English Championship
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFrench fires hat-trick to gets Blues over the line
By LUKE MARSH Ampthill ...........27pts Tries: Gallagher 4, Finlay 9, Sproston 46, Bacon 58 Conversions: Hardwick 10, 59 Penalties: Hardwick 29...
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/ 3 years agoReds take the spoils in clash of the titans
By TOM INNES Jersey ................................ 19pts Tries: McHenry 15, Grahamslaw 29, Brown 65 Conversions: Bennett 15, 65 Ealing.................................. 13pts Try: Farrar...
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/ 3 years agoFive-star Knights put Caldy to the sword
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Sanders 33 Conversions: Gourlay 34 Doncaster.........38pts Tries: Margetts 2, Holden 42, Roberts 56, Edwards 75,...
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/ 3 years agoCoventry put on a show in front of record crowd
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Wand 13, Penalty 20, Martin 40, Talbot-Davies 45, Ma’asi 50, Nayalo 66 Conversions: Talbot-Davies 13,...
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/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz earns revenge for Pirates
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 21pts Tries: Britton 6, Teague 22, Johnson 32 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, Bazalgette 32 Hartpury...............
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/ 3 years agoInjuries force prolific Cope to call time on Reds career
By LUKE JARMYN An injury-ridden past two years is forcing Jersey playmaker Brendan Cope to hang up his boots and come...
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/ 3 years agoOlowofela in fine form as Ampthill blown away
By ROB WILDMAN CRAIG Hammond was a beaming head coach after his Nottingham team had posted a victory by six tries...
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/ 3 years agoEaling run in 11 tries to stay clear at top of table
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing were able to right the wrongs of their shock defeat to Caldy earlier in the season, as...
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/ 3 years agoReds get ready for battle of big two
By LUKE JARMYN Bedford Blues.................19pts Tries: Conway 4, Uru 37, Adamson 55 Conversions: Maisey 38, 56 Jersey Reds......................26pts Tries: Owen 14, 48; Clarke...
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/ 3 years agoCoventry keep calm to quell Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER Eight places separate these teams in the table but Richmond pushed Coventry all the way. Having led for...
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/ 3 years agoCharalambous times it right to make sure for Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN Debutant prop Rhys Charalambous charged down and scored in the final minutes to secure a nail-biting win for...
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/ 3 years agoDolly goes close but Pirates find a way home
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster continue to struggle at Castle Park where they lost for the third time in succession in the...
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/ 3 years agoTop level new cup contest to launch
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry executive chairman Jon Sharp has confirmed that a Premiership/Championship Cup will take place next season. The new...
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/ 3 years agoKnights put up a fight but Reds power tells
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster........ 24pts Tries: Smith 1, Penalty 34, Margetts 46 Conversions: Dolly 1, 46 Penalty: Dolly 16 Jersey ...............52pts...
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/ 3 years agoMatthews keeps eye on the ball
By BEN JAYCOCK Ever-present fly-half Tommy Matthews has enjoyed a fine season off the tee for Hartpury University adopting a ‘less...
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/ 3 years agoCoventry bring Ampthill run to an end
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............ 21pts Tries: Harris 13, Devine 25, Finlay 55 Conversions: Hardwick 14, 26; Bragmann 56 Coventry .............
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/ 3 years agoKnights fighting hard despite their half rations
By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place...
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/ 3 years agoEight-try Reds keep the heat on leaders
By TOM INNES Jersey ...............52pts Tries: Holgate 8, 28; Hadfield 13, Penalty 25, Nicol 40, Barnes 43, Clarke 62, Woollett 80...
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/ 3 years agoAmpthill find their feet to escape from Richmond
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ...........33pts Tries: Harris 14, Ryan 32, Nearchou 58, Adejimi 67, Brown 78 Hardwick 15, 33, 59, 68 Conversions:...
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/ 3 years agoEaling on the march as Blues go close
By LEN SIMS Bedford .............................. 31pts Tries: Frost 9, Day 16, Adamson 58, Le Bourgeois 62, Garside 70 Conversions: Grimoldby 22,...
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/ 3 years agoRoyle out to make a splash at Pirates
By CAM STEPHENS PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field HAVING ensured Championship rugby next season with last...
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/ 3 years agoPositives, but defeat leaves Exiles fighting for survival
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ....... 24pts Tries: Wallis 16, Anyanwu 37, Penalty 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 17, 28 Penalties: Chamberlain 24...
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/ 3 years agoAce Chudley inspires Cov young guns to hit big six
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 42pts Tries: Chudley 8, 42; Kenny 4, Dodd 25, Tyas 49, Brown 71 Conversions: Mitchell 4,...
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/ 3 years agoRobson hoping for a double delight
By LUKE JARMYN Welsh fly-half Arwel Robson is dreaming of a special double in May, with his first child due on...
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/ 3 years agoWard delight as Ealing cut loose to sink Pirates
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T .............50pts Tries: Newman 3, Walker 6, W Davis 19, 43; Kelleher 40, Howard 52, Cordy-Redden 69,...
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/ 3 years agoJersey keep the pressure on at the top of the table
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond .......... 0pts Jersey ............. 64pts Tries: Conversions: Brown 1, 21; Clarke 18, Burnell 29, Lawrence 35, Woollett...
