Club Rugby
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents deal fourth straight loss to Hoppers
By MICHAEL MITCHELL Preston G’h …21 Loughborough34 LOUGHBOROUGH Students piled the misery on Preston Grasshoppers as a fluid first-half performance allowed...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoI hope we made Nigel Wray proud says Jamie
ENGLAND hooker Jamie George, returning to action after the World Cup, said he hopes Saracens win over Ospreys made under-fire owner...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLawes back to take on Tigers?
Match-winner: Saints fly-half Dan Biggar on the attack PICTURES: Getty Images CHRIS Boyd set his sights on the Premiership meeting with...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLions snatch it at the death
By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 16 Leicester L ……17 IT was agony at the death for the second successive home match for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLocal Joe thrilled by Bears’ ride to the top
NEWS EXTRA LONG-SERVING Bristol lock Joe Joyce finds it hard to believe how far the Premiership leaders have come since he...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWilson to replace Rennie
SCOTLAND assistant coach Danny Wilson will take the top job at Glasgow Warriors next season following confirmation Dave Rennie is to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoForwards deliver for Caldy in gritty win
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale……11pts Caldy………16pts CALDY proved that you don’t necessarily need points to make for an exciting game on the...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoAckermann rings the changes for Montpellier test
By NEALE HARVEY New lease: Joe Simpson is feeling rejuvenated at Kingsholm SCRUM-HALFJoe Simpson insists Gloucester are faced with no other...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoSupreme Sexton helps Leinster nullify mighty giants of Lyon pack
By TOM PRITCHARD A RESILIENT defensive performance against a giant French opposition and a man-of-the-match display from Johnny Sexton saw Leinster...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years ago10s on the boards but there are no entertainers
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliff …10 Sutton & Ep …10 ON a heavy pitch, both sides were surprisingly keen on running...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMobile Moulds aims to be Prem’s new Brits
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BUSTLING hooker Matt Moulds is desperate to prove his worth to Worcester Warriors by making a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLuctonians emphatic as Scunthorpe flail
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe …8 Luctonians …40 LUCTONIANS had their pack to thank as they ran out winners at fellow strugglers...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWarriors fall to Castres power at breakdown
By TIM LEWIS Held: No way through for Geoffrey Palis of Castres WORCESTER came up short in France as they were...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s ten out of ten for Exeter as stars shine
By MIKE SINCLAIR Kick chase: Chiefs wing Tom O’Flaherty dives over to score their fourth try PICTURES: Getty Images Try: Henry...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEsher can’t break down TJ’s dogged defence
By GARETH WITHERS Over: Reece Conlon goes in for the third try for Tonbridge Juddians Muddy hug: James Booth celebrates scoring...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Sam facing long layoff LEICESTER winger Sam Aspland-Robinson will be out for up to six months after fracturing his leg last...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNothing to split Field and Chester
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…27 Chester ……27 A HIGHLY entertaining game at Lockwood Park saw Huddersfield and Chester settle for just two...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoFranco and Irish defy musclemen of Bayonne
By NEALE HARVEY Touchdown: Ben Meehan scores for Irish PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCO van der Merwe produced a colossal captain’s display...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoNowell conjures a magic moment
JACK NOWELL, who aims to make up for his World Cup disappointment with European success, said: “We played well – but...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCrusaders cut down by fabulous Forrest
By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing…32 Dings Crus …10 JACK Forrest’s try double inside the first ten minutes set Worthing on their way...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChamps forge on despite flurry of yellows
By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL go eight points clear at the Championship summit after beating Maesteg 33-0. It was...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPenalty heartache as Stour miss out
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge …17 Sheffield T……20 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a last gasp scare to tame Stourbridge and stay within striking...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBrilliant Basham sparks Ryan’s ice-age Dragons
By JAMES CANDY TAINE Basham warmed up for what could be a Test debut with another standout display as the Dragons...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWin at last for relieved Westcliff
By NICK CROWE Westcliff …24 Redruth …19 AFTER several disappointments Westcliff finally showed what they were capable of with a thoroughly...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremiership
By ROB COLE Men from capital survive sin-bin catastrophe Cardiff………13 Aberavon ……12 CARDIFF somehow found a way to get themselves out...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
