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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMind the gap for Dings as Raiders close in
■By MAX WEBSTER Worthing…10 Dings …0 WORTHING Raiders came through their mid-table clash with Dings Crusaders unscathed after securing a comfortable...
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English Championship
/ 8 years ago‘Frustrated’ Reds unable to secure the maximum
■By LUKE JARMYN WILL Homer sprinted home from 40 metres to score in the corner as Reds got back to winning...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSutton closing in after bonus-point win
London & South East Premier THOUGH failing to take the bonus try point, Wimbledon keep their noses ahead after beating Tunbridge...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoYoung guns come of age to boost Euro hopes
■By SAM JACKSON PAT Lam wore a look of a contented man as he saw his youthful Bears win a bruising...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHansen’s time over
STEVE Hansen says he’s going. But before he hangs up his earpiece for ‘someone new’, the New Zealand coach with a...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTurnover by Jones was good-Pivac
WAYNE Pivac was unhappy with the yellow card shown to Wyn Jones before half-time as Scarlets looked on the verge of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans join the promotion rat race with key Club victory
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Done it! Alex Dolly kicks the winning penalty for Rotherham PICTURES: Gareth Lyons HEAD coach Joe Barker hailed...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHill top as Reds claim shock win
■By BILL HOOPER Redruth …17 Old Redcliff’s 27 OLD Redcliffians did their chances of avoiding relegation a power of good with...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImproving Carnegie book home advantage
■By GUY WILLIAMS Tussle: Yorkshire’s Harry Davey halts Max Trimble Star turn: Harry Davey Dives in For Yorkshire PICTURES: Simon Hall...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMighty scare before Scunthorpe revive
Midlands Premier IT’S as you were at the top as the leading four sides all won, although Scunthorpe saw their lead...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoQuins guts out win to put freeze on Treviso
■By GARY FITZGERALD Powerplay: Lewis Boyce scores Quins’ opening try Speed demon: Joe Marchant runs in to score for Harlequins PICTURES:...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBath gunned down by Leinster’s six-shooters
■By RONAN O’BRIEN Jamie Roberts of Bath is tackled by Dan Leavy, left, and Ed Byrne HOLDERS Leinster began this game...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs overcome major hurdle to grow lead at the summit
■By JON EDWARDS Old Elth’s …17 B Stortford …3 OLD Elthamians extended their lead at the top of the table after...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBees no match for ruthless Rams
■By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli …0 Rams …53 JOINT-BOTTOM Bees were ruthlessly brushed aside by top-of-the-table Rams, who reeled off...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoAdamson try swings it Blues way in second half
■By ANDREW BEACHAM BEDFORD won a messy game played in atrocious conditions at the Gillman’s Ground, after Hartpury had led at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders Hull still running away with it
Northern Premier HULLmaintain their ninepoint lead following a 3-40 win at Wirral. Their pack dominated throughout, forcing Wirral to concede two...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoEvans miss costs fledgling Ospreys’ late bonus
■By ALEX BYWATER ALLEN Clarke had nothing but praise for his young Ospreys side as they went down on an emotional...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTodd left flat by failure to execute
BATH boss Todd Blackadder says his side aren’t far off the likes of champions Leinster despite a second defeat in a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley’s superb form continues
■By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley …15 Cambridge …6 SECOND-HALF tries from James Williams and Sam Brown saw Birmingham Moseley overcome Cambridge...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJuddians exploit sin-bins in six-try victory
■By WYN TINGLEY A BITTERLY cold and windy day at Station Road saw Clifton fail to build on the momentum from...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMcConnell’s early score sets up big away day win
■By STEVE HOSSACK A DOMINANT first-half display saw Nottingham clinch the final quarterfinal spot at Castle Park. The two teams finished...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTop dogs Bournemouth get early fright
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH top the table at Christmas by seven points after getting the better of title rivals Barnstaple with...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoDead-shot Weir boots Warriors top of the pool
■By GEOFF BERKELEY Dangerman: Worcester’s Alafoti Fa’osilva AN IMMACULATE kicking display from fly-half Duncan Weir helped Worcester see off Pau in...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBuzzing Wasps are swatted by French panache
■By STEFFAN THOMAS TOULOUSE edged closer to the Heineken Champions Cup quarter finals with a stunning bonus point victory at the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFour in a row for rocking Rosslyn
■By YASHAS MUDUMBAI ROSSLYNPark overcame torrential rain and a dogged Caldy to win their fourth consecutive match in the league. Four...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHawks roll on thanks to second-half blitz
