Club Rugby
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIn-form Albion hit the heights again
By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton deal sorry Sutton a big blow
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep………….7 Clifton ………………..27 CLIFTON won an open and entertaining game on a crisp afternoon at Rugby...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates steal the points with potent final quarter
By TOM INNES CORNISH Pirates flew back from the Channel Islands with four hardearned points last night after coming from behind...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoWasps leave Bears Crakeing in their boots
Wasps FC ........34 Bristol Bears ..20 By MARK DAVEY TWO Liz Crake tries helped Wasps continue their unbeaten start to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMoriarty puts soccer in the shade
IN THEwake of last week’s six-try beating at Castres, Dragons’ director of rugby Dean Ryan touched upon the region’s impoverished state,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSearch begins for Phillips’ successor
WELSHRugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips is to leave his role this summer after five years in charge. WRU chairman Gareth...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHornets sting stuns hosts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….14 Hinckley ……….19 HINCKLEY'S fast start helped them emerge victorious from their trip to Otley. Hinckley scored...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSelway’s treble delights Villagers
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoForwards’ supremacy gets Ealing on a roll
By OLI SHAPLEY Fast start: Jordan Els scores for Trailfinders Fifty up: Tommy Bell is about to go over for Trailfinders...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoCherries blossom after early blitz
Richmond ..........0 Glouc’r Har’y ..20 By LORRAINE SPALL GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY produced a dominant firsthalf performance to secure a bonus-point victory away at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeaving so soon, Jamie
JAMIE Roberts on his abrupt exit from Bath to join the Stormers in Cape Town: “It’s bittersweet because Bath has been...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFour-midable Carleton shines
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….50 Tynedale ……..10 TOM Carleton starred with four tries as Fylde wrapped up a comprehensive win over...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoOlver earns his money with last-minute winner
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER, outplayed for almost the entire second half and trailing 15-9 at Castle Park, won the closest of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoLethal Lightning strike more than just twice
Waterloo ........5 Loug’r L’ning ..74 By SAM WILLIAMS LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning received an early wake-up call before putting 12 tries past bottom...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNot even bogey ground can stop Ponty
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL enjoyed their first victory at the Gnoll since December 1991 – running in eight...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLeaders survive a scare to keep rolling
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ……3 Caldy …………….31 CALDY will be pleased to have picked up the points against a very game...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLennon’s try puts brakes on Hartpury comeback
By ANDREW BEACHAM FIRST half supremacy proved crucial for Bedford in an entertaining game, staged in close to perfect conditions, between...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoQuins blast Cardiff aside as title race heats up
Premiership Carmarthen....29 Cardiff RFC ......7 By PAUL HUNTINGDON CARMARTHEN extended their unbeaten home run this season as they strode to a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFive-star Students brush off exam woe
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough 36pts Sheffield T……..24pts IT’S exam season for the Loughborough Students team but they at least passed one...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTry-double by Tolmie swings it Cov’s way
By STEVE MATHER COVENTRY director of rugby Rowland Winter hailed replacement Scott Tolmie’s impact off the bench after the hooker’s last-minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEvans on target as Wizards stay in hunt
Aberavon ........19 Merthyr RFC ..13 By MARK LAWSON ABERAVON stayed in the title race as they completed the double over the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClassy Crickmay shows his scoring touch
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….17 Huddersfield..28 PROP Josh Crickmay’s try double helped Huddersfield to a bonus-point win at winless Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoRandall bails Bristol out with try on the buzzer
By TIM LEWIS POOL 4 HARRY Randall saved Bristol’s blushes with a late try to secure a 7-7 draw against lowly...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoToo little too late for Ravens as Drovers seal win
Bridgend ........14 Llandovery ....35 By PAUL HOPKINS LLANDOVERY held off a late fightback to secure a bonus-point away victory. The first...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale strike late to peg back Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G’h……….26 Wharfedale ……..26 A LAST-MINUTE try earned Wharfedale a share of the spoils against Preston Grasshoppers as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWasteful Wasps get blast from boss Dai
By ROGER PANTING POOL 3 WASPS’ European campaign came to a miserable end as the French secured a home quarter-final with...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoVale boost survival hopes with vital victory
Ebbw Vale ......18 Pontypridd ......5 By IAN GOLDEN EBBW Vale hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premiership with victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoIce-cool Collins kicks Park home
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park ……30 Stourbridge ……..28 ONE swing of Stephen Collins' boot changed everything. If Sedgley Park were wanting...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoHardwick lands the bonus as Tigers fumble their chances against battling Pau
By GARY FITZGERALD Power: Manu Tuilagi POOL 5 GEORDAN Murphy’s much-changed Tigers had their claws clipped by their French rivals but...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSeventh heaven for Gogs in much-needed win
RGC ..................43 Llanelli ............21 By ROB COLE RGC ran in a magnificent seven tries to notch their first win since December...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBlues blast ten tries but still fail to qualify
By STEFFAN THOMAS POOL 5 Try time: Lewis Jones runs in a try for Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans CARDIFF Blues scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSevens circuit helps get Rosser up to speed
News DRAGONS speedster Jared Rosser is lighting up the PRO14 with the everimproving Dragons and his team have two American Sevens...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBayonne hit for six as Toulon turn on the style
ROUND-UP TOULON completed a clean sweep of six victories with a 50-6 triumph over Bayonne in Pool 2. They struggled to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLeicester fall short in late fightback bid
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..17 Esher ………………20 ESHER held on to seal a narrow victory at Leicester following a nail-biting finale...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFive-star leaders looking 100 per cent
London & South East Premier ROCHFORD Hundred maintained their lead at the top of the table following a 29-13 win against...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGahan’s double does the job for Bridge
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGE went ten points clear in One East after they won 28-16 at home...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoPerfect day for heady Hawks
By ELLA WARING Worthing…………7 Henley…………..33 HENLEY Hawks stretched their lead at the top of the standings with a comprehensive five-try drubbing...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBach to the wall effort defies late sin-bin
Midlands Premier SANDBACH defied their late numerical disadvantage to make it two wins in a row with a 24-17 victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup hero focused on European domination
By ALEX BYWATER South Africa enforcer: Eben Etzebeth EBEN Etzebeth ended 2019 on top of the world and South Africa’s giant...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBarton on target as Foresters do double
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……..20 Darlington MP..14 CINDERFORD came good in the final quarter of the match to earn themselves a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth show Dings the way
By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCormac’s kicking turns the tables at top
Northern Premier BILLINGHAMrelinquished the top spot following a 23-20 defeat away at Lymm. Cormac Nolan did the damage with six penalties,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDo England need scrum coach? We never did!
Doing it naturally: Jeff Probyn playing for England against Wales in 1991 As we all wait with anticipation for the start...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Who Gloucester have turned to in place of injured Danny Cipriani for trip to Toulouse
Full Champions Cup team news for Round 6, as Lloyd Evans is preferred to Owen Williams at Gloucester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens call crisis meeting with whole squad to outlay relegation threat for breaching salary cap
Saracens faced with serious threat of relegation to the Championship after failing to comply with salary cap again
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoInflux of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief
Dan Leo points out the shift in recruitment by European clubs from Pacific Islanders in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland hopeful Alex Dombrandt extends Harlequins deal
Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard describes the back row as 'exceptional'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales lock Adam Beard hands Ospreys much-needed boost
The Wales forward has signed a new deal at the Liberty Stadium
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol boss Pat Lam demands crackdown on slow play by scrum-halves
It's not the players' fault for the slow play, but change needs to happen to speed play up
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