Club Rugby
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale made to pay by Piper’s heroics
By ANDREW SMITH A LATE Dickie Piper late try snatched victory for Huddersfield in a pulsating encounter. The Field skipper crashed...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoEmphatic first 40 sets Bristol up for big win
By WILL CARPENTER PAT Lam called for a big response from his players after last week’s defeat to Worcester and the...
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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 2E
/ 8 years agoPatience is key as Redruth draw wind into their sails
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …14pts Canterbury …10pts Flat out: Jack Simmons sttretches an arm for a Redruth try Brad Howe of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSarries seek clinical edge ahead of derby
Saracens 21pts Wasps FC 5pts By MATTHEW LONG Breakaway: Lotte Clapp scores for Saracens ALEX Austerberry has challenged his Saracens Women’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPack power wins the day at Otley
By NICK DOYLE LEICESTER Lions scored two late tries to prevent Otley getting anything, in a game dominated by the rolling...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoRussians concede 12 tries Round-up
Gain and pain: Nathan Earle touches down for Quins’ fourth try despite the efforts of Loris Tolot, but injured himself in...
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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 2E
/ 8 years agoStorming display by the Hawks tames the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …13 Henley …17 AS Storm Callum blew, it was Henley Hawks who swooped in. The scoreline was...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoBlacklock inspires Sharks to a narrow triumph
DMP Sharks 15 Richmond 7 By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks secured their second victory of the season after a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers back on winning trail after slugfest
By ANTON JONES IN A hotly-contested game, Preston Grasshoppers overcame Macclesfield to end their run of defeats. Macclesfield started the brighter...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoGustard: Chisholm is ready for Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard claims Eddie Jones could do a lot worse than give James Chisholm a chance with the...
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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 2E
/ 8 years agoDavies ice cool to win it for Barnes
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…20 Barnes…21 IT was heartbreak for TJs as Barnes snatched victory with the final kick of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoLightning strike the Bears to maintain perfection
Loughborough 36 Bristol 18 By PAULA SMITH LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning continued their perfect start to the season as a strong second-half showing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeaders downed in scoreless shocker…
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY have finally been beaten in National 2 League North – losing in a dramatic game at Chester....
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoAmbitious Ealing on the trail of Simpson
Wanted: Joe Simpson EALING Trailfinders are again hot on the hunt for Wasps scrumhalf Joe Simpson who is out of contract...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCourt rejects appeal over sale of Ricoh Arena to Wasps
A four-year legal battle lodged by the owners of Coventry City Football Club appears to be over
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDean Richards can’t wait for Newcastle’s return to big time after a wait of his own
The Falcons travel to Toulon for Sunday's opener
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBrian O’Driscoll backs a team not named Leinster or Saracens for Champions Cup glory
Exeter Chiefs strength on home soil gives them an advantage over the other contenders, says the three-time champion
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChampions Cup preview: A look at all five pools as Leinster seek to retain European crown
Leinster and Wasps kick things off on Friday night at the RDS
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHorwill: More international stars may follow Joe Marler’s lead
The Harlequins vice-captain also talks about Michael Cheika's job security
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoIt would be special to add Champions Cup title to my Super Rugby medal, says Wasps fly-half Lima Sopoaga
Three years on from winning Super Rugby with the Highlanders, Sopoaga wants to win the equivalent in the Northern Hemisphere
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol’s Luke Morahan ready for war now the honeymoon is over
"The Premiership has definitely changed"
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSemesa Rokoduguni to troop on for Bath after penning new deal
Todd Blackadder high of praise for the prolific wing
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMarland Yarde told how long he will be sidelined for after dislocating knee
A severe injury suffered by the Sale Sharks wing
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlasgow Warriors usher in Petrus du Plessis to depleted front row
The tighthead prop moves to Scotstoun from London Irish
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: Dorian has made difference
SALE supremo Steve Diamond has been pleased with the impact of forwards coach Dorian West following his arrival a couple of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSportsman Billy gets his reward against gutsy Quins
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Saracens in recent seasons but they dug deep to grind...
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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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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCope injury forces Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE to shuffle the deck GEORGE Watkins, one of the few bright sparks in Yorkshire Carnegie’s disappointing start to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSospans leave it late as they claim derby bragging rights
By JON TWIGG LLANELLI upset the form book in the West Wales derby as they came out on top at Carmarthen...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPichot needs to aim at the right targets
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JUST over a week ago international rugby was heading for “ruin” according to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSanderson: Toughest test for us this season
SARACENS assistant coach Alex Sanderson hailed his side’s performance before heading into a tough fortnight of European action. “That’s the hardest...
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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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English Championship
/ 8 years agoHartpury lads fight back for deserved bonus point
By ANDREW BEACHAM EALING secured a bonus point win to maintain their challenge at the top of the table, although a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPowerful Ponty prevail in clinical try-fest triumph
By PETER HUGHES A REMARKABLE game at Pontypridd produced 17 tries as the hosts sealed a runaway victory after fighting off...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSo Todd, do you still stand by your team decision?
HAVING watched Bath detonate their chances of winning at Saracens last weekend by resting 13 players, it was poetic justice when...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNo way through for Chinnor attack
By JOHN ASHFIELD CHINNOR welcomed back old rivals Bishops Stortford to a wet and cold Kingsey Road for a fierce error-strewn...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans and Wild Geese defy rain
By MAX MATHEWS TAUNTON overcame a spirited Wild Geese side in a topsy-turvy encounter which saw more than a point a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImproving Scottish eye another big scalp
By NEALE HARVEY No.15: Joe Luca-Smith FRESHfrom morale-boosting victories over Jersey and Bedford, London Scottish are intent on claiming another big...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen maintain unbeaten start with fifth straight win
By PAUL HOPKINS EBBW Vale continued their perfect start to the season with a fifth win from five as Swansea became...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers run into wall of defiance by Dale
By JOHN CLARK THIS White Rose v Red Rose derby was eagerly anticipated with both teams on 11 points – and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCipriani gives them all belief says Ackermann
By ROGER PANTING DANNY Cipriani reminded his former club of his undoubted talent to guide Gloucester to a deserved victory. Cipriani...
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