Club Rugby
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoJack’s back at his best to help Quins finish on top
■ By THOMAS WILSON JACK Clifford gave Eddie Jones a Six Nations selection nudge as the flanker capped his recall to...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCanterbury responseis ideal tonic says Pratt
By BRAD HARPER Canterbury… 26pts Taunton… 24pts Full stretch: Canterbury’s Sam Rogers scores and, right, Taunton’s Nik Mason attemps to break...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDons drop to second after shock defeat
London & South East Premier THE big shock of the day must be CSStags’ 20-13 win at home to league leaders...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFans turn on Meyer as Stade look to South Africa
DAVID BARNES Leaving: Sergio Parisse is out of contract this summer PICTURE: Getty Images The songs are stilled, the drums no...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHammond clinches dramatic comeback
■By GEOFF BERKELEY DEAN Hammond’s last-gasp try completed an incredible fightback at Sixways as Worcester stunned Stade Francais to seal a...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChiefs left stunned by late Carbery knockout
By DECLAN ROONEY Only try of the game: Exeter celebrate after Don Armand powers over in the opening quarter Match-winner: Munster...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRaiders’ fans go wild for Batiste clincher
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey… 22 Barnes… 21 LAYTON Batiste’s try five minutes into overtime notched his side a late victory and...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLightning run riot as Waterloo defeated heavily
By BEN WILLIAMS L’boro Light… 76 Firwood W… 8 Brace: Katy Daley-Mclean A CLINICAL Loughborough Lightning outfit were truly on form...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScunthope and Salop maintain form
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop maintained the pace at the top as both secured bonus point victories, Scunthorpe 31-14 winners...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoKicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track
By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBenetton bow out despite big win in France
ROUND-UP A PLACE in European history evaded Benetton as they were denied a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals despite breezing...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBaxter planning for next season
ROB Baxter was not too downbeat after his side’s exit from the Champions Cup and praised their passion for the battle...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTonbridge race to nine-try rampage
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 12 Tonbridge… 57 DESPITE the scoreline, Albanians were adequate in many areas of an ultimately one-sided...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTyro Saints centre on mission to impress after injury
NEWS EXTRA ■By NEALE HARVEY GIFTED Northampton midfielder Rory Hutchinson is desperate to prove to boss Chris Boyd why he is...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoThree on the spin as Bristol defeat Valkyries
By GEORGE WEST Brist’l Bears… 34 Worcester V… 5 BRISTOL Bears women made it three successive Premier 15s victories with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for Naylor as Hull soar
Northern Premier THERE appears to be no holding leaders Hull at the moment after they thrashed Kendal 89-0 as Keane Naylor...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPack power sees Dale beat leaders
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoPRO14
Kings …………….17 Cheetahs ……24 REPLACEMENT prop Luan de Bruin scored a dramatic 86th-minute try for the Cheetahs to clinch the derby...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoVaipulu try puts the spoilers on Gloucester away day
By GARY FITZGERALD Fast start: Henry Trinder goes over to score Gloucester’s first try after 80 seconds PICTURES: Getty Images Body...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBees see daylight in show of power
By NICK PULLEN Birmingham… 18 Worthing… 0 BEES produced a dogged defensive display to pull off a prized victory and boost...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBig defence pleases Biljon as Reds gear up for Irish
■By TOM INNES A CLINICAL display saw Jersey claim the spoils against the side who had been level with them on...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSaracens cling on as defence holds firm
By SARAH GWYNNE Glouc-Hart… 28pts Saracens… 34pts Match-winner: Saracens playmaker Zoe Harrison SARACENSWomen had to dig in for a nervy final...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarnstaple throwing down the gauntlet
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE continued their challenge for the South West Premier title by becoming the main rivals to runaway leaders...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTom Terrific gives strugglers a boost
By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBath in talks with former All Black ace Cruden
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Aaron Cruden BATH are looking to end their search...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBanahan focuses on the positives
