Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRonan O’Gara plotting route to senior coaching job with Crusaders… or All Blacks
'Everything is possible' says former Ireland fly-half
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWelsh rugby to keep status quo after crisis meeting in Cardiff between WRU and regions
Project Reset changes knocked back by regions in meeteings, but uncertainty remains
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDepleted Macc no match for the Hoppers
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 14 Preston G… 50 MACCLESFIELD were without a glut of regulars and Preston came ready to take...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarelessTynedale still have enough
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale… 31 Peterboro L… 5 DESPITE producing one of their sloppiest performances, Tynedale still had too much firepower...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAlbanian enjoy winning feeling
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 22 Dings… 12 IT’S been a while since Albanian tasted victory so this would have been...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNervous times as Tigers face drop
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T… 3 Sedgley Park 49 SEDGLEY Park gave Tigers a lesson in finishing with seven converted tries...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoOrder is restored as Falcons go crashing
By ROGER PANTING Adding the extras: Nic White beats Andrew Davidson to score Exeter’s bonus point try PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCozens dashes Bees’ dreams
By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli… 28 Clifton… 28 BRAVE Bees suffered a belated blow to their survival hopes when Clifton...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTwo for Vokes as Bridge move up
By CARL FIELD Welsh round-up NEW BRIDGE hauled themselves out of the WRU National Championship drop zone after recording a terrific...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHeadache for Chester as Dacey dashes in for four
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley… 35pts Chester… 7pts Hat-trick try: Callum Dacey scores the third of his four tries for Hinckley PICTURES:...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHepher happy to see more emotion
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher was pleased with the reaction after last week’s loss to Gloucester. He said: “It was tough...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoChance to make up ground in the chase
Preview Henley v Taunton Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SOMETHING has got to give today when two inform teams with play-off ambitions meet...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoSteele eyes big finish to stop-start season
By NEALE HARVEY Making strides: Irish No.9 Scott Steele SCRUM-HALF Scott Steele aims to lay down a marker ahead of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSOS from Richmond
RICHMOND are holding a 50th Anniversary reunion of their tour to the USA at the Athletic ground on March 30, 2019....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMighty Minikin toasts a try treble in big points haul
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians 59 S Leicester… 10 HULL Ionians won this re-arranged fixture at a canter, scoring nine tries...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPenalty try controversy as Sharks take first win at Ricoh
By ROB WILDMAN First blood: Rob Webber touches down Sale’s opening try PICTURES: Getty Images Quicksilver: Joe Simpson goes over for...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoMay’s braced for Pirates backlash
By NEALE HARVEY Aiming high: Ealing fly-half Laurence May FLY-HALF Laurence May says Ealing have the scent of silverware as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales to keep status quo after Cardiff crisis talks
By ALEX BYWATER Decision time: Gareth Anscombe THE Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four regions are poised to end months of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField’s 14 broken by Wellock’s late dash to the line
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 13 Wharfedale… 24 AN 80th minute try by wingman Ralph Wellock brought Huddersfield’s eight game unbeaten run...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond row over de Klerk penalty
STEVE Diamond admitted his Sale team got the “rub of the green” in this tough encounter. The Sale boss said he...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate Jones penalty at St Helen’s a cruel blow for Keys
By JOHN MURPHY Swansea… 13 Cross Keys… 5 PHIL Jones put the boot into Cross Keys’ hopes of Premiership survival as...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPoacher Ribbans seals it for Saints at the death
By NEALE HARVEY In the corner: Rory Hutchinson evades the tackle of Zach Mercer as he dives in to score for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFive-star Newport move up thanks to Llanelli win
By CARL FIELD Newport… 33 Llanelli… 10 NEWPORT moved up to fifth in the Principality Premiership after earning maximum points with...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTodd: All gone in one mad minute
BATH’S late collapse left boss Todd Blackadder gutted. He said: “We didn’t exit properly and young Max (Green) will learn from...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScrivens inspires Sankala’s men in vital basement battle
By TIM LEWIS Bedwas… 36 Neath… 28 BEDWAS came out on top in a thriller with basement boys Neath to get...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoQuins make hay with sun on their backs
