Club Rugby
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoDominant Ospreys out-muscle the weakened Sharks
■By ROGER PANTING mance from them and a tion has to be made of the 30 metres out from his own...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoBundee’s back to boost Connacht
Preview Pau v Connacht Today. 5.30pm IRELAND duo Bundee Aki and Finlay Bealham come into the starting XV as Connacht head...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoSisi leads way on 100th appearance
Preview Sharks v Zebre Today. 3pm DAVID Sisi captains Zebre on his 100th appearance for the club as the Italian side...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester will battle to the end
By PAUL REES Gloucester may be out of the running for a play-off place, but they will not be coasting in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHill looking forward to Edinburgh challenge
England prop Paul Hill will leave Northampton in the summer to join Edinburgh. The tighthead has made 187 appearances for Saints,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoIt’s all a difficult question of trust
Leicester's latest fine for salary cap irregularities – their second in as many years – throws up an interesting question or...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMasterful Willis leads Trailfinders fightback
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 17pts Tries: Walker 10, Stevens 25, McNab 63 Conversions: Houston 25 E Trailfinders ..26pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBarton’s second try pivotal for Ampthill
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ................................ 20pts Tries: Hayes 15, Pilgrim 20, Hearn 27 Conversions: Barker 16 Penalty: Barker 11 Ampthill .............................
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoOustanding Venner grabs hat-trick as Coventry run riot
■By PAUL SMITH Coventry .......... 64pts Tries: Venner 4, 22, 41; Salt 28, Poole 32, Hitchcock 38, 49, Wand 68, Wilson...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoIngall stars as Scottish hold firm for brave victory
■By MO SHER L Scottish .........29pts Tries: Brown 13, Ingall 35, Wallis 38, Ferdinand 43 Conversions: Sheppard 14, 36, 39 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKiller wing Adamson hunts down club record
■By ROB WILDMAN @therugbypape Nottingham..... 24pts Tries: van der Flier 19, Ferreira 19, R Olowofela 44, Ramage 80 Conversions: Stronge 35,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJVP ready to prove he’s back to his best
By LUKE JARMYN England and Leicester dynamo Jack van Poortvliet has highlighted in both his actions and words that he’s back...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoUnderhill agrees new contract with Bath
ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill has signed a contract extension to stay with Bath until the end of the 2025-2026 season. The...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoThe day Crane had final word at Cardiff
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Millennium Stadium once staged a trio of penalty shoot-outs in four years...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIt’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line
Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoBring back rucking and kill the jackal
Coach to coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Paul Turner, below, coach of Championship club...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHolland makes it a very special occasion
Blackheath .....25 Sedgley P ........15 By GRAHAM COX THIS was a contest dominated by a strong gusty crossfield wind and littered...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMain man Mullis is the key for Ford
Cinderford..............29 Rosslyn Park.........28 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD overcame Rosslyn Park by the narrowest of margins to give their chances of avoiding...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoUsher is the best man for the victors
Darlington MP....... 17 Bishop’s S............... 13 By TOM BULMER PARK saw out a low-scoring win against Bishop’s Stortford in a game...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRyan leading from the front as Lions are tamed
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor............. 42pts Tries: Ryan 1 and 80, James-Carter 19, Passman 27, Cross 51, Worboys 57 Conversions: Worboys 2,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRams suffer major blow in bid for promotion
Plymouth A ............28 Rams ........................22 By PADDY MARSH A LATE try from Rams hooker Max Hayman keeps his side’s slim promotion...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRatu helps side take Titanic step
Sale FC.....................27 Taunton Titans..... 41 By GARETH DANIELS TAUNTON took a huge step in their bid for National One survival with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s another very close encounter!
