Club Rugby
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry bring Ampthill run to an end
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............ 21pts Tries: Harris 13, Devine 25, Finlay 55 Conversions: Hardwick 14, 26; Bragmann 56 Coventry .............
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoHawkins highlights pathway problem
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND "Don't go Joe!" That was the plaintive cry around Wales last week as news emerged...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDale hit big six to secure safety
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield.......... 12 Wharfedale.....38 Wharfedale secured their place in National 2 North next season by seeing off Sheffield with...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoKnights fighting hard despite their half rations
By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoTon-up Ponty in 16-try rampage
Championship round-up By SEAN HOWE PONTYPOOL went on the rampage again as they ran in 16 tries to beat Glamorgan Wanderers...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoFish leads fightback in Cardiff’s crucial win
Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff......................32 Aberavon................. 15 DAN Fish rolled back the years on his 100th appearance for his home town...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDrovers stay on course for top spot
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............52 Swansea.................24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins edge dramatic clash against RGC
Premiership By PAUL HOUSE Carmarthan............32 RGC............................. 31 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a run of fourstraight defeats, inflicting a fifth away defeat in...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoNewport homing in on play-off race
Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport...................33 Merthyr....................27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoBonus-point joy propels Vale into top four
Premiership By DAVE SINCLAIR Ebbw Vale...............32 Pontypridd.............. 10 JASON Strange’s side jumped back into the top four as they pushed Aberavon...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoHarvey hat-trick sparks Ravens triumph
By NIGEL HARDY Llanelli.............. 12 Bridgend.......... 47 REPLACEMENT hooker Gareth Harvey notched a hat-trick of tries as his Bridgend Ravens side...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoEPCR Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Preview
There is no English representation left in this year’s EPCR Challenge Cup, but with three sides from France, two from Wales,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHeineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final Preview
We’re down to the final eight as the Champions Cup enters the quarter-finals stage. Three English sides, two French, two South...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHarlequins launch youth volunteer programme for ‘Big Summer Kick Off’ event
Harlequins have launched their Summer Squad competition, announcing a range of exciting roles to be filled by their young supporters ahead of and...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPrem will keep its eight clubs in Europe
By PAUL REES The Gallagher Premiership will continue to supply eight clubs to the Heineken Champions Cup next season despite two...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBrown agrees new deal with Leicester
By PAUL REES Patience finally paid off for Mike Brown two months ago when the former England full-back’s determination to show...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKidney keeping Arundell positive as Irish aim for top four
By GARY FITZGERALD Declan Kidney showed there is no place for favouritism in his London Irish side by bringing Henry Arundell...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam dismisses Goode criticism of club spirit
By PAUL REES Pat Lam dismisses claims by former England fly-half Andy Goode that some of his Bristol players, including prop...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRegions agree six year deal
A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath delight as they go back up
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath bounced back up to National 1 last weekend with a resounding victory over Westcliff and free scoring...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoGloucester so close to stunning triumph
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER La Rochelle ...................... 29pts Tries: Bourgarit 21, Thomas 25, 77; Kerr Barlow 45 Conversions: Hastoy 23, 46, 79...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years ago‘I’m very proud – and gutted’
Gloucester coach George Skivington had nothing but praise for his team after their narrow loss to reigning European champions La Rochelle....
