Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScunny slip throws title race wide open
Midlands Premier THE title race took a twist after table-topping Scunthorpe suffered a surprise 32-17 defeat at Sandbach. It was only...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNervy time before Macc stride home
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield..31 Sheff Tigers ..17 MACCLESFIELDsecured their first win since December, as they boosted their survival chances with a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHooper: We gave it away at the end
FORMER Bath centre Ben Tapuai made a triumphant return to the Rec. He said: “It was too close for our liking...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHull bring up magic 20 with derby win
Northern Premier HULL made it 20 wins on the spin after beating Ilkley 28-11 in a tasty Yorkshire derby. It was...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers find way through as Dale frustrate
By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..21 Tynedale ……….5 GRASSHOPPERS moved two places up the table by exacting revenge for a close...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGloucester pay price for late double yellow
By ROGER PANTING Livewire: Bristol scrum-half Andy Uren stretches out to score their second try GLOUCESTER’S rich vein of form came...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeading Lions roar to further success
South West Premier UNSTOPPABLE leaders Bournemouthroared into an early lead that was never threatened in a 33-18 victory at Exeter University...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHomage to Ionians as they hold on with 13
By LUKE JARMYN Huddersfield ……19pts Hull Ionians……..27pts IONIANS’ solid defence, even while down to 13 men in the first half, was...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe badly needed that win says Lam
BRISTOL head coach Pat Lam described the derby win as the most important result of the season. He said: “Bristolians are...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie must take blame for not altering focus of attack
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wasted: George Ford could have changed England’s emphasis against Wales It’s so...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarleton tries top-and-tail Fylde’s triumph
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde …………54 Stourbridge ..10 FYLDE bounced back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with this victory. A profitable...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWorld League leak was just a scare story
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is often a gap as wide as the Grand Canyon between a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Bridgend ……..15 Newport ……….17 NEWPORT held off a stirring second half fightback from battling Bridgend to leave the Brewery Field as...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOtley power play proves decisive
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….35 P’boro Lions……5 OTLEY ran away with the game in the first half, scoring five converted tries,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPeyper falls for Jones’ con, hook, line Sinckler
ALUN-Wyn Jones showed in two instances in the Wales win against England last weekend just how influential a street-smart talisman can...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMerthyr’s title hopes rocked and Pinches is shown red
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ……..27 Merthyr …………5 MERTHYR’S title hopes were dented as they suffered a shock defeat by Swansea at...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoShay has Chester in cruise control
By CONNOR McLOUGHLIN Chester…………59 S Leicester……12 SHAY Owen grabbed a hat-trick of scores as Chester cruised past South Leicester. The No.8...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoOlmstead back to help Falcons fight the drop
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING been part of Newcastle’s best-performing Premiership team for two decades last season, ‘new’ signing Evan Olmstead returns...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCarlisle not your average Joe for leaders
By JON EDWARDS Old Elth’ians ..40 Plymouth Alb 29 FLY-HALF Joe Carlisle kicked 20 points as leaders Old Elthamians won an...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDrovers deny poor Neath even consolation point
By GUTO DAVIES Neath………………0 Llandovery ….35 LLANDOVERY completed a season’s double over their beleaguered hosts Neath, registering an emphatic victory. Lengthy...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHill confident Warriors can climb into top six
By NEALE HARVEY Rapid rise: Worcester back row Ted Hill WORCESTER flanker Ted Hill believes a positive mindset and clinical finishing...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBirmingham’s Bok masters Students
By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….30 L’boro Stu……..29 SOUTH African back-row Graham Geldenhuys notched a try double to help Moseley claim a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBattling Quins come back from the dead to claim a draw
By JAMES LLOYD RGC………………..15 Carmarthen Q 15 CARMARTHEN overturned a 15-0 half-time deficit to leave the Zip World Stadium in Colwyn...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYoung seethes over rough justice from ref
By NICK CAIN Controversy: Joe Ford loses control of the ball as he touches down for Leicester’s try DAI YOUNG, the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEarly blitz does damage for DMP
Darlington MP 24 Esher …………….17 By KEVIN ROBINSON DARLINGTON Mowden Park scored three tries in the first 30 minutes to demeoralise...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate Scrivens penalty settles the Bedwas nerves
By JAY BAYFORD Bedwas ……….20 Cross Keys ….15 BEDWAS took a big step towards safety after edging past fellow relegationthreatened Cross...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago‘We were robbed by man in middle’
DAI YOUNG did not hold back when asked what the difference was between the two teams. “The guy in the middle,...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps ramp it up ahead of pivotal title contest
By GUY WILLIAMS DOUIBLE HIT: Dan Preston- Routledge and Luis Ball stop an Ampthill attack PICTURES: Gareth Siddons AMPTHILL maintained their...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSix-try Cant too good for troubled Raiders
By LYNDON EDNEY Canterbury ….38 Guernsey ……..15 SAM Sterling’s double helped inspire Canterbury to a six-try win over Guernsey Raiders to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw have answers as Pontypridd apply late pressure
By CARL FIELD Ebbw Vale ……17 Pontypridd ….16 EBBW Vale kept themselves in the hunt at the top after edging out...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSarries go easy after first half slaughter of Saints
By ADAM HATHAWAY MAX MALINS was the star of the show as Saracens returned to winning ways after last week’s defeat...
