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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRamm enjoying the high life as a Saint
By JON NEWCOMBE Regular visits to Bondi Beach and back flips used to be the norm but now James Ramm is...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBeer’s ‘incredible feeling’ after Caldy bring down Ealing
By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Beer was in disbelief after his hat-trick helped Championship newcomers Caldy down the previously unbeaten, reigning champions...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoForshaw and King sign for Gatland’s Wales
By SAM JACKSON Signing up: Mike Forshaw Warren Gatland has appointed Alex King and Mike Forshaw to replace Stephen Jones and...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoEaster is backing new-look England
By BEN JAYCOCK Impressed: Nick Easter Nick Easter believes England’s new coaching team led by Steve Borthwick is the right blend...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLam: 11-team Premiership works well
By PAUL REES Bristol boss: Pat Lam PAT Lam wants to see the Premiership remain an 11-club tournament amid calls for...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years ago‘I’m blessed to have spent my career at Exeter’
Paul Rees talks to big Dave Ewers, a crowd favourite at Sandy Park, about leaving Zimbabwe and making a life for...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoTime right for Evans to fire up England
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Nick Evans is a good appointment as England attack coach, and good luck to...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoClassy Leinster put Gloucester to sword
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........................14pts Tries: Penalty 25, 64 Leinster............................. 49pts Tries: Larmour 4, Ala’alatoa 11, Osborne 27, Doris 40, Keenan...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoOsborne starting to show his worth
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen hailed the performance of young centre, Jamie Osborne, who is destined to be a star of...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWiese red puts Sale on the back foot
By PAUL REES Sale ....................................... 5pts Tries: van der Merwe 12 Toulouse .......................... 27pts Tries: Meafou 69, Cramont 71 Conversions: Jaminet...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSharks facing big test in Ulster
Alex Sanderson said Sale would need to match the pride he expects from Ulster when they travel to Belfast next Saturday...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoMunster hold off Saints revival
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............................ 27pts Tries: Coombes 9, 29; O’Donoghue 20 Conversions: Carbery 10, 21, 30 Penalties: Carbery 2, 75...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLudlam: We have to bring higher intensity from the start
Northampton flanker Lewis Ludlam was proud of his side’s fightback after giving Munster a 24-0 headstart. “We probably felt the pressure...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoRFU helps Farrell stay in England contention
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England were facing a fly-half fiasco this week when Owen Farrell went in...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoIt’s time Max made his return to No.10
The disciplinary convolutions surrounding Owen Farrell’s early return to match action against Scotland shines a spotlight on England’s chronic shortage of...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoA red for Slade but Chiefs in good shape
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Blue Bulls ......................... 39pts Tries: Louw 15, Kriel 24, Vermaak 36, Simelane 42 , 70; Grobbelaar 51 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoDaly shows his class as Saracens run riot
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens .......................... 48pts Tries: Lozowski 10, Daly 16, 18, 23; Riccioni 32, Christie 35, Earl 80 Conversions: Goode...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoGatland will want players on edge
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Main man: Dan Biggar is in line to be captain PICTURES: Getty Images IT is...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoHalfpenny’s boot proves the difference for Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ........... 20pts Tries: Steff Evans 22, McNicholl 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 22, 54 Penalties: Halfpenny 10, 63 Cheetahs...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoThacker’s hat-trick lifts Bears
By BEN JAYCOCK Zebre.................. 11pts Tries: Gesi 60 Penalties: Eden 7, 24 Bristol ............... 34pts Tries: Thacker 43, 67, 77; Lloyd...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoStuart: It will be tough but we’ll do our best
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Cardiff v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 1pm, Arms Park SCRUM-HALF Sam Stuart insists Newcastle haven’t given up hope...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoIt’s like a cup final – Annett
Preview Bath v Toulon Kick-off 3.15pm BATH’S Challenge Cup game against Toulon was postponed yesterday because of flooding. The game will...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoConnacht cruise into knockouts
By DARAGH SMALL Connacht ........ 61 Brive ................... 5 ALEX Wootton scored a hat-trick as Connacht’s bonus point win secured their...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoWarriors hit Perpignan for six
By BRYN PALMER Perpignan .....26 Glasgow ..........40 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent record in the European Challenge Cup pool stages...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDragons end European drought
By ROB COLE Pau .................... 12 Dragons ........... 21 DRAGONS took revenge on Pau to record a first win in European...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoBenetton ………26 Bayonne ………… 7
