Club Rugby
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams raid breaks Bishop’s resolve
By JOHN ALLANSON B Stortford.............. 19 Rams......................... 21 ROBBIE Stapley’s try and Steffan James’ conversion seven minutes from time helped Rams...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoTantum dazzles to haunt his former team
Premiership Cup By ROB COLE Bridgend.................. 17 Swansea.................35 THERE was little or nothing to choose between these two at the break,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBlackett gutted by lack of reward
WASPS coach Lee Blackett felt his side did not get the reward they deserved. “I am pretty gutted. "Sometimes the amount...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoAce Putt powers Albion to first win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth Alb.........34 Moseley................... 12 PLYMOUTH Albion bagged their first win of the season at the sixth time of...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoWelsh All Blacks edge out a thriller
Championship Cup round-up By STEVE ROBERTS NEATH managed to find a way to come out on top 31-25 at Ystrad Rhondda...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester 3-48 Leicester: Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces
STEVE Borthwick was thrilled with both human bull-dozer Nemani Nadolo and England fly-half George Ford as Tigers ripped Worcester to shreads...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills
NEWS EXTRA By TRP REPORTER SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title was as good as anything...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJeeps one of many Rolls Royce players
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEDFORD might not be the biggest of towns but is nonetheless...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThomas: Devastion in camp tonight
JONATHAN Thomas laid it on the line to his woeful Warriors after they were put to the sword by merciless Leicester....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGate are unable to Bridge the gap
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate................22 Stourbridge............46 STOURBRIDGE gradually gained ascendency to emerge comfortable victors at Harrogate. The hosts did have the consolation...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBrown on panel to explore women’s Lions tour
By SAM JACKSON Star: Shaunagh Brown ENGLAND international Shaunagh Brown will be part of the 13- strong group set up to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents are able to rise and Shine
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough.......42 Chester.....................28 THE Students from Loughborough secured a thoroughly-deserved victory over Chester. Straight from the off, the sides...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoPowerful Park are leaders of the pack
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Pk........37pts Fylde...................22pts SEDGLEY PARK produced an excellent allround performance to take the honours in a battle between...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNewcastle 13-5 Bristol: Connon the marksman guns down sorry Bears
NEWCASTLE fly-half Brett Connon redeemed himself for his second-half sinbinning by sealing Falcons first win against a poor Bristol side since...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRochford on a roll as Dings fall to defeat
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford...........22 Dings C.............. 17 ROCHFORD backed up last week’s excellent win at Old Albanian, with a powerful performance...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIn-form Hull’s sparkle has too much fizz for Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield............ 7 Hull............................27 HULL’S sparkling early-season form continued with a convincing bonus point win at Lockwood Park The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLam: Too much ‘me’ out there, we gifted that game away
BRISTOL DoR Pat Lam is pleased to have a byeweek coming up given their long injury list, which saw him make...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoThompson kick steals it for OA
By MIKE BARBER Clifton.......................32 Old Albanian...........33 MORGAN Thompson’s late conversion saw Old Albanian snatch a dramatic one-point victory at Clifton. Two...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDale and Ionians get pulses racing
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ............ 14 Hull Ionians ........... 14 A PULSATING match ended with both sides taking a share of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSale 28-22 Harlequins: Super Quirke sends message to Eddie
RAFFI Quirke will hope to make the England squad for the Autumn Internationals tomorrow after his delightful double in front of...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy claim draw in dramatic climax
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................27 Chinnor.....................27 CHINNOR and Caldy traded late penalties as a superb match ended in a thrilling draw. The...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLaura clinches it for Worcester on her return
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Loughborough 14 Worcester ......18 WORCESTER showed incredible determination to record a hard-fought victory. Laura Keates, on her return...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBillingham celebrates 21st with a hat-trick
Championship Cup round-up By ROB COLE AARON Billingham marked his 21st birthday with a hat-trick of tries as Bedwas put Tata...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time
GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoWill power earns Park first triumph