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/ 3 years agoCaldy on a high after they keep their place
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................................. 26pts Tries: Hearn 19, Sanders 29, Bibby 52, Royle 74 Conversions: Gourlay 20, 30, 53 London...
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/ 3 years agoHammond keen to find winning form
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay CRAIG Hammond is hoping his Nottingham team can put...
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/ 3 years agoTurner revels as Ampthill secure third win in a row
By DAN BARNES Hartpury...........26pts Tries: Robinson 15, 27, 45, 67 Conversions: Mathews 16, 28, 46 Ampthill ...........32pts Tries: White 9, Brown...
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/ 3 years agoTyas double helps give Coventry vital edge
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.........39pts Tries: Hudson 3, 51; Penalty 28, Margetts 41, Holling 77 Conversions: Dolly 41, 51; Olver 77 Penalties:...
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/ 3 years agoNottigham give Ealing some food for thought
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham...... 21pts Tries: K Olowofela 2, T Olowofela 46, Neville 71 Conversions: Hollingsworth 3, 47, 72 Ealing.................41pts Tries:...
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/ 3 years agoBrave Exiles show fighting spirit but can’t catch Pirates
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ........ 31pts Tries: Anderson 29, Mehson 33, 63, 79; Wara 52 Conversions: Scott 30, 34; Chamberlain...
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/ 3 years agoPellegrini shines as Coventry march on
By ANDY MITCHELL Coventry ........................... 48pts Tries: Conversions: Pellegrini 15, Rigg 21, 32, 61; Thomas 40+6, Ball 44, Lane 75, James...
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/ 3 years agoTurner delighted by ‘great performance’
By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ............ 31pts Tries: Sproston 14, Bacon 27, Dawkins 40, 60 Ryan 52 Conversions: Hardwick 15, 53, 61...
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/ 3 years agoReds close up shop after Lewis flies in for hat-trick
By TOM INNES Jersey .............36pts Tries: Lewis 7, 11, 32; O’Connor 16, B Owen 41, Woollett 64 Conversions: Bennett 11, 16,...
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/ 3 years agoHigh five as Bedford end Richmond’s dominance
By DAVID INNES Bedford .............39pts Tries: French 3, Frost 21, Matavesi 31, Uru 54, Hughes 67 Conversions: Grimoldby 4, 22, 32;...
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/ 3 years agoHardwick’s the hero as Caldy fluff their lines
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 16pts Tries: Pilgrim 15 Conversions: Gourlay 16 Penalties: Gourlay 45, 66, 79 Ampthill ............ 17pts Tries:...
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/ 3 years agoDominant Blues show their top four credentials
By JAMES JOHNSON Hartpury Uni ...14pts Tries: Denty 9, Short 73 Conversions: Mathews 10, 74 Bedford B .........35pts Tries: Conway 28,...
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/ 3 years agoCov sink as Pirates triumph in the mud
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ...............31pts Tries: Stevens 29, Crane 40, Nelson 60, Penalty 65 Conversions: Robson 29, 40, Bazalgette 60...
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/ 3 years agoAnother romp for unstoppable Ealing
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T .............66pts Tries: : Bird-Tulloch 4, Whyte 15, Cordy-Redden 21, 68, 78; Walker 32, 42; Holmes 49,...
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/ 3 years agoRichmond’s late burst can’t catch Nottingham
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 17pts Tries: Massey 18, Bright 78, Griffin 80 Conversions: Johnston 19 Nottingham.....28pts Tries: Neville 24, Stronge...
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/ 3 years agoAway form is work on for Bedford says French
By BEN JAYCOCK Winging in: Sean French scores Blues Bedford Blues have turned Goldington Road into a fortress this season but...
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/ 3 years agoHill calls for big cut in dual registrations
By PAUL REES Steve Hill has called for a reduction in the number of dual registration and loan players at Championship...
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/ 3 years agoVenner glad to be back after 51-week layoff
By LUKE JARMYN The “practiced hands” of Jersey’s backroom team is what Toby Venner believes rescued his career after a 51-week...
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/ 3 years agoChudley in charge to keep Cov in the hunt
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........... 31pts Tries: Bainbridge 3, Chudley 15, Peters 32, Ma’asi 40, James 64 Conversions: Mitchell 3, 32,...
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/ 3 years agoRobson pulls the strings to guide Pirates to easy win
By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ...........22pts Tries: White 15, Blackmore 33, Parks 77 Conversions: Hardwick 16, 34 Penalties: Hardwick 40 Cornish P...
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/ 3 years agoExcellent Ealing put Richmond to sword
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ............................ 0pts Ealing Trailfinders.........50pts Tries: Davidson 5, Hampson 8, Holmes 19, Cordy-Redden 29, 69; Walker 46, Linsell...
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/ 3 years agoFrench fires Blues past poor Knights
By LUKE MARSH Bedford B......... 48pts Tries: Grayson 15, Heffernan 18, French 39, 41, 69, 75; Day 50 Conversions: Maisey 16,...
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/ 3 years agoRuthless Reds run in 11 tries for record tally
By TOM INNES Jersey R........... 71pts Tries: Longwell 2, Mitchell 7, Lewis 16, Clarke 23, Dun 29, McHenry 32, 48, 70,...
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/ 3 years agoWe should have won by 30 points says Barnes
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham...... 31pts Tries: Stronge 10, Cox 48, Williams 60, 65; Tweedy 75 Conversions: Hollingsworth 10, Bunting 49, 60...
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