Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears’ Welsh exile Mat Protheroe signs for Ospreys
A player capable of making the move into Test rugby by playing under Wayne Pivac's nose?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarry Mallinder one of four key players to sign on with Saints
Northampton Saints have announced new contracts for Harry Mallinder, Tom Collins, Paul Hill and Ahsee Tuala. The quartet boast just under...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens pair agree season-long loan moves to Bristol Bears
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam continues to add to his arsenal for next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Championship threaten to revive play-off system and add to Saracens woe
Life in the Championship next season might not be as straightforward as Saracens were expecting
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath outline intentions for next season by signing Premiership trio
Ben Spencer and Will Spencer sign for Bath, with Cameron Redpath making a mid-season move from Sale
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoToby Booth to become new head coach of Ospreys
Harlequins forwards coach to leave Twickenham Stoop
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-RFU chief raps cuts to Championship
Former RFU chairman Graeme Cattermole questions how the savings on the Championship budget cuts will be used elsewhere
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPurdy aims to repay Bristol faith
By NEALE HARVEY Dangerman: Henry Purdy is in top form for Bristol HENRY Purdy aims to fire Bristol to Premiership glory...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoLions squeeze past Albanian
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian…………8 Leicester Lions ….10 LEICESTER Lions edged a low-scoring affair at Woolams as Harry Glynn sealed the...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoS&E distanced from the drop
By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Epsom ..43 Bournemouth……..19 FOR Sutton it was the rare moment when the sequel was better than...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoEsher take Friday-night spoils as Barnes fall
By MATT BALDWIN Esher …………….34 Barnes …………..10 DEFENCE was the order of the day for Esher as they dominated Barnes from...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoComeback sees Caldy lengthen winning run
By GEOFF BERKELEY Sedgley Park ….10pts Caldy ………………29pts Tries: Cheshire 8, Ailes 80 Tries: Collister 19, Barker 23, Dickinson 26, 79...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoChester hit 100 as sorry Scunthorpe try to forget
By ALICE BATCHELOR Chester ……..109 Scunthorpe ..12 CHESTER ran riot at bottom side Scunthorpe as Mark Dixon scored a hattrick in...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agosends Eddie a two-try reminder
By NEALE HARVEY Here I am Eddie: Ruaridh McConnochie runs in for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images WING ace Ruaridh McConnochie issued...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSimonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGustard grumbles as Smith struggles
HARLEQUINS fly-half Marcus Smith endured a difficult day and boss Paul Gustard lamented his side’s failure to control field position. He...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeano rues missed tries and lack of organisation
By LUKE JARMYN Flyer: Adam Radwan scored his second for Falcons JOHNNY Williams’ scintillating break split Scottish’s defence for Adam Radwan...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhite wall keeps Wizards at bay
By ROB COLE Premiership Swansea ……………13 Aberavon ……………10 SWANSEA staged a remarkable defensive display in injury time to repel a 50-phase...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoOllie on fire to spark Exiles with all four of their tries
By GARY FITZGERALD Hat-trick: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores London Irish’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images Don’t forget him: Louis Rees-Zammitt dives in...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIona sin-bin helps Ealingblast into last four
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders booked their place in the semi- finals with an outstanding display to see off Jersey Reds...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDrovers earn bragging rights
By ALEX BYWATER Carmarthan Q …12 Llandovery ……14 LLANDOVERY dented Carmarthen Quins’ title hopes with a narrow victory at The Park....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoJohan: Our family is having tough time
JOHAN Ackermann urged his Cherry and Whites to fight their way out of a rut which is threatening the club’s bid...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates ready for another ding-dong in Mennaye mud
By SAM JACKSON Aspirational: Alan Paver Scoring ace: Pete White PIRATES expect another epic ‘ding-dong’ at Mennaye Field today when Coventry...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGriffiths puts the boot in for Otters
Championship & Division One round-up A LAST minute Ianto Griffiths penalty sealed a stunning 20-19 win for Narberth against Cross Keys...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoYarde hat-trick keeps Sale up with leaders
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL On a charge: Sale’s Luke James PICTURES: Getty Images MARLAND Yarde’s deadly hat-trick illuminated a thumping bonuspoint win...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEight-try Amps flick switch in second half
By DAN HAWKHEAD IT WAS another tough afternoon for Yorkshire Carnegie as they suffered an eight-try defeat to Ampthill at Emerald...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond promises three top signings
STEVE Diamond revealed more big-name signings are set to be announced after Sale maintained their title charge. For the first time...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoIt’s a rout as Wasps come alive in the lights
By ROGER PANTING First blood: Jack Willis has scored for Wasps THE Ricoh Arena’s first night match in Wasps’ history was...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoMcCall: Where do you start assessing where it all went wrong?
