Club Rugby
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoPatience required by eager Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPirates prepared for Cup backlash
Preview Cornish Pirates v Jersey Reds Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISHPirates welcome Jersey Reds to the Mennaye Field looking to avenge their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Falcon off to France NEWCASTLE centre Pedro Bettencourt, 24, will join French side Oyonnax this summer. The 24-year-old joined from French...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders stunned by hungry Tigers
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians .27 Sedgley Park 34 SEDGLEY Park became the first side to win at Hull this season...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSki-loving Sharks put the skids on Tigers
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Assist: Arron Reed sets up a try for Valery Morozov Early hope: Facundo Gigena forces the ball over...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMoloney shines in Moseley rout
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor ………….7 Bir Moseley….41 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a powerfully dominant display to dispatch a poor Chinnor. The visitors’...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoNine-tr y Albanian tur n it on when needed
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian .49 Clifton………….24 ALBANIAN scored nine in a 12-try thriller to overcome a staunch Clifton effort. Both...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoUnderdogs spring huge surprise on title hopefuls
By JONATHAN LANDI RICHMOND, clearly relishing the role of massive underdogs, threw the formbook out of the window after performing heroics...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUnforgiving Noves plots downfall of old enemy
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Big rivalry: Guy Noves, left, and Bernard Laporte Former France team boss Guy Noves did not pick...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSpence score has Preston hopping
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….12 Preston G …….19 TYLER Spence struck late as Peterborough Lions suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Preston...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNow get into top four says Diamond
SALE boss Steve Diamond has challenged his players to clinch a playoff berth with just six games remaining. Diamond said: “We’ve...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSale get sunk by five-star Students
By AMY WALMSLEY L’boro Stu…….33 Sale FC …………17 CAMERON Jordan’s try double inspired Loughborough Students to a five-try win over Sale...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams pile up points with easy victory
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams ………………….42 pts Taunton Titans 21pts MERCILESS Rams went through the 40- point barrier for the 12th time...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoFlockhart’s boot kicks losing run into touch
By LUKE JARMYN Thwarted: Robin Hislop halts Jacob Fields Sharp shooter: Wing Dougie Flockhart makes a break for Doncaster PICTURE: Simon...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJohnson effort shocks Lions at the death
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStooke proving versatility playing blindside
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BATH enforcer Elliott Stooke insists his recent stint on the blindside flank has put him in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes treble is trumped by Bar nes’ hero
By MATT LONG Barnes ……….28 Worthing ……26 OLIVER Smith’s dramatic late try clinched victory for Barnes. Despite a Curtis Bar nes...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCov’s wait for road win goes on after Voss yellow
By JONATHAN LANDI LONDON Scottish overcame a shaky start to stage a rousing fightback which left Coventry still seeking their first...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBeaten Sutts are hanging on by whisker
London & South East Premier DESPITE losing 29-25 at home to Guildford, Sutton and Epsomhang on to top spot but only...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoOwen in for two as Chester close gap
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ……….5pts Chester …………….24pts WITH both teams boasting good defensive records and conditions not at their best, this...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCanterbury send Geese over edge
By MATTHEW BALDWIN L Wild Geese .13 Canterbury ….45 A RUTHLESS secondhalf display by Canterbury consigned the Wild Geese to relegation....
