Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEnglish rugby to introduce mandatory in-season breaks in major boost to player welfare
Details of large-scale player welfare initiative announced, but how will it be marshalled?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWill Addison pushing for Ireland call-up after fast start to life at Ulster
Billy Burns praises the performances of the former Sale Sharks captain
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuade Cooper gets Queensland Reds exit after icy relationship with Brad Thorn
Quade Cooper has spoken out against his treatment at the Queensland Reds after sealing a move to the Melbourne Rebels for...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTigers finding their bite again
GEORDAN Murphy says his side are getting near the level he demands ahead of their double header with Racing 92. The...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hang on despite leaky defence in thriller
By GRAHAM COX Going in: Jake Lloyd scores Blackheath’s second try PICTURES: Helen Watson FIVE tries to two would suggest a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMitchell to Carnegie
WELSHinternational prop Craig Mitchell, 32, has re-joined Yorkshire Carnegie from Newcastle Falcons. Director of rugby Chris Stirling said: “I’m delighted to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoRacing run riot as ace Russell pulls the strings
By STEFFAN THOMAS ULSTER came crashing back to earth with a bang as they were thrashed by Racing 92 in Paris....
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National League One
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive weeks for Jennings
LONDON Scottish’s Rory Jennings has been banned for five weeks for making contact with the head of Coventry’s Andy Bulumakau with...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoToulon fairytale has Falcons dreaming
By JON NEWCOMBE One of the great nights: Newcastle beat Toulon NEWCASTLE’s stunning 26-25 win at Toulon has given rise to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA Royle flush as England 7s winger strikes late
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......22 Caldy................27 CALDY produced a grandstand finish at Grantchester Road as former England 7s wing Nick Royle dotted...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSecond half blitz kills off canny Clifton
By KEALAN HUGHES Canterbury …40 Clifton..............34 CANTERBURY ran out victors in a thrilling game against Clifton to earn a fifth league...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcLean set to hit century for England
NEWS EXTRA KATY-DALEY McLean is set to make her 100th appearance as England tackle USA, Canada and Ireland this Autumn. Mclean,...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoCockerill’s magnificent men come of age
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH head coach Richard Cockerill believes their thumping of Toulon is the start of his team coming of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher eased aside by Titans
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher ................15 Rotherham …45 ROTHERHAM playercoach Joseph Barker opened the scoring for the visitors on two minutes to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCornish late surge crushes the Cliffs
4By YASHAS MUDUMBAI Barnes..............17 Old Redcliffs …10 MATTHEW Cornish’s late try ensured Barnes won an enthralling game against Old Redcliiffians and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Newport..........28 Bridgend ........17 NEWPORT’S captain and fly-half Matt O’Brien stole the show with a great display that bagged him a haul...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMartin’s magic is key for Lions’ late rally
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L......26 Preston G ........24 A LATE Aaron Martin try made it three wins on the bounce for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoWoeful first half leaves Dragons in distress
By ALEX BYWATER THE FINAL score suggested Dragons had given Northampton a game. In reality, the 80 minutes was very different....
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChiefs let it slip after Castres are hit by red card
By NICK CAIN Numbers game: Gareth Steenson celebrates after diving on a through ball to score Chiefs’ third try PICTURE: Getty...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBurns back on song but Bath miss last-gasp kick
Early power: Joe Cokanasiga breaks clear to score the first try for Bath after just three minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback:...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark on a roll with Sale scalp
By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ..................23 Rosslyn Park…31 ROSSLYN PARK secured their second win in two weeks with a bonus point win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCrusaders march past blunt Saints
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …7 Dings C ............17 BRISTOL outfit Dings Crusaders deservedly took the spoils as they comfortably...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers get back on track with comprehensive triumph
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery …30 Neath..................3 AFTER three consecutive defeats, Llandovery came back to winning form at Church Bank with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMinikin holds his nerve for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES THE Ionians v Chester match at Brantingham Park was as close to the proverbial game of two halves...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoWarriors put weakened Ospreys to the sword
By ALEX BYWATER Starter: Worcester’s Jamie Shillcock beats the tackle of Ospreys’ James Hook to score their first try PICTURE: Getty...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBaxter: Gloucs will be crunch
ROB Baxter said their Pool 2 double-header against West Country rivals Gloucester in December would be do or die. The Chiefs...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoNo reason to boo Eddie says Dai
WASPS Dai Young admitted a “few honest words” had transformed his team at half-time when they were 21-7 down. “I was...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHat-trick Riley has eye on promotion at Sedgley
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING scored his first hat-trick in his 333rd league appearance, Sedgley Park stalwart Matt Riley is...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIrish off the mark as Baker strikes at death
By MATT LONG LI Wild Geese 33 Redruth............28 LONDONIrish Wild Geese secured their first victory of the season after beating Redruth...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Bargoed breeze past Aberavon challenge
By HOWARD EVANS Bargoed ..........38 Aberavon ........18 ABERAVON’S only loss in seven games was by two points prior to this but...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHigh-flying Field tame Lions easily
By SIMON MOYLE Peterborough 14 Huddersfield…43 IT WAS another disappointing day at Solstice Park for the Lions who lost convincingly to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years ago‘Greedy’ Ashton lands hat-trick to bite the Irish
By COLIN NEWBOULT IT JUST had to be Chris Ashton who stole the show. After seven weeks away, following a suspension...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMulvihill expects an all-court battle as Blues aim to consolidate away day win
By ROB COLE THE last time Cardiff Blues won their opening two games in the Champions Cup, they reached the knock-out...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTomane wings in for the clash of European titans
JOETomane will make his first European start for champions Leinster in today’s Pool 1 clash in Toulouse as the Irish side...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRampant Rams still top thanks to big Ben
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams......................33pts Tonbridge............18pts Full stretch: Jak Rossiter scores for Rams. Right: Hugo Watson on his way to scoring for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGreat Scott, Wimbledon are flying high
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON maintained their lead at the top of the table following a 24- 3 win at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFour wins on the bounce as Cardiff maintain superb run
By JAY BAYFORD Cardiff ............52 Llanelli............41 CARDIFF secured their fourth consecutive victory following an entertaining encounter with Llanelli at Cardiff Arms...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc’s attack is a danger but Dale survive
By STEVE RHODES ON A sunny but breezy afternoon at the Avenue, Wharfedale ran out winners in a closely fought and...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBreakaway try ends Quins hopes of top spot
By ROB COLE HARLEQUINS missed an opportunity to go top of their European Challenge Cup pool as they slipped to a...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 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 2E
/ 8 years agoJack stars to leave Bees feeling very Jolly
By LEON PICKARD Guernsey ......19 B’ham & Soli......28 A LATE flurry saw Birmingham and Solihull down Guernsey in a lively and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPaul has got Scunthorpe Cooking on top
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE won the battle of the top two, beating Newport Salop 25-19 to move clear at the summit, whilst...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins quick to take chances for bonus point win
By HUW S THOMAS Carmarth’n Q 35 RGC 1404 ........22 CARMARTHEN Quins climbed into the top half of the Premiership table...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley................16pts Fylde ........................5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoCanna holds his nerve to sink Bristol at the death
By TIM LEWIS PAT LAM cut a frustrated figure as his Bristol side suffered last gasp heartache at the hands of...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘He just couldn’t get out the way’
GLOUCESTER coach Johan Ackermann sympathised with Danny Cipriani over his sendingoff. “He wasn’t even wanting to tackle the guy. He wanted...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBradley double helps Hawks fly
By NICK PITSON Henley H ..........31 Worthing R......22 A DOMINANT performance from the Henley forwards set up this bonus-point victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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