Club Rugby
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoGloucester look to maintain fast start
Gloucester-H v DMP Sharks KO 2pm By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW PREMIER 15s pacesetters Gloucester-Hartpury have been boosted by the returns of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSalvin cautious of Harlequins all stars
Exeter v Harlequins KO 2.30PM By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW EXETER Chiefs assistant coach Steve Salvin says his side have ‘exceeded expectations’...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoDavies strikes twice to deny Lightning
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol....................... 31 Loughborough.......26 Done it! Bristol celebrate victory Lark Davies returned to haunt her former side as Bristol...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoExcluded Warriors thrash helpless Wasps
By SAM BYTHEWAY Wasps..........................0 Worcester............... 50 Worcester Warriors put their current exclusion from next year’s Premier 15s to one side as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMoseley pay tribute to super six
Birmingham Moseley last week played host to six of the players who starred for the Midland Counties (West) team that beat...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEight teams in for new-look Premier 15s
The RFU have confirmed eight teams have been successful in their application to join the 10-team Premier 15s league from 2023/24...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago“No rugby club is really profitable” – Lawrence on the demise of Worcester Warriors
Former Worcester Warriors‘ centre Ollie Lawrence believes that rugby club owners cannot reasonably seek to make a profit from their businesses....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWasps will return but Warriors in the Wilderness
Wasps have confirmed they will be able to play Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, while Worcester Warriors have been...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoQuins’ “Big Game” delayed due to strikes
Harlequins‘ annual “Big Game” has been moved from its typical festive slot to early March due to industrial action planned for...
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Features
/ 3 years agoKenningham on school days, the future of rugby and his international hopes
By Elise Hamersley Jack Kenningham was 17 when he was plucked off the rugby pitch and into the Harlequins Academy. Relatively...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSix of the best for super Sale
Sale Sharks……………..39 Tries: Curry 15, D Du Preez 21, R Du Preez 48, Curtis 64, McGuigan 70, Reed 77 Conversions: D...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCrunch meeting is RFU’s last chance, says Bow
By LUKE JARMYN A crunch meeting is set to take place on Monday between the RFU and Championship clubs – with...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoJames has sights set on success in Europe
By JON NEWCOMBE Having reached the quarter-finals in the first two seasons of Alex Sanderson’s tenure as DoR, Sale Sharks are...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeams know they are in for a fight against us – Ojomoh
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath born and bred centre Max Ojomoh believes his side have the potential to make a playoff push...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoEverything to play for as Pacific duo join 100 club
By LUKE JARMYN Bristol's Pacific pair Steven Luatua and Chris Vui – the side’s newest centurions – will play a crucial...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSimpson, 34, calls it quits
Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson has retired from professional rugby, aged 34. Simpson, who played six games for Sale on a...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoPichardie determined to get Spain back on track
By BEN JAYCOCK Mario Pichardie enjoyed a dream international debut as he was awarded player of the match in Spain’s recent...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoChiefs find their form to blast out a Euro warning
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Castres................................ 12pts Penalties: Dumora 22, 30, 34, 40 Exeter................................. 27pts Tries: S Simmonds 19, Ewers 27, Maunder 44,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLeinster smash Racing and prepare for Gloucester duel
By GARY FITZGERALD Racing............... 10pts Tries: Wade 74 Conversions: Russell 75 Penalties: Russell 25 Leinster............ 42pts Tries: Porter 3, Sheehan 32,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBattling Quins can’t survive in Shark Tank
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sharks................................ 39pts Tries: Mbonambi 11, Mapimpi 17, 27; Kok 50, Chamberlain 78 Conversions: Bosch: 12, 18, 51, 80...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPlisson has the drop on Stormers to steer Clermont home
By BEN JAYCOCK Clermont.......... 24pts Tries: Newsome 46, Raka 62 Conversions: Plisson 48 Penalties: Plisson 17, 54, 73 Drop-goal: Plisson 70...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoChapman comes on to break the gloom
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester.......22pts Tries: Varney 24, Tuisue 63, Socino 68, Chapman 76 Conversions: Carreras 76 Bordeaux.......... 17pts Tries: Falatea 2,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoThis is one ludicrous idea we don’t need
NICK CAIN The RFU has plumbed the depths by considering a raft of changes which would reduce a new Premiership-Championship Cup...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoLight Blues still attract a good crowd
NICK CAIN While some Premiership clubs had been struggling to draw crowds of 4,000, the annual Cambridge University v Steele-Bodger’s XV...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWe’re back right where we want to be – McCall
By JON NEWCOMBE Preview Saracens v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3.15 Last proper hit out: Ben Earl scores in win over Northampton...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCreevy’s red puts Irish on back foot
