Club Rugby
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRayment pops up to damp Amps’ spirits
By WARREN KAY ALEXRayment’s try on the stroke of half-time proved decisive as Cambridge got the better of Ampthill in difficult...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers downed as former star haunts his old side
By HUW S THOMAS INDISCIPLINE cost Llandovery dearly as they slipped to defeat against RGC 1404 in a thrilling clash after...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBaxter: Munster will be a step up
ROB Baxter is demanding his players take their near-perfect Premiership start to the next level when they face Munster on Saturday....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCallum leaves it late to stun Mose
By DAVE LAWRENCE MOSELEY’S miserable season continued as their visitors from the North East snatched a last-gasp try to secure victory....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler go clear with six wins out of six
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL made it six wins out of six in the WRU National Championship with a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors can’t afford another slip up – Weir
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER playmaker Duncan Weir has ordered his side to stop shooting themselves in the foot and make good...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hit top form to ease past Park
By GRAHAM COX A FINAL tally of three tries to nil and quite possibly Blackheath’s best period of rugby this season...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSquirrels’ tails up as Treorchy upset the leaders
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD ONE East Central leaders Glamorgan Wanderers crashed to their first defeat, 26-15 at home...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSheedy taking big steps under Madigan guidance
By JOHN HARDING CALLUM Sheedy drops to bench this week but is poised for more game time after impressing coach Pat...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLeaders Caldy suffer on long journey south in Albion loss
By PADDY MARSH Young flier: Jon Dawe goes over for Plymouth’s fourth try PICTURES: Sean Hernon/PPAUK Held: Cam Setter of Plymouth...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRobinson quality proves decisive for TJs
By SIMON LORD A LAST-MINUTE Will Robinson penalty denied Bury St Edmunds a losing bonus point in this lowscoring match that...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBeauxis warms up for his date with Blues
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES On form: Lionel Beauxis landed 14 points yesterday for Lyon PICTURE: Getty Images Fly-half Lionel Beauxis has...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSexton set for a French swansong
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler JOHNNY SEXTON is looking to make a return to France for...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLogan leads Esher fightback to end Cinderford away run
By WILL BECKMAN GRAHAM Logan’s secondhalf try earned Esher their second win of the season after a tight contest against Cinderford...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes battle but Rams rumble on
By DAVID SAUNDERS LEAGUE leaders Rams pulled themselves over the line with a dogged performance to beat a valiant Barnes side...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins eye Pirates hooker Matavesi
Wanted: Sam Matavesi CORNISH PIRATES are fighting to hang on to another member of their Championship highflyers with hooker Sam Matavesi...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFormer Ulster star signs extension with Brive
Former Ireland and Ulster centre to remain in France
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCornish Pirates bring in Worcester back rower
Just back from an arrangement which saw him play club rugby in New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt to have facial surgery
The centre took a boot to the face during Saracens' 50-27 win over Bath
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBlues scrum gamble fails to pay off against Scots
By MARK WOOD A GUTSY late call to go for a 5m scrum from a penalty failed to pay off for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThanks for the – too short – memory you fine fellows
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Gone too soon: Barry John AN international rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChamps staying on course as Butler cleans up
Welsh National Plate round-up By JAY BAYFORD TAI Natthaphong and Dan Butler led the way for Brynmawr as they started their...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThere’s good …and then there’s Goode!
