Club Rugby
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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...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTenacious Quins seeking six on the bounce to consolidate place in play-offs
By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard describes his ideal Harlequin as being “tough, tenacious, resilient and someone who has fun”. But the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPower urges Park to cut out the errors after win
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher ………….13 Rosslyn Park 17 KIERAN Power vowed to get less errors from his side as Rosslyn Park...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGuernsey benefit from Bird in hand
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDelight for Fish as Squirrels are sent scurrying
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers coach Dan Fish hailed his side after they beat Rhiwbina 35-9 to...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSalt’s red leaves a bitter taste for Hinckley
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….14 Otley …………….25 ALEX Salt’s early red card cost Hinckley as they were comfortably overturned by Otley at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath scrum coach Toby Booth gives special praise to Beno Obano
The Blue, Black and White scrum guru backs quick-healer Obano for England call
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJordan Burns not giving up on chasing down London Irish
The Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half on the Championship title run and nearing a new deal
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHenry Pyrgos hasn’t looked back after switching Glasgow for Edinburgh and signs until 2021
A believer in Edinburgh moving in the right direction under head coach Richard Cockerill
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRugby League clubs take interest in England international fly-half
After Luther Burrell's cross-code switch, Super League clubs are looking at another Premiership star and Union international
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEaling have a ground fit for the Premiership if Irish slip up
Championship contenders are working on contingencies to meet Premiership stadium criteria
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoProject Reset: Ospreys break their silence with strongly-worded statement
An astonishing 36 hours in Welsh rugby
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup finals to support Doddie Weir foundation, EPCR announce
Newcastle and St James' Park will host the two European finals in May
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins avert scrum-half injury crisis with loan signing
Danny Care and Charlie Mulchrone are both nursing injuries
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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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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 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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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 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 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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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 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 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 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 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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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 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSutton & Epsom still top but gap closed
London & South East Premier SUTTON & Epsom hold on to top spot in the table, following a close 27-25 win...
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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 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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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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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 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 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 agoConstant double makes Lions purr
By ROSS BARNETT A SEVEN-TRY performance allows some breathing space for Leicester Lions above the relegation zone. Lions opened the scoring...
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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 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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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 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 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 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 agoOwen to Coventry
DONCASTER centre Will Owen has signed for Championship rivals Coventry with immediate effect. The 25-year-old, who has spent the last two...
Junior International Rugby
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