Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoHowells atones for sin bin with late try
SWALEC Division One round-up By JOHN ARKLESS YSTRAD Rhondda condemned Treorchy to their first defeat of the season after a remarkable...
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National League 3
/ 10 years agoSaxons coach Bates to take top RFU job
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England Saxons head coach Steve Bates has been named performance manager and international performance coach by the RFU....
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoBrilliant Beale keeps Wasps buzzing on top
By NICK CAIN Bamboozled: Wasps’ star man Kurtley Beale terrorises the Bath defence PICTURE: Getty Images KURTLEY Beale may have cost...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoSarries in Falcons’ sights as they eye Top Six
By JON NEWCOMBE Falcon soars: Calum Green wins a lineout for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images CALUM GREEN is confident...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDai Young on coaching his son at Wasps
The raw emotion Olly Robinson expressed when his father Andy was sacked as Bristol director of rugby earlier this season revealed...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDom Waldouck weighing up the option of sabbatical
Eco-friendly centre Dominic Waldouck is unsure what role he will play for new-age Newcastle next season, if any, but appearing in...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoTom Arscott EXCLUSIVE: I thought it was the end of my career
By JON NECOMBE Yorkshire Carnegie signing Tom Arscott feared he was “damaged” goods and might never play professionally again after his...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoPlunder in Leeds gives Pirates top four vision
By STEVE RIGBY Rested: Alex Cheesman PERFORMANCEhas been the Cornish Pirates’ focal point this season but following their stunning win at...
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National League 2E
/ 10 years agoStortford go clear with seven-try win
Bishop’s S ……46 Canterbury ….30 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S STORTFORD came out on top of a freeflowing encounter with a determined...
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National League 2E
/ 10 years agoHall double fires Henley fightback
Henley Hawks18 Barnes…………..16 By JIMMY BOOKER A LATE George Jackson penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Henley as...
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National League 2E
/ 10 years agoLespierre hat-trick inspires a raid on Worthing
Worthing R……21 OEs ………………..51 By JON EDWARDS WINGER Dom Lespierre scored a hat-trick of tries as OEs ran up a half...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoChampions kick-start their bid for top spot
By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall breathed a huge sigh of relief after his champions rediscovered the art of winning by sweeping...
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National League 2E
/ 10 years agoWaterloo and Morley strife intensifies as drop looms
NATIONAL 3 ROUND-UP THERE were two important relegation clashes in National Three North, but with Morley and Waterloo both going down,...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoCLOSE-UP
NATHAN EARLE DENNY SOLOMONA Denny Solomona has been the talk of the Premiership of late for varying reasons, but mainly due...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoLate kick secures dramatic triumph for Vale
C’marthen Q 26 Ebbw Vale 30 By ANDREW MCQUARRIE REIGNING champions Ebbw Vale made it two wins on the bounce as...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoDiamond: We just weren’t up to it
STEVE Diamond was in a light-hearted, smiling mood for once despite the defeat. Having spent a rare match perched in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoSix of the best as Pontypridd down Llandovery to go top
Pontypridd 42 Llandovery 24 By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPRIDD hit Llandovery for six as the Sardis Road side made it two bonus-point...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoIt’ll be furious from the start as derby fervour
By NICK VERDIER NICK FENTON-WELLS has no doubt Bristol can avoid relegation but time is running out and he knows a...
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National League One
/ 10 years agoMarshall the star as Moseley falter
Blaydon ……….25 B Moseley ……12 By JOHN BRENNAN FOR 60 minutes there was little to separate the two sides, but Blaydon...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoBarnett at the double for the table-topping Keys
Swansea 0 Cross Keys 26 By RICH JONES ABERAVON managed to avoid another trademark RGC 1404 comeback as they recorded the...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agotheir teeth to tear apart Quins’ proud home record
Tigers show By NICK VERDIER LEICESTER, despite all their troubles this season, are again in contention for the playoffs after forcing...
