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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoBeno Obano’s latest documentary – “Prep To Win: Harlequins”
Ahead of his latest Amazon Prime documentary “Prep To Win: Harlequins”, Beno Obano believes it is crucial content around the sport...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons v London Irish: Philip van der Walt returns for Falcons
Philip van der Walt returns from injury as Newcastle Falcons make six changes for Friday’s visit of London Irish in the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBristol Bears v Gloucester: Bears make six changes to starting XV
Steven Luatua returns to captain the Bristol Bears in Friday night’s West Country derby clash with Gloucester. Gloucester coach George Skivington...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons announce signing of versatile New Zealand back Sio Tomkinson
Dragons have announced the signing of versatile New Zealand back Sio Tomkinson. Known for his hard-tackling and range of skills, Tomkinson...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOspreys prop Tom Botha signs two-year contract extension
Ospreys prop Tom Botha has signed a two-year contract extension at the region. The South African-born tighthead prop joined the Ospreys...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoBristol dealt crucial blow as star centre faces surgery
Bristol Bears superstar Semi Radradra’s season is over after Pat Lam confirmed the Fijian will have an operation on his knee...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoDean Richards steps down as DOR of Newcastle
Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards is negotiating an alternative role at the club following reports he is stepping down from...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoKeelan Giles signs contract extension at Ospreys
Ospreys winger Keelan Giles has signed a new two-year contract to stay with the club. The 24-year-old has made 58 Ospreys...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoMax Malins stars as Saracens overcome spirited Cardiff side to set up quarter-final with Gloucester
Saracens......40 Cardiff..........33 Max Malins starred as Saracens overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback in an entertaining game at the StoneX Stadium. The...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSmith’s miss leaves Quins a point short
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........33pts Tries: Jones 1, Dombrandt 16, Marchant 29, Lynagh 38, 75 Conversions: Smith 2, 17, 30,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHambly eager for Reds to take title race to wire
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders.... 10pts Redruth..................... 31pts Power: Redruth’s Shaun Buzza dives over to score their first try Dings’ Oliver...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoSilverware at Saints is my sole focus – Paul Hill
By PAUL REES PAUL Hill is one of a number of players who have had a taste of international rugby over...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSaracens dig deep to find a gem in Christie
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Saracens v Cardiff Today. Kick-off 1pm, StoneX Stadium THE season Saracens spent in the Championship allowed them...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMatson: Now we go for the Prem
QUINS head coach Tabai Matson backed his side to bounce back at Leicester next week. “Marcus will be disappointed like all...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoChiefs hold off late charge to edge close battle
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 13 Hinckley.................. 10 BARNSTAPLE fended off a second-half surge from Hinckley to claim a narrow victory. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoEvitt bags a try treble
Midlands Premier A HAT-TRICK of tries from Luis Evitt moved Bridgnorth into third place with a 45-19 win over basement side...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoDai Young: Welsh rugby needs to build from the bottom up
Tough times: Dai Young DAI Young thought he knew what he was taking on when he took charge of Cardiff for...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon savour a top home finale
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................38 Chester..................... 19 BLAYDON produced a dominant display to send their visitors packing. The hosts were soon ahead...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoO’Mahony the star as Exeter fall short
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............26pts Tries: Carbery 26, De Allende 72 Conversions: Carbery 26, 74 Penalties: Carbery 6, 17, 60, 65...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChiefs fancy their chances in knock-out season finale
By PAUL REES EXETER are preparing for three knock-out matches in their last three Premiership rounds, knowing that one defeat could...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDogs hit back to maintain challenge
By STEVE SMITH Sale....................29 Blackheath......23 AN unbelievable game of rugby and yet another outstanding comeback win from Sale FC saw the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWoodward leads Clifton try charge
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 14 Clifton.......................85 CLIFTON ran in 15 tries as they well and truly trounced hosts Rochford Hundred....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSedgley made to work by Students
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........27 Loughborough....... 19 SEDGLEY Park continued their impressive run with a win against the hard-working Loughborough Students....
