Club Rugby
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National League 2N
/ 5 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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Champions Cup
/ 5 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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Premiership
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoResults
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoCarbonel puts the boot into Benetton
By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon ............36 Benetton ........27 TOULON will face London Irish in the semi-finals after they comfortably beat Benetton to...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 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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National League One
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoClinical first half sets up 10-try win for Irish
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....64pts Tries: Creevy 6, 24; Rona 18, Pearson 34, Gonzalez 36, Rowe 39, Rogerson 71, Joseph...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoO’Gara sees La Rochelle finish the job in fine style
By TIM LEWIS La Rochelle ......31pts Tries: West 42, Alldritt 48, Kerr-Barlow 55, Botia 68 Conversions: West 42, 49, 56, 69...
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National League One
/ 5 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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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 years agoHigh-flying Tigers set up Leinster showdown
By GARY FITZGERALD Leicester ..........27pts Tries: Liebenberg 9, Scott 50, Penalty 52, Steward 67 Conversions: Ford 10 Penalties: Ford 46 Tries:...
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National League One
/ 5 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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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 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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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 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
/ 5 years agoPotter: We left a few tries out there
HARRY Potter claimed Tigers are keeping their feet on the ground and not yet dreaming of ending a 20-year wait to...
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National League One
/ 5 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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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHarlequins make one change as they aim to claw back 14-point deficit in crunch Champions Cup second leg
Harlequins have made one change as they look to claw back a fourteen-point deficit in the second leg of their Champions...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 5 years agoWelsh Rugby Championship Favourites of 2022
The prestigious Rugby Championship is underway, and we are anticipating who will emerge victoriously. The cards are stacked to the brim,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoRhodri Williams signs new contract at Dragons
Scrum-half Rhodri Williams has signed a new undisclosed contract to remain with Dragons. The former Llandovery and Scarlets player joined Dragons...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 5 years agoBrilliant Exeter win BUCS Championship
Durham….13 Exeter……14 Dafydd Jenkins late score ended Exeter’s six-year wait for BUCS Super Rugby Championship glory as they edged past Durham...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStalwart Exeter Chiefs forward Don Armand to retire at the end of the season
Exeter Chiefs and England forward Don Armand will retire at the end of the season. The Zimbabwean-born forward was brought to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCross-code wing Iwan Stephens signs new two-year contract at Newcastle Falcons
Following his breakthrough season with Newcastle Falcons, cross-code winger Iwan Stephens has signed a new two-year deal. The cross-code convert scored...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPromising Harlequins back-row Archie White signs new deal
Harlequins Academy graduate Archie White has signed a new undisclosed contract at The Stoop. The back-row forward has so far amassed...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRowntree takes the step up to head coach at Munster
Munster have promoted forwards coach Graham Rowntree to the role of head coach starting from next season. The former England prop...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBath’s top try-scorer Will Muir signs contract extension at The Rec
Bath wing Will Muir has signed a new contract at The Recreation Ground. The tricky wing made the switch from England...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps sign exciting young fly-half Will Haydon-Wood from Newcastle Falcons
Young English fly-half Will-Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle Falcons next season. The England Under 20 international has appeared 13 times...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoEllis Genge leads Leicester to historic first leg victory at Clermont
Leicester Tigers claimed a first leg away win at Clermont Auvergne to take a stride towards the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals....
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLeaders march on with Bury victory
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................43 Bury St Edmunds..22 ESHER are still flying high after notching another victory on home turf, this time...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStubborn Stour dig deep for vital glory
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge......37pts Fylde...................33pts GRITTY Stour survived a disastrous start to produce a pulsating victory over promotion-rivals Fylde in what...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter backs spirit in defence
ROB Baxter questioned Olly Woodburn’s yellow card. He said: “I’m never really one to try and find fault with the process...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoClifton snatch draw after Sargent treble
By ROGER OPIE Clifton................. 31pts Worthing............ 31pts Jump for joy: Kieran Leeming touches down to score Worthing’s second try THERE was...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoAlbornoz inspires Treviso fightback
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........17 Perpignan ........7 ARGENTINIAN Tomas Albornoz jumped off the bench to inspire Benetton into the last 16...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBournville left with a bitter taste in mouth
By ETHAN LONGSTAFF Chester.....................48 Bournville............... 31 CHESTER struck a cruel blow to Bournville’s survival hopes as they romped to a six-try...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoGenge fired up for next round of French hostilities
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Michelin ELLIS Genge can’t wait to sample the atmosphere...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoNorville bags hat-trick for classy Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......48 Barnstaple.............. 17 HENLEY Hawks halted a three-match losing streak with a much-needed victory over Barnstaple. In...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHallett helps Ampthill fight back to take upper hand
By ZAK CARR Ampthill............27pts Tries: Cambriani 16, Stonham 44, Finlay 61, Harding 80 Conversions: Bragman 17, 62 Penalties: Bragman 40 Coventry...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoFalcons leave it late to steal the show
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ........25pts Tries: Davison 17, Burrell 28, McGuigan 58, Nordil-Kelemeti 80 Conversions: Connon 80+1 Penalties: Connon 40+1 Zebre...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoJones fails in bid to serenade Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 20 Hull Ionians............ 21 HULL Ionians just hung on to victory after a lastminute kick from Tom...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLast year’s runners-up show title credentials
By GARY FITZGERALD Bordeaux ..........13pts Tries: Woki 51, Mori 68 Penalties: Lucu 11 La Rochelle ......31pts Tries: Rhule 21, Danty 53,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDings cling on as Hinckley hit back
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Dings Crusaders...34 DINGS Crusaders held off a spirited Hinckley fightback to register a narrow win at Leicester...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPirates penetrate Castle Park fortress
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........24pts Tries: Best 26, Penalty 62, Holling 74, Smith 80 Conversions: McBryde 74 C Pirates............26pts Tries: Wedlake-Millecam...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh on the Boyle with eight-try slaughter to stretch unbeaten home run
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........54pts Tries: McInally 3, Boyle 10, 20; Pyrgos 32, Nel 39, Moyano 45, 79;, Phillips 69 Conversions:...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers take control as Gate fade away
By BILL BARRACK Sheffield Tigers....62 Harrogate.................. 8 SHEFFIELD Tigers recovered from a shaky start to power their way to victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRadradra comes to the rescue for Bristol
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ......................9pts Penalties: R du Preez 4, 9, 77 Bristol ................10pts Tries: Radradra 70 Conversions: Sheedy 71 Penalties:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCinderford on course for their highest ever finish
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CINDERFORD have their sights set on their highest ever finish in National 1 and director of...
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