By DAVID JONES Darlington MP........33 Bishop’s S’ford......22 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finally notched their opening win of the season at home to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSale get off the mark in battle of the Sharks
By CARL LEE DMP Sharks ......0 Sale Sharks ....31 SALE Sharks women recorded their opening win of the Allianz Premier 15s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again
SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoEver-green Sonia brings up her triple century
By ADAM ELLIS PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Today, 2pm, StoneX Stadium STALWART Sonia Green will bring up her 300th appearance for...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHarlequins 52-24 Bristol: The Marcus and Alex show rips Bears apart
EDDIE Jones will have plenty of decisions before naming his first autumn starting line-up but the No.8 and 10 jerseys are...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSevens stars return to ignite Gloucester attack
By NATHAN ROCHE PREVIEW... Wasps v Glo-Hartpury Today, 5.15pm, CBS Arena WASPS welcome back their GB Sevens trio of Abi Burton,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBreakdown battle will be box office
PAUL REES talks to Alex Mitchell and coach Matt Ferguson about Saints’ strong start to the season PREVIEW... Wasps v Northampton...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers show their bite in comeback
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T.............. 19 Bournville............... 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers preformed an heroic turnaround with three tries in the final quarter...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoShields tells his Wasps to be ready for old boss Boyd’s trickery
By JON NEWCOMBE Out to cause havoc: Brad Shields WASPS captain Brad Shields is anticipating a meeting of minds when his...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHull forwards give students a lesson
By RICHARD PIERCE Hull............................26 Loughborough....... 19 HULL kicked off with Liam Regardsoe celebrating his 100th game and he was quickly into...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMike Brown looks at a new career as an agent
MIKE Brown has started to prepare for life after rugby by joining a player management division for the private platform Premier...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSmith’s try double is a clincher for Guernsey
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Barnes............... 19 Guernsey..........26 TWO tries from Ethan Smith set the stage for Guernsey as they squeezed past Barnes...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans are too strong as Ionians fall short
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians..... 24pts Rotherham........27pts IN A classic game of two halves, Hull Ionians dominated the first half to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJP du Preez could quit Sale Sharks for Glasgow Warriors
SALE Sharks have four players called Du Preez on their books but could have one fewer from the start of next...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSam steals win in frantic finale
By NICK HALLETT Old Albanian........... 21 Rochford H..............22 A LAST-GASP penalty from Sam Cappaert snatched victory for Rochford Hundred in a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLea’s first-half hat-trick puts Stour on way to a rout
By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge............ 61 Huddersfield..........22 STOURBRIDGE maintained their flawless start to the season with an emphatic nine-try victory over Huddersfield....
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Features
/ 4 years agoHard to replicate those post-war halcyon days
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSkilful Dino Lamb is Harlequins back in a forward’s body
DINO Lamb could have been doing a Louis Lynagh and running in tries for Harlequins instead of putting in a shift...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHeads try puts seal on victory
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 10 Canterbury..............22 CANTERBURY notched their second win of the season as they got the better of fellow...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSuddenly, it’s home comforts for all
Midlands Premier IT WAS a clean sweep of victories for home teams in the Midlands Premier. The intriguing fixture of the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCarleton shines to see off Wharfedale
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde ........................48 Wharfedale ............ 18 TOM CARLETON helped himself to a hattrick as Fylde stayed unbeaten at home....
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Features
/ 4 years agoHill’s rigid stance led to ‘great schism’
POSSIBLY the most notable Old Blue is George Rowland Hill, an influential rugby administrator in the game’s formative years and the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNathan Earle eyes England lift-off at Falcons
NATHAN Earle is hoping his move to Newcastle will put him back into England contention after his time at Harlequins was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoVowles is hat-trick hero for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley...........66 Westcliff............ 5 RORY Vowles bagged a hat-trick as Hinckley ran in ten tries to register their first...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRossendale pile on the pressure
Northern Premier ROSSENDALE started where they left off after their previous abandoned encounter with a 13-41 win away at Kirkby Lonsdale,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LAURA PERRIN THIS WEEK... SALE SHARKS CENTRE Laura Perrin started...
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