Under Sixways’ Friday Night Lights, @WorcsWarriors got back into @Champrugby winning ways, with a 56-28 victory over @AmpthillRufc 📸 Nick B Images/Alamy

Unforced errors and poor discipline proved costly for @WorcsWarriors, edged out 28-25 by an impressive @HartpuryRugby at 4Ed Stadium in @Champrugby 📸 Nick B Images/Alamy

A superb @URCOfficial win on the road for @THESTORMERS , the Capetonians defeating @scarlets_rugby 0-34 at Parc y Scarlets. @SARugbymag 📸 Nick B Images/Alamy

A return to competitive rugby, in front of a capacity Sixways crowd, saw @WorcsWarriors start their @Champrugby campaign with a 29-19 victory over @CoventryRugby @TrustWarriors

At @stonexstadium last night, @NSBSport's 1st XV continued their undefeated start to the season, gradually overhauling @berkhamstedsch's early lead to leave London with a 27-40 victory. The match was live streamed by @nextgenxv 📸 more at https://t.co/BKQAStPMdY

A sensational @premrugby try-fest at a sold-out Franklin’s Gardens this afternoon. In the ultimate ‘game of 2 halves’, @ExeterChiefs recovered from a 33-7 half-time deficit to score 26 unanswered points in the 2nd half against @SaintsRugby FT: 33-33 @OEs_Stratford

In the Ryan Bresnahan Memorial Match, a bumper crowd at @cliftonrugby was treated to a thriller - with @Clifton_College scoring late to edge out @KGSrugby 27-24 - whilst raising vital funds for @alifeforacure. @NextGenXV More 📸 at https://t.co/BKQAStPMdY

On the opening day of @bucssuperrugby, @ExeterUniRFC held off a 2nd half fightback by 14-man @CardiffMetRFC to clinch a 36-32 victory at Topsham Sports Ground. @cardiffmetsport

In a tight final pre-season fixture - in which the handbags-meter indicated it was anything but a friendly - a youthful @ExeterChiefs Select XV took the lead against @CoventryRugby with minutes to spare, holding on to clinch a 35-40 victory. More 📸 at https://t.co/BKQAStPeoq

A couple of my photos from last night's match used in a very positive article in The Telegraph. @TrustWarriors @champrnews @RugbyWorcs @WorcsWarriors I went to Worcester Warriors’ rebirth and found out just what it means

A sold-out Sixways generated an electric atmosphere for @WorcsWarriors' first match at the stadium in almost 3 years. On the field, the fledgling Warriors squad pushed a star-studded @BathRugby hard, eventually succumbing 19-33. @TrustWarriors

Almost exactly 3 years since @WorcsWarriors last hosted a match, a 39-5 @premrugby victory over @falconsrugby, the club welcomes supporters back to Sixways for a pre-season friendly against @BathRugby, ahead of the new @Champrugby campaign. @TrustWarriors 📸 for News Images UK

The annual @KES_SportsDept Benefactors’ matches included a gripping 7-7 draw between the 1st XV and @OEs_Stratford , followed by an entertaining 2-2 tie on the superb new floodlit hockey pitch at Manor Road. More 📸 at https://t.co/BKQAStPeoq @NextGenXV

In a thrilling FA Youth Cup preliminary round tie at Butlin Road, @rugbytown_fc and @studleyfc couldn’t be separated during the 90 mins (1-1), the hosts progressing to the next round via a penalty shoot-out. More 📸 at https://t.co/BKQAStPMdY

In round 2 of the @premrugby PREM Next Gen U18 league, @gloucesterrugby overcame current champions @SaintsRugby 33-7 at 4ED Hartpury Stadium, with @VodafoneUK More 📸 at https://t.co/BKQAStPeoq @NextGenXV @EnglandRugby @HartpuryRugby @SaintsRugbyAcad

Showcasing the depth of emerging talent in the West Midlands, @CoventryRugby U17’s and U18’s notched up victories at Butts Park Arena over their @Champrugby counterparts from @AmpthillRufc. @NextGenXV More📸at https://t.co/BKQAStPeoq

The rebranded @premrugby U18 Academy League, now PREM Next Gen, got underway in sweltering conditions, as @LeicesterTigers and @salesharks went head-to-head at @lborouniversity, followed by a clash between the sides’ U17’s. More 📸 at https://t.co/BKQAStPeoq @NextGenXV

A bumper crowd turned out for the All Star Cricket Match between @MattGFoundation XI and a @KandDCC XI. Spectators were treated to an entertaining T20 contest, whilst raising money to improve the lives of people with Motor Neurone Disease. 📸 for Matt Gallagher Foundation

In the @ECB_cricket Women’s Clubs T20 North Finals at @DenbyCC, 2 fiercely contested matches saw @LeylandCC secure the Plate - with a 5 wicket victory over @BerkswellWomen - and @CopdockOlCC win the Cup, beating @SessayCC by 6 wickets.

The annual @EnglandRugby U18 Men’s Festival, held at @malverncollege, is a wonderful celebration of the sport - played in challenging summer conditions against the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills. 📸 for RFU @nextgenxv