Club Rugby
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Loughborough prop Eric Nixon
By BEN JAYCOCK Venezuelan-born prop Eric Nixon is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a long list of Millfield School...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDon’t only blame RFU for lack of confidence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS interesting to read last week’s comments by Simon Halliday in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoLlandovery stand firm to take title
By CARL FIELD Llandovery....... 14pts Newport............... 7pts LLANDOVERY made it back-to-back Welsh Premiership titles after edging out Newport in a pulsating...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoI may sell Toulon for €1 – Lemaitre
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A matter of weeks after ProD2 strugglers Biarritz were sold for €1, Toulon owner Bernard Lemaitre suggested...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPremiership previews: Round 17
Heading into the penultimate round of the Premiership season seven teams still stand a chance of reaching the play-offs, with each...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVunipola warned again by RFU over drunken arrest
Billy Vunipola has received a formal warning from the RFU for the second time in just over five years, on this...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoChessum out till next season in England and Tigers injury blow
Leicester Tigers lock Ollie Chessum will miss the rest of this domestic season and England‘s summer tour to Japan and New...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCare extends Quins stay into 19th season
Harlequins and former England scrum-half Danny Care has signed a new contract to spend a 19th season at the London club....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFord loving dramatic end to the season
By PAUL EDDISON George Ford is relishing the ‘do-or-die’ nature of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby run-in as his Sale Sharks side...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoToulouse overcome Quins to join Leinster in eighth final
By NICK POWELL Toulouse………………………………………….38 Tries: Lebel 4, Mauvaka 19, Flament 27, Dupont 33, 37; Mallía 68 Conversions: Kinghorn 21, 35, 38;...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBlame RFU for lack of confidence – Halliday
By NICK CAIN The Cornish Pirates statement that the future of professional rugby in Cornwall is in jeopardy – citing RFU...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSaints so close to stunning Leinster
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Croke Park Northampton boss Phil Dowson was left to rue the one that got away after Saints...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEight-year PGP deal expected next month
By PAUL REES The ground-breaking new agreement between Twickenham and the Premiership clubs is expected to be announced after next month’s...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSmith: I’m better at handling mistakes
By JON NEWCOMBE Fin Smith credits his superb form this season to a mental mind-shift that enables him to now take...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMurley admits he’d be tempted to try out league
By STEFAN FROST Cadan Murley has revealed he could cross over codes once he has fulfilled his trophy-winning ambitions at Harlequins....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington’s banking on experience next time out
By MARK STEVENS George Skivington expects to see significant improvements within his Gloucester squad next season after a campaign he readily...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFit-again Ewels enjoying new life under Johann
By PAUL REES When Charlie Ewels suffered knee ligament damage on England’s 2022 tour to Australia, his club Bath were at...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoReturn to Sixways still on agenda
Worcester Warriors Supporters Trust have welcomed news that the firm which owns the club has been sold. The new consortium, led...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoAm: Chance to win silverware shows we’re on right track
By BEN JAYCOCK The Sharks have endured an emotional rollercoaster this season but, after booking their place in the Challenge Cup...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’d love to coach at top level, says Biljon
By JON NEWCOMBE It is one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoQuins have to climb very steep mountain
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Harlequins face Toulouse this afternoon in their first European Cup semi-final in south-west...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoLeinster made to fight all the way
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............................20pts Tries: Lowe 10, 15, 43 Conversion: Byrne 11 Penalty: Byrne 29 Northampton Saints...... 17pts Tries: Hendy 58,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoIt’ll be tough for us but we’ll meet fire with fire, says Care
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Toulouse vs Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadium de Toulouse WHEN Harlequins went to Bordeaux last month they...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoHotshot Hastings has the final say
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 40pts Tries: Hathaway 6, Blake 29, Hastings 58, Clarke 61, Thorley 78 Conversions: Hastings 29, 58,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoCoach is happy to chase a second trophy
Gloucester head coach George Skivington confirmed that his side had targeted the cup competitions after victory against Benetton took them to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoMasuku hits the target for Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks .................32pts Tries: Koch 61, Mapimpi 71 Conversions: Masuku 62, 72 Penalties: Masuku 4, 9, 14, 19, 26,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRoebuck out to impress England
By LUKE JARMYN Sale's Tom Roebuck is a man on a mission as he looks to use the final weeks of...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU’s still killing the dreams of investors
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU’s indecision is final. It does not know what to do about...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoDon’t put Dickson in that position
If the Karl Dickson furore in the Harlequins v Northampton clash last weekend at Twickenham tells us anything, it is that...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates take control to close down Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham........ 7pts Tries: van der Flier 22 Conversions: Arden 22 Cornish P ..........29pts Tries: Hocking 12, Schwarz 38,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEadie has the last laugh for Hartpury
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury.......................... 57pts Tries: Short 4, 14; Morgan 9, Austin 30, 42; Eadie 51, 62; Hunt 74 Conversions: Bazalgette...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoScottish made us fight all the way, says Cov coach Rae
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ...........27pts Tries: Anstey 16, Wand 35, Chudley 44, Ma’asi 73 Conversions: Mitchell 44, 73 Penalty: Mitchell 27...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGrimoldby drops late winner to stun Knights
By MICKY TAYLOR Bedford Blues..32pts Tries: Howard 14, King 56, O’Connor 62, Woolford 78 Conversions: Maisey 15, 63; Grimoldby 79 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTrailfinders show class in nine-try rampage
By RICKY WESTABY Ealing T.............57pts Tries: Cornish 2, 49; Cordy-Redden 6, Willis 20, O’Brien 27, Willemse 63, Smid 67, Kelleher 72,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWithout referees, there is no game
Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the men and women in the middle and asks what can be done to...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoUnstoppable women ready to take on RAF in battle for title
By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Army Women ..78pts Navy Women..... 5pts THE Army Women will head to Gloucester with the Inter Service Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoNayalo steers Army to thrilling fightback
By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Army ................................. 43pts Tries: Nayalo (3), Johnson, Horner, Radianirova, Qorowale Conversions: Johnson (4) Navy ................................. 42pts Tries: Wright...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWe had belief in our ability
Mark Stevens talks to Exeter Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson as he embarks on a new chapter away from Sandy Park IN...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoHeath to meet Barnstaple at Twickenham
By MO SHER Two new names will take part in this year’s Papa John’s Championship finale, as last year’s runners-up Havant...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoWith selection, you can’t keep every player happy
Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoAt 61, Daran calls it a day
By BEN JAYCOCK Daran Poppy was one of the oldest players in the RFU pyramid this season, reaching double digit appearances...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoDelighted to see Titans stand tall
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoChinnor and Rams dominate in toughest league in the country
The best XV from 2023/24 as voted for by our correspondents Following Chinnor’s run to secure the National One title, Ben...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBrooks and Hill link up to work at Wimbledon
By BEN JAYCOCK New Wimbledon head coach James Brooks is excited to work with experienced director of rugby Steve Hill again...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoAppleyard unhappy with date clashes
By BEN JAYCOCK Staffordshire head coach Andy Appleyard believes the RFU are ‘stealing opportunities away from quality players’ due to the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoUniversity pathway to top of the game
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoChalies’ last-minute winner ends England dominance
Students International By WILLIAM GUPWELL England Stu............. 43pts Tries: Forsythe 15, Meredith 30, Fletcher 39, Edwards-Giraud 56, Kirkham 63, Gulley 71...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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