Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHiheta hits the highest heights for Hull
Northern Premier HULL increased their lead at the top following a 5-41 win away at Vale of Lune. The visitors led...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys unlocked by Bedwas in storming Pandy encounter
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Cross Keys ....34 Bedwas ..........44 IT might be rather premature to talk of relegation battles but Bedwas...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoCowell cruises in to stun the champions
By MATT FORD Late stunner: Heather Cowell scores the winner for Quins HARLEQUINS Ladies produced an astonishing come-from-behind performance to stun...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoOff goes Cipriani as his week gets worse
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Collision: Danny Cipriani, left, tackles Munster’s Rory Scannell, centre, and gets a red card MUNSTER claimed a bonus...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoNerveless Ryan salvages draw with late kick
By PAUL PRICE Chinnor ..........20 Old Elth’s ......20 CAOLAN Ryan nailed a last-gasp conversion to secure Chinnor a thrilling draw with...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTrailfinders point the way with a 9-try battering
By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGTrailfinders produced their best performance of the season to inflict a heavy defeat on Coventry. Ben Ward’s men...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCole’s treble sends Ivybridge to first loss
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD provided the shock of the South West Premier fixtures by sending Ivybridge to their first defeat of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMaximum points for Merthyr as streak continues
By PAUL HOPKINS Merthyr ..........35 Swansea ........24 MERTHYR maintained their excellent start to the season with a bonus point try triumph...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘Hopefully, something can be sorted in the next month or so’ – Danny Care on his Harlequins future
The England and Quins scrum-half talks the pressure of playing for his future at the Stoop, while facing a threat for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBusy week at Munster ends in five senior players signing contract extensions
Ireland international Chris Farrell gets new long-term deal along with flanker Chris Cloete
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester’s interest in Springbok star rivalled by £900,000 offer from France
Toulon are circling...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCharles Piutau could be back at the start of next month, Bristol coach Pat Lam confirms
Pat Lam also evaluates the Bears' start to the season
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLozowski and Kaino cited for Champions Cup incidents
More fallout from Saracens win over Glasgow
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCornish Pirates hooker Sam Matavesi gets Fiji call-up
Fiji's 30-man squad to take on Scotland, Uruguay and France next month
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhat have we learned from the opening rounds of the Heineken Champions Cup?
The Champions Cup pools are taking shape after two intriguing rounds that served up an exhilarating blend of drama, entertainment and...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoEvans expects another early onslaught
By STEFFAN THOMAS JARROD Evans believes weathering an early storm holds the key to claiming another famous French scalp as Cardiff...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw Vale 22 Cross Keys 7
EBBW Vale emerged from Storm Callum with their 100 per cent record intact. Playing into the teeth of the storm, Keys...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStour stay strong to fell the Wharf
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge…37 Wharfedale …27 STOURBRIDGE returned to winning ways but made hard work of beating resolute Wharfedale. Stour started...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoSaints ‘make an offer’ to Fekitoa
BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Choice: Malakai Fekitoa NORTHAMPTON Saints have joined the race to...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoTigers suffer a mauling but Tuilagi’s hitting form
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s through: Manu Tuilagi breaks clear to score a second half consolation try PICTURES: Getty Images Touchdown: Alan...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAndrews wizardry a rare highlight in a forgettable game
Aberavon 10 Carmarthen Q 5 By JON DALY ABERAVON continued their excellent start to the season with a narrow victory over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTigers join the hunt for Bok superstar Eben
Best in world: Eben Etzebeth LEICESTER Tigers have enquired about the post- World Cup availably of Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth. The...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMurphy: We were bullied up front
GEORDAN Murphy admitted his Tigers pack has come off second best at Kingspan Stadium. “We did a lot of things well...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens victory proves landmark against Drovers
Bridgend 25 Llandovery 20 By HAYDN JEFFERIES BRIDGEND Ravens got back to winning ways as they recorded a first league win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoMontpellier give Skelton yet another option
MONTPELLIER are the latest French club to ask Will Skelton about his plans for next season with his Saracens contract coming...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoGareth’s fatal error costs his Scarlets in late drama
