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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMunster may regret Racing’s late strike
By DECLAN ROONEY Quick reactions: Conor Murray dives on the loose ball to score Munster’s first try PICTURE: Getty Images A...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans still unbeatenafter riding out storm
Taunton Titans 19pts Canterbury 14pts ■ By KEITH BROOKING Try time: Tom Popham goes over for Taunton. WITH Storm Brian battering...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoQuins maintain fast start with Bristol win
By AILISH CLARKE Harlequins 49pts Bristol 12pts Strong arm: Leanne Riley hands off Cat McNaney to score for Quins HARLEQUINS put...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoWe’ve put our marker down now says Hill
By LUKE JARMYN Richmond…35pts Rotherham …5pts TWO tries in three minutes near the hour-mark sealed Richmond’s first ever bonus-point win in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoMiddle-man Moore has ended up out on his own
BEING slap bang in the middle of the Australia front row has been a thankless task at times over the past...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoTrinh-Duc ends hopes of battling Benetton
By JASON FOSTER FRANCOIS Trinh-Duc’s dramatic last gasp penalty denied little Benetton Treviso an historic victory over three-times European kings Toulon....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth roar home with help from Brian
■ By BILL HOOPER Redruth 36 Clifton 3 REDRUTH played the conditions far better to deservedly run out winners in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoScoreless draw keeps both sides winless
By STUART LEE Waterloo 0 Darling’n MPS 0 DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks and Firwood Waterloo must wait for a first win...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoOspreys fall to Bedford’s second half blitz
By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …43 Ospreys …19 STAR man Elliott Clements-Hill was one of seven try-scorers as Bedford produced a stunning...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoPivac tips his grafter Jones to fill Wales’ prop void
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS boss Wayne Pivac has backed prop Wyn Jones to star for Wales next month. Rob...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoDead-shot Priestland fires timely reminder to Gatland
By ROGER PANTING RHYS Priestland returned to Parc-y- Scarlets to blast a huge dent in Scarlets’ chances of progressing to the...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCinderford stay in control after scare
■ By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 15 Cinderford 33 HIGH-FLIERS Cinderford returned home with all five points despite an early scare...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaracens flex their muscles to batter Richmond
By KATE CLEMENTS Richmond 0 Saracens 29 Opener: Poppy Cleall SARACENS overpowered Richmond to maintain their 100 per cent winning start...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoIrish backs Academy lads to maintain winning run
PREVIEW…Bristol v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 2pm BRISTOL Grammar School’s highly rated England U18 duo Will Capon and Charlie Powell are named...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoScarlets left with mountain to climb
SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac accepted his side were second best. “Tactically they played very well but our errors contributed to...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoDons comeback stifled by Hawks
Wimbledon 26 Henley Hawks55 WIMBLEDON sunk to another defeat at Barham Road against a ruthless Henley Hawks side. Henley had eight...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPooler stretch clear with tight win over Tata
Championship round-up PONTYPOOL stretched their lead at the top to 15 points on a weekend when the heavy rain and winds...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years ago@Pirates beef up for Ulster test
PREVIEW…Cornish Pirates v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill will make his 50th appearance for Cornish Pirates as they...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoCare’s bid to build up his legacy starts here
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care is demanding a special Ricoh repeat from Harlequins to avoid their latest European bandwagon crashing off...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCrymych move off bottom with first win in five
Division One round-up ONE West leaders Dunvant suffered their first loss of the campaign, 16-5 at home against Gowerton. Keiron Giles...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoBen’s back but Biggs calls time
PREVIEW…Yorkshire Carnegie v L Scottish Today. Kick-off 3pm FORMER Bristol star Ben Mosses returns to the line-up after a few weeks...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTen-try Edinburgh turn up heat on Siberians
Krasny Yar …14 Edinburgh …73 EDINBURGHsurged to the top of Pool 4 as they breezed past Krasny Yar at Moscow’s Fili...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoIt’s win or bust for us, says Wasps boss Young
By SAM JACKSON WASPS’ rugby director Dai Young has urged his team to keep their European destiny within their own hands...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoO’Leary handed the reins against his old club
PREVIEW…Connacht A v Ealing T’finders FLY-HALF Shane O’Leary makes his first start for Ealing Trailfinders and is is relishing the trip...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoOjo seals his record night in Paris with brace of tries
By ALEXANDER MCLEMAN Record man: Topsy Ojo LONDONIrish sealed a memorable bonus point victory at Stade Français. The Exiles were in...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoBest back for Ulster’s big French challenge
