Club Rugby
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDerby win ends Avery Fields jinx
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............22 Newport (S)............ 12 Bournville leapfrogged opponents Newport in the table after running out winners in a local...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoGreen and Gold’s home from home
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................26 Guernsey................. 14 With Barn Elms frozen solid, Barnes RFC still made themselves at home as they played...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoIt’s three shades of Gray as Caley scores hat-trick
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 16 Rochford H..............22 A hard-fought local derby in freezing conditions in front of a vocal crowd saw...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoKildunne runs in a treble for students’ recovery
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough... 34pts Tries: Kildunne, 1, 14, 68, Naylor, 28, Hoyt, 41, Jennings 54 Conversions: Smith, 15, 28 Stourbridge..........
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South Central/South West round-up: Four-star Turton leads romp for Maidenhead
By MO SHER Scintillating Maidenhead thrashed struggling Banbury 82-15, scoring 12 tries. Winger Alex Turton went over in the opening minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South East round-up: Rokomoce at double as loss to rivals is avenged
By BEN GODDARD Colchester avenged their defeat by local rivals Sudbury earlier in the season by securing a bonus point 28-22...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 North East/North West round-up: Billingham beat freeze to stretch lead at the top
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Another decimated set of league fixtures saw only three out of the 12 scheduled games taking place across...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoMillfield squeeze through to take Shield
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Millfield lifted the World Schools Festival Shield after seeing off Cardiff and Vale 15-11 in the final. The...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe need a massive rethink, says Morgan
By LUKE JARMYN On the up: Jersey Reds in action One of the Championship club’s leading negotiators has highlighted the need...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMather delight at Ealing selected for Premier 15s
By BEN JAYCOCK The RFU have confirmed eight teams have been successful in their application to join the 10-team Premier 15s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDorking reaping reward of joined-up thinking
By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking chairman Shaun Hammond believes the club have learnt valuable lessons from the last time they were in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMcKenzie on top form and enjoying life at Harlequins
By BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Arabella McKenzie in action for Australia at the World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images Australia fly-half Arabella...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHarris: No limit to how far Reds can go
By BEN JAYCOCK Antonio TJ Harris believes his unbeaten Jersey Reds side have no limit on how far they can go...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years ago12-try statement win for league leaders Cardiff
By HARRY CORISH Cardiff......................82 Carmarthen...............0 Cardiff got back to winning ways by running riot at the Arms Park, scoring 12 tries...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoWelsh leagues round-up: Patterson shoots try double for Archers
By HARRY CORISH Cardiff Met versus Cross Keys was the only Championship game to survive this weekend’s temperatures as the Archers...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoConviction that spells the end for Laporte
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bernard Laporte’s future as president of French rugby’s governing body has to be untenable after he was...
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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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