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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEliet’s treble helps Exiles maintain their perfect run
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Eliet’s hat-trick headlined an eight-try salute that made it three wins out of three for London Scottish...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBarrett brothers lead the charge
New Zealand…63 Canada……………0 NEW Zealand scored nine tries to record their second convincing win. Brothers Beauden, Jordie and Scott Barrett all...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBall’s back on steam in Welsh boiler room
By ALEX BYWATER Hard yards: Jake Ball on the charge against Australia FROM forgotten man to irreplaceable World Cup star, Jake...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBitter sweet as Fiji show us what we have missed
FIJI’S road from bust to boom at the World Cup was illustrated by some superb attacking rugby in their 45-10 trouncing...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester do enough to make it three on the spin
By CHRIS HUGHES Chester……………14 Hull……………5 CHESTER Rugby claimed their third consecutive win and moved themselves nicely into the hunt for a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPack power swings it Chiefs way at the death
By ROGER PANTING TOM Howe’s hat-trick was not enough to stop Exeter Chiefs going top of Pool 3 and assume pole...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKnights hit back after mauling by Newcastle
By GUY WILLIAMS Sniper: Knights No.9 Tom James scores the winning try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons DONCASTER recovered well from their thrashing...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaunders in for two as Dons stay ahead
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONstill head the table, albeit on points difference only, following a nine-try 53-13 hammering of Bedford...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBoks put the hammer down as Italy implode
From ADAM HATHAWAY Quick feet: Cheslin Kolbe gets past Michele Campagnaro on his way to scoring South Africa’s third try SOUTH...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoMcKee plots to spoil pal Gatland’s party
By ALEX BYWATER JOHN McKee has known Warren Gatland for nearly two decades, but the Fiji head coach is still determined...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy on-song as Royle profits
By JOHN LYON Caldy……………62 Luctonians……………10 WHEN the Luctonian scrum took a tremendous ball against the feed the visitors must have thought...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBattling Tigers manage to ride out Polota-Nau red card storm
By GARY FITZGERALD TIGERS defied a red card for veteran Australia hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau to produce a battling performance to grab...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFreescoring Falcons hit students for six
By ANDREW BEACHAM FALCONS won comfortably in the end but Hartpury gave a decent account of themselves after last week’s defeat...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton get shock as Sutton fight to the end
By ROGER OPIE Clifton……………38 Sutton & Eps’…31 CLIFTON appeared to have this game in the bag after a first quarter in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville wrap up classy win to go first
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE cruised to the top of the league with a 48-0 victory away to Burton, a result that sees...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSisi: Red turned match but we’ll stick by Lovotti
ITALIAN lock David Sisi refused to blame prop Andrea Lovotti’s sending off for Italy’s capitulation and offered support to the distraught...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoHope has turned into belief after Aussie win
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Word class rugby: Hadleigh Parkes score against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images THERE will be no...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGreen machine grind out glory
By STEVE RHODES Wharfedale……………20 Preston……………19 A CLOSELY-FOUGHT battle between old adversaries saw Wharfedale come out on top by a single point...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBrown adds his stardust to an 11-try super show
By NEALE HARVEY Setting the bar: Mike Brown scores the opening try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Scorer: Twelvetrees MIKE Brown...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoO’Meara grabs four to grow feelgood factor around Pirates
By ROB WILDMAN WINGAlex O’Meara had a night to remember in this dominant win for the Pirates over a below-par Nottingham...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoJoy of six as in-form Park stay on a roll
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC……………13 Rosslyn Park…46 ROSSLYN Park scored six tries to make it four wins from five following a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoExtra man can’t help the Lions
By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher……………16 Leicester L……………12 LEICESTER’S inability to take advantage of a spare man proved their downfall as Esher ran...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBills hit the jackpot with narrow victory
Northern Premier IN THE battle of the top two it was the away side Billinghamwho left with the win, beating Blaydon...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWill we get the good, bad or ugly this time?
