Club Rugby
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way!
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Billingham.............. 12 A DOMINANT Tynedale pack secured victory for Tynedale after an even derby encounter in which...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoStudents quick out of blocks to topple Hornets
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets.....................27 Exeter Uni................33 HORNETS were outscored five tries to three as they went down to Exeter University at...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoThorne’s red card fails to derail Dudley
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dudley K............ 17 Bournville.......... 3 DUDLEY Kingswinford overcame neighbours Bournville to pick up only their third win of...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLucs run out as Old Reds steal it
By LUKE JARMYN Old Redcliffians.... 18 Luctonians.............. 17 OLD Redcliffians fly- -half Ashley Groves held his nerve to boot a late...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoClifton rescued by two-try Talbot
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 15 Dings Crusaders... 15 CLIFTON staged a stirring second-half comeback as they claimed a draw at home...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKevern proud as gritty Reds hit back for a draw
By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............19pts Camborne..........19pts Left: Tyler Gendall of Redruth burrows his way over for a try. Right: Jack King of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey keen to make his mark on and off the pitch
By BEN CONEYBEARE If there are any career paths that rival the physical demands of professional rugby, serving in the armed...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFour-try surge is key for Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................41 Loughborough S....28 HINCKLEY closed out the year in winning style with a ten-try contest against Loughborough Students...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAce Ivory leads Chester’s charge
By MATT HARROP Chester.....................36 Newport (S)............34 CHESTER edged to victory over Newport (Salop) in a high-scoring clash at Hare Lane. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks oust battling Raiders in mighty contest
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.......27 Guernsey..........17 SEVENOAKS got the better of Guernsey in a combative arm wrestle on a boggy Paddock. The...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAway-day joy for in-form Dorking
By HENRY PARISH Worthing.................. 18 Dorking.....................29 DORKING overcame Worthing to ensure they only have two blots in their copybook at the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJuddians fall short in big derby tussle
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............24 Canterbury..............28 RIVALS Tonbridge Juddians and Canterbury served up another pre-Christmas cracker, with the visitors narrowly coming...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDrama as late kick downs the Dons
By EDDIE MCATEER Wimbledon.......20pts Barnes................21pts WIMBLEDON fell to an agonising defeat at the hands of Barnes as a lastminute penalty saw...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoFaulkner hat-trick fires leaders to win over Park
By CONOR O’HARA Esher.........................43 Westcombe P.........36 HARRY Faulkner grabbed a hat-trick as Esher retained top spot with a tight victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoFrench giants are the ones to beat again, says O’Driscoll
By BEN JAYCOCK Three-time Champions Cup winner Brian O’Driscoll believes English sides will be up against it again in Europe this...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoVikings battered by seven-up Bury
By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham....... 5 Bury St Ed’s.............45 BURY St Edmunds blew North Walsham away, winning by seven tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks home run shattered by OAs
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......24 Old Albanians........27 OLD Albanians ended Henley Hawks’ proud unbeaten home record as a solid performance helped...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoChampionship is a class competition – Hammond
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite the lack of jeopardy at both ends of the Championship, Nottingham head coach Craig Hammond relishes battling...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoSocial media can hurt even the best
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last weekend saw some of the best rugby we have seen this...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoBath boys blow race wide open in pursuit of Exeter
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Bath defeated Loughborough 31-17 in a result that could have huge ramifications in the final Super...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRugby celebrate historic win over Baa-Baas
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School celebrated the end of their bicentennial season in style with a double win in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoLlandovery made to fight all the way
Premiership round-up By ANDY HOWELL LLANDOVERY remain top of the Premiership following a hard-fought 27-10 victory over Aberavon at Church Bank....
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBargoed blast leaders with eight-try blitz
Championship round-up BARGOED cut the gap at the top of Champions East to five points with a blistering, eight-try performance against...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoOlympics causing financial headache
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The new cycle of French senior men’s rugby starts here – a month-and-a-half after the 2023 Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVarndell pushes for better governance to support Falcons
Former Premiership top try scorer Tom Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle‘s form at the start of the season and...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup began with a bang last weekend, showcasing thrilling moments and a remarkable start for English teams, as...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview
Having got their campaign underway with victory last week, Gloucester are now back to nearly full strength for a crucial match...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup Sunday round-up
Sunday saw a fourth meeting in as many seasons of La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup, with their last...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoQuins stun Racing in Paris thriller
Racing 92…………………………….28 Tries: Le Garrec 15, 42; Gibert 40, Diallo 58 Conversions: Le Garrec 16, 40+1, 43, 59 Harlequins…………………………..31 Tries: Smith...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBears set to splash cash for Lovejoy
By NEIL FISSLER Bristol have launched a massive recruitment drive for next season, with Harlequins tighthead Lovejoy Chawatama set to become...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWilliams: I’d back call to get rid of Sweeney
By LUKE JARMYN The Championship’s joint top try scorer David Williams has called for Sport England or another organisation to get...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoReed is making his mark at Sale
By LUKE JARMYN A new tattoo and a special changing room rapport between Sale Sharks’ Arron Reed and director of rugby...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoVermeulen confident Chiefs will return to top
By PAUL REES Jacques Vermeulen is one of the old hands at Exeter following his arrival from South Africa in 2019...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDynamic duo put life back into Bath
By PAUL REES Ben Spencer has partnered two of the leading outside halves of their generation, Owen Farrell and Finn Russell,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBristol looking to kick on
By PAUL REES What a difference a win makes. Bristol’s frustrating run of five successive Premiership defeats, four by single figure...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGeorge set to carry on at Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England and Lions hooker Jamie George is ready to turn don a lucrative move to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCokanasiga a target for Gloucester
Gloucester are understood to have put England winger Joe Cokanasiga on the list of potential replacements for Wales superstar Louis Rees-Zammit,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBaxter braced for more to leave
ON THE BLINDSIDE Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter, above, is bracing himself for more departures from Sandy Park at...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoFrench power will be so tough to overcome
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK English clubs are up against it in the Champions Cup because they are competing...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSaracens make it too easy for Bulls
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bulls ................................... 27pts Tries: Kriel 2, Swanepoel 39, Moodie 48 Conversions: Daly 61, McFarland 71 Goosen 3, 39,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoIce-cool Sheedy the hero for Bears
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................................ 36pts Tries: Lane 5, Luatua 23, Thacker 30, Randall 48, Oghre 53 Conversions: Sheedy 6, 24,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRampant Bath storm to the winning post
By PAUL REES Bath .................................... 37pts Tries: Cokanasiga 27, 73; Dunn 45, du Toit 69, Gallagher 79 Conversions: Spencer 46, 70;...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSeven-try Toulouse too swift for Cardiff
By SIMON THOMAS Toulouse .......................... 52pts Tries: Lebel 5, Arnold 9, Kinghorn 26, 80; Jelonch 38, Retiere 46, Placines 70 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSlade leads Chiefs on smash and grab raid
By MARK STEVENS Toulon ................................ 18pts Tries: Gigashvili 20, White 24 Conversion: Herve 21 Penalties: Herve 35, 38 Exeter ................................. 19pts...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoFreeman double has Saints on the march
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............................. 19pts Tries: Cancelliere 4, Smith 68, Penalty 77 Conversions: Thompson 69 Northampton................... 28pts Tries: Lawes 13, Freeman...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoLions set to ring the changes
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview... Perpignan v Lions Today. 1pm LIONS head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be banking on the strength...
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