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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoFind a front row or forget the World Cup, Eddie
Nick Cain talks to the architect of England’s 2003 world-beating scrum to find what’s missing now Guru: Phil Keith-Roach Front row...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoSmid’s early double sets Ealing clear by half-time
By NEALE HARVEY Cap that: Jordy Reid lands Trailfinder’s fifth try DREADLOCKED dynamo Jordy Reid produced a virtuoso display as Ealing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSensational Slade keeps Chiefs on maximum momentum
By MIKE SINCLAIR CLOSE-UP JACK NOWELL Exeter wing U DENNY SOLOMONA Sale wing Nowell, Eddie Jones’ preferred England choice, made a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLladovery flying high with comfortable win at Bedwas
By IAN GOLDEN Bedwas ……….30 Llandovery ….52 LLANDOVERY produced an outstanding second-half performance to secure their third win from three. But...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPromoted sides prove their worth
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……40 Sale ………………31 CINDERFORD ended Sale’s long unbeaten run in the clash between last year’s promoted champion...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBoyau, the wing ace who ruled the skies
THE 100th anniversaries are coming quick and fast as we head towards November 11 and exactly 100 years since the end...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWinter roused by Coventry’s first half ‘hot spell’
By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY held out in an edge-of-the-seat finish to secure their second win of the season and end Bedford’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: We can still make top six
BETTER but not good enough! That was the honest verdict from Sales Sharks boss Steve Diamond who said: “Our performance was...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBanfield penalty ends Ponty’s unbeaten start
By JAY BAYFORDz Aberavon………25 Pontypridd ….19 ABERAVON ended Pontypridd’s perfect league record with a battling victory. The lead changed hands numerous...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs victory keeps up unbeaten start
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s …31 Darlingt’n MP 22 OLD ELTHAMIANS continued their impressive start with a third successive victory and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoAltier looks set for big stage
One to watch: Hong Kong U20 fly-half Paul Altier FIJI saved their best for last at the U20 Trophy final in...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWedlake hits four as Pirates give Students a schooling
By ANDREW BEACHAM CORNISHPirates continued their excellent start to the season with this resounding win over an out-of-sorts Hartpury. The win...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSelf-assured Searle ready for Ford test
By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG Wasps duo Billy Searle and Joe Atkinson aim to buck conventional wisdom by proving academy routes are...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHerbert late-show stuns Bargoed in tight encounter
By DAN ROBERTS Bargoed ……….14 Carmarthen Q 19 CARMARTHEN Quins made it back-to-back victories with a narrow success over Bargoed. Following...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSalisbury brings up his triple ton for Caldy
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW Caldy v L’boro S TODAY’s game marks Derek Salisbury’s 300th appearance in the Caldy front row. The...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS Canada still favourites but losing Hassler is a blow
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Retired at 27: Canadian flier Jeff Hassler Repechage schedule (all...
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Celtic Cup
/ 8 years agoRosser’s five-star show has Dragons roaring
By CARL FIELD LEFT wing Jared Rosser helped himself to five tries as Dragons A chalked up their first win, beating...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoKnights do it for their stricken boss Clive
By LUKE JARMYN KNIGHTS scrum-half Thomas James’ perfectly timed interception left him in acres of space to score as a galvanized...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGuy’s primed for ‘war’ against his old mates
New Tiger: Guy Thompson LEICESTER TIGERS back rower Guy Thompson is braced for a huge battle on his first return to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTovey shows his quality as Keys unlock Neath
By HAYDN JEFFERIES Cross Keys ….36 Neath ……………30 CROSS Keys made it two wins out of three in the Principality Premiership...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoNo experiments this Autumn, Warren, we need winning run
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Mindset: Alun Wyn Jones will play every game like it’s a World Cup final PICTURE:...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCraig’s right, lose control and you don’t get it back
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Non-starter: American Football is not a role model for the English Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWimbledon on top after Bedford victory
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON top the table following a 36-20 win at home to Bedford Athletic. Ben Turner, Campbell...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGutsy Ebbw Vale see off RGC for impressive victory
By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …………29 Newport……….27 THIS was the 436th time that these two old foes have met but few of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoOn the path to world domination!
Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off on September 20 next year when hosts Japan play Russia in Tokyo. Exactly a year...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPeter Pan Strettle hooks in the Saints
By NICK CAIN Prolific: Alex Lewington dives over for the first of his two tries PICTURES: Getty Images THESE sides met...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSandbach and Phoenix serve up cracker
Midlands Premier LOYAL fans were treated to a day full of action in the Midlands Premier with tries and action galore....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBig three pick up bonus point victories
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD IT’S as you were at the top of the table after the top three all...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSaints will try to unleash Taqele
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd said that he hoped to utilise huge Australian wing Taqele Naiyaravoro –who marked his Franklin’s Gardens debut...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate Shaw try keeps Billingham unbeaten
Northern Premier BILLINGHAM take over at the top of the table and are now the only unbeaten side in the competition...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJones gets the Nelson challenge underway
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD NELSON are finally up and running in One East after a convincing 59-29 win...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBristol concede five in second half shake-up
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER stayed unbeaten but they remain the most infuriating of sides by being incapable of producing a consistent...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCokanasiga acrobatics prove he’s more than just muscle
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER TWO of England’s brightest prospects – Joe Cokanasiga and Zach Mercer – lit up a hectic afternoon as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThree wins on the spin for Bournemouth
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTHmade it three wins from three and sit in pole position in the South West Premier. However, they...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarnett’s 29 points sends out big message
WRU National Bowl Rnd One round-up By JAY BAYFORD HAVERFORDWESTwere the big winners in the first round of the WRU National...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTaunton impress to down Clifton in derby
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T ……36 Clifton ……………13 A LARGE crowd at the Commsplus Stadium on Friday night were treated to...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEdwards’ extra time try seals win over Sweden
A WILL Edwards extra time try saw England finish seventh at the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series in Lodz after...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBoffelli the boot kicks Pumas to famous win
By GARY FITZGERALD FULL-back Emiliano Boffelli’s mighty boot helped the Pumas strike it lucky on the Gold Coast and end a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPenalty count killed us – Lam
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam was annoyed at the way in which his side imploded in the second half. He...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard blasts lethargic first half
TODD Blackadder hailed his new juggernaut out wide, Joe Cokanasiga, after his try-double. “Joe was sensational today, not just his finishing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDelany’s double inspires Waterloo to victory
By MARK COUGHLAN Richmond……12 F Waterloo……24 A FLURRY of tries early in the second half decided the Premier 15s match between...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoProblems for Cotter as Mignoni hits back
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Uncanny vision: Jonathan Wisnieswki tore Montpellier apart Lyon boss Pierre Mignoni had dreams of reaching the Top...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFour-star Wiltshire shows no mercy
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……70 Guernsey ………26 BURY swept aside an injury-hit Guernsey at a sun-kissed Haberden. The visitors...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoSuper Boks land World Cup boost
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Doubling up: Aphid Dyantyi scores his second try for the Boks PICTURE: Getty Images SOUTH AFRICA produced their...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHooker Tolofua wanted by Clermont
SARACENS look set to lose French hooker Christopher Tolofua when his contract runs out at the end of the season. Blindside...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSecond-half try blitz leaves Sharks all at sea
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ….14 Gloucester-H…57 GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY took maximum points from their trip North after an impressive performance at the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIt’s the McLean show for Raiders
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing ………68 Redruth …………21 MATT McLean scored 28 points as Worthing cruised to a thumping victory over Redruth....
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoDollman’s journey can finish with a pot of gold
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW There at the start: Phil Dollman was Rob Baxter’s first recruit at Exeter...















