English Championship
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAdamson grabs four as Blues hit turbos
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Anderson 3, Tuilangi 30, Dawes 40 Conversions: Nutton 3, 30, 40 Bedford ..............62pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoEaling smash big six to keep destiny in their own hands
By ZAK CARR Ampthill ..............5pts Tries: Dan 34 Ealing ................38pts Tries: Kernohan 4, 64; Penalty 20, Uzokwe 41, Smid 58 Conversions:...
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/ 4 years agoDoncaster on top with one match left to play
By NATHAN EDWARDS Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Edgson 12 40; Kelly 27, Smith 36 Conversions: Olver 40 C Pirates ............15pts Tries: Bolwell...
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/ 4 years agoBright scores his 15th try as Richmond dig in
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ..........20pts Tries: Anyanwu 10, Bright 49, Carrick-Smith 66 Conversions: Kane 11 Penalties: Kane 20 Hartpury ............12pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoBlues blow late chance to steal win at the death
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............15pts Tries: Adamson 31, Worley 61 Conversions: Grimoldby 32 Penalties: Grimoldby 15 Coventry ..........17pts Tries: Penalty 9,...
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/ 4 years agoEight-try Reds put Archers to the sword
By TOM INNES Jersey................48pts Tries: Cook 6, Clarke 17, 23; Penalty 38, Brown 42, O’Connor 61, Barnes 70, Argyle 80 Conversions:...
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/ 4 years ago13-try Ealing take their anger out on lowly Exiles
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ............0pts Ealing ................81pts Tries: Daniels 2, 14; Smid 7, 36, 54; Howard 30, Johnston 41, Linsell...
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/ 4 years agoFrustrated Knights will keep fighting
By BEN JAYCOCK Heartbroken: Doncaster flanker Thom Smith PICTURES: Getty Images DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith described the RFU denying them a...
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/ 4 years agoRichmond win battle of mauls
By NATHAN EDWARDS Nottingham ......12pts Tries: Hollingsworth 43, Browning 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 43 Richmond ..........19pts Tries: Bright 48, Hoskings 55, McLean...
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/ 4 years agoDoncaster Knights to appeal decision to deny them entry to Premiership
Doncaster Knights have said that they will appeal the decision denying them a chance of promotion to the Premiership. The RFU...
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/ 4 years agoPremiership hopefuls dealt huge blow to promotion plans
Premiership promotion hopefuls Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the top flight....
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/ 4 years agoKeeping Mennaye a fortress is key to Pirates ambitions
PREVIEW... By JON NEWCOMBE Cornish Pirates v Jersey Today. Kick-off 2pm, Mennaye Field Eyes on the prize: Nicolas De Battista is...
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/ 4 years agoKnights enjoying view from summit
By JON BATHAM Ealing..................17pts Tries: Johnston 25, Daniels 43, Smid 74 Conversions: Willis 26 Doncaster ........25pts Tries: Holden 12, 39; McBryde...
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/ 4 years agoHartpury made to pay for high penalty count
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............20pts Tries: Mathews 23, Tovey 69, Ward 72 Conversions: Williams 24 Penalties: Williams 62 Ampthill ............21pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoBasement boys blown apart by nine-try Cov
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........62pts Tries: Nayalo 27, Barton 28, Peters 38, 40; Stevenson 47, 70; Poole 63, Owen 78, Burrows...
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/ 4 years agoNottingham determined to bag third win a in row
PREVIEW... By BEN JAYCOCK Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay @therugbypaper CRAIG Hammond’s Nottingham are looking to build on...
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/ 4 years agoJersey Reds’ Tom Pittman’s long road to professional rugby
Jersey Red’s Tom Pittman’s journey into professional rugby has been anything but easy. The pandemic came whilst Pittman was studying at...
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/ 4 years agoPremiership reserve teams could play in the Championship from 2024
The RFU will vote this week on proposals to reshape the English Championship. As part of the plans, the second-tier would...
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/ 4 years agoAmps hold on to secure double over Richmond
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............13pts Tries: Partington 2 Conversions: Bragman 2 Penalties: Bragman 47, 68 Richmond............8pts Tries: Stafford 58 Penalties: Kane...
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/ 4 years agoDominant Trailfinders gear up for Doncaster
By TOM INNES Jersey ..........10pts Tries: Clarke 16, Holgate 40 Ealing ............22pts Tries: Campher 51 Conversions: Willis 51 Penalties: Willis 1,...
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/ 4 years agoLate show keeps Pirates on the title trail
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............12pts Tries: Bird-Tulloch 22, Lane 43 Conversions: Grimoldby 44 C Pirates ............20pts Tries: Kiri Kiri 72, Tucker...
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/ 4 years agoHammond proud at first away win of the season
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ........24pts Tries: Kerins 37, Ferdinand 44, Gibson 73 Conversions: Sheppard 37 44, 73 Penalties: Sheppard 23...
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/ 4 years agoHartpury left feeling robbed at the death
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ..........11pts Tries: Evans 23 Penalties: Olver 56, 80 Hartpury ............10pts Tries: B Foley 70 Conversions: Williams 70...
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/ 4 years agoNo bonus, but Pirates challenge for top spot
By MIKE SINCAIR C Pirates............19pts Tries: Sirker 6, Channon 30, O’Meara 35 Conversions: Robson 6, 35 L Scottish ............0pts PIRATES set...
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/ 4 years agoKnights’ subs see off plucky Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ..........30pts Tries: Hadfield 10, 34; Kane 39, Caddy 53 Conversions: Kane 11, 40 Penalties: Kane 5, 74...
