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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoGutsy Ospreys make it tough for French aces
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ..............10pts Tries: K Williams 21 Conversions: Anscombe 21 Penalties: Anscombe 31 Racing 92 ..........25pts Tries: Imhoff 34,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBournville leave it late to level score
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville............... 17 Rotherham.............. 17 BOURNVILLE and Rotherham shared the spoils in a well-contested clash. The hosts scored a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBishop’s edge to basement victory
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort........ 12 Leeds Tykes............. 7 BISHOP’S Stortford narrowly came out on top in a low-scoring basement battle...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBears bite back after their shock defeat
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ......7 Bristol Bears ..47 BRISTOL bounced back from last weekend’s home defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury to notch...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSanderson knows Clermont pose major threat to Sale (but don’t mention the elephant in the room)
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Sale Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Marcel-Michelin Discipline: Tom Curry HAVING negotiated several hurdles and been...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMaycock guides Gate to success
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 12 Harrogate.........29 HARROGATE emerged victorious after winning this basement battle. The visitors broke the deadlock when Jack...
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English Championship
/ 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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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWales lose Faletau and eight more Lions
By PETER JACKSON TAULUPE Faletau will miss the start of the Six Nations, leaving Wales to defend their title minus nine...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark march on at top with huge win
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park..........68 Taunton Titans..... 21 ROSSLYN Park stormed to victory over Taunton Titans at The Rock to cement...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWales ace Carys returns to beef up pack
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Worcester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm WARRIORS open their 2022 account at Sixways with Wales pair Carys...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWe’ll throw the kitchen sink at them says Boyd
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Northampton v Ulster Sunday. Kick-off 3.15pm, Franklin’s Garen CHRIS BOYD wants to leave Northampton with something to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEuro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body...
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English Championship
/ 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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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIoan shows little guys can make big impact
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Cheslin Kolbe been watching Bristol’s last Premiership match at his pied a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWatching over his teammates, a giant tribute to Kawa
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AMPO Ordizia –a small Basque club riding high...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoMore to come warns Chiefs coach Appleby
By GEORGIE PRICE PREVIEW... Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, live on BBC Sport EXETER are determined to build on their...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSaumaki gets Tigers over line in thriller
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........28pts Tries: O’halloran 16, 48; Prendergast 28, Marmion 44 Conversions: Carty 17, 29, 4, 49 Leicester ..........29pts...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSexton on bench for ‘fired up’ Leinster
Preview Leinster v Montpellier Today, Kick-off 1pm IRELAND captain Johnny Sexton is back in the Leinster squad after a two-month injury...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoGrand Slam glories 30 years on…
JEFF PROBYN IT’S FUNNY to think that 30 years ago this year I took part in something that happened only five...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoDupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one...
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English Championship
/ 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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Latest News
/ 4 years agoName of Ravenhill will always be special
PETER JACKSON FOR those born and bred on the northern side of the Irish border, Ravenhill will forever be synonymous with...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBarnes brushed aside by Clifton
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...............26 Clifton................ 50 CLIFTON came out all guns blazing at Barnes and never looked back as they ran...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoBarnstorming ‘Bill’ put even the Liddells in the shade
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I am indebted to Andrew Beattie, the archivist at Eltham College, for more ‘gen’ on AL ‘Bill’...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLivewire Randall puts Bears through to knockout stages with super show
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................28pts Tries: Purdy 16, O’Conor 24, 59 Randall 49 Conversions: Sheedy 16, 24, 49, 59 Stade Francais..17pts...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoItalian pack power is too strong for the Dragons
By ANDREW DEERING Benetton ..........23pts Tries: Herbst 14, Padovani 55, Baravalle 76 Conversions: Smith 57 Penalties: Smith 23, 71 Dragons ..............9pts...
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English Championship
/ 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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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher gain edge over gutsy hosts
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple.............. 14 Esher.........................27 STRUGGLING Barnstaple made high-flying visitors Esher battle all the way for their bonus-point victory. Barum...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCourtney’s got the drop in captaincy shoot-out
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK COURTNEY Lawes would be my choice of captain for the 2022 Six Nations...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMagical Marcus brings Quins back from brink
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................33pts Tries: Lane 12, 55; Ratti 18, Lewis 53, Domachowski 56 Conversions: Evans 12, 18, 53, 56...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoFinal flurry can’t rescue Warriors
By TOM BRADSHAW Worcester ........23pts Tries: Van der Merwe 62, Doel 68 Conversions: Smith 63, 69 Penalties: Smith 3, 7, 25...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoEngland don’t know what world class means
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Will the Arctic icecap last long enough to witness another Italian victory in the Six Nations? Why...
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English Championship
/ 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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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLions battle back to topple Westcliff
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....49 Westcliff................. 12 LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFront row rankings put Quins pair first
NICK CAIN CAN Eddie Jones deliver on his vow to make England’s scrum great again? After the 2021 Six Nations and...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoIt’s all about digging in for 80 minutes says Peel
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bordeaux v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3.15pm THE season is four months old, but the Scarlets will be...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoUnbeaten Lyon ease to win in Perpignan
ROUNDUP LYON ran out comfortable winners away at Perpignan to stay top of Pool B with three wins from three. Roman...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoKeyboard warrior Hepburn hits wrong target
CHRIS HEWETT ALEC Hepburn’s energetic campaign to make today’s loosehead prop community more interesting than the majority of their forerunners continues...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoWales captain Lillicrap says: No excuse now
By SAM JACKSON THE first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. Twelve players have accepted...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLike so many schools, it took a Welshman to spur Plymouth
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEFORE the mid-1970s Plymouth College, although competitive enough locally, had no...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHambly hails Reds’ defence after draw
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks...21pts Redruth.............. 21pts Drama: Henley’s Alex Harmes dives over for their first try HENLEY Hawks and Redruth...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoRedpath’s hopes disappear in fog
By ANDREW THOMAS La Rochelle ......39pts Tries: Danty 18, Piquette 24, 44; Leyds 52, Rhule 56 Conversions: Popelin 19, 25, 54,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCreevy red card can’t halt Exiles’ progress
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....21pts Tries: Rowe 25, Hoskins 45, Cracknell 77 Conversions: Jackson 26, 46, 78, Edinburgh ........20pts Tries:...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoEight-try Cardiff batter RGC blue and black
By TOM PROSSER RGC ........................29 Cardiff ..................52 CARDIFF scored eight tries as they claimed their first league win of the season...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury’s late push breaks Hundred hearts
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 18 Bury St Edmunds..24 BURY St Edmunds showed their class in the final quarter of a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRowntree’s boot keeps Otley top
Northern Premier LEADERS Otley just edged it over Sandal 8-9 . The Wakefield side were the only tryscorers, with Jack Handley...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPhil Dowson to succeed Chris Boyd as Northampton Director of Rugby
Northampton Saints forwards coach Phil Dowson has been appointed as Director of Rugby at Franklins Gardens from next year. Current Director...
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European Rugby
/ 4 years agoBath won’t travel to France unless French restrictions eased
Bath Rugby have confirmed that they will only fulfil Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup fixture against La Rochelle if French travel restrictions...
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European Rugby
/ 4 years agoPostponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty
All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWRU hand out first full-time Wales Women contracts
The first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. 12 players have accepted contracts – two...
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