Club Rugby
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHodnett grabs the glory for Munster
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stormers............................14pts Tries: Libbok 5, Fourie 49 Conversions: Libbok 6, 50 Munster .............................19pts Tries: Barron 9, Nash 28, Hodnett...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoO’Mahony praise for ‘excellent defence’
Munster's winning captain Peter O’Mahony was delighted with the result as his side won their first URC title since 2011. “We...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoI’m keen to learn from the best, says Dowson
By PAUL REES Phil Dowson will spend part of his summer holiday examining how other sports operate as he looks to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNow Stade eye Cowan-Dickie
England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could still play in France next season despite the recent collapse of his move to Montpellier, with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEllis will get his medal either way
Tom Ellis started the season with Bath but was guaranteed to finish his Saturday with a Premiership winner’s medal in his...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLondon Irish look to boost squad
London Irish have given the clearest indication yet that they expect to be playing in the Premiership next season after it...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for real change in a game drowning in debt
Paul Rees looks back on a sobering season for the professional game in England and wonders what happens next The...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCambriani ready for his next shot in the pro ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Zebre-bound winger Ben Cambriani is relishing the opportunity to return to professional full-time rugby and face his former...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoBeckett hat-trick keeps leaders on course
By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale........................... 14 Gloucester-H..........48 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury confirmed top spot in the regular season with a big win away at Sale....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoRuthless Chiefs put 12 past Wasps
By JAMES FOWLER Exeter.......................82 Wasps......................... 7 American express: Kate Zackary scored a hat-trick for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER Chiefs returned...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSarries fighting for home semi-final
PREVIEW... .Saracens v Bristol Today kick-off 2.30pm By BEN JAYCOCK SARACENS sit third in the table with two regular season games...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoQuins aim to sign off in style at The Stoop
PREVIEW... .Harlequins v DMP Today kick-off 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS run out at The Stoop today for the final time...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoTop two get ready for county showdown
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Lancashire v Kent Today. Kick-off 4pm, Twickenham Stadium THE Bill Beaumont County Cup has been overlooked and...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath take lion’s share
THE BEST XV FROM THE 2022-23 SEASON Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our National Two East reporters to compile The...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoToulouse look set to take top spot
JAMES HARRINGTON Tonight, more than 24 hours after both the Premiership and URC celebrated their champions for the 2022/23 campaign, the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoLlandovery blow away Cardiff to make history
Premiership Final Cardiff RFC......... 8 Llandovery..... 24 LLANDOVERY won the Welsh Premiership for the first time in their history with a...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSaracen Obinna Nkwocha Signs for Coventry
Second row Obinna Nkwocha will join Coventry Rugby from Premiership finalists Saracens ahead of the 2023/24 season. The 20-year-old Saracens Academy...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSeries 2, Episode 20: Gallagher Premiership Final Preview with Alex Lozowski
It was a great weekend in Europe for French rugby with a resounding Challenge Cup win for Toulon and a one-point...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry bolster squad with Kvesic signing
Coventry Rugby have confirmed the signing of highly-experienced former England forward Matt Kvesic. The 31-year-old back-rower joins from Italian side Zebre...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBaron calls for PGA deal to be scrapped
By NICK CAIN Francis Baron believes that the RFU is in serious financial difficulties which will undermine rugby union in England...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoO’Gara breaks Leinster hearts
La Rochelle retained the Champions Cup by breaking Leinster’s hearts for the second year running in a thrilling final in Dublin....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAlun Wyn bows out ahead of RWC axe
By PETER JACKSON Alun Wyn Jones abandoned the last goal of his monumental career amid growing fears of failing to make...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling and Jersey unite in criticism of cup coverage
By LUKE JARMYN Players and coaches from both Ealing and Jersey have criticised the RFU for the lack of coverage of...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCurry’s determined to do it for the fans
By JON NEWCOMBE Tom Curry hopes to inspire the next generation of Northern rugby fans by taking the Premiership trophy back...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoCounties complain about selection criteria
By LUKE JARMYN Hundreds of players have missed the chance to represent their shire for the 2023 senior men and U20...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSarries keen to do it for loyal Jackson
