Club Rugby
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBaxter calls on Chiefs to win the 10-pointers
Rob Baxter says every match is a virtual cup final for Exeter as they look to make the Premiership play-offs and...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRobson hoping for a double delight
By LUKE JARMYN Welsh fly-half Arwel Robson is dreaming of a special double in May, with his first child due on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoOrrell out to leave tough times behind
By JON NEWCOMBE Not even a club with as proud a heritage as Orrell is immune to the participation crisis affecting...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath upbeat – and now back in business!
By LUKE JARMYN Blackheath director of rugby James Shanahan believes Club are building a long-term ‘renaissance’ after securing the National 2...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStewart hat-trick in Ulster fightback
By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ..............32 Bulls .................23 Ulster hooker Tom Stewart said this hard-earned win over the Bulls at Kingspan Stadium...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCostelow on target to help Scarlets to season’s best
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ...........32pts Tries: Evans 8, 45 Conversions: Costelow 8, 45 Penalties: Costelow 14, 22, 52, 55, 71, 76...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAlun Wyn shows his worth one more time
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ...............37pts Tries: Smith 9, Lydiate 36, Morris 43, Hopkins 50, Williams 56 Conversions: Walsh 9, Scully 43,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSweet relief for Young as Cardiff cling on
By MATT LLOYD Zebre..................30pts Tries: Gesi 3, Krumov 29, Trulla 68, Kvesic 73 Conversions: Prisciantelli 3, 68 Penalties: Prisciantelli 39, 44...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLions find their feet in final 20
Benetton .........28 Lions.................32 The Lions kept alive their play-off hopes with a comeback win in Treviso having trailed 28-13 going into...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGlasgow too good for Munster
By DAVE MURPHY Munster ..........26 Glasgow ..........38 Domingo Miotti led Glasgow to a stunning victory over Munster at Thomond Park to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht make it a high five
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........41 Edinburgh .......26 Hat-trick hero Caolin Blade said they knew they had to dig deep when Connacht...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDraw keeps Leinster at the top
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ...........22 Stormers .........22 Leinster's 19-match winning run was brought to an end but the leaders secured top...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoUnbeaten Wimborne march on to take honours
By BEN JAYCOCK Wimborne were crowned champions of Counties 1 Tribute Southern South last week after a sensational unbeaten season –...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWard delight as Ealing cut loose to sink Pirates
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T .............50pts Tries: Newman 3, Walker 6, W Davis 19, 43; Kelleher 40, Howard 52, Cordy-Redden 69,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoJersey keep the pressure on at the top of the table
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond .......... 0pts Jersey ............. 64pts Tries: Conversions: Brown 1, 21; Clarke 18, Burnell 29, Lawrence 35, Woollett...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy on a high after they keep their place
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................................. 26pts Tries: Hearn 19, Sanders 29, Bibby 52, Royle 74 Conversions: Gourlay 20, 30, 53 London...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHammond keen to find winning form
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay CRAIG Hammond is hoping his Nottingham team can put...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTurner revels as Ampthill secure third win in a row
By DAN BARNES Hartpury...........26pts Tries: Robinson 15, 27, 45, 67 Conversions: Mathews 16, 28, 46 Ampthill ...........32pts Tries: White 9, Brown...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTyas double helps give Coventry vital edge
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.........39pts Tries: Hudson 3, 51; Penalty 28, Margetts 41, Holling 77 Conversions: Dolly 41, 51; Olver 77 Penalties:...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMorley breaks the Hull hearts
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................26 Esher .................27 Hull came within seconds of their first win of the season and fell to a...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoDefeat puts the Tykes on the brink
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley ..............29 Leeds Tykes.......... 21 Twelve years after their most recent departure from the Premiership, Leeds were...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRiddington holds key in narrow win
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 19 Cinderford.............. 18 One league point separated these sides before kick-off, and the scoreboard could barely...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoGash so flash in helping Ellis celebrate landmark
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn P..........41pts Tries: Marfo 21, Robinson 32, Amadi 39, 74, Gordon 46, Gash 57, Strang 79 Conversions: Holland...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Frost helps keep the heat on the leaders
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.................... 17 Cambridge ............. 19 Cambridge kept themselves in the hunt for a late title push, but were...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSuper Sale remain in the hunt for title
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 10 Sale FC.....................35 Sale continued their pursuit of league leaders Rams with a bonus-point win in...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoImpressive Rams are back on track
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................59 Taunton T ............... 21 Rams returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a stunning home...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark keep up their bid for promotion
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley P.........38 Huddersfield...14 Sedgley Park continued their drive towards National 1 with a convincing bonus-point win over Huddersfield....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon dominate to take the spoils
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................36 Chester..................... 17 Blaydon proved far too strong as they eased to victory over Chester. The hosts were...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoYellow cards can’t halt Fylde charge
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................45 Sheffield.................. 14 Fylde lost four players to the sin-bin, but still managed to beat Sheffield in the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoCentenary celebrated in style by the Titans!