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National League One
/ 10 years agoSmith sparkles as Ionians fell Macc
Hull Ionians..45 Macclesfield..21 By MALLY KNOWLES HULL IONIANS secured five points in this crucial re-arranged match against Macclesfield, a vital fixture...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoMagic Matt on song as Merthyr outclass Bedwas
Bedwas 20 Merthyr 40 By RHYS THOMAS MERTHYR secured a first win in Tier One as they came away from the...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoKingston: It’s just top six left for us
HARLEQUINS boss John Kingston is adamant his side are out of the race for the Premiership playoffs. With only six games...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoThird defeat on the spin as Cardiff downed by Newport
Newport 17 Cardiff 8 By ELGAN ALDERMAN NEWPORT consigned Cardiff to their third defeat since the Premiership split at a wet...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’ve got to get it right in contact area to stop Gloucester says Gaskell
By NICK VERDIER WASPS have no match when it comes to scoring points in the Premiership but James Gaskell would like...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoBrilliant Bridgend battle back for first Parc victory
Llanelli 21 Bridgend 28 By JOHN ARKLESS BRIDGEND snatched their first-ever win at Parc y Scarlets with a comeback victory over...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoShort’s double puts Chiefs a point off top
By ROGER PANTING JAMES Short moved to the top of the Premiership try-scoring chart with another two as Exeter maintained the...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoPark hope fortress will hold firm against Hartpury
NEWS EXTRA RESULTS AND FIXTURES IN-FORMRosslyn Park are set to face unbeaten Hartpury College at home next Saturday and coach Scott...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoPatience paid for them – Deano
FALCONS’ boss, Dean Richards, paid tribute to Exeter and said: “They are very good side, who are incredibly patient, as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoSettled England out to go one better in Vegas
WORLD SEVENS By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND coach Simon Amor has named an unchanged squad for a fifthsuccessive tournament ahead of next...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoReds resist late charge to finally get one over Carnegie
By TOM INNES IN A tense, compelling contest Jersey held on to break a run of nine straight defeats to Carnegie,...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoRead leads fight against rise of the machines
Kieran Read stands out in a land of giants for a reason other than his status as leader of the best...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoRougerie’s aiming for record- with a little help
Of all the 95 tries scored by Aurelian Rougerie during his monumental career with Clermont, the most recent evokes human values...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoAll Black Franks is difference for Irish
By GEOFF WINTERS LONDON Irish boss Nick Kennedy insists his side need to improve following yesterday’s bonus-point derby victory. Kennedy, 34,...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoWhere was tribute to Grand Slam commander Gwilliam?
JOHN Gwilliam has been unique among Wales captains for the last 65 years and he will remain so for as long...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 INTERNATIONALS Six Nations England v Italy (15:00) NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Bristol v Bath (13:00) Wasps v Gloucester...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoAnother big Richmond win brings Titans into range
By LUKE JARMYN ROCK-SOLIDdefence that kept a clean sheet for 77 minutes plus three first half tries saw Richmond win their...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoPut the fire back into Edinburgh, Cockers, but try to avoid any nose rubbing
IN the pecking order for the PRO12 title, Edinburgh are in an all too familiar position. They are nowhere – but...
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National League 2N
/ 10 years agoHoppers jump off foot of table after crucial victory
PRESTON moved off the bottom of National League Two North after securing a vital win over Leicester Lions. The result ended...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoTrailfinders prove they’re proper play-off contenders
By MATT WRIGHT EALINGhad to fight hard in picking up their third win in a row, but a strong finish at...
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National League 2N
/ 10 years agoBurridge batters Tynedale for vital bonus point
Wharfedale..27 Tynedale ……..3 By ED WILLIAMS FIVE tries and a late Josh Burridge double helped Wharfedale to a muchneeded bonus-point win...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBath reap benefits from Cheika snub with Ben Tapuai
Ben Tapuai admits leaving Australia left him “scared” but says a fresh start was necessary after being snubbed by Wallabies boss...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Why Maxime Mermoz left French rugby behind
The sea, the sun, the trophies, Maxime Mermoz appeared to have it all. But underneath all that glitter it was a...
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National League One
/ 10 years agoMoseley pay price for lineout calamity
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley 19 DMP 21 JAMES FITZPATRICK secured an unlikely Darlington Mowden Park win over Birmingham Moseley as...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoJarvis keeps double hopes alive for the Ironmen
By RICH JONES Bedwas 14 Merthyr 25 MERTHYR remain in reach of an historic league and cup double after they outshone...
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National League 2E
/ 10 years agoHenley put in shift to avoid trap door
■By NICK PITSON Henley…33 Canterbury …22 HENLEY put in a hugely committed performance to ease any fears of being sucked into...
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Premiership
/ 10 years agoJP sentences Bristol to an eight-try lashing
Going over: Pat Cilliers scores Leicester’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images Well done, pal: Owen Williams congratulates Brendon O’Connor, left, after...
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National League One
/ 10 years agoIonians can’t cope with White’s show
By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY returned to winning ways on home soil, but after leading 28-3 within 12 minutes they were pushed...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoProsser unlocks Neath as Keys progress to next round
By ROB COLE Cross Keys 29 Neath 10 JOSH Prosser booted Cross Keys into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup...
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