Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew sponsorship deal to see England’s top flight named Gallagher Premiership
Premiership Rugby have found an American-based company to take over from Aviva
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFormer Racing 92 fly-half Johan Goosen to end retirement saga by playing for Cheetahs
25-year-old Goosen set to play rugby for the Cheetahs before joining Montpellier at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoward Packman makes switch from Bedford Blues to Ealing
Former Saints winger becomes latest recruit for Ben Ward's Ealing
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoOne-club man Darren Cave gets new deal with Ulster
Ulster centre set to play his 12th season at the Kingspan after penning one-year extension
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath’s Tom Dunn told to lose jelly belly for England
Tom Dunn reveals the straight-talking conversation he had with England head coach Eddie Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSTATEMENT: Sale respond to Denny Solomona ban
Sale defend wing who received a four-week ban after being deemed by the three-person panel to have used homphobic language
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWorcester announce signing of Edinburgh fly-half Duncan Weir
Alan Solomons adds Scotland international to fly-half core for 2018-2019 season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins director of rugby John Kingston to leave club after 17 years
It's been a tough season for Harlequins at home and in Europe
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBurcham landmark as Club make a fight of it
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …23 Cambridge …12 BLACKHEATHproduced a superb comeback to score 23 unanswered points and defeat Cambridge, on a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Scottish celebrate maiden win of 2018
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISH winger Matt Williams stepped inside opposite number Jake Henry and raced past two Rotherham defenders to round...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKockett kicks the winner to keep wind in Castres sails
Danger from deep: Rory Kockett won the match for Castres over Toulouse Castres hung on to the coat tails of the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRichards’ boys put in spin by Worcester big-hitters
By TOM BRADSHAW Driving force: Ryan Bower tries to break through the Falcons defence PICTURES: Getty Images Well marshalled: Newcastle defence...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOA’s keep fighting against the drop
By BRIAN QUINN OLD Albanians continued their fight against relegation by picking up their fourth win in five games against a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoOutstanding Knights inflict biggest defeat on Trailfinders
By GUY WILLIAMS IN ONE of the biggest shocks of the Championship season, Doncaster destroyed the Londoners by seven tries to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGuernsey on song again with victory
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYare still the team to beat as the table toppers kept up momentum with a 38-27...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoStill all to play for insists Deano
DIRECTOR of rugby Dean Richards admitted that he had feared such a result had been on the cards for Newcastle. “Before...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMagical Minikin inspires Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 33 Plymouth …14 HULL Ionians produced one of their best performances of the season to claim...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCattle rallies troops after painful cup exit to Ealing
By LUKE JARMYN CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle wants his side to bounce back from being knocked out 28-25 of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate penalty miss hands title to Brum
Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAM and Solihull bagged the National League 3 Midlands title with a slender 22-20 success at second placed Peterborough...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRomanian failings just a bad joke, or worse?
NICK CAIN The Romania-Spain-Belgium World Cup qualifying scandal has forced the ostriches who thought the match-fixing could never happen in rugby...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoChallenge for Hallett to retain top talent at Albion
By NEALE HARVEY PLYMOUTH head coach Kieran Hallett fears Rotherham’s relegation could drive player wages up by encouraging National One clubs...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoppers enjoy easy win over Morley
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS Preston Grasshoppers celebrated in style with a 57-3 win over relegation bound Morley. Hoppers crossed for nine tries...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNo reason to leave Cipriani out now he is tackling his weight
Team player: Danny Cipriani should tour South Africa in the summer PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani has not been renowned as...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoEvans is the hero as woes continue for Street
By SYDNEY BANKS Barnstaple…16 Broadstreet …12 BROADSTREET remain rooted to the bottom of National 2 South after a narrow defeat to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIvybridge are down after last-gasp score
South West Premier IVYBRIDGE were left heartbroken in their National League 3 South West relegation battle after a last ditch try...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSlater calls for Tiger-like finish to season grind
