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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy put on a show as Stour cast aside
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………54pts Stourbridge …….7pts ON A bitterly cold day on the Wirral peninsula league leaders Caldy chalked up...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoDavies on target as Dragons defy rain
By ROGER PANTING Threat: Sam Davies takes on the Warriors’ defence Fast start: Adam Warren dives in to score for Dragons...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCLOSE-UP
CAELAN DORIS Leinster blindside V LEWIS LUDLAM Northampton blindside Ludlam was the pick of the Saints’ pack and a couple of...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRobinson’s on form as leaders grit their teeth
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……….13pts Tonbridge ……….17pts Going down: Bury’s Matt Bursey is upended, TONBRIDGE Juddians’ underlined their promotion...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDominant Durutalo leads way for Ealing
By OLI SHAPLEY Flyer: James Cordy Redden breaks free to score for Ealing PICTURE: PRiME Media Images Limited EALING Trailfinders booked...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProp pair go on loan
■By LUKE JARMYN SCARLETS props Rhys Fawcett and Simon Gardiner are joining Ospreys on loan to help deal with an injury...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoMaakafigoes from zero to hero for Hull
■By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………12 Whardedale .9 HULL had their superior pack and a strong second half to thank as they...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoScarlets hit Bayonne for six to keep heat on Pool pace-setters Toulon
By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS put the distraction of New Zealand’s interest in head coach Brad Mooar to one side as they...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWarriors get red card instead of winning try
By GARY HEATLY Early cracker: Jules Favre celebrates scoring La Rochelle’s first try PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS GLASGOW WARRIORS: Seymour 6;...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBradley control helps the Hawks prevail
■By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leic Lions ……10 Henley H …….14 A TRY either side of halftime proved enough for Henley Hawks to...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSearing finale books Nottingham top spot
By PHIL DALY NOTTINGHAM finished the game in red hot form on a freezing afternoon in West Yorkshire. They ran in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Wasps lose No.8 Rieder WASPS back row Alex Rieder has been forced to retire on medical grounds. The 28-year-old spent 19...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers burst into life to topple Fylde
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers….16 Fylde …………….10 AN EPIC second-half performance saw Sheffield Tigers clinch a richly deserved win over Fylde....
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoKidney raps ref penalty count against the Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY Touchdown: Albert Tuisue scores London Irish’s first try PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS LONDON IRISH: Brophy-Clews 6 (Brand 65,...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCut-throat Cooney puts Quins to sword
By GARY FITZGERALD Winning the race: Luke Marshall scores Ulster’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Quins highlight: Stephan Lewies celebrates his...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLazzaroni’s late try snatches Treviso thriller
POOL 1 Benetton ……..25 Lyon………………22 BENETTON grabbed their first win in the Champions Cup since 2015 after Marco Lazzaroni’s dramatic try...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRoberts late show caps off fightback
■By NIGEL SCOTT Esher …………….32 Clifton………….26 A GAME of two halves saw Esher stage a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Clifton...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoJohnson’s late try seals historic win for Ampthill
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner hailed his benchmen as a dramatic late Billy Johnson try clinched victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPooler in prime position for a big title tilt
■By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL march on in the Specsavers National Championship after edging the big top of the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoVare leads plucky Chester to glory
■By STEVE SMITH Chester …………19 Hinckley ……….18 HARRISON Vare crossed for a super double as Chester fought back to secure an...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBegles sniff out another victory
ROUND-UP BORDEAUX Begles remain unbeaten in Pool 3 after a bonus-point victory over winless Agen. After an early Agen penalty, Seta...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLandajo: We must be ready for Wasps
DAN McFarland hailed scrum-half sensation John Cooney after another heroic display helped Ulster move within touching distance of the Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoChisholm steps into the breach for Quins
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY LONG-SERVING Harlequins utility back Ross Chisholm is determined to ensure that Mike Brown’s absence does not...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCrusaders hold on for nervy win
■By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….22 O Albianian ….20 A LATE conversion from Dings’ replacement flyhalf Ollie Millner on 70 minutes was...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates maul their way back from brink
