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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoWoods to step down as Tynedale coach
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE Ben Woods’ time as head coach of Tynedale is coming to an end because the RFU...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoNewport triumph in Gwent derby
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved level on points with Premiership leaders Llandovery after winning the Gwent derby 31-25 at...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBig two will meet in Cup final
Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED and Ystrad Rhondda will contest this season’s WRU Championship Cup final at the Principality Stadium...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoToulon heading in right direction
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON coach Pierre Mignoni earned something of a reprieve this weekend, as his side’s 54-7 win over...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoYou must reward and value effort
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Watkins, head coach of Luctonians RFC, currently second in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter backing Jenkins to bounce back at Chiefs
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has backed Dafydd Jenkins to bounce back from the disappointment of leading Wales to a first...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTNT Sports to show every top flight match from next year
TNT Sports will show every game of the Premiership from the 2024/25 season onwards following a new agreement with Warner Bros....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoExeter secure Feyi-Waboso on long-term contract
Exeter Chiefs have signed 21-year-old England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on a “long-term” contract. Feyi-Waboso joined the Devonians midway through last season...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTuilagi to leave Sale for Bayonne
England’s Manu Tuilagi will leave Sale Sharks, and likely bring an end to his more than a dozen-year international career, to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPollock is set for take-off at Saints
By PAUL REES When Henry Pollock signed his first professional contract with Northampton last year at the age of 18, he...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFiji star Nayacalevu signs for Sale
Sale have signed Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu from French Top 14 side Toulon on a one-year contract with an option for...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester end long wait for silverware
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 23pts Tries: Atkinson 47, Jordan 50 Conversions: Barton 47, 50 Penalties: Evans 40, Barton 55, 65...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWinning feels so special for Zach
After winning the Premiership Cup, star man, Gloucester No.8, Zach Mercer, said: “I came to Gloucester to win things. I did...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe need strong finish – Ludlow
By PAUL REES Gloucester have been a cup team this season but skipper Lewis Ludlow is demanding a strong finish to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNFL sides look set to take punt on Mallinder
ON THE BLINDSIDE Harry Mallinder’s dream of winning an NFL contract has moved a step closer after the former England U20...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoVermeulen open to England offer
ON THE BLINDSIDE By GRANT SHUB Jacques Vermeulen, who is eligible for England having been in the UK since 2019, has...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Alex Day
The Bedford and former Cornish Pirates, Northampton & Saracens scrum-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRelief for Nottingham as Exiles fall short
■By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham...... 31pts Tries: J Olowofela 13, Stronge 18, 33; R Olowofela 30, Valentine 40 Conversions: Arden 18, 30,...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoSuper Saints get in gear for Bears
By JAMES EVANS Northampton ................ 24pts Tries: Odendaal 4, Sleightholme 19, Davison 37, Baker 50 Conversions: Savala 4, 37 Sale ......................................
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoFive-star Bath run URC leaders ragged
Bath ....................35pts Tries: Cokanasiga 9, du Toit 34, Spencer 50, Muir 66, 75 Conversions: Bailey 10, 35, 51, 67; Worboys 76...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoButt: Race for the title is so tight that every point will count
By PAUL REES Will Butt is confident Bath will emerge from the top flight break on the front foot as they...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoAll set for a race to the finish
With the Premiership resuming next weekend, Paul Rees looks at how the runners and riders are gearing up The Premiership resumes...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSupersub Holland proves a big hit for hosts
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath .....36 B Moseley .......12 THIS was a comfortable win for Blackheath, built on a firsthalf display that...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClementson leads major points spree
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................80 Bishop’s S............... 10 CHINNOR produced a dazzling performance to score 80 points at home for the second...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHayman! Max is Rams’ inspiration
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford..............14 Rams ........................38 RAMS secured a convincing win at Cinderford to bolster their push for promotion. It was...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHamilton the hero as Lions secure vital win
By MICK JACOBS Leicester L .......29pts Tries: Stubbs 5, Patrick 13, Hamilton 31, Cairns 51 Conversions: Lewis 6, 14, 32 Penalties:...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLuc who’s leading proud Park to a top triumph!
