English Championship
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoOlver earns his money with last-minute winner
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER, outplayed for almost the entire second half and trailing 15-9 at Castle Park, won the closest of...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLennon’s try puts brakes on Hartpury comeback
By ANDREW BEACHAM FIRST half supremacy proved crucial for Bedford in an entertaining game, staged in close to perfect conditions, between...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTry-double by Tolmie swings it Cov’s way
By STEVE MATHER COVENTRY director of rugby Rowland Winter hailed replacement Scott Tolmie’s impact off the bench after the hooker’s last-minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoInflux of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief
Dan Leo points out the shift in recruitment by European clubs from Pacific Islanders in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, to...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWe’ll give Newcastle a real run says Brett
Preview Cornish Pirates v Yorkshire Carnegie Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH PIRATES captain Brett Beukeboom believes Chris Stirling has given the club...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoJoseph gets Trailfinders off to fast start in 2020
By ROB WILDMAN WINGReon Joseph sped Ealing Trailfinders to a first win over Nottingham at Lady Bay in a stuttering match...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons starting to look invincible
By LUKE JARMYN Effort: Doncaster’s Lloyd Hayes and Matt Challinor Final say: Adam Radwan scores for Falcons with the last play...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury are undone by unseen knock-on
By ANDREW BEACHAM JERSEY won this game in the dying seconds after a series of attacking lineouts, resulting from Hartpury indiscipline,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGrimoldby holds his nerve to win it at the death
By WARREN KAY A LAST KICK of the game penalty by Louis Grimoldby secured victory for Amptill. Coventry had dominated early...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoScottish let slip 14-point lead over battling Blues
By JONATHAN LANDI BEDFORD Blues’ indifferent season took a turn for the better as they showed character in adversity to deny...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChampionship chairman fears funding cuts to Tier Two
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow on the state of play between Championship clubs and the RFU, with the central funding agreement soon...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHull Ionians to hold minute’s silence after recent death of player Billy Hardy
Hardy was in his second season at the reigning National Two North champions
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates target home win hat-trick after switch in style
By MIKE SINCLAIR On track: Gavin Cattle CORNISH Pirates aim to make it three home wins in successive weeks when they...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWinter rues lineout errors as bonus goes begging
By PAUL SMITH A POWERFUL scrummaging display allied to the ball-carrying skills of skipper Ryan Burrows saw Coventry to a comfortable...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGriffiths keeping his Knights on guard
By SAM JACKSON Prepared: Clive Griffiths Winless: Martyn Wood YORKSHIRE Carnegie are still looking for their first win of the campaign...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSuper sub provides the Bright spark for Scottish
By TOM INNES THE ultimate in impact substitutions saw veteran No.8 Mark Bright claim the winning try for London Scottish within...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWelch has willpower to quench Trailfinders
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE took a giant stride towards reclaiming their Premiership place with a hard-working display which, coupled with some...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStadium for Cornwall can end talent drain to Exeter says ex-Pirate Matavesi
The Northampton Saints hooker backs old club Cornish Pirates to push for the Premiership if they can get their Stadium for...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFirst-half blitz earns Newcastle No1 billing
By LUKE JARMYN A FIRST-HALF try-double from lock Sean Robinson put Newcastle on course for a resounding win to claim the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNagle-Taylor score kills off Knights’ late fightback
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY enjoyed their final home outing of 2019 with a four-try win over an injury-depleted Doncaster Knights. “It...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDominant Durutalo leads way for Ealing
By OLI SHAPLEY Flyer: James Cordy Redden breaks free to score for Ealing PICTURE: PRiME Media Images Limited EALING Trailfinders booked...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSearing finale books Nottingham top spot
By PHIL DALY NOTTINGHAM finished the game in red hot form on a freezing afternoon in West Yorkshire. They ran in...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoJohnson’s late try seals historic win for Ampthill
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner hailed his benchmen as a dramatic late Billy Johnson try clinched victory over...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates maul their way back from brink
By MIKE SINCLAIR CORNISH Pirates recovered from an early self-inflicted 14-0 deficit to clinch their first victory over London Scottish in...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRecord-chaser Tait gets set for Christmas clash
By JON NEWCOMBE Playing on: Alex Tait is chasing a new contract ALEX TAIT is playing for a new contract –...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoJemphrey’s double delights Light Blues
Varsity match By ROGER PANTING Touch down: Fergus Jemphrey goes over for his and Cambridge’s second try TEAMS OXFORD: Stoller 8,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCoreen leaves it late to make her mark
Cambridge ……8 Oxford …………….5 Celebrations: Fiona Shuttleworth, Bluebell Nicholls and Alice Elgar of Cambridge CAMBRIDGE’S women won their third Varsity match...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNo money secrets when Robert was around
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Captain: Will Carling IN THE final years of amateurism, circa 1992, when the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIndestructible Faletau gets bad breaks
Invisible man: Taulupe Faletau has not been seen by club or country PICTURE: Getty Images There was a time when Taulupe...
