Club Rugby
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGallagher delight as Caldy down Cov
By BEN JAYCOCK Coming off the bench to score a hat-trick and spearhead Caldy’s upset victory over title fighting Coventry last...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLudlam has his sights set on Toulon
ENGLAND flanker Lewis Ludlam will leave Northampton at the end of the season, with Toulon understood to be his destination. The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBath keen to attract Grady
Bath have emerged as the leading contenders to sign Wales wing Mason Grady, below, when his Cardiff contract expires this summer....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoExeter prop on way to Glasgow
Exeter tighthead Patrick Schickerling, 25, is set to join Glasgow Warriors on a multi-year contract. Schickerling’s commitment comes on the heels...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Saul Nelson
The former Bristol, Exeter and London Welsh hooker, now academy pathway head coach of RGC & Wales U18s forwards coach, chooses...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoReynolds: It’s fantastic to see George with England
By JON NEWCOMBE Rams director of rugby Seb Reynolds has praised England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft for his “refreshing” decision...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHodge to hit the ground running
By MARK STEVENS Josh Hodge insists he’s looking to make up for lost time after making his return to first team...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoU19s back in action with double challenge
The England U19 men’s side will return this spring with fixtures against France and Italy. The team, led by the England...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPoor Caldy discipline lets Blues sneak home
By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................22pts Tries: Ma’asi-White 7, Gallagher 52, JJ Dickinson 80 Conversions: Barker 7, Rogers 80 Penalty: Barker 20...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDominant Ealing make it look easy
By TOM JOHNSON Ealing Trailfinders.. 40pts Tries: Cornish 4, Holmes 12, Bird-Tulloch 19, Cordy-Redden 35, 53; O’Brien 80 Conversions: Twelvetrees 4,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol wing Louis Nancekivell
By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Nancekivell didn’t go down the traditional route entering rugby and has only played for one club so...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoChinnor fly-half Worboys weaves his magic
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.............31 Rosslyn Park.. 10 CHINNOR conjured another stunning performance under the lights to overcome an abrasive and competitive...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley shatter Lions’ winning run
By CONOR O’HARA Leicester Lions .... 10 B Moseley ..............20 LEICESTER Lions’ run of success came to an end against a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClinical Rams get better of Bishop’s
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............14 Rams ........................26 BASEMENT side Bishop’s Stortford pushed high-flying Rams all the way before eventually coming up...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLaw’s delight as in-form Mowden see off Mond
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP 34pts Tries: Ree 2, 22, 48, Hadfield 8, 62, Ene 74 Conversions: Pascoe 3, 23 Richmond...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClub hold their nerve to edge out battling hosts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford.............. 18 Blackheath ............30 BLACKHEATH emerged from a tense encounter to claim a vital victory over Cinderford at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSale put bite on high-flying Albion
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 31 Plymouth Albion..... 3 SALE FC made it three wins on the trot as they eclipsed...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMartin leads way for terrific Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....49 Sedgley Park.........14 SEVEN-TRY Taunton Titans produced a dominant display to beat visiting Sedgley Park. Man-of-the-match Dan...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIt’s all pointing to success for Walker and his close-knit crew
By BEN CONEYBEARE Boss: Nick Easter AFTER four games of the season, Chinnor had won two, lost two, but since their...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoField are torn apart as in-form Tynedale run riot
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield...19 Tynedale..........57 RELENTLESS Tynedale cruised to a nine-try demolition at rockbottom Huddersfield. The hard-working visitors, who had wrapped...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoTake away the contact and you don’t have a game left
With the Six Nations now in full swing the last thing the game needs is further condemnation about how it’s played...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFaraimo hat-trick seals win for Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................40 Preston G.................33 HULL came back from a 19-point deficit to record their eighth win in sensational style....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s tries aplenty as points are shared
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............38 Billingham..............38 HULL Ionians and Billingham shared the spoils in a thriller. It was Billingham who dominated...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCometh the hour, cometh Campbell
By LUKE JARMYN Sheffield............28pts Lymm................. 24pts SHEFFIELD hooker Rhodri Campbell became the hero of the hour as the Welshman muscled through...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDestructive Dale destroy Otley as record tumbles
