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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp penalty try denies Hoppers
By NICK DOYLE Otley .28 Preston G 25 LATE drama is becoming a theme at Otley as a penalty try in...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHill,19, is tipped to play for England
FLANKER Ted Hill, 19, has exploded on to the Premiership scene with three tries in less than two matches and Worcester...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThanks for the – too short – memory you fine fellows
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Gone too soon: Barry John AN international rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChamps staying on course as Butler cleans up
Welsh National Plate round-up By JAY BAYFORD TAI Natthaphong and Dan Butler led the way for Brynmawr as they started their...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSubstance over style for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES HULL Ionians emerged victorious from this tight, tetchy Yorkshire derby between two sides more intent on not losing...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMisused Marler will be such a huge loss
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN HERE’S hoping that Joe Marler’s decision to bring a premature end to his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuins get back on track as Waterloo struggle
By MICHAEL JORDAN Harlequins27 Firwood W .6 HARLEQUINS got back to winning ways in the Tyrrells Premier 15s, defeating Firwood Waterloo...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCastres send Euro warning to Premiership
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Gloucester and Exeter had better beware of French title-holders Castres when they both face them in the...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHinckley keep cool to pull clear
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge’.24 Hinckley.33 EARLY-SEASON pacesetters Hinckley pulled off a huge victory at Stourton Park after producing a grandstand finish...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSkelton shows that the Poms aren’t so soft after all
BOB Dwyer has got the bit between his teeth about Australia’s declining fitness levels after watching giant Wallaby lock Will Skelton...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFive-star Wasps maintain pressure on leaders
By SAM ANDREW Wasps .29 Worcester V.10 WASPS scored five tries in a hard-fought victory over Worcester Valkyries to secure their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCaves returns with a fab four to savour
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL SMITH ADAMCaves served Moseley man and boy from the late 1990’s to the end of last season...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
LEE STARLING THE FORMER LONDON WELSH, ESHER AND EALING BACK ROW My wife is American and did not have a great...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMagnifique Marseille!
FOLLOWING this year’s European Cup final on the shores of the North Sea in Newcastle – for which tickets are already...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for clinical Bears backs
Bristol Bears 41pts DMP Sharks .14pts By GEORGE WEST Bonus victory: Phoebe Murray scores for Bristol BRISTOL Bears made it back-to-back...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHughes hopes to get the nod to tackle All Black great Read
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form for Wasps: Nathan Hughes BIG-HITTING Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes says the chance to face down New...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoKellaway puts Saints in mood for a Tiger hunt
By GARY FITZGERALD Flying Saint: back row forward Lewis Ludlam dives in to score the third try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoA’s stay strong to fend off Heath efforts
By WARREN KAY Ampthill .33 Blackheath .22 AMPTHILL remained resolute as they held off a battling Blackheath for victory. A’s started...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLightning strike late in West Country derby
By DAVID SAUNDERS Glos-Hartp’ry 40 Loughbor’gh .41 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning maintained their 100 per cent start the Tyrrells Premier 15s season but...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWorried Boyd still has ‘fires’ to put out
CHRIS Boyd likened his side’s fast and furious try-fest at Ashton Gate “a basketball game” as Northampton bounced back to form...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStortford kick on to beat Students
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St .57 L’boro Stu.25 BISHOP’S Stortford racked up the points in a high-scoring encounter against Loughborough Students....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBolster pulls the strings as Dings stroll it
By JOHN WHITE Dings .52 Wild Geese.8 DINGS ran in eight tries to record an emphatic victory over the Wild Geese...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoJones sparkles in Rich six-try display
By JONATHAN LANDI Richmond 38 Hartpury 12 RICHMOND are hardly known as extravagant try scorers but they gave that assertion short...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSuper six as Packer stars in fightback victory
By MARK COUGHLAN Richmond.12 Saracens .30 A BRACE from Marlie Packer ensured defending champions Saracens maintained their flawless start to the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNot a lot of buzz from these Wasps but enough for Falcons
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Well-worked: Juan De Jongh scores Wasps’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images WASPS – good, bad and indifferent –...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp Jones sends Caldy wild
By JOHN MALLON Caldy .31 Esher .29 BEN Jones slotted a penalty with the last kick of the game to give...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoInjury forces move to a spare pitch
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Barnes.21 Guernsey .26 A SERIOUS injury to Guernsey prop Charlie Currie in the 29th minute forced referee Ben...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBig Pirates fightback puts Ealing fans on edge
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders got their fourth consecutive win in a try-fest with Cornish Pirates at Trailfinders Sports Club. Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhy does Jones want to change his midfield?
