Club Rugby
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoMountain Ash finish season with perfect 10 out of 10
By ROB COLE National 1 round-up MOUNTAIN Ash maintained their unbeaten record as they made it a perfect 10 out of...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRESULTS
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Anthony Watson
Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of Bath and England winger Anthony Watson ahead of the 2022/23 season. The move was...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLosing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoThe Sharks strengthen with signing of powerful prop Carlu Sadie
Lately, the Sharks have been actively signing contracts. They announced on social media pages that Janse van Rensburg has joined them,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWelsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett
Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales‘ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade
Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGloucester to seek compensation from Worcester over cancelled fixture
Gloucester will seek compensation from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Worcester following the cancellation of a league game between the clubs in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey retires
Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey has retired from rugby as a player. The 34-year-old former London Irish, Bath and Gloucester joined...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoAlex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe
Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoFinn Russell stars as Racing 92 overcome Sale Sharks to reach Champions Cup semis
Racing 92 (6) 41 Tries: Thomas, Russell, Imhoff, Spring Cons: Le Garrec 2, Machenaud Pens: Le Garrec 5 Sale Sharks (10) 22 Tries: Tuilagi, Van der Merwe,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoHeartbreak for Munster as Toulouse keep their nerve in shootout
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 24pts Tries: Kendellen 10, Earls 39, Haley 44 Conversions: Carbery 11, 40, 45 Penalties: Carbery 57...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoPhillip’s brace seals Warriors revival
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Double: Carys Phillips Worcester ......34 Loughborough 24 WORCESTER Warriors came from 24-17 down at the break to seal...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBears into the play-offs despite heavy defeat
By MATT MERRITT Bristol ..............26 Harlequins ......43 A PHYSICALLY imposing Harlequins used the power of their pack to propel them to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSaracens humbled by ruthless Chiefs
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ................54pts Saracens ..........12pts EXETER Chiefs secured their place in the semi-finals in the most comprehensive way possible,...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoCherry and Whites end Wasps’ play-off hope
By ED HAYWARD Gloucester-H ..36 Wasps ................7 IN THEIR last home game of the season, Gloucester-Hartpury put their opponents play-off hopes...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSilky Sale come out on top in battle of Sharks
By TOM BULMER Brace: Leah Lyons Sale Sharks ..57 DMP Sharks ......5 SALE Sharks secured their second win of the campaign...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoResilient Reds battle through adversity to reach last four
Jersey won 49 -33 on aggregate By TOM INNES Jersey ..............30pts Tries: Clarke 9, Grey 21, Barnes 46, Harris 78 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling find their feet to cruise into semis
Ealing won 87 -45 on aggregate By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing ................56pts Tries: Terry 17, 22; White 29, Walker 52, 70; Porter...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPirates hold nerve to steal it in a thriller
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............32pts Tries: Worley 24, 29, Stedman 62, Adamson 96 Conversions: Maisey 24, 30, 62 Penalties: Maisey 6,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRae: Great opportunity to lift rare silverwear
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Coventry v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 3pm, Butts Park Arena Driven: Alex Rae Changes: Steve Boden ALEX Rae...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTykes fight back to secure the draw
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..32 Cinderford ......32 LEEDS Tykes showed some true Yorkshire grit to mount a monumental fightback to...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoQuigley finishes career on a high
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ......36pts Tries: Dunne 31, 39, 50, Tucker 45, Taylor 53 Conversions: Hayes 31, 39, 45, 53 Penalties:...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTigers confirm runners-up spot
By MICK PALMER Bournville ............26 Sedgley Park ........52 THE curtain came down on the season as Park secured runners up spot...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHelliwell double seals win for Lions
By MICHAEL HAWKINS Leicester L ....47 Guernsey ........14 LEICESTER Lions made amends for their 17-5 defeat in Guernsey in the reverse...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoCharlie has all the Bunting out
