Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup hero focused on European domination
By ALEX BYWATER South Africa enforcer: Eben Etzebeth EBEN Etzebeth ended 2019 on top of the world and South Africa’s giant...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBotterman bombs past Warriors’ defences
Worcester ......26 Saracens ........48 By MARTYN DAVIES HANNAH Botterman scored two tries in Saracens’ emphatic victory over Worcester Warriors at Sixways....
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHardwick lands the bonus as Tigers fumble their chances against battling Pau
By GARY FITZGERALD Power: Manu Tuilagi POOL 5 GEORDAN Murphy’s much-changed Tigers had their claws clipped by their French rivals but...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLeaders show their class in away defeat of gallant Rams
By NEALE HARVEY Confrontation: Rams flanker Tom Vooght gets set to defend the pickand- go from Richmond No.8 Jake Parker PICTURE:...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoPerfect day for heady Hawks
By ELLA WARING Worthing…………7 Henley…………..33 HENLEY Hawks stretched their lead at the top of the standings with a comprehensive five-try drubbing...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCormac’s kicking turns the tables at top
Northern Premier BILLINGHAMrelinquished the top spot following a 23-20 defeat away at Lymm. Cormac Nolan did the damage with six penalties,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDo England need scrum coach? We never did!
Doing it naturally: Jeff Probyn playing for England against Wales in 1991 As we all wait with anticipation for the start...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSharks breached by five-star Jess
Harlequins......68 DMP Sharks ......0 By WILLIAM TRIMBLE HARLEQUINS’ battle with Saracens at the summit of the table intensified after their emphatic...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBlues blast ten tries but still fail to qualify
By STEFFAN THOMAS POOL 5 Try time: Lewis Jones runs in a try for Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans CARDIFF Blues scored...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPack power steers Hull to battling triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………..27 Chester …………16 HULL’S props laid the foundation for victory with some immense scrummaging which resulted in two...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThe Flying Dutchman! Holland on fire as Rosslyn rout Sale
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 40 Sale FC ……….21 CRAIG Holland’s incredible length-of-thefield try put the cherry on top of a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth show Dings the way
By JOHN WHITE Dings ………………8 Redruth…………37 REDRUTH secured a deserved bonus-point victory against Dings at Shaftesbury Park, thanks to a magnificent...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHard-working maids remain in the hunt
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD stayed in the South West Premier title race with a 22-17 victory over Launceston. After dropping points...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCodling calls on U20s lads to take lead
News By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Alex Codling ENGLANDU20s forwards guru Alex Codling has challenged his Red Rose stars of the future...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWasps leave Bears Crakeing in their boots
Wasps FC ........34 Bristol Bears ..20 By MARK DAVEY TWO Liz Crake tries helped Wasps continue their unbeaten start to the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBayonne hit for six as Toulon turn on the style
ROUND-UP TOULON completed a clean sweep of six victories with a 50-6 triumph over Bayonne in Pool 2. They struggled to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHornets sting stuns hosts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….14 Hinckley ……….19 HINCKLEY'S fast start helped them emerge victorious from their trip to Otley. Hinckley scored...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoIn-form Albion hit the heights again
By RYAN MATTHEWS Canterbury …………5 Plymouth Alb……52 CANTERBURY remain rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding eight tries in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLions still reeling as OAs pile on the misery
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 26 Old Albanian ..28 BOURNEMOUTH’S run of near misses continued on Saturday as they went down 28-26...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMystery of Hook and that Wales No10 shirt
James Hook did something a long time ago which no British or Irish player has done in the Six Nations since....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeg fracture puts Green under knife
BATH scrum-half Max Green will have surgery after fracturing his leg in their European Champions Cup defeat by Harlequins. Green, 23,...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoCherries blossom after early blitz
Richmond ..........0 Glouc’r Har’y ..20 By LORRAINE SPALL GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY produced a dominant firsthalf performance to secure a bonus-point victory away at...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFour-midable Carleton shines
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………….50 Tynedale ……..10 TOM Carleton starred with four tries as Fylde wrapped up a comprehensive win over...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSelway’s treble delights Villagers
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto’d ….17 Chinnor …………….30 NICK Selway crossed for a hat-trick as Chinnor eased to victory against Bishop’s...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTitans find their pride in game for the purists
