Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournemouth continue unbeaten start
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH continued their faultless start to the South West Premier by picking up their ninth win on the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley bite too hard for terrible Tigers
Hinckley 32 Sedgley Park 14 By STEFFAN JAMES HINCKLEY made it eight wins from ten after securing a bonus-point victory against...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBath will click soon insists Wilson
TWO-TRY winger Jack Wilson believes Bath are not far away from getting it right. Following their second successive Premiership Cup defeat...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHow Melon madea real prune out of O’Gara!
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Timeless: Gethin Jenkins playing for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images The longest-serving international prop...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie has to reenact role as All Blacks’ myth buster
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the first game over, now is the time to get serious...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester simply Craven for more
By ROSS BARNETT South Leics 0 Chester 27 A TALENTED Chester side ran out comfortable winners at blustery South Leicester. The...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoJake aims to shake up Wasps cup hopes as Saints promise a high-tempo
■ By NEALE HARVEY FRUSTRATED prop Jake Cooper-Woolley is set for his first run-out since May as Wasps aim to inject...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBest late show is enough for ‘Bury victory
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey 13 Canterbury 15 A LATE score from Tom Best was enough as Canterbury battled past Guernsey in...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoUnlike Trump, Clinton and Bush knew how to dish it out
AMERICAN presidents have never been known to let a game of rugby interfere with the business of running the Land of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFour-try Broadley leads from front
By ANDREW SMITH Sheff Tigers 54 Macclesfield 7 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ losing streak came to an abrupt end with a richly deserved...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThomas inspires Bears to maul his old mates
■ By ROGER PANTING Triumph: Nick Haining crashes over for Bristol Held: Bristol’s Charles Piutau is tackled by Henry Trinder DAN...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoIt’s the joy of six for lethal Hawks
By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley 47 Clifton 12 A RUTHLESS performance from Henley Hawks saw them secure their sixth successive victory in...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoThe first All Blacks teeter on the brink of oblivion
Boss: Ron Waldron NEATH is the cradle of Welsh rugby, home of the original All Blacks long before the Kiwis hijacked...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLions full of regret as Otley seize the chances
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions 10 Otley 26 PETERBOROUGH Lions once again dominated possession and territory this season but failed to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNow Dan needs run of games says Lam
BRISTOL head coach Pat Lam hailed the performance of man of the match, Dan Thomas. He said: “He’s a phenomenal athlete...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChristie try puts Students on path to victory
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro Stud 35 B’ham Mos 30 LOUGHBORUGH Students egded an entertaining encounter against Birmingham Moseley. Though Moseley were...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVoting is open as Rhino Prop Star finalists are announced
Over 200 nominations have been narrowed down to three...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDanny Cipriani opens up on the frustration of being overlooked by England
'I know my skillset'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales record cap-holder Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby
The prop has been suffering from a chronic knee injury
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFranco Mostert in line for first Gloucester start after ‘touchy’ negotiations
The Lions had disputed the lock's move to Kingsholm
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPonty onslaught sets up intriguing clash with leaders
By GEOFF CHAMPION Pontypridd …73 Cross Keys …12 PONTYPRIDD put Cross Keys to the sword. They ran in 11 tries in...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
So Eddie, where have your bullying forwards got to? BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points WHEN...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBargoed bemused as RGC are off to flying start
By DEAN JONES RGC …40 Bargoed 37 A SENSATIONAL start helped RGC get back to winning ways. It took just two...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFull-strength Warriors tear Sharks to shreds
■By ROGER PANTING Midfield power: Francois Venter strectches over for Worcester’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images SALE SHARKS academy coach Neil...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMorris dashes over to give Newport three wins in a row
By JAY BAYFORD Neath…17 Newport 37320 THEY say things come in threes and that proved to be the case for Newport...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons defends selection policy
