Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIreland internationals Jackson and Olding acquitted in rape trial
Nine-week trial concludes in Belfast after verdicts returned by jury
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChampions Cup preview: Fancy Leinster to copy class of ’09
Brendan Gallagher examines the upcoming Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures this weekend
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe race is on to be crowned Premiership Top Scorer – who are you betting on?
As the Aviva Premiership enters its final rounds, Exeter‘s position at the top of the table is looking unassailable. But for...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoJordan hat-trick enough for a draw
By RYAN STEVENS L’boro St 34 Blackheath 34 JORDAN Olowofela scored a brilliant hattrick but Tom Chapman’s late try ensured it...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler retain title with five games remaining
Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL sealed a second consecutive Championship title with a huge 54-10 win at Cardiff Met. Jordan Thomas was...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale’s promotion push stepped up
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 6 Sale 20 A BATTLING Sale side left Wharfedale with the four points after edging an attritional...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCiting officer to check gay slur
A SALE player could be in trouble with the authorities after Worcester’s Jamie Shillcock alleged he made a homophobic slur. The...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPritchard kicks Amps past Park
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park 21 Ampthill 31 JAMES Pritchard’s kicking secured victory for Ampthill against a determined but unlucky Rosslyn...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBattling Barnes rock the league leaders
London & South East Premier IN the battle of the top two, Barnes took the scalp of the league leaders, beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCastle puts Ystalyfera into the Plat semi-finals
Plate and Bowl YSTALYFERA booked their place in the semifinals of the WRU National Plate with a 28-17 victory over One...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley hat-trick has Blaydon in retreat
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 24 Sedgley Park 52 A FIRST-HALF scoring blitz that produced three tries in a four-minute spell laid...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSimmonds holds nerve to sink Bath fightback
By NEALE HARVEY Match-winner: Joe Simmonds on the break for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images Workhorse: Exeter’s Don Armand battles for the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHowells sticks by decision to quit Romania
By ROB COLE NEWS EXTRA LYNN Howells won’t be reconsidering his position as Romanian coach even after the Oaks squeezed into...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLions come roaring back to win the day
Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions took another step towards the promotion play-off place as they turned around an early 17-0 deficit to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHamer stars as Gowerton close gap in West
Welsh Division One round-up GOWERTON moved into second place in One West with a 30-3 victory over struggling Tycroes. Josh Hamer...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield looking doomed as Macc hit back
By TONY GIBSON Sheffield 17 Macclesfield 21 STRUGGLING Sheffield look destined for relegation following this defeat. This was despite striking first...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAll-action Obano in message to Eddie
TODD Blackadder admits Bath’s top four hopes are remote. He said: “I’m proud of the effort and our defence was outstanding,...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates confident of revenge mission
Preview Cornish Pirates v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates welcome London Scottish to the Mennaye Field keen to avenge...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLamprey hat-trick helps rescue Hoppers
Northern Premier IT was a real humdinger at Beechwood, where league leaders Preston Grasshoppers were forced to come from behind to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteffon stars but Stade continue to feel the pain
Man of the match: Steffon Armitage starred for Pau against Oyonnax Stade Francais, the one-time giants of French rugby, launched a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley’s late dash puts Stour in with shout
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 37pts South Leicester 26pts STUBBORN Stourbridge kept their slim hopes of promotion alive but were given a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAxed Ford will roar for Tigers predicts Toomua
By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: George Ford is back for Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images CHASTENED England fly-half George Ford bounces back into...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBristol bailed out by boot of Irish ace Madigan
By ROGER PANTING IAN Madigan kicked six penalties to save Bristol from the embarrassment of successive home defeats and gain a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrusaders take crown with three to go
South West Premier DINGS Crusaders were crowned champions after returning to winning ways with a convincing 24-0 victory over Newbury Blues....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley revival choked by Bramwell strike
By NICK DOYLE Otley 27 Tynedale 38 TYNEDALE ran out worthy winners scoring twice in the first ten minutes. James Spencer...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoI’m aggressive alright insists Jake