By MIKE AMOS Taunton…………..20pts Tonbridge …………5pts Power: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton crashes over the line to score TAUNTON avenged their heavy defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGranny does it for Saxons duo
FOUR years ago, Nick Tompkins helped England’s reserve XV, the Saxons, beat South Africa A on successive weekends. Now that the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGray back to Glasgow as brother exits
RICHIE Gray has agreed a two-year deal to return to Glasgow next season and replace his brother Jonny who has signed...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLethal Lightning strike more than just twice
Waterloo ........5 Loug’r L’ning ..74 By SAM WILLIAMS LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning received an early wake-up call before putting 12 tries past bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders survive a scare to keep rolling
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ……3 Caldy …………….31 CALDY will be pleased to have picked up the points against a very game...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFylde flyer Hadfield banned for doping violation
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FYLDE’S Henry Hadfield has been banned from all sport for two years after failing a drug...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawkins left crest-fallen as miss is costly
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……34 Barnes …………36 BARNES finally broke their Haberden hoodoo with their first win at Bury...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNo cash complaints for Dodson
WORLD Rugby fined the Scottish Rugby Union £70,000 two months ago over threats made by Mark Dodson of legal action amid...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEvans is the future in Wales 10 shirt – Hook
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMES Hook backs Jarrod Evans to be Wales’ long-term No10 and believes Stephen Jones is the man to...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Who Gloucester have turned to in place of injured Danny Cipriani for trip to Toulouse
Full Champions Cup team news for Round 6, as Lloyd Evans is preferred to Owen Williams at Gloucester
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens call crisis meeting with whole squad to outlay relegation threat for breaching salary cap
Saracens faced with serious threat of relegation to the Championship after failing to comply with salary cap again
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoInflux of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief
Dan Leo points out the shift in recruitment by European clubs from Pacific Islanders in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland hopeful Alex Dombrandt extends Harlequins deal
Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard describes the back row as 'exceptional'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales lock Adam Beard hands Ospreys much-needed boost
The Wales forward has signed a new deal at the Liberty Stadium
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol boss Pat Lam demands crackdown on slow play by scrum-halves
It's not the players' fault for the slow play, but change needs to happen to speed play up
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMunster come calling for Saracens back Matt Gallagher
Neil Fissler reveals further details on players who could be on their way out of the Premiership club
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers hunt Super Rugby star Ben Lam
No one has scored more combined tries over the past two Super Rugby seasons than the Hurricanes wing
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVan der Merwe agrees Edinburgh stay, as eligibility for Scotland nears
The South African will become eligible for Scotland in June
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoOut-of-contract Alex Lozowski vows not to leave Saracens early
The Saracens centre has his contract up at the end of the season and believes the club are about to show...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCobus Reinach to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season
Will Chris Boyd be bringing in a new signing to replace the departing Reinach?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens salary cap judge says: PRL should lift cloak of privacy
“PRL will probably disagree strongly with my remarks” - Lord Dyson lifts the lid on his thoughts about the Saracens salary...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoThat was a golden chance missed laments coach Hogg
Soft points: Carl Hogg CARL Hogg said the Ospreys let victory slip from their grasp as their horror season continued. The...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFour in a row for Blood & Sand
By STEVE JACKSON four wins in a row for the first time in four seasons as they overcame a spirited Rotherham...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoGrimoldby holds his nerve to win it at the death
By WARREN KAY A LAST KICK of the game penalty by Louis Grimoldby secured victory for Amptill. Coventry had dominated early...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLead leaders fall to consecutive defeats
Northern Premier BILLINGHAM’S advantage at the top of the table is now down to just one point after going down for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoMaestro Randall helps Bristol hit high notes
By NEALE HARVEY Nap hand: Luke Hamilton goes over to score Bristol’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images HARRY Randall underlined his...
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