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......30 Rosslyn Park.........36 A CLINICAL Rosslyn Park took maximum points from their trip to Darlington after a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLamb loving life as Albion plan for the brightest future
By MARK STEVENS Head coach Ryan Lamb believes the foundations are being laid for a bright future ahead at Plymouth Albion....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTitans impress to keep pressure on leaders
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................29 Rotherham T.. 47 HULL earned a bonus point from a game where their deserved half-time lead was...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCam returns to haunt former club
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield..................34 A brace of first-half tries from former Huddersfield wingman Cameron Catleugh in an explosive ten-minute...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians drinking in last-chance saloon
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............26 Tynedale.................36 IONIANS’ session drinking at the last chance saloon is fast approaching closing time and, by...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNo stopping the Tykes as Brown leads the rout
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........78 Lymm........................ 17 LEEDS Tykes maintained their winning streak by making it 22 from 22 with another...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHappy Hoppers dig in for success
By TOM KELLY Preston G...........26pts Billingham........22pts PRESTON Grasshoppers just managed to get over the line in a penalty-strewn match against Billingham....
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates duo happy for top sides to do the plundering
By MARK STEVENS Over the years, the Cornish Pirates coaching duo of Gavin Cattle and Alan Paver have unearthed some real...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSkipper Davies’ treble in Barnes try spree
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.............. 47 Bury St Ed’s..... 34 A FOUR-try blast in the space of ten minutes was at the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders repelled despite slow start
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............33 Guernsey................. 19 CANTERBURY triumphed in an early kick-off against Guernsey Raiders, despite starting slowly. It took until...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRoofe puts lid on Park comeback
By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........33 Old Albanians........26 WESTCOMBE Park left it late to seal a thrilling win over Old Albanians. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBen hat-trick all in vain as Hawks are shot down
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking...............39pts Henley...............27 pts DORKING left it to the final quarter of an enthralling thirdv-fourth contest to seal a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEight-try romp keeps Vikings in bottom spot
By RICHARD HEWITT North Walsham..... 12 Esher.........................48 ROCK-bottom North Walsham were swept aside by high-flying Esher. In a bottom against top...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoPoppy at the double on red letter day for women
By WILL GUPWELL Women's university rugby took a monumental step forward last Saturday with a first ever BUCS Women’s National League...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter Uni fight back to claim victory
By RORY MORROW Exeter Uni.........29 Newport (S).... 24 HOOKER Sol Moody bagged a first-half brace as Exeter University recovered to beat...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLeaders hand out lesson to students
By NATHAN EDWARDS Loughborough S.... 10 Dings Crusaders...43 DINGS Crusaders keep leading the pack in the National League 2 West with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBournville savour bonus-point glory
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............46 Camborne................35 BOURNVILLE may be the unhappy travellers of National Two West, but they are a different proposition...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIce-cool kicking seals Old Reds’ joy
By JOSH THOMAS O Redcliffians..38pts Chester...............29pts OLD Redcliffians maintained their unbeaten run at Scotland Road with victory over Chester, who pushed...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDacey holds his nerve to earn Hinckley a draw
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................23 Hinckley..................23 CALLUM Dacey’s lastgasp penalty gave Hinckley a share of the spoils and left Redruth wondering how...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFavourites Exeter on top in BUCS play-off draw
By T0M JEFFREYS THE BUCS Super Rugby league season came to a typically chaotic climax this week, as the men’s play-off...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBeating Ealing proves anything is possible
Matthew Luddington talks to London Scottish flanker Jack Ingall about combining work and play in the Championship ANECDOTES from rugby’s amateur...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHarrow take it in battle of big two
By TOM JEFFREYS Harrow won their first ever National Schools Cup title with a dramatic 29-27 victory over Kirkham at Twickenham....
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