Gary Heatly speaks to those who worked alongside Johnny Matthews at former club Boroughmuir to reflect on a Scotland debut he will never forget.

Wasps' administration left the promising prop without a club but having moved to Sale Sharks - and experienced the National Leagues - Opoku-Fordjour is thriving.

Sedgley Park's title-winning forward Beltus Nonleh has signed a professional contract with Northampton Saints ahead of the 2023/24 season.

The 22-year-old broke the National Two North record for the most tries scored by a single player in a campaign.

In the build up to this game, the Tigers Matt Riley tweeted that playing at Wharfedale was like playing on the set of Emmerdale.

Opening fixtures of National League Rugby and here's the match winning try from Sedgley Park Tigers versus Caldy. Having lost to Caldy twice last season, Sedgley Park were looking to put that record behind them.

At the end of WW2 the US set about delivering The Marshall Plan to assist in rebuilding Europe. Old Albanian’s clearly had their very own plan to take them out of National 2 South and back to National 1. At the head of the plan, Head Coach, James Shannahan.

Eight months on from the start of the 2015/16 campaign and it comes down to this in National Two; Which side will be joining Cambridge and Macclesfield in National One next season?

A mass of mini and junior Tigers greeted both teams onto the field in this National 2 North encounter and at the end of the game it was the Tigers celebrating a bonus try win.

Despite having games in hand and being second placed in National 2 North Sedgley Park Tigers have had a torrid three weeks with games against Caldy, Stourbridge and this weekend Otley. Saturday’s game finished 27-26 to the Tigers.

The National Leagues are a hot bed of young rugby talent and whilst the crowds are not as large as Premiership Rugby, it is clear that there are community clubs creating a platform for English Rugby.

Johnny Matthews believes Sedgley Park are ‘100 per cent’ still in a title race in National Two North as they prepare to host Otley this weekend at Park Lane.

Rain has had a huge influence on rugby in the North of England over the past 5 weeks. Clubs in Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire have seen their grounds flooded.

Not surprisingly the New Year fixture played at Sedgley Park was under rain and lights and it was South Leicester who ran out the winners.

A year of rugby is coming to an end but the rugby community come together across the country at all different levels to celebrate.

Sedgley Park closed the gap to three points at the top of National Two North as they beat leaders Macclesfield 12-27 after a superb second half display.

So after many years in National 3 the team from Welford Road, Leicester – that’s South Leicester RUFC not Leicester Tigers made their home debut in National 2N.

The game of the season for many Sedgley Park Tigers supporters saw their team take on league leaders Hull Ionians and produce a performance worthy of a higher league.

Birmingham and Solihull Bees had their backs to thank for a 22-17 National League 2 North victory over Sedgley Park Tigers.

Sedge travelled south battered and bruised from last week’s encounter against high flyers Ampthill, to Leicester Lions; who not only pummelled Sedge last time out but were in top form having just beaten Ampthill.