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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRFU funding for EQPs gives England a big advantage
JEFF PROBYN Money bags: Top 14 contenders Montpellier have a raft of Test stars including François Steyn and Nemani Nadolo PICTURE:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWarburton will return in shape of his life for World Cup
IT’S a huge blow for Wales to lose Sam Warburton for the rest of the season. He just doesn’t seem to...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRams pack paves way for clinical winonroad
By CAMERON TEMPLE Canterbury 15pts Redingensians 40pts Our hero: Rams celebrating Oliver Taylor’s final try. A FLURRYof late tries for the...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoRacing are denied by the boot of nerveless Benjamin
By JAMES CANDY Castres…16 Racing 92 …13 CASTRES stayed in the hunt for a Champions Cup quarter-final place with a 10-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Fine coming for Faletau BATHhave been charged by Premiership Rugby for allowing Taulupe Faletau to play for Wales against South Africa,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBattling Bury give league leaders a scare
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds 34 Chinnor 37 BURY came oh so close to toppling the undefeated league leaders. They...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoToo easy for Munster as Tigers stir late
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s over: Simon Zebo scores for Munster MUNSTER were too strong and efficient for an uninspired Tigers at...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDouble delight for Light Blues
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Oxford 10pts Tries: Wilson 65 Conversions: Kearns 65 Penalties: Kearns 33 Cambridge 20pts Tries: Bell 28, Russell 55,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks trio swoop for two tries each
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley 43 Worthing 20 TRY doubles for Tom Emery, David Hyde and Xavier Andre enabled the Hawks to...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoBoozing fans give true rugby lovers headache
NICK CAIN IT is rare in Rugby Union that the disciplinary focus shifts from what happens on the pitch to what...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGurney’s surge gets Cambridge rolling
Oxford W 0 Cambridge W 24 Revenge is sweet: Cambridge Women celebrate CAMBRIDGE women stormed to a four-try 24-0 victory in...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans revival too late to halt defeat
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans14 Cinderford 33 TITANS were taught a harsh lesson in how to control a game, to execute...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoLeinster made us pay for mistakes says Lam
By WILL CARPENTER Bristol 35 Leinster A 46 LEINSTERwithstood a late Bristol fightback to seal a bonus-point victory at Ashton Gate...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWorld Cup ban would end abuse of Test window
ENGLAND’S decision to play four Autumn Tests in 2018 flaunts the World Rugby delineation of three weekends allocated for international rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGlos-Hart stunned by late Sharks onslaught
By MOLLY GOODWIN Glos-H’pury 24 Darlington 38 Try: Mary-Anne Gittings GLOUCESTER-Hartpury’s poor recent run continued as Darlington Mowden Park Sharks condemned...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoExiles can’t hold Jersey set-piece
By TOM INNES Jersey 45 L Scottish 10 JERSEY maintained their 100 per cent record after three rounds with a commanding...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoAckermann in a hurry
THE old mantra that it takes years to change the mindset of a team has been blown to smithereens by Gloucester’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSeven-try Saracens continue their domination
By JAMES LAUGHTON Saracens 45 Firwood W’loo 6 LEAGUE leaders Saracens continued their imperious form with a tenth straight win in...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoBusby try ends Hartpury hopes
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury 24 Ulster 29 HARTPURY’S interest in the Cup was ended by David Busby’s last minute try in...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoPool stragglers Harlequins face Euro showdown
By NEALE HARVEY Taking his chances: Charlie Walker PICTURES: Getty Images HARLEQUINS flyer Charlie Walker says the departure of Marland Yarde...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoQuins back to winning ways with bonus point
By DANIS ROBERTS Harlequins 27pts Wasps 8pts Final try: Abbie Scott powers over to complete the rout HARLEQUINS got back to...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStortford flair too hot for Students
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S’d 43 L’boro Stu 12 A DEVASTATINGattacking display from Bishop’s Stortford proved to be too much for...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoAdamson leads Blues fightback as champs are beaten
By BILL KIELY Munster 14 Bedford 25 MIKE Rayer was delighted with his Blues outfit after they kept up their perfect...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWasps will fight fire with fire
By NEALE HARVEY Finisher: Gabi Lovobalavu will add impact off bench WASPS centre Gabi Lovobalavu predicts fireworks at Stade Marcel Deflandre...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLightning set to strike again
PREVIEW… Worcester v Loughborough Today. Kick-off 2pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning travel to Sixways to face Worcester Valkyries looking for a fourth-straight win...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBoot of Lewis key for battling Bridge
