Club Rugby
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English Championship
/ 6 years ago‘Mooloo Man’ Foster joins the club
NO PROVINCIAL team is ever likely to match the grandiose achievements of the one responsible for hammering the Lions to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBridgnorth close the gap to hot up table
Midlands Premier FOLLOWING the postponement of Sheffield’s match with leaders Bournville, Bridgnorth had an opportunity to close the gap on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJimmy’s magic keeps Bridge on top
Welsh Division One round-up ■By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGEare number one at Christmas in One East after bagging a 33-13 bonus-point home...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoJohan blames a late panic
JOHAN Ackermann admits his side panicked under the Irish onlsaught but praised their bravery. “We put ourselves in a position to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPowell and his boys are top of the pile once more
By TIM FORRESTER He’s away: Tom Pashley sprints in to score for Richmond PICTURES: Tom Soulsby RICHMOND went back to the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKayser’s king of TV
BENJAMINKayser’s command of English rather exposes less articulate pundits, some of whom sound as though they might have graduated from the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBillingham triumph but Blaydon close in
Northern Premier TOP of the table and still unbeaten, Billingham maintained their record with a 13-6 win away at Alnwickwho picked...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRemarkable Doddie to be honoured at BBC awards
DODDIE Weir OBE is to be honoured with the Helen Rollason award at tonight’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards....
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoChiefs going full-throttle for the knockouts
By NEALE HARVEY Sandy Park favourite: Ben Moon PICTURE: Getty Images Passed fit: Stuart Hogg SELF-CONFESSED “old bugger” Ben Moon is...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPark keep pace at the top thanks to Ellis’ efforts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……3 Rosslyn Park .8 A SOLID second-half performance from high-flying Rosslyn Park enabled them to edge past...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoBoks’ bus driver was handcuffed to wheel
THIS coming Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the day the Springboks had their team bus hijacked in central London, a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoWarriors run riot against brave Waterloo
■By STUART MCCULLOUGH Worcester ……64 Firwood ……….19 FIRWOOD Waterloo were unable to build upon last week’s breakthrough victory against a Worcester...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMaidenhead get title tilt back on track
South West Premier AFTER suffering a shock defeat last time out against Brixham, Maidenhead got their South West Premier title campaign...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoScoreboard untroubled in toothless derby clash
■By NICK DOYLE Otley……………….0 Preston G’h…….0 THIS War of the Roses game served up a surprise with a no-score draw. Otley...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCook eyes French finishing school
Up for the challenge: Bath scrum-half Chris Cook OUTER-EDGE finishing is high on Bath’s agenda as they attempt to breathe life...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBring out the Bunting! Titans nick it at death
■By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……20 Canterbury……19 THE closest of contests in the relegation battle at Clifton Lane between two of the three...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTitans keep home side at bay to triumph
■By GEOFFREY SIBLEY Old Redcliff ……5 Taunton ……….33 A DEFENSIVE masterclass from Taunton Titans saw them claim a comfortable victory against...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoDouble trouble for Lightning
■By JENNY BATES Glos-Hartp’ry.17 L’borough…….36 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning abruptly ended Gloucester-Hartpury’s winning run after staging a second-half turnaround. Tries from Ellie Underwood,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTime to be realistic about the Lions tour
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME History men: Warren Gatland and his Lions celebrate drawing the series in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents school desperate Dale
■By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro ………….46 Tynedale …….14 LOUGHBOROUGH Students cast last week’s defeat at Huddersfield off as they ran in seven...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Saracens bring in the big guns for Munster rematch
Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell among international crop recalled by Mark McCall
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers seek to sign Argentina lock and keep hold of George Ford
Movement at Leicester Tigers...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs agree new contracts with Rob Baxter and coaching staff
New long-term contracts for key figureheads in the Exeter Chiefs coaching department
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPiutau: Radradra will make us a dangerous prospect
The Bristol Bears full-back talks to Neale Harvey about his desire to win championships at Ashton Gate by agreeing an extension
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoVarsity match: Light Blues’ mighty duo may be godsend or curse
Cambridge have a Test-experience second row ready to take on rivals Oxford in the 138th Varsity match
