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Abuse of referees starting to appear in rugby union

The fall-out from Wayne Rooney’s latest outburst has once more seen rugby union compared favourably to its round ball cousin.Read

Rugby Round Up: Bees v Moseley match preview

Rugby correspondent Brian Dick identifies the key areas in the crunch match between Birmingham & Solihull Bees and Moseley.Read

RFU Championship play-offs: Esher 22 Moseley 27

Moseley's victory in this tension-racked relegation play-off goes a long way to securing their place in next year's Championship but the fact they nearly lost it underlines why that status is under threat in the first place. Read

RFU Championship play-offs: Birmingham & Solihull 10 Plymouth Albion 32

Another deflating defeat has left Bees needing a play-off comeback only slightly less remarkable than the one which brought Russell Earnshaw out of his five-day retirement. Read

Moseley flanker Ben Pons warns of relegation pain

Happily for them most Moseley players’ experience of relegation battles are entirely positive. Read

Worcester Warriors' season still going to plan

On its current trajectory the season no-one at Worcester wanted might just turn out to be one of the best things that ever happened to some of the younger Warriors.Read

Coventry and Stourbridge sitting comfortably in National One

A National One season that has oscillated between ominous and promising for the two West Midlands participants finally seems to have settled into one of mid-table comfort.Read

Rugby Notes: Worcester head coach Richard Hill right to cherry pick Championship talent

During his tenure at Bristol Richard Hill built his reputation on finding rough diamonds in the Championship and polishing them into gems worthy of the Premiership.Read

Plymouth Albion 35 Birmingham & Solihull 24: Match report

BIRMINGHAM-SOLIHULL slipped to the bottom of their relegation play-off pool with defeat at Brickfields last night.Read

Moseley 41 Esher 17: Brian Dick's match report

BRILLIANT back rower Chevvy Pennycook has called for a repeat performance when rejuvenated Moseley make the return trip to Esher next weekend.Read

Worcester Warriors promotion the priority for hat-trick hero Miles Benjamin

All the talk at Sixways this week has been about a hat-trick of hat-tricks as red-hot wing Miles Benjamin prepares to write his name into club folklore.Read

Rugby Notes: Time to sort out the scrum and breakdown

Having just watched a thrilling, if slightly Keystone Cops-like, Birmingham derby in which ten tries were scored and the lead changed hands six times, it might seem like an odd juncture to grumble about rugby union as a spectacle capable of attracting bums to seats.Read

Bees coach Russell Earnshaw speaks out over scrum chaos

Russell Earnshaw has expressed his concern that it will take a serious injury before the current ‘mess’ around the scrum is sorted out.Read

Three defeats in a row could be fatal, Mason warns Moseley

Neil Mason has warned Moseley that they cannot afford to replicate their start to last year’s play-off campaign and expect the same outcome.Read

Preparation not to blame for defeat, says Moseley coach Smith

Moseley head coach Ian Smith has rejected claims that his side did not do their homework before Saturday’s relegation play-off against Birmingham & Solihull Bees.Read

RFU CHAMPIONSHIP - Relegation play-offs: Moseley 34 Birmingham & Solihull 38

For the second year running Moseley will have to scrape themselves from the depths of despair if they are to avoid relegation to the community game. Read

Rugby Notes: Still plenty of time for twists in the play-off tale

If I had a pound for every time a coach or player had told me it is vital to start the play-offs well and imperative to win home games, I’d have at least enough to pay the parking fee at Birmingham & Solihull. Read

Worcester Warrior Andy Goode hails Jonny Arr's Premiership quality

Andy Goode has warned former and future team-mate Shaun Perry he must not arrive at Worcester assuming he will be first-choice scrum-half.Read

Dudley Kingswinford coach Jon Higgins calls for perfection

While one of his former clubs toils away against relegation and another hovers non-committally in mid-table, Jon Higgins’ current team are in the midst of a remarkable season.Read

RFU Championship: Birmingham and Solihull Bees 22 Esher 30

There was no sense of crisis at the end of this most unsatisfying opening to Bees' play-off campaign, just a feeling of intense disappointment and perhaps a hint of unfolding drama.Read