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National League One
/ 7 years ago13-man Sale fall as Club triumph with late drama
By ANDREW SMITH TWO late penalty tries gave Blackheath a bonus-point win in an incident-packed encounter at Heywood Road. Sale, who...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate Kingdom kick wins the day
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….20 Barnes…………..19 TAUNTON Titans used their get-out-of-jail card in the form of a Gary Kingdom penalty with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBargoed still show fight despite 14th defeat in row
By JOHN MURPHY Aberavon……..25 Bargoed …………7 BARGOED were down before they headed to the Talbot Athletic Ground, and now look well...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBoyd: We managed to stop bleeding
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall admitted his side were kicking themselves for failing to put on a show in the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThe joy of six as Park still right in the mix
By MATT LONG ROSSLYN Park remain in the hunt for promotion after defeating Chinnor in a tight affair at the Rock....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJuddians on fire in a ten-try thriller
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffs..24 Tonbridge J ..40 UNDER glowering skies, but fortunately dry conditions, a feast of ten tries were...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeaders Pooler make it a sweet sixteen
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOL extended their lead at the top to 11 points but were made to work...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoRavers silenced by clinical Foresters
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……27 Caldy…………….25 CINDERFORD edged Caldy in a very tense encounter that remained in the balance right up...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton still rally despite Barnes hat-trick
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………..35 Henley …………40 CLIFTON showed great character in playing 50 minutes of this encounter with 14 players after...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDowlais out of the danger zone but work to do
Welsh Division One round-up SION Martin was the hero for Dowlais in One East as he single-handedly boosted their survival chances...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford secure derby-day spoils
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Sto ..24 Cambridge ……..6 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a crucial win over local rivals Cambridge to move further...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoA Red tide rises with bonus-try onslaught
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …………….33pts Old Albanian ……15pts Reaching out: Jake Clemson of Redruth dives over for a try THREE tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBordeaux mayor puts boot into Teague
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Finn Russell starred for Racing with a try and an assist The exciting surge of Bordeaux-...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoChiefs count bruises after taming Sharks
By ROB WILDMAN Litle and large: Sale’s Faf de Klerk tackles Exeter try-scorer Don Armand EXETER flew home from Manchester last...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLowes set for return at Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA EALING TRAILFINDERS have been talking to former Yorkshire Carnegie boss Jimmy Lowes about a coaching role...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDenham the latest hero for super Rams
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………..19 Rams …………..48 RAMPANT Rams underlined their title credentials with a comfortable eight tries to three victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley suffer as Park run in early hat-trick
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sedgley Pk……31 Hinckley ……….10 SEDGLEY Park led from the start to secure a bonus point win. Three early...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThat was ding-dong stuff says Baxter
EXETER boss Rob Baxter looked relived after his team had withstood Sale’s second-half pressure. Baxter said: “That was a ding-dong battle....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMcKibbin to be a ref
LONDONIrish scrum-half Brendan McKibbin will be retiring at the end of the season to join the referee coaching ranks in Australia....
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