Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStudents rally to tame Lions
Loughborough…40 Leicester L……29 KIERAN Curran helped Loughborough Students start the seven-day countdown to the new season on a winning note. The...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoHuddersfield will bank on their squad strength to carry them through
NATIONAL TWO NORTH PREVIEW BUOYANT Huddersfield boss Gareth Lewis hopes his side can build on a record-breaking 2018/19 campaign to challenge...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStortford suffer from yellow fever
Bishop’s S……12 Hertford………12 STORTFORD fielded a much-changed squad from last Saturday’s encounter at Ealing – including just seven players with National...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoHawks ready to pounce this time says boss Dudding
NATIONAL TWO SOUTH PREVIEW Boost for Titans: Dan Lee has returned to the club HENLEY rugby director Nigel Dudding says narrowly...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSutiashvili try topples the Kings
Georgia………24 Southern Kgs 20 SOUTHERN KINGSpushed Georgia close in their own back yard as the World Cup hopefuls had to scramble...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExiles stay strong as Edinburgh run in nine
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGHRugby ran in nine tries to see off English Championship outfit London Scottish in their first pre-season fixture...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFather figure Ackermann can bring best out of Jaco Kriel at Gloucester
Jaco Kriel has more going on in his life than you may see on the surface
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMennaye Field remains at the heart of Cornish Pirates plans
The Championship club don't plan on abandoning their current home when the Stadium for Cornwall is completed
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHartpury’s bid for five looks good
Clifton ................0 Hartpury BUCS..42 HARTPURYlaid the gauntlet down to their BUCS competition for the coming season with a 42-0 win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBradford outgunned by Otley
Otley ................40 Bradford & B ....7 DESPITE the scoreline, Bradford & Bingley had the hosts on the back foot at times...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPromising start for boss Balding
Moseley ..........14 Coventry..........17 FRONT row pair Scott Tolmie and Toby Trinder were among the tries as Coventry edged out their old...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPirates cruise in on late Wedlake brace
Redruth ..............0 Cornish P ........36 BOTH sides put in a creditable performance but it was Pirates who took the spoils in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChinnor pay for double yellow
London Scot....17 Chinnor ..............5 LONDON Scottish were made to work hard for their win over National League One side Chinnor. Tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHolland’s late show seals 16-try thriller at the Rock
Rosslyn Pk......59 RGC 1404 ........54 CRAIG Holland’s late try secured a well-fought win in a try fest at the Rock ....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoKnights put plucky Sale to the sword
By REUBEN YOUNG Sale FC ....................14pts Tries: Leota 69, Brady 80 Conversions: Calle Rivas 69, Johnson 80 Doncaster..............42pts Tries: Pitman 5,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDawidiuk brace puts Cov on way
Blackheath ..23 Coventry........36 COVENTRYwere not unsettled by two late changes for their trip to Well Hall as they managed to hold...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGutsy Cambridge make Blues work
Bedford Blues..50 Cambridge......24 BEDFORD kicked off their pre-season with an impressive first-half display en route to hitting 50 against Cambridge. Sam...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoComplacent Dings taught a lesson
Weston-s-M ..19 Dings C ............29 DINGS Crusaders rallied to secure a 29-19 victory after letting their guard down to let a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCinderford stage stunning recovery
Cinderford ......38 Newport ..........38 CINDERFORD fought back from 38-0 down to earn a draw against Welsh Premiership side Newport. The visitors...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRelegated Esher show their mettle
Canterbury......17 Esher ................28 ESHER, replaced in National One by Canterbury for next season, got the measure of National Two South playoff...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWilson try swings it for Blaydon
Blaydon ..........34 Wharfedale ....24 BLAYDON edged this try frenzy when Frazer Wilson crossed near the death to seal victory. Wing Ralph...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGood win but plenty to improve says Lowes
Ealing T’finders ......73pts Tries: Joseph 11, 36, Lydon 19, Stegmann 23, 53, Sloan 30, Johnston 43, 68, West 48, Burns 60,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRUGBY ITALIA
NICK SCOTT IS DoR FOR RUGBY COLORNO, A TOP 12 CLUB IN ITALY. HE HAS WORKED FOR THE RFU AS NATIONAL...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMinikin: Why I’m happy to stay with Ionians
By JON NEWCOMBE LEWIS MINIKIN says he has ambitions to play in the Championship, but for the moment his loyalty lies...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDutta try seals comeback win
Blackheath ....25 Richmond ........15 BLACKHEATH came from behind to take the spoils in the latest meeting between these two old clubs....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAyrton’s off with a bang for Stortford
