Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoLewis holds nerve to seal famous victory
By GAVIN HOWELLS Merthyr ................24 Ebbw Vale ............26 LEWIS Williams’ last gasp penalty secured a famous away victory for Ebbw Vale...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoEarle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons
■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry comeback wipes out Knights fast start
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........39pts Tries: Dacres 31, Peters 56, Bainbridge 58, Curtis 69, Burrows 78 Conversions: Fenner 31; Curtis 58,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoQuins comeback shoots down Ravens
By TIM LEWIS Bridgend ..............15 Carmarthen Q ......38 CARMARTHEN QUINS produced a stunning second-half comeback to down Bridgend Ravens. Back on...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHarrogate off and running at last!
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate......... 17 Blaydon............. 12 HARROGATE finally broke their duck to record their first National 2 League win since...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoI love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan
TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHollingsworth is star turn as Archers hit the first target
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ....36pts Tries: D Williams 13, 46; Thacker 23, 50; Hollingsworth 73 Conversions: Hollingsworth 23, 46, 50, 73...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPontypridd defence holds out in tense finale
By IOAN DYER Pontypridd ..........19 Newport ................16 PONTYPRIDD edged out Newport in a fierce affair at Sardis Road. This was an...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHayes the hero as he holds his nerve
By DAVE BEDDOWS Rotherham..............48 Bournville...............46 ICE cool Lloyd Hayes slotted a stoppagetime penalty to settle a terrific encounter. A converted try...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales
WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoYes, Ealing win..but they have to fight for it
By ANDREW BEACHAM Ealing ................54pts Tries: Campher 8, Penalty 14, 20; Smid 28, Uzokwe 39, Al-Jiboori 68, Kernohan 70, Burns 73...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoO’Brien on target for Llandovery
By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ..........21 Swansea ................5 LLANDOVERY made it 20 successive victories over Swansea as competitive rugby returned to Church...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDale win the battle of the strugglers
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 18 Luctonians.............. 10 TYNEDALE opened their account for the season with a hardearned victory against their fellow...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoQuiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge
LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBevan hat-trick sees Cardiff hit 60 points
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..................60 RGC1404 ..................5 ELLIS Bevan ran in a hattrick as Cardiff annihilated RGC1404. The hosts started strongly...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoMasterly Mills such a boon for Fylde fliers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.... 15pts Fylde...................22pts THREE first-half tries proved enough for Fylde as the Lancashire side maintained their winning formula...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRobshaw: Lewies and Quins will have a target on their backs as champions
Chris Robshaw has warned Harlequins to expect a target to be on their back this season as Stephan Lewies bids to...
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National League One
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoKildunne hat-trick sparks Harlequins
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Worcester ........31pts Harlequins ........66pts HARLEQUINS Women made it two wins out of two with a bonuspoint victory over...
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National League One
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSaracens run riot to thump plucky Sharks
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ......5 Saracens ........75 SARACENS notched their second win of the Allianz Premier 15s season with a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBig personalties, big performances
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the...
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National League One
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoScarratt surgery strikes Lightning plans
By ADAM ELLIS Preview Loughborough v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning will attempt to get their season up and running...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFive tries and the chop for Lambert
ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries...
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Latest News
/ 5 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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National League One
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPriestland’s imperious as Cokanasiga blow hits Bath
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............25pts Bath ....................14pts RHYS Priestland tormented his former club as Cardiff looked in better shape for the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 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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National League One
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWorcester victory run is halted by Mclean
By ADAM ELLIS Worcester ........22pts Glasgow............27pts Double: Rufus Mclean grabbed two tries WORCESTER lost the battle of the two Warrior tribes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 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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National League 2N
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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 2N
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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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National League 2N
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 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
/ 5 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 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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