Club Rugby
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoAlex Sanderson: You can’t play loose against an angry team
Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson feared his side would face a Northampton backlash after their defeat to Leicester and he...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAt last! Newcastle Falcons end record losing streak
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle ........................ 24pts Tries: van der Walt 17, Blamire 29, 54 Conversions: Grayson 18, 30, 55 Drop goal:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRob Baxter: We are missing a little belief
Exeter boss Rob Baxter looked perplexed after seeing his side suffer the ignominy of falling to the basement boys of the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNo rest for Leicester Tigers as Michael Cheika puts foot down
By Adam Hathaway Match Preview Leicester v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Leicester boss Michael Cheika has shelved thoughts of...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCaolan Englefield: We need to be more aggressive in defence
By Gary Fitzgerald Caolan Englefield remains confident Gloucester can plug sufficient holes in their leaky defence to stun the Tigers again...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBrave Will Green does game huge service
Will Green is owed a significant debt by rugby union in England – and further afield – for his courage and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoI’m calmer than I’ve ever been – Beno Obano
By Jon Newcombe Beno Obano has credited the calming influence of Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan for one of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoRobbie Smith determined to be in contention for Scotland
By Paul Rees Robbie Smith’s patience paid off in the summer when he made his debut for Scotland and the Northampton...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons fall to Benetton as they run out of puff
By Roger Panting Dragons ............. 21pts Tries: Westwood 27, Evans 50, Lewis-Hughes 73 Conversions: Evans 27, 50; O’Brien 74 Benetton ..............
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoJacob Stockdale at the double as Ulster put Ospreys away
By John Fallon Ulster ................36pts Tries: McCormick 5, 52, Stockdale 10, 65, Marcus Rea 32, Penalty 24 Conversions: Cooney 33, Doak...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScarlets on fire to send the Bulls to first defeat
By Simon Thomas Scarlets ............................ 23pts Tries: Macleod 11, Murray 41, Rogers 72 Conversion: Lloyd 12 Penalties: Lloyd 40, 52 Bulls.......................................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScottish stars prove their worth for Edinburgh
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh .........27pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, Schoeman 60, Graham 64, Ashman 79 Conversions: Thompson 47, 79 Penalties:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoGlasgow’s salvage mission
Sharks .............28 Glasgow ......... 24 ■By BRYN PALMER GLASGOW salvaged two losing bonus points with two tries in the final two...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSnyman shows who’s boss
Connacht ........ 12 Leinster ...........33 ■ By JOHN FALLON RG SNYMAN again showed his class as an understrength Leinster side proved...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMunster facing tough test
Stormers ........ 34 Munster .......... 19 ■ By KEVIN FALLON MUNSTER have a huge game on their hands next week against...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoZebre ……………… 9 Lions ……………. 10
THE Lions continued their unbeaten start to the season by edging Zebre in a rain-soaked tight affair. Ivan van Rooyen’s side...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTiti Lamositele’s happy to do his talking on the pitch
By Jon Newcombe Titi Lamositele is happy at being the quiet achiever at Harlequins having moved to a club full of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJacques Vermeulen keen to join the fight
By Mark Stevens When push comes to shove, Exeter Chiefs forward Jacques Vermeulen is not one to shy away from the...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMerciless Ealing leave Ampthill with nothing
■By WILLIAMS GUPWELL Ealing T .............92pts Tries: Bird-Tuloch 6, 9; Collins 12, 34, 47; Wilson 17, 42; Reid 25, Willemse 39,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoNottingham power is too much for Scottish
■By MO SHER L Scottish ........14pts Tries: Brown 11, Ferdinand 48 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 12, 49 Nottingham .... 48pts Tries: Olowofela 4,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRichman keeps his cool to win it for Cov
■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ..................15pts Tries: Cartmill 25, Hearn 55 Conversion: Barker 56 Penalty: Barker 73 Coventry ...........17pts Tries: Hitchcock...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAdamson’s record day is a delight for Blues
■By SAM JACKSON Bedford ............................. 34pts Tries: Garside 6, Adamson 15, 64; Worley 54, Wright 80 Conversions: Maisey 8, 57, 65...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBazalgette pulls strings to tie Chinnor in knots
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor ............. 19pts Tries: Clementson 60, Ryan 78, Moore 80 Conversions: Bourton 61, 80 Hartpury .......... 34pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCambridge battle back to break their duck
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......29pts Tries: Hanks 26, Hema 33, Brownhill 76, Vanes 80 Conversions: Grimoldby 27, 77, 80 Penalty: Grimoldby...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoNelson in fine form as Exeter race home
By ARCHIE STARKEY Gloucester-H ... 15pts Tries: Williams-Morris 3, Dale 33 Conversion: Sing 34 Penalty: Sing 40 Exeter Chiefs .. 21pts...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoWestcombe-Evans storms home to light up Lightning
By JAMES LOGAN ENGLAND wing Bo Westcombe-Evans, below, struck twice as Loughborough Lightning recorded their first win of the PWR campaign....
