Premiership
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChiefs are fired up to take down the leaders
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Exeter v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park SANTIAGO Grondona is making the most of his time...
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/ 4 years agoTigers come fully loaded with international big guns
Captain: Ellis Genge ENGLAND duo Sam Simmonds and Henry Slade start for Exeter. Scotland captain Stuart Hogg and compatriot Sam Skinner...
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/ 4 years agoSalary cap cuts have left Burrell in limbo
By PAUL REES LUTHER Burrell is one of a number of players who are unsure whether they will be looking for...
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/ 4 years agoJones lets Wizards off hook
Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ..........23 Aberavon ..............24 LLANDOVERY had beaten Aberavon twice in the Premiership Cup West Conference...
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/ 4 years agoWilli Heinz departs Warriors
Former England international Willi Heinz has been released from his contract with Worcester Warriors and will return to his native New...
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/ 4 years agoEffervescent young Saints get seven up
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........35pts Tries: Segun 8, 65; Pifileti 29, Jackson 60, Lewis 73 Conversions: Vunipola 9, 30, 61, 66,...
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/ 4 years agoVukasinovic stars on his return as Wasps sting the reigning champs
By LUKE JARMYN Sale ....................26pts Tries: Taylor 22, Langdon 47, Cliff 71, Metcalf 80 Conversions: Wilkinson 23, Curtis 72, 80+1 Wasps...
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/ 4 years agoBears bully boys smash record score past Bath
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................61pts Tries: Lane 3, Bates 10, Byrne 15, Adeolokon 19, 26; Attwood 34, Kloska 61, Eadie 68,...
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/ 4 years agoTait strikes late to deny Tigers a losing bonus
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Newcastle ........36pts Tries: Earl 22, Kerr 27, Wright 33, Wacokocoke 45, Smith 72, Tait 79 Conversions: Connon 28,...
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/ 4 years agoFive-try Exiles claim their third maximum to march into the semi-finals
By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish ....34pts Tries: Tuisue 9, Willemse 39, Parton 50, Rogerson 62, 78 Conversions: Reid 10, O’Sullivan 40,...
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/ 4 years agoHat-trick hero Max steals win for Chiefs
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................31pts Tries: Teague 4, Norey 20, 38, 76; Southworth 67 Conversions: Walsh 4, 20, 67 Worcester ........29pts...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: We made simple mistakes
EXETER’S director of rugby, Rob Baxter, accepted that the red card was crucial but his side still had their chances to...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester stay top but fail to impress
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........47pts Tries: Nadolo 7, 57; Scott 19, Potter 31, Penalty Try 39, Reffell 52, Ashton 70 Conversions:...
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/ 4 years agoNadolo: I was inspired by mum
NEMANI Nadolo revealed after his man-of-the-match display that he was inspired by his watching mum over from Australia. It was the...
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/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Harlequins charged up for final push before the cavalry returns
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate TABAI Matson is delighted by the way his...
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/ 4 years agoSale cling on to keep play-off hopes alive
By SAM JACKSON Sale ....................26pts Tries: De Klerk 5, MacGinty 25, JP du Preez 39, JL du Preez 44 Conversions: De...
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/ 4 years agoLudlow: We can make top four
LEWIS Ludlow admitted Gloucester missed out on a golden chance to upset Sharks at the AJ Bell Stadium but looked on...
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/ 4 years agoFalcons thwarted by Goode’s masterclass
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ........21pts Tries: McGuigan 4, 53 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 5 Penalties: Haydon-Wood 18, 22, 28 Saracens ..........36pts Tries: Woolstencroft...
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/ 4 years agoWe failed to get to next level -Walder
NEWCASTLE coach Dave Walder admitted they were their the makers of their own downfall. Walder said: “We made life hard for...
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/ 4 years agoSaints aim to buck the trend and make up for their Gloucester nightmare
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Northampton v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens HAVING lost sleep in the wake of last week’s...
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/ 4 years agoHearle’s the hero as Warriors stun Chiefs
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........35pts Tries: Hearle 17, 34, 68, Heward 46, Doel 65 Conversions: Smith 17,34, 46, 65, 68 Exeter...
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/ 4 years agoFormer Springbok scrum-half Louis Schreder joins Bath
Former Springbok scrum-half Louis Schreude will join Bath Rugby at the start of next season. The current Newcastle Falcons scrum-half will...
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/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs boost play-off chances with victory over Sale Sharks
Exeter Chiefs....19 Sale Sharks.....12 Exeter Chiefs continued their play off push as Jacques Vermeulen scored two tries on his return from...
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/ 4 years agoSteelmen run out of steam in second-half
Premiership By DAVID JOHN RGC ........................27 Ebbw Vale ............11 EBBW Vale ran out of luck in the second half after leading...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens triumph in battle of the top dogs
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ..........34pts Tries: Woolstencroft 21, 78, Lewington 31, Maitland 37, Koch 43 Conversions: Lozowski 23, 31, 44 Penalties:...
