Club Rugby
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMarfo try sees Park up to third and end A’s streak
By WILL BECKMAN AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner lamented a late strategical error from his side as the A’s saw their...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSaints flier Kellaway aiming for rebirth at centre
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY SINGLE-MINDED Aussie Andrew Kellaway says he is hoping to extend his stay at Northampton rather than...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHumiliation for Tigers as Thacker turns screw
By NEALE HARVEY Remember me? Harry Thacker dives over for Bristol’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Good sight for England: Manu...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLong arm of Wilson drags his Falcons offthe bottom
By GARY FITZGERALD My ball: Falcons’ try-scorer Mark Wilson competes with Saints Teimana Harrison PICTURES: Getty Images Star man: Cobus Reinach...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWilliams stars as Plymouth hit for six in cracker
By DAVE LAWRENCE Birm Mose.48 Plymouth Alb…26 MOSELEY scored six tries and 48 points as they ran riot against visitors Plymouth...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMcLean strikes late for Raiders in draw
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing …18 T Juddians…18 WORTHING Raiders ended Tonbridge Juddians’ fourmatch winning streak with a captivating draw in wet...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWimbledon wobble at Sutton and Esher
London & South East Premier TOP of the table Wimbledonwere left clinging on to their status following a 36-14 defeat away...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoLingham hat-trick inspires Sarries in thrashing
By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V…0 Saracens …63 Flyer: Georgie Lingham SARACENS raced to a bonus-point victory over Worcester Valkyries at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNo moan over Kyle red from Murphy
KYLE Eastmond’s red card drew no complaint from Tigers boss Geordan Murphy. He said: “Barnsey (Wayne Barnes) is one of the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIt’s like a morgue in there – Boyd
CHRIS Boyd admitted the Northampton dressing room resembled “a morgue” after Dylan Hartley’s 250th Saints appearance was ruined by Mark Wilson....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAsiedu double settles mid-table bun fight
By TOM BULMER DMP …3 Cambridge…22 IN A lacklustre home performance, DMP were well-beaten on a cold, wet North East day...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFast-starting Bury too good for Bees
By NICK PULLEN B & Solihull …17 Bury St Ed …33 BURY blew bottom-of-thetable Bees away in the opening quarter and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScunthorpe go top after Bridgnorth slip
Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS kept pace with the leaders thanks to a scintillating 55-0 victory over Derby. Tries from Aiden Cheshire, Josh...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoCowell on fire with treble to see offthe Bears
By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears.10 Harlequins…39 HEATHER Cowell grabbed a hat-trick as Harlequins proved too strong for Bristol Bears. The Bears...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDifficult aftermath of that Ritchie Prem deal
All smiles: Ian Ritchie with RFU president Jason Leonard and the World Cup in 2015 IAN Ritchie must be looking on...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoberts inspires Esher to vital win
By MARK SLEIGHTHOLM Sale FC …38 Esher…44 A LATE Sale fightback was not enough to deny league strugglers Esher a much-needed...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton cut loose to see off Barnes
By ROGER OPIE Clifton …44 Barnes …24 CLIFTONplayed some of their best rugby of the season in the final quarter to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHull score five tries in fine Sandal victory
Northern Premier HULL maintained their advantage at the top of the table following a 31-3 win away to Sandal, the first...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHunter doubles up as Lightning ease home
By BETHAN ZEIDLER L’boro Lightning 28pts Wasps…10pts Try-double: England captain Sarah Hunter scored twice for Loughborough LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning returned to winning...
