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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBryn Bradley: I’m aiming to make a big impact for Harlequins and eventually Wales
Bryn Bradley is the big physical centre Wales need, but the 6ft 4ins, 17st midfielder will not get closer to their...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoAfter 15 years, Mark McCall decides to call it a day at Saracens
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall will step down at the end of the season after 15 years at the helm.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNoah Caluori is hoping to follow in Henry Pollock’s footsteps for England
Noah Caluori relished his first experience with the England senior team and wants more of where that came from despite being...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoExeter Chiefs 3-8 Bristol Bears: Visitors ride out the storm in a battle of survival
A turbulent West Country weekend delivered two storms in quick succession: the first named Ingrid, the second wearing Bristol Bears shirts.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSale Sharks 29-43 Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s men in a rush to reclaim top spot
On this evidence, it will take a special team to stop Northampton Saints going all the way this season.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoGloucester 26-30 Bath: Atkinson double act gives champions a real test
It wasn’t the win that Gloucester badly need but it was, perhaps, the performance to galvanise their season as George Skivington’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoHarlequins 7-34 Leicester Tigers: Jack van Poortvliet shines as Quins crash again
Geoff Parling hopes the latest injury to Jack van Poortvliet is nothing for Leicester Tigers or England to worry about after...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSaracens 73-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Noah Caluori on a rampage to fire up Sarries
Saracens wonder-kid Noah Caluori regained his place at the top of the try scoring charts as the north Londoners put Mark...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBedford Blues 38-31 Coventry: Blues are on song to edge past their rivals
Bedford Blues maintained their impressive home record with a come-from-behind victory over their oldest rivals Coventry, in one of the standout...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild
Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoCardiff on their way to place in the play-offs
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............17pts Try: McNally 49 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 16; Lloyd 60, 80 Benetton ............. 8pts Try: Ruzza...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoSuper-sub Coombes turns match for Munster
■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoOspreys fail to land late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLeinster power pays in the end
■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoDouble top for Hiddleston
■By STEVE NOTHERS Gilbert again adding th Zebre ...............21 Glasgow ..........26 GREGOR Hiddleston put his Scotland Six Nations snub firmly behind...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoBulls fightback stuns Edinburgh
■By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......17 Bulls ................19 THE Bulls fought back to seal back-to-back away victories with sharp shooting from Springbok...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoChampions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16
Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoSedgley Park too good for Stortford
■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoGulley follows a two-Dart finish in sharp final show
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ......41pts Tries: Jenkins 3, Oulton 47, Dart 55, 61; Gulley 78 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 48, 55,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoJuddians see the full picture after Painter’s gloss
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............27 Tonbridge J ...........27 NEVER MORE than a converted score separated these two sides, as Freddie...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoClub see upside of stranger Dings
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............43 Dings Crusaders .... 7 BOLD BLACKHEATH’S seven-try slaughtering of Dings Crusaders was not without its blemishes,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoAxel slashes Tykes with runs & poses!
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................34 Leeds Tykes ..........24 AXEL Kalling-Smith’s brought the mettle with a fabulous hat-trick to frontman Rams’ home...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoBirchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBrankley hat-trick proves highlight for hosts
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....37 Scunthorpe......26 HULL Ionians made hard work of it in the first half but led 19-7at...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoLate Hobson try wins it for Otley
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................33 Darlington MP.......28 OTLEY secured their first league win against Darlington in what proved a tight game....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRodgers sticks the boot into his rivals
■ By GEORGE DAVIS Rossendale............ 17 Tynedale.................50 TYNEDALE cruised to a dominant win over Rossendale, making it five wins on the...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBig Mac belief by savoured Davis and his boys!
■ By WILL JUDD Hot shot: Harry Oliver seals win for Macclesfield in the 78th minute and, right, Samuel Adu opens...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDale have no answer to deadly in-form Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....29 Wharfedale...............0 RAMPANT Sheffield Tigers turned on the style with a crushing five-try victory against Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoBrown tops the Bill for the victors
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............35 Hull............................24 BILLINGHAM produced a clinical attacking display to secure a deserved victory over Hull, with star...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoCallum helps Posa threat to the hosts
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................ 17 Sheffield .................54 SHEFFIELD kept their perfect record intact with a comfortable victory against Preston...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoStudents’ heart hits Chester in a spirited showing
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........41 Chester..............12 EXETER UNIVERSITY recorded a convincing home victory over Chester, producing a composed performance to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoScoring must get Borne for Priddey
■By HUW GRIFFIN Lymm........................24 Camborne................34 BEN PRIDDEY continued his fine try-scoring form, as his hat-trick helped his Camborne side to a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoOld heads held up to hardened Reds
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Redcliffians.... 31 Redruth....................24 OLD REDCLIFFIANS notched their third home victory in four matches in a tight...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoTom Putts Titans in the green from tee!
■ By MIKE JAMOS Charge: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton and, below, referee signalling Taunton’s only try of the game scored very late...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoSyston’s King Stewart is the topic in Students’ loss
■ By ANDY WARD Syston......................22 Loughborough S.... 15 TWO SECOND-HALF Luke Stewart tries put visitors Loughborough Students to the sword, and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoFinal horn eases Hinckley’s sweats
■By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................41 Barnstaple ............. 31 HINCKLEY’s first-half scores saw them avoid defeat, as visitors Barnstaple bruised their earlier advantage....
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLucs are saved at disciplined hosts
■By CHLOE HOWE Hornets .................... 12 Luctonians .............14 SECOND-PLACED side Luctonians recorded their fourth successive win, edging a hard-fought nail-biter to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoRaiders back on track as Oxford lose again
■By HARVEY ALLEN Guernsey..........26 Oxford H.............. 3 GUERNSEY ended their six-game losing streak over bottom-placed Oxford Harlequins, who now are winless...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoWelsh get the better of Esher
■By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........ 31 Esher.........................29 LONDON Welsh just edged out Esher in a real cracker in what was a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoHavant ‘Knighted’ on Joel’s big day
■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................39 Westcombe Park..27 WITH RFU president Deborah Griffin in attendance to make a special presentation to Havant’s outstanding...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoSnelling Grants Oundle the win
■By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................15pts Oundle................21pts WITH the biggest crowd of the season, Barnes continued their recent history of being so close...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoDenham hat-trick helps Bury see off plucky Oaks
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..49 Sevenoaks..............24 BURY once again secured a bonus-point win – but the lack of shape, structure...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoWilliams inspires impressive victory
■By COILIN DUFFY Canterbury .............40 Dorking ...................... 7 CANTERBURY delivered a dominant performance to secure a convincing victory over Dorking, strengthening...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoAl sounds a loud OA victory Horne
■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley ..................... 17 Old Albanians .......26 OLD Albanians underlined their promotion credentials with a hard-fought win over Henley....
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Club Rugby
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoL’borough ease past Cardiff to go top of the table
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH bulldozed Cardiff 82-12 to kick off BUCS Super Rugby’s return and move top of...
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