Club Rugby
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSweeney backing for a strong second tier
By PAUL REES Bill Sweeney has pledged Twickenham’s support for the Championship but said the level of funding for the second...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoChampionship clubs raise RFU concerns
The Championship clubs held an emergency session on Wednesday to discuss the way ahead in the context of both the progress...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSlade out to inspire the next generation
By MARK STEVENS Henry Slade says he will use the heartbreak of missing out on selection for this year’s Rugby World...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer keeps the armband at Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE Ben Spencer says it is “a huge privilege” to lead Bath into a second season, and is grateful...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCodling’s happy to keep faith with youth
By PAUL REES Alex Codling has given his young players exposure in the Premiership Cup and that trend will continue when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBanking analysis causes uproar
Santander, the Spanish-owned British banking giants, has caused fury among leading Championship clubs after producing a report to attract investment for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoItoje is too expensive for French
French clubs have gone cold on signing England and Lions lock Maro Itoje when his contract with Premiership champions Saracens runs...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRacing 92 will fight to keep Arundell
BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 will fight any attempts by Gloucester and Bath to lure England international Henry Arundell back to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoChampionship clubs look to Cohen to raise profile
Championship clubs have asked former Leicester Tigers chief executive, players agent and legal eagle Simon Cohen to help them maximise their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBiarritz offer deal to Petch
Former Exeter and Northampton tighthead Alfie Petch is heading to France after joining Biarritz as a medical joker on a contract...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLeicester’s new launch
Leicester have announced that they will launch their first-ever Down Syndrome rugby team later this month to mark awareness month for...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Alex Dolly
Alex Dolly, the Doncaster Knights and former Fylde, Rotherham, Jersey & Nottingham scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPellegrini shows the depth of talent
Pat Pellegrini’s beautifully taken chip-and-chase try for Tonga against South Africa in last weekend’s World Cup clash in Marseille was a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSaracens go on rampage to cut down Hartpury
By MO SHER Saracens ..........68pts Tries: Segun 16, 32; Hartley 47, Adejimi 51, 58, Davies 54, Knight 61, 78; Stonham 73,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoImpressive Bath start to show their worth
By MARK STEVENS Bath .................................. 34pts Tries: Annett 4, De Glanville 15, Francis 36, Muir 39, Ojomoh 76 Conversions: Francis 5,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAnderson hits the heights to steer Quins home
By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham...... 21pts Tries: Valentine 26, Tiueti 38, Stronge 41 Conversions: Hollingsworth 27, 39, 42 Harlequins ...... 45pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBlues tame the Tigers for first time in over 40 years
By DAVID THOMPSON Bedford ............ 47pts Tries: Litchfield 3, Howard 13, Adamson 47, Worley 49, King 60, Conway 70, French 80...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe need to hit ground running, says Waller
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Doncaster Knights Today. Kick-off 2.15pm, Franklin’s Gardens Hard work ahead: Northampton prop Ethan Waller...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoClinical Pirates are too strong for Scottish
By MO SHER London Scots ..14pts Tries: Mehson 61, Panday 77 Conversions: Haydon 62, 78 Cornish P ..........50pts Tries: Dugmore 8,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSharks pack just has too much bite for battling Mob
By KEVIN MILLER Sale ................... 64pts Tries: James 2, Dugdale 11, 24, 30, 61, Taylor 15, Bedlow 40, 67, Carpenter 69,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGalloping Reeves races in to steal it for Gloucester
By PAUL SMITH Gloucester ........................32pts Tries: Hillmann-Cooper 7, Hearle 14, Clement 34, 58; Reeves 79 Conversions: Hastings 14, Barton 58 Penalties:...
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English Championship
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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
/ 2 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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National League One
/ 2 years agoDMP hit ground running to see off hosts
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ....... 24 Darlingtn MP . 34 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were good value for their excellent win at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSix of the best for Rams pacesetters
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................26 Bishop’s S ............... 10 RAMS ground out a hard-fought home success against Bishop’s Stortford to make...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion’s fast start too much for Sale
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............36 Sale FC..................... 10 PLYMOUTH Albion kept up their recent run of fine form as they...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStar Merrick leads way in Chinnor’s Park push
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ... 21pts Tries: Piper 24, Marfo 52, Jardine 74 Conversions: Wilstead 25, 53, 75 Chinnor............. 48pts...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions languish at basement after Moseley defeat
By NATHAN EDWARDS B Moseley ..............25 Leicester Lions .... 18 BIRMINGHAM Moseley bounced back to form as they handed Leicester Lions...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSeven-up Club cruise to victory
Blackheath.............52 Cinderford............... 12 By GRAHAM COX A MAGNIFICENT seven tries helped Blackheath dominate from start to finish against Cinderford. Bill Harding,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers cling on for big Titans triumph
By TOM MARKHAM Matt Arm Sedgley Park.........32 Taunton T................28 SEDGLEY Park managed to hang on for a much-needed win over Taunton...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHoney tastes sweet success after stepping up to new level
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fraser Honey has made the step up to Rams in National One and is thriving under director of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking’s perfect start to season continues
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury....... 31 Dorking..............36 DORKING picked up another five points, making it 30 from 30 after an opening-half blitz...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitchener holds nerve to seal win
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................27 Tonbridge J............26 AN injury-time try from Ryan Crowley and a nerveless conversion from Max Titchener saw Henley...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTry-happy hosts in seventh heaven
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians............48 Wimbledon.............29 OLD Albanians got back to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to comfortably...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury hold edge in enthralling encounter
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......22pts Esher................... 17pts IT has been two years since these teams last met, and that proved...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoScintillating Sevenoaks turn on the second-half style
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............43 North Walsham..... 15 SEVENOAKS showed their quality with a big win over North Walsham. But for 60...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDan’s relishing Guernsey lifeline
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey................. 41 Worthing.................. 17 EX-JERSEY Red Dan Barnes, offered a rugby lifeline by Guernsey Raiders, gave himself the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes show why they’re contenders
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........33 Barnes......................48 BARNES showed why they are league contenders as they defeated a spirited Westcombe Park side....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDucker taking delight in Camborne’s rock-solid start
By OLLIE PINHEY The 2022-23 season saw Camborne return to the fourth tier of English rugby for the first time since...
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