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Premiership
/ 8 years ago’We used money to grow game’
THE RFU are keen to represent the current criticism of their financial affairs as a legitimate divergence of opinion over fiscal...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents upset the odds in thriller
By ALINA MENUKHIN L’Boro Studs.48 Chinnor…46 PERHAPS the result of the weekend came at Epinal Way as Loughborough Students produced the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGrimes at the double to end OAs’ run
By RICHARD JONES Canterbury …24 Old Albanian.12 CHARLIE Grimes’ two tries ensured Canterbury kept up pace with the Rams at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBournemouth finally lose unbeaten start
South West Premier MAIDENHEAD provided the shock of the day as they brought South West Premier table-toppers Bournemouth back to earth...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHeagerty and Waterloo target three in a row
By YASHAS MUDUMBAI PREVIEW Firwood Waterloo v Richmond Today. Kick-off1pm FIRWOOD Waterloo might have won their last two games but coach...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoThree in a row as Tynedale continue to fire
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T …11 Tynedale …17 TYNEDALE secured their third successive National Two North victory as they capitalised on...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSpeaking up has cost Baron
AT the same time Francis Baron and Graeme Cattermole have been separated from their ‘privileged member’ status by a score-settling RFU...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMatavesi: French victory has us all believing
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WATCH out Wales, Fiji are coming to get you! That’s the warning from hooker Sam Matavesi...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams stay top thanks to fine win in Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Rams…32pts High jump: Jamie Gutteridge claims the ball for Rams. Right: Redruth’s Sam Stevens driven over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams holds his nerve as Ponty get tight win
By LYNDON EDNEY Carmarthen…13 Pontypridd …16 CARMARTHEN Quins were left kicking themselves for their second-half indiscipline that allowed Lewis Williams to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoAldcroft and Smith run riot as Sharks struggle
By DUNCAN WOOD Glos-Pury…64 DMP Sharks …0 Hat-trick: Zoe Aldcroft GLOUCESTER-Hartpury got back to winning ways in the Premier 15s with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBurnhill too hot to handle for Stour
By NICK DOYLE Otley …36 Stourbridge …12 OTLEY downed a spirited Stourbridge side, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThorley speeds in to bring Warriors woe
Pre-planned move: James Hanson dives over to score Gloucester’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images Consolation: Bryce Heem breaks free to score...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDings debutant Clark offto a flying start
By JOHN WHITE Dings C …38 Guernsey …1 DINGS made it back-toback bonus-point wins after battling past valiant Guernsey at Shaftesbury...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders defeated as Frewen delivers at the death
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr …28 Newport …30 FOR the second time in two seasons Craig Warlow’s Black & Amber army marched...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBrits has taught me to never say never – Wyles
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA BAR-OWNER Chris Wyles claims he is open to business for Mark McCall any time the Saracens...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSale flank Ostrikov to join Grenoble
RUGBY SHORTS RUSSIAN international Andrei Ostrikov will leave Sale next season to join Grenoble in the T14 on a two-year deal....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeaders shocked by perfect Preston
By ANTON JONES Preston G …29 Hull Ionians…7 HULL Ionians suffered just their second defeat of the season to bottom half...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThat was tough admits Heaney
WORCESTER scrum-half Michael Heaney, who made his first start in the Premiership in the absence of knee injury absentee, Francois Hougaard,...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSecond-half blitz seals it for Hawks
By ELLA JERMAN LI Wild Geese 15 Henley Hawks38 HENLEY ran in four second-half tries to get back to winning ways...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDebutant stars for Keys as they end winless run
By JAY BAYFORD Cross Keys …26 Llandovery …18 CROSS Keys shocked Llandovery at Pandy Park to record their first victory in...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDonnellan’s double keeps up Carnegie momentum
By GUY WILLIAMS CARNEGIE’S improved form gathered more momentum as they beat their Yorkshire rivals for the second time in a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHamstrung Nowell to be fit for Six Nations
EXETER Chiefs and England wing Jack Nowell has been ruled out for eight weeks with a hamstring injury. The 25-year-old suffered...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIce-cold Greg denies Dale at the last
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …20 Wharfedale …17 GREG Smith kicked a lastminute penalty to give Fylde an arm wrestle of a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHarlequins announce themselves as genuine contenders
By NEALE HARVEY Finishing skills: Nathan Earle scores his second try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Last word: Ian Whitten runs...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans claim derby honours in style
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …49 O Redcliffians17 THE TITANS were pushed hard in this local derby but were eventually able to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen remain calm to keep pressure on the top sides
By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …21 Ebbw Vale…35 EBBW Vale stayed patient to pick up the full five points at Bargoed and...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoExiles cut loose with second half stampede
By MARK WOOD Breakout: Alex Penny attacks for Bedford SMALL changes made a big difference for London Irish as they scored...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSexton crowned player of the year
IRELANDswept the board at the World Rugby awards in Monaco. Fly-half Johnny Sexton, 33, won the player of the year award,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeicester pile more misery on limp Lions
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L …35pts Peterborough L 17pts IT requires guts and determination to succeed in winter and Leicester Lions...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard hails his England outcasts
ENGLAND’S loss is Harlequins’ gain as far as full-back Mike Brown is concerned. “He was exceptional,” said Quins supremo Paul Gustard....
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