Club Rugby
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLate drama sees Penfold pinch win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s............. 25 Barnes......................22 BURY versus Barnes matches are always close affairs and this one did not...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoYoung pals leading the fightback in Oaks battle
By EDDIE McATEER After five games of the National 2 East season, Sevenoaks had just one win to their name. However,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoSeven-try Bath gear up for big clash with leaders
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath thrashed Nottingham 43-0 to continue their excellent form ahead of next week’s clash against unbeaten...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRugby School secure overdue victory
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School earned just their second win this season amidst the 200th anniversary celebrations of rugby’s...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoLlewellyn looks to stengthen girls game in Bristol
By BEN JAYCOCK South Bristol Girls, in their second season, appear to be thriving at their permanent base of Bristol Barbarians...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoEbbw Vale prevent Newport going top
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT missed the chance to go top of the Premiership after their five-game winning streak was...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoYstrad Rhondda make it eight wins out of nine
Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda march on at the top of Championship East with a 23-19 bonus-point win over Glamorgan Wanderers to...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoWelsh warrior bows out in style
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Rugby – even thoroughly modern professional rugby – sometimes proves it still has at least a little...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAnderson aims to be a starter
By LUKE JARMYN Harlequins full-back Cameron Anderson believes doing the hard yards in London Scottish’s survival fight last season will help...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPremiership Derby Weekend preview
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership ignites local pride and historic rivalries with three intense derbies set to take place. Bath...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath star reinvents centuries-old famous recipe Sally Lunn’s Bun
Step aside Mary Berry, Bath‘s longest-serving current player, who recently reached 200 appearances for the club, has swapped scrummaging for a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoScotland in pursuit of England lock Coles
By NEIL FISSLER England lock Alex Coles, in the last year of his contract, is at the centre of a frantic...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKing plans Bristol visit to assess Sheedy
By PAUL REES Wales will be present at Bristol’s training ground this week to take a look at Callum Sheedy as...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPremiership crowds down by 15.6 per cent
By JON NEWCOMBE Gallagher Premiership attendances are down by 15.6 per cent compared to last season’s corresponding matches. The distraction of...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoLack of jeopardy is costing us, says Davies
By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy director of rugby Gareth Davies says the sting has been taken from this season’s Championship due to...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAble Evans is enjoying the high life with Quins
By JON NEWCOMBE Jarrod Evans grew up in the Valleys of Wales, a “chalk and cheese” environment to the one he...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBorthwick begins work building partnership with Premiership
By PAUL REES Steve Borthwick is determined to usher in an era of co-operation with the leading clubs and has scrapped...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFive-star Harlequins land late knockout
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .......................... 25pts Tries: Liebenberg 20, Steward 33, 47 Conversions: Pollard 33, 47 Penalties: Pollard 8, 66 Harlequins...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcKellar frustrated by Tigers mistakes
TIGERS boss Dan McKellar described himself as “incredibly frustrated” after watching a fourth defeat in a row for his new team....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks go on attack with Ford in control
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bristol .................................13pts Tries: Caulfield 9 Conversions: Sheedy 10 Penalties: Sheedy 42, 53 Sale .................................... 27pts Tries: Reed 24,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Plenty of effort but too many mistakes’
BEARS director of rugby Pat Lam said his side were guilty of overcomplicating matters. “There was plenty of effort, but we...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath find their flow to hit Gloucester for six
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 27pts Tries: Harris 17, Carreras 27, Alemanno 68 Conversions: Barton 17, 27, 68 Penalties: Barton 6,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Fantastic advert for Prem Rugby’
BATH head coach Johann van Graan believed the game was a fantastic advertisement for Premiership rugby. He said: “The second half...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAngus glad to hold his own in back row battle
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Northampton v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens ANGUS Scott-Young relishes a battle and there are few...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHuge challenge awaits for Baxter’s resurgent Chiefs
IT WAS expected to be a season of rebuilding for Exeter following the loss of a core group of players who...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCodling can sense change is in the air
Premiership By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park THE last time Newcastle defeated Saracens in the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHeartbreak for Scarlets as Van Wyk try steals it
