Club Rugby
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCipriani should return for Munster
DANNY Cipriani could be back for Gloucester’s crucial European Cup pool clash with Munster on Friday night according to Johan Ackermann....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHat-trick to Barnes as Raiders run riot at Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………17pts Worthing……………28pts Winging in: Worthing flyer Curtis Barnes goes over for a try. Right: Redruth’s Tom Notman makes...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuperb six for Brecon continue to charge
By DAVID SIMPSON Welsh Division One round-up BRECON continued their charge in One East as they ran in six tries in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoodoo is broken as Otley tame the Tigers
By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………….28pts Sedgley Park ….26pts OTLEY finally beat Sedgley Park after a string of eight consecutive defeats against...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians run ended as Geese hit back
By MAX MATHEWS LI W Geese …44 Tonbridge J 31 LONDON Irish came from behind against Tonbridge Juddians to end the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWimbledon stay top but gap is closing
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONhang on at the top of the table in a close 22-20 encounter away at Bedford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLocal gem Lester adds sparkle to the Parisians
What a find: Stade Francais flyer Lester Etien PICTURE: Getty Images ■Former New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been suspended by...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPalmer late show breaks Sheffield hearts
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …22 S leicester …23 A DRAMATIC stoppage time penalty from Ben Palmer snatched victory for South...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRossiter doubles up to stun Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H ……….12 Rams …………….19 THE RAMS held their nerve and came out on top in the Battle...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNo margin for error as top three triumph
Midlands Premier THE top three all won as Scunthorpe, Newport Salop and Bridgnorth remain separated by just two points, whilst fourth...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoParker on song as Tynedale triumph
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………40 Stourbridge….24 A TWO-try burst at the start of the second half saw Tynedale beat Stourbridge in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes belief pays off in comeback
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …20 Barnes …………24 BARNES never lost faith that they could win this match despite all early...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHull edge Blaydon in battling encounter
Northern Premier HULL are still in pole position despite being unable to take the bonus point as they won 16-14 in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAway day joy for battling Hinckley
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….20 Hinckley……….33 A STRONG performance from Hinckley saw them break their losing run on the road as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBournemouth extend lead after big win
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH started 2019 exactly as they finished the previous year as they inched ever closer to the South...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoInspired Harlequins leave Falcons for Brown bread
Excelling at No.6: Alex Dombrandt crashes over for Quins’ fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images Getting away: Falcons’ Simon Hammersley evades Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSwansea ………27 Narberth ……….10
By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA booked a place in the second round of the WRU Cup with a comfortable victory over Narberth....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard: Great to get win for Mike
PAUL GUSTARD dedicated Harlequins’ thumping win to record man Mike Brown after his 308th appearance for the Londoners. Head of rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAberavon ………10 Merthyr ……….15
By ALEX BYWATER JAY Baker was the spark behind Merthyr’s gritty win over Aberavon as the Ironmen started the defence of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMayhem as Worcester edge 11-man Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Finishing touch: Bryce Heem completes a scintillating Worcester try PICTURES: Getty Images Ahead: Zach Mercer goes over for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty ride out early wave to pile on half century of points
By GEOFF CHAMPION Bedlinog ……….3 Pontypridd ….50 POWERFUL Pontypridd weathered an early storm in their National Cup first round tie against...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoI’ve seen nothing like that says Todd
REFEREEIan Tempest handled the mayhem brilliantly but Bath boss Todd Blackadder was bemused. He said: “To be penalised off the park...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark in seventh heaven as Titans crushed
By ELLA JERMAN Rosslyn Park 46 Rotherham ….24 GREG Lound scored 13 points as Rosslyn Park gained a bonus-point victory against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen edge Quins thanks to late Jones kick
By MATT LLOYD Carmarthen….19 Ebbw Vale……20 RHYS Jones held his nerve to bang over a penalty five minutes from time to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEven Billy can’t stop the Sharks as they show teeth
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Done it! Tom Curry celebrates Sale’s win with twin brother Ben PICTURES: Getty Images He’s back: Billy Vunipola...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDrama aplenty as Esher edge thriller