International bid: Jake Cooper-Woolley WASPS prop Jake Cooper- Woolley has dismissed accusations he lacks the aggression necessary to force his way...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds seal vital win in Midlands battle
By DAVE MOORE Broadstreet …20 Old Redcliffs.23 OLD Redcliffians sealed a nervy away win at Broadstreet to boost their chances of...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoNottingham made to pay for failing to get Carter
By PAUL THOMAS Spreading the play: Nottingham’s Darryl Veenendaal EALING Trailfinders made it three wins in a row with a six-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFletcher’s lads look to build on Scots drubbing
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18s face Wales today at Sardis Road looking to build on last weekend’s emphatic 64-0 victory at Murrayfield....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLucs pull victory out of the ashes
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians …33 Hinckley…32 LUCTONIANS showed true grit to come from behind and wrestle an important win from opponents...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoItoje takes a nap as fans are put to sleep
From NICK CAIN at London Stadium MARO Itoje may have stolen the headlines with a soft first-half run-in, which he then...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFive-star Rams dominate Titans
By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’ns 31 Taunton T’s 15 REDINGENSIANS put in a commanding display to earn victory over Taunton at Old...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRonnie roars home to steal bonus point win
By LUKE JARMYN INSIDE-CENTRE Ronnie McLean-Dents’ dash for the line completed Richmond’s revival and led to scenes of jubilation as the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSedbergh save best for the final to deny Cranleigh hat-trick
Open champions: Sedbergh with the U18 Cup SEDBERGH claimed their first Rosslyn Park School 7s U18 Cup title since 2013 with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField ease tension with two late tries
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.29 Leicester L…12 IN a pulsating final quarter of four tries and three yellow cards, Huddersfield pushed on...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP ALEX GOODE MIKE BROWN
Saracens full-back Harlequins full-back Goode, by a whisker. He has tap-dancing feet, and was a constant threat, including the scoring pass...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBonus point sees Juddians go sixth
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J .32 Barnstaple…14 AN entertaining first half and an efficient second saw Tonbridge Juddians please the large...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTime’s up for Rotherham after 14-year stay in tier two
By TOM INNES A FINAL quarter rally by the home side saw Jersey claim maximum points and condemn Rotherham to relegation...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlundell’s win the Vase, Hampton settle for Plate
Oustanding: U18 Vase winners Blundell’s School BLUNDELL’S School sealed two days of excellent performances with a 24-20 win over St Peter’s...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCall: Maro’s full of beans
MARK McCall described Maro Itoje’s display as ‘brilliant’ and added that Itoje’s energy did not surprise him. “Maro looked full of...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoVillagers hold off Redruth surge to triumph
By DOUG HUMPHRIES Chinnor…34 Redruth…33 CHINNOR were able to hold off a late fightback from Redruth to claim the points and...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLane points way with first half try-double
By MARK WOOD DEPARTING Blues hooker Tom Lindsay was delighted to get one over on his old friend Tom Hicks as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys …9 Bargoed …0
By PETER HUGHES THREE penalties from flyhalf Josh Prosser earned Cross Keys victory – but this is unlikely to be a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFlood sets Toon alight as Goneva gives salute to Shearer
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Newcastle United ball boy Toby Flood returned to St James’ Park the hero as the Falcons rewarded...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Foresters march on past Dons
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford …45pts Wimbledon…8pts Flying flanker: Mathew Bennet scores the second try for Cinderford. LEAGUE LEADERS Cinderford extended their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPREVIEW Newport v Neath
Sunday March 25 Kick-off 2.30pm CRAIG Warlow is expecting a tough battle when Neath visit Rodney Parade to take on his...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTwo bonus points give Kidney cause for hope
By NEALE HARVEY DECLAN Kidney’s first match in charge of London Irish ended in defeat but not before they had given...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP
WILL WELCH Newcastle flanker JAMIE GIBSON Northampton flanker Both were at their industrious best, winning lineouts, slowing ball down at the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians arrive late and pay the penalty
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 42 Hull Ionians 26 A BLISTERING first-half display was enough to give Elthamians an impressive six-try...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPoints shared as Hawks held at home
By NICK PITSON Henley …30 Canterbury .30 HENLEY and Canterbury shared 60 points at Dry Leas in an evenly-contested match in...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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