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• 1st XV v Nottingham
  With John Cannon, Brad Hunt and Michael Wood all injured, the back line has a very unfamiliar look to it for Friday night's trip to Beeston. Russel Earnshaw also misses the date as he is travelling ba...
• 11th December Match News
  The Colts will play an international friendly against Livorno, Italy, on Sunday 11th Decemver with a 12.30pm kick off. Livorno are also bringing an Under 17 team and that match will start at 11.00am...
• Nottingam on Friday
  League action resumes with our away match at Nottingham this weekend which is being played on Friday evening with a 7.30pm kick off. According to the Nottingham website there is no longer any match d...
• 2nd XV v Nottingham
  The 2nd team are at home on Saturday v Nottingham with a 2.30pm kick off at Castle Park....
• New Club Appointment
  Tom Ryder appointed as Community Development Manager at Doncaster Doncaster Rugby Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Ryder, aged 22, to head the Community programme at the club....
• Demons match OFF
  Huddersfield Ladies have cried off, unable to raise a team, so today's match is postponed....
• Phoenix out of Trophy
  Phoenix went out of the Yorkshire Silver Trophy in a narrow defeat at Hullensians Saturday....
• 2nd XV match OFF
  Halifax have cried off Saturday lunchtime allowing no time to rearrange anything! Sorry!!...
• This weekend's action
  With the 1st XV enjoying a break this weekend, the 2nds are in the limelight with a home match in N2C against Halifax at 2.30pm Saturday. (NOTE - MATCH OFF)The Dragons are also at home against the Pho...
• 2nd XV this Saturday
  The 2nd XV are at home on Saturday in a N2C league match. Kick off at Castle Park is at the usual time of 2.30pm....
• Colts out of National Cup
  Doncaster's young Colts side went out 16-15 to an older and bigger Sandal side. Trailing all the game, they got in front with 3 minutes to play only to lose out to a last second drop goal!...
• Rotherham 25 Doncaster 19
  With a half time lead of 19-6 Doncaster looked the only winners but Rotherham fought back after the break to score 19 unanswered points and leave Doncaster with just the losing bonus point for their e...
• This weekend's action
  Action this weekend saw the Colts lose 16-15 away at Sandal in the National Colts Cup on Sunday. On Saturday, The Dragons were away at Huddersfield YMCA and Phoenix won 20-5 away at Hessle. Phoenix 2...
• 2nds go down to Rotherham
  A very good game of rugby warmed up a cold evening for the 300 or so spectators. The Rotherham team played more like a unit than the home side, who were overpowered at scrum, lost too many of their ow...
• 1st XV away at Rotherham
  Pieter Muller makes just the one change to the team that started against Newbury last week, with John Cannon back from international duty to play at centre. The team is: J Boden, D Van Vuuren, J Canno...
• 2nd XV v Rotherham
  The Team for Thursday Night's " N2C Top Of The Table " clash at Castle Park against Rotherham is as follows: Craig Deakin James Rothwell Stevie Meyer Duncan Murray Dan Brookfield Rob Liley Dan Stor...
• Rotherham ticket link
  We are told that there are very few tickets available now for seats at Clifton Lane next Saturday. Those that remain can be bought on line at www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/matchtickets  Standing room ...
• Doncaster win with spirit
  The Doncaster spirit returned at Castle Park as Doncaster toppled fifth placed Newbury by 26-16. Steve Barretto scored his first try for the club: John Boden also touched down; and the Supporters' Clu...
• 2nd XV V Rotherham
  The 2nd XV N2C match v Rotherham will now be played next THURSDAY evening at Castle Park with a 7.30pm kick off. We apologise for the date changes this week - originally it was scheduled for Wednesday...
• Weekend's Results
  The Colts had a 23-0 win against Huddersfield on Sunday. Saturday action saw the Dragons win 39-22 at Hull Ionians, and Phoenix win 38-6 against Halifax Vandals to go second in Yorkshire 4....
• Newbury match preview
  Doncaster will be hoping to make it three home wins in a row, and move a few places up the table, when they play host to Newbury who were promoted alongside Doncaster last season in which the Castle P...
• International Call Up
  John Cannon has been called up to earn his 29th cap for Canada this weekend, against France in Nantes, and will miss the match against Newbury. The club congratulates John on his achievement....
• Injuries update
  Llyr Lane has broken bones in his ankle at Redruth and will be out for about six weeks. Luke Nabarro has had reconstructive surgery on a shoulder and is expected to be out for three months. On th...
• National Colts Cup Draw
  The draw for the next round of the National Colts Cup gives Doncaster a further incentive to beat Sandal on 20 November. The winner gets a home draw against either Moortown or Middlesbrough in the rou...
• News of Rob Liley
  Rob Liley expects to start his comeback this weekend. He has made good progress since breaking ankle bones pre season at Sale Sharks....
• "Dire" loss at Redruth!
  Doncaster went down 18-11 at Redruth in a performance decscribed as dire in which too many players weren't bothered. The weak team selected just wasn't good enough - a wasted weekend for all who made ...
• Team v Redruth
  Doncaster set off midday Friday for the long haul to Cornwall for the Powergen Trophy match. Pieter Muller is giving opportunities to several squad members and trying out a new combo at 10 and 15. The...
• This weekend's action
  With the 1st XV at Redruth and no 2nd XV match, Saturday's action is provided by the Dragons v Hull Vikings and Phoenix v Knaresborough (Silver Trophy) both with 2.15pm home kick offs. On Sunday the D...
• Under 21s v Hallam Uni
  The Doncaster Under 21 Academy XV had a 50-7 win on Thursday night under the Castle Park lights in an 8 try performance. Try scorers were Dan Storey (2), Kyle Billam, Rory Van Deventer, James Rothwell...