Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South East
By DAVID LAWRENCE WESTCOMBE Park’s unbeaten run at the top of Regional One South East finally came to an end against...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBarnstaple produce a slick late showpiece
By JASON SISCA Barnstaple.......29 Newport (S)....... 3 A slick second-half performance from Barnstaple saw them prevail against Newport, the contest suffering...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLuctonians suffer with yellow cards
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....23 Luctonians................ 3 Heavy rain produced a sodden playing surface with a stiff breeze blowing down the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoStudents rally to sting the Hornets
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....24 Hornets..................... 17 With a strong breeze but no rain, this was set to be an entertaining...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDonoghue dominates as Dings sink Bournville
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............29 Dings Crusaders... 41 Dings Crusaders picked up a five-point win in a hard-fought battle at Avery Fields...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoVisitors see red as sub Mackenzie seals bonus
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 24pts Hinckley.............. 5pts This promised to be a titanic battle between two evenly matched sides and it...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoWill sparkles on debut for Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................24 Old Redcliffians.... 15 With uncertainty over pitch fitness and a possible switching to an alternative venue right...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoEarly start gives academics lift-off
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge............ 15 Exeter Uni................59 Exeter University made the long trip to the Midlands without reading the kick-off time...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 Midlands
By DAVID LAWRENCE BROMSGROVE narrowed the gap to two points on league leaders Dudley Kingswinford at the top of the Regional...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South West
By MO SHER THE division’s leading two clubs served up a cracker at Cranberry Road, Camborne eventually overcoming Chew Valley, 38-28....
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoInoke has a new lease of life with Hartpury
By BEN JAYCOCK Fijian-born prop Mua Inoke is enjoying a career revival at Hartpury University and says his rejections in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSims joins Quins as transfer business heats up
By BEN JAYCOCK During a busy week of transfers in the Premier 15s, Harlequins have signed loosehead prop Hannah Sims from...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoEducation links pay dividends for North Walsham
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two East side North Walsham have developed strong local educational links in recent years and are starting...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter men and women prepare for restart
By ELISE HAMERSLEY BUCS fixtures return in two weeks and preparations are ramping up in Exeter as both teams hope to...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoTiffin girls beginners kick off the year in style
By ELISE HAMERSLEY School's rugby has begun a slow return after the winter break, and with the 15s league season drawing...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoNove does the trick to send Pooler top
Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL celebrated moving back to the top of the table. They secured an impressive 54-3 win...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoRavens cash in after Haymen’s early card
By ROB COLE Bridgend.................. 18 Pontypridd................ 8 Bridgend continued to pile misery on to Pontypridd’s season with an emphatic victory to...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoO’Brien late drop-goal sinks champs
By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff...................... 17 Newport................... 18 Fly-half and captain Matt O’Brien’s injury-time drop-goal secured a major victory for Newport in...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDion leads second-half fightback for RGC
By ROB COLE RGC.............................26 Ebbw Vale............... 14 RGC’s impressive second-half performance saw them pick up a first win in three games...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoAll Whites reeling after Taylor heroics
By ROB COLE Swansea.................33 Carmarthen............34 Carmarthen Quins turned the form book on its head as they defeated Swansea by a single...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoIronmen show steely side for victory No.7
By SIMON ROBERTS Llandovery............. 16 Merthyr....................26 Merthyr kept their hopes of a play-off place in the Premiership alive with this impressive...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoFoursome Saunders leads try rampage
Division One round-up By TRP REPORTER LLANGENNECH went on the rampage as they ran in 16 tries in their 106-10 win...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoPriestland undecided if he will continue playing next season
Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce takes job at Titans after exit from Hull
By JON NEWCOMBE Gary Pearce has been appointed as head coach of Rotherham following his departure from Hull. Pearce, 62, is...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoChampions Cup Friday and Saturday preview
