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Club Rugby
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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 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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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 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 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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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 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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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 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 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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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 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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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 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 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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoA dream day four Smith as Glos big winners
By ART DE ROCHE Worcester ………7 Glos-Hartpury …27 KELLY Smith starred with four tries as Gloucester- Hartpury kept their top four...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNtamack can make Les Bleus great again
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Poster boy for French youth: Romain Ntamack French rugby supremo Bernard Laporte says his country will find...
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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 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 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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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 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 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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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 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 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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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 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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