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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBlossoms’ late score puts heat on Scotland
By GARY FITZGERALD First blood: Timothy Lafaele beats the tackle of Alapati Leiua to score Japan’s opening try Big score: Matsushima...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoGeorgia turn on the power to bury Los Teros
Georgia……………33 Uruguay……………7 GEORGIA scored five tries to bring Uruguay crashing down to earth at Kumagaya Stadium following the South Americans’ shock...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHiromi ensures we’re not lost in translation
THE English Press pack were not impressed when they turned up at Tokyo’s £500-a-night Conrad Hotel for a Japan media conference...
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National League 2N
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 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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National League One
/ 7 years ago14-man Albion overcome odds
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth……………41 Canterbury……………20 DESPITE having a man sent off and two players stretchered off, Plymouth came back from a...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoHoney penalty is sweet for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………26 Dings C……………23 AN injury-time penalty from Fraser Honey gave 14-man Redruth victory against a plucky Dings side...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoOur belief is growing with each game says Lubuschagne
FLANKER Pieter Labuschagne can feel- Japan’s belief growing with each game. The Brave Blossoms’ South African-born captain enthused: “We wanted to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWales withstand Wallaby revival to claim epic win
By SAM JACKSON Diving in: Gareth Davies goes over to score Wales’ second try WALES held off a fierce Wallaby fightback...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoAnother big prize in Japan
LAST YEAR’S Melbourne Cup was won by Cross Counter, trained in Newmarket by Charlie Appleby, and more Brits got their hands...
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National League 2N
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 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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National League One
/ 7 years agoHawley holds nerve to steal it
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington Mowden Park……………26 Cinderford……………27 CINDERFORD pipped Darlington Mowden Park with the last kick of the game, as Stefan...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWestcliff wonder if the tide will turn
By NICK CROWE Westcliff……………18 Old Redcliff’s 23 WESTCLIFF’S frustrating start reached a new level as they were edged out in a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIreland blow hot and cold after captain Sexton exits
From TOM BRADSHAW in Kobe Relief: Andrew Conway scores the bonus-point try A TYPHOON was threatening to blow into Kobe in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDan will be ‘ready to go for Fiji’
DAN Biggar should be fit to face Fiji after a head injury forced him off. “As far as I understand, he...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoPocock the tree-hugger
AUSTRALIAN flanker David Pocock is wellknown for his stance on environmental issues and he was flying the flag ag ain in...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoTigers are purring as they strike at the last
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge……………25pts Sedgley Park……………28pts A LAST-GASP try from flanker Mark Goodman earned Sedgley Park a hard-fought victory in the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoChampions Trailfinders state case for defence
By DAVID LAWRENCE EALING Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward delivered a simple message after watching his side maintain their perfect...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoLyn: We’re raising bar in Russia
RUSSIA coach Lyn Jones heralded the performance as a leap forward for Tier 2 rugby. He said: “The whole occasion was...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru
By ALEX BYWATER Belief: Ryan Chambers WALES’ World Cup campaign couldn’t have gone much better to date and off the field...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThere’s no pleasure in Domes full of sweat
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ”Closing the roof of a stadium in a country with such high humidity...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWhere there’s a Will, Field can find a way
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 25 Scunthorpe…24 WILL Milner’s last gasppenalty kick-started Huddersfield’s season in a dramatic finale at Lockwood Park. With...
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English Championship
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoRowntree’s the main man in Otley
By MARY SEDGWICK Hinckley……………14 Otley……………17 OTLEY left it until the very last kick of the game to seal a remarkable triumph...
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English Championship
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoTruth about why Mendez decided to punch Ackford
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Flashpoint: Federico Mendez flattens Paul Ackford The first shock result of the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLucy Att the double as Bears pile on the misery
By WILL HUNTER Firewood W……………0 Bristol Bears……36 Star turn: Lucy Attwood BRISTOL Bears continued their impressive start to the Premier 15s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoStudents hold firm as Sheffield falter
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheff Tigers…37 L’boro Studs…40 A TRY-FEST in Sheffield gave Loughborough Students a bonus-point win over the Tigers. Loughborough...
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English Championship
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMarshall wants to become a Kingsholm champion
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER’SKiwi utility back Tom Marshall is desperate to lift some silverware in what may be his...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLibby unlocks Lightning with late try in epic
By ALINA MENUKHIN Loughboro’……………24 Saracens……………28 LIBBY Lockwood’s late try completed a remarkable comeback as reigning champions Saracens recovered from 17 points...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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English Championship
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHougaard looking up after missing Boks cut
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA FRANCOIS Hougaard insists he is ‘at peace’ with being unable to be part of World Cup....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBrown stands out in Quins comeback
By DANIEL ALEXANDE Harlequins……………39pts Gloucester-H……………12pts All smiles: Leanne Riley celebrates scoring a try with Jess Breach, left, and Amy Cokayne CO-HEAD...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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English Championship
/ 7 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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
St Ives decide to opt out THE scourge of long-distance travelling which plunged St Ives into crisis has now forced the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBoatman wears down Warriors with two tries
By MATT VERRI Richmond FC…35 Worcester……………8 ELLIE Boatman scored two tries as Richmond battled their way to an impressive victory over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 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...