It’s an incredibly busy Friday and Saturday in the Heineken Champions Cup, with nine fixtures over the next two days as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoChallenge Cup Friday and Saturday preview
With two Welsh sides currently dominating both of the European Challenge Cup‘s 12-team pools, it’s a busy Friday and Saturday as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDavidson makes history in Scarlets vs Cheetahs
Scotland‘s Hollie Davidson is set to lead the first ever all-female officiating team in a men’s European rugby match this Friday....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSale stretch gap in second with superb wet weather win
Harlequins…………….16 Tries: Marchant 42, David 74 Penalties: Allan 5, 31 Sale Sharks……………24 Tries: O’Flaherty 18, Du Preez 24, van der Merwe...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBaxter: We’ll go in hard against Bulls
By PAUL REES Exeter will be at full strength next weekend when they face the Bulls in Pretoria as they look...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoChessum still keen to make England mark
By PAUL REES Ollie Chessum would love to continue working with Steve Borthwick in the England set up but says his...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMcCall: No contact over Peel so far
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says there has been no contact from England with his scrum coach Ian Peel amid...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHaywood out to end his days on a high at Saints
By PAUL REES Mike Haywood is one of Northampton’s longest serving players and hopes to finish his career at the club...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMaunder: French leavers a big blow
By JON NEWCOMBE Exeter scrum-half Sam Maunder admits the departure of their England stars at the end of the season will...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNew Year honour for chairman Rowe
Exeter chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath hope Russell can be catalyst for success
By GARY FITZGERALD Finn Russell has “bought into the Bath dream” according to the man hoping the mercurial Scotsman can help...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRuthless Chiefs are too sharp for Saints
By PAUL REES Exeter ................................ 35pts Tries: S Simmonds 2, Woodburn 15, Cowan-Dickie 28, 44; Slade 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 3,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHooker’s injury a scare for England
Luke Cowan-Dickie gave Steve Borthwick an early injury worry when he limped off in the second-half after rolling his ankle. “I...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCarreras helps to demolish Leicester
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Newcastle........................ 45pts Tries: Carreras 13, 35, 37; Chick 27, Blamire 52, Moroni 74 Conversions: Connon 14, 36, 38,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWalder: We flew out of the blocks
Newcastle Falcons boss Dave Walder was understandably delighted with his team’s performance. “That’s three wins in our last three home league...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBorthwick sees the two sides of Farrell
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........................ 16pts Tries: Thorley 16 Conversions: Carreras 17 Penalties: Carreras 36, 45, 73 Saracens ........................... 19pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We competed and scrapped for everything all the way
Mark McCall, the Saracens director of rugby, hailed his side’s tenacity as they extended their lead at the summit of the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFlannery: We need to get back on right track
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Harlequins coach Jerry Flannery is looking for a reaction...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks keen to build on record win over Leicester
By JON NEWCOMBE Fit and firing: Manu Tuilagi caused Tigers problems LAST season’s thumping 36-14 win over Harlequins at the Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHome comforts key to Irish challenge
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Benhard Janse van Rensburg believes home comforts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRejuvenated Bears believe they can still make playoffs
By PAUL REES Leading the way: Ellis Genge scores in the 40-36 win over Irish in September BRISTOL exorcised a ghost...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRhyno makes Ulster suffer
By KEVIN FALLON Benetton ........ 31 Ulster ...............29 Ulster's mid-season crisis deepened when they fell to a fifth defeat in six...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMisery for Cardiff as Scarlets triumph
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff .................22pts Tries: Faletau 35, Carre 48, Adams 63 Conversions: Evans 35, 48 Penalties: Evans 2 Scarlets ..............28pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeaders Leinster fight back to deny Ospreys
By ANDREW ROBERTS Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Giles 15 Conversions: C Evans 16 Penalties: C Evans 11, 43, 54, 73 Leinster...............
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPotent Du Preez fires Sharks past champions
Sale ....................40pts Tries: O’Flaherty 34, McIntyre 52, Penalty try 66, Ashman 76, R du Preez 79, Conversions: R du Preez 35,...
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