Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSiggery surge to line seals it for Quins
By GUTO DAVIES CARMARTHEN Quins consolidated second place after coming from behind. In a game of contrasting halves, a stubborn defence...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWray vision leaves the league in a better place
TWITTER was in full spate this week when Nigel Wray stepped down as chairman of Saracens, with the more excitable tweeters...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans collapse increases anxiety
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……32 Plymouth ……38 A POWERFUL second half performance by Plymouth Albion, during which they scored 28 points without...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNip and tuck before Drovers turn on the power
By MARTYN PERKINS THE lead changed hands four times in the second half before the power of the Llandovery pack finally...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCarr eager to motor on after Bristol winner
By NEALE HARVEY Impressing: Jack Willis WASPS back row star Nizaam Carr has ordered his side to follow last week’s morale-boosting...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChin up for Hull after Villagers loss
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……7 Chinnor…………54 HULL Ionians suffered another heavy defeat at the hands of Chinnor but put in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBridgend charge halted by O’Brien winner
By ROB COLE MATT O’Brien broke Bridgend hearts as he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a 45-metre penalty...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoIrish aim to muzzle Chiefs marksmen
Fighting for higher honours: Exeter’s Sam Hill LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss knows his side’s discipline must improve if they...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlood & Sand survive late drama
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……3 Cambridge ……….8 THE FESTIVE break appeared to affect Cinderford more than Cambridge as they edged to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHoney-pot traps hosts as gritty Reds dig in
BY LYNDON EDNEY A FINE kicking performance from Fraser Honey helped Redruth come from behind twice to grind out a narrow...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw haunted by spectre of returning Jones
By ROB COLE RHYS Jones came back to haunt his former teammates with a starring performance that made it three wins...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTop signing butWebb must earn Wales place
SHANE WILLIAMS Prodigal son: Rhys Webb is returning to Ospreys PICTURE: Getty Images RHYS Webb is a fantastic player and it...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTerrific Tom kicks five out of five to down Club
By TOM HOLMES Midfield punch: Richmond centre Morgan Ward is stopped by Tom Williams PICTURES: Prime Media RICHMOND’S director of rugby...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks escape Lions shocker
By ADAM HUNTER BOTTOM club Bournemouth came within a score of upsetting table-toppers Henley Hawks, going down 26-20 at Chapel Gate....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago91-0! It’s a mauling as Bridge prepare for Plate
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGEwarmed up for next weekend’s Specsavers National Plate quarter-final showdown against holders and One...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRundle runs in brace in Stour away day triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………18 Stourbridge….25 A LATE bonus-point surge was not enough for Hull as they lost to Stourbridge and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDon’t rush it, Rees-Zammit will be better off in U20s
LOUIS Rees-Zammit has been handed the keys to the city of Gloucester by Johan Ackermann, but I have to urge caution...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRams’ pack keeps on feasting in dominant win
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………27 Darling’n MP 17 A DOMINANT forwards effort and some superb defence combined to give Rams a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLeaders roll on in Red warning
By GEOFF SIBLEY OLD Redcliffians, fighting for their lives, had the dubious honour of hosting free-scoring Juddians at Scotland Lane, and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents pass with full marks
By AMY WALMSLEY Loughborough 64 Chester …………….31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students were in rampant form as they kicked off the new year with...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford stroll past lacklustre Moseley
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……29 B Moseley ……15 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a bonus-point win at home to Birmingham Moseley. Moseley...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSeven-try win thanks to first-half barrage
By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions showed their class in a splendid first-half performance that welcomed in the New Year. Westcliff opened...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLucs unlucky after late blitz
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……20 Hinckley ……….26 LUCTONIANS were pipped to the finish line by a well-organised Hinckley side in an entertaining...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs hold on for crucial victory
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians28 Sale FC………………21 OLD Elthamians withstood a late Sale fightback to begin the new year with a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEnd-to-end thriller as Dalton try wins day
