Club Rugby
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaracens keep eye on Carre
ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEngland’s big names to get new offer
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England stars are poised to be offered guaranteed payments of between £100,000 to £150,000 by...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGrace aiming to get back in game
ON THE BLINDSIDE Regan Grace looks set to stay in Rugby Union after turning down approaches from several Super League clubs,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoAfter Ribbans, Toulon set their sights on Ludlam
ON THE BLINDSIDE Toulon are eyeing a move for England and Northampton back row Lewis Ludlam – who is out of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSutherland on way to Oyonnax
ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland and Lions star Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 new boys Oyonnax, who have had a tough...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSkivington looks ahead
ON THE BLINDSIDE Gloucester boss George Skivington has already started shopping for the 2024/2025 campaign despite this new season only getting...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRussell already one of the family – Blackett
By JON NEWCOMBE Lee Blackett has revealed how Finn Russell’s meticulous preparation has already made him part of the Bath family....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHodge: I’m ready to step up
Exeter full-back Josh Hodge is ready to step up and fill the void left by Stuart Hogg who retired in the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHodge leads the demolition squad
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 65pts Tries: Feyi-Waboso 2, Fisilau 9, Roots 13, Hendrickson 17, Slade 23, Hodge 30, 36, 56;...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall: A tough pill to swallow
Saracens DoR Mark McCall said he and his side would have to ‘lick their wounds’ in the wake of their record...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester score late to snatch it in a thriller
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 29pts Tries: Clark 20, McGuigan 24, Ludlow 58, Ford-Robinson 80 Conversions: Barton 20, 54, 58 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington: Pleased with the way we stayed in the fight
Despite a morale-boosting victory against Harlequins, Gloucester head coach George Skivington accepted that his side were not at their best. “It...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer treble gives Bath a battling start
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 34pts Tries: Barbeary 12, Spencer 22, 39, 47; Redpath 31, Muir 72 Conversions: Tries: Spencer 32,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRussell enjoys opening night
Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan was pleased with his new fly-half Finn Russell’s debut and to secure the club’s...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoIbitoye in control as Bristol get going
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................................ 25pts Tries: Ibitoye 2, 22; Thacker 20 Conversions: MacGinty 20, 22 Penalties: Williams 38, 43 Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We should have gone for bonus point
Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, was disappointed that his side could not pick up a bonus-point by failing to score...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaints getting beefed up for new season
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Sale v Northampton Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, AJ Bell Stadium NORTHAMPTON are aiming to be bigger and better...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSanderson: To improve, we need to dare players to fail
ALEX Sanderson believes Sale will need to show more in attack if they are to go one better than last season...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoRegions facing a battle to stay afloat
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ACCORDING to the official blurb, Wales’ match against the Barbarians next month is...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoCompton hat-trick sees Bears past Tigers
Bristol.......................55 Leicester................... 3 By STEWART MCCULLOGH A Grace Crompton hat-trick inspired Bristol Bears to an emphatic victory over Leicester Tigers at...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoWarriors blow Sale away with second half
Warriors...................49 Sale........................... 14 Women’s Allianz Cup By MIKE HALL WARRIORS Women turned on the jets in the second half, producing compelling...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoQuins cut down as Lightning strike
Harlequins..............29 Loughborough.......38 Women’s Allianz Cup By EDDIE MCATEER LOUGHBOROUGH blotted Harlequins’ perfect record in the Allianz Cup with an impressive first...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoCherry and Whites spoil Trailfinders’ party
Trailfinders............24 Glouc-Hart...............29 Women’s Allianz Cup By RICHARD WESTABY TRAILFINDERS Women’s first home game of their inaugural season ended in a narrow...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHawkins can’t wait to get going
By MARK STEVENS As one of Exeter’s new kids on the block, Joe Hawkins says the Chiefs are bang on track...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDay: It’s right time to ban Tramadol
By BEN HART Danny Cipriani called it a magic pill, but RPA General Secretary Christian Day says the time is right...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRegions determined to fight their corner
Welsh outfits will be hoping to improve on last season with Ireland and SA teams still looking like the ones to...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEaling will still be team to beat
