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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSanderson: Saracens are favourites for Premiership title
ALEX Sanderson has piled the pressure on his old Saracens pals by labelling them firm favourites to lift the title again....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBlues on way with Garside double
By RYAN ROBINSON Bedford ..........38 Ampthill ..........35 BEDFORD Blues reclaimed local bragging rights as Will Maisey’s late penalty edged proceedings at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia
ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDeano delight after Falcons stick to the game script
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........10pts Newcastle........26pts NEWCASTLE Falcons will head into the Premiership campaign on the back of an unbeaten pre-season...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers battle back to snatch points
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....23 Wharfedale............ 15 A LATE Curtis Wilson try sealed victory for Sheffield Tigers after a remarkable second-half...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoThe long wait ends at last for happy Anscombe
By ALEX BYWATER Northampton....31pts Ospreys ............26pts GARETH Anscombe ended more than two years of injury misery and told of his relief...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGate downed by Bourn-again hosts
By MICK PALMER Bournville...............47 Harrogate................ 20 BOURNVILLE secured a bonus-point win against fellow promoted side Harrogate with a stunning comeback. Bourns...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWatt a win! Dan is the main man for the A’s
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian....29 Canterbury....... 21 THE A’s made it two wins out of two with victory over Canterbury. They...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTigers missing their big four as Scarlets rally for victory
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........24pts Scarlets ............29pts LEICESTER Tigers boss Steve Borthwick conceded after this defeat that there were “good elements,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLast-gasp Lea seals dramatic Stour win
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 19pts Hull RUFC........... 17pts All square: Stourbridge’s Jack Lea goes over for their first try Service: Sam...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBen Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears
BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s bounce back in fine style
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ........32 Plymouth ......... 19 BISHOP’S Stortford overcame a torrid start to finally see off gutsy visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoPrice is right as Kemp conquers
By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................29 Bury St Ed................ 21 DESPITE ending the game with 14 men, Worthing coach Jordan Turner-Hall will be...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSaracens end warm up with five-try bloody nose
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ............3pts Ulster ................33pts ENGLAND flanker Ben Earl claimed it was not “all doom and gloom” despite Saracens...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSkipper Gregory leads from front in Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................29 Loughborough....... 17 BEN GREGORY scored a hat-trick of tries as he inspired his Fylde team to victory...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoFergus on form to get Sale off mark
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC..................... 15 Cambridge ............... 7 FERGUS Mulchrone conjured an inspired second-half display to help Sale FC get...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJosh brings joy for happy Barum
By VERITY WHITE Barnstaple..............35 Westcliff................. 17 A STRONG home performance from Barum who welcomed back senior players Ben Hilton, Dan Lee...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPirates hit back after left reeling 24-0 down
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates.....21pts Worcester ........24pts Opening try: Alex Hearle CORNISH Pirates, trailing 24-0 after conceding four high-speed tries in...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoEight-try Ionians topple Tynedale
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ........... 50 Tynedale ................ 14 HULL Ionians gained a comprehensive home victory over Tynedale, outscoring the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHoward hat-trick as Park run amok
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park ......... 60 Leeds Tykes .......... 10 ROSSLYN Park made it two wins out of two with...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSam the man as Morley put Esher on right track
By JOHN WHITE All over: Esher celebrated their final try PICTURES: John White Media Dings C............... 19pts Esher.................. 45pts ESHER swept...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNorthwich given an early reality check
Northern Premier MACCLESFIELD’S 0-90 win away to newcomers Northwich will have set the pulses racing. The visitors crossed for a total...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBradley puts seal on fine away day
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ....................11 Huddersfield .........29 BLAYDON were well beaten by a resolute Huddersfield side who took their opportunities extremely...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRams turn on power to see off challenge of Juddians
By RICH ASHTON Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Penalty 10, Henderson 15, Cole 28, Hayhow 67 Conversions: Humberstone 16 Tonbridge J ........
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoClinical Cornishmen show Barnes they’re chancers
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 10 Redruth....................24 BARNES were unable to back up last week’s good away win at Hinckley as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTon-up Exeter are still top of the class
South West Premier EXETER UNIVERSITY have now scored over 100 points in two matches as they thrashed Old Centralians 66-10 at...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSedgley 22-22 Rotherham: Park hit back for thrilling share-all
A TRY by scrum-half Danny Openshaw earned Sedgley Park a share of the spoils in a pulsating tussle with Rotherham. Rotherham’s...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJolly good show as Smith’s late try tees up Moseley win
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley ..............22 Blackheath ............ 20 AQUILE Smith grabbed a last-gasp try and Jack Jolly slotted over the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLions tamed as Clifton hit the max
By MIKE BARBER Leicester Lions.....24 Clifton....................... 31 LEICESTER LIONS salvaged a bonus point as Clifton took all five from a physical...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoIt’s a thriller as Gloucester share 90pts with Coventry
By BOBBY BRIDGE Coventry ..........40pts Gloucester ......50pts Fast start: Jake Morris scored after four minutes COVENTRY and Gloucester served up a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy pay penalty in Cinderford loss
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............29 Caldy......................... 21 CINDERFORD edged past Caldy in an excellent game between two evenly-matched sides. The contest was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoThere’s just no doubting Thomas
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford..................24 Guernsey.................42 GUERNSEY took full advantage of perfect conditions to run in six tries against the home side’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoIrish give Chiefs true workout in final match
By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................19pts Munster ............31pts AS pre-season friendlies go, this was one of the more meaningful ones as both...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans hold on for a thrilling triumph
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP........32 Taunton...................38 NEWLY-PROMOTED Taunton made it backto-back away wins by edging past Darlington Mowden Park. An entertaining...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHayes: Johnson can give Chiefs lift-off
By NATHAN ROCHE Preview Exeter v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm EXETER assistant coach Tom Hayes has backed Rachel Johnson to give...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHooker Riley makes his case for more game time with Quins
By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………40pts Harlequins……..21pts Talent: Sam Riley PROMISING hooker Sam Riley is hoping he can build on scoring his...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBridgend Grammar, where the Lions roam
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WHEN assessing the rugby talent factories in Wales, Bridgend Grammar School...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury hold off spirited Canterbury fightback
By JAMES SMITH Bury St Eds.......30 Canterbury.......22 BURY St Edmunds enjoyed a winning return to National League competition as they held...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDan’s the man as Bridge have edge
By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Stourbridge........... 31 Sheffield T............. 27 STOURBRIDGE edged past Sheffield Tigers in their style opening clash in style. After...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie
LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSix of the best in Titans’ fine bow
By GUY WILLIAMS Leeds Tykes ...29 Taunton............ 41 TAUNTON produced an outstanding performance and memorable result on their debut in the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBattling Esher oust new boys
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................38 Rochford H.............. 14 ESHER began their season with a solid victory over newly-promoted Rochford Hundred in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScarlets 55-21 Nottingham: Nine-try Scarlets wow the crowd to kick-off Peel era
DWAYNE Peel’s first game as Scarlets head coach ended in a romp against Championship side Nottingham as 22-year-old winger Ryan Conbeer...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans set down early marker by winning big
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........35pts Wharfedale........ 5pts Eye on the prize: Titans skipper Zak Poole looks for a way through Away: Wharfedale’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham
CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMason snatches last-gasp glory
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ..................23 Darlington MP .......22 MASON Tonks raced in from 40 metres to give Birmingham Moseley a last-gasp...
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