Club Rugby
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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 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 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 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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScunny turn up heat as Newport falter
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE took control of the title race as they beat Nuneaton and saw second placed Newport Salop fall to...
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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 agoGustard’s delight over Quins’ England rejects
By GARY FITZGERALD Late surge: James Lang powers over from close range to score Quins final try PICTURES: Getty Images Test...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSolid display sees Hull stay at summit
Northern Premier HULL remain top of the table and are now nine points clear of Billingham in second place after beating...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons glad of Warriors’ try bonus
ALAN Solomons cursed his Warriors for making life hard for themselves at Twickenham Stoop. The director of rugby feared they might...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarnstaple promotion hopes boosted
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE gave their play-off hopes a lift as the South West Premier reaches its conclusion with a victory...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDallaglio’s pep-talk is inspiration for Robson masterclass
By NEALE HARVEY Looking good: Nizaam Carr scores Wasps’ third try made by Billy Searle PICTURES: Getty Images Impact off the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLosing Mako’s a blow but Cardiff’s not a fortress now
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME bl@JEFF PROBYN Previous: Elliot Daly scores the winning try in Cardiff in 2017. England...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFirst half was just horrific says Lam
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam pulled no punches. “The first half was horrific,” he said. “We turned the ball over six times...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSuper Spencer strikes twice for Amps….
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….34 Bishop’s S ……24 SPENCER Sutherland scored twice as Ampthill kept the pressure on Old Elthamians at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
By THOMAS HUWS Carm Quins ……7 Aberavon ……….9 ABERAVON moved back into the top six in the Premiership thanks to the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYou can win things with kids if they get a chance
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ONE of the biggest falsehoods being peddled in the promotion/relegation debate is the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChinnor fall just short of comeback
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………26 Darling’on MP 31 DARLINGTON Mowden Park came away with the spoils after withstanding a heroic fightback from...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhites’ winning run ended as Ponty punish ill-discipline
By CARL FIELD Pontypridd ….31 Swansea ……19 PONTYPRIDD maintained their title push with a bonus-point triumph over Swansea at Sardis Road...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHuddles keep England minds on the job
ENGLAND have adopted the American Footballstyle huddles we have seen in their recent Six Nations wins against France and Ireland as...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPark pull clear of leaky Students
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S…20 Rosslyn Park 46 DAN Laventure scored twice as Rosslyn Park kept up the chase at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff keep up the heat with Bedwas success
By ROB COLE Cardiff …………35 Bedwas ……….17 CARDIFF kept up the pressure on league leaders Merthyr as they bagged a bonus...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWasteful Gloucester get there in the end
By ROGER PANTING Winning try: Ben Morgan rumbles over to gain justice for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images DON’T be fooled by...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion back on track as Roth splinter under the pressure
By PADDY MARSH Going over: Jon Dawe gets it down for Plymouth PICTURES: Pinnacle PLYMOUTH Albion bounced back from a heavy...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSteelmen in seventh heaven as they claim Gwent derby
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys ….17 Ebbw Vale……48 EBBW Vale took the spoils in the Gwent derby as they totally outclassed...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoJohan: We left so much out there
GLOUCESTER head coach, Johan Ackermann, accepted his side had made life difficult for themselves. “We are grateful for the win but...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDramatic Lespierre double downs Esher as OEs stay top
Esher ………… 17 Old Elth’s ……34 By PHILIP BENDON DOMINIC Lespierre showed sublime skill to score two late tries as league...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoOld boy Buckle’s out to impress
Yorkshire C v Jersey Today, Kick-off 3pm YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE hooker Joe Buckle wants his side to prolong former club Jersey’s mini...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLlanelli edge to safety but Bargoed are cut adrift
By JOHN MURPHY Llanelli ……….39 Bargoed ……….10 LLANELLI took a giant stride towards Principality Premiership survival with a bonus-point triumph over...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThrilling clash is edged by battling visitors
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley……….24 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD held on for an important away victory against Hinckley at Leicester Road to strengthen their...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLethal Sarries exploit Tigers token defence
By NICK CAIN First blood: Richard Wigglesworth runs in to score Saracens opening try PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS are back on...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd stuns Caldy with electric treble
By JAMES BROOKS Blackheath ….46 Caldy…………….32 A SECOND-HALF blitz from Blackheath took the game away from Caldy in an enthralling encounter....
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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 agoRavens enjoy away day success despite sin-bin troubles
By HUW JONES Llandovery ….10 Bridgend ……19 BRIDGEND defied two yellow cards to record their first win at Church Bank for...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeicester back on track with victory
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L ….24 Macclesfield…19 LEICESTER Lions ground out a well-earned victory in a scrappy match at home to...
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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 One
/ 7 years agoRayment to the rescue for Williams
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……10 Cinderford ……6 RICHIE Williams demanded a big reaction from his side after last week’s defeat at...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoJoshua’s on fire from the tee for Barnes
By RICHARD LEWIS Barnes…………20 Dings C …………15 TWO late penalties from Joshua Hammett were enough for Barnes to come from behind...
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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 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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