Club Rugby
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoInspirational Gregory adds to the misery for Field
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................6 2 Huddersfield.......... 19 CAPTAIN Ben Gregory inspired Fylde to their biggest win of the season with a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard on target to edge hosts home
By RORY MORROW Lymm........................ 31 Hull Ionians............ 30 LYMM earned maximum points as a fourtry display edged them past a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDazzling Dale on song to win again
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............35 Hull.............................. 6 WHARFEDALE played some scintillating rugby to take the five points against the team one position...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoProud Poole confident Rotherham on the rise
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Only two decades ago, Rotherham Titans were competing in the Premiership, and boasting stars like Samoa star Mike...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBorne’s early blitz helps to sink the visitors
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 45 O Redcliffians.26 FIVE first-half tries scored before conditions deteriorated put Camborne in the driving seat in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter claim the student honours
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................40 Loughborough S.... 31 EXETER University beat Loughborough in the battle of the students. Exeter started off...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate Gamble try seals tense tussle
By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............32 Bournville............... 16 NEWPORT just had enough in the end for Bournville. The hosts took the lead...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders too strong for lively Luctonians
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............... 17pts Luctonians........ 15pts THE in-form Luctonians arrived undefeated at Shaftesbury Park. And the early indications suggested...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOrmsby makes it uncomfortable visit for Dudley
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.......................45 Dudley K..................... 7 CLIFTON welcomed their Black Country opponents to Station Road for the first time –...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets stung by late penalty try
By BEN JACOBS Hornets.....................36 Redruth....................38 A LATE penalty try sealed Redruth’s first back-to-back wins this season, lifting them into the top...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPack power holds key for Hinckley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 10 Hinckley..................22 WET conditions, and a greasy surface, meant the game was punctuated by knock-ons and dropped...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLife’s so good for Grimes as Lucs make a positive mark
By BEN CONEYBEARE With an utterly faultless seven-game run to begin the National Two West season, it is difficult to resist...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBack to school challenge for former Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Sale Sharks Steve Hanley and Joe Clark are leading the Trafford Schools Rugby initiative that launched last...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDramatic finale as Esher oust Oaks
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 18 Esher.........................22 ESHER scored two late tries to come from behind and snatch an away victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury cut loose for eye-catching win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............49 Worthing.................. 12 BURY St Edmunds racked up a convincing victory over a Worthing side hampered...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBenning bags winner as Dons suffer a late blow
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H.............23pts Wimbledon....... 19pts Flying high: Left, Hawks full back Toby Evans on the attack and right, Will...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMacmillan clinches derby victory over gutsy Park
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............25 Westcombe P......... 19 CANTERBURY fought back from a half-time deficit to edge to victory against battling visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders rocked as Barnes go top
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..................11 Barnes......................28 BARNES bossed an attritional tussle against Guernsey to pick up a victory that returned them to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing’s crowning glory for Dorking
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 10 Dorking.....................23 DORKING kept up their unbeaten start to the season, but they were made to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAllen aiming for long-term success at the Hawks
By OLLY PINHEY Luke Allen is in his first year as Henley Hawks’ director of rugby but knows exactly where he...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFront row powers Exeter in to eight point lead
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter extended an eight-point lead at the helm of the table after a 38-29 win over Cardiff, whilst...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoWhitgift claim the bragging rights in Croydon
By TOM JEFFREYS Whitgift and Trinity played out the fixture of the weekend in the Schools Plate, with the former winning...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoStade set bar high in bid for new start
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Laurent Labit-Karim Ghezal era at Stade Francais officially starts here – and the talk around Stade...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Four
There is no better World Cup hangover cure than an enticing weekend of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, packed with returning stars from...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaints earn first victory at soaked Newcastle
By Tom Jeffreys Newcastle………………………………….14 Tries: Stephens 75 Penalties: Connon 10, 26, 59 Northampton Saints……………………16 Tries: Langdon 53 Conversions: Smith 54 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGeorge urges RFU to listen to old boys
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRoberts given new role on WRU Board
By ROB COLE Jamie Roberts has been selected for a new role in Welsh rugby after being appointed as one of...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRandall’s out to get the world at his feet
By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer’s aiming to follow in Dupont’s footsteps
By TOM BRADSHAW Bath captain Ben Spencer is taking a leaf out of the book of French maestro Antoine Dupont as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoIsiekwe agrees to stay at Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Nick Isiekwe is the latest player to agree to a new deal to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoToulon have prop Sinckler in their sights
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Toulon have launched a double raid on Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad to lure Kyle...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSale let league boys in
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks answered an emergency cry for help from England’s rugby league team preparing for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCampbell training with Fury
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Glasgow Warriors and Jersey Reds lock Nick Campbell, the current Scottish heavyweight boxing champion,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoShillcock keeps his cool to snatch win
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 24pts Tries: Muir 14, Du Toit 54 Conversions: Russell 55 Penalties: Russell 37, 48, 71, 78...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcKellar: We were excellent from start
Leicester head coach Dan McKellar was delighted with his team’s performance as they beat Bath late on. He said: “We were...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEvans on target to cut down Bristol
By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................21pts Tries: Vakatawa 36, Thacker 48 Conversions: Sheedy 49 Penalties: Sheedy 25, 29, 62 Harlequins ....................... 23pts...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We made far too many mistakes
Bristol's Director of Rugby Pat Lam believed this his side were their own worst enemies as they went down to Harlequins....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter’s Exeter 2.0 beginning to flourish
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 43pts Tries: Fisilau 2, Frost 18, Iosefa-Scott 37, Feyi-Waboso 39, Armstrong 71, Penalty 80 Conversions: Slade...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe just weren’t at the races, admits Sanderson
Sale DoR Alex Sanderson admitted his side were ‘not at the races’ as they tasted defeat for the first time in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens get their act together at last
By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester .......................... 3pts Penalties: Barton 5 Saracens .......................... 24pts Tries: Willis 24, 49, Lewington 28 Conversions: Lozowski 25,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington: Defeat was an anomaly
Gloucester boss George Skivington labelled the West Country side’s heavy defeat to Saracens “an anomaly” after it brought their seven game...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPearson: I’m lucky to end up at Saints
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Tom Pearson did not have to think for long...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoTwo defeats but Codling seeing a lot of positives
By LUKE JARMYN “Entertaining our fans, working unbelievably hard, and getting a better mutual understanding” is the mantra that Alex Codling...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDunn: I want to win stuff with Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE While the 2023/24 Premiership season is only in its early stages, for Bath stalwarts like Tom Dunn, the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall won’t rush his England players back into action
By JON NEWCOMBE Mark McCall insists he won’t be rushing his England contingent back into action en masse, despite the club’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years ago60 years on and what a day it was!
PETER JACKSON Monday marks the 60th anniversary of surely the greatest single act of giant-killing by a club team against the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoChiefs cut down Tigers in thumping win
Leicester T......... 7 Exeter Chiefs.. 61 By DAVID BALLHEIMER Exeter Chiefs Women, the defending Allianz Cup holders, put Leicester Tigers Women...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoJohnes on fire as Bears reach half-century
Sale Sharks....... 7 Bristol Bears...50 By STEWART MCCULLOGH Manon Johnes was in supreme form for Bristol as they dismantled a resilient...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoLightning strike again with Trailfinders victory
Loughborough Lightning...31 Ealing................. 12 By JAMES GALLAGHER Lightning made it back to back wins in the Premiership Cup after comfortably beating...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSaracens sweep into semis
Saracens..........38 Gloucester-H... 31 By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens Women secured a home semi-final in the Allianz Cup, as they edged past Gloucester-Hartpury...
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