Richmond................ 17 B Moseley............... 17 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER FOR the second time this season, very little divided these two teams, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes taking nothing for granted in tough run-in
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two North pacesetters Leeds Tykes face a difficult run-in to get over the line and return to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoJack’s the lad to seal it for Hoppers
Preston G.................46 Lymm........................42 By TOM KELLY THE Grasshoppers and Lymm scored 13 tries in a thrilling display of running rugby, with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoA positive home ending for Field
Huddersfield..........26 Otley..........................26 By ANDREW SMITH RELEGATED Huddersfield gave a good account of themselves in their final home game. Two tries from...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTop of the Bill! Fight to survive is alive
Billingham........ 20pts Wharfedale...... 17pts By MIKE BROWN BILLINGHAM’S bid to avoid relegation received a massive boost with victory over Wharfedale. It...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGreat Britton! Josh lead the way in shock victory
Hull Ionians............48 Sheffield.................. 14 By MALCOLM KNOWLES FEW could have seen this result coming. It was third top playing second bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMacNab hat-trick crowns Tykes’ win
Leeds Tykes...........55 Tynedale................. 14 By BEN CROPPER A RESHUFFLED back division master minded a big victory for leaders Leeds Tykes. Tynedale...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHull leave it late to win thrilling battle
Hull............................39 Fylde.........................36 By JOE SANTAMARIA HULL and Fylde served up a 75-point rugby banquet with Hull edging it in the last...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHavant so happy to be returning to the National League stage
By BEN JAYCOCK Director of rugby Rob Matthews and head coach Will Knight have witnessed the rise and fall of Havant,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years ago‘Immortal’ Whitelock to retire
By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand’s mostcapped player Sam Whitelock will retire at the end of the French club season in June....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders hold firm to take try-fest victory
Guernsey..........53 O Albanians..... 41 By MIKE MARSHALL GUERNSEY Raiders won a highly entertaining clash with Old Albanians featuring almost 100 points....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDavies grabs two to seal tough win
Barnes...................... 19 Sevenoaks................ 5 By MICHAEL WHITFIELD BARNES came out on top from a fiercely contested match against visitors Sevenoaks. On...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way
Canterbury..............29 Bury St Ed’s.............27 By CARRICK BLAKE WILL Waddington crossed twice as Canterbury completed a narrow bonus-point victory over Bury St...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing rules roost at double in comeback
Dorking...............36pts Tonbridge J......33pts By KEVIN BEAL A SECOND-half revival, including two tries from Jasper King, saw Dorking home in a pulsating...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPozniak four-most to keep hope
North Walsham....... 7 Wimbledon.............57 By PAUL MORSE WIMBLEDON improved their chances of staying in the National League with a big win...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWebb is last-gasp saviour for Hawks
Westcombe P......... 19 Henley...................... 19 By JOHN VALLELY A LAST-minute try from Henley Hawks scrum-half Leo Webb, converted by fellow half-back...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBotterill hat-trick sets up title thriller
Worthing..................22 Esher......................... 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoNew faces win battle at the bottom for Fred’s men
By TOM JEFFREYS Upbeat: Fred Pierrepont FOR the last two seasons, Worthing have been a mainstay at the top of the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey trio leads cross-border raid
Exeter Uni................22 Camborne................59 By FREYA COLLINGTON BEN Priddey scored a hat-trick of tries as Cambor ne crossed the county border into...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents on top in see-saw battle
By ADAM CLEARY Loughborough S....40 Clifton.......................33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students recorded a surprise bonus-point victory over third-place Clifton. The visitors made a dream...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRampant Lucs as Hornets are stung
Luctonians....... 49pts Hornets................. 5pts By GEOFF VICKRESS Power: Will Hodnett holds off Hornets’ Charlie Carter to open the scoring for Luctonians,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders pillage Newport with ruthless display
Newport (S)............ 13 Dings Crusaders...45 By NATHAN EDWARDS DINGS Crusaders produced a rampant second-half performance to overcome a first-period deficit and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChester succumb to second-half blitz
Bournville............... 50 Chester.....................38 By PAUL BOLTON BOURNVILLE banked their eighth home win of the campaign – and their fourth in a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Reds are too hot for Hinckley
Old Redcliffians....40 Hinckley.................. 17 By CHRIS CAMPBELL OLD REDS produced a strong perfor mance to overcome Hinckley. The visitors played with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics
By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEaster backing Friday games
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter has called for more Friday night matches to be played in National...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCruse, 35, announces retirement
Grateful: Northampton’s Tom Cruse NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old...












