Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoOliver’s army on march for resurgent Skewem
SWALEC Championship round-up By JAMES LLOYD SKEWEN pulled off a dramatic comeback to beat Bedlinog in a 25-21 thriller to leapfrog...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHughes denies Kidwelly with late penalty
SWALEC Division One round-up By JAMES LLOYD IOAN Hughes held his nerve with a late penalty as Llanelli Wanderers snatched a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFlood sees red to add to Tolouse nightmare
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN In normal times, you might expect former England star Toby Flood to be thrilled to bits about...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJudd-ernaut keeps rolling at the summit
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE JUDDIAN still hold top spot following a 50-19 win away to Shelford. Tuli Paea,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMorris holds his nerve as Otley fall just short
Luctonians 30 Otley 21 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS withstood a second-half onslaught from Otley to eventually run out victors in a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford exhibit quality in master display
Henley H 28 Bishop’s Sto 38 By NICK PITSON BISHOP’S Stortford proved why they are at the top of the league...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoStreet capitalise on Nuneaton’s slip-up
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET took over at the top of the table after they picked up a bonus point in...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLarder’s red costs an injury-hit Gate
Harrogate 10 Sedgley Park 40 By BILL BARRACK INJURY-HIT Harrogate were blown away by an impressive first-half display from Sedgley Park...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHome comforts for star Elderkin
Redruth 26 Clifton 7 By BILL HOOPER SECOND-HALF tries from Redruth half-backs Joe Elderkin and Jack Oulton sparked Redruth to a...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTop against bottom ends with a mauling
National League 3 North UNSTOPPABLE Huddersfieldmarch on undefeated – this time on the back of an 83-0 win at home to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoOdogwu paves way for easy win
Sale FC 63 Wharfedale 27 By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT SALE kept well clear of the chasing pack following a nine-try win over...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKingdom reigns as Titans nick one
Taunton T 22 Barnstaple 21 By KEITH BROOKING FOR the second week in a row, Taunton faced a team fighting for...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoExiles romp away after turnover turnaround
By LUKE JONES LONDON Irish assistant coach Clark Laidlaw cut a delighted figure after seeing his side book their place in...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoChampions-elect edge closer to trophy
National League 3 South West OLD REDCLIFFIANS continued their march to the title by running over eight tries during a 46-9...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHosts Tigers are off the foot of table
Sheffield T 30 Preston G 0 By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers’ fight for survival continued with a commanding win in this...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPark hold firm to survive a serious fightback
Esher 18 Rosslyn Park 24 By BEN CARTER ROSSLYN Park withheld a resurgent second-half performance from Esher to earn victory on...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoVillagers deliver thrashing to keep title alive
Chinnor 47 Canterbury 19 By SIMON VICKERS CHINNOR’S title challenge remained on course as they downed Canterbury. Kieran Thompson put the...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years ago12-try rout takes Trailfinders into last four
By JEREMY INSON EALING Trailfinders marched on to the semifinals with a hugely emphatic victory over Scarlets Premiership Select to top...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMahoney’s late score is pride of the Lions
Leicester Lions 24pts Chester 19pts By ANDY MOORE LEICESTER Lions head coach Andy Key hailed his side’s resolve after they held...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOwen’s late score saves Blackheath
Blackheath 26 Darlington MP 21 By GRAHAM COX A FIRST victory in six outings for Blackheath was achieved thanks to Freddie...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders do enjoy rare enough to away win
LI Wild Geese 34pts Worthing 39pts By WARREN MUGGLETON WORTHING secured only their second away win of the season by narrowly...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoEvans on target in last play to deny Scottish
By NICK VERDIER L Scottish 21 Cardiff Blues 24 JARROD Evans slotted a penalty on the last play to hand the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSouth Leicester secure a derby victory
S Leicester 22 Hinckley 15 By MICK MCNEILL SOUTH Leicester overcame a half-time deficit to eventually emerge worthy winners. The game...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents seal title with time to spare
Hartpury Coll 57 Old Albanians 21 By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY duly completed the win required to clinch this season’s National One...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCarlisle and Wiltshire are hat-trick heroes
