Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIronmen forging strong bid for title before halfway
By ROB COLE Ebbw Vale …0 Merthyr …20 THE sheer size and power of the Merthyr pack was too much for...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRichmond repelled to Harvey’s huge relief
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds registered a fifth consecutive Championship win but were pushed all the way by a plucky Richmond...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins shrug off double yellow to drown Bath
■By ALBERT JAMES Big impact: Alex Dombrandt breaks the tackle of Alex Davies to score Harlequins’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFive-star effort from Titans to to deny Albion losing bonus
■By GUY WILLIAMS Try time: Harry Dunne goes over to score in the corner PICTURES: Gareth Lyons ROTHERHAM’S vibrant form achieved...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScott’s hat-trick sends Pooler to the top
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Pontypool returned to the summit in the WRU National Championship with a 39-13 win...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins unearth another Easter
MARK Mapletoft gave bruising back rower Alex Dombrandt the ultimate compliment. The 21-year-old was making only his second first-team appearance and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCinderford learning their lessons to see off Blood & Sand
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …14 Cambridge …9 CINDERFORD still have a lot to learn in National One according to director of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeol y Cyw lay down a marker in Plate
Welsh Plate/Bowl round-up By STEFFAN JAMES FORMER winners Heol y Cyw thrashed Taffs Well 50-0 to progress into the third round...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCanadians have to be wary of Halloween
HALLOWEEN is nearly on us and in rugby terms October 31 has often been accompanied by shocks, drama and tales of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDMP suffer more home heartbreak
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP21 Chinnor…23 FOR the second consecutive home game, DMP lost the contest by two points on the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOllie is the Best man to see off the Bees
By NICK PULLEN Birmingham …17 Canterbury343331 CANTERBURY clinched a convincing victory at Portway as Bees slumped to bottom spot in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClermont win again but Parra’s ruled out
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Hammer blow: Morgan Parra has broken his wrist and misses the Autumn Clermont strengthened their grip on...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAn Eagle from Pago Pago via Toulouse?
Prospect: David Ainu’u IS David Ainu’u, 18, set to be the next American Samoan to play in Tests? The boyish looking...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark withstand Student fightback
■By MATT FORD Rosslyn Park 39 L’boro S…31 POWERFUL forward play proved decisive as Rosslyn Park notched up a bonus-point victory...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton made to pay by the Geese
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton 312 L Irish WG …22 THE Wild Geese recorded their second successive win over West Country opposition...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHudd in seventh heaven to move second
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…43 Hinckley …8 IN-FORM Huddersfield scaled new heights with a seven-try demolition of a lacklustre Hinckley. An outstanding...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
So Eddie, where have your bullying forwards got to? BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points WHEN...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWilliams on fire to pull the strings for Mose
■By CIARAN THOMAS B’ham Mose…31 Sale …22 JAMES Williams’ 26-point haul helped guide Birmingham Moseley to only their second win of...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIslanders kicking themselves in loss
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …26 Guernsey 320 TONBRIDGE Juddians looked like they were marching to victory after four first-half tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate drama sees Wimbledon off the top
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON drop to second following a late 28- 27 loss away at Guildford. Bradley Ugodulunwa, Chris...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeaders fire back for simple victory
■By ADAM SMITH Fylde …29 Hull Ionians…41 A POOR second half saw Fylde fall to a heavy defeat against Hull Ionians....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFull-strength Warriors tear Sharks to shreds
■By ROGER PANTING Midfield power: Francois Venter strectches over for Worcester’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images SALE SHARKS academy coach Neil...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRuddock run-in is enough to down Dings…
By JOHN WHITE Dings C …5 Barnes …10 BARNES made it three wins in a row with a workmanlike performance against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHolder at the double as Salop push hard
Midlands Premier SCUNTHORPE made it seven wins out of eight as the Midlands Premier leaders maintain their grip on top spot...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc attack has Lions well-tamed
By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 35 Leicester L’s …24 FOURTEEN-MAN Macclesfield got just a second win of the campaign by downing Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomons defends selection policy