By NEALE HARVEY Thriving at Gloucester: Ed Slater PICTURES: Getty Images Impressive rise at Chiefs: Jonny Hill ED Slater has ordered...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton make it a fantastic four
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…29 Henley…22 CLIFTON secured their fourth successive win and deserved to consolidate their league position with a hard-fought...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClubs needs to get costs in sync with their revenue
JEFF PROBYN Wise words: former Harlequins CEO and Saracens director of rugby Mark Evans PICTURE: Getty Images You can tell we...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPellow excited by Chiefs’ embarrassment of scrum-half riches
EXETER backs coach Ricky Pellow concedes stalwart pivot Will Chudley has become collateral damage in a vicious scrumhalf battle that is...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRossiter hits treble in Rams’ defeat
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …27 R’ingensians…24 TWO tries in the final seconds were not enough to stop up a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPocock try gives Quins’ advantage
Wasps 19pts Harlequins 25pts By HOLLY FOSKETT Match-winner: Fiona Pocock attacks the Wasps line FIONA Pocock’s late try handed Harlequins the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield hit back for terrific victory
By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L…17 Sheffield …21 SHEFFIELD fought back from 17-3 down to record a battling win against Leicester Lions....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLowes keen to lure Cope to Carnegie
YORKSHIRE Carnegie head coach Jimmy Lowes will get a close look at one of his transfer targets when Jersey Reds visit...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMoss hat-trick seals the victory for ‘Bury
By SHANE BURWELL Canterbury …43 London IWG …7 AIDEN Moss grabbed a hat-trick as Canterbury romped to a seven-try victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpirited Glouc no match for Sarries
By DUNCAN WOOD Glouc-Hartpury 0 Saracens 62 Fast start: Marlie Packer SARACENS have one foot in the Premier 15s Final after...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMaher shines as Park dominate
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P …43 Huddersf’d …10 SEDGLEY Park closed the gap on Sale at the top of the National...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKempson has eye on West’s job
FORMER Northampton prop Robbie Kempson is keen to return Franklin’s Gardens next season to replace forwards coach Dorian West. Saints have...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoVictory for Villagers in thrilling encounter
By KEITH BROOKING On the charge: Jack Ramshaw makes hard yards. Right: Ollie Carter tussles with former Taunton player Ben Turner...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlynneath fate is sealed by rampant ‘Bridge
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BRAYFORD GLYNNEATH limped out of the National Championship following a heavy 38-5 defeat at Newbridge. Newbridge...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale do the deal over out of sorts Lucs
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …28 Luctonians…12 A SCRAPPY performance on a wet pitch was enough to give Tynedale victory over strugglers...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
Castro’s consortium looking to invest in Tier 2 BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler MARTIN Castrogiovanni is looking to get...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSuper Smith spares the Reds’ blushes
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians …37 Worthing …31 OLD Redcliffians out-battled Worthing to take a bonus point win and narrow the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath churn out derby victory in the Swansea mudbath
Principality Premiership Swansea 7 Neath 17 NEATH took home the spoils in a hard-fought derby match against Swansea at a muddy...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLate win better for our fans, says Keep
By CHRIS PRATT Sale …30pts Chester …28pts JONATHAN Keep admitted his side’s victory was a great spectacle for supporters in the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAmbitious Ealing look totempt Joe
Wanted: Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson EALING Trailfinders are looking into launching an ambitious bid to lure Joe Simpson away from Wasps...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford keep up promotion bid
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …7 Cinderford…24 CINDERFORD took another step towards the league title with a hardfought win at Redruth. Redruth...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLloyd scores only try in Ravens’ narrow victory
By PETER HUGHES Bridgend 11 Carmarthen 6 BRIDGEND battled to a narrow victory in difficult conditions, but it could have been...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley injury dampens Hinckley victory
By DAVE HUGHES Hinckley …26 Stourbridge …0 A NECK injury to Stourbridge’s Hal Riley resulted in the match at Leicester Road...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoExpendables would put up a good fight
JUST for a bit of fun, Blindside has put together a top XV of players who are out of contract at...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOwens caps a stunning Student fightback
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher …23 Loughboro’…25 OWEN Waters’ late penalty kick sealed a comeback win for Loughborough Students against a resilient...
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