Premiership
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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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/ 4 years agoQuins ride out Care yellow to sneak win
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........21pts Tries: Heward 18, Vailanu 39, Atkinson 78 Conversions: Smith 18, 39; Searle 78 Harlequins ........29pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond: Sides at the bottom don’t get rub of the green
WORCESTER boss Steve Diamond believed his side should have got something from the game. “We didn’t get the rub of the...
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/ 4 years agoBears pay homage to Lam’s fallen friends
By GARY FITZGERALD Bristol ................31pts Tries: Thacker 15, Frisch 22, Adeolokun 27 Leiua 43 Conversions: Eden 16, 23, 28, 44 Penalties:...
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/ 4 years agoBlackett: We lost the battle up front
LEE Blackett blamed his side’s failure to front up at the breakdown as the reason for losing. The head coach admitted:...
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/ 4 years agoSaints are confident they’ll stop the slide
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens ALEX Mitchell insists Northampton can take their...
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/ 4 years agoWoodburn relishing challenge of unfamiliar territory
By PAUL REES Motivated: Woodburn OLLY Woodburn is intent on making up for lost time after missing 24 matches because of...
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/ 4 years agoWing wizard Harry hungry for long spell of success
By PAUL REES HARRY Potter has lived with remarks about his moniker all his life, but the wing is intent on...
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/ 4 years agoBlack and Ambers hold off Steelmen’s rally
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale...............22 Newport...................29 NEWPORT held off a late rally from Ebbw Vale to solidify their place at...
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/ 4 years agoDean Richards handed three week match-day ban for media comments
Newcastle Falcons Director of Rugby Dean Richards has been banned from any match-day involvement for three weeks following his comments in...
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/ 4 years agoKiran McDonald to join Wasps at the end of the season from Glasgow Warriors
Scottish lock Kiran McDonald will join Wasps at the end of the season from Glasgow Warriors. The 6ft 8in lock was...
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/ 4 years agoItaly scrum-half Callum Braley signs for Northampton Saints
Italian scrum-half Callum Braley has signed for Northampton Saints ahead of the 2022/23 season after making the switch from Italian side...
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/ 4 years agoFormer England and Saracens lock George Kruis retires from rugby
Former Saracens and England forward George Kruis has announced his retirement from all rugby on his 32nd birthday to concentrate on...
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/ 4 years agoExeter snatch victory over 14-man Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle (7) 14Tries: Haydon-Wood, McGuigan Cons: Haydon-Wood 2Exeter (7) 15Tries: Schickerling, Innard Con: J Simmonds Pens: J Simmonds A late Joe...
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/ 4 years agoBlackett delight as Willis return gives Wasps extra edge
A PAIR of England internationals were at the forefront of the action of Harlequins’ victory over Wasps, with Jack Willis’ return...
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/ 4 years agoSharks move up as Saints miss chance
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton....21pts Tries: Augustus 6, Coles 36, Mitchell 42 Conversions: Furbank 7, 36, 45 Sale ....................22pts Tries: Reed 3,...
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/ 4 years agoFurbank right to go for it – Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd backed his team’s decision to kick that last-minute penalty. “They discussed it and George Furbank, in particular,...
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/ 4 years agoVailanu try clinches morale-boosting win
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........19pts Tries: van der Merwe 5, Beck 19, Vailanu 45 Conversions: Smith 5, 19 Bristol ................14pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond: My lads showed real guts
IT was a first win for Worcester’s new director of rugby, Steve Diamond, who believed his side’s determination was the key...
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/ 4 years agoFalcons chase rare double over out-of-sorts Chiefs
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park WITH Champions Cup qualification and the play-offs beyond them...
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/ 4 years agoCapstick still confident Exeter will make the playoffs
By PAUL REES Force: Richard Capstick BRITAIN may have been battered by storms last week, but even though Kingston Park has...
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