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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLewis’ magical treble gives Ponty a perfect start
By JACK FLYNN Pontypridd 35 Carmarthen14 LEWIS WILLIAMS ran in an impressive hat-trick as Pontypridd began their Tier One campaign with...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTaylor’s late show secures points for Lions
■ By BILL BARRACK Leics Lions ....28 Harrogate........15 IN AN enthrallingly close match, a Sam Fox injurytime penalty seemed to have...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCinderford’s pack grinds out victory
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks 17 Cinderford 20 CINDERFORD edged a close encounter that featured more action in the last ten...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPowell is metronomic as champs fall to home defeat
By JOHNNY FERGUSON Ebbw Vale 12 Bedwas 15 RICHARD POWELL booted all 15 points as Bedwas held on to beat reigning...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers off bottom as Dale defeated
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T......14 Wharfedale ......8 SHEFFIELD TIGERS’ hopes of League survival were thrown a lifeline by a crucial...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCockles suffer as Rams show muscle
By MATTHEW MCCRORY Redin’sians R 43 Exmouth 21 RAMS got off to a flier with their first try and never looked...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoProsser holds his nerve to steal it at the death
By ELGAN ALDERMAN Cross Keys 9 Llanelli 6 THERE was plenty of late drama as a last-minute Joshua Prosser penalty helped...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoCaldy struggle to flattering victory
■ By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........17 Caldy ................30 RUNAWAY league leaders Caldy racked up their 13th win on the bounce but...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans have a storm to weather grab spoils
By KEITH BROOKING All-round game: Taunton were just too hot for Canterbury, running in five tries, while their defence and pack...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaints secure top spot but will need help from Tigers
By NICK VERDIER N’hampton…50pts Tries: Foden 6, 28, Gibson 17, Paterson 39, Mallinder 43, Pisi 49, Fish 56, 80 Conversions: Myler...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAttwell is at the double as Ravens unable to take flight
By RICH JONES Bridgend 14 Newport 25 NEWPORT began life in Tier Two of Premiership rugby with a comfortable 25-14 win...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLucs end winless run with Sedgley defeat
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ....23 Sedgley Park 14 AN EXCELLENT all-round performance from Luctonians saw them record their first win...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoChris goes a-Rovering to thwart Raiders
By ROSS LAWSON Worthing R 11 Clifton 15 BACK-ROWER Christopher Rovery heaped yet more misery on struggling Worthing Raiders as his...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGloucester are left Screech-ing
By JAMES CANDY Gloucester………24pts Tries: Orr 38, Trinder 46, Vellacott 68 Conversions: Evans 40, 47, 69 Penalties: Evans 52 NG Dragons………13pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHowley on target to complete a fantastic four
By ROB COLE Cardiff 9 Neath 20 CARDIFF must be sick of the sight of Neath this season as the Welsh...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPenberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ............21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ....................29pts...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHot-shot Hodson sparks Otley win
By JOHN FINCH Otley 32 Scunthorpe 8 TWO sides in desperate need of points produced an entertaining game but it was...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoIrish overwhelmed by late try deluge
By JON EDWARDS London Irish 14 Old Eltham’s 43 THREE tries in the final ten minutes gave Elthamians an emphatic six-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWarriors arrive… at last!
