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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPerfect response by wounded Barum
South West Premier BARNSTAPLE are still the team to beat in the South West Premier. after coming out unscathed from an...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGray joins Hogg at Chiefs
EXETER have signed Scotland lock Jonny Gray from Glasgow on a two-year deal, starting next season. The 25-year-old has 55 international...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoOEs hold on for crucial victory
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians28 Sale FC………………21 OLD Elthamians withstood a late Sale fightback to begin the new year with a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHoney-pot traps hosts as gritty Reds dig in
BY LYNDON EDNEY A FINE kicking performance from Fraser Honey helped Redruth come from behind twice to grind out a narrow...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBillingham shock as chasers scent blood
Northern Premier THE gap at the top of the table is closing as league leaders Billingham went down 35-26 in the...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLike father, like son for Brooks
By WARREN MUGGLETON Canterbury……5 Rosslyn P ……38 JAMES Brooks honoured his father’s Rosslyn Park legacy with a superb debut as the...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHawks escape Lions shocker
By ADAM HUNTER BOTTOM club Bournemouth came within a score of upsetting table-toppers Henley Hawks, going down 26-20 at Chapel Gate....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoRundle runs in brace in Stour away day triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………18 Stourbridge….25 A LATE bonus-point surge was not enough for Hull as they lost to Stourbridge and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMighty Pooler’s victory is their 60th in a row
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD RUTHLESS Pontypool ran in ten tries as they inflicted a crushing 62-14 home defeat on...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLeaders roll on in Red warning
By GEOFF SIBLEY OLD Redcliffians, fighting for their lives, had the dubious honour of hosting free-scoring Juddians at Scotland Lane, and...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents pass with full marks
By AMY WALMSLEY Loughborough 64 Chester …………….31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students were in rampant form as they kicked off the new year with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff prove untouchable to stay at the summit
By STEFFAN THOMAS Premiership CARDIFF extended their lead in the Premiership with a comprehensive win. Tries from Ioan Davies, Max Llewellyn,...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoSeven-try win thanks to first-half barrage
By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions showed their class in a splendid first-half performance that welcomed in the New Year. Westcliff opened...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLucs unlucky after late blitz
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……20 Hinckley ……….26 LUCTONIANS were pipped to the finish line by a well-organised Hinckley side in an entertaining...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSiggery surge to line seals it for Quins
By GUTO DAVIES CARMARTHEN Quins consolidated second place after coming from behind. In a game of contrasting halves, a stubborn defence...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoEnd-to-end thriller as Dalton try wins day
By MIKE AMOS Power play: Taunton’s Cory Teague bursts through. Right: Worthing on top at a line-out PICTURES: CJ Photos A...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoEngland boast host of starters for ten
RUGBY MATTERS Stellar: Exeter’s Joe Simmonds is one of several prospects at fly-half PICTURES: Getty Images Jacob Umaga James Grayson Max...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoZebras start new year with spring in their step
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Tynedale ……13 TWO second-half tries from Otley were enough to down a spirited Tynedale team and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNip and tuck before Drovers turn on the power
By MARTYN PERKINS THE lead changed hands four times in the second half before the power of the Llandovery pack finally...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoMid-table rivals begin with a banger
By NEIL IRELAND THE first game of the new decade for both teams was a thriller, the home side triumphing 24-22...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWray vision leaves the league in a better place
TWITTER was in full spate this week when Nigel Wray stepped down as chairman of Saracens, with the more excitable tweeters...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers hit for six as Ravers go rocking on
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………40pts Sheffield Tigers ….7pts Double: Ben Jones scores his second PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Inventive: Peter Swatkins with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBridgend charge halted by O’Brien winner
By ROB COLE MATT O’Brien broke Bridgend hearts as he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a 45-metre penalty...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLate tries edge 12-score cracker
By JOHN WHITE DINGS made a fantastic start to the new decade thanks to a bonus-point win over Esher at Shaftesbury...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCarr eager to motor on after Bristol winner