By KISHAN VAGHELA Esher…………….49 Ampthill ……….48 TWO tries each for Kariym Irving and Chris Arnold ensured Esher edged out Ampthill at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSecond-half fightback proves enough at Gelligaled Park
By ROB COLE Ystrad ……………18 Llanelli ……….32 FOUR second half tries got Llanelli out of jail at Gelligaled Park after they...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’re on the way roars Diamond
STEVE Diamond could not hide his delight after Sale beat Sarries for only the second time in eight years. A third...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBeckett hat-trick for rising students
By RYAN STEVENS L’Boro Studs …53 Caldy …………….19 FOR the first game of the New Year, Loughborough Students looked forward to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHumphreys stars with the boot for hosts in win
By ALUN WILLIAMS Trebanos………34 Maesteg Q………5 TREBANOS conquered Championship rivals Maesteg Harlequins to book themselves a potential WRU National Cup clash...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLudlam’s determined to keep Saints marching on
By NEALE HARVEY Repaying the faith: Saints flanker Lewis Ludlam PICTURES: Getty Images Starts at 13: Fraser Dingwall NORTHAMPTON go into...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMugford wins it at the death as Blackheath take a stumble
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Try time: Dean Squire dives over to score Plymouth’s fourth try to earn the bonus point Right: Seta...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers thrash visitors as Baldwin runs riot in big victory
By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY racked up over a century of points as they thrashed Beddau at Church Bank to progress into...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGraduate Fish out to show he can replace Hartley one day
Goal: James Fish ARMED with a new twoyear contract, Northampton hooker James Fish aims to prove that when the time comes,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoShock of the day as high-flying OEs smashed for six
By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP …………….41 Old Elth’s ……26 OLD ELTHAMIANS arrived at the Darlington Arena as league leaders but the home...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans in seventh heaven at derby triumph
By WYN TINGLEY Clifton……………42 Taunton ……….48 WITH a playing history going back more than a century, this has always been a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLippiett bags brace to prevent upset at Emlyn
By JAMES JOHNSON New’ Emlyn….21 Bargoed ……….36 LEWIS Lippiett’s brace helped Bargoed to fight off a strong Newcastle Emlyn side and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoVictory for Lions despite Chester efforts
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……25 Chester …………19 LEICESTER Lions and Chester played out an enthralling encounter in the East Midlands, with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEvery win is precious to us says Baxter
By MIKE SINCLAIR Joy out wide: Santiago Cordero touches down for Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP leaders Exeter were...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMose edge vital basement battle
By LYNDON EDNEY Moseley ……….41 Bishop’s Stor…31 HOSTS Birmingham Moseley staged a scintillating fightback to claim maximum points in this clash...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJolly good show for battling Bees
By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull ….25 Dings C …………15 BEES belied their lowly position by bagging a vital victory in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScrivens shows his class as Championship side fall short
By TOM HUGHES Rhydyfelin ……8 Bedwas ……….24 BEDWAS booked their place in round two of the WRU National Cup after overcoming...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSmith keeps cool to seal Fylde win
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 28 Fylde …………….31 A LATE Greg Smith penalty broke Macclesfield hearts as Fylde snatched a last-gasp win...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMadigan: That was a battle all the way
BRISTOL’S former Ireland fly-half Ian Madigan insists that the Bears can “take great confidence” from their narrow defeat by the Premiership...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoGoodfellow gold in dramatic finish
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………27 Cambridge……26 CHINNOR finished the festive season fixtures with another nail-biting win to make it a useful two...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSecond-half blitz from Canterbury
By WARREN BRADLEY Canterbury ….47 O Redcliffians12 CANTERBURY moved up to second in the National Two South table with an emphatic...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTata Steel……43 Cardiff …………73
By IAN GOLDEN CARDIFF and Tata Steel shared 18 tries in a thriller of a cup tie which saw the Blue...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField give tough time by Hoppers
By ANTON JONES Preston G ………22 Huddersfield…27 HUDDERSFIELD came out on top after a hardfought victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The visitors...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFord and his pack put Tigers back in the hunt
By NICK CAIN Dive bomber: Jonny May scores for Tigers PICTURES: Getty Images Threat: Gerbrandt Grobler breaks for Gloucester BY THE...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMaestro Wilkinson gets Sale playing in tune
By STEVE SMITH KIERAN Wilkinson ensured Sale FC fans had a happy New Year as he orchestrated an impressive home triumph...
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