By MIKE SINCLAIR CORNISH Pirates recovered from an early self-inflicted 14-0 deficit to clinch their first victory over London Scottish in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCarson comes good at the death for Swansea
Premiership ■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …….26 Pontypridd ….24 SWANSEA defeated Pontypridd in the last play of the game thanks to a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoThacker’s final flourish maintains Bears’ perfect record
By JACK WILLIS Big impact: Toby Fricker makes yards for Bristol BRISTOL’S pursuit of European glory stepped up a gear as...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoArnold double extends Toulouse’s winning run after Picamoles stretched off
By SAM JACKSON TOULOUSE made it four wins from four but had to wait until the dying seconds to clinch a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRecord-chaser Tait gets set for Christmas clash
By JON NEWCOMBE Playing on: Alex Tait is chasing a new contract ALEX TAIT is playing for a new contract –...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGogs edge a points fest against Wizards
■By ROB COLE RGC 1404 …….36 Aberavon …….30 RGC leapfrogged the Wizards into third place in the table as they came...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoJaco puts the boot into Wasps’ Euro hopes
By ROB WILDMAN DAI Young urged his faltering Wasps squad to “stay strong together” after losing for the second week running...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoOspreys kids spread their wings in Paris
By ALEX BYWATER Can’t hold him: Racing captain Henry Chavancy breaks a tackle to score TEAMS RACING 92: Zebo 6; Dupichot...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoJemphrey’s double delights Light Blues
Varsity match By ROGER PANTING Touch down: Fergus Jemphrey goes over for his and Cambridge’s second try TEAMS OXFORD: Stoller 8,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIt’s a perfect ten for Cardiff in cruise control
■By ROGER THOMAS Cardiff …………20 Merthyr …………3 CARDIFF remain on course to win a first title since 2009 as they made...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTovey’s late penalty keeps Cardiff alive and kicking
By JAMES CANDY JASON Tovey slotted a last gasp penalty to secure a pair of losing bonus-pointsfor Cardiff Blues following a...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoFuture is bright, insists Hogg
CARL Hogg refused to comment on whether he wants to take charge of the Ospreys on a full-time basis, but the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCoreen leaves it late to make her mark
Cambridge ……8 Oxford …………….5 Celebrations: Fiona Shuttleworth, Bluebell Nicholls and Alice Elgar of Cambridge CAMBRIDGE’S women won their third Varsity match...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHowe about that! Owen rescues Ravens
■By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale ……15 Bridgend R……18 OWEN Howe put the boot into Ebbw Vale to earn Bridgend a priceless...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoUnbeaten Tigers line up their place in quarter finals
By SAM JACKSON Try time: Andy Forsyth scored Tigers’ second GEORDAN Murphy believes the best is yet to come from his...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoJamie’s weight insult spurs Sarries retaliation
By NICK CAIN Skill: Sean Maitland scores the first Saracens try from Billy Vunipola’s basketball pass PICTURES: Getty Images Hanging on:...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFightback falls just short for the Club
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….25 O Elthamians.31 A FINISH befitting a game between two closely matched rivals. Blackheath recovered from an...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNo money secrets when Robert was around
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Captain: Will Carling IN THE final years of amateurism, circa 1992, when the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoQuins complete season’s double over Newport
■By ROB COLE Carmarthen Q26 Newport ……….20 CARMARTHEN cut Cardiff ‘s advantage to 12 points with a game in hand after...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMcCall: We may lodge protest
SARACENS rugby director Mark McCall said the club could lodge a protest following allegations that a derogatory comment by a member...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFive-star Chinnor hitting the heights
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………37 Darlington MP.27 CHINNOR produced one of their most complete performances of the season to secure a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIndestructible Faletau gets bad breaks
Invisible man: Taulupe Faletau has not been seen by club or country PICTURE: Getty Images There was a time when Taulupe...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGuernsey pounce on Wimbledon delay
London & South East Premier WITH the Tunbridge Wells v Wimbledon game postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Guernsey moved to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOspreys coach Sherratt opts for return to Worcester
News MATT Sherratt is to rejoin Worcester from Ospreys to succeed Neil Doak as backs coach for next season. Sherratt, 43,...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoGloucester toppled by Connacht tenacity at the death
By JOHN FALLON Away: Robin Copeland on his way to scoring Connacht’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images Held: Connacht’s Caolin Blade...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSmith’s double downs slow Sale
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishops St ……26 Sale ………………19 BISHOP’S Stortford started fast and then held on late for a bonus-point win...
International Rugby
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