Premiership
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English Championship
/ 3 years ago16-try Bristol go on a spree to demolish Cambridge
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................98pts Tries: Thacker 4, 19, 35, Lane 10, 47, Bradbury 12, Caulfied 15, Thomas 24, 51, 60,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFalcons call up young guns for Caldy clash
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Newcastle v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Kingston Park Ready to go: Ben Douglas makes his first start...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoBunker system may expand to other contests
It was always going to be a World Cup in which discipline would be crucial with a zero tolerance on head...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath bank on Russell class
Premiership team-by-team previews: Bath Bath finished last season with four consecutive victories, their best run for three years. They scored 175...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam puts his faith in Vakatawa to fire Bears
Premiership team-by-team previews: Bristol Bears HOW do you replace Semi Radradra? By signing Virimi Vakatawa, the France centre who was forced...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBaxter out to rebuild again
Premiership team-by-team previews: Exeter Chiefs The summer marked a reset for Exeter following the departure of a number of players who...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMercer the man to power Gloucester
Premiership team-by-team previews: Gloucester Gloucester started last season in the fast lane and finished it spluttering along in the hard shoulder...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins hope to keep it smooth
Premiership team-by-team previews: Harlequins When Quins won the title in 2020-21, they finished the season strongly to make up for a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcKellar’s putting pieces into place
Premiership team-by-team previews: Leicester Tigers The Tigers did well to reach the play-offs last season after losing head coach Steve Borthwick...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCodling knows it will be tough
Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints have to nail it away from home
Premiership team-by-team previews: Northampton There was a point last season where Northampton looked as if they could qualify for the play-offs...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSale need to seize the day
Premiership team-by-team previews: Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson has pushed his players to their physical and mental limits this season after they...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaracens will still be the team to beat
Premiership team-by-team previews: Saracens THE champions have been denuded by the World Cup and will start their Premiership campaign with nine...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoRFU must provide a pathway for everyone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, who would have believed it? One of the best teams in...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoChawatama so happy at Quins
By BEN JAYCOCK When the news broke that London Irish were to go into administration, Lovejoy Chawatama drove his family to...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoThis is no way to run a pro sport – Halliday
By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday says the decision of Jersey Reds to go into administration, while criticising the RFU leadership for...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago24-team World Cup would suit MacGinty
By PAUL REES AJ MacGinty is pumped to fire Bristol’s potent back division this season, but after having a rare full...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFeyi-Waboso determined to find his feet at Exeter
By PAUL REES Manny Feyi-Waboso is determined to establish himself at Exeter this season after a turbulent start to the 20-year-old’s...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoThe Tank ready to roll for Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE Thomas du Toit remains on standby for the Springboks but, for now, his focus is on quickly learning...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa
By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoI’m going to give Sarries everything, says Willis
By PAUL REES Tom Willis aims to take the positives from his failed attempt to prove his World Cup credentials to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPepper: I like to cause some chaos
By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic Cummings would definitely have needed his eyes testing had he gone to Barnard Castle and not seen...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNottingham cash in on Coventry mistakes
By LUKE JARMYN Coventry...........33pts Tries: Anstey 13, Nkwocha 20, Mitchell 26, Kvesic 46, Martin 59 Conversions: Mitchell 14, 21, 27, 47...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBears pacy attack proves too much for Knights
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........41pts Tries: Davey 13, 80; Holden 25, Doughty 40, Davidson 45, Ehizode 58 Conversions: Olver 13, 40,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPowell runs the show for Tigers
■By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ........................ 60pts Newcastle.........................7pts Tries: Liebenberg 3, 58; Clare 9, 36; Powell 18, 39; Porter 25, van Wyk...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBarton in control as Gloucester find groove
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury............14pts Tries: Denty 1 Penalties: Bazalgette 56, 58 Drop Goals: Bazalgette 31 Gloucester .......40pts Tries: Blake 21, 37;...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSanderson happy to see Sharks turn screw