By NEALE HARVEY Impressing: Jack Willis WASPS back row star Nizaam Carr has ordered his side to follow last week’s morale-boosting...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFairbrother flying to keep title hopes alive
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………24 Wharfedale 17 A FIRST-HALF barrage proved enough for Fylde to overcome Wharfedale but it wasn’t without...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw haunted by spectre of returning Jones
By ROB COLE RHYS Jones came back to haunt his former teammates with a starring performance that made it three wins...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoOAs come from behind in thriller
By JOHN CROYSDILL SUTTON & Epsom opened their 2020 account in disappointing fashion, losing at Rugby Lane to Old Albanian by...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoIrish aim to muzzle Chiefs marksmen
Fighting for higher honours: Exeter’s Sam Hill LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss knows his side’s discipline must improve if they...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoHoppers jump for joy after Taylor trio
By LEW CLAYTON Scunthorpe ……7 Preston G’h ….30 CHRISTIAN Taylor hat-trick inflicted further misery on Scunthorpe as Preston Grasshoppers triumphed in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago91-0! It’s a mauling as Bridge prepare for Plate
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGEwarmed up for next weekend’s Specsavers National Plate quarter-final showdown against holders and One...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoTop signing butWebb must earn Wales place
SHANE WILLIAMS Prodigal son: Rhys Webb is returning to Ospreys PICTURE: Getty Images RHYS Webb is a fantastic player and it...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoSteve leaves Field green with envy
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 28 Huddersfield….24 STEVE Collins scored a last-minute try to snatch victory away from Huddersfield and secure...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDon’t rush it, Rees-Zammit will be better off in U20s
LOUIS Rees-Zammit has been handed the keys to the city of Gloucester by Johan Ackermann, but I have to urge caution...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTitans collapse increases anxiety
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……32 Plymouth ……38 A POWERFUL second half performance by Plymouth Albion, during which they scored 28 points without...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs complete move for Scotland star Jonny Gray
Scotland teammates Stuart Hogg and Sam Skinner lure the tackling demon to Sandy Park
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Bath get dream back row together at last for Gloucester clash
Francois Louw skippers Bath against rivals Gloucester with Sam Underhill and Taulupe Faletau in tow
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoRugby Matters: New breed of coaches take centre stage in 2020
Only Eddie Jones and Gregor Townsend remain from the World Cup as the Six Nations nears
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAlan Dickens names first squad as England U20 head coach
Alan Dickens has retained eight players who played for England U20s in 2019 in a 32-man squad
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoA wishlist for rugby in 2020: Nick Cain’s wants an England Grand Slam
Nick Cain reveals his wishlist for England and the sport of rugby in general this year
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoHepher and Pellow see Champions Cup within touching distance for Exeter Chiefs
Past winners as players, head coach Ali Hepher and skills coach Ricky Pellow see Champions Cup glory as the next step...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 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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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: A strong Dragons team can help Pivac make strides
Shane Williams shares his view on how Aaron Wainwright and Taine Basham can take Wales to the next level
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGrind of club rugby is killing player numbers, says Richmond DoR Steve Hill
Hill sends a strong message to the RFU that 30-games-per-season is far too much for National League clubs
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoObituaries: The rugby players and pioneers we lost in 2019
Brendan Gallagher remembers those influenced the sport greatly
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Six Nations excitement can light up the New Year
Jeremy Guscott lends some advice for any players set to grace the Test stage for the first time in the upcoming...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeone Nakarawa to rejoin Glasgow Warriors on short-term deal
The former European player of the year had his contract terminated by Racing 92 last month
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens chairman Nigel Wray retires citing need for ‘fresh start’
Nigel Wray has retired with immediate effect two months after Saracens were plunged into a salary cap scandal
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHomecoming for Rhys Webb at Ospreys
Toulon agree to release the Welsh scrum-half a year early from his contract
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMunster team doctor fined for verbally abusing Jamie George
Munster medic Jamie Kearns given €2,000 fine for comment which sparked mass brawl during Champions Cup trip to Saracens
Autumn Internationals
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