By NICK DOYLE Otley.............................0 Wharfedale............41 IN-FORM Wharfedale recorded their highest ever league score against Otley in a demolition job, blowing them...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoCharlie Capps a top Titans triumph
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................27 Rotherham T..........32 ROTHERHAM picked up a bonus-point win in a bruising encounter at Fylde to make it...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDelighted Dixon is leaders’ hero
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........49 Sheffield Tigers...... 6 LEADERS Leeds Tykes produced a clinical second-half display, romping home to a commanding...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham relish Titanic title tussle with Tykes
By BEN CONEYBEARE In any other league, in any other year, losing only a single game to this point in the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWagstaff treble proves in vain for visitors
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................23 Westcombe P... 19 WESTCOMBE hooker Taine Wagstaff scored a hat-trick for his side, but it was still...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking back on track in top win
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................42 Canterbury..............22 DORKING returned to winning ways as they ran in seven tries to Canterbury’s three, in a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhite-hot Tom puts the boot in
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Henley Hawks.......26 AN entertaining game saw eight tries shared equally but the boot of TJ’s Tom...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMcgann’s calling shots for Raiders
By HENRY PARISH Worthing............28pts Guernsey........... 31pts PROUD Guernsey director of rugby Jordan Reynolds praised his side for “finding their identity again”...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoIt’s that man Sam to break hearts of stunned hosts
By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon.............26 Old Albanians........28 OLD Albanians left it until the very last play of the match to secure a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSecond half ends hope for the hosts
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham..... 19 Sevenoaks..............35 AFTER an even first half of three tries apiece, Sevenoaks took control in the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRobbins’ hat-trick leads Esher’s rout
By OLLY PINHEY Esher.......................... 60 Bury St Edmunds... 15 ESHER turned on the style to destroy Bury in a top-of-the-table clash....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks looking to grow much taller as young talent blossoms
By BEN JAYCOCK Adam Bowman’s youthful Sevenoaks pulled off a surprise victory over title challengers Bury St Edmunds last weekend to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders kick on to victory as Dudley fall short
By MO SHER Dudley K............ 14 Dings C............. 45 PROMOTION-chasing Dings Crusaders went through the gears to eventually dispatch a Dudley...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoTwo-try Curry so hot for Old Reds
By NATHAN EDWARDS Old Redcliffians....24 Newport (S).............. 5 A STOIC defensive display from Old Redcliffians helped them fend off Newport (Salop)...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPack power pays dividends for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 19 Chester....................... 7 REDRUTH ground out a win over Chester on a heavy pitch thanks to some...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGadd praises ‘amazing’ Hornets after huge win
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets.............. 45pts Clifton.................27pts Full stretch: Pierre Tucker dives over for the Hornets and Macenzzie Duncan evades the challenge...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoA second-half surge keeps Lucs in pole position
By ADAM DICKINSON Luctonians..............28 Exeter Uni................ 21 A DOSE of half-time hairdryer treatment helped Luctonians pull out a second-half comeback win...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHinckley hold on after first-half blitz
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................36 Camborne................ 15 HINCKLEY got the better of visiting Cambor ne to secure a second successive bonus-point win....
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBattling Bourn on top in 12-try tussle
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville.............. 44 Loughborough S....38 BOURNVILLE put their supporters through the wringer before securing a tense victory in a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a title-pushing campaign, Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams doesn’t shy away from how predictable the...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoTykes are on track but job’s far from done
COACH TO COACH Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill talks to Mike Aspinall, below, head coach at Leeds Tykes, who are currently...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoPepper’s late show clinches thriller for Durham
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Scrum-half Max Pepper scored two late tries, one in overtime, to give Durham a famous win...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoDominant Ipswich march on with more silverware
SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale put pressure on Saints to deliver
ACADEMY ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS The penultimate round of group stage action in the Premiership U18 Academy league has left it...
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