Club Rugby
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEsher save their best until late on
■By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 51 Dings.........................32 ESHER entertainingly defeated Dings Crusaders for a crucial victory. Joshua Thorne struck first blood for...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIn-form Rams run rings around Park
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................40 Sedgley Park.........22 RAMS overcame a dreadful opening half-hour to make it nine league wins from nine with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoMinikin’s landmark feat gets capped by victory
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....25 Harrogate.........23 HULL Ionians’ defence and the goal kicking of Lewis Minikin, on his 150th appearance, saw...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRichards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....24 Tynedale.................29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz
■ By TOM KELLY Preston.....................48 Billingham..............22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash
■By BEN CROPPER Lymm.................. 30pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoChester make Hull pay for a lack of cutting edge
■By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................39 Hull............................ 19 CHESTER secured a bonus-point win with a strong second-half performance pulling away from a Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFylde enjoy try-fest at the Woodlands
■ By WILL JUDD Fylde.........................56 Otley..........................29 FYLDE continued their charge for the top-three spots in a point thriller at home to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHigh-flying hosts see off Dale threat
■ By JACK TREGONNING Sheffield..................43 Wharfedale............ 20 AN arm wrestle of a first half turned into almost total Sheffield dominance in...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks are flying to repel Raiders’ efforts
■ By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...............26 Guernsey.......... 15 HENLEY Hawks put together their best performance of the season in a ferocious and...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWallace stars in Combe thriller
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P.........39 Colchester..............36 TOBY Wallace’s hat-trick and Harry Hudson’s last-gasp try saw Westcombe Park snatch victiry from...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcRae double in late Dorking romp
■By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................50 Sevenoaks..............26 DORKING eventually ran out comfortable winners, outscoring Sevenoaks by eight tries to four, having been only...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDramatic late win boosts leaders
■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................25pts Tonbridge J......26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEarnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............49 Havant......................53 HAVANT came out on top in a match of more than 100 points at...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOA pay price for poor home form
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian........... 17 Canterbury..............54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoQuainton quality leads Quins win
■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford.......................34 Worthing.................. 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoUni lads hang on in face of last-gasp barrage
■ By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni........ 34 Bournville........ 31 DESPITE an incredible second-half comeback, Exeter University held on for victory against...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDucker hat-trick boosts leaders
■ By TOM BARRY Old Redcliffians.... 19 Camborne................57 CAMBORNE showed why they are at the top of the league with a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLucs get lucky after Link double
■ By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............22 Hornets..................... 19 LUCTONIANS will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCooper’s men have Macc over a barrel with spree
■ By DAN STOKES Hinckley............62pts Macclesfield.... 21pts TEAMS HINCKLEY: Callan, Gilbert, Lamb, Dacey, Everett, Guilfoyle, Pointon, Harper, Davidson, Greening, Bee, Ramshaw,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoIn-form Clifton cling on for win after red card
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................33 Taunton...................26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoServices are off the mark at last
■ By ADAM CLEARY Devonport S............27 Redruth....................23 DEVONPORT Services won their first game since promotion to National League 2 West as...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents taught a forward lesson
■ By JACK TOZER Cinderford............... 50 Loughborough S....24 CINDERFORD beat Loughborough Students in a 12-try game with a set-piece masterclass. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMediocre Exeter have it all to do
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES WITH six rounds down, 12 to go, and Premiership Cup action draining university resources, men’s BUCS...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGosforth made to fight all the way
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoIronmen take the spoils on derby day
Welsh Premiership round-up THE Rhondda derby day bragging rights belonged to Merthyr who defeated rivals Pontypridd 28-25 at the Wern. Flanker...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRoll up, roll up: Crowds are rising to record levels
CROWD numbers in French rugby’s top two professional leagues have risen to record levels, according to figures released from the Ligue...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoAnyanwu heads the list of star attractions
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOP 14 transfer speculation is always thoroughly entertaining, and this season has – so far – been...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale and England forward Jonny Hill given 10-week ban for fan altercation
Sale Sharks and England forward Jonny Hill has received a 10-week ban, four of which are suspended, after accepting a charge...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoHolders looking to get it right
Preview Gloucester v Sale Today. 2pm Title holders Gloucester-Hartpury are looking for a response against strugglers Sale after suffering back-to-back defeats...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoExeter on top in battle of the big guns
■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ............................. 29pts Tries: Doidge 8, F Robinson 38, Sinclair 56, Rogers 66 Conversions: Tessier 9, 39, 67...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoBristol have no answers as Callender leads romp
By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ................ 19pts Tries: David 7, Bonner 28, R Marston-Mulhearn 37 Conversions: Reed 7, 28 Harlequins ...... 34pts...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoHost of stars back for Tigers
Preview Leicester v T’finders Today. 3pm LEICESTER welcome back several Test players as they search for their first win of the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCardiff go down to shock defeat
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK CARDIFF Met suffered a shock loss to Hartpury which allowed Bath to claim second place and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGalthie turns his sights to the future
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Not wanted: Charles Ollivon has been omitted from the France squad by coach Fabien Galthie PICTURES Getty...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScarlets – A good bet to make the URC playoffs?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Now that the first block of URC games is ending, the league table is beginning to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoRob Baxter: Time for the talking to stop
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter has told his Exeter players that the time for talking has stopped as they go into...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoNewcastle Falcons will take Premiership Cup seriously
By Paul Rees Newcastle will be going hard in the Premiership Cup, which starts on Friday, as they look to ensure...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTom Pearson enjoys ‘Dragons’ Den’
By Paul Rees Tom Pearson will not let missing out on the England squad for the autumn internationals drag him down...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath thump Sale Sharks to send them top of the Premiership
By Paul Rees Bath .................................... 40pts Tries: Muir 1, Reid 18, du Toit 26, Hill 45, Carr-Smith 64, van Wyk 78...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoMichael Cheika’s delight as Leicester Tigers hold on
By Gary Fitzgerald Saracens .......................... 29pts Tries: Tompkins 18, Swiel 27, Gonzalez 65, Hadfield 70 Conversions: Swiel 18, 28, 71 Penalty:...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoIzaia Perese: We got across the line
Aussie star Izaia Perese hailed Tigers “massive” win at the home of rivals Sarries after he grabbed one of the four...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester don’t let Newcastle Falcons fly again
By Brendan Gallagher Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Clement 2, T Williams 12, Blake 20, Singleton 40+1, Wade 72, Hathaway 75 Conversions:...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe had to win this one – George Skivington
Director of rugby George Skivington said this was a game Gloucester had to win. “We’ve been in a position in a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSteven Luatua gives Bristol Bears reason to believe
By Roger Panting Bristol Bears .................... 31pts Tries: Ibitoye 29, Ravouvou 32, 55; Batley 70 Conversions: MacGinty 29, 32, 55, 70...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoWinning ugly is important – Pat Lam
Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was impressed that his side could dig out victory in hard conditions. He said: “Winning...
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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