By ALEX BYWATER Determined: Racing No. 8 Antonie Claassen can’t stop Scarlets’ scrum-half Gareth Davies going over PICTURES: Getty Images Opening...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLloyd’s double gets ball rolling for Club
By STEVE JACKSON BLACKHEATH scrumhalf Stef Liebenberg bossed the game for an hour on his return to Grantchester Road as former...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLlanelli’s early lead overhauled by storming Bargoed
Bargoed 27 Llanelli 10 By IAN GOLDEN BARGOED, with the wind and sweeping rain on their backs in the second half,...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPivac: I don’t blame Davies
WAYNE Pivac insisted his team’s slow start to the game – and not the late penalty try – cost the Scarlets...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoKpoku provides a scare for Caldy
By JOHN MALLON THERE was relief at the final whistle as Caldy continued their unbeaten home run despite a spirited second-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMorris seals Newport’s first league win in three
RGC 1404 8 Newport 15 By JAMIE DAVIES NEWPORT got back to winning ways with this victory over RGC 1404, but...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoCockerill rues the famous victory that got away
By PETER WILLIS EDINBURGHmissed a golden chance to cause a major Champions Cup upset in Montpellier after dominating their hosts. As...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoClements provides a sting in the tail
By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S Stortford and Esher played out a cracker despite windy conditions, with the away side winning it late...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwansea are just blown away by power of Pontypridd
Swansea 5 Pontypridd 32 By PAUL HOPKINS A CLINICAL Pontypridd side put Swansea to the sword with a five-try victory at...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoYoung unfazed by Toulon galacticos
By JON NEWCOMBE Big game experience: Falcons scrum-half Micky Young PICTURE: Getty Images Ace: Julian Savea A TRIP to the Mediterranean...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMagical Mike breaks Mose hearts with a last-gasp try
By WILL PUGH On all fours: Mike MacFarlane scores for Park PICTURES: David E Whittam Arm-wrestle: A Park attack is put...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJones back to haunt Bedwas as Cardiff recover
Bedwas 10 Cardiff 16 By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF made it three wins in a row as they came from behind to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoBealham try seals win after pair from Godwin
Pool 3 KYLE Godwin scored tries in each half as Connacht got their Cup campaign off to a convincing start at...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoHughes is a tweet for misjudging the mood
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NATHAN Hughes may feel that a relatively light right-handed punch from a prone...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoMorris over the moon as Albion downed by power pack
By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD edged out Plymouth Albion with a tremendous second-half display against the elements to record a first-ever victory...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoClifton’s brave 14 still good enough to win it
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …31 B’ham & Soli …22 CLIFTON played the entire second half with 14 players, but it was...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStudents go top as Pooler’s match is rained off
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF Met are the new Championship leaders after a 17-7 victory at Newbridge. Met finally...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoSharks tear chunks out of 14-man Perpignan
By SAM JACKSON BYRON McGuigan’s hattrick helped Sale Sharks to a bonus-point victory to start their Challenge Cup campaign on Friday,...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoFreddie drops Bath in a real spot of bother
By NICK CAIN He got this right: Freddie Burns scores Bath’s second try Consoled: Stuart Hooper hugs Freddie Burns FREDDIE Burns...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLeague leaders rocked by Titans
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM produced the shock of the season so far by beating the league leaders in an outstanding contest...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAlbanian in a jam even before start
By JOHN WHITE Dings C’s…18 Old Albanian …17 DINGS scored two late tries to salvage a win over 14-man Albanian. OAs...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoFowkes wants big response at the Bay
NOTTINGHAM are looking to get back to winning ways after losing 36-28 to Cornish Pirates in Penzance last weekend. The Green...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFelinfoel crash to Dunvant for first defeat
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD FELINFOEL failed to take advantage of the postponements in One West as they slipped...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoToo big and too strong, Clermont bash Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Joy: Peceli Yato of Clermont celebrates scoring Consolation: Tom Collins breaks away to score for Saints PICTURE: Getty...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoI’ll bounce back from this tweets Freddie
FREDDIE Burns tweeted last night: “Love this sport for the highs and the lows. Today was an ultimate low and a...
International Rugby
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