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoCampbell’s double hit puts Bears in the soup
By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ................24pts Tries: David 35, 65; Skeldon 55, Reed 78 Conversions: Reed 35, Bevan 78 Saracens ..........................
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoHudson keen for home delight
Preview Leicester v Quins Today. 5.45pm SOMETHING has to give at Welford Road today as winless Leicester and Harlequins face off....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJoe Batley sets sights on reaching top
By Paul Rees Joe Batley has two remaining targets in a career that started at Gloucester 10 years ago – help...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRogers inspires shock win for the visitors
Rotherham T . 34 Bishop’s S ....... 45 By DAVID BEDDOWS BISHOP’S Stortford sprung one of the surprises of the National...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoWardle’s a wizard for super Sedgley
Sedgley Park ........ 41 Plymouth A ............26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR SEDGLEY Tigers secured a much-needed victory over Plymouth. The visitors started...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMatt puts gloss on Heath victory
Blackheath ............50 Esher ........................27 By GRAHAM COX BLACKHEATH produced some superb handling and great offloading, particularly in a second half, which...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond are still not at full potential – Powell
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 43pts Tries: Monson 4, McMillan 19, Woollard 23, Litchfield 51, Obonna 63, Schwarz 68, O’Meara 78...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoVisitors Sale away with the win in tight battle
Darlington MP .......34 Sale FC ....................38 By BILL JENKINS SALE FC edged out hosts Darlington in the narrowest of contests. The...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMurray shines so bright on debut
Rams.........................24 B Moseley................. 7 By RICHARD ASHTON RAMS withstood a physical battle to record a magnificent seventh straight victory. The hosts...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPark’s lightning start downs Dings
Rosslyn Park.......... 61 Dings.........................24 By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park were on fire to start the match – and Dings simply didn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHot hosts shining brightly to secure victory
Wharfedale.....40 Billingham....... 17 By EDWIN WILLIAMS THE sunshine brought out the crowds at the Avenue and they were treated to some...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNat helps Lymm keep up pressure
Lymm........................53 Otley..........................22 By MO SHER LEAGUE leaders Lymm continued to flex their muscles at Beechwood, comfortably easing past an Otley side...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHoppers are so committed to win
Preston G.................45 Hull............................29 By TOM KELLY A COMMITTED display from Preston Grasshoppers helped secure victory over Hull. A quick double from...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWatts wins it for Leeds with last-gasp goal kick
Sheffield............12pts Leeds Tykes.....13pts By MICK DAVIDS WHEN these two teams met last season, both games were high-scoring affairs that were in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoInspirational Ivory helps Chester coast to victory
Chester.....................46 Tynedale................. 19 By DESMOND HICKIE CHESTER secured a seven-try triumph against a Tynedale side that stayed in the fight but...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey hat-trick powers Cambs to glory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville........ 12 Camborne.........40 CAMBORNE demonstrated why they are favourites to win promotion to National One by ending Bournville’s...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoClifton stun with dominant display
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Macclesfield.......... 17 CLIFTON turned in their best all-round performance of the season and ran in eight tries...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRedruth’s late rally short of the mark
By JACK TOZER Cinderford...............23 Redruth.................... 19 CINDERFORD narrowly beat Redruth thanks to an impressive first-half performance while the visitors left it...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets in historic win over uni boys
By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni..........33pts Hornets...............37pts DESPITE an excellent second-half comeback, Hornets held on to beat a stubborn Exeter University outfit....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNine-try bonus haul as Hinckley show no mercy
By LIAM PHILLIPS Hinckley..................55 Devonport S............22 HINCKLEY secured back-to-back home wins in an entertaining afternoon hosting Devonport Services. Hinckley came flying...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes hang on to claim victory this time
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............33 Havant............... 21 BARNES shrugged the memory of recent lastgasp defeats as they claimed a see-saw victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBonus time again in nervy Bury win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............32 Worthing..................29 BURY St Edmunds claimed a third successive bonus-point win as Worthing paid the price...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitchener puts boot in to Oaks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley......................26 Sevenoaks.............. 20 A FAULTLESS kicking display from Max Titchener was the difference for Henley Hawks as they...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPoullet’s double boost for Raiders
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian.....14pts Guernsey...........37pts GUERNSEY Raiders lived up their name as they sealed an emphatic away win against Old...
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