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoRacing look to take the Paris honours
PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Stade Francais Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, La Defense Arena RACING 92 head into their Round of 16 second...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoStannard treble proves difference
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........39 Chinnor.....................26 JOSH Stannard scored a try hat-trick as Bishop’s Stortford claimed victory against hard-working Chinnor. The...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes pip OAs in dramatic finish
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................38 Old Albanian...........36 BARNES secured a thrilling two-point victory after sharing ten tries with Old Albanian in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull battle hard to get closer to dream
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde...................26pts Hull......................28pts Success: Hull players celebrate Reece Dean’s match winning try Ben Gregory touches down for Flyde PICTURES:...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoToo slow to get going – Baxter
ROB Baxter said that Munster’s dominance at the breakdown was the key factor in their Thomond Park victory which sent Exeter...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHopes are high after eight-try win
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford............... 50 Darlington MP....... 14 CINDERFORD maintained their hopes of a best-ever finish in National One with a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher battle to bonus triumph
By BEN GODDARD Canterbury........11 Esher..................33 TITLE-CHASING Esher left it late to secure what could be a vital bonus point after being...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLate Clayton try seals scorcher of a win for Bourns
By MICK PALMER Bournville...............36 Tynedale................. 31 BOURNVILLE emerged victorious in what proved a highly entertaining encounter in hot conditions. Tynedale scored...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSweet 16 for Caldy as battling Rams fall short
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams................... 21pts Tries: Dykes 24, Penalty 52, Rossiter 63 Conversions: Humberstone 25, Bird 64 Caldy...................32pts Tries: Thomas 15,...
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Hidden
/ 4 years agoSam’s speed too much for Bridge
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............42 Stourbridge............28 THERE may have been little at stake in terms of league position in this clash...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMills enjoys Park’s return to form in the sunshine
By GEORGE HAVORD Rosslyn Park..........26 Cambridge.............. 20 PARK bounced back to winning ways to end Cambridge’s six-game winning run and leapfrog...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLucs beat all odds to see off Tigers
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 31 Sheffield Tigers.... 19 LUCTONIANS were able to overturn a halftime deficit and being forced down to...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBonus-point win for defiant Tykes
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........42 Plymouth Albion...36 LEEDS held firm to secure a vital bonus-point win to keep their National One...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale go Hunting for the victory
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....37 Huddersfield... 31 WHARFEDALE emerged worthy winners in a pulsating contest. But full credit to the visitors from...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans hold on in a 13-try thriller
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....43 Tonbridge Judd....40 TITANS claimed a narrow victory in a game of 13 tries. The home side...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoUnstoppable Lowe hits four as Leinster flex muscles
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............56pts Tries: Lowe 36, 55, 65, 80; Henshaw 18, 42, Gibson-Park 10, Furlong 28 Conversions: Sexton 12,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEdinburgh’s second half charge sinks sorry Bath
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........41pts Tries: Boffelli 10, 63, Kinghorn 31, Schoeman 53, Bennett 69, Boyle 78 Conversions: Boffelli 32, 54,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoYstrad shock unbeaten leaders
Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda came up with the performance of the season so far as they became the first team to...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSale survive Reed red to squeeze life out of Bears
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................29pts Tries: Thacker 48, Morahan 53, 77; Joyce 64 Conversions: Sheedy 48, 53, 64 Penalties: Sheedy 19...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSaints at sea after Biggar’s red card
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........31pts Tries: Thorley 4, Rapava-Ruskin 7, Alemanno 21, Socino 47 Conversions: Hastings 4, 7, 21, 47 Penalties:...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBridgend fight back with Strong at double
Premiership By DANIEL THOMAS Bridgend ..............17 Aberavon ..............13 AS dress rehearsals go, this was very much a mixed bag for Aberavon,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoDupont makes the difference for Toulouse as Ulster push champions all the way
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..................23pts Tries: McIlroy 10, 38 Conversions: Cooney 11, 39 Penalties: Cooney 18, 53, 69 Toulouse ..........30pts Tries:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoBarbeary hat-trick as fast-starting Wasps hold off fierce French fightback
By JAMES HARRINGTON Biarritz ..............29pts Tries: Peyresblanques 28, Hirigoyen 42, Soury 68, Armitage 57 Conversions: Bosch 43, 58, 68 Penalties: Bosch...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoWarren hat-trick ends Quins hopes
Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Carmarthen ..........12 Llandovery ..........38 AARON Warren’s hattrick ended Carmarthen Quins’ slim Premiership title hopes. They are now...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSharks feel they can beat anyone
SALE director of rugby Alex Sanderson was ecstatic with his side’s effort and believes they can be a match for any...
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