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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoCole’s 15 years at the workface
By Peter Jackson Dan Cole’s 300 matches for Leicester took him a few weeks longer than 15 years to compile. Few...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoImitation games are so sad for real fans
By Peter Jackson Once upon a time, the Heineken Cup was so good that there were weekends when it surpassed the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFreescoring Royle up for the Knights’ challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Donc v Caldy Monday December 26. Kick-off 2pm Prolific winger: Nick Royle CALDY’S Nick Royle is thriving...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBarnes ready for strong set piece battle with old foes
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Hartpury University v Cornish Friday December 23. Kick-off 7.45pm The first game of the round kicks off...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoUzokwe’s excited for top of the table clash
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ealing v Jersey Saturday December 24. Kick-off 12pm, Trailfinders Sports Ground Ealing Trailfinders star Simon Uzokwe has...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChristmas on hold as Jersey target leaders
By LUKE JARMYN THE festive break and other distractions need to be ignored to give Jersey Reds’ the best possible chance...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTyro French awaits first Boxing Day bonanza
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Bedf v Ampthill Monday December 26. Kick-off 3pm SEAN French is relishing his first Bedford Blues Boxing...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoArchers gear up for red hot Cov
Preview Nott’ham v Coventry Monday December 26. KO 3pm NOTTINGHAM coach Craig Hammond is relising Monday’s challenge at home to in-form...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoClinical Bears go back to back
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol ......................35 Zebre........................ 19 BRISTOL Bears strengthened their chances of progression to the next stage of the Challenge...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoAitchison angry at northern exclusion
By IMOGEN AINSWORTH Northern girl: England star Holly Aitchison With the new structure to the Premier 15s not currently including any...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFormer Wasps Star Speaks Out About Alcohol Abuse
Over the last few years a number of stars have lifted the lid on their problems with alcohol abuse and in...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHarlequins battle hard to edge 14-man Racing
Harlequins 14-10 Racing 92 Harlequins produced a spirited performance in dire conditions to earn an important win against Racing 92. Quins...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPlayers in Wales face 50% pay cuts
By PETER JACKSON Welsh rugby’s cure to its financial crisis will include pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChampionship: Wasps are in, Worcester out
By BEN JAYCOCK Wasps will be playing Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, but Worcester have been left in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMorahan to leave Bristol for Bayonne
By PAUL REES Luke Morahan will make his final appearance for Bristol today when they face Zebre in the Challenge Cup...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoI’ll fight to keep Forshaw, says Sanderson
By JON NEWCOMBE Sale Sharks DoR Alex Sanderson fears he might have a fight on his hands to keep hold of...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSharks look for repeat performance over Toulouse
By JON NEWCOMBE Fully fit: Sale’s Akker van der Merwe in action Akker van der Merwe admits Sale Sharks will have...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoFurbank ready for Munster challenge
By PAUL REES George Furbank does not yet know who he has to impress to make England’s Six Nations squad after...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHarlequins in the mood to gain revenge against Racing
By PAUL REES It feels like a new club: Quins coach Nick Evans The last time Harlequins faced Racing 92 at...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington delight as McGuigan joins
George Skivington could not believe his luck when he learned that George McGuigan was available as he looked for a hooker...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCreevy hit with four-week ban
London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has received a four-week ban following his red card in the Champions Cup defeat by Montpellier...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWales dream drives Grey through the pain
By LUKE JARMYN Dreams of playing for Wales again and getting another shot at top tier professional rugby in the URC...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCowan-Dickie puts Chiefs in command
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter................................. 44pts Tries: Ewers 11, Cowan-Dickie 16, 30, 46, Slade 36, Kata 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 11, 30,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHepher excited by new wave
Exeter head coach Ali Hepher is “excited” to see his new wave of young prospects like Sam Maunder, Dafydd Jenkins and...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCoach McFarland left to wonder as Ulster show true grit to give La Rochelle a scare
By GARY FITZGERALD Ulster..................29pts Tries: Henderson 43, Cooney 59, Vermeulen 63, Stewart 75 Conversions: Cooney 44, 60, 75 Penalties: Cooney 80...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoAtkinson on target to steer Leicester home