Preview La Rochelle v Ulster Today, Kick-off 3.15. Std Deflandre ULSTER have brought back the big guns to face La Rochelle...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoGreen at the death to give visitors the points
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …7 Cambridge …8 IN A game that saw both sides struggle with gusty winds it was a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWarriors’ fightback cut short by Healy
By JOHN FALLON Stopped: Chris Pennell is tackled WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg said he was pleased to come away from...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoFrantic Saints facing uphill task to qualify
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAINTS, bouncing back from a first round mauling against Saracens, displayed plenty of ticker and endeavour but absolutely...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoLate snipe from Patton seals win
By DAVE LAWRENCE B’mingham M…25 Bishop’s Stort. 27 A LATE poacher’s try from scrum-half Alex Patton clinched a battling win for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoDragons beat travel bug but lose Griffiths
By ROB COLE THE long wait for an away win is over for the Dragons after their revenge win over Continental...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAmbitious Olly Woodburn stating his case for Test call
(Photo: Getty Images) By Neale Harvey Exeter speedster Olly Woodburn is ready to back up Philippe Saint-Andre’s fervent assertion that it...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSimon Zebo unsure on future at Munster
(Photo: David Rogers / Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Munster back Simon Zebo admits he is no clearer to deciding where...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoTeflon Rob could have done so much more
ROB Andrew’s reputation as the Teflon man of English rugby may have taken a knock when he was sacked as the...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoStorming Stockdale takes the sting out of Wasps
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER FORMER Wasp Charlies Piutau provided the x-factor and Jacob Stockdale the cutting edge as Ulster got their European...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCanterbury on the spin make it six after battle
■By YINSU COLLINS Canterbury 18pts Redruth 16pts CANTERBURY head coach Andy Pratt was delighted with the result against Redruth but maintained...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoKolo’ofa’i leads the way for improving Islanders
Jersey.32 Y Carnegie 3 ■By TIM PRYOR JERSEY Reds put their Championship struggles behind them with a dominant win over a...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoCut the bench to reduce the risk of injuries
AS the broken body count in the Premiership rises, with a growing consensus that the greater ball-in-play time under the new...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoYoung: It’s not going our way
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young said: “When the luck’s not with you it’s not with you, but it’ll turn. When...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks do just enough to sneak to victory
■By NICK PITSON Henley 29 Barnstaple 22 HENLEY Hawks claimed a deserved bonus-point win over Barnstaple at Dry Leas in a...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoSettled Pirates put students to sword
Hartpury 19 C Pirates 35 ■By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY were muchchanged from their recent league performances and paid the price against...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLions roar again to extend perfect start with Bees in pursuit
PETERBOROUGH Lions continued their perfect start to the Midlands Premier with a bonus-point 31-20 victory against Newbold on Avon. Michael Watts...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBlues fail to cash in on supershow from Garyn
■By ROGER PANTING GARYNSmith took his chance to impress by spearheading Blues to a bonus point victory over the Top 14...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSimmonds leaves it to clinch Chiefs win
■By ROGER PANTING EXETER made hard work of getting their Cup campaign off to a winning start as it took them...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoWild Geese soar after Reon treble
■By WARREN MUGGLETON LI Wild Geese 53 O Redcliffians22 REON Joseph scored a hat-trick for London Irish Wild Geese as they...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoMisfiring Scarlets pay heavy price
Ulster A.24 Scarlets 18 ■By TOM JOHNSON POOR goal kicking cost the Scarlets heavily in a tight cup opener as they...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWilson try staves off Dragons fightback
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS was a rather apt time for Newcastle to produce their worst performance of the season. At times...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoAnniversary of Foley’s death can give Munster energy to topple Castres’ big guns
■By SAM JACKSON MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus wants his men to mark the first anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death with a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders stunned by late fightback
■By LIAM DAVIES Worthing 27 Cinderford 29 CINDERFORD produced a stunning comeback late on to defeat Worthing Raiders. The Raiders looked...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPooler open up 12-point gap at the top
Championship round-up ■By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOL opened up a 12-point lead at the top following their 38-10 bonuspoint victory over Skewen....
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