Club Rugby
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoNottingham determined to bag third win a in row
PREVIEW... By BEN JAYCOCK Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay @therugbypaper CRAIG Hammond’s Nottingham are looking to build on...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMatt lands two as leaders are given a beating
REGIONAL PREMIER ROUND-UP SECOND place Preston Grasshoppers took the honours 27 -12 over North Premier league leaders Otley through tries from...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlackett: We lost the battle up front
LEE Blackett blamed his side’s failure to front up at the breakdown as the reason for losing. The head coach admitted:...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBrowne leaves it late to strike
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..25 Henley Hawks.......25 BURY and Henley fought out a draw in a ding-dong match that could...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSaints are confident they’ll stop the slide
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens ALEX Mitchell insists Northampton can take their...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHarry’s late try sinks Old Boys
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...46 Old Albanian........... 41 A TRY in the final act of the game by wing Harry Rowson...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWoodburn relishing challenge of unfamiliar territory
By PAUL REES Motivated: Woodburn OLLY Woodburn is intent on making up for lost time after missing 24 matches because of...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoIn-form Cabango helps rout Llanelli
By ROB COLE Llanelli....................... 5 Cardiff......................22 THEO Cabango made it four tries in his past three games as he helped to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWing wizard Harry hungry for long spell of success
By PAUL REES HARRY Potter has lived with remarks about his moniker all his life, but the wing is intent on...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoIronmen prove too strong as Ravens caged
By FREDDIE BENNETT Bridgend.................. 16 Merthyr....................36 MERTHYR moved up to third with a comprehensive bonus-point victory. The Ravens made a strong...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlack and Ambers hold off Steelmen’s rally
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale...............22 Newport...................29 NEWPORT held off a late rally from Ebbw Vale to solidify their place at...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoFrost far too hot as hosts turn up heat
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 41 Chinnor................ 3 CAMBRIDGE blew away Chinnor in a superlative second half inspired by star man Kieran...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoSwans take flight against the Quins
By PAUL HOPKINS Carmarthen............ 21 Swansea.................26 SWANSEA picked up their league win of the season after they picked up a bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy’s joy of six in promotion push
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 21 Caldy.........................40 SIX tries from Caldy secured another bonuspoint win in a game they never looked...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoDrovers have designs on more Ponty woe
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Llandovery v Pontypridd Today. Kick-off 2:30pm, Church Bank Playing Fields PONTYPRIDD are still seeking their first win...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMoseley cling on against strugglers
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........27 Moseley................... 30 BIRMINGHAM Moseley clung on to claim a narrow victory, despite a spirited second-half riposte...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAces pay the price despite big effort
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate......... 10 Hull.....................27 HARROGATE put up a much improved performance against a Hull side packed with semi-professional players...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBurns in charge as Leicester march on
By ROGER PANTING Leicester ..........35pts Tries: Van Poortvliet 14, Wiese 22, Liebenberg 51, Porter 74 Conversions: Burns 14, 22, 51 Penalties:...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSuper start is crucial as visitors Sale to victory!
