Club Rugby
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath v Bristol preview: Win critical for both teams in West Country derby
Bath and Bristol face off in a West Country derby absolutely critical to both sides as they attempt to continue the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoJoe Marler starts for Harlequins as they host Newcastle Falcons on Friday night
Joe Marler returns to Harlequins starting XV as they look to earn a third-straight Premiership win as they host struggling Newcastle...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBath centre Max Clarke signs for Dragons
Bath centre Max Clark has signed a long-term deal at the Dragons. The Bridgend-born Clark has spent 13 years at Bath...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDoncaster Knights to appeal decision to deny them entry to Premiership
Doncaster Knights have said that they will appeal the decision denying them a chance of promotion to the Premiership. The RFU...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPremiership hopefuls dealt huge blow to promotion plans
Premiership promotion hopefuls Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the top flight....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAustralia lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto signs for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have signed Australian international lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto ahead of the 2022/23 season. The 6’6” second row – who clocks...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGloucester stalwart Charlie Sharples retires with immediate effect
Gloucester‘s stalwart winger Charlie Sharples will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. Initially planning on retiring at the end of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints re-sign prop Ethan Waller
Northampton Saints have re-signed loosehead prop Ethan Waller. The 29-year-old moves back to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens from Worcester Warriors,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKiss rues costly lapses in discipline
LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss had mixed emotions after missing out on the win. He said: “They’ve got an imposing...
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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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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKeeping Mennaye a fortress is key to Pirates ambitions
PREVIEW... By JON NEWCOMBE Cornish Pirates v Jersey Today. Kick-off 2pm, Mennaye Field Eyes on the prize: Nicolas De Battista is...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLloyd’s late try seals big victory
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..... 7 Chester.............. 10 A LATE try from James Lloyd snatched victory for Chester in tight contest in...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins ride out Care yellow to sneak win
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........21pts Tries: Heward 18, Vailanu 39, Atkinson 78 Conversions: Smith 18, 39; Searle 78 Harlequins ........29pts Tries:...
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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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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights enjoying view from summit
By JON BATHAM Ealing..................17pts Tries: Johnston 25, Daniels 43, Smid 74 Conversions: Willis 26 Doncaster ........25pts Tries: Holden 12, 39; McBryde...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiamond: Sides at the bottom don’t get rub of the green
WORCESTER boss Steve Diamond believed his side should have got something from the game. “We didn’t get the rub of the...
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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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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHartpury made to pay for high penalty count
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............20pts Tries: Mathews 23, Tovey 69, Ward 72 Conversions: Williams 24 Penalties: Williams 62 Ampthill ............21pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBears pay homage to Lam’s fallen friends
By GARY FITZGERALD Bristol ................31pts Tries: Thacker 15, Frisch 22, Adeolokun 27 Leiua 43 Conversions: Eden 16, 23, 28, 44 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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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBasement boys blown apart by nine-try Cov
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........62pts Tries: Nayalo 27, Barton 28, Peters 38, 40; Stevenson 47, 70; Poole 63, Owen 78, Burrows...
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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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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 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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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFantastic Callum try aids huge triumph
By JON BATHAM Guernsey..........57 Hinckley........... 17 CALLUM Roberts scored one of the tries of any season as Guernsey romped to victory...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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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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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoNew boys sparkle as Esher see off leaders
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher...................32pts Redruth.............. 12pts Catch me if you can: Esher’s Tomasz Pozniak rides the last takle and runs on...
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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 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 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 2E
/ 4 years agoWalker claims a bonus point in thriller
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 31 Clifton.......................57 WITH Clifton 19 points ahead after six minutes, the home crowd had every reason to...
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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 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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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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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 2E
/ 4 years agoFoxes hit back as Barnes are rattled
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury....... 21 Barnes............... 12 CANTERBURY returned to winning ways against Barnes. The start for Canterbury was exciting but...
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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...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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