BENETTON booked their place in the knockout stage of the Challenge Cup with a comfortable win over rock-bottom Bayonne in Pool...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoStade F ………… 17 Lions ……………… 7
A SECOND half horror show saw the Lions go down to Stade Francais at the Stade Jean-Bouin. The Lions completely dominated...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoEight-try Bears tear the Sharks to pieces
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol Bears..........48 Sale Sharks............ 21 Bristol Bears ran in eight tries to start 2023 off on winning ways...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoHunt hits double to keep Glos on top
By BETHAN CLARGO Gloucester-H..........46 Loughborough L.... 12 Gloucester-Hartpury cemented their place at the top of the Premier 15s with a comfortable...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoEngland flyer Kildunne scores four in rout
By TRISTAN HALL Wasps..........................0 Harlequins.............. 71 Harlequins moved up to third after they blew an off colour Wasps away courtesy of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoPhillips’ treble blows DMP away
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks.............. 5 Worcester W..........53 Worcester Warriors bounced back from their round six defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury as Carys...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoRampant Chiefs dispatch champions
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs.........37 Saracens................. 19 It was Exeter Chiefs who kept up their fine early season form, as they...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSuper-sub Norey seals the points for Pirates
By PHIL WESTREN Cornish P .......... 17pts Tries: Crane 32, Norey 45, 62 Conversions: Robson 63 Nottingham........ 6pts Penalties: Neville 9...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy keep on target to push Richmond in at the deep end
By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................27pts Tries: Hearn 14, 34 Royle 23 Conversions Gourlay 15, 24, 35 Penalties: Gourlay 10, 43 Richmond...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoDelight for Jersey as they score 14 in four
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ............................ 19pts Tries: Dodd 48, Bainbridge 59, Poole 70 Conversions: Pellegrini 59, 70 Jersey Reds ..................... 19pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBlues cut loose to sweep past Scots
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish ......... 13pts Bedford ............ 34pts Bedford cut loose to run in five tries in an emphatic...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWrafter takes charge as Hartpury put on a show
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K ..... 10pts Try: Simpson 61 Conversion: McBryde 61 Penalty: Dolly 29 Hartpury Uni ....25pts Tries: Smith...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTwo penalty tries get Ealing back on track
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing.................35pts Tries: Holmes 21, Penalty 38, 74; Campher 47, Hampson 55 Conversions: Willis 21, 47, 55 Ampthill ..............
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Features
/ 3 years agoPlaying rugby with style, class and fun
David Duckham, who has died at the age of 76, will be remembered as one of the all-time greats of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoPart Roger Moore, part Obolensky…as cool as hell and dripping with X-factor
BRENDAN GALLAGHER I have cursed David Duckham every winter’s day since late in 1971, which is an odd state of affairs...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTwo-try Brownlie on song for hosts
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ..... 34 Darlington ....... 15 Cambridge made it ten points from ten since New Year’s Day as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoOh, brother! Josh is the top McNulty
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley ..............29 Chinnor....................37 Brotherly love was put to one side as Josh McNulty ran in a hattrick...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPutt at double as Albion snatch win
Plymouth A ............ 17 Cinderford.............. 10 By NICK BURT A superb late try by Plymouth Albion fullback Tom Putt saw the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Esher try is a real heart-breaker for Tykes
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ... 24pts Tries: Daves 1, Williams 11, Pleasants 25, Mounsey 33 Conversions: Maxwell-Whiteley 11, 26 Esher...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBishop’s blitzed as Rams storm to home victory
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................26 Bishop’s S............... 14 A sublime opening quarter helped to fire Rams to a bonus-point home win...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFast start paves the way for Park
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........38 Hull............................28 Rosslyn Park claimed a deserved bonus-point win at The Rock, despite a spirited performance...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrown bags two as Sale hang on
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans .... 14 Sale FC..................... 19 Sale FC held on to edge a tight contest away to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRodgers reigns as Dale topple Titans
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................24 Rotherham T.......... 10 A superb performance in gale-force conditions saw Tynedale register their first-ever league victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon downed by dominant Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............22 Blaydon...................... 3 Wharfedale bossed Blaydon in tricky conditions but were denied a bonus-point try by the visitors’...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMilner steers Field home against 14 man Preston
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 19 Preston G................. 13 Will Milner steered Huddersfield to their third win on the bounce in a...
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