Harsh lesson: Mark McCall SARACENS’ director of rugby Mark McCall accepted that there was nothing his side could take from a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHarrison hungry to get one over rival Simmonds
By NEALE HARVEY Stalwart: Ian Whitten NORTHAMPTON No.8 Teimana Harrison is adamant he still has a Test future and aims to...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoAlbion turn on style as Cambridge dominated
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth ……..49 Cambridge ……10 PLYMOUTH Albion moved up to seventh place in the National 1 standings with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath flanker Francois Louw eyes last hurrah in MLR
World Cup-winner Francois Louw talks Bath, Major League Rugby interests, and how he also retired as a Springbok
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs hunt centre seen as Wales’ long-term successor to Jonathan Davies
A player future Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney does not want to see leave
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps seek to rekindle old flames in search for new DoR
Joe Worsley and Dave Walder in the frame to be Wasps' new coaching figureheads
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRFU CEO Bill Sweeney responds to outcry from Championship clubs
Sweeney justifies cuts to Championship funding in reply to clubs' letter voicing grave concerns
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears move quick to sign Henry Purdy to new deal
It has taken Purdy two games to persuade Pat Lam to offer a substantial extension
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDai Young leaves Wasps after nine years as director of rugby
Dai Young explains why the time felt right to leave Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Harry Williams anticipates damaging impact on second two
The Exeter Chiefs prop speaks out about how cuts to the second tier 'are not ideal'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChampionship cuts: Concerned chairmen issue open letter to Bill Sweeney
The Championship Clubs Committee (CCC) write to RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in The Rugby Paper
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTop 14 column: Second coming of Jules Plisson is down to TLC of O’Gara
It’s astonishing what careful and empathetic player management can do. Jules Plisson – remember him? – returned to the club where...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPenalties cost us laments Solomons
WORCESTER boss Alan Solomons lamented his side’s soft penalties. “Penalties were the key and they played a massive role in us...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGeneral Jennings puts Cov in command
By DAVID LAWRENCE Eye an opening: Coventry drive forward in the 22 COVENTRY overcame atrocious weather conditions to run in eight...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoChampionship should go legal in this bloody battle
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE only conclusion that can be drawn from the cynical slashing of Championship...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPhoto finish as Gillespie wins late foot race
By WARREN KAY A LAST minute try against the run of play by replacement wing Josh Gillespie made the game safe...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHogg holds tight to add finishing touch
By ROGER PANTING No mistakes: Stuart Hogg holds on tight to score for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images TEAMS GLOUCESTER: Banahan 6,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCharged up Knights put on a show for captain Matt
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER skipper, second row Matt Challinor, celebrated his 250th appearance for the club by inspiring the Knights to...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWe have to keep the faith, say Glos
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann accepted that his side were their own worst enemies. “The stats will show that we had...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRichmond hang on against 14 men
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians ……7 Richmond …………….9 RICHMOND were given an almighty scare by battling Elthamians before hanging on for...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNottingham dig deep to fight back… and hold on
By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM overturned a slow start to win an entertaining match to put a smile on the face of...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 6 years agoChampions rocked by first-minute Whites try
By PAUL HOPKINS Merthyr …………5 Swansea ……..10 SWANSEA earned a shock victory over champions Merthyr as The Wern took a storm...
Autumn Internationals
Guy Pepper: Argentina fans have football-crowd mentality but England can ‘shut them up’
Autumn Internationals
Paul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
Junior International Rugby
England U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
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