RICHARD BRYAN THE FORMER BATH, BRIDGEND, CELTIC WARRIORS, DRAGONS & LEEDS BACK ROW THE thing that was most influential in terms...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years ago89th minute kick hands Scarlets second defeat
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dead-eye: Anthony Belleau kicks the winning points THE Scarlets were left heartbroken as Toulon snatched victory deep into...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTaunton remains Gary’s Kingdom
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T…22 Bury St Ed ……15 MISTAKESand penalties conceded by Bury St Edmunds gave Taunton the result in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHave you heard heard heard about a Bird
By JAMES LLOYD Pontypridd ……31 Merthyr ……27 DIGGY Bird’s masterful display guided Pontypridd to an impressive hammering of Merthyr. The fly-half...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoJohnson turns on the power for Wasps
By ROB WILDMAN Debut try: Malakai Fekitoa breaks clear to score PICTURES: Getty Images Valued: Jacob Umaga Skill: Matteo Minozzi WASPS...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHayhow inspires rampant Rams
By RICHARD LEWIS Canterbury …22 Rams ………48 CONNOR Hayhow helped himself to a double as Rams continued their strong start to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL CAPON BRISTOL HOOKER Pat Lam’s stated intent is to inject more homegrown talent into his Bristol side, and one young...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens hit for six as No.9 stakes Scarlets claim
By THOMAS WILSON Carmarthen…38 Bridgend Rav …8 JONATHAN Evans staked a claim for a Scarlets return with a two-try display as...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoJoe blow gives Dai Exeter problem
WASPS boss Dai Young fears Joe Launchbury will miss Saturday’s Premiership match at Exeter due to a calf injury. The England...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHoward the star as Park keep rolling
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…36 Hull Ionians ……8 BEN Howard’s brace set up a six-try haul for Rosslyn Park against Hull...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDrovers make it 18 in a row over Whites
By PAUL HOKPINS Swansea ……14 Llandovery …16 A BERIAN Watkins try kept up Llandovery’s hoodoo on Swansea as they made it...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoCockerill denied byJalibert’s 78th minute penalty saver for Bordeaux
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH Rugby head coach Richard Cockerill was frustrated that his side switched off in the closing stages to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPenfold on point to secure draw
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…17 DMP……17 A WAR of attrition at Grantchester Road ended honours even after a heart-stopping final five minutes...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWest Walians away from red with nervy victory
By JAMES LLOYD Llanelli………23 Newport ………15 LLANELLI secured their third win of the season with an impressive 23-15 victory over Newport....
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup stars have energised squad says Ross
By JON NEWCOMBE Japan hero: England flanker Tom Curry returns for Sale Sharks Captain: Jono Ross CLUB captain Jono Ross hopes...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoSavage Bears serve Brive a tasty bagle
By GARY FITZGERALD Flair: Try-scorer Harry Randall threatens Brive again PAT Lam acclaimed his Bears romp in France as “a big...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMark puts boot in as Club Cooke up treat at Moseley
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stopped: Buster Lawrence and Danny Wright thwart this Blackheath move PICTURES: Christopher Lowe A PERFECT kicking display from...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSteelmen ease worries in RGC takeover
By ROB COLE RGC …………23 Ebbw Vale ……31 DAN Haymond kicked 16 points to guide the Steelmen to a fourth successive...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoQuins win ugly to keep their Euro dream alive
By GARY FITZGERALD Star turn: Marcus Smith breaks the tackle of Christian Judge PICTURE: Getty Images PAUL Gustard praised the effort...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoThacker proud of defence progress
HARRY Thacker challenged his rampant Bears team-mates to keep on rolling out the wins and impressive displays after giving Brive a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoYawayawa keeps Villagers in the hunt at Albion
By PADDY MARSH PLYMOUTH Albion and Chinnor battled out a hardearned draw in a game where creativity was at a minimum...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoForester double keeps Dons on top
London & South East Premier UNBEATEN Wimbledon remain in pole position after beating Hertford 25-7 at Highfields. Josh Forester crossed for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFive-star Bridge on a roll as they go top
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up NEWBRIDGEmoved back to the top of the One East table after seeing off Senghenydd...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoSkilful Burns pulls the strings to tie up win over Clermont
By RONAN O’NEILL Accomplished: Billy Burns ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was thrilled with his on-field generals after a crucial victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWalker’s try in vain as Pumas ace puts boot in
ROUND-UP STADE FRANCAIS edged out Zebre 12-13 at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi with the boot of Argentine fly-half Nicolas Sanchez ultimately proving...
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