Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath’s Matt Garvey craving a trophy finish for mentor Booth
The early announcement of Booth and Darren Edwards' exit haven't destabilised the Bath dressing room
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoConnacht’s Kieran Marmion chasing selection for All Blacks clash
The battle is on for who will be Ireland's second-choice scrum-half
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHuge boost for Bath as Anthony Watson and three other senior players agree new deals
Todd Blackadder talks about moves which sees key members of forward and backs sign
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScotland full-back Stuart Hogg to move to Exeter Chiefs at the end of the season
Rob Baxter admits to previous pursuit of Glasgow Warriors back
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoIrish defy the rain to hand brave Hartpury five-try defeat
By JENNY BATES IRISH got their Cup campaign off to a winning start with a five-try display despite the wet conditions...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys fail to unlock defence in deluge
Cross Keys ……5 Llanelli ……………5 CROSS Keys stayed firmly in the bottom half of the Principality Premiership as Llanelli earned a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoOur season will start in Round 10 – Stirling
By WILL HOPPER YORKSHIRE Carnegie put their league woe to one side to run out comfortable winners over Nottingham by six...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGogs squander advantage as Blue & Blacks on the rise
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff …………25 RGC 1404 ………19 CARDIFF came from behind to beat RGC 1404 in atrocious weather conditions at...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPenalties wreak havoc as Knights sneak in
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER, out-scored by three tries to two at Castle Park, survived – just – relentless Coventry pressure late...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFive-star Quins leave the All Blacks feeling blue
By TIM LEWIS Carmarthen Q41 Neath ……………14 CARMARTHEN Quins scored five tries as they thrashed basement club Neath on a rain-soaked...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoMorris hails resilience as 13-man Exiles hold the fort
By LUKE JARMYN ON A night when both clubs paid tribute to the 162 players lost between them in the Great...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHow’s Matt! Boot of O’Brien keeps Black & Ambers rolling
By ALEX BYWATER Newport …………9 Swansea ……….3 NEWPORT made it four wins in a row to keep Swansea deep in relegation...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJan keen for more as Chester climbing
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….33pts Tynedale……………22pts CHESTER took advantage of their game in hand to move up to second in National...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoJones gets chance to state case in midfield
By JON NEWCOMBE LEWIS JONES is itching to show what he can do as Ealing look to burst Jersey’s bubble and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJarvis heroics show reigning champs joy of six
By ROB COLE Merthyr ……….20 Pontypridd ….14 TWO late penalties from Matthew Jarvis earned reigning champions Merthyr a sixth win in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNorthmore score sets wet Met on their way
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ONLY four teams were in action on Wednesday for the rearranged round of fixtures. Cardiff Met...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoExeter’s young guns are too hot for Quins
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S faith in the seemingly endless Sandy Park production line paid off as they over-ran a poor Harlequins...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPowerful pack has Wizards feeling magic once again
By HOWARD EVANS Bedwas …………5 Aberavon ………19 TWO penalty tries not only demonstrated the power of the Aberavon pack but also...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFarrell debate rages on, but no doubt over scrum frailty
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Aweek has passed but the controversy continues, was it or wasn’t it?...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPellow: We’ve just got stronger
EXETERskills coach Ricky Pellow declared himself “really pleased” after his predominently young side showed just what benefits fringe players can earn...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRhodri on song to make it three straight for Drovers
By CARL FIELD Llandovery ….15 Ebbw Vale ………9 LLANDOVERY battled back from behind to beat Ebbw Vale at Church Bank and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons calls on academy Warriors to build on impressive start to campaign
By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER Warriors have named three loan players in a much-changed squad for today’s match at Saracens as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler on cloud nine as Crows downed
By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL went six points clear in the WRU National Championship with a 29-24 bonus-point victory...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPenalty try earns Sale rare win over Tigers
By ROB WILDMAN Threat: Matt Postlethwaite makes a break for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images High rise: Tigers’ Graham Kitchener wins a...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSquirrels edge to victory to stay at summit
