Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGloucester power to away triumph
Munster ..................19 Gloucester ............28 ■By DAVID ROBINSON GLOUCESTER opened their first pre-season fixture with a win over Munster at Musgrave Park....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChinnor ………………40 Worthing …………….17
■By JACK JOHNSON CHINNOR finished pre-season with a commanding victory over Worthing Raiders as they scored six tries at Kingsey Road....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBath off to a flier with a blitz of Cov
Coventry ..............7pts Bath ....................38pts By SAM KERR Bath scored six tries in their first match of pre-season as head of rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPotent Park’s attack run riot
Rosslyn Park 66 Tonbridge J ....10 ■By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park ran out as dominant winners in their final preseason fixture...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoParker leads a Bury bonanza
Bedford A ........38 Bury St Eds ....45 ■By MUHAMMED SHER THERE was certainly plenty of value to be had at Putnoe...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSaints march past Champ Bedford
Northampton 40 Bedford ..........26 ■By JACK JACOBS NORTHAMPTON Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson began his tenure with a win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHot Bears blow away Dragons
Dragons ..................28 Bristol ....................45 ■By SAM JACKSON BRISTOL Bears delivered a late fightback to beat Dragons at Rodney Parade in their...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTynedale …………..28 Darlington MP ……52
■By NATHAN EDWARDS LIAM Checksfield hit a hat-trick as Darlington Mowden Park picked up a positive result in their final pre-season...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLucky Irish edge a 10-try thriller
Jersey Reds ..29 London Irish ..31 ■By IAN ROBSON @therugbypaper JERSEY Reds and London Irish shared 10 tries between them in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWasps pack a perfect 10
Doncaster ............0pts Wasps ................56pts By DAN WILLIAMS Touchdown: Matteo Minozz goes in for his second try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Wasps kicked...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFrance set to rock with the best league in the world
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW French flair: La Rochelle may be champions of Europe but they finished fifth...
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National Leagues
/ 3 years agoIt’s not pitch perfect just yet for Bury coach Ford
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 EAST Bury St Edmunds’ preseason preparations have been affected by a lack of rain – but...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers must look to edge the tight matches, insists Barrow
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 NORTH Sedgley Park Tigers missed out on the title by just four points last season –...
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National Leagues
/ 3 years agoBarber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoThe game paying too much for its players
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Top gun: Semi Radradra is a marquee player for Bristol PICTURE: Getty...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConcern as refs switch to other side
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Another of French rugby’s leading gamekeepers turned coach this week, as Top 14 referee Maxime Chalon put...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoEngland U18s fight back for epic win
South Africa U18s ‘A’…………34, England U18s…………36 Rory Taylor’s last minute penalty gave England U18s a thrilling victory against South Africa U18s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors finally release statement over administration rumours
Worcester Warriors‘ owners have released long-awaited a statement, after a day filled with speculation regarding the future of their club. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFive-year deal will give Cup boost – Grainger
By JON NEWCOMBE Steve Grainger, RFU director of rugby development, is confident the new five-year partnership between England Rugby and Papa...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoClark on a mission to prove his Test quality
By ROB COLE Wales have capped two former England U20 centres in the last few years and new Dragons recruit Max...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStronge aims to be the top scrum-half in his division
By BEN JAYCOCK Ambition: Nottingham’s Michael Stronge Michael Stronge has set a clear goal to become the best scrum-half in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLudlow: Three ops and I’m good to go
By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlow feels like a new man. The Gloucester captain had three operations in as many weeks after...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoJohnson glad to be a Wasp
Ashley Johnson has left his role as player-coach at Birmingham Moseley to take forward his coaching career with his former side...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChiefs confirm Sio signing
Exeter Chiefs confirmed the signing of Australia loose-head Scott Sio on a “long-term deal”. Sio, 30, has won 71 caps and...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoVan Zyl has his sights set on the World Cup