By PAUL REES Saracens are set on giving Jackson Wray a winning send-off as his 14 years at the club come...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReds should have had a shot at the Prem – Allen
By JON NEWCOMBE Double-winning coach Anthony Allen admits he feels for Jersey after his Cambridge side were allowed to go up...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoClock is ticking as Irish eye takeover
By PAUL REES London Irish have a week to prove they have the funds to keep their place in the Premiership...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWe’ll get over the line some day says Cullen
By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster head coach Leo Cullen feels they just need to continue putting themselves in the positions to win...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoColombe try leaves the Aviva stunned
By PAUL REES Leinster............................. 26pts Tries: Danty 19, Seuteni 37, Colombe 71 Conversions: Hastoy 20, 38, 72 Penalties: Hastoy 42, 49...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoSuperstar Parisse signs off in style
By BEN JAYCOCK Glasgow............................. 19pts Tries: Steyn 55, 73; Cancelliere 68 Conversions: Horne 56, 74 Toulon ............................... 43pts Tries: Serin 4,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoWarriors will learn from this – Smith
Glasgow head coach Franco Smith accepted that his side were outplayed but believes this experience will help his players in the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTomi aiming for top after switch back to Scarlets
By LUKE JARMYN Welsh flyer Tomi Lewis is adamant that moving back to his native land and working with head coach...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTeen Ogden hails impact of veteran star Chudley
By BEN JAYCOCK Tyro Coventry scrumhalf Fin Ogden has been taken under the wing of Premiership veteran Will Chudley this season....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLeinster face fight for Boyle
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leinster are trying to keep highly-rated prop Jack Boyle from moving to the Premiership this...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMoneybags Racing keen to sign Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 are serious about tempting Marcus Smith to quit south-west London for a move...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoStage set for mind battle between old friends
Paul Rees previews the Premiership final Alex Sanderson is a two-club man. He spent the bulk of a playing career that...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRowntree’s Red Army ready to roll
Saturday's United Rugby Championship final between the Stormers, the holders, and Munster at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town is a...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoProp Sarah is revelling in her turn in the spotlight
By BEN JAYCOCK Sarah Bern has gone from having the lights turned out on her training sessions to sharing the same...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoBears make it seven wins on the bounce
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol.......................24 Exeter....................... 21 Bristol secured a bonus-point win against Exeter in their round 16 clash and now head...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoWilliams-Morris stars with hat-trick
By SAM BYTHEWAY DMP Sharks...............0 Loughborough....... 71 Loughborough secured just their fifth win of the league season with a powerful 12-try...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoSarries survive Botterman red to close gap
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Worcester............... 15 Saracens.................38 Saracens survived a red card to Hannah Botterman to close the gap on the top...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoDeadly Sharks enjoy feeding frenzy
By MATT MERRITT Wasps......................... 7 Sale...........................88 With only three games of elite rugby left before they are dropped from the Premier...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoGloucester-HartpuryvHarlequins Today
PREVIEW... Acid test awaits for Quins play-off hopes By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS face a big test at table-toppers Gloucester-Hartpury with Amy...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoHertfordshire sign off by smashing 50
By KIERAN FREE Cheshire ........ 24 Herts ................ 54 Hertfordshire signed off their championship with an emphatic victory on the road...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoSomerset go clear after early struggle
By HUGH DUDER Somerset ........41 Hampshire ..... 24 It took Hampshire just three minutes to open the scoring as Rory Penfold...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoBentley’s late score seals it for Lancashire
By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire ........ 29pts Tries: Higginson 2, Wilkinson 43, Bentley 72 Conversions: Smith 3 Penalties: Smith 15, 30, 40,...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoHennessy produces the late magic to break Cornish hearts
By BILL HOOPER Cornwall ......... 31 Kent ................. 34 Kent broke Cornish hearts with a deserved win in the Cornish sunshine...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoUnlucky Cumbria fall short of semis
By JAMES LEWIS Cumbria ...........36 Durham ...........26 Cumbria prevailed in a ferocious encounter at Aspatria – but missed out on a...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoShort’s fast start gets Glouc going
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Devon ............... 10 Glouc’shire .....40 Gloucestershire inflicted a big defeat on Devon at Plymouth Albion, but finished behind...
International Rugby
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