With the sudden demise of champions Jersey Reds, the race for the Championship is more open than ever, Ben Jaycock reports...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley boys have last laugh with late penalty
■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP27 B Moseley .......28 BIRMINGHAM Moseley snatched a dramatic late win at the Darlington Arena. Adam Balding’s...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Lewis try saves the day
■By SIMON DAVIES Leicester Lions ....26 Rams ........................24 LEICESTER Lions bounced back from fivestraight defeats to beat the leaders in style....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWarren and Crowe seals Park triumph
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............33 Sedgley P ...............45 WARREN SEALS was the architect for Sedgley Park as they edged a thrilling...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBrilliance of sets tone for Browning Chinnor
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor..............53pts Tries: Browning 9, 13, 50, 54, Gillespie 59, 74, Hardwick 23, Clementson 44, Ryan 67 Conversions: Bourton...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCinderford first-half shutout sets
■By THOMAS LLEWELLYN one for victory Cinderford.............. 20 Plymouth A ............ 12 CINDERFORD keep second in the table after keeping Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond rain on Sale’s parade
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 15 Richmond................24 THE blue and whites entered the Heywood Road turf looking to bounce back to...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSinclair steers the Titans around Park
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T...............40 Rosslyn Park.......... 17 TAUNTON Titans ran riot on home soil to leave Rosslyn Park departing with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoI’m enjoying seeing the big picture – Easter
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Oxfordshire-based Chinnor might not grab the headlines in a league filled with historic English rugby powerhouses and well-funded...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTigers on the loose as Field’s misery extended
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...25 Sheffield T...... 44 A DOMINANT firsthalf display from Sheffield Tigers saw bottom-placed Huddersfield slip to their fifth...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde grit is in vain as Dale stand tall
By STUART McCRACKEN Fylde.........................28 Tynedale.................34 TYNEDALE made it back-to-back wins as they condemned Fylde to their fourth defeat in a row....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans continue their perfect start
By ADAM CLEARY Sheffield.................. 17 Rotherham T..........37 ROTHERHAM Titans made it seven wins out of seven with a bonus-point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPower of three for Peter in Hull’s joy
By MO SHER Hull......................40pts Billingham....... 24pts A SUPERB hat-trick from Peter Hudson-Kowalewicz secured Hull a well-deserved bonus-point win against Billingham, keeping...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoSanderson makes his mark to set up Ionians
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............3 6 Wharfedale............23 HULL Ionians found their energy levels and confidence to storm into 19-0 lead in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWaddington gets Otley off to a flier
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................45 Lymm........................34 DESPITE getting the bonus point within the first quarter, it was harum scarum for Otley in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJukes too hot for Grasshoppers
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........53 Preston G................. 21 A SCINTILLATING back three performance helped leaders Leeds Tykes see off Preston Grasshoppers....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver looks destined for the top after stirring start
By EDDIE McATEER Tynedale have started the season with one win and five losses, however in Jacob Oliver they have something...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFord proving to be the right Guy to lead Chester charge
By OLLY PINHEY Chester head coach Guy Ford is proud of how his side has adapted to National Two West after...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes helps give Worthing a second success
By FRANK REYNOLDS Worthing.......... 46 Old Albanians.36 WORTHING got their second league win of the season after a resounding first-half performance...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury savour a first win on their travels
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon............. 31 Bury St Eds..............45 BURY St Edmunds secured their first away win of the season in an...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThrilling finale to a scrappy contest
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............29 Sevenoaks..............29 WHAT proved a scrappy, stop-start derby, not helped by an excessive amount of whistle from...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPierre proves Esher are back in title reckoning
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Esher.................. 46pts Henley................25pts Touchdown: Fergus Donnelly crossing the whitewash just before half time. Right, Henley’s Kaspar Strugar goes...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWyman sparks Westcombe as the Vikings stormed
By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham....... 7 Westcombe P.........59 NATHAN WYMAN led the way as Westcombe Park turned on the style to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHat-tricks at the double for hosts
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 Guernsey................. 14 HAT-TRICKS from Craig Holland and Toby McRae sealed Dorking’s best performance of the season thus...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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