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort..33pts Sale.....................35pts Tries: Smith 16, Stannard 26 & 38, J Ayrton 49, M Ayrton 58 Conversions: Orchard...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins keep the pressure on title rivals
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....5 Harlequins........48 Harlequins ran in eight tries to secure maximum points from their trip to the North...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoChaplin leads as Tigers are tamed
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................26 Sheffield Tigers.... 14 BLAYDON produced a dominant first-half display, with superiority in both backs and forwards, to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe need to learn some serious lessons, says Skivington
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington believed his side needed to learn some serious lessons. “It’s very disappointing and the boys are...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHarry Hones his skills to secure thrilling victory
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 19 Cinderford............... 30 CINDERFORD held the edge in what proved to be a fantastic game with...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoPlay-off hunting Exeter blow Worcester away
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ..............60 Worcester ........7 EXETER Chiefs banished the demons of last weekend’s heart-breaking late defeat to Loughborough, as...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents denied by late penalty
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 31 Tynedale.................32 LOUGHBOROUGH ran in five tries but failed to claim victory at Epinal Way. Tynedale opened...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBig Joe’s late show gives Bath a boost
By MIKE SINCLAIR Newcastle ........25pts Tries: McGuigan 5, Collett 28, Peterson 61 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 28, 61 Penalties: Haydon-Wood 17, 38 Bath...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTom Putts final nail in the Heath coffin
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth Albion...24 Blackheath.............22 A LAST-GASP try from replacement hooker Harry Wilkinson and conversion from Tom Putt in the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLightning denied late victory by the upright
By MATT MERRITT Loughborough..19 Gloucester-H ....19 LOUGHBOROUGH saw a late penalty strike the upright to deny them victory. The teams were...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRelief for Byron as his Titans win ugly
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........ 17pts Stourbridge...... 10pts RESILIENT Titans fought off a strong challenge from visitors Stourbridge to maintain their 100...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe gave ball away too often -Walder
WITH Newcastle’s rugby director starting a threematch ban for criticising last weekend’s referee, the only Dean Richards on duty at Kingston...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoNo stroll with Park as Rams dig deep
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................36 Darlington MP.......32 RAMS came from behind to snatch a helter-skelter win in a thrilling 10-try shoot-out. The...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGardner caps convincing win
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund.......33 Barnstaple................ 9 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a convincing victory over their West Country rivals as they scored...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWasps score nine to condemn Sale’s woes
By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale ..................14 Wasps ............53 WASPS gained an important five points in the battle for the Premier 15’s top...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Wharfedale pipped by visitors
By STEPHEN RHODES Wharfedale............ 10 Luctonians.............. 16 A THOROUGHLY enjoyable game at The Avenue in bright and breezy conditions saw visitors...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHonours even as Jackson fires wide
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ....................27pts Tries: D du Preez 38, 55; JL du Preez 44, Reed 60 Conversions: MacGinty 45, 56...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSims sees Lions to bonus point
By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................35 Leicester Lions..... 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison...
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Schools / Universities
/ 4 years agoExeter University Has a Track Record of Success
Luke Mehson, Richard Capstick, Jack Owlett, Tom Lawday… these are just a few of the players that have represented Exeter University...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDean Richards handed three week match-day ban for media comments
Newcastle Falcons Director of Rugby Dean Richards has been banned from any match-day involvement for three weeks following his comments in...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJersey Reds’ Tom Pittman’s long road to professional rugby
Jersey Red’s Tom Pittman’s journey into professional rugby has been anything but easy. The pandemic came whilst Pittman was studying at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKiran McDonald to join Wasps at the end of the season from Glasgow Warriors
Scottish lock Kiran McDonald will join Wasps at the end of the season from Glasgow Warriors. The 6ft 8in lock was...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoItaly scrum-half Callum Braley signs for Northampton Saints
Italian scrum-half Callum Braley has signed for Northampton Saints ahead of the 2022/23 season after making the switch from Italian side...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPremiership reserve teams could play in the Championship from 2024
The RFU will vote this week on proposals to reshape the English Championship. As part of the plans, the second-tier would...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFormer England and Saracens lock George Kruis retires from rugby
Former Saracens and England forward George Kruis has announced his retirement from all rugby on his 32nd birthday to concentrate on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoExeter snatch victory over 14-man Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle (7) 14Tries: Haydon-Wood, McGuigan Cons: Haydon-Wood 2Exeter (7) 15Tries: Schickerling, Innard Con: J Simmonds Pens: J Simmonds A late Joe...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoJack at double as Uni climb up
SW Premier EXETER University returned to the top as they thumped Drybrook 51-20 for a comfortable bonus-point triumph. Winger James Botterill...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDrovers hold off Merthyr in thriller
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Merthyr....................36 Llandovery.............43 AN 11-try thriller went Llandovery’s way, but they had to withstand a fine Merthyr...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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