Club Rugby
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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 agoNew deal for Lawes
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTONlock Courtney Lawes, 29, has signed a new deal to keep him with the Premiership club until 2021. “I’ve...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPresident Laporte on passport control
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN When can a foreigner play for France these days? When Federation president Bernard Laporte says so, that’s...
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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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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoItoje ensures Sarries don’t lack firepower
By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Barritt’s face was left cut and bruised as Saracens were made to scrap their way to a...
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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 agoFoley signs until RWC
AUSTRALIA fly-half Bernard Foley has rebuffed foreign offers to sign a one-year deal until next year’s World Cup. A statement said...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTaqele sure Boyd’s ‘super’ style will bring success
By NEALE HARVEY Feeling at home in Northampton: Taqele Naiyaravoro GIANT Northampton wing Taqele Naiyaravoro admits his fitness must improve if...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImproving Blues call for young gun Hutler
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BEDFORD top try scorer Ryan Hutler returns to their starting line-up as...
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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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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMcCall relieved by late bonus try
MARK McCall attempted to put a positive twist to his side’s lacklustre victory which saw the two-time European champions leave it...
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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 agoLouw waits for an offer
BATHare considering if they want to retain the services of Springbok flank Francois Louw. The 33-year-old Louw said: “This is my...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarrett may head east after RWC
JAPAN is emerging as a possible short-term destination for Beauden Barrett and other senior All Blacks after next year’s Rugby World...
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English Championship
/ 8 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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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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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoYes, Wade is small but his talent is giant-size
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN CHRISTIAN Wade encapsulates English rugby’s irrational fear of the X-Factor players it produces,...
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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 agoBrowne calls time
ULSTERlock Pete Browne has retired after a series of concussions. He said: “I have an increased propensity for concussion symptoms following...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Irish forced to dig deep for victory
By CHRIS WALKER Headlock: Fergus Mulchrone scores for Irish despite Cameron Cowell’s tackle PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Challenge: Tyson Lewis takes on...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNazir gives Otley local bragging rights
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …17 Otley ..............31 TWO early tries from Otley flanker Adam Malthouse laid the foundations for a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoLeicester’s interest in Springbok star rivalled by £900,000 offer from France
Toulon are circling...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoLozowski and Kaino cited for Champions Cup incidents
More fallout from Saracens win over Glasgow
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoStudents hit for six by OE class
By JON EDWARDS TWOtries from lock Fred Hosking helped Elthamians to an emphatic six-try victory over winless Loughborough Students at College...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoKohler dashes in to lift Bury spirits
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians31 Bury St Ed …35 THERE was a heart breaking finale for Reds as Bury scored a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven as Firwood meet their Waterloo
Firwood Wat 10 Gloucs-Hart 43 By BRADLEY WEST Hat-trick: Kelly Smith GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY earned their second victory of the Premier 15s season...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 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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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions are tamed as Carleton does the damage
By CHRISTIAN EVANS TWO tries apiece from Tom Carleton and Tom Grimes helped Fylde to a convincing blowout victory over Peterborough...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoHughes double sparks visitors’ fightback
By KEVIN ROBINSON THERE was to be no lastminute winning score for DMP as visitors Sale FC turned a 22-7 half-time...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoInjury-hit Islanders are hit by surge of tries
By GARY REYNOLDS Redi Rams …48 Guernsey …14 A RUTHLESS first-half performance gave the Rams a 36-0 half-time lead, but Guernsey,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFans want king Louis back on his throne
DAVID BARNES Priority case: Montpellier No.8 Louis Picamoles deserves a recall PICTURE: Getty Images France boss Jacques Brunel will signal the...
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