Club Rugby
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHammond clinches dramatic comeback
■By GEOFF BERKELEY DEAN Hammond’s last-gasp try completed an incredible fightback at Sixways as Worcester stunned Stade Francais to seal a...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour not good en-Hough in loss
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley… 15 Stourbridge… 7 TWO first-half tries from Hinckley meant that they secured their 12th win of the...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoJJ’s back as Walker extends his run
By NEALE HARVEY Starts: Jonathan Joseph ENGLAND centre Jonathan Joseph makes his long-awaited return for Bath in a game that is...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoStudents in danger of being cut adrift
■By ANDREW BEACHAM ULTIMATELY this was another disappointing performance from Hartpury, who made it all too easy for the Knights to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVictorious Pooler stay out in front at the top
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the WRU National Championship with an...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBenetton bow out despite big win in France
ROUND-UP A PLACE in European history evaded Benetton as they were denied a place in the Challenge Cup quarterfinals despite breezing...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTired Exiles cling on after being given the runaround
■By ROB WILDMAN LONDONIrish head coach Les Kiss praised Nottingham’s attacking zeal on a night when the power of his pack...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPenallta beat the champs to move clear
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up THE One East title race took a twist as defending champions Brynmawr slipped to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoPRO14
Kings …………….17 Cheetahs ……24 REPLACEMENT prop Luan de Bruin scored a dramatic 86th-minute try for the Cheetahs to clinch the derby...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChiefs left stunned by late Carbery knockout
By DECLAN ROONEY Only try of the game: Exeter celebrate after Don Armand powers over in the opening quarter Match-winner: Munster...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDons drop to second after shock defeat
London & South East Premier THE big shock of the day must be CSStags’ 20-13 win at home to league leaders...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFans turn on Meyer as Stade look to South Africa
DAVID BARNES Leaving: Sergio Parisse is out of contract this summer PICTURE: Getty Images The songs are stilled, the drums no...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBath in talks with former All Black ace Cruden
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Aaron Cruden BATH are looking to end their search...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBaxter planning for next season
ROB Baxter was not too downbeat after his side’s exit from the Champions Cup and praised their passion for the battle...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScunthope and Salop maintain form
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop maintained the pace at the top as both secured bonus point victories, Scunthorpe 31-14 winners...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTop 14 show interest in Morgan
BEN MORGAN is attracting interest from French clubs after having his name circulated around the Top 14. No.8 Morgan, right, who...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoVaipulu try puts the spoilers on Gloucester away day
By GARY FITZGERALD Fast start: Henry Trinder goes over to score Gloucester’s first try after 80 seconds PICTURES: Getty Images Body...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDeadly Davis in for two as Albion cruise
By NICK BURT Plymouth A… 29 Cambridge… 17 PLYMOUTHemerged with the victory over Cambridge in a fairly close encounter, scoring the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeventh heaven for Naylor as Hull soar
Northern Premier THERE appears to be no holding leaders Hull at the moment after they thrashed Kendal 89-0 as Keane Naylor...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoIrish put offers on the table for Aussie cavalry
Major bid: Adam Coleman is wanted by Irish LONDON IRISH have made Melbourne Rebels lock Adam Coleman a massive offer to...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBanahan focuses on the positives
MATT Banahan shrugged off the disappointment to praise the youngsters who performed superbly for Gloucester. Johan Ackermann picked a youthful outfit...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoStudents stutter to Stortford loss
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro’ S… 26 Bishop’s S… 41 BISHOP’S Stortford ran in six tries in a high-scoring win at bottom...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarnstaple throwing down the gauntlet
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE continued their challenge for the South West Premier title by becoming the main rivals to runaway leaders...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoWill Adams choose the Blues or Scarltes?
WELSH regions will start making offers to the players they want to retain for next season at the start of February...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLane burns off criticism to help Blues end on high
By ROB COLE OWEN Lane brought the Arms Park crowd to its feet with the pick of his side’s five tries...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCinderford in the frame with Alex!