Old Albanian ..38 Bishop’s S..........0 A DEBUT try from Mike Ayrton set the tone for Bishop’s Stortford to begin their preparations...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPack power puts Barnes in control
Maidenhead ....5 Barnes..............30 A YOUNG Barnes RFC emerged victorious in their first run out of preseason against a spirited Maidenhead side...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFalatea’s late double swings it for Castres
Castres ............30 Bristol ..............21 TAPU Falatea’s late try double helped Castres edge out Pat Lam’s Bristol outfit in an entertaining preseason...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMacfarlane cashes in with 3 of a kind
Try time: Jersey’s hat-trick hero Jack McFarlane scores PICTURES: Sue Armes JERSEY Reds’ Championship power helped them to a comfortable win...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRoberts runs the show
Esher ..............36 Wimbledon ..17 ESHER kicked off their pre-season with victory over Wimbledon at a sunbathed Molesey Road. Both teams sported...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTreble for Wilkinson
Fylde ..............50 Sandbach ....22 THE FINAL scoreline did not reflect the overall balance of this game between Fylde, who finished last...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSean Long and his eye for detail can be a game changer for Harlequins’ Marcus Smith
Sean Long was part of Paul Gustard and Billy Mallard's plan for next season at Harlequins
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohan Ackermann has put Gloucester on the path to challenge for top prizes
After seven years with Gloucester, departing chief executive Stephen Vaughan says the club is in a strong position
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFormer Leicester Tigers wing Steve Booth has died suddenly aged 42
English rugby has been shocked by the sudden passing of former Leicester Tigers and Bath wing Steve Booth at the age...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOlowofela: I’ll make my mark with Saints just like McConnochie did at Bath
Northampton flyer Ryan Olowofela insists he has no intention of hanging around in the race to replicate Ruaridh McConnochie’s stunning rise...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSeven-try Moseley put on the style
By ADAM ELLIS Debut: Jonny Arr MOSELEY began their pre-season with a 40-5 win over Caldy at Billesley Common. Caldy were...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU ratify Yorkshire Carnegie’s CVA process, meaning no points deduction
Yorkshire Carnegie, who ran up debts of £6m last season, have spared themselves a 28-point deduction and will play in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe can break the cycle of underachievement, says Worcester co-owner Goldring
Worcester Warriors' new owners are looking to use Sixways Stadium as a multi-purpose sports venue
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoYorkshire Carnegie’s financial woe raises player welfare risks, says Dan Temm
After starring for Carnegie despite their off-the-field problems last season, flanker Daniel Temm reflects on what next for the Championship club...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBayliss: Bath youth brigade ready to prove their able back row stock
Josh Bayliss, 21, has total faith in Bath's young guns to step up in place of the World Cup absentees
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMartyn Wood hunts 32 new players at bare-bones Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie's new director of rugby talks to TRP about the sizeable task on his hand rebuilding the squad
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCipriani can inspire me to get back to my best, says Newcastle’s Dominic Waldouck
Varsity Cup winner Waldouck talks about his time spent at Wasps with Danny Cipriani
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘A British & Irish League has to happen urgently’ – former PRO14 club chairman
How might CVC's strategy for a British & Irish League may work, according to former Cardiff Blues chairman Peter Thomas
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoName change for Premier 15s runners-up Harlequins
“Our name is our identity, it’s what we stand for and what we are about"
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoArgentina star Diaz Bonilla aims to join compatriots in the Premiership
Fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla and prop Enrique Pieretto want to leave the Super Rugby finalists Jaguares
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Top 14
/ 6 years agoStateside is calling for Basta and Steff
Adam Ellis casts an eye over the moves made in the Top 14 as it abounds with even more star talent...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘A British League will happen in two years’ – the story that has the country talking
CVC takeover of Premiership and soon-to-be finalised PRO14 deal heralds new opportunity for British League
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPolynesian muscle men are moving in
The new season brings improved budgets for some National One clubs, discovers Adam Ellis Hard edge: Ofisa Treviranus is bound for...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDragons wing Ashton Hewitt is keeping his head up after seeing Adams and Evans star for Wales
The 24-year-old has been named in two of Warren Gatland's squads but has been hindered by a severe shoulder injury
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhy London Irish might be content in spurning £750,000 in order to stay up
Championship winners London Irish are working to long-term goals to ensure their Premiership status, no matter the cost
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