By ROGER PANTING London Irish.......27pts Tries: Gonzalez 25, 37; Cinti 30 Conversions: Jackson 25, 30, 37 Penalties: Jackson 9, Jennings 78...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoEngland stars are back in
Preview Sale v Ulster Today. Kick-off 1pm SALE welcome back four England players for Ulster’s visit to the AJ Bell Stadium...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBorthwick keeps his focus on Tigers task
By GARY FITZGERALD Preview Ospreys v Leicester Today. Kick-off 5.30pm STEVE Borthwick pushed aside thoughts on his own coaching future to...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoScarlets looking to prove worth
Preview Scarlets v Bayonne Today. 3.15pm SCARLETS welcome Wales internationals Dane Blacker, Ryan Elias and Josh Macleod back into their starting...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoCardiff cruise home as Williams hits 250 in style
By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff............... 41pts Tries: Dacey 4, 18; Adams 22, L Williams 48, T Williams 60, Grady 77, Cabango 80...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoWeir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home
By HAMISH STUART Bath....................... 19pts Tries: White 22, Lee-Warner 28, Gallagher 61 Conversions: Francis 29, 62 Glasgow...............22pts Tries: Bean 3, Turner...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoRelief for Moriarty after he loses head
By MATT LLOYD Lions................... 31pts Tries: Lombard 15, Ntlabakanye 30, van der Merwe 44, 48 Conversions: Lombard 10, 30; Hendrikse 44,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoWalder: We couldn’t put them under any pressure
By JOHN FALLON Connacht..........22pts Tries: Boyle 4, Byrne 37, Killgallen 77 Conversions: Hawkshaw 4, 38 Penalties: Hawkshaw 60 Newcastle.......... 8pts Tries:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoZebre……………….. 21 Toulon…………….. 24
GAEL Drean’s 71st minute try won the match for Toulon against a plucky Zebre side. The visitors made a strong start...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoPau…………………… 16 Cheetahs………… 21
SOUTH African franchise the Cheetahs made a victorious start to their Challenge Cup campaign as they edged Top 14 strugglers Pau....
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoStade Fr……………24 Benetton………… 14
STADE Francais produced a stunning second half to overcome a resilient Benetton at the Stade Jean-Bouin on Friday. In a turgid...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoCrane delight as Bears put on ‘best show of the season’
By GARY FITZGERALD Perpignan.......... 5pts Tries: Shahn 40 Bristol Bears... 19pts Tries: Piutau 3, Harding 11, Jenkins 34 Conversions: MacGinty 4,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTizzano and Malton put Trailfinders back on top
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing................. 42pts Tries: Malton 9, 50, Tizzano 28, 46, Howard 35, Terry 75 Conversions: Willis 10, 29, 36,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRichmond fight back to share the spoils
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond......... 21pts Tries: Vajner 7, 39, Stafford 77 Conversions: Johnston 8, 40, Atkins 78 Ampthill............ 21pts Tries: Montgomery...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHartpury make it matter in red zone
By DAVID EVANS Hartpury............................. 45pts Tries: Morgan 3, Walker 22, Short 44, Smith 60, Davies 65, Tarling 74 Conversions: Mathews 3,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy defy blizzard to overcome Pirates
By JOHN LYON Caldy................... 15pts Tries: Royle 41, Cartmill 60 Conversions: Gourlay 61 Penalties: Gourlay 28 C Pirates............ 14pts Tries: Dawson...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHarris fires hat-trick to keep Jersey in the hunt
By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham.....22pts Tries: R Olowofela 17, 52; D Williams 74 Conversions: Bunting 18, Hollingsworth 75 Penalties: Bunting 8 Jersey..................
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRelieved Doncaster sneak past Scottish
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.......... 15pts Tries: Holden 46, Simpson 52, Holling 71 L Scottish.......... 14pts Tries: Morris 37, Bradley 42 Conversions:...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMoseley hold off Titans comeback
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T......... 21 B Moseley........26 Birmingham Moseley managed to come out on top in a close contest at...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSlick Cinderford topple the leaders
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford...............37 Rams......................... 17 Dominant Cinderford stormed to victory over table-topping Rams. Top try-scorer Nathan Taylor scored the opening...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Sale are homing in on top spot after Park win
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.............. 24pts Tries: Brown 20, Cecil 33, Mulchrone 60, Onasanya 64 Conversions: Robins 21, 34 Rosslyn Park.......
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMorley’s magic boot snatches the victory for gutsy Esher
By TOM SANSOM Esher......................... 18 Darlington MP....... 17 Sam Morley’s penalty gave Esher the narrowest of home wins over Darlington Mowden...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoQuins claim bonus-point triumph to halt Sharks run
By ELISE WALSH Harlequins..............40 Sale Sharks.............. 3 Sale Sharks’ unbeaten run in the Premier 15s came to an end after Harlequins...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoChiefs make three on the bounce
By BETHAN CLARGO Exeter Chiefs.........52 Loughborough L...... 5 Exeter Chiefs secured their third win on the bounce with a demolition of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoChampions are put to the sword
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens................... 7 Gloucester-H..........53 Gloucester-Hartpury put the rest of the league on notice with a statement victory over reigning...
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