By SAQIB SAGIR Cumbria...................24 Staffordshire......... 31 STAFFORDSHIRE took the honours with victory at Cumbria in their opening Division Two clash. There...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoMidlands ease their way home
By NATHAN EDWARDS East Midlands....... 41 Warwickshire........24 EAST Midland battled past Warwickshire to pick up an opening day victory in division...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoReynolds’ late points seal top encounter
By MUHAMMED SHER Hampshire...... 43 Kent................... 44 A PULSATING affair in Havant went the way of Kent. The home side came...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoSturgess inspires opening triumph
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Lancashire........52pts Leicestershire... 14pts PAUL Arnold was happy with the performance of his Lancashire side as they beat Leicestershire...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoYorkshire savour double delight over Northumberland
By STEVE SMITH Northumberland ..40 Yorkshire.................52 TRADITIONAL northern rivals Northumberland and Yorkshire went head-to-head at the double as both their men’s...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoAll Hale a special try from from Dan
By CIERAN EDWARDS Dorset & Wilts........ 34 Eastern Counties..... 8 DORSET and Wilts thrashed East Counties, in the Royal Wootton Bassett,...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoSomerset make intentions clear
By IVOR SMITH Essex........................ 15 Somerset.................69 AN EMPHATIC final score of 69-15 has sent out a clear message to Somerset’s rivals...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoBill Beaumont County Championship
Berkshire..........37 Middlesex........ 21 SIX unanswered second-half tries from Berkshire saw a remarkable comeback. Middlesex had stretched away in the first period,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoThomas puts boot in to spoil Dale’s party
Premiership By JARRED EVITTS Merthyr ................43 Aberavon..............44 THERE was to be no fairytale farewell for Merthyr head coach Dale McIntosh, who’s...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBargoed leapfrog Neath with six-try salvo
Welsh round-up BARGOED made up for the heartache of losing the WRU Championship final to Neath by winning the Championship with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoStephen Myler signs Ospreys contract extension to take him into his twentieth professional season
Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler has signed a one-year contract extension at Ospreys. Myler was Head coach Toby Booth’s first player signing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarlequins sign South African second row Irné Herbst from Benetton
Harlequins have signed South African second row Irné Herbst from United Rugby Championship outfit Benetton. After spending five-years in Italy at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAngus O’Brien to return to Dragons
Scarlets back Angus O’Brien will return home to Dragons Rugby at the end of the season. Caerleon-born O’Brien came through the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoVan Rensburg trades Sharks
Springbok centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg will be heading back to South Africa as he signs for URC side the Sharks....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOspreys sign Exeter fly-half Jack Walsh
The Ospreys have completed a deal to sign talented fly-half Jack Walsh from Exeter Chiefs. America-born, the 22-year-old has penned a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLathallan Rugby 7s returns for first time since 2019
A popular youth rugby tournament returned to one of the North-east’s top independent schools at the weekend for the first time...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMax Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy
Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish come from 25 points down to earn draw with Wasps
London Irish (14) 42Tries: Rowe, Parton, Pearson, Arundel, Hassell-Collins, Penalty Cons: Jackson 5Wasps (24) 42Tries: Oghre, Hougaard 2, Atkinson, Kibirige Cons:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBanahan urges Bath to bridge the divide
By TOM BRADSHAW BATH legend Matt Banahan says the club must urgently return to its city roots to stop an “us...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAshton hat-trick puts him at top of the tree
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........56pts Tries: Ashton 4, 22, 27, B Youngs 36, Moroni 43, Steward 57, Wiese 67, Potter 74...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChris Ashton: ‘Now I want to make it to 100’
CHRIS Ashton said he was relieved to set the Premiership’s try scoring record. His hat-trick took him on to 95 –...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRampant Gloucester humiliate sorry Bath
By PAUL REES Gloucester........64pts Tries: Harris 12, Rees-Zammit 30, 35; Carreras 40, Morgan 41, Atkinson 47, Ludlow 59, Meehan 66, Ford-Robinson...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe just couldn’t cope -Hatley
NEAL Hatley said he could not explain why Bath suffered one of the most humiliating afternoons in their history. “I do...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMalins the master as Saracens march on
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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