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHartpury hold out as Lyons’ strike flies wide
By JENNY BATES THERE was tense finale at the Gillman’s Ground where a late try from Nottingham winger Billy Robinson threatened...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnxious times as Scunny slip up again
Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS made it four wins in a row to move into second, just two points behind long-standing leaders Scunthorpe,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPassman double downs struggling Blues
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……33 Macclesfield 12 TYNEDALE outgunned strugglers Macclesfield to claim maximum points. Newcastle Falcons and England U18s youngster...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTJs finally crack 12 men of Dings
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRogerson on mission to secure early promotion
Triple ton: Topsy Ojo VICTORY over Yorkshire Carnegie would be just that much bit sweeter for proud Lancastrian Matt Rogerson who...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRain gives Hull chance to go clear at top
Northern Premier WITHKirkby Lonsdale’s match against Billinghampostponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Hull increased their lead at the top with an...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour star Rundle rumbles in for four
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….58 Huddersfield.22 HUDDERSFIELD’S promotion hopes were handed a huge jolt as Stour ran them ragged in remarkable style....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournemouth clinch it with four to play
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH were crowned champions with four games remaining. They topped off an almost perfect season, which has seen...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoCarleton stars in South thrashing
By MARK RICHARDS S Leicester……12 Fylde …………….59 TOM Carleton crossed for a hat-trick as Fylde ran riot at South Leicester by...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup is still best way to increase Tier 2 exposure
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Questions to answer: World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has called a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoConnon last gasp kick gives Falcons wings
By PAUL SMITH Soaring: Sonatane Takulua scores Falcons’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images On the move: Josh Bassett of Wasps makes...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRyan red so costly as Llanelli sink to new low
By JOHN MURPHY Bedwas ……….18 Llanelli …………10 LLANELLI’S hopes of overhauling their relegation rivals were dealt a bitter blow by this...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYoung: We should have seen game out
NEWCASTLE’S Dean Richards hailed his team’s second-half performance. He said: “We allowed them too much momentum in the first half and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThat’s Howe to do it for Bridgend to edge towards safety
By ROB COLE Bridgend …….19 Carmarthen Q 17 IT was many happy returns to Bridgend colours for Owen Howe, member of...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaints fans boo off ref after flood of yellows turn game
By ROB WILDMAN Jumping for joy: Harry Randall celebrates scoring for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images On the run: Alex Moon makes...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEight is great for bonus-point Black and Ambers
By JAY BRAYFORD Newport……….48 Neath…………….10 NEWPORT kept up their recent good form with a bonus-point victory over struggling Neath. The Black...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBoyd: We took our foot off throat
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd blamed his team’s second half dip in performance rather than having four players sin binned. Boyd skirted...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd is up to 20 with his timely double
By BEN JONES Blackheath ….31 Cinderford …….7 JAKELloyd scored his 19th and 20th tries of the season in a dominant bonus-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoProsser pull strings as Bargoed stop nightmare run at 13
By DAVID SIMPSON Bargoed ……….21 RGC 1404 …….17 VICTORIES have been in short supply for Bargoed this season, but this fourth...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPennell grabs bonus on day to remember
By TOM BRADSHAW Passion: Chris Pennell shows his emotions after scoring his try Getting away: Tom O’Flaherty breaks through to score...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford take a victory to the Bank
By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….14 Bishop’s Sto 16 A TOMMY Banks penalty with the final kick of the match denied Caldy...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll black for All Whites as Llandovery win again
By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ….20 Swansea ……….3 LLANDOVERY stretched their run of victories over Swansea to 16 matches as they came...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHepher: We must be more ruthless
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher had mixed emotions after his side’s bonus-point win. “There was some good stuff in there but...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlood & Sand left heartbroken again
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Rotherham ….24 CAMBRIDGE once again contrived to lose a game they could and should have won as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff close to blowing it before stretching run to nine
By TIM LEWIS Cardiff …………26 Aberavon…….20 CARDIFF coach Steve Law breathed a heavy sigh of relief at the end of a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPriestland boot gives Saracens a kicking
By ROGER PANTING Marksman: Rhys Priestland kicks one of his six penalties PICTURES: Getty Images TEAMS BATH: Homer 8, McConnochie 6,...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmpthill take a big stride towards title as OE’s falter
By WARREN KAY Power: Mama Molitika scores for Ampthill PICTURES: Iain Frankish, Actuance Photography THE top-of-the-table clash resulted in Ampthill’s biggest...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoDefiant Cornish calm the opening storm
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGee whizzes in as Merthyr pile more misery on Vale
By HUW JONES Merthyr ……….34 Ebbw Vale……26 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat at Swansea by bagging a bonus-point win...
Junior International Rugby
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