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPurdy: I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want to play Premiership rugby again
Winger Henry Purdy was squeezed out by Gloucester due to their tight salary cap and now plays for Coventry after a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton’s Samson Ma’asi is on the mend after life-changing kidney transplant
Northampton hooker Samson Ma'asi is on the road to returning to rugby after receiving a life-changing kidney donation from his father,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester move on from Mark Bakewell, opening door for Steve Borthwick
The England forwards coach is expected to move to Welford Road after the 2020 Six Nations
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoFeel the gap – Saints are hit by 7-try pummeling
■From NICK CAIN at Franklin’s Gardens Rout: Ed Byrne dives over for the final Leinster try PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON may...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates at full steam after shufti at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWizards have no answer to Quins’ lineout magic
Premiership ■By ROB COLE Aberavon……..29 Carmarthen Q34 CAMARTHEN’S driving lineout came to their rescue after they conceded two early tries. The...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoDebut hat-trick for Adams as Blues bring up half ton
By ROB COLE POOL 5 JOSH Adams announced his arrival at the Arms Park with a hat-trick as Blues buried Pau...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoStorming comeback keep the Warriors’ hopes alive
■By GARY HEATLY On target: Adam Hastings GLASGOW Warriors battled back from 18-6 down just before half-time to defeat La Rochelle...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWard the hero as Blood & Sand fade
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……14 Richmond……..23 FOR 20 minutes at Grantchester Road it was impossible to tell that Richmond had started...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSeven defeats in a row for lowly Ravens
Premiership ■By DAVID RICHARDS Bridgend ……….5 RGC ………………24 BRIDGEND’S seventh defeat in a row has left them six points adrift at...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTigers produce clinical display to honour Matthews
By ROB WILDMAN POOL 5 No holding him: Telusa Veainu breaks clear to score LEICESTERneeded only 18 minutes to flatten the...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSexton waits on knee scan
JOHNNY Sexton is on the injury-list again after sustaining a ligament injury to his right knee. Leinster rugby director Leo Cullen...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOEs bite back to thrash poor Titans
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s ..46 Rotherham ……18 OLD Elthamians romped to an emphatic bonus point victory over Rotherham after scoring...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJacks scrap to vital victory to ease pressure
Premiership ■By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale ……10 Swansea ……..13 SWANSEA dug deep to win the first of two vital battles in...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCurry orders Sharks to put on a killer show
■By JON NEWOMBE Disciplined: Ben Curry has given away just three penalties in ten games for Sale PICTURE: Getty Images BEN...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRams butt Sale aside for third win
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………19 Rams …………….26 RAMS continued their incredible season with another impressive away victory against Sale FC. Now...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDrovers drive clear of the relegation zone
■By GUTO DAVIES Llandovery ….18 Pontypridd ……8 LLANDOVERY put some daylight between themselves and the bottom of the table. A wind-assisted...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCooney gives Quins late kick in the teeth
■By GARY FITZGERALD Diving in: Flanker Sean Reidy goes over for Ulster PICTURES: Getty Images Cool head: John Cooney kicked Ulster...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKirsten out to bully his Bok mates
SOUTH African bruiser Jannes Kirsten says Exeter are hell-bent on putting one foot into the Champions Cup quarter-finals by making it...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAlbion rally to down Hull after Gulliver departure
By PADDY MARSH Diving over: Alex Ducker scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle the week where Plymouth Albion parted company with...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChampions toppled as Turks run wild in thriller
■By IAN GOLDEN Merthyr ……….20 Llanelli…………22 LLANELLI stunned champions Merthyr thanks to a late Gareth Havard try. The away side took...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoRobbo: It’s hard to lose like that
JOHN Cooney feels his side’s nail-biting victory proves the Ulster men have the stomach for a real European dogfight this season....
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCheeseman on fire as Park down battling Bishop’s
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn P ……38 Bishop’s S ….16 HENRY Cheeseman’s brace saw Rosslyn Park to a dominant win over Bishop’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTight at the top as Guernsey get bonus
London & South East Premier IN the battle of the top two Guernsey took the honours 22-16 away to Wimbledon and...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoClassy Cardiff flying high at the summit
■By JAY BAYFORD Newport …………7 Cardiff RFC ….24 CARDIFF maintained their perfect start to the season with a convincing derby win...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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