WORCESTER director of rugby Alan Solomons fought his corner after fierce criticism from Sale for his starting XV. “We have had...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRuth have nowhere to Hyde in late defeat
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…16pts Henley …20pts Last-gasp delight: Henley Hawks players celebrate as referee, James Milliner awards them the try in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEasy street as four-try Hull earn bonus
Northern Premier HULL remain top after a 29-13 win at home to Alnwick. Alex Heard, Keane Taylor and Liam Regardson were...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers prevail in battle of beasts at Sedgley
■By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 31 P’boro Lions …29 SEDGLEY Park Tigers got back to winning ways with a narrow bonus-point...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCordero may be the next Chief off to Wasps
Flyer: Santiago Cordero WASPS are keeping tabs on Exeter Chiefs winger Santiago Cordero as they continue to seek a long term...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams raid up front is too much for Reds
By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Reds …21 Rams …38 A STRONG showing by the Rams pack proved decisive as Old Recliffians had...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBournemouth stay perfect in South West
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH maintained their lead in the South West Premier after running out 27-14 winners over Drybrook. The visitors,...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNolson at the treble to shatter Dale hearts
By NICK DOYLE Otley …32pts Tynedale…17pts OTLEY left it until the second half before turning on the style, Stephen Nolson running...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQera set for another spell in West Country
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Gloucester player of the year Akapusi Qera is set...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMason doubles up for half-ton Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …50 Bury St E …0 ON A bitterly cold day, Taunton Titans ran out convincing winners against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIs ringing endorsement for Eddie all about the money?
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Irreplacable? Eddie Jones has been given the green light until next year’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHome sweet home as Stour are felled
By STEVE SMITH Chester …27 Stourbridge…22 CHESTER held off a second-half fightback from Stourbridge to claim a fourth successive home victory...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomons to open contract talks with England ace Te’o
Wanted at Warriors: Ben Te’o WORCESTER Warriors are desperate for England and British Lions centre Ben Te’o to stay with the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWatt is the big deal at Raiders
By JACK THOMPSON Worthing …16 Old Albanian …21 DANIEL Watt proved to be the difference for Old Albanian as they claimed...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Aberavon …12 Cardiff …39 CARDIFF ran in five tries to make it five wins in a row and send Aberavon crashing...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoHunter at the double for the Lightning
By JAMES LEWIS F Waterloo…20 L Lightning…51 ENGLAND captain Sarah Hunter helped herself to a double as Loughborough Lightning continued to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHoppers sneak an 11-try thriller
By ANTON JONES Preston G’s 33338 Sheffield T’s …33 IN A thrilling end-to-end fixture Preston overcame Sheffield Tigers with the 11th...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWales prop Francis gets the best of both worlds
TOMAS Francis will stay at Exeter and continue to play for Wales next season. Tighthead prop Francis is out of contract...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty onslaught sets up intriguing clash with leaders
By GEOFF CHAMPION Pontypridd …73 Cross Keys …12 PONTYPRIDD put Cross Keys to the sword. They ran in 11 tries in...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoOpportunism from Spittle steals Ealing momentum
■By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM recorded a notable triumph over high-flying Ealing thanks to another speedy display led by their emerging backline....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoSharks held scoreless as Molloy thrives
■By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks 30 Wasps…38 Hard yards: Wasps Alice Sheffield set up Claire Molloy for her second try WASPS...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWharf Jack-ed up to silence South
By ROSS BARNETT South Leics …19 Wharfedale 322 IT’S now four losses on the bounce for South Leicester as Wharfedale edged...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTigers feel full force of Tongan wrecking ball
By GARY FITZGERALD Force of nature: Sione Vailanu looks to punch through the Tigers defence PICTURES: Getty Images ADAM Powell paid...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBargoed bemused as RGC are off to flying start
By DEAN JONES RGC …40 Bargoed 37 A SENSATIONAL start helped RGC get back to winning ways. It took just two...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCarnegie’s old boy Beech has sting in tail
By PAUL SMITH FORMER Yorkshire Carnegie prop Charlie Beech forced his way over from close range 13 minutes from time to...
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