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up RHIWBINA made it six wins out of seven in One East Central with a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDeacon: Discipline gave us problems
LEICESTER’S assistant coach Brett Deacon praised fit-again Mike Fitzgerald after the back row returned from a knee injury which had sidelined...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNoves loads the guns for epic finale with Laporte
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Sacked France team boss Guy Noves is preparing an explosive dossier in support of his £2m claim...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGrobler’s late TMO try drama seals it for Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING GERAINT Grobler sneaked over in the last minute to save Gloucester’s blushes as Saints looked set to remain...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBoyd: We had guts but little composure
NORTHAMPTON’S director of rugby Chris Boyd said: “It’s disappointing to lose it at the end but at times we were not...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCostello’s crusade to bring better balance to Wasps’ attack and defence
By GEORGE LAWRENCE WASPS have recalled a host of big names for the showdown with Bristol following last Sunday’s 15-14 defeat...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFalcons’ rain dance puts Bath under the weather
By GARY FITZGERALD SCOTT MacLeod believes Dean Richards has been given a selection headache by the Falcons who defied a wet...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe lost our way admits Clark
MAX Clark refused to blame the bad weather for Bath being comprehensively swept aside. Falcons put out a much more experienced...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoDuncan: Pirates must get physical
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm TOM DUNCAN is on a revenge mission when the Cornish Pirates get...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJoe Simpson talks Wasps future amid chance to express himself on the pitch
Long-serving Wasps scrum-half set for more starts after injury to Dan Robson
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoZach Kibirige on Newcastle’s competition for places with Goneva, Sinoti Sinoti and the emerging Adam Radwan
Radwan is a massive 'weapon for us' says Falcons teammate
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEx-Quin Nick Easter dreaming big after Currie Cup success with Sharks
A few months in the job as assistant coach and the Sharks get their first Currie Cup triumph since 2013
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChris Boyd to rotate team for Saints’ clash against Gloucester
Youngster rested and experience to come in to Saints' starting XV
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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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoCutting edge of Pury wins the day
By DUNCAN WOOD Glos-Pury……34 Richmond………15 IT WAS a case of the rapier proving more effective than the bludgeon on Saturday afternoon...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTynedale make Haigh in comeback win
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale 31 Preston Grass 29 TWO tries from replacement prop Ben Haigh saw Tynedale edge a pulsating clash...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLewis is Test class insists Solomons
WORCESTER boss Alan Solomons singled out flanker Sam Lewis after another outstanding display by the 27-year-old. Lewis gained the plaudits for...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOld Boys relief as Albion press hard
By NICK BURT Plym’th Alb 15 O Elthamians 19 A SUPERB defensive effort in the last five minutes enabled Old Elthamians...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoClapp and Cleall on song for Sarries
By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears …15 Saracens ………32 LOTTE Clapp and Bryony Cleall scored two tries apiece as Saracens recorded a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale resist Lions blitz in bonus win
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 34 Leics Lions 30 A FEAST of nine tries was just edged by Wharfedale although a spirited...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoInjury-hit Catrakilis eager to make a lasting impression in the battle for No.10
■ By NEALE HARVEY PERKY playmaker Demetri Catrakilis believes he is finally hitting his stride as a Harlequins player following an...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDarlington show fighting qualities
By MAX MATHEWS Esher 24 Darling’n MP 25 DARLINGTON’S rousing late comeback from 24-3 down ended their threematch losing streak. Four...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSecond-half roar sinks sorry Stour
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 18 Fylde 36 FABULOUS Fylde put sorry Stour to the sword with a stunning secondhalf display despite...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSharks bite back after Worcester shellacking
■ By COLIN NEWBOULT TWO games, no wins for Sale in the Premiership Rugby Cup but a performance on Friday night...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoGlory day for Cinderford after stunning fightback
By JOHN MALLON Comeback complete: George Boulton scores the matchwinning try for Cinderford PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Caldy 31pts Tries: Davidson 7,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPowell predicts Malins reaction
SARACENS’ coach Adam Powell has backed flyhalf Max Malins to come back stronger after the former England U20 star struggled against...
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