Club Rugby
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoSharks cut loose to confirm title credentials
■ By ROSS HEPPENSTALL FIVE-STAR Sale smashed Perpignan to pieces to confirm a home quarter-final and encourage hopes of going all...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTom Terrific gives strugglers a boost
By MICHAEL MARJORAM P’boro Lions… 21 South Leics… 18 BOTTOM-of-the-table Peterborough Lions recorded a potentially pivotal win over South Leicester to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath swoop to sign four players from various Premiership rivals
"We are going into next season even stronger" - Blackadder
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoIreland international defies injury doubts to return for Munster
Peter O'Mahony fit to face Exeter
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGloucester’s Ollie Thorley has opened up about his England call-up
Ollie Thorley's England call up took him by surprise
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSpringboks star fly-half set to announce shock retirement, according to reports
28-year-old has been battling concussion symptoms
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland lock set for new Saracens contract
Maro Itoje is likely to remain at Saracens
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoRichard Cockerill names unchanged side to face Montpellier
Edinburgh name unchanged team for Montpellier clash
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChampionship is a tougher beast this season, says Hartpury boss
Hartpury welcome Doncaster Knights to Gillman's Ground at the weekend
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps continue recruitment in New Zealand with addition of prop
Hurricanes tighthead joins Malakai Fekitoa in joining Wasps next season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChallenge Cup fixtures preview
Friday will see two more exciting European matches take place. Agen will host Harlequins and Timisoara Saracens head to Franklin’s Gardens...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoNewcastle Falcons vs Toulon: Champions Cup Preview
Newcastle Falcons vs Toulon – 18/1/19 Dean Richard’s Newcastle Falcons suffered a heavy 8-45 defeat to French side Montpellier in their...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoEdinburgh vs Montpellier: Champions Cup Preview
Edinburgh vs Montpellier – 18/1/19 It’s first versus second on Friday night in Pool 5 of the Champions Cup. Edinburgh have...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps secure World Cup winner Fekitoa
Wasps have announced the signing of New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa, who is set to join the club next season. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoGloucester prop Paddy McAllister set for return back to Ireland
The Lisburn-born prop agrees to join Connacht
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoSinoti Sinoti commits future to Newcastle Falcons
'The supporters have been awesome right from day one' – Sinoti Sinoti
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWillie le Roux to leave Wasps amid interest from Japan and South Africa
Does this leave Wasps short at full-back?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps’ Nathan Hughes makes Premiership switch to Bristol Bears
Hughes signs three-year deal to make Premiership switch
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDeano: It was too hot for us
DEAN Richards admitted his Newcastle youngsters found it hard to deal with the heat Montpellier delivered on the field as well...
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National League One
/ 8 years ago‘Bridge joyous as late try confirms vital win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……28 Esher …………….20 A LAST-GASP bonus point try and a conversion from the touch line rubberstamped a crucial...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThree-try blitz bursts Bulls’ bubble as Quins take spoils
By ALEX BYWATER Carmarthen …39 Bargoed ……….17 THREE tries in seven minutes either side of half-time break Bargoed apart and allowed...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoGatland has to give Thomas his chance now
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Thomas Young is playing well enough to get in any side right now, so why...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAbrahams keeps cool in late drama
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……21 B Moseley ……20 ROTHERHAM grabbed the narrowest of wins in a highly-dramatic climax at Clifton Lane, with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive-try Drovers reap rewards of clinical display
By JAMES LLOYD Llandovery ….38 Bedwas ……….17 LLANDOVERY moved into the top half of the Principality Premiership with a bonus-point victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWRU must get future of game sorted out quickly
THE ONGOING talks between the Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four regions are a big concern. I must admit the fact...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudent fightback held off in thriller
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford……45 L’boro St……….36 CINDERFORD saw off a determined challenge from the Students in a 13- try encounter. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSilky Saunders inspires Wimbledon
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON continue their fine form following a 74-0 thrashing of bottom of the table Shelford at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIronmen show steel in second half to remain at summit
By ROB COLE Merthyr ……….26 Llanelli…………20 LLANELLI almost came up with their biggest win of the season after stretching the champions...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoCarbery’s masterclass dismantles Gloucester
By NICK CAIN ‘CASTLE Grim’ is the Gloucester nickname for Kingsholm. It stems from the old estate the ground was built...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoPriestland gives fans reason to remember
By GARY FITZGERALD RHYS Priestland was praised by Todd Blackadder after helping Bath regain some European pride and leave a despairing...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitle race even harder to predict as OEs hold firm
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians ….28pts Tries: Ledger 5, White 11, Golledge 32 Conversions: White 5, 30 Penalties: White 29, 42,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBridgnorth fall off the pace at summit
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE and Newport Salop both claimed bonus point wins to remain a point apart at the top, the pair...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlack and Ambers have flashes but visitors triumph
By JAY BAYFORD Newport……….32 Cardiff …………38 CARDIFF’S impressive league form continued as they came from behind to clinch a bonus-point victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoJohan: We need action not words
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann was critical of his side’s inability to match words with actions after a collapse against Munster...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoJoe rap for late penalty decision
JOE Launchbury kept his cool after remonstrating with referee Ben Woodhouse over the late penalty which piled on Wasps’ European misery....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMowden miss out as Blackheath make it count
By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP …………….24 Blackheath …29 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were left to rue poor discipline and a series of missed...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCentury maker Ben can toast a good day
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams …………….36 O Albanian ……21 RAMS got a revenge victory over OAs with four unanswered tries before the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHull hammer Wilmslow to take control
Northern Premier HULL tightened their grip at the top of the table following a 0-50 win away at bottom of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Luke keeps Met on the trail of Pooler
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF Met took advantage of Pontypool’s postponement as they thrashed Tata Steel 40-14 to narrow...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTynedale saved by the Bell in eight try battle
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….28 Tynedale ………35 TYNEDALE recovered from a ten-point first half deficit to seal a five-try victory...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWe want to be the ones dominating says Lees
By NEALE HARVEY CHIEFS talisman Jack Nowell returns as Exeter embark on a revenge mission against Castres to keep their Champions...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoNow only Wasps stand in the way of Leinster
By RONAN O’BRIEN LEINSTER reclaimed top spot in Pool 1 as second-half tries from Dave Kearney, Sean Cronin and Adam Byrne...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHolland cleans up for battling Chinnor
By JOHN MALLON Caldy …………….17 Chinnor …………20 CALDY took the lead in the opening minute after a penalty, which was quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStruminski strikes to calm the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton ……….27 Birmingham….17 THIS was another game where the crowd were entertained up to the last few minutes...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarns lead the chasing pack in title race
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE pulled clear in the chase behind South West Premier leaders Bournemouth as both sides took victories with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRumney’s five tries underline their title credentials
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD RUMNEY remain in the hunt for the One East Central title after a 36-20...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLowthian pounces to see off Preston
By LUKE MADEIRA Sedgley Park 15 Preston G ……….3 SEDGLEY Park edged out Preston Grasshoppers in a tight game, with tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRees: Young bloods need to stand up
By ALEX BYWATER Courage: Matthew Rees has called on his Blues to show their spirit PICTURES: Getty Images MATTHEW Rees has...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoCullen: We took the legs off them
LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was delighted with his side’s patience and eagerness for the battle as they gained revenge on Toulouse...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRampant Amps hammer Albion
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….48 Plymouth A ….15 AMPTHILL ran in five second-half tries to race away from Plymouth Albion and...
Junior International Rugby
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