English Championship
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoReds pack power hooker Harris over for hat-trick
By TOM INNES Jersey ..............32pts Tries: Harris 22, 39, 54; Barnes 41, Owen 70 Conversions: Leeming 41, 54 Penalties: Leeming 56...
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/ 5 years agoSpittle’s last minute winner gets Knights out of jail
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............18pts Tries: Wallis, Beckett 33, Harding 36 Penalties: Bennett 5 Doncaster ........20pts Tries: Peters 62, Best 76,...
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/ 5 years agoPirates profit from Cov’s failure to execute
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates............40pts Tries: Duncan 3, O’Meara 38, Cant 43, Kessell 50, Schickerling 74, Tucker 77 Conversions: Robson 3,...
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/ 5 years agoClarke try kills off Richmond fightback
By LUKE JARMYN Richmond ..........20pts Tries: Bright 46, Anyanwu 50, Kane 60 Conversions: Kane 61 Penalties: Kane 80 Jersey ................26pts Tries:...
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/ 5 years agoEaling show gulf in class between top and bottom
By TOM SANSOM Ealing T...............101pts Tries: Walker 9, 71; Campher 27, 40+3, 43; Penalty 35, Gordon 37, Smid 39, Burns 50,...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBlues take advantage of Hartpury indiscipline
By ANDREW BEAVCHAM Hartpury ................19pts Tries: R Smith 25, Crane 28, 43 Conversions: Williams 26, 44 Bedford..............42pts Tries: Uru 22, Marshall...
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/ 5 years agoRichmond record first win at Blues this century
By IAN CHARLES Bedford ............32pts Tries: Marshall 28, Tupai 34, Tapley 46, Grayson 75 Conversions: Maisey 29, 35, 76 Penalties: Grimoldby...
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/ 5 years agoEaling flex muscles in 11-try slaughter
By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........24pts Tries: Burrows 48, Aspland-Robinson 69, Hinkley 75 Conversions: Fenner 48, Mitchell 69, 75 Penalties: Fenner 3...
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/ 5 years agoPirates power through the Archers crossroads
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ........8pts Tries: Farnworth 14 Penalties: Hollingsowrth 20 C Pirates............32pts Tries: Channon 2, Stevens 7, Schickerling 41, Benjamin...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSecond half capitulation leaves Exiles stranded
By ANDREW BEACHAM L Scottish..........19pts Tries: Hughes 3, Selway 18, Tyas 40 Conversions: Nutton 19, 40 Hartpury............62pts Tries: Short 8, Simpson...
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/ 5 years agoBoss Turner blows fuse as Amps let victory slip
By TOM INNES Jersey ................17pts Tries: Thompson 7, 75, Harris 70 Conversions: Leming 75 Ampthill ............17pts Tries: Wallis 40, Goodchild 66...
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/ 5 years agoTrailfinders hit back in style with 12-try annihilation
By SAM JACKSON Ealing ................78pts Tries: Uzokwe 6, Smid 9, 61; Howard 22, Malton 25, Walker 36, 50, Hampson 38, Campher...
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/ 5 years agoHartpury resilience shuts door on Cov
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............18pts Tries: S Smith 40, Bailey 50 Conversions: Williams 51 Penalties: Williams 22, 35 Coventry ..............7pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBright’s at the double to down his old Exiles mates
By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........43pts Tries: Homer 35, 45; Bright 56, 80; Musk 58 Conversions: Kane 35, 58, 80 Penalties: Kane...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLate Olver kick sends leaders crashing
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........27pts Tries: Dolly 14, Edwards 16 Conversions: Olver 14 Penalties: Olver 4, 30, 39, 70, 78 Jersey................24pts...
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/ 5 years agoWorley hat-trick as Blues climb into top four
By RYAN ROBINSON Ampthill ............34pts Tries: Dunn 16, Bennett 37, Fenley 57, Skelcey 66, Penalty 80 Conversions: Bennett 17, 38 Penalties:...
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/ 5 years agoStunning try by Cambriani puts Amps on victory path
By XANDER CHEVALLIER L Scottish..........13pts Tries: Fielding 79 Conversions: May 80 Penalties: May 3, 15 Ampthill ............21pts Tries: Cambriani 7 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBlues win pack battle to let the backs shine
By RYAN ROBINSON Bedford ..............31pts Tries: Tapley 31, Lane 43, Uru 60 Conversions: Maisey 32, 61 Penalties: Maisey 12, 16, 70,...
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/ 5 years agoPenalty-strewn scrap goes Coventry’s way
By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Coventry ............10pts Tries: Stevenson 26 Conversions: Fenner 26 Penalties: Fenner 73 Richmond ............5pts Tries: Graham 36 COVENTRY edged...
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/ 5 years agoFirst-half blitz puts Archers clear before late fightback
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham......22pts Tries: Farnoworth 2, 11; Stronge 30 Conversions: Hollingsworth 2, 30 Penalties: Hollingsworth 28 Hartpury ............20pts Tries: Short...
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/ 5 years agoBig respect all round as Pirates plot response
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders Today. Kick-off 3pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are still ‘smarting’ from last weekend’s...
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/ 5 years agoClarke grabs hat-trick as Blues suffer a mauling
By TOM INNES Jersey Reds ....40pts Tries: Barnes 13, Penalty 27, Olowofela 30, Clarke 35, 61, 71 Conversions: Mitchell 13, 35,...