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....28pts Otley.................... 21pts Rotherham held off a second-half surge from Otley to crown their centenary week with...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTynedale show no mercy as Gate fate is confirmed
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 12 Tynedale.................24 Despite a valiant effort from home side Harrogate, Tynedale ran out winners to confirm Gate’s...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMewburn saves day for the hosts
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............33 Preston G.................29 Had Ionians lost this match, they could have had few complaints, with the hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHolmes’ try makes all the difference
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.............. 9 Sheffield Tigers.............. 10 With both sides comfortably safe from relegation in mid-table, this should have been...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMidlands Round-up
By BEN GODDARD DUDLEY Kingswinford sealed the Regional 1 Midlands championship crown on the final day of the season with an...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoNorth East Round-up
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT THERE were only two games played over the weekend and, in both, the home teams emerged victorious. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSouth West Round-up
By LUKE JARMYN ■ TWO late tries from Brandon Rowley and Jack Statton saw Launceston win 29-12 at Drybrook. The visitors trailed...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSedgley aiming to prove it’s not grim up north
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two North leaders Sedgley Park look destined to secure their first trophy since 2004, and head coach...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRaiders’ sickener for 100 battlers
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..........50 Rochford H....... 31 Guernsey eventually put a dent into Rochford 100’s relegation battle as they ran up...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoHarbinson gives Bury runaround
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s............. 14 Barnes...................... 31 Bury's hopes of bouncing back from defeat last weekend were dashed by...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoWood lifts standard with spot of magic
By NICK PITSON Henley......................28 Sevenoaks.............. 14 Henley Hawks overcame a dogged Sevenoaks at Dry Leas claiming a bonus point win in...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCrushing Club back into Level Three at a stroll
By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff........... 17pts Blackheath...... 94pts Blackheath were duly promoted back to Level Three in great style, but Westcliff can...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoMcRae motors to four-try romp to deny Vikings
By SEB SUTCLIFFE N Walsham.............. 19 Dorking.....................48 Six unopposed second-half tries helped Dorking see off a determined North Walsham Vikings outfit....
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDeadly Lound too hot for Canterbury
By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians............35 Canterbury..............21 Old Albanian secured back-to-back home wins with victory over Canterbury in a game that was...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoTwo off as Juddians deny gritty Raiders
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............26 Worthing.................. 12 Tonbridge Juddians saw off a determined Worthing Raiders side after an early setback at...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoSprague’s last-gasp heroics earn draw
By MO SHER O Redcliffians.24 Exeter Uni........ 24 Becoming a last-minute hero is something Old Redcliffians’ Dom Sprague obviously enjoys, the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoTrap door looms large for Chiefs
By JACK TREGONNING Barnstaple.............. 12 Redruth.................... 18 Barnstaple's bid to avoid relegation took a massive blow, defeat to Redruth meaning their...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWilliams’ late dash edges derby clash
By LUKE JARMYN Bournville...............34 Stourbridge............33 Bournville full-back Owen Williams sprinted 35 metres to score under the posts late on to give...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions seal the title in style on home soil
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L........33pts Loughborough... 5pts Leicester Lions clinched the inaugural National 2 West title with a resounding win over...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders’ early blitz paves way to avoid a sting
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C..................... 31 Hornets.....................24 Dings Crusaders made it three wins on the spin after seeing off a spiriting...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs run amok as Hinckley thrashed
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............40 Hinckley.................. 12 This tie was touted as the No.1 game this weekend and it didn’t disappoint as...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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