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoToo little, too late as Quins wilt in the sun
By GARY FITZGERALD Stormers........................... 32pts Tries: Fourie 1, 28; Kitshoff 8, Willemse 47, Engelbrecht 74 Conversions: Libbock 2, 76 Penalties: Libbock...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoMatson: We were not at our best
Tabai Matson refused to blame the South African heat for Quins’ latest Champions Cup demise. “We’ve been here all week, acclimatising...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLeinster get the job done against Northern rivals
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster..............................30pts Tries: Baird 19, Gibson-Park 54, Porter 63 Conversions: R Byrne 19, 55, 64 Penalties: R Byrne 12,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPoor discipline bites Munster in Shark tank
By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............50pts Tries: Mbonambi 45, 49, Hendrikse 17, Etzebeth 25, Kok 54, Bosch 58, Mapimpio 64 Conversions: Bosch...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWiese comes to the rescue for Leicester
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ...........................16pts Tries: Wiese 51 Conversions: Pollard 51 Penalties: Pollard 4, 59, 70 Edinburgh............................ 6pts Penalties: Boffelli 42,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoBattling Cardiff grab the glory in magnificent triumph over Sharks
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ........................... 28pts Tries: Domachowski 19, Adams 33, 40+2, Conversions: J Evans 20, 40+3 Penalties: J Evans 9,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoLions ……………. 51 Racing 92 ……28
LIONS battled to victory in their first ever Challenge Cup knockout stage game in Johannesburg, crushing Racing 92 despite being down...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoStade F ………. 24 Lyon ……………..41
CHALLENGE Cup holders Lyon had to come from behind twice to win at Stade Français and earn a place in the...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoHigh five for Matthews as Warriors crush Dragons
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............73pts Tries: Horne 2, Matthews 15, 22, 26, 33, 42; Turner 55, Forbes 57, Jones 59, Steyn 72,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoScarlets grit it out to set up clash with Clermont
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ........... 19pts Tries: Fifita 50, Shingler 78 Penalties: Costelow 3, 15, 28 Brive.................... 7pts Tries: Olding 47...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoFormer Wasps star for Treviso
By JOHN FALLON Benetton ........41 Connacht ........ 19 CONNACHT could have few complaints as yet another Challenge Cup campaign fizzled out....
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoEasy for Clermont as Bears stumble
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................................ 26pts Tries: Randall 34, Radradra 38 Conversions: MacGinty 35, 39 Penalties: MacGinty 11, 18, 49, 78...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoBiggar keeps Toulon on track
Toulon ............36 Cheetahs ........ 21 DAN Biggar helped steer Toulon past the Cheetahs at Stade Mayol. Thomas Salles cut through the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEight-try Reds keep the heat on leaders
By TOM INNES Jersey ...............52pts Tries: Holgate 8, 28; Hadfield 13, Penalty 25, Nicol 40, Barnes 43, Clarke 62, Woollett 80...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAmpthill find their feet to escape from Richmond
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ...........33pts Tries: Harris 14, Ryan 32, Nearchou 58, Adejimi 67, Brown 78 Hardwick 15, 33, 59, 68 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling on the march as Blues go close
By LEN SIMS Bedford .............................. 31pts Tries: Frost 9, Day 16, Adamson 58, Le Bourgeois 62, Garside 70 Conversions: Grimoldby 22,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRoyle out to make a splash at Pirates
By CAM STEPHENS PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field HAVING ensured Championship rugby next season with last...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPositives, but defeat leaves Exiles fighting for survival
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ....... 24pts Tries: Wallis 16, Anyanwu 37, Penalty 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 17, 28 Penalties: Chamberlain 24...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAce Chudley inspires Cov young guns to hit big six
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 42pts Tries: Chudley 8, 42; Kenny 4, Dodd 25, Tyas 49, Brown 71 Conversions: Mitchell 4,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLate withdrawals won’t dampen cup effect, says Burwell
RFU chief Terry Burwell says everything will be done to ensure the Papa John’s Cup develops into the big finale to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHome comforts go on for Plymouth
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A .....33 B Moseley ...... 24 Plymouth Albion recorded their tenth home win of the season with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher give survival push a shot in arm
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher ........................ 31 Bishop’s S............... 13 Despite being on the back foot at half-time, a powerful second-half display...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFuture is bright for Fenton after brace
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans ....57 Rosslyn Park.........26 An 18-year-old schoolboy, in his first match for Taunton, scored two outstanding tries...
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National League One
/ 3 years ago‘Clinical’ Sale heap the pressure on the Rams
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC...............35pts Tries: Walsh 26, Bamber 36, Edwards 55, Brown 62, Robins 73 Conversions: Curtis 27, 37, 56,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCindy back in the winner’s circle at home to DMP
By ANNA WALSH Cinderford..............43 Darlington MP.......34 Cinderford put an end to their run of defeats with an impressive fightback against Darlington...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes down after away-day slump
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............75 Leeds Tykes........... 10 Leeds Tykes went down fighting as they failed in their quest to remain in...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor cut loose to ensure safety
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 41 Hull............................ 15 Chinnor made sure of National One rugby for another season with a convincing home...















