Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoMcCall: Bonus point is important
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall hopes the losing bonus point will be significant. “I’m frustrated but proud of certain things,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournville bar gets higher and higher
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE strengthened their place at the top of the table with an impressive 34-10 win at home to Sandbach....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrilliant Bevan inspires Athletic to go top
Welsh Division One round-up ■By ROB COLE BRIDGEND Athletic went top of Division 1 West Central with a six-try home win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoOspreys pay for Evans early red
■By ALEX BYWATER Early hope: Ospreys wing Hanno Dirksen celebrates after scoring the first try Gone: Dan Evans is sent off...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlaydon lose ground after nervy defeat
Northern Premier BILLINGHAMremain unbeaten and still top the league but were forced to come back from 15-10 down with just 15...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrecon stay on track to retain the crown
Welsh National Plate round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Brecon remain on course to become the first side to successfully defend the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoBack-to-back wins can keep us in the hunt says Harris
■By NEALE HARVEY BUSTLING centre Chris Harris says moving to Gloucester has provided the perfect pick-me-up after his World Cup heartache...
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National League One
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoBracknell give rivals Newbury the Blues
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE’S title credentials got reaffirmed with a gritty 24-0 home win over mid-table Okehampton. An early try was...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorthington penalty sees Saracens march on
Welsh National Shield round-up CARDIFF Saracens maintained their unbeaten run in league and cup this season as they won 10-7 at...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoKolbe makes his return
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Toulouse v Montepellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon WORLD Cup hero Cheslin Kolbe makes his return to...
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National League One
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoDays of romance, song and drama with Lions
PETER JACKSON Miss: Van der Schyff hangs his head No touring team in any theatre of global sport can match the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDazzler Dafis helps Aberaeron into the quarters
Welsh National Bowl round-up ■By STEFFAN TOMAS ABERAERON marched into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Bowl with a 22-7 victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPRL secrecy is an insult to all club rugby fans
NICK CAIN IS Premiership Rugby fit for purpose? Is the governing body of the multi-million pound club game in England understaffed,...
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National League One
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoFamily first now for Best
Kids’ stuff: Rory Best with his children after the World Cup quarter-final loss to New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images RORY Best’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCole will carry the can just as Rendall did
JEFF PROBYN Scapegoat: Dan Cole is likely to be cut for failing to contain The Beast PICTURE: Getty Images Another week...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoThis snub to Lions does game disservice
PRL’s decision this week to deny the 2021 Lions a crucial extra week of preparation for their tour of South Africa...
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National League One
/ 7 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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English Championship
/ 7 years agoExiles hungry for home comforts
Preview Nottingham v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM took the spoils on the road against Cornish Pirates last Sunday but...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWillis and Carling brewed up a storm
THE great and the good have paid due tribute to Bob Willis, the England fast bowler who terrorised the Australians at...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLyon finally break their Champions Cup duck
LYON cruised to their first ever win in the Heineken Champions Cup at Matmut Stadium de Gerland after eight successive defeats...
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National League One
/ 7 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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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPurdy puts on top-and-tail command performance
By DAVID LAWRENCE MATCH STATS… TEAMS BEDFORD BLUES: Green 6 (Reed 62, 6), Tapley 6, Worley 6 (Hirskyj-Douglas 51, 6), Strachan...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJohnny Dick made impact!
JOHNRichardson’s sudden death at 72 has robbed the game of an unforgettable character, a genuine how-green-was-myvalley prop from Blaen-y-Cwm who never...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoAigbokhae leads way as Caldy take charge
By JOE TULIP Tynedale ……..14 Caldy…………….47 UNDEFEATED Caldy continued their title charge with a ruthless performance at Tynedale. Winger Adam Aigbokhae...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 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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National League One
/ 7 years agoPassman injury casts cloud over MP victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darling’n MP ..34 Blackheath ….17 OLLIE Walker crossed for two tries as Darlington Mowden Park eased past Blackheath,...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoFalcons up tempo to cruise into last eight
By LUKE JARMYN Touchdown: Tom James goes over for Doncaster Dangerman: George Wacokecoke goes over for his hat-trick try PICTURES: Gareth...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFunding changes see cuts in RFU’s assessors
NEWS EXTRA ■By LUKE JARMYN RFU cut backs have seen travel expenses for match official reviewers and assessors nearly halved this...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale prosper in cold and damp
■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….25 Luctonians……..5 LUCTONIANS travelled to a miserably wet North Yorkshire and struggled to find the form they...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoVillagers thrive in second city
By PAUL SMITH Moseley ……….17 Chinnor ………… TWO Jason Worrall tries saw Chinnor to a battling win in Birmingham. But after...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHancox the hero as second win arrives late
■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 24 Old Redcliff ….23 BOURNEMOUTHbanished the demons of a torrid few weeks as they emerged victors 24-23...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWillis strikes late to steal victory for Ealing
By WARREN KAY FLY-HALF Craig Willis stroked home a 78th minute penalty to snatch the win for Ealing but director of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Surgery for Cuthbert EXETER wing Alex Cuthbert has been ruled out for an extended period after being told he needs hamstring...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPreston fuming at ref decisions
■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G ……..13 Hull ………………..18 PRESTONlost a game littered with questionable officiating. Great defence from James Gough kept...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoSterling cashes in for first win
By JACOB NEWBURY Canterbury……19 Cinderford ……17 CANTERBURY registered their first victory of the season with Sam Sterling’s late try helping his...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoThird time’s a charm for Cliff
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..22 Esher …………….17 WESTCLIFF enjoyed a dream start to life at their splendid new ground with a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRuthless Reds make Students pay for mistakes
By TOM INNES JERSEY secured their ticket to the knockout stages of the Championship Cup by scoring five tries in what...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTop three maintain the pace in red-hot title scrap
Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD IT’S as you were at the top of the Championship after the top three all...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley seal victory with golden spell of three tries
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….24 Otley …………….62 OTLEY grabbed a bonuspoint win with a powerful display after the break. Hooker Joe...
Junior International Rugby
Lucas Friday insists England U20s are ready to take on South Africa challenge
Autumn Internationals
Paul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
Junior International Rugby
England U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
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