Club Rugby
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Features
/ 5 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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMonster Lloyd punt helps see off Steelmen
RGC............................. 17 Ebbw Vale............... 13 RGC CLAIMED their first victory of the season with a narrow win over Ebbw Vale, which...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoSecond-half blitz spurs Sedgley on
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 16 Sedgley Park ........66 BLAYDON started well with an early Nathan Horsfall penalty, but it wasn’t...
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Features
/ 5 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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoFish shows his quality to deny Pontypridd
Cardiff......................29 Pontypridd.............. 15 CARDIFF claimed victory over regional rivals Pontypridd on Friday night, but the margin wasn’t as big as expected...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTynedale left to rue missed penalties
By DES HICKIE Chester .............32 Tynedale ......... 31 THIS match was tight, as the score suggests. It finished with four tries...
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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Welsh Premiership
/ 5 years agoGreggains sparks Newport fightback against Merthyr
Newport...................27 Merthyr.................... 16 NEWPORT celebrated their first game at Spytty Park with a comeback victory over Premiership big spenders, Merthyr. In...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Marcus Watson playing for his future at Wasps
MARCUS Watson aims to start persuading Wasps he deserves a new contract by putting Northampton to the sword today. Constant setbacks...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrownlie try edges visitors to victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ....... 9 Cambridge ...... 15 CAMBRIDGE made it back-to-back wins as they inflicted a fifth narrow defeat...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoCare: Let Alex Dombrandt show just how great he is
DANNY Care has urged Eddie Jones to not just pick Alex Dombrandt but stick with him throughout the entire Autumn campaign....
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National League One
/ 5 years agoCinderford go top as Albion slip up
By SAM JESS Cinderford ..............36 Plymouth ................ 12 CINDERFORD went top of the table as they kept up their unbeaten start...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBright’s at the double to down his old Exiles mates
By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........43pts Tries: Homer 35, 45; Bright 56, 80; Musk 58 Conversions: Kane 35, 58, 80 Penalties: Kane...
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Features
/ 5 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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Premiership
/ 5 years agoExeter 42-5 Worcester: Sam Simmonds comes roaring back to fire up Chiefs
THE Lions returned and Sam Simmonds burst out of the cage to resume where he left off last season. The Premiership’s...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSeven-up Sale on song in Titans win
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale ..........................53 Taunton...................28 SALE FC ran riot and scored seven tries as they breezed past Taunton Titans for...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoEight tries see Reds put Clifton to sword
By BILL HOOPER Redruth............. 49pts Clifton................. 12pts Why you wear a gumshield: Jack Oulton swallow dives over for a Redruth try...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLate Olver kick sends leaders crashing
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........27pts Tries: Dolly 14, Edwards 16 Conversions: Olver 14 Penalties: Olver 4, 30, 39, 70, 78 Jersey................24pts...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 5-24 Bristol: Bristol dump Quins again to stay top of shop
BRISTOL condemned reigning champions Harlequins to a secondsuccessive defeat on home soil and affirmed their status as league leaders. The Bears...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland women call up 11 debutants
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Impressed: Middleton SIMON Middleton has included 11 uncapped players in his 40-woman England squad for the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGloucester 33-32 Sale: Sharks late bite back just fails to prove fatal
WITH the last kick of the match, Sale replacement Tom Curtis missed a touchline conversion as his side just failed to...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRams fend off fight back to end Rosslyn’s unbeaten run
By RICH ASHTON Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Bird 8, 25 Guttridge 21 Conversions: Atkins 9, 22, 26 Penalties: Atkins 31 Rosslyn...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHawks pack power past a battling Esher
By NICK PITSON Henley...................... 31 Esher......................... 21 HENLEY Hawks eased to a bonus-point victory over Esher at Dry Leas. The foundation...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWorley hat-trick as Blues climb into top four
By RYAN ROBINSON Ampthill ............34pts Tries: Dunn 16, Bennett 37, Fenley 57, Skelcey 66, Penalty 80 Conversions: Bennett 17, 38 Penalties:...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWomen’s World Cup countdown: Alphonsi hired to inspire
By STELLA MILLS ONE year out from the Women’s World Cup, headline sponsor Mastercard have named England hero Maggie Alphonsi as...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoMoseley battle back in fine style after Juddians’ fast start
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley ..............34 Tonbridge J ........... 21 LED by superb displays from Andy Bulumakau and Tom Benjamin, Birmingham...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRaiders edge it with McClean try
By IAN HADDRELL Dings Crusaders ..33 Worthing .................35 LEADERS Worthing kept up their excellent start to the season with a narrow...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoTrailfinders hit back in style with 12-try annihilation
By SAM JACKSON Ealing ................78pts Tries: Uzokwe 6, Smid 9, 61; Howard 22, Malton 25, Walker 36, 50, Hampson 38, Campher...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 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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National League One
/ 5 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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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSeven heaven as Lions topple Bury
By BRIAN DAVIES Leicester L .............49 Bury St Eds .............26 LEICESTER Lions ran in seven tries as they brushed aside Bury...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury resilience shuts door on Cov
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............18pts Tries: S Smith 40, Bailey 50 Conversions: Williams 51 Penalties: Williams 22, 35 Coventry ..............7pts Tries:...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark
NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of...
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National League One
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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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National League 2N
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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...
Autumn Internationals
Guy Pepper: Argentina fans have football-crowd mentality but England can ‘shut them up’
International Rugby
School of Hard Knocks youngsters enjoy unforgettable Barbarians experience
Junior International Rugby
Lucas Friday insists England U20s are ready to take on South Africa challenge
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