Barnes 31 Bury St Ed’s 43 By JONTY SUTHERLAND A STRONG second-half performance secured Bury St Edmunds the win in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTigers get that glint of silverware again
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER set up a shot at winning their first silverware since 2013 with a comprehensive four-try hammering of...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years ago‘Explosive’ Jersey sink the Pirates
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds cruised into the semi-finals for the second straight season thanks to a powerful and dominant display...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTynedale late show downs Scunthorpe
Tynedale 25 Scunthorpe 10 By BRIAN TILLEY AFTER a lethargic first 40 minutes, Tynedale improved to put together some good moves...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSeven heaven fast start sees for Albion as off the hosts
Moseley 26pts Tries: Sheldon 49, 76, Brightwell 54, Grove 72 Conversions: Williams 49, 54, 72 Plymouth Albion 47pts Tries: Williams 3,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLondoners get revenge at Rams
By MATTHEW MCCRORY Reding’sians…7 O Elthamians 20 OLD Elthamians exacted revenge on Redingensians Rams as they eased to a comfortable victory....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMurphy: Freddie is such a great guy
FREDDIE Burns buried his annoyance at having to leaving Tigers this summer with a stunning display. “You can’t say enough wonderful...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoMunster to be tested by Ulster experience
PREVIEW…Munster A v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 3pm, Musgrave Park, Cork MUNSTER A will put their unbeaten Cup campaign to the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTitle hopefuls are made to work
Stourbridge 23 Caldy 29 By NICK PULLEN CALDY continued their impressive charge towards the title but were given a real run...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league
Lichfield Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoTop clubs vie to lure Brown from Harlequins
Harlequins face the prospect of losing star full-back Mike Brown in the summer. And Brown’s fellow England international, scrum-half Danny Care,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBig Dunc aims to have something to celebrate
By SAM JACKSON Today. Kick-off 2pm. Mennaye Cornish Pirates v Jersey TOM Duncan is gearing up for his 50th appearance in...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNuns shrug off red card to see off Bees
National League 3 Midlands DESPITE having Rory Vowles sent off, Nuneaton triumphed in the first v fourth clash, beating Birmingham and...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHoppers in a spot as Street nabs the winner
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 23 Luctonians 24 A LAST-MINUTE try from Jordan Street secured a vital win for Luctonians. The...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTigers’ revival hope is scalped by the Chiefs
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs’ march to the play-offs – possibly even topping the table – continued apace with this comprehensive...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBrock is the man for gutsy Barum battlers
By ANDREW JONE Barnstaple 10 Barnes 3 WITH just 13 men on the field, Barnstaple scored the only try of the...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoGeorge must find some form… fast
WARREN Gatland is going to be spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting his 2017 Lions wings. The head coach...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoField clear at top as rivals play catch-up
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhold their position as runaway leaders following yet another bonus-point win, 10-26 at Lymm Ben Hoyle, Nick...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTorrent of tries as Sale take charge
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 7 Sale 61 SALE kept up their pursuit of leaders Caldy with a resounding nine-try win at...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoCLOSE-UP
TOM CROFT Leicester blindside DON ARMAND Exeter blindside While it was great to see Croft making only his second Premiership start...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders hold off Titans in a thriller
By KEITH BROOKING Worthing R 36 Taunton T 33 WORTHING Raiders survived a second-half onslaught by Taunton as they held on...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOld boys need seven points to take title
National League 3 South West OLD Redcliffians look set to clinch the South West title after they extended their lead to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoClassy Caldy are 23 wins on spin
By JOHN LYON Caldy 41 Sheffield Tig 7 LEADERS Caldy saw off the challenge of a spirited and game Tigers side...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBaxter: Now we want to win title
EXETER Chiefs coach Rob Baxter said: “We are still a relatively new Premiership club but if you finish second as we...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks fly high at a blustery Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 27 Henley 29 HENLEY battled to victory over Clifton in a game played in swirling conditions, resulting...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoCrooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking
Still a mess: World Rugby has a duty to sort out the ongoing problems in the scrum PICTURE: Getty Images What...
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