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor… 27 Cinderford… 29 CINDERFORD came from behind to take the spoils in another gripping contest as Alex...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLooks like Eddie is going straight down the middle
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Power runners: Joe Cokanasiga can open up space like the great Jonah...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMaro leads the charge as Sarries power in
Welcome back: Billy Vunipola scores Saracens’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images Break: Ben Spencer scores Saracens’ first try MARO Itoje produced...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmps turn up the power to jump to top of the pile
By CHARLIE RICHARDSON Blackheath… 24pts Tries: Perks 34, Pickersgill 43, Herriott 52, Owen 80 Conversions: Tarrant 44, Clements-Hill 80 Ampthilll… 31pts...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoFighting display leaves Hawks soaring
By NICK PITSON Henley… 42 Old Red’ians…31 THE Dry Leas crowd was treated to ten tries as Henley Hawks got back...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHughes signs for Bristol as Wasps go south
By ADAM ELLIS TRANSFER WRAP BRISTOL have confirmed the signing of No.8 Nathan Hughes from Wasps. The England international has signed...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoDelighted McCall: Itoje was incredible
SARACENS boss Mark McCall saluted a supercharged performance by Maro Itoje for helping Saracens clinch a home quarter-final. “When we talked...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoWarren’s last-gasp kick Seals DMP upset
By MUHAMMED SHER Rosslyn P… 31 Darlington MP… 32 DANNY Brown insists Darlington Mowden Park were down in the dumps before...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBarnes stays calm to steady Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton… 24 Redruth… 15 CLIFTON’S mid season form continued to improve in a game where they enjoyed territorial...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRegions should open talks with CVC – Moffett
NEWS EXTRA WALES’ four regions have been told to cut their losses and attempt to form an Anglo-Welsh league with the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLightning run riot as Waterloo defeated heavily
By BEN WILLIAMS L’boro Light… 76 Firwood W… 8 Brace: Katy Daley-Mclean A CLINICAL Loughborough Lightning outfit were truly on form...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoCarty crowns big week with late winner
■By JOHN FALLON Bordeaux ……27 Connacht ……33 A GLORIOUS week for Connacht was appropriately capped off by Jack Carty as he...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoKicking woes fell Lions as Field stay on track
By CHRIS HUGHES Leics Lions… 23 Huddersfield… 28 HUDDERSFIELD were clinical when it mattered most as Leicester Lions were left to...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPivac: Get out the cheque book, we must keep Johnny
By STEFFAN THOMAS Heavy traffic: Hadleigh Parkes on the ball WAYNE Pivac has urged the Scarlets board to do all they...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoResilient 13-man Esher see off Caldy
By BRADLEY ADAMS ESHER held on with 13 men for the final five minutes to complete a backs-against-the-wall victory over Caldy....
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoGeese inspired by marvellous Moore
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Wild Geese… 31 Dings… 24 SKIPPER Scott Moore’s excellent all-round performance set Wild Geese on their way to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLocke off in feisty clash as Aberavon triumph
By MATT ROBERTS Aberavon… 16 Merthyr… 7 ABERAVONcompleted a league double over the reigning champions in a game that saw Merthyr...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoThree on the spin as Bristol defeat Valkyries
By GEORGE WEST Brist’l Bears… 34 Worcester V… 5 BRISTOL Bears women made it three successive Premier 15s victories with a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoOspreys sent crashing by Bouchet’s late winner
■By JAMES LLOYD A LATE Pau try dumped the Ospreys out of the Challenge Cup despite a brave effort in France....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPack power sees Dale beat leaders
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale… 24 Hull Ionians… 12 WHARFEDALE put the blues of the last few weeks behind them and produced...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBattling Tigers just can’t get over line
By ROB WILDMAN Hurdles race: Leicester’s Matt Toomua is tackled by Marty Moore PICTURES: Getty Images Try scorer: Baloucoune A FEROCIOUS...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs show their mettle in victory
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley… 10 Old Eltham’s… 14 OLD Elthamians kept up their National One title push with a hard-fought win...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoBattling Bury run into red wall of defiance
By SIMON LORD Bury SE… 3 Rams… 19 RAMS’ promotion juggernaut powered on but they were forced to work over time...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuest stars as battling Drovers edge heated local derby
By RICHARD GRIFFITHS Llanelli… 17 Llandovery… 25 LLANDOVERY won the west Wales bragging rights in an ill-disciplined local derby against Llanelli...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSaracens cling on as defence holds firm
By SARAH GWYNNE Glouc-Hart… 28pts Saracens… 34pts Match-winner: Saracens playmaker Zoe Harrison SARACENSWomen had to dig in for a nervy final...
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