By GARY FITZGERALD Delight: Mike Brown celebrates scoring Quins’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images Battling: Callum Sheedy runs in to score...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSheedy: Every point so crucial
CALLUM Sheedy is confident Bristol Bears can claw their way to safety if they continue to show the heart and commitment...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBok beef pounds Saracens pack into submission
By TOM BRADSHAW Something to shout about: Ed Slater scores Gloucester’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images No surrender: Jackson Wray breaks...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCalle Rivas magic seals bonus point
By LUKE JARMYN On the line: Ryan Parkinson goes into score for Sale PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Sale… 32pts Tries: Parkinson 20,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMorgan: Soft tries take the gloss off
DOUBLE try-scorer Ben Morgan modestly attributed his brace to his team-mates’ efforts – and made it clear that Gloucester’s late lapse...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlackmore hat-trick inspires win
By PAT SHERRY Ampthill… 59 Caldy… 7 CALDY arrived at Dillingham Park for this re-arranged match on the type of day...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWarriors confident of delivering the double
By NEALE HARVEY Rising star: Worcester flanker Sam Lewis SAM Lewis knows Worcester must make a rapid start and keep their...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoFirst-half barrage sinks nervy Mose
Moseley… 27 Rosslyn Park 45 A CLINICAL five-try first half saw Rosslyn Park take advantage of their game in hand on...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLoyalty to Leicester? They don’t reciprocate
Rediscovering his best: Manu Tuilagi helped destroy Ireland, left, on the back of a series of top displays for Tigers Tigers...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoThree for Holland as Titans suffer
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor… 48 Rotherham… 35 CHINNOR and Rotherham Titans were determined to give the paying public their money’s worth...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoQUICKFIRE ROUND WITH DICK BEST
DICK BEST, the former England coach who is no stranger to life on the other side of the Channel, or to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGive young players a chance!
Nick Cain puts forward an argument for playing younger players.
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams get back to winning ways
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….31 O Redcliffians15 THE RAMS returned to winning ways as they bounced back from defeat last week...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoNottingham edge thriller after Olver shoots wide
By SAM JACKSON THE Green & Whites held on for a big away day win as Sam Olver’s last kick drifted...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWilliams hat-trick as Ironmen stay on track for title
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….47 Neath………………5 HOOKER Rhys Williams grabbed a hat-trick as Merthyr chalked up an expected comfortable bonus-point victory...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WALES & SWANSEA CENTRE KEVIN HOPKINS Swansea was my club for 13 years (1982- 1993, making 179 appearances) and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMurphy: We looked dead on our feet
WITH both sides fielding a number of young players, Saracens DoR Mark McCall said he was delighted with the way his...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAlbanian fightback thwarted by Jack
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian34 Worthing ……34 JACK Forrest earned Worthing a draw after a remarkable comeback had seen Old Albanian...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoInjury-hit Cov dig in after first half blitz
By PAUL SMITH Helping hand: Albert Tuisue goes over for Irish Dive bomber: Ollie Hassell- Collins of London Irish goes over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler make it 40 in a row to stay clear
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOLremain eight points clear at the top of the Championship after claiming their 40th consecutive...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoKing Midas in reverse as Saints administer a thrashing
By ROB WILDMAN Wicked speed: Cobus Reinach Saints scores his second try for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Up and in: Denny...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SEAN LONSDALE EXETER FLANKER It was back in mid- September, on the morning of Exeter’s home game with Sale, that Sean...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBonus point ensures Ealing
By PHIL WESTREN STILL comfortably second-placed in the Championship, this decisive and crucial victory for Ealing helps them maintain pressure on...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLucky 13 for Brecon with win over the champs
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD BRECON displayed their One East title credentials with an eye-widening 34-19 victory over reigning...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBiggar will be fit for Wales says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON’S Chris Boyd believes Dan Biggar should be fit for Wales’ clash against England next Saturday despite hobbling off in the...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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