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Munched: Mick Skinner wipes out Marc Cecillon in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThese spoilt brats need to be pinned down
Nick Cain assesses France and discusses the key areas ahead of Saturday’s big match Double header: Jacques Brunel and Fabien Galthie...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTom Terrific snatches a treble and stuns Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale……………27 Fylde……………34 A STUNNING burst of four tries in a dazzling tenminute spell at the start of the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRibbans out to press his England claims
By NEALE HARVEY WITH a new three-year contractpouched, lock forward David Ribbans starts for Saints in a game his side must...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoAmps take derby spoils with Aseidu try-double
By THOMAS CARR AMPTHILL took the spoils in the ‘Battle of Bedfordshire’ with winger Kwaku Aseidu a constant thorn in the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoI’s in the mire while Club are rampant
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……44 Hull Ionions……19 BLACKHEATH cruised in a one-sided contest, where at times they showed their class but at...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWorthing swept aside by Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley……………63 Worthing……………7 HENLEY produced a scintillating performance at Dry Leas. Their speed and skill was too much for...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMaids cling on with late penalty reprieve
South West Premier GLENN Coles missed a last-gasp conversion to hand Maidenhead victory as they stayed second with a dramatic 43-42...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoAfter the blood and guts, a little gentle cooing takes place
WHO is this week’s jouer rugby gallant? Which little moment of class, poignancy and/or panache had you nodding in approval. Passing...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoFanfare may be muted but England are on a roll
By NICK CAIN ENGLAND became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2019 World Cup and that is...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMario Ledesma will make Eddie’s men fight for every point
England must neutralise the Pumas' lineout-maul
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoNow England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina
Nick Cain previews England's match against the Pumas and the selection issues facing Eddie Jones going forward
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHighlights: Ireland beat Russia to move top of pool
Video highlights from Kobe as Ireland got their World Cup back on track in a five-try display
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoJack Nowell and Mako Vunipola return for England in clash with Pumas
A strong team named by England head coach Eddie Jones for Saturday's match against Argentina
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Class act as Manuel Diana remembers the fallen
Uruguay back row Manuel Diana paid tribute to the people of Kamaishi as a player who heralds from a club devastated...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bravo Japan… now give us World Cup for Tier 2
Nick Cain outlines why a World Cup exclusive to Tier 2 nations is needed in the wake of Japan's shock win...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoManu Tuilagi is the key player for England, says Jason Robinson
Tuilagi can be the focal point of England going forward, and forget the injuries of his past
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Aggressive scrums are a recipe for more injuries
Jeff Probyn airs his view on how the scrum is functioning under the current laws
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Ford-Farrell combination is dependent on Manu’s defence
Jeremy Guscott talks England's plans for their back-line with games against tougher opposition beckoning
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs hunt for successor to veteran Gareth Steenson
Rob Baxter is leading the race for a highly-rated fly-half at a Premiership rival
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHow Wasps coach Craig White made stars of Uruguay
Jon Newcombe speaks to Craig White about the tough love needed to get Uruguay on track to the World Cup's big...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints lock David Ribbans extends stay
Ribbans joined the Saints in 2017 from the Western Province
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: This Wales side have got Michael Cheika worried
Shane Williams previews the big clash in Pool A between Wales and Australia
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWeather helps put Billingham at summit
Northern Premier WITH the Carlisle versus Harrogate match off because of the weather and the re-arranged game now scheduled for November...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoEkoko treble as Sharks show pace and style
DMP Sharks…46 Firwood …23 By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks took maximum points from an entertaining and high-scoring encounter at the Northern...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWales ease off the gas after first half blitz
By SAM JACKSON Last act: George North carries Georgia full-back Soso Matiashvili over the line to score the sixth try PICTURE:...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoItaly’s hope is in speed of the back row
Brendan Gallagher looks at the challenge facing Italy and fancies they have an outside chance Key men: Italy hopes rest with...