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/ 4 years agoBlues hand title favourites shock home defeat
By TOM SANSOM Ealing..................19pts Tries: Linsell 4, Campher 18, Gordon 59 Conversions: Shingler 4, 18 Bedford ..............31pts Tries: Worley 8, Newman...
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/ 4 years agoDing-dong battle ends early with fan in hospital
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury …………31pts Tries: Eadie 3, Venner 25, S Smith 37, B Foley 42, C Foley 52 Conversions: Williams...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams’ try double halts seven game losing run
By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham ......27pts Tries: D Williams 12, 37, Stapley 30, Stronge 47 Conversions: Bunting 31, 48 Penalties: Bunting 27...
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/ 4 years agoDoolan’s try double repays faith of Webber
By GARY FITZGERALD Nottingham ......31pts Tries: Allen 9, Graham 20, D Williams 48 86; Bunting 66 Conversions: Bunting 10 49 87...
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/ 4 years agoMagical McBryde leaves Blues with nothing
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Doncaster ........24pts Tries: McBryde 27, 60; Margetts 53 Conversions: Dolly 28, 54, 60 Penalty: Dolly 48 Bedford ................0pts...
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/ 4 years agoEaling power game proves too much for Hartpury
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............14pts Tries: Short 39, Venner 64 Conversions: Williams 40, 65 Ealing ................33pts Tries: Smid 4, De Wee...
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/ 4 years agoAll square the right result, say coaches
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........24pts Tries: Lennon 27, Worthington 29, Bright 39 Conversions: Kane 27, 30, 40 Penalty: Kane 50 C...
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/ 4 years agoPittman confident Reds have set-up for success
By LUKE JARMYN JERSEY fly-half Tom Pittman believes the islanders have the coaches, facilities and resources to win the Championship. The...
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/ 4 years agoHartpury are best yet as Venner turns on the style
By ANDREW BEACHAM Bedford ..............10pts Tries: Adamson 47 Conversions: Grimoldby 48 Penalties: Grimoldby 9 Hartpury ..........34pts Tries: R Smith 24, Venner...
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/ 4 years agoPatterson injured, but Pirates storm back
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ............21pts Tries: Barton 8, Poole 10 Conversions: Fenner 10 Penalties: Fenner 29, 32, 38 C Pirates ............31pts...
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/ 4 years agoDoncaster blow chance to take over at top
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster..........19pts Tries: Margetts 22, Best 33, Evans 75 Conversions: Olver 22, 75 Ampthill ............13pts Tries: Gillespie 36, Arthur...
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/ 4 years agoReds romp in as Richmond fail to utilise wind power
By TOM INNES Jersey ..............29pts Tries: Brown 14, 72, Grey 20, Clarke 63, Mitchell 79 Conversions: Van Breda 20, 80 Richmond...
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/ 4 years agoChampionship preview: Can chasing pack catch Ealing?
Its the weekend – which means its yet another dose of pulsating Championship rugby. Despite the Championship not getting the TV...
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/ 4 years agoHolgate keeps his cool to put Jersey on the right track
By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ............12pts Tries: Cambriani 28, Bercis 53 Conversion: Bennett 29 Jersey................17pts Tries: Pittman 11, Holgate 68 Conversions: Van...
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/ 4 years agoSeven-try Ealing go back to top of pile
By DAVID LAWRENCE Ealing ................47pts Tries: Smid 6, 20 Walker 12, Kernohan 31, Uzokwe 41, 47 Malton 75 Conversions: Willis 6,...
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/ 4 years agoBazalgette on target as Pirates rattle past the 50
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ..52pts Tries: Kiri Kiri 3, 55; Andrew 10, Cutmore 22, Wedlake 45, Cant 62, Duncan 71...
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/ 4 years agoRichmond hold on to do double over Bedford
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........22pts Tries: Bright 28, Worthington 49, Hadfield 70 Conversions: Kane 50, 70 Penalty: Kane 15 Bedford ..............19pts...
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/ 4 years agoDebutant Hughes is Hartpury’s standout
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............31pts Tries: Eadie 1, Venner 9, Hughes 53, Simpson 79 Conversions: Williams 2, 10, 54, 80 Penalties:...
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/ 4 years agoFenner keeps his nerve to land the late winner for Cov
By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........34pts Tries: Burrows 11, Kpoku 19, Barton 40, Bainbridge 55 Conversions: Fenner 11, 19, 40, 55 Penalties:...
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/ 4 years agoKnights back on top with try bonus
By TOM INNES Jersey ................19pts Tries: O’Conner 53, Elliott 63, 73 Conversions: Van Breda 63, 73 Doncaster ........35pts Tries: Best 30,...
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/ 4 years agoAmpthill defence carries the day in derby
By ZAK CARR Bedford ..............10pts Tries: Hughes 3, 22 Ampthill ............20pts Tries: Dickinson 9, Morgan 14, Cambriani 74 Conversions: Bennett 75...
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/ 4 years agoHadfield and Cardew run right lines for Richmond
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish..........12pts Tries: Fielding 15, Ferdinand 63 Conversion: Sheppard 15 Richmond ........31pts Tries: Cardew 7, Hadfield 18, Bright...
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/ 4 years agoWalker at the double on return from injury
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ......21pts Tries: Kirwan 18, Williams 40, 55 Conversions: Hollingsworth 19, 40, 56 Ealing ................34pts Tries: Uzokwe 4,...
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/ 4 years agoKnights go to Jersey bidding to keep pressure on
By BEN JAYCOCK Thriller: Hartpury on the attack against Nottingham THE Championship returns next Saturday with a full round of fixtures...
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/ 4 years agoChampionship ‘deserves own TV show’
By LUKE JARMYN BEDFORD Blues skipper Richard Lane believes this year’s Championship promotion battle is one of the tightest in years...
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