihull Bees

The emergence of Jon Ford as a credible first team player demonstrates Birmingham & Solihull’s policy of recruiting motivated youngsters in preference to more recognised veterans is paying dividends.Read

Rob Connolly confident Birmingham and Solihull Bees have the game to achieve National One safety

Bees flanker Rob Connolly believes the Damson Park strugglers can escape the relegation zone by adopting a back to basics approach.Read

Comment: Bring the England team to Birmingham

One of the favourite causes célèbres of the national press in the last few weeks has been the issue of where the England team should play in the build up to, during and after the 2015 Rugby World Cup.Read

Martin Johnson quits as England's rugby team manager

Martin Johnson has quit as England rugby team manager. Read

National League One: Coventry 29 Birmingham and Solihull Bees 13

COVENTRY made their point in more ways than one against bitter rivals Bees as they coasted to a straightforward victory over their neighbours and secured only their third try bonus of the season in the process.Read

Ollie Thomas becoming Moseley's golden boot

Ever since Ollie Thomas left Moseley for Pirates in 2007 and first returned in October the following year, successive Moseley coaches have seemed reluctant to back what they perceive as his instinctive risk taking. Read

Amlin Challenge Cup: Worcester Warriors 14 Stade Francais 23

What started out as a distant dream before crystalising into a definite possibility ended up in distinct let-down as Worcester opened their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign with a disappointing, pointless defeat.Read

Birmingham and Solihull coach Russell Earnshaw praises centres Jon Ford and Alex White

The presence of Jon Ford and Alex White as Birmingham & Solihull’s centres against Macclesfield on Sunday underlined the change in culture relegation from the Championship has enforced on the Damson Park outfit.Read

New diet taking shape for Worcester Warriors prop Oliver Tomaszczyk

Richard Hill is convinced Oliver Tomaszczyk’s steak eating days are behind him and that the young tighthead is now ready to start making mincemeat of opponents.Read