By NICK CAIN Hat-trick hero: Saracens’ Liam Williams scores his third try after collecting Alex Goode’s inside pass PICTURES: Getty Images...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoQuick-fire Reds get season underway
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds claimed their first win in four Championship outings this season after a powerful display in their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins get back on track as Waterloo struggle
By MICHAEL JORDAN Harlequins27 Firwood W .6 HARLEQUINS got back to winning ways in the Tyrrells Premier 15s, defeating Firwood Waterloo...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCastres send Euro warning to Premiership
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Gloucester and Exeter had better beware of French title-holders Castres when they both face them in the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’ve not devalued the Prem saysTodd
TODD Blackadder defended Bath’s decision to rest 13 players against Saracens, discounting the suggestion he was devaluing the Premiership as a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA’s stay strong to fend off Heath efforts
By WARREN KAY Ampthill .33 Blackheath .22 AMPTHILL remained resolute as they held off a battling Blackheath for victory. A’s started...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive-star Wasps maintain pressure on leaders
By SAM ANDREW Wasps .29 Worcester V.10 WASPS scored five tries in a hard-fought victory over Worcester Valkyries to secure their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCaves returns with a fab four to savour
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL SMITH ADAMCaves served Moseley man and boy from the late 1990’s to the end of last season...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard’s front-row gamble pays off for Quins
By NEALE HARVEY Green machine: Nathan Earle crosses for his first try for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images AN inspired tactical switch...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStortford kick on to beat Students
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St .57 L’boro Stu.25 BISHOP’S Stortford racked up the points in a high-scoring encounter against Loughborough Students....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for clinical Bears backs
Bristol Bears 41pts DMP Sharks .14pts By GEORGE WEST Bonus victory: Phoebe Murray scores for Bristol BRISTOL Bears made it back-to-back...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHughes hopes to get the nod to tackle All Black great Read
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form for Wasps: Nathan Hughes BIG-HITTING Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes says the chance to face down New...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoJohan is after talks with ref’s supremo
GUTTED Gloucester boss Johan Ackermann said: “It’s a very unhappy changing room and the manner of the loss was hard to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Jones sends Caldy wild
By JOHN MALLON Caldy .31 Esher .29 BEN Jones slotted a penalty with the last kick of the game to give...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLightning strike late in West Country derby
By DAVID SAUNDERS Glos-Hartp’ry 40 Loughbor’gh .41 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning maintained their 100 per cent start the Tyrrells Premier 15s season but...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoChinnor dig in as Cinderford pack kept at arm’s length
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 21pts Tries: Lane 16 Conversions: Hemming 17, Smith 60 Penalties: Hemming 6, 25, 74 Drop goals: N/A...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuper six as Packer stars in fightback victory
By MARK COUGHLAN Richmond.12 Saracens .30 A BRACE from Marlie Packer ensured defending champions Saracens maintained their flawless start to the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBaxter is unimpressed by fifth successive win
By MIKE SINCLAIR He stoops to conquer: Exeter’s Dave Ewers goes over for his first try PICTURES: Getty Images THE Chiefs...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitans stand tall as Dolly stays cool to seal late victory
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham .32 Sale .27 ROTHERHAM earned a maximum five points for the first time following victory after an...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBolster pulls the strings as Dings stroll it
By JOHN WHITE Dings .52 Wild Geese.8 DINGS ran in eight tries to record an emphatic victory over the Wild Geese...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhy does Jones want to change his midfield?
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Game-changer: Danny Cipriani could have shone if he had played for Saracens...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHill,19, is tipped to play for England
FLANKER Ted Hill, 19, has exploded on to the Premiership scene with three tries in less than two matches and Worcester...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBenoy inspires Cambridge win
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 32 Plymouth A .26 CAMBRIDGE registered their first bonus-point victory of the season while Plymouth went home...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoInjury forces move to a spare pitch
By KIERAN WELLINGTON Barnes.21 Guernsey .26 A SERIOUS injury to Guernsey prop Charlie Currie in the 29th minute forced referee Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCardiff 43 Bargoed .21
WILL Rees-Hole was at the double as Cardiff overcame a spirited Bargoed side at the Arms Park. Powerful home skipper and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMisused Marler will be such a huge loss
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN HERE’S hoping that Joe Marler’s decision to bring a premature end to his...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHall strikes late to break Park hearts
By KEVIN ROBINSON D’lington MP 34 Rosslyn Pk 33 A LATE try saw Darlington Mowden Park squeezed past Rosslyn Park in...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoEmery double is spur for Hawks
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians 15 Henley .31 A TRY double from Henley’s Tom Emery ensured a bonus-point victory for the...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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