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............23pts Tries: Rogers 17, Elias 68 Conversions: Lloyd 18, 69 Penalties: Lloyd 3, 48, 54 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoZebre claim first win in 29 games
By BEN JAYCOCK Zebre ............... 12 Sharks ............ 10 Zebre secured their first win since April 2022 as they narrowly saw...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUmaga kick kills off the Stormers
■By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........20 Stormers ........ 17 THE travel woes of South African teams continued as the Stormers stumbled to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys fall just short as Dell gets late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............................. 23pts Tries: Williams 5, Morgan-Williams 67 Conversions: Walsh 5, 57 Penalties: Walsh 25, 55, 73 Glasgow..............................31pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff left to count cost of their errors
■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ............... 12pts Tries: Grady 23, Lee Lo 53 Conversions: De Beer 53 Bulls ................... 18pts Tries: Papier...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHealy puts boot into Connacht
■By JOHN FALLON Edinburgh .......25 Connacht ........22 BEN Healy broke Connacht’s hearts with a drop goal in the final play of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUlster end Munster’s run
■By JOHN FALLON Ulster ............... 21 Munster ..........14 CAPTAIN Tom Stewart paid tribute to recordbreaker Rob Herring on his 230th appearance...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDragons call on Wales cavalry
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 1.15pm DRAGONS head coach Dai Flanagan has made nine changes ahead of...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHat-trick for Adamson as Blues find rhythm
■By LUKE JARMYN Bedford .............53pts Tries: Day 21, French 31, Adamson 34, 56, 69; Onojaife 43, Conway 60, 79 Conversions: Grimoldby...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Cade try seals battling triumph for Park
By RHYS STRATTON Leicester L ......23 Rosslyn Park..32 ROSSLYN Park overcame a fierce challenge from Leicester Lions to come away with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSmith’s hat-trick is the difference
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford.............. 14 B Moseley ..............34 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a dominant second-half performance to secure the win. The first...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans don’t make it easy for hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............38 Taunton Titans ....29 STORTFORD celebrated a hard-fought victory over Taunton. The hosts started fast and, after...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLeo leads the hosts to a hard-fought victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 21pts Tries: Noot 5, Walliker 43, Hennessey 58 Conversions: Dalrymple 5, 43, Cooke 58 Richmond ............
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHalf-backs are on song as Albion claim top spot
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.................... 17 Plymouth A ............22 PLYMOUTH claimed a hard-fought victory to claim four points and take top spot....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBack-to-back wins for Mowden boys
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......25 Sedgley Park......... 18 DARLINGTON made it back-to- back wins with a close victory over Sedgley Park....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSuper Sale inflict defeat on leaders
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................29 Rams......................... 17 SALE FC ripped the form book apart as the bottom side saw off league...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLeaders overcome toughest challenge so far
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes....20 Wharfedale....... 8 LEADERS Leeds Tykes overcame their toughest assignment yet, edging out Yorkshire rivals Wharfedale to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIt’s the life of Riley for in-form William
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 17 Preston G................. 41 PRESTON Grasshoppers overwhelmed rockbottom Huddersfield with a seven-try demolition in the basement battle,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBeech lands the killer blow for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................34 Lymm........................27 HULL ran out winners in a thrilling game with Will Hall playing a starring role. Lymm...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoStar turn Holmes too good for Dale
By NICK DOYLE Otley.................... 31pts Tynedale...........26pts TYNEDALE scored three tries in the last ten minutes to secure two points but it...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOkafor leads the way as Titans stay in the hunt
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............24 Rotherham T..........49 ROTHERHAM kept up their pursuit of Leeds Tykes with a professional, efficient performance over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFisher at the right price for the hosts
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield..................34 Fylde.........................28 ELLIOT Fisher’s flawless kicking game brought 14 points in a victory against Fylde, as Sheffield bounced...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoEvans’ landmark moment is in vain
By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....35 Billingham..............25 BILLINGHAM left Dore Moor with little but pride to show for their efforts – and...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoAces in the pack lift Dudley off the bottom
By LUKE JACOBS Dudley Kings...26 Chester.............. 17 A POWERHOUSE forward-pack display was the crucial ingredient as Dudley Kingswinford grabbed a threetry...
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