By JOHN LYON Caldy.................... 7pts Connor Wilkinson 45 Conversions: Barker 45 Sale ................... 24pts Tries: JL Du Preez 5, 35; Dugdale...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGrimoldby on target to guide Blues past Ampthill
By BEN WHITE Ampthill............19pts Tries: Bacon 8, Bracken 23, Morris 43 Conversions: Parks 24, 44 Bedford ............ 24pts Tries: Conway 38,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFreeman finds his form to lead the Saints fightback
■By TOM VICKERS Northampton................... 43pts Tries: Freeman 20, 47, 68, E Waller 28, Davison 35, Langdon 55, Seabrook 66 Conversions: Smith...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling prove too much for Cambridge to handle
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ....... 17pts Tries: Hanks 23, Veness 47 Conversions: James 24, 48 Penalty: James 36 E Trailfinders ..52pts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAnyanwu: Joseph will be a big star at The Stoop
■By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Quins v Saracens Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, The Stoop WILL Joseph makes his second appearance for Harlequins at...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoVintcent looking good for Exeter
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ..........................47pts Tries: Vintcent 16, 42, 56; Relton 24, Armstrong 40, Snow 72, Burrows 78 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 18,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCabango on song to help Cardiff see off Scarlets
URC Friendlies THEO Cabango scored two tries as Cardiff beat Scarlets 21-12. In front of 4,289 fans, new head coach Matt...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoPrem Cup shows the sham of no relegation
NICK CAIN The early rounds of the new Premiership Cup has shown the RFU-endorsed ring-fencing of English rugby’s top league to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoReid aims to be Bath enforcer
By JON NEWCOMBE Miles Reid is looking to raise his game to new heights and play the role of Bath’s enforcer in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoOld boy Catt in line for Bath approach
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Mike Catt could be offered the chance to return to Bath if the Springboks come...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench keen to recruit yet more
The exodus of players from England and Wales to France is set to continue next summer, with one source claiming as...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBath run rings around Scottish
By NATHAN EDWARDS Bath ..............................47pts Tries: Annett 8, Hennessey 20, Cloete 35, Lee-Warner 66, Penalty 69, de Glanville 74, 76 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPirates put on a show to demolish Cambridge
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ....... 17pts Tries: Hema 4, Caven 14, Dawson 76 Conversion: James 5 Cornish Pir ...... 64pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNewcastle on top after Radwan races home
Newcastle........23pts Tries: Radwan 15, Penalty 28 Conversions: Connon 16 Penalties: Connon 31, 59, 61 Sale .................... 10pts By LUKE JARMYN Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGloucester hold off Harlequins fightback
By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester .......25pts Tries: Reeves 4, Jones 10, Morris 17 Conversions: Evans 11, 18 Penalties: Evans 16, Evans 68...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoExeter’s ‘golden 20 minutes’ leaves Jersey struggling
By TOM INNES Jersey ............ 22pts Tries: Van Breda 2, Sullivan 41, McHenry 73 Conversions: Bennett 2, Barton 73 Penalties: Bennett 12...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSaracens break their Cup duck with dominant display
By EDDIE MCATEER Saracens ..........73pts Tries: Lewington 7, Segun 12, Knight 28, 52; Van Zyl 33, 47, Penalty 40, Woolstencroft 41,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling hang on to deny Doncaster in day of drama
By ALEX REED Ealing................ 34pts Tries: Holmes 17, Bird-Tulloch 27, O’Brien 34, Cornish 49, Smid 68 Conversions: Shingler 18, 35, 50...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoMitchell hits high notes to keep Cov on front foot
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury Uni .... 19pts Tries: Short 63, Penalty 73, Crane 79 Conversions: Chamberlain 64 Coventry ...........35pts Tries: Titherington...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIbitoye steals it for Bears in a thriller
By TOM VICKERS Bristol .............................. 39pts Tries: Thacker 8, Caulfield 12, Bates 30, Marmion 66, Ibitoye 78 Conversions: MacGinty 8, 12,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBattling Bedford come out on the right side after Caldy dogfight
By DAVID ROBINSON Bedford .............32pts Tries: Adamson 28, King 33, Conway 43, Venter 53 Conversions: Maisey 29, 44, 54 Penalties: Maisey...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoShillcock lives his dream of being a Tiger
By JON NEWCOMBE It's been a long time coming but Jamie Shillcock has finally experienced the joy of running out at...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGrayson aiming to march on at Saints
By PAUL REES James Grayson is one of the longest serving players in the Northampton squad and intends to use that...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMauling by Chiefs will motivate us says Lam
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bristol v Ealing Today. Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL face ambitious Ealing Trailfinders at Ashton Gate today with Pat...
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