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English Championship
/ 6 years ago‘Mooloo Man’ Foster joins the club
NO PROVINCIAL team is ever likely to match the grandiose achievements of the one responsible for hammering the Lions to the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKayser’s king of TV
BENJAMINKayser’s command of English rather exposes less articulate pundits, some of whom sound as though they might have graduated from the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoBoks’ bus driver was handcuffed to wheel
THIS coming Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the day the Springboks had their team bus hijacked in central London, a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPurdy: I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want to play Premiership rugby again
Winger Henry Purdy was squeezed out by Gloucester due to their tight salary cap and now plays for Coventry after a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoExiles hungry for home comforts
Preview Nottingham v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM took the spoils on the road against Cornish Pirates last Sunday but...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPurdy puts on top-and-tail command performance
By DAVID LAWRENCE MATCH STATS… TEAMS BEDFORD BLUES: Green 6 (Reed 62, 6), Tapley 6, Worley 6 (Hirskyj-Douglas 51, 6), Strachan...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons up tempo to cruise into last eight
By LUKE JARMYN Touchdown: Tom James goes over for Doncaster Dangerman: George Wacokecoke goes over for his hat-trick try PICTURES: Gareth...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWillis strikes late to steal victory for Ealing
By WARREN KAY FLY-HALF Craig Willis stroked home a 78th minute penalty to snatch the win for Ealing but director of...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRuthless Reds make Students pay for mistakes
By TOM INNES JERSEY secured their ticket to the knockout stages of the Championship Cup by scoring five tries in what...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates at full steam after shufti at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints fill Dylan Hartley void with new hooker signing
Sam Matavesi has left Cornish Pirates to move to Franklin's Gardens
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTon up for Cargill as Pirates shuffle the deck
By SAM JACKSON Preview Cornish Pitares v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill captains the Pirates in his 100th appearance...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoReds sparked by Morgan’s magic in fine performance
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds showed their clinical streak in carving out victory against pool rivals Doncaster Knights. The home side...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTen-try Cov romp towards last eight
COVENTRY have one foot in the Championship Cup quarterfinals thanks to an emphatic home win over Ampthill. After banking a bonus...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons spread their wings in final quarter rout
By LUKE JARMYN FIVE tries in the last 25 minutes saw Newcastle finally show the class that sets them apart in...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSt Andrews day delight as Bright stars for Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISH broke their away duck with their highest score this season to secure a Cup quarterfinal for the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRuthless Trailfinders put Blues to sword
By OLI SHAPLEY Try-double: Elijah Niko EALING Trailfinders rampaged their way to their biggest win of the season with a huge...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders wear down injury-hit Doncaster
By GUY WILLIAMS Marked: Morgan Eames leads the Doncaster charge Clincher: Ealing captain Rayn Smid dots down to seal the win...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIt’s festival time as rivals share 85 points
By WARREN KAY DEFENCEappeared optional for both sides as the crowd were treated to a 12-try festival. Ampthill began brilliantly, with...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury go surging on with seven-try Carnegie rout
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY made it three wins from four with a comfortable seven-try victory over bottom club Yorkshire Carnegie. While...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLet’s put on a show, Welch tells Falcons
@therugbypaper Hope: Will Welch No.8: Ryan Burrows AFTER winning ugly on the road again in the wind and the rain at...
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