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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Wizards hold on despite fight back as Jenkins stars
By ANDY REYNOLDS Aberavon …15 RGC 1404 …7 ABERAVON did just enough to keep RGC 1404 at bay and come up...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoCowell on fire with treble to see offthe Bears
By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears.10 Harlequins…39 HEATHER Cowell grabbed a hat-trick as Harlequins proved too strong for Bristol Bears. The Bears...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThat was tough admits Heaney
WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard,...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz seals it for Hawks
By ELLA JERMAN LI Wild Geese 15 Henley Hawks38 HENLEY ran in four second-half tries to get back to winning ways...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoExiles cut loose with second half stampede
By MARK WOOD Breakout: Alex Penny attacks for Bedford SMALL changes made a big difference for London Irish as they scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLancaster left to rue missed chances after defeat
By NICK SANDERSON Cardiff…24 Swansea …5 SWANSEA arrived with 11 Ospreys academy players, and on the back of consecutive wins, but...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoHunter doubles up as Lightning ease home
By BETHAN ZEIDLER L’boro Lightning 28pts Wasps…10pts Try-double: England captain Sarah Hunter scored twice for Loughborough LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning returned to winning...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHarlequins announce themselves as genuine contenders
By NEALE HARVEY Finishing skills: Nathan Earle scores his second try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Last word: Ian Whitten runs...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoTitans claim derby honours in style
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …49 O Redcliffians17 THE TITANS were pushed hard in this local derby but were eventually able to...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoEaling bag an early bonus to set up Jersey decider
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING recorded their third consecutive Championship Cup win with a five-try job on Scottish. Ealing director of rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler 13-points clear with a game in hand
Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL strengthened their place at the top with a 34-5 win over nearest rivals Ystrad Rhondda. It took...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoHeagerty and Waterloo target three in a row
By YASHAS MUDUMBAI PREVIEW Firwood Waterloo v Richmond Today. Kick-off1pm FIRWOOD Waterloo might have won their last two games but coach...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard hails his England outcasts
ENGLAND’S loss is Harlequins’ gain as far as full-back Mike Brown is concerned. “He was exceptional,” said Quins supremo Paul Gustard....
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWedlake try at the death steals points for Pirates
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURYwere agonisingly close to picking up a much-needed result but a last minute Robin Wedlake try sealed the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUnbeaten Glynneath take over in West Central
Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers warmed up for their National Plate clash with holders Brynmawr next week with a thumping...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoAldcroft and Smith run riot as Sharks struggle
By DUNCAN WOOD Glos-Pury…64 DMP Sharks …0 Hat-trick: Zoe Aldcroft GLOUCESTER-Hartpury got back to winning ways in the Premier 15s with...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoThree in a row as Tynedale continue to fire
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBattle of Test wings promises to be a cracker
By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Denny Solomona is looking to build on his two-try display against Northampton last weekend PICTURE: Getty...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoImpressive Islanders make it 10 on the trot
By JONATHAN LANDI JERSEY moved a step closer to a home quarterfinal after turning in a ruthlessly efficient display to overwhelm...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAltrad sees his millions wasted at Montpellier
£1m man: Johan Goosen cost Montpellier a fortune PICTURE: Getty Images Mohed Altrad is a billionaire who is finding his mountains...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSale flank Ostrikov to join Grenoble
RUGBY SHORTS RUSSIAN international Andrei Ostrikov will leave Sale next season to join Grenoble in the T14 on a two-year deal....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBurnhill too hot to handle for Stour
By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBig guns are back as Catt chases perfection
By NEALE HARVEY Frustrated: Bath front row Nathan Catt BATH stalwart Nathan Catt is sick of mid-table mediocrity and says the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWalshe rues scrum call as Nottingham post first win
By ROB WILDMAN COVENTRY departed believing they should have completed a Championship Cup double over their midland rivals. In another high-scoring...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoHamstrung Nowell to be fit for Six Nations
EXETER Chiefs and England wing Jack Nowell has been ruled out for eight weeks with a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old suffered...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeaders shocked by perfect Preston
By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThe curse of wounded knee strikes Wales No6s
Versatile: Josh Navidi is on his way back PICTURE: Getty Images When they hand the jerseys out in the visitors’ dressing-room...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoA Dunne deal as Titans move up to fifth
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham…20 Cinderford …3 CENTRE Harry Dunne claimed two tries as Rotherham Titans ground out a seventh win in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSexton crowned player of the year
IRELANDswept the board at the World Rugby awards in Monaco. Fly-half Johnny Sexton, 33, won the player of the year award,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoIce-cold Greg denies Dale at the last
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …20 Wharfedale …17 GREG Smith kicked a lastminute penalty to give Fylde an arm wrestle of a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThe Farrells have always had their own views on tackling
THERE being nothing new under the sun, the furore over the tackling technique of a rugby player by the name of...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDockery in again for five-star OEs
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s 34 Caldy …7 OLD Elthamians produced one of their best performances of the season so far...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWimbledon wobble at Sutton and Esher
London & South East Premier TOP of the table Wimbledonwere left clinging on to their status following a 36-14 defeat away...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorkhorse Wilson is people’s champion
NEWCASTLE Falcons back rower Mark Wilson has been voted England’s man of the series by the supporters’ online poll. Wilson started...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLeicester pile more misery on limp Lions
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L …35pts Peterborough L 17pts IT requires guts and determination to succeed in winter and Leicester Lions...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHow the once mighty Neath have fallen
THERE was a time at the end of the amateur era when, under Ron Waldron, Neath raised their game to a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlackheath hold nerve to top pile
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St…15 Blackheath …16 BLACKHEATH grabbed their tenth win of the season but only just, as lowly Bishop’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScunthorpe go top after Bridgnorth slip
Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS kept pace with the leaders thanks to a scintillating 55-0 victory over Derby. Tries from Aiden Cheshire, Josh...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner forced to call time
LONDONScottish prop Tom Smallbone has reired due to a shoulder injury. The 25-year-old, who joined Scottish from London Irish in July,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoClassy Collins dazzles as Sedgley soar
By MARK COOPER Sedgley P …43 S Leicester.24 SOUTH Leicester were on the receiving end of a firsthalf blitz as Sedgley...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWasps are trapped by their own tangled web
By NICK CAIN Breaching the line: Jamie George touches down for Saracens despite the efforts of Michele Campagnaro PICTURES: Getty Images...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMarfo try sees Park up to third and end A’s streak
By WILL BECKMAN AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner lamented a late strategical error from his side as the A’s saw their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHull score five tries in fine Sandal victory
Northern Premier HULL maintained their advantage at the top of the table following a 31-3 win away to Sandal, the first...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWilson recalled for second stint at Bath
BATH have re-signed New Zealander James Wilson until the end of the campaign. The utility back made 20 appearances in Blue,...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoChester back on track with tight win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.15 Chester …21 A STIRRINGsecond-half display saw Chester claim their tenth win of the campaign. Bouncing back from...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMcCall: We kept calm and it paid off
SARACENS’ status as the only unbeaten team in the Premiership was due to the composure they showed against Wasps according to...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWilliams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker
By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBournemouth finally lose unbeaten start
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD provided the shock of the day as they brought South West Premier table-toppers Bournemouth back to earth...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner shot in Pretoria
NEWS EXTRA SOUTHAfrican World Cup winner Naka Drotske is ‘stable’ in hospital after being shot during an armed robbery. The 47-year-old...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc attack cuts through Hinckley
By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 33 Hinckley …21 MARSHALLGadd’s Macclesfield secured a huge bonus-point win over Hinckley to move offthe bottom of...
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