Club Rugby
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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...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRelief for Redruth after five setbacks
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………32 Guernsey ……….5 THREE second-half converted tries in the space of seven minutes finally gave Redruth a vital...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMackinder at the double for fearsome Wasps
By BRADLEY ADAMS Richmond FC …12 Wasps…38 GARNET Mackinder ran in two second-half tries as Wasps Ladies came from behind to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRampant Stour too good for leaky Borough
By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….52 Peterboro’ L …34 STOURBRIDGE picked up a maximum five points to put some space between them and...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWe’re going to France to win insists fit-again Liam
Gary Fitzgerald talks to Liam Williams about Saracens’ Champions Cup game with Lyon LIAM Williams believes Saracens can still improve enough...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStortford press home advantage
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ….29 Sale ………………15 LATE tries from Nick Hankin and Jack Scantlebury confirmed victory for Bishop’s Stortford...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians lifted by mint of a try from Murray
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge ……23 Henley……………12 A STRONG all-round performance from Juddians, topped by a stunning Murray Galbraith-Lowe solo effort, enabled...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCasey’s late heroics settle capital classic
By SARAH GWYNN Saracens……………31pts Harlequins ……….28pts Group hug: Saracens celebrate victory HANNAH Casey’s late try helped Saracens Women maintained their unbeaten...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHull stay top of the tree with late victory
By LUKE JARMYN Hull Ionians ………31pts Hinckley ……………27pts A LATE catch-anddrive try saw table-toppers Hull Ionians stifle a Hinckley second-half resurgence...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoFootball boss Dyche gets Billy in the mood for a battle
BILLY Vunipola hopes an emotional speech words from Sean Dyche can help him get back into World Cup form and fitness…and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSisi’s set to seize his new chance with Italy
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY RENAISSANCE man David Sisi admits he can barely believe his stroke of good fortune after being...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPlum stays cool to add a touch of toodle pip
By JOHN WHITE Dings………………….23pts Canterbury……….20pts Yes! Dings’ pack power over to score a second half try DINGS director of rugby Stean...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBasham: University route is right one for me
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND U20s back row Josh Basham has revealed why he quit London Irish to pursue university...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSin-bins no skin off nose of rampant Bears
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Firwood W ………0 Bristol Bears…14 TWO sides in desperate need for a win went headto- head but Bristol...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSharpe cuts Blues open in striking win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersf’d …37 Macclesf’d …19 FLUENT Huddersfield made it three wins on the bounce in an entertaining game that...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoStand up, Pro Game Board men
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN NIGEL Melville made it clear just before Christmas that there would be promotion...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClassy Clifton pull clear of drop zone
By DEAN THOMAS Worthing ……29 Clifton ……….49 CLIFTON put together a dominant second-half performance to pull away from Worthing and ran...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMasterclass by Grayson puts Scottish on the rise
By NEALE HARVEY GRAYSON Hart produced a scrum-half masterclass as London Scottish eased their relegation worries with a crucial win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLightning back to their best in Sharks success
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ….14 Loughboro ……53 Bonus try: Olivia Jones LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning got back to winning ways with an...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFoden provides a fitting farewell
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………31 Sheffield T ….27 ENGLAND international Ben Foden signed off from his stint with boyhood club Chester...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoLooks aren’t everything in rugby you know, Bernie!
BERNIE Ecclestone reckons the private equity firm CVC will be on a mission to “tartup” rugby, and rather than making do...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds run all the way to handy win
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians37 London Irish …22 REDCLIFFIANS played their trademark running rugby and achieved the maximum five points in...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCoventry lose out to Knights’ endgame
By PAUL SMITH Over the line: Will Maisey scores for Coventry DONCASTER Knights became only the second visiting team to leave...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Hardie stays at Falcons SCOTLAND international flanker John Hardie has signed a new two-year deal at Premiership side Newcastle Falcons. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFylde keep pace with the leaders
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………….14 Leicester L……13 FYLDE battled their way to victory in tough conditions against Leicester Lions. It looked...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoHumbled Tigers finish bottom of their pile
By ROGER PANTING IN THE deadest of dead rubbers, Leicester showed how much the mighty have fallen as the twice winners...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMatt’s the Barnes man of Steele!
By MATT FORD Barnes …………24 Bury St Ed ……24 MATT Steele’s try in virtually the last play of the game completed...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoNottingham swept aside by 21-point Herron
By TOM INNES JERSEY, having fallen behind to Nottingham in the first quarter, roared back into the game and finished convincing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBattling Brynmawr keeping tight grip on crown
WELSH BOWL & PLATE ROUND-UP By JAY BAYFORD BRYNMAWR marched into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Plate with a hard-earned...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEWCASTLE FALCONS SCRUM-HALF HALL CHARLTON IWAS part of the new generation of Newcastle players coming through immediately after the...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoPivac: That was more like our style
AFTER some recent poor performances Scarlets’ head coach Wayne Pivac said his side were back to somewhere near their best. He...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoResourceful Blues deal with Ealing’s powergame
By SAM ROBERTS THIS was a game that lived up to its billing. The cut and thrust of Bedford was more...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Ebbw Vale……27 RGC 1404 ………26 EBBW Vale ensured they remain in the title race by battling back from a sixpoint deficit...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoStockdale’s supershow keeps Ulster dream alive
By LEE JONES TWO bonus points in defeat could be crucial for Racing 92 as they chase a home quarterfinal, but...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMcLean: Ringfence talk adds pressure
By NEALE HARVEY No mistakes: Luke McLean No fear: Steve Hill EXPERIENCED London Irish wing Luke McLean insists talk of ring-fencing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens run riot to extend fine run after duo see red cards
By TRP REPORTER Swansea ………22 Bridgend ………12 SWANSEA continued their rich vein of form with a hard fought victory over Bridgend...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Mata adds gloss to epic Edinburgh win
By ROB COLE Star man: Bill Mata RICHARD Cockerill refused to get carried away with his side’s historic win at Stade...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoWe start over again now says Carnegie boss Sirling
By JON NEWCOMBE Return: Jacob Umaga CHRIS STIRLING says Yorkshire Carnegie have erased 2018 from the memory banks as they look...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys find combination to crush crisis-hit Neath
By GUTO DAVIES Neath…………….17 Cross Keys ….34 POINTS were at a premium in this relegation dogfight at the Gnoll as Cross...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘World class’ French show their firepower
By ALEX BYWATER DEAN Richards saw Newcastle’s European dream end as he admitted the Falcons were blown away by “worldclass” Montpellier...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath have turned a corner since the Leinster game, says Freddie Burns
Bath fly-half credits attack coach Girvan Dempsey with influence on team's confidence
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDai Young on Elliot Daly’s future and Lima Sopoaga’s form at Wasps
"This time next year we'll probably all be in the same boat," says Wasps director of rugby
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani return deals vital boost to Gloucester ahead of Munster clash
Munster visit Kingsholm on Friday night in a must-win game for Gloucester in the Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFaf de Klerk interview: Winning the World Cup would give our country a much-needed lift
The Sale Sharks scrum-half reveals how the club made it easy for him to sign a new long-term contract
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPriestland: I’ve not a clue what’s going to happen to me next year
Wales fly-half to leave Bath at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints held talks with Bath centre Jonathan Joseph
Luther Burrell is attracting interest from a number of French clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol power back Alapati Leiua signs extension
"There is a clear vision in place at the club and everybody knows what is expected of them"
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChris Pennell extends contract at Worcester Warriors
“He is a Warriors man to his bootstraps" – Solomons
Junior International Rugby
Lucas Friday insists England U20s are ready to take on South Africa challenge
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