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley …33pts Old Albanian …12pts Driving through: Xavier Andre scores Henley’s second try, left A superb second-half performance...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling secure top seeding with hat-trick from Cornish
■By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders secured top seeding in the Championship Cup after an impressive victory. Ben Ward’s side scored five...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhy does no Englishman want to lead national team?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Settled: Stuart Lancaster trains his Leinster team. Would he come back for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoDragons’ spirit keeps interim boss Ceri happy
■By ROB COLE INTERIM Dragons boss Ceri Jones saw his side end a tough week with a seven-try defeat at European...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFylde in touch at the top with win on road
■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Pk …14 Fylde …22 FYLDE are up to fourth in the National 2 North table thanks to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWe can build on this says Young
DAI YOUNG believes Wasps’ valiant effort in defeat has put them back on track but concedes his side are out of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFabulous Foster inspires awesome Ampthill
■By STEVE SMITH FULL-BACK Will Foster scored a brace as Ampthill claimed a bonus-point win against Sale FC on their travels....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMackintosh can’t stop rain for Barnes
■By MATT LONG CANTERBURY took another big step towards their promotion target with a comfortable 38-5 bonus point victory over Barnes...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates scrum Irish into the mud at Mennaye
■By MIKE SINCLAIR JOINT-COACH Alan Paver revealed that the Pirates had done absolutely no pre-match analysis on London Irish before pulling...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler too good as they run riot at home
■By THOMAS ROBERTS SWALEC Championship round-up PONTYPOOL powered to a 12th win from as many games in the WRU National Championship,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoRed card puts Sale on the back foot
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL On the prowl: Jean-Luc du Preez charges forward for the Sharks PICTURE: Getty Images SALE saw red for...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSmith’s penalties clinch it for Otley
■By NICK DOYLE Otley …6 Chester …0 THIS was a tight game in difficult circumstances after the referee had declared the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRare win for Bury as Irish see red
■By MAX MATHEWS LI Wild Geese …5 Bury St Eds …26 BURY St Edmunds ground out an attritional bonus-point victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty pile on the pressure with heavy victory
■By TIM LEWIS Pontypridd …54 Bedwas …17 Principality Premiership PONTYPRIDD moved to within two points of Principality Premiership leaders Merthyr with...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoExeter’s Woodburn says No to Wasps
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Staying: Ollie Woodburn EXETER Chiefs speedster Ollie Woodburn has rejected the chance to move...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacclesfield add to Bridge’s woes
■By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 27 Stourbridge…22 MACCLESFIELD took a major step towards safety with a huge victory. Stourbridge have now won...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRelentless Titans destroy Islanders
■By DICK MACEY Taunton …60 Guernsey …14 THE TITANS extended a warm welcome to the Channel Islanders on their first visit...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPack power gets Drovers over the line
■By JAMES SMITH Llandovery …21 Bargoed …11 LLANDOVERY came out on top in a mudfest at Church Bank to move up...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoNick Tompkins
IN LASTweek’s Blindsidewe suggested Nick Tomkins was unhappy at the prospect of Saracens signing Elliott Daly to play outside centre, but...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoScoreless Ioniansget what they deserved
■By CHARLES RICHARDSON Leicester L …17pts Hull Lonians …0pts IONIANS head coach Martyn Wood had no excuses after his league-leading side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTitle race back in the ballance after try-fest
■By ROB COLE Merthyr …28 Cardiff …34 WALES under-20 centre Max Llewellyn and Ben Thomas both scored tries, and had a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoO’Donnell double delivers victory for Lightning
■By HANNAH THOMPSON Loughboro’ …29 Glos-Hartpury 10 Try double: O’Donnell CATHERINE O’Donnell bagged a brace for Loughborough Lightning as they bounced...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoTop 14 like look of Brookes
KIERAN Brookes is attracting interest from France’s Top 14 clubs who are looking to add some bulk. Wasps are losing a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoClassy Ireland makes the Tigers growl
■By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …12 Hinckley …3 SHEFFIELD Tigers bounced back from two consecutive victories by edging out high-flying Hinckley...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChiefs boss it up front to keep dream alive
■By NIGEL WALROND AFTER a stuttering few weeks, normal service was resumed by Exeter Chiefs as they turned in one of...
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