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester........................... 23pts Tries: Wiese 18, Montoya 26 Conversions: Atkinson 18, 26 Penalties: Atkinson 37, 51, 69 Clermont............................. 16pts...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBorthwick just won’t talk about England
Leicester boss Steve Borthwick gave the clearest public hint afterwards that he could be on the way to join England very...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLyon pushed aside as Sarries march on
By PAUL REES Lyon......................................20pts Tries: Kaabèche 27, 32; Smith 41 Conversions: Smith 42 Penalties: Smith 65 Saracens........................... 28pts Tries: George 13,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWinning in France is huge – George
Jamie George was proud of the character shown to secure the win despite going down to 14 men. “We’re happy with...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoStormers keep Irish on the back foot
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stormers............................ 34pts Tries: Englebrecht 8 Dayimini 41, Zas 45, Pokomeal 80+1 Conversions: Libbok 9, 42, 46, 80+2 Penalties:...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCaptain Rogerson: We’re disappointed to come up short
London Irish captain Matt Rogerson is taking the positives from their defeat to the Stormers. “There’s a lot of good stuff...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoFamous win puts an end to Ospreys Euro drought
By SAM JACKSON Montpellier..... 10pts Tries: Paenga-Amosa 55 Conversions: Carbonel 56 Penalties: Carbonel 4 Ospreys............. 21pts Tries: Parry 20, K Williams...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWeakened Gloucester hammered by Leinster
By GARY FITZGERALD Leinster................57pts Tries: Lowe 12, 54; van der Flier 17, Kelleher 25, 40; Ryan 36, McGrath 46, Larmour 75,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoEdinburgh front up to keep their hopes alive
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh.......... 31pts Tries: Mata 19, Pen try 36, Savala 47, Vellacott 65 Conversions: Boffelli 19, 48, 66 Penalties:...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBosch keeps Sharks on track
By BEN JAYCOCK Bordeaux......... 16 Sharks.............. 19 Curwin Bosch scored 14 points as the Sharks dug deep to see off Bordeaux...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDragons denied at the death by TMO call
By ROB COLE Dragons ............. 21pts Tries: Roberts 28, 62 Conversions: Hanrahan 63 Penalties: Davies 3, 15, 17 Pau ......................27pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoGlasgow find it tough going to take down Perpignan
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow...........26pts Tries: McLean 18, Jones 24, Pen try 66, Cancelliere 78 Conversions: Weir 19, 25 Perpignan........ 18pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoParisse has too much class as Toulon give Bath lesson
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Toulon .................29pts Tries: Wainiqolo 14, Rabut 23, Deavaux 37 Cordin 54 Conversions: Biggar 15, 24, 38 Penalties: Biggar...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz puts Scarlets on right course
By DAVID ROBERTS Cheetahs ..........26pts Tries: Hartzenberg 3, Fortuin 63, Kapepula 68, Oliver 73 Conversions: Pienaar 3, 68, 73 Scarlets ..............
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDouble injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win
By JOHN FALLON Brive ................. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoAdams shows he’s the man for Gatland
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle........... 10pts Tries: Stuart 44 Conversions: J Thomas 45 Penalties: J Thomas 30 Cardiff................. 47pts Tries: Adams 8,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoBreakdown will be key against Zebre, says MacGinty
Focus: AJ MacGinty FLY-HALF AJ Mac-Ginty, who will be up against former Bear Tiff Eden at Ashton Gate when Bristol take...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPirates trying to turn the tide
Preview C Pirates v Doncaster Today. 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle sees today’s game as a fantastic opportunity to make...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHalf-back heroes seal deal for hosts
By PAUL SMITH Coventry............................ 48pts Tries: Martin (4, 11), Pellegrini (20), Talbot-Davies (25), Brown (31), Peters (43), Poole (49) Conversions: Pellegrini...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRed-hot Jersey make most of big freeze
By TOM INNES Jersey Reds.... 45pts Tries: Clarke (5, 14), Lewis (27), Longwell (40), Grey (49), Cook (55), Brown (66) Conversions:...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale sink Tykes with second-half showing
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes .... 15pts Tries: Jukes (6), Turagabeci (20) Conversions: Maxwell-Whiteley (9) Penalties: Maxwell-Whiteley (6) Drop goals: None...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoGordon gives Park the Matt finish
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........48 Esher ........................32 Rosslyn Park ended the calendar year with an impressive bonus-point win. Park opened...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoToa to the fore to secure derby win
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A .....26 Taunton T ........14 Plymouth Albion took the honours in a hard-fought contest to secure the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoMet hit back to snatch a derby victory
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Cardiff Met finished 2022 in the top four and put an end to their losing streak after beating...
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