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Blues maintain proud Pink Day tradition with win over Winchester

James McAvoy hailed his side’s belief as Newbury Blues maintained their proud unbeaten Pink Day tradition with a win over high-flying Winchester.

Newbury mark 25 years of women’s rugby with momentous win over rivals

Newbury Ladies marked 25 years of women’s rugby at the club with a much-needed 36-5 win over rivals Reading Abbey.

Slow-starting Blues suffer ninth defeat in 10 with loss at London Irish Wild Geese

Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy admitted his side are struggling with confidence following their ninth defeat in 10 games.

McAvoy breathes a sigh of relief after Salisbury success

Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy breathed a sigh of relief after his side ended a run of defeats with an 18-14 win over Salisbury.

Hassell-Collins confident Leicester are heading in the right direction

Leicester Tigers winger Ollie Hassell-Collins is confident his new side are heading in the right direction despite Saturday’s defeat to Leinster.

McAvoy takes positives from improved performance in Guildford defeat

Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy feels his side are edging closer to a much-needed victory despite falling to a 21-7 defeat to Guildford.

Ladies end run of six straight defeats with Sutton stalemate

Newbury Blues Ladies ended a run of six consecutive defeats with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Sutton and Epsom.

Girls’ rugby team breaks new ground

It has been a momentous time for girls’ rugby in the area after Hungerford and Thatcham merged to form West Berkshire Warriors.

Newbury fall to battling defeat against Henley

Both of Newbury’s women’s teams returned from the winter break on an action-packed Sunday at Monks Lane.

Controversial refereeing decision denies Blues in Chichester defeat

James McAvoy admits he’s not “overly concerned” about the threat of relegation following Newbury Blues’ controversial 26-22 defeat to Chichester.

Wimborne inflict more woe on out-of-sorts Blues

Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy is thinking of the big picture after his side slipped to a fifth successive defeat, losing 48-24 to Wimborne.

Hassell-Collins is loving life at Leicester

Ollie Hassell-Collins is settling into life at new club Leicester after Tigers opened their Premiership account with a late win over leaders Bath.

No knee-jerk reaction from McAvoy

Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy wants to bring the feel-good factor back to Monks Lane following his side’s bruising 40-0 defeat to Witney.

Blues battle hard against league leaders Thurrock

There was no disgrace in Newbury Blues Ladies’ 37-3 defeat at the hands of unbeaten Championship South leaders Thurrock at the weekend.

McAvoy rues mistakes as Blues beaten by leaders Jersey

Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy felt mistakes in key moments cost his side as they lost 47-5 at home to unbeaten league leaders Jersey.

Mixed weekend for Newbury ladies teams

It was a mixed weekend for the Newbury ladies teams, with the first XV falling to defeat against Beckenham but the second XV beating Farnham.

McAvoy says Blues will learn from Tottonians defeat

Newbury Blues slipped to a second successive defeat at the weekend as they were beaten 29-10 at home to Tottonians.

Blues struggle to contend with heavyweight Winchester

Newbury Blues coach James McAvoy is confident his side can compete with the league’s most physical sides despite a bruising defeat at Winchester.

Newbury let lead slip at London Irish

Newbury Blues Ladies were unable to capitalise on an early lead as they slipped to a battling 36-17 defeat against London Irish in West London.

Blues battle to first Championship win over rivals

Newbury Blues Ladies battled to a first win of their Women’s Championship South season, beating local rivals Reading Abbey 24-5 on their own turf.

Blues edge past in-form Irish

Three penalties from skipper Dan Thorne, including a match-winning 74th minute kick, helped Newbury Blues edge past in-form London Irish Wild Geese.

Rugby

Blues maintain proud Pink Day tradition with win over Winchester

Newbury mark 25 years of women’s rugby with momentous win over rivals

Newbury mark 25 years of women’s rugby with momentous win over rivals

Slow-starting Blues suffer ninth defeat in 10 with loss at London Irish Wild Geese

Slow-starting Blues suffer ninth defeat in 10 with loss at London Irish Wild Geese

McAvoy breathes a sigh of relief after Salisbury success

McAvoy breathes a sigh of relief after Salisbury success

Hassell-Collins confident Leicester are heading in the right direction

Hassell-Collins confident Leicester are heading in the right direction

McAvoy takes positives from improved performance in Guildford defeat

McAvoy takes positives from improved performance in Guildford defeat

Ladies end run of six straight defeats with Sutton stalemate