WORCESTER director of rugby Alan Solomons fought his corner after fierce criticism from Sale for his starting XV. “We have had...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWarren double decisive as Drovers take honours
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 37320310 Llandovery 323 TWO Aaron Warren tries sealed a hard-earned victory for Llandovery over Swansea. The Drovers...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCordero may be the next Chief off to Wasps
Flyer: Santiago Cordero WASPS are keeping tabs on Exeter Chiefs winger Santiago Cordero as they continue to seek a long term...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens have no answer as slick Carmarthen cut loose
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Carmarthen Q44 Bridgend …6 QUINS crossed for six unanswered tries as they thrashed a lacklustre Bridgend side in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHudd in seventh heaven to move second
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…43 Hinckley …8 IN-FORM Huddersfield scaled new heights with a seven-try demolition of a lacklustre Hinckley. An outstanding...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoQera set for another spell in West Country
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Gloucester player of the year Akapusi Qera is set...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIronmen forging strong bid for title before halfway
By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale …0 Merthyr …20 THE sheer size and power of the Merthyr pack was too much for...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders fire back for simple victory
■By ADAM SMITH Fylde …29 Hull Ionians…41 A POOR second half saw Fylde fall to a heavy defeat against Hull Ionians....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons to open contract talks with England ace Te’o
Wanted at Warriors: Ben Te’o WORCESTER Warriors are desperate for England and British Lions centre Ben Te’o to stay with the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOllie is the Best man to see off the Bees
By NICK PULLEN Birmingham …17 Canterbury343331 CANTERBURY clinched a convincing victory at Portway as Bees slumped to bottom spot in the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoOpportunism from Spittle steals Ealing momentum
■By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM recorded a notable triumph over high-flying Ealing thanks to another speedy display led by their emerging backline....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScott’s hat-trick sends Pooler to the top
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Pontypool returned to the summit in the WRU National Championship with a 39-13 win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc attack has Lions well-tamed
By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 35 Leicester L’s …24 FOURTEEN-MAN Macclesfield got just a second win of the campaign by downing Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWales prop Francis gets the best of both worlds
TOMAS Francis will stay at Exeter and continue to play for Wales next season. Tighthead prop Francis is out of contract...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton made to pay by the Geese
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton 312 L Irish WG …22 THE Wild Geese recorded their second successive win over West Country opposition...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCarnegie’s old boy Beech has sting in tail
By PAUL SMITH FORMER Yorkshire Carnegie prop Charlie Beech forced his way over from close range 13 minutes from time to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHeol y Cyw lay down a marker in Plate
Welsh Plate/Bowl round-up By STEFFAN JAMES FORMER winners Heol y Cyw thrashed Taffs Well 50-0 to progress into the third round...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers prevail in battle of beasts at Sedgley
■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 31 P’boro Lions …29 SEDGLEY Park Tigers got back to winning ways with a narrow bonus-point...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTigers feel full force of Tongan wrecking ball
By GARY FITZGERALD Force of nature: Sione Vailanu looks to punch through the Tigers defence PICTURES: Getty Images ADAM Powell paid...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBattling victory is enough to send OEs top
O Elthamians 22 Esher …10 By JON EDWARDS OLD Elthamians moved to the top of the table after this hard-fought victory...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoIslanders kicking themselves in loss
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …26 Guernsey 320 TONBRIDGE Juddians looked like they were marching to victory after four first-half tries...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoIrish show their spirit as 13 men dig deep
By TOM JOHNSON LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney hailed the spirit of his charges who played with 13 men...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoClermont win again but Parra’s ruled out
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Hammer blow: Morgan Parra has broken his wrist and misses the Autumn Clermont strengthened their grip on...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNolson at the treble to shatter Dale hearts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …32pts Tynedale…17pts OTLEY left it until the second half before turning on the style, Stephen Nolson running...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago’Cursed’ Veainu forced off again
BRETT Deacon hopes Telusa Veainu will not face another lengthy spell out of action. The Tongan international had just returned form...











