Rugby Union

Sale Sharks starlet Raffi Quirke is back in the starting line-up for tonight's clash with London Irish, for his first game since April following his hamstring injury. With a one hundred percent record in the league so far, Sale...

Caldy RFC beat Sale FC 13-9 to clinch the National League 1 title to be promoted to the RFU Championship for the first time in their history. It was a tough game for Caldy but they prevailed late on. The 2nd team also featured before hand winning infatically 68-0.

Liverpool St Helen’s powered past lowly Ormskirk to win 81-10 in the ADM Championship. On a sunny day in St Helen’s, Liverpool stamped their authority on their opponents from the get-go as they scored tries through Jake Dickinson (5) , Dave Cuncliffe (2), Connor Thompson (2), George Gates (2), Matty Johnson, and John Romano.

England entertain Ireland with both hoping to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive this weekend. Meanwhile, Wales look to end France's Grand Slam hopes in Cardiff on Friday as the competition reaches the business end at the Principality and Twickenham.

Liverpool Collegiate slumped to five league defeats in a row as they were beaten 31-7 by Widnes in the ADM Premier Division. Collegiate, hosting the game at Liverpool Cricket Club, gave their title-chasing opponents Widnes a competitive match all game but were blown away by a flurry of tries in each half.

Rugby Union is a game of point scoring. Five points for a try - potentially seven with the conversion - as three points via penalty kicks or drop-goals. It's a sport set up for a points fest. But not when Southport met Preston Grasshoppers!

Sale’s Manu Tuilagi has returned to the England starting 15 as Eddie Jones named his team to take on Wales on Saturday. Courtney Lawes comes back in to the team, taking over the captaincy from Tom Curry.

In 2016 Liverpool Tritons RUFC became the first inclusive rugby union team in Merseyside, creating a welcoming home for those in the LGBT community.  The current Chairperson of the club Mike Turner has been there from the start and has been a key figure in the running of the club ever since.

Sale’s Tom Curry has become the youngest England test captain since Will Carling after being named as captain to take on Scotland this Saturday. Eddie Jones’ 23 blends experience with young talent.

Wirral 2nd XV continued their unbeaten start to the season with a narrow 8-3 victory away at Birkenhead Park Wanderers. The visitors are the only side in the division to still boast a 100% win record.