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff………………38pts Tries: Dolan 17, Millard 39, 58; Williams 43, Evans 71 Conversions: Shingler 17, 39, 43, 58; Evans...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGrieving Beddau honour tragic Tom with win
SWALEC Championship round-up THERE were emotional scenes at Beddau as the club said goodbye to 21-year-old Tom Owen, who passed away...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRayer’sblast at ‘shocking’ Blues after 7-try beating
Richmond............49pts Tries: Davies 11, Allcock 19, Stuart 26, Mitchell 38, 77, Woodward 50, Browne 63 Conversions: Kirby 12, 20, 27, 39,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHoppers downed by four-try Hinckley
By MICHAEL YOUNG Hinckley 29 P G’hoppers 22 HINCKLEY ran in four tries to secure a bonus point victory in an...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSuperb Tarrant holds off Club revival to seal top-two battle
By NEALE HARVEY Blackheath..........17pts Tries: penalty 2, Fielding 52 Conversions: Fielding 2, 52 Penalties: Fielding 33 Ampthill & D ......24pts Tries:...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBarnes the hero as Barnes suffer
By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor 24 Barnes 17 CHINNOR were rocked by a slick Barnes start before recovering to claim victory. Following...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRowlands aiming to escape the shadows
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm FRUSTRATED Wasps lock Will Rowlands will use his side’s final Anglo-Welsh...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBlaenavon can’t end Nelson’s stay at the summit
SWALEC Division One round-up NELSON kept up their slender lead at the top of the National League 1 East Division with...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPirates primed for Exiles onslaught
Preview Cornish P v L Scottish CORNISH Pirates will be fresh to take on London Scottish at the Mennaye today but...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoPrecision Prescott keeps Juddian top with his trusty boot
National League 3 London & SE THEbig game of the day was at The Slade where top-placed Tonbridge Juddianwelcomed Wimbledon, in...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMaggs delight after Moseley end Park’s unbeaten streak
B Moseley ....36 Rosslyn P ......20 By PAUL SMITH SPARKED by two Ed Sheldon tries, Birmingham Moseley claimed a deserved bonus...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMosses back to help lead Bristol’s fight for salvation
By NICK VERDIER PREVIEW… Bristol v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm AFTER a frustrating four months on the sidelines, centre Ben Mosses...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDrug tests controversy puts France in turmoil
For Buddhists, the sacred lotus flower has long been a symbol of purity of the body and mind. For French rugby,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoKennedy brings back the big guns
Preview London Irish v Nottingham NICK Kennedy is gearing up for a stern test against play-off chasing Nottingham as Exiles look...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHolton lifts Towcester to put Bridge in trouble
National League 3 Midlands OFFICIALLY a free weekend, National Three took the opportunity to catch up on previously postponed fixtures across...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoDominant College break the century
By EMMA SMITH Hartpury C ......80 Blaydon ..........19 HARTPURY RFC have more than a century of National League One points after...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKibirige KOs Bath as Falcons strike late to win fumblefest
By COLIN NEWBOULT Newcastle…16pt Tries: Kibirige 73 Conversions: Willis 74 Penalties: Willis 40, 45, 61 Bath……………15pts Tries: Wilson 50, W Homer...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGiteau decides to end his career in Japan
MATT GITEAUwill leave Toulon at the end of the season and move to Japan. The Australian played a key role in...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNilson knows lineout accuracy must improve for derby clash
By JON NEWCOMBE DOUBLE centurion Phil Nilsen hoping promotionchasing Carnegie can put in a complete 80-minute performance today after stuttering to...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHornets release Brake to cruise past Lydney
National League 3 South West IN this official catch-up weekend, Hornets came out 39-13 the better at home to Lydney. Lewis...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWilkinson wallops Coventry late on
By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde ................33 Coventry ........24 CONNOR Wilkinson went over twice in five minutes as Fylde produced a remarkable come...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath can beat odds like I did says Robbie Fruean
Having twice defied the medics by battling back from heart surgery, inspirational centre Robbie Fruean is determined to reinforce his fighting...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU made Welsh survival ‘impossible’
By NEALE HARVEY London Welsh chairman Gareth Hawkins has blasted the RFU over his club’s demise, accusing English rugby’s governing body...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLeicester are ‘suffering from loss of home stars’
Leicester stalwart Matt Smith fears the imperatives of winning are preventing Tigers from blooding academy stars and sticking with them. Smith,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh are no more
The days of London Welsh as a professional club are over after the RFU refused them permission to stay in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoStar names signing up to Joe Marchant’s fan club
Jamie Roberts is backing Harlequins starlet Joe Marchant to become the latest international centre sensation produced by England, who head into...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHard sanctions on high tackles will suit Louis Picamoles
Teimana Harrison believes the new hard line on high tackles will make Northampton powerhouse Louis Picamoles an even more dangerous ball...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRugby for Dummies: How and Where to Catch the Fever
There is nothing quite as exciting, and perhaps mystifying, as the ye old game of rugby. While it might pure heaven...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFormer Tiger Odogwu glad he jumped ship to Sharks
When Paolo Odogwu scored for Sale against Leicester in October it was a moment of personal satisfaction for the 19-year-old speedster...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLeicester urged to consider benefactor route
Leicester legend Louis Deacon claims his old club were wrong to sack Richard Cockerill and insists the Welford Road outfit must...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoEllis Genge – ‘I’m staying at Leicester’
Dynamic Ellis Genge has revealed why Leicester‘s sacking of the man who helped salvage his career is unlikely to deter him...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBristol fly-half loaned to Jersey
Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy has joined Championship side Jersey on a dual-registration agreement. Sheedy has missed the majority of the 2016/17...
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