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher 10 Cambridge 13 DANIEL Lewis’ first-half penalty kick saw Cambridge edge out Esher in an enthralling encounter...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoHowe double gets rusty Warriors on the front foot
By STEFFAN THOMAS WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg was delighted with his side’s bonus point win over Oyonnax. A brace of...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoEaling blast Titanswith second-half 5-try romp
By GUY WILLIAMS Speedster: Lewis Robling outpaces Toby Williams to score PICTURES: Gareth Lyons EALING’S successful season, second in the Championship...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoChiefs look for repeat of last week’s first half blitz
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER are hell-bent on underlining their European credentials by blitzing Leinster from the off, according to fit again...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoReed demands physicality
PREVIEW… Richmond v Bristol Today. Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL captain Amber Reed wants a physical performance today in the mid-table Tyrrell’s Premier...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWalshe’s wizards are flying high after putting Hill to the sword
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 63pts Tries: Kessell 11, 40, 49, Oram 27, Preece 37, Trimble 45, Daynes 58, 64, Maisey 77...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTenacious Sale grab lifeline to put squeeze on their rivals
By COLIN NEWBOULT Triple teamed: Gareth Anscombe is tackled by Cameron Neild, AJ MacGinty and Ben Curry SUDDENLY, Sale have made...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoQuick-starting Connacht rout Richmond
By LUKE JARMYN CONNACHT Eagles pulled out to a 31-point lead with the try-bonus in the bag before a flat Richmond...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWarriors undone by double sin-binning
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER On the line: Kelian Galletier of Montpellier scores the opening try PICTURES: Getty Images MONTPELLIER breathed life back...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCastle is hero as Ystalyfera are into Last 16
National Plate & Bowl round-up By CHRIS SMART A LAST-GASP drop goal from full-back Steffan Castle secured last season’s WRU National...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOpening period flurry enough as Club see off challenge of Caldy
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 29 Caldy 17 AN EARLY Blackheath four-try blitz proved to be enough as they held off the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoIce-cool Edinburgh put the heat on Exiles
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SUB-ZERO temperatures meant a late change in venues for this clash – and the grandeur of the new...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoHat-trick by Elder downs youthful Dragons
By TOM WILLIAMS Y Carnegie 43 Dragons 22 YORKSHIRE coach James Lowes praised the attitude of his players after overcoming a...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoStrettle knows French champions face stern test despite Saracens injury list
By GEORGE LAWRENCE DAVID Strettle returns to Allianz Park to face his former employers in a crucial clash at the top...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGullis hits double as perfect Pooler march on
Welsh Championship round-up CLAYTON Gullis was at the double as leaders Pontypool beat Trebanos 24-7 to make it 11 wins out...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDriver is cruising as Hinckley scrap win
By TOM GALLAGHER Hinckley 20pts Wharfedale 17pts Strong arm: Hinckley’s Sam Driver on the charge PICTURES: Steve Wells Fighting spirit: Dale...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoE’s on top in the battle of Old boys
By BRIAN QUINN Old A’nians 15 Old E’mians 24 OLDAlbanians were punished for a lack of discipline as two penalty tries...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoYobo’s try double helps TEAMS champions to first win
ROUND-UP CHAMPIONS Stade Francais gained revenge some over Krasny Yar, 39-24, after the Russian outfit had shocked Greg Cooper’s men in...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoCaptain Morgan back for Pirates
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW… Scarlets v Cornish Pirates Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates are seeking a third cup victory having won...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoPressure on Mallinder as Saints crash out
By GARY FITZGERALD Winging in: Jeff Hassler scores for Ospreys despite the efforts of Ben Foden PICTURES: Getty Images JIM Mallinder...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoEighth straight defeat for Seven Sisters
Welsh Division One round-up MAESTEG Quins continued their perfect start to the season in West Central, earning a 26-5 win over...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield battle back to win thrilling Yorkshire derby
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T 33 Huddersfield 36 DICKIE Piper’s last gasp try allowed Huddersfield to snatch victory in a ten-try...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPark prevail after last-gasp drama
By LEON PICKARD Fylde 10 D’ington MP 13 SHAUN McCartney scored a last-minute try to break Fylde hearts and rescue a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoSuper-sub Thorley helps Gloucester stay on track
By GEORGE LAWRENCE TWOtries from Ollie Thorley helped Gloucester fight back from 14-0 down to clinch the all-important bonus point in...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoMillett eager to make his mark
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Nottingham v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM fly-half Will Millett is hoping to use the next two...