By MIKE AMOS Power play: Taunton’s Cory Teague bursts through. Right: Worthing on top at a line-out PICTURES: CJ Photos A...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoZebras start new year with spring in their step
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Tynedale ……13 TWO second-half tries from Otley were enough to down a spirited Tynedale team and...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLike father, like son for Brooks
By WARREN MUGGLETON Canterbury……5 Rosslyn P ……38 JAMES Brooks honoured his father’s Rosslyn Park legacy with a superb debut as the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMid-table rivals begin with a banger
By NEIL IRELAND THE first game of the new decade for both teams was a thriller, the home side triumphing 24-22...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers hit for six as Ravers go rocking on
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………40pts Sheffield Tigers ….7pts Double: Ben Jones scores his second PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Inventive: Peter Swatkins with...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate tries edge 12-score cracker
By JOHN WHITE DINGS made a fantastic start to the new decade thanks to a bonus-point win over Esher at Shaftesbury...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFairbrother flying to keep title hopes alive
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………24 Wharfedale 17 A FIRST-HALF barrage proved enough for Fylde to overcome Wharfedale but it wasn’t without...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs come from behind in thriller
By JOHN CROYSDILL SUTTON & Epsom opened their 2020 account in disappointing fashion, losing at Rugby Lane to Old Albanian by...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarton’s hat-trick gives Paviors lift-off
Midlands Premier PAVIORS lifted themselves away from the drop zone with a thrilling 38-34 victory at home to Kettering. A hat-trick...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers jump for joy after Taylor trio
By LEW CLAYTON Scunthorpe ……7 Preston G’h ….30 CHRISTIAN Taylor hat-trick inflicted further misery on Scunthorpe as Preston Grasshoppers triumphed in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPack closing in as Islanders miss bonus
London & South East Premier IT’S getting interesting at the top of the table as league leaders Guernsey, who failed to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSteve leaves Field green with envy
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 28 Huddersfield….24 STEVE Collins scored a last-minute try to snatch victory away from Huddersfield and secure...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPerfect response by wounded Barum
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE are still the team to beat in the South West Premier. after coming out unscathed from an...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBillingham shock as chasers scent blood
Northern Premier THE gap at the top of the table is closing as league leaders Billingham went down 35-26 in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs complete move for Scotland star Jonny Gray
Scotland teammates Stuart Hogg and Sam Skinner lure the tackling demon to Sandy Park
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Bath get dream back row together at last for Gloucester clash
Francois Louw skippers Bath against rivals Gloucester with Sam Underhill and Taulupe Faletau in tow
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoHepher and Pellow see Champions Cup within touching distance for Exeter Chiefs
Past winners as players, head coach Ali Hepher and skills coach Ricky Pellow see Champions Cup glory as the next step...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHull Ionians to hold minute’s silence after recent death of player Billy Hardy
Hardy was in his second season at the reigning National Two North champions
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGrind of club rugby is killing player numbers, says Richmond DoR Steve Hill
Hill sends a strong message to the RFU that 30-games-per-season is far too much for National League clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeone Nakarawa to rejoin Glasgow Warriors on short-term deal
The former European player of the year had his contract terminated by Racing 92 last month
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens chairman Nigel Wray retires citing need for ‘fresh start’
Nigel Wray has retired with immediate effect two months after Saracens were plunged into a salary cap scandal
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHomecoming for Rhys Webb at Ospreys
Toulon agree to release the Welsh scrum-half a year early from his contract
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMunster team doctor fined for verbally abusing Jamie George
Munster medic Jamie Kearns given €2,000 fine for comment which sparked mass brawl during Champions Cup trip to Saracens
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLate try by Veainu sees Tigers grab vital lifeline to beat drop
By GARY FITZGERALD TELUSA Veainu crossed for a late try as Tigers growled back from the brink to snatch what could...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: We’ve lost five centres
PAUL Gustard fears an injury crisis has gripped Quins after Italian star Michele Campagnaro joined the crocked list. Campagnaro appeared to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPerfect Pooler hit half-ton to stay unbeaten
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL completed their second consecutive unbeaten calendar year in the Championship with a thumping eight-try...
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