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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRampant Pooler narrow gap on Students
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BURFORD CARDIFF Met’s lead at the top was cut to two points despite beating Rhydyfelin 26-21....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStudents finally claim maiden win
By RYAN STEVENS CHARLIE Reed produced a superb display as Loughborough Students secured their first win of the season against Darlington...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoJack stars to leave Bees feeling very Jolly
By LEON PICKARD Guernsey ......19 B’ham & Soli......28 A LATE flurry saw Birmingham and Solihull down Guernsey in a lively and...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoRussians given ten-try thrashing by French
ROUND-UP LA ROCHELLE continued with their superb form in Pool 4 when they thrashed Enisei-STM64-26. The Top 14 outfit outscored their...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBaxter: Gloucs will be crunch
ROB Baxter said their Pool 2 double-header against West Country rivals Gloucester in December would be do or die. The Chiefs...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoNo reason to boo Eddie says Dai
WASPS Dai Young admitted a “few honest words” had transformed his team at half-time when they were 21-7 down. “I was...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley................16pts Fylde ........................5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKelleher double sets up Leinster triumph
By GUTO DAVIES CELTIC CUP FINAL Scarlets A …8 Leinster A …15 LEINSTER ‘A’ lifted the Celtic Cup in the inaugural...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPenallta win again to keep heat on Brynmawr
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BURFORD LEADERS Brynmawr claimed a bonus-point win over Pontypool United to maintain their winning run....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoClub hang on despite leaky defence in thriller
By GRAHAM COX Going in: Jake Lloyd scores Blackheath’s second try PICTURES: Helen Watson FIVE tries to two would suggest a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBradley double helps Hawks fly
By NICK PITSON Henley H ..........31 Worthing R......22 A DOMINANT performance from the Henley forwards set up this bonus-point victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMulvihill expects an all-court battle as Blues aim to consolidate away day win
By ROB COLE THE last time Cardiff Blues won their opening two games in the Champions Cup, they reached the knock-out...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTomane wings in for the clash of European titans
JOETomane will make his first European start for champions Leinster in today’s Pool 1 clash in Toulouse as the Irish side...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNazir gives Otley local bragging rights
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …17 Otley ..............31 TWO early tries from Otley flanker Adam Malthouse laid the foundations for a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew deal for Lawes
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTONlock Courtney Lawes, 29, has signed a new deal to keep him with the Premiership club until 2021. “I’ve...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPresident Laporte on passport control
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN When can a foreigner play for France these days? When Federation president Bernard Laporte says so, that’s...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNerveless Ryan salvages draw with late kick
By PAUL PRICE Chinnor ..........20 Old Elth’s ......20 CAOLAN Ryan nailed a last-gasp conversion to secure Chinnor a thrilling draw with...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOAs no match for Titans powerpack
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …21 T’nton Titans 35 TAUNTON Titans demonstrated the reason for their name for much of this...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoOff goes Cipriani as his week gets worse
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Collision: Danny Cipriani, left, tackles Munster’s Rory Scannell, centre, and gets a red card MUNSTER claimed a bonus...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPark punished for wasteful first half
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ........22 Sedgley Park 19 SEDGLEY Park paid the penalty for refusing at least half a dozen straightforward...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFoley signs until RWC
AUSTRALIA fly-half Bernard Foley has rebuffed foreign offers to sign a one-year deal until next year’s World Cup. A statement said...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTaqele sure Boyd’s ‘super’ style will bring success
By NEALE HARVEY Feeling at home in Northampton: Taqele Naiyaravoro GIANT Northampton wing Taqele Naiyaravoro admits his fitness must improve if...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA Royle flush as England 7s winger strikes late
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......22 Caldy................27 CALDY produced a grandstand finish at Grantchester Road as former England 7s wing Nick Royle dotted...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘He just couldn’t get out the way’
GLOUCESTER coach Johan Ackermann sympathised with Danny Cipriani over his sendingoff. “He wasn’t even wanting to tackle the guy. He wanted...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStour survive in a 15-try barnburner