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/ 4 years agoMcCall enjoys happy return
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall, returning from his break, was impressed by side’s desire. “The level of fight and desire...
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/ 4 years agoBath look to Faletau as Bears lose plot
By GARY FITZGERALD Bath ....................29pts Tries: Rokoduguni 37, Joseph 42, Faletau 46, Cokanasiga 71, De Glanville 80 Conversions: Cipriani 43, 47...
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/ 4 years agoAnother red puts pressure on Lam
PAT Lam choked back the bitter disappointment of a dramatic late derby defeat having endured the sight of wing Siva Naulago’s...
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/ 4 years agoRees-Zammit extends the misery for Saints
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........35pts Tries: Elrington 3, Seabrook 37, Rees-Zammit 63, Penalty Try 67, Socino 76 Conversions: Hastings 3, 37,...
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/ 4 years ago‘Play-off places too close to call’
GLOUCESTER’S head coach, George Skivington, believed the securing of an end of season play-off spot was too close to call. “There’s...
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/ 4 years agoQuins ride out double yellow for bonus win
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins........24pts Tries: Jones 4, Murley 27, 67, Lynagh 31 Conversions: Allan 5, 32 Newcastle ........10pts Tries: Marshall 38...
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/ 4 years agoFalcons rue their failure to execute
HARLEQUINS head coach Tabai Matson said his side rode their luck at times, particularly when they went down to 13 men....
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/ 4 years agoSale aim to stretch unbeaten run to six with rapid winger Reed in red-hot form
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park ALEX SANDERSON is revelling in the form...
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/ 4 years agoKidney keeps cool as Exiles go fourth
By MATTHEW BALDWIN London Irish ....43pts Tries: Creevy 10, 42; Cinti 27, Gonzalez 37, Rona 49, Jackson 56, White 72 Conversions:...
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/ 4 years agoRed card not to blame – Diamond
STEVE Diamond says Duhan van der Merwe’s red card was harsh but refused to blame referee Jack Makepeace for their heavy...
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/ 4 years agoBeetham steers Cardiff to top of the table
Premiership By ALEX JONES Cardiff..............41 Aberavon ........28 JACOB Beetham warmed up for his trip to South Africa with the Cardiff regional...
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/ 4 years agoCarmarthen move into the play-off places
Premiership By ADAM PETERS Carmarthen ........22 Bridgend ..............17 KALLUM Evans struck twice to move Carmarthen Quins up into the play-off places....
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/ 4 years agoInnovative Stuckey secures late win
Premiership By JOHN WILLIAMS Pontypridd ..........19 Merthyr ................17 DALE Stuckey’s quick thinking created a crucial try for Pontypridd and then his...
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/ 4 years agoBath v Bristol preview: Win critical for both teams in West Country derby
Bath and Bristol face off in a West Country derby absolutely critical to both sides as they attempt to continue the...
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/ 4 years agoJoe Marler starts for Harlequins as they host Newcastle Falcons on Friday night
Joe Marler returns to Harlequins starting XV as they look to earn a third-straight Premiership win as they host struggling Newcastle...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPremiership hopefuls dealt huge blow to promotion plans
Premiership promotion hopefuls Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the top flight....
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/ 4 years agoAustralia lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto signs for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have signed Australian international lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto ahead of the 2022/23 season. The 6’6” second row – who clocks...
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/ 4 years agoGloucester stalwart Charlie Sharples retires with immediate effect
Gloucester‘s stalwart winger Charlie Sharples will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. Initially planning on retiring at the end of...
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/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints re-sign prop Ethan Waller
Northampton Saints have re-signed loosehead prop Ethan Waller. The 29-year-old moves back to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens from Worcester Warriors,...
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/ 4 years agoBurns in charge as Leicester march on
By ROGER PANTING Leicester ..........35pts Tries: Van Poortvliet 14, Wiese 22, Liebenberg 51, Porter 74 Conversions: Burns 14, 22, 51 Penalties:...
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/ 4 years agoWe need to learn some serious lessons, says Skivington
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington believed his side needed to learn some serious lessons. “It’s very disappointing and the boys are...
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/ 4 years agoBig Joe’s late show gives Bath a boost
By MIKE SINCLAIR Newcastle ........25pts Tries: McGuigan 5, Collett 28, Peterson 61 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 28, 61 Penalties: Haydon-Wood 17, 38 Bath...
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/ 4 years agoWe gave ball away too often -Walder
WITH Newcastle’s rugby director starting a threematch ban for criticising last weekend’s referee, the only Dean Richards on duty at Kingston...
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/ 4 years agoHonours even as Jackson fires wide
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ....................27pts Tries: D du Preez 38, 55; JL du Preez 44, Reed 60 Conversions: MacGinty 45, 56...
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/ 4 years agoKiss rues costly lapses in discipline
LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss had mixed emotions after missing out on the win. He said: “They’ve got an imposing...
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