MATT Banahan shrugged off the disappointment to praise the youngsters who performed superbly for Gloucester. Johan Ackermann picked a youthful outfit...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCarnegie respond to half-time roasting
■By NEALE HARVEY YORKSHIRE Carnegie put a shocking first half display behind them to ease relegation concerns with a come-from-behind victory...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBreach at the treble for rampant Harlequins
By JONTY MAWER Harlequins… 59 Richmond… 7 A DOMINANT performance saw Harlequins defeat historic rivals Richmond FC at The Stoop. A...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLooks like Eddie is going straight down the middle
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Power runners: Joe Cokanasiga can open up space like the great Jonah...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIn-form visitors are snow match for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s… 17 Fylde… 12 FYLDE’S nine-game unbeaten run came to an end in a fiercely competitive encounter...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTop 14 show interest in Morgan
BEN MORGAN is attracting interest from French clubs after having his name circulated around the Top 14. No.8 Morgan, right, who...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLane burns off criticism to help Blues end on high
By ROB COLE OWEN Lane brought the Arms Park crowd to its feet with the pick of his side’s five tries...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPatience pays for Coventry with Tolmie double
■By PAUL SMITH TWO fourth-quarter tries from replacement hooker Scott Tolmie plus Tony Fenner’s nerveless 78th minute touchline conversion saw Coventry...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoDominant Wasps put DMP to sword in romp
By DAVID THOMPSON Wasps… 43 DMP Sharks… 12 Bonus try: Louise Dodd WASPS produced another impressive performance to seal a 43-12...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHughes signs for Bristol as Wasps go south
By ADAM ELLIS TRANSFER WRAP BRISTOL have confirmed the signing of No.8 Nathan Hughes from Wasps. The England international has signed...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFive-star Dale led by Passman and Pike
By LUKE JARMYN Tynedale… 35pts Chester… 5pts WINGERS Morgan Passman and Guy Pike scored five tries between them as Tynedale’s dominant...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoIrish put offers on the table for Aussie cavalry
Major bid: Adam Coleman is wanted by Irish LONDON IRISH have made Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Coleman a massive offer to...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMaro leads the charge as Sarries power in
Welcome back: Billy Vunipola scores Saracens’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images Break: Ben Spencer scores Saracens’ first try MARO Itoje produced...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTrailfinders bounce back after slip up at Bedford
■By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGmanaged to get back to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over Scottish having trailed at half-time. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRegions should open talks with CVC – Moffett
NEWS EXTRA WALES’ four regions have been told to cut their losses and attempt to form an Anglo-Welsh league with the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc get knifed as Park edge a thriller
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 Sedgley Park… 26 MACCLESFIELD came into this one with high hopes but slipped to defeat. Macc...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoWill Adams choose the Blues or Scarltes?
WELSH regions will start making offers to the players they want to retain for next season at the start of February...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoDelighted McCall: Itoje was incredible
SARACENS boss Mark McCall saluted a supercharged performance by Maro Itoje for helping Saracens clinch a home quarter-final. “When we talked...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDeadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise
By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoStudents in danger of being cut adrift
■By ANDREW BEACHAM ULTIMATELY this was another disappointing performance from Hartpury, who made it all too easy for the Knights to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLocke off in feisty clash as Aberavon triumph
By MATT ROBERTS Aberavon… 16 Merthyr… 7 ABERAVONcompleted a league double over the reigning champions in a game that saw Merthyr...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers enjoy sweet revenge
By ANTON JONES Preston G’s… 25 Otley…10 HOPPERSgot revenge for a narrow defeat at Cross Green earlier in the season as...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPivac: Get out the cheque book, we must keep Johnny
By STEFFAN THOMAS Heavy traffic: Hadleigh Parkes on the ball WAYNE Pivac has urged the Scarlets board to do all they...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents stutter to Stortford loss
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTired Exiles cling on after being given the runaround
■By ROB WILDMAN LONDONIrish head coach Les Kiss praised Nottingham’s attacking zeal on a night when the power of his pack...
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