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge…57 South Leics …45 STOURBRIDGE withheld an incredible fightback from South Leicester as over 100 points were scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLouw waits for an offer
BATHare considering if they want to retain the services of Springbok flank Francois Louw. The 33-year-old Louw said: “This is my...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarrett may head east after RWC
JAPAN is emerging as a possible short-term destination for Beauden Barrett and other senior All Blacks after next year’s Rugby World...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoEsher eased aside by Titans
By GEOFF NORDEMANN Esher ................15 Rotherham …45 ROTHERHAM playercoach Joseph Barker opened the scoring for the visitors on two minutes to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoItoje ensures Sarries don’t lack firepower
By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Barritt’s face was left cut and bruised as Saracens were made to scrap their way to a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImproving Blues call for young gun Hutler
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BEDFORD top try scorer Ryan Hutler returns to their starting line-up as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrowne calls time
ULSTERlock Pete Browne has retired after a series of concussions. He said: “I have an increased propensity for concussion symptoms following...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark on a roll with Sale scalp
By STEFFAN JAMES Sale ..................23 Rosslyn Park…31 ROSSLYN PARK secured their second win in two weeks with a bonus point win...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMcCall relieved by late bonus try
MARK McCall attempted to put a positive twist to his side’s lacklustre victory which saw the two-time European champions leave it...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTrailfinders point the way with a 9-try battering
By OLI SHAPLEY EALINGTrailfinders produced their best performance of the season to inflict a heavy defeat on Coventry. Ben Ward’s men...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMitchell to Carnegie
WELSHinternational prop Craig Mitchell, 32, has re-joined Yorkshire Carnegie from Newcastle Falcons. Director of rugby Chris Stirling said: “I’m delighted to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHat-trick Riley has eye on promotion at Sedgley
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING scored his first hat-trick in his 333rd league appearance, Sedgley Park stalwart Matt Riley is...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoYes, Wade is small but his talent is giant-size
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN CHRISTIAN Wade encapsulates English rugby’s irrational fear of the X-Factor players it produces,...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Irish forced to dig deep for victory
By CHRIS WALKER Headlock: Fergus Mulchrone scores for Irish despite Cameron Cowell’s tackle PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Challenge: Tyson Lewis takes on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive weeks for Jennings
LONDON Scottish’s Rory Jennings has been banned for five weeks for making contact with the head of Coventry’s Andy Bulumakau with...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Mike Brown wins the new ‘Bionic Elbow’ man
The ever-present Harlequins full-back has reached 301 appearances
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoGallagher column: I still feel the stress of that French fightback in 1999
New Zealand 31-43 France, a match that had the heart racing even for the neutrals
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSouth Africa captain Siya Kolisi should make the move north, urges Springbok World Cup winner
Leave the Rainbow Nation for a move north like many of his countrymen?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago‘Hopefully, something can be sorted in the next month or so’ – Danny Care on his Harlequins future
The England and Quins scrum-half talks the pressure of playing for his future at the Stoop, while facing a threat for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBusy week at Munster ends in five senior players signing contract extensions
Ireland international Chris Farrell gets new long-term deal along with flanker Chris Cloete
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoNo place for Danny Cipriani in England’s squad for autumn internationals
A place on the plane bound for Japan now looking a longshot for the Gloucester fly-half?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester’s interest in Springbok star rivalled by £900,000 offer from France
Toulon are circling...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGregor Townsend lauds quality of 40-man squad announced for November Tests
Three uncapped players named by the Scotland head coach
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCharles Piutau could be back at the start of next month, Bristol coach Pat Lam confirms
Pat Lam also evaluates the Bears' start to the season
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoLozowski and Kaino cited for Champions Cup incidents
More fallout from Saracens win over Glasgow
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals
Uncapped wing Jonah Holmes is called up and Ross Moriarty looks likely to play at number 8
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