By GARY FITZGERALD Seeing Billy and Mako Vunipola battle their way back into Eddie Jones’ good books has encouraged Ivan van...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPainful budget cuts are for greater good
COLIN BOAG Still looking for a club: Former England full-back Mike Brown left Newcastle at the end of last season PICTURE:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench clubs look at Nowell
ON THE BLINDSIDE Exeter winger Jack Nowell could move to France after the World Cup with his CV doing the rounds...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoExiles waiting in wings for Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE London Irish are waiting in the wings to potentially move for Newcastle Falcons No.8 Callum Chick if there...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRuthless Ospreys fly past helpless Hartpury
Hartpury ........14 Ospreys ..........41 By JOHN BARNES The first hit out for both Hartpury University and Ospreys of pre-season 2022/23 was...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSale FC ………………34 Fylde ………………….14
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC looked in fine form as they got their pre-season campaign underway with a routine win against...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCinderford …………17 Matson………………….0
By MICK WILSON Cinderford director of rugby Paul Morris was pleased with his side’s comfortable win over Matson in what was...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCambridge …………33 Carmarthen ……….14
By STEVE JACKSON In the end Cambridge came through a stern test against Welsh Premiership side Quins, outscoring the visitors by...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMorahan scores sensational solo try but tyro Bears fall just short
Brive ....................22 Bristol....................17 By PHIL BROWN Bristol Bears kicked off pre-season with a narrow defeat at the hands of Top 14...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoNine-try Ealing are too strong for Park
Rosslyn Park ..26pts Ealing T’f ..........57pts By RHYS STRATTON Ealing Trailfinders ran out deserved winners at The Rock on Saturday, tallying...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoNew boy Gopperth leads the way for champions Leicester
Jersey ..................26 Leicester ..............35 By TIM PRYOR English champions Leicester Tigers and Championship outfit Jersey Reds provided each other with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLymm ………………….19 Preston G …………..24
By NATHAN EDWARDS A new-look Preston Grasshoppers side picked up a difficult win away to Lymm RFC. Heading into the game,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTaunton ………………..14 Cornish Pirates ..43
By MIKE JAMOS Over 1,000 people crammed into the Taunton Verita Stadium to watch a game which in the first half...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoAmpthill …………….54 Newport………………12
By KEVIN BARRETT Ampthill hosted Welsh Premiership Cup holders Newport at Dillingham Park and named 13 debutants in the match day...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBonds try seals bragging rights for Redruth
Redruth ......26 Plymouth ......24 By BILL HOOPER Redruth got the better of National League 1 Albion in this pre-season derby. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDorking …….. 52 Sutton & E…… 5
Dorking powered to a big win with a penalty try at scrum time opening the scoring. A cracking try by Ryan...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoNorth Walsham….26 Shelford …………….19
By MIKAEL BIARD North Walsham proved too strong for Shelford as they edged a thrilling and competitive contest in Norfolk. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLlandovery…………26 Cinderford …………12
By HUW S THOMAS The Forest of Dean side who finished fifth in last year’s National One found the Drovers, who...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDings ………………….38 Glasgow Ac…………17
By NATHAN EDWARDS Luke Arscott has seen his pre-season campaign as “a learning curve” with Dings earning a big victory against...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCoventry dominate Midlands derby
Coventry ..............40 Molesey................12 By ANDREW SMITH Coventry breezed to victory in a Midlands derby at Butts Park. A well worked lineout...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCurry stars as ferocious Sharks score a big six
Caldy ………………..5pts Sale Sharks……40pts By BEN JAYCOCK Sale Sharks scored six tries as they eased past north west rivals and Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBell chimes in with leveller for Tykes
Leeds Tykes ......19 Esher ......................19 By ANDREW SMITH National 1 new boys Esher gave a good account of themselves in highly...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConfidence boost for Sheffield
Luctonians ..........35 Sheffield ..............49 By MO SHER It was a summer jamboree at Mortimer Park as these National Two rivals shared...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoOundle ………………19 Hinckley…………….19
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley began their pre season fixtures with a hard fought draw in Northamptonshire. The opening 20 minutes were...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBlues breeze through Titans
Bedford ..........61 Rotherham......19 By JAMES DARWELL Bedford Blues began pre-season preparations for next season with suitable aplomb as they put Rotherham...
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