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/ 5 years agoBennett’s magic boot gives Cov a kicking
By DAVID LAWRENCE Ampthill ............21pts Penalties: Bennett 5, 11, 18, 20, 24, 51, 72 Coventry ............19pts Tries: Burrows 58, Ashman 68,...
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/ 5 years agoRichmond claim dramatic comeback win
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond..........27pts Tries: Bright 55, 61, 67; Carrick Smith 79 Conversions: Kane 67, 80 Penalties: Kane 22 Nottingham ......24pts...
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/ 5 years agoFive tries, five points but Knights boss isn’t happy!
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........36pts Tries: Penalty 39, Edgson 47, Volpi 60, Paul 72, Spittle 80 Conversions: Olver 47, 60, 80...
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/ 5 years agoCornwell gets the response he wanted
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............37pts Tries: Crane 16, R Smith 33, Short 47, 65 Conversions: Williams 17, 34, 48, 66 Penalties:...
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/ 5 years agoCoventry comeback wipes out Knights fast start
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........39pts Tries: Dacres 31, Peters 56, Bainbridge 58, Curtis 69, Burrows 78 Conversions: Fenner 31; Curtis 58,...
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/ 5 years agoHollingsworth is star turn as Archers hit the first target
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham ....36pts Tries: D Williams 13, 46; Thacker 23, 50; Hollingsworth 73 Conversions: Hollingsworth 23, 46, 50, 73...
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/ 5 years agoYes, Ealing win..but they have to fight for it
By ANDREW BEACHAM Ealing ................54pts Tries: Campher 8, Penalty 14, 20; Smid 28, Uzokwe 39, Al-Jiboori 68, Kernohan 70, Burns 73...
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/ 5 years agoSirker’s debut double gets Pirates on the front foot
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates..33pts Tries: Bolwell 6, Duncan 22, Cant 36, Sirker 48, 52 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, 36, 52...
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/ 5 years agoReds are green for go-go with seven tries
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ............7pts Tries: Nutton 2 Conversions: May 2 Jersey Reds ....47pts Tries: Thompson 27, 40, 58; Van...
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/ 5 years agoJersey 0-19 Sale: Quickfire treble puts Sharks in open water
SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 55-3 Royal Navy: Blackmore injury leaves Pirates light at hooker
NEW recruits Carwyn Penny, Callum Sirker and Caleb Montgomery made impressive debuts as the Pirates sunk the Royal Navy with an...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCoventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller
A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps...
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/ 5 years agoEaling Trailfinders 34-29 Gloucester: Uzokwe at the double to down Gloucester
First blood to Ealing ahead of their reverse fixture with Gloucester next week at Kingsholm
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/ 5 years agoRichmond 26-7 Ampthill: Richmond power too much for Amps
Match report from the all-Championship pre-season friendly
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/ 5 years agoChampionship 2021-22: All the summer ins and outs
Looking at all the summer activity at Championship clubs, with prop Alfie Petch heading to Cornish Pirates on dual-registered terms from...
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/ 5 years agoVisionary Alf Wyman was beaten to the punch
COVENTRY fixture secretary Alf Wyman was a rugby visionary, well before his time in many respects as a strong advocate of...
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/ 5 years agoHenry Trinder opts for Ampthill over top flight return
The Gloucester stalwart discusses his return to English rugby in the Championship with Ampthill, where he will start coaching as well...
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/ 5 years agoMaliq Holden feels at home among Doncaster Knights
Jon Newcombe discovers how the former Cornish Pirates winger discovered rugby on Cyprus
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/ 5 years agoThe Championship Team of the Season 2021: Ryan Burrows hits record high five
Jon Newcombe reveals the Championship Team of the Season 2021, as voted by the league's head coaches
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/ 5 years agoJersey prop Dan Richardson joins Tigers
LEICESTER have brought in loosehead prop Dan Richardson from Championship side Jersey Reds. The 25-year-old, who has spent time at Fylde...
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/ 5 years agoEvergreen Mark Bright, 42, swaps London Scottish for Richmond
The future still burns bright for the veteran Championship back row
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/ 5 years agoLowes leaves Ealing for DoR job
Jimmy Lowes has left Ben Ward's coaching staff to return to Yorkshire
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/ 5 years agoChampionship may get new Thursday night TV slot
PREMIER Sports believe a successful Lions tour would help them achieve a breakthrough in England as they extend their rugby coverage...
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/ 5 years agoEngland interim assistant coach Ed Robinson to leave Jersey Reds
Jersey Reds have confirmed backs coach Ed Robinson will be leaving the Championship this summer to join an unnamed Premiership club....
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/ 5 years agoEx-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps...
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/ 5 years agoRFU approves 14-team Premiership expansion and voids relegation for further two seasons
Relegation from the Premiership has been suspended for two further seasons after the RFU, in collaboration with Premiership Rugby, approved plans...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Robinson lands the job as Wasps’ new attack coach
RISING coaching star Ed Robinson has been chosen by Wasps to become their new attack coach. Wasps have a vacancy because...
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/ 5 years agoSaracens v Ealing: Vincent Koch set for a double celebration in second leg
SARACENS have named an unchanged line-up for today’s second leg of the Championship play-off final against Ealing Trailfinders. The north London...
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