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Game-changer: Danny Cipriani could have shone if he had played for Saracens...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYoung: It came down to guts
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young said: “It’s all about getting results and we’re happy to have done that. “We’ve had...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoChinnor dig in as Cinderford pack kept at arm’s length
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 21pts Tries: Lane 16 Conversions: Hemming 17, Smith 60 Penalties: Hemming 6, 25, 74 Drop goals: N/A...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEmery double is spur for Hawks
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians 15 Henley .31 A TRY double from Henley’s Tom Emery ensured a bonus-point victory for the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp Macken the hero for Irish
By PAUL SMITH Touchdown: Sam Tuitupou scores for Coventry Winner! Brendan Macken races through the Coventry defence in the 74th minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff 43 Bargoed .21
WILL Rees-Hole was at the double as Cardiff overcame a spirited Bargoed side at the Arms Park. Powerful home skipper and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoScarlets looking at Feeney to support Jones
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA PAUL Feeney has emerged as a leading contender to join the Scarlets’ coaching team next season....
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans stand tall as Dolly stays cool to seal late victory
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham .32 Sale .27 ROTHERHAM earned a maximum five points for the first time following victory after an...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth scorch to victory in feast of tries
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 50 Clifton.36 REDRUTH took the spoils in a 14-try thriller at the Recreation Ground. Clifton made the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoScanlon scorcher is clincher for Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN AN OUTSTANDING try by full-back Sean Scanlon gave Nottingham the winning edge over Doncaster for the first time...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPreview: Llanelli v Newport
Today. Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI welcome Newport to Parc y Scarlets today still looking to get off the mark but are improving,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago‘It’s not great at Tigers right now’ admits Cole
By NEALE HARVEY Work to do: Dan Cole has a big task to get back into Eddie Jones’ England plans PICTURE:...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBenoy inspires Cambridge win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 32 Plymouth A .26 CAMBRIDGE registered their first bonus-point victory of the season while Plymouth went home...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRams on a charge for handsome pointshaul
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams.47pts Bury 21pts Running free: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams, left Not this time: There’s no way through...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBlues scrum gamble fails to pay off against Scots
By MARK WOOD A GUTSY late call to go for a 5m scrum from a penalty failed to pay off for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUnbeaten start grinds to a halt after dramatic intervention
By HUW S THOMAS Aberavon .31 Llandovery .26 ABERAVON brought Llandovery’s unbeaten start to the season to an end at the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThere’s good …and then there’s Goode!
By NICK CAIN Hat-trick hero: Saracens’ Liam Williams scores his third try after collecting Alex Goode’s inside pass PICTURES: Getty Images...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoHall strikes late to break Park hearts
By KEVIN ROBINSON D’lington MP 34 Rosslyn Pk 33 A LATE try saw Darlington Mowden Park squeezed past Rosslyn Park in...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAgony for Canterbury as kick slides wide
By KEITH BROOKING IT was first v fourth with both teams having won three and lost one, so it was always...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoQuick-fire Reds get season underway
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds claimed their first win in four Championship outings this season after a powerful display in their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStags end unbeaten Wimbledon record
London & South East Premier LEAGUEleaders Wimbledon lost their unbeaten record losing 22-21 at home to CS Stags. Kane Alboni, Campbell...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHowells stars as Ravens unravel in second half
By PETER HUGHES Bridgend .35 Pontypridd .44 A THRILLING second-half showing from Pontypridd saw them come from behind to defeat Bridgend....
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