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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Time for Warren Gatland to blood new Dragons
By Shane Williams NOW IS the time for Wales to roll the selection dice. Warren Gatland will name his squad for...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: ‘Teflon Rob’ could have done so much more
By Nick Cain ROB Andrew’s reputation as the Teflon man of English rugby may have taken a knock when he was...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Let’s play Farrell at 10 with Te’o power outside him
By Jeremy Guscott OWEN Farrell plays fly-half for Saracens – which is where he will be for the big all- English...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitanic Taunton push title claims
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 20 Taunton 26 CLASSY Taunton underlined their promotion candidature to claw back a half-time deficit...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoTeflon Rob could have done so much more
ROB Andrew’s reputation as the Teflon man of English rugby may have taken a knock when he was sacked as the...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoStorming Stockdale takes the sting out of Wasps
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER FORMER Wasp Charlies Piutau provided the x-factor and Jacob Stockdale the cutting edge as Ulster got their European...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoPerfect start maintained by the Bridge
■By BEN GODDARD Stourbridge 32 Huddersfield 17 STOURBRIDGE continued their perfect start to the season after overcoming a tough test against...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBlues fail to cash in on supershow from Garyn
■By ROGER PANTING GARYNSmith took his chance to impress by spearheading Blues to a bonus point victory over the Top 14...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoManning seeing double to get past TJs
■By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 24 Tonbridge J 20 CHINNOR held on for a hard-fought victory after a thrilling encounter with Tonbridge...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoCut the bench to reduce the risk of injuries
AS the broken body count in the Premiership rises, with a growing consensus that the greater ball-in-play time under the new...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoYoung: It’s not going our way
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young said: “When the luck’s not with you it’s not with you, but it’ll turn. When...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoWalker’s try gets Dale over the line
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale 7 Sale 5 A HIGH-scoring game was expected when second-placed Tynedale entertained Sale in third spot, but...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWilson try staves off Dragons fightback
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS was a rather apt time for Newcastle to produce their worst performance of the season. At times...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCanterbury on the spin make it six after battle
■By YINSU COLLINS Canterbury 18pts Redruth 16pts CANTERBURY head coach Andy Pratt was delighted with the result against Redruth but maintained...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoBig guns guide clinical champs to victory
Ospreys.6 Munster A 24 ■By ROB COLE REIGNING champions Munster punished the Ospreys with two tries in a clinical ten-minute spell...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSimmonds leaves it to clinch Chiefs win
■By ROGER PANTING EXETER made hard work of getting their Cup campaign off to a winning start as it took them...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMatavesi’s boot proves decisive
■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 19 Blaydon 27 JOEL Matavesi kicked 17 points to steer Blaydon to victory over Wharfedale. The excellent...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCareless Bishops hang on for their victory
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 35 Hull Ionians 31 STORTFORD kept up the form they showed last week, dominating the first...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoGloucester leave it too late to make great escape
■By NICK WILLIAMS FORMER All Black Colin Slade scored 15 points as Pau saw off Gloucester on Thursday night. Trailing 20-0...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks do just enough to sneak to victory
■By NICK PITSON Henley 29 Barnstaple 22 HENLEY Hawks claimed a deserved bonus-point win over Barnstaple at Dry Leas in a...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoDeegan’s double puts Leinster clear
Doncaster.17 Leinster A.41 ■By STEVE HOSSACK LEINSTER threw down the gauntlet to their cup rivals when romping to victory in their...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoAnniversary of Foley’s death can give Munster energy to topple Castres’ big guns
■By SAM JACKSON MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus wants his men to mark the first anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death with a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoAlbion set-piece is toomuchfor Caldy
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy 17 Plymouth A 34 PLYMOUTH had to step up a gear to fend off a valiant second-half...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBig shock as Stade killed off by Krasny
ROUND-UP KRASNY YARproved they will be a match for everyone in this season’s competition after running in five tries to beat...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoWild Geese soar after Reon treble
■By WARREN MUGGLETON LI Wild Geese 53 O Redcliffians22 REON Joseph scored a hat-trick for London Irish Wild Geese as they...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoLate sin-bins let Exiles claw back
L Scottish.27 Dragons 20 ■By LUKE JARMYN TWOsin-bins at the end of the first half saw the Dragons throw away a...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMontpellier mauled by hit-man Henshaw
■By DECLAN ROONEY First blood: Joey Carbery goes over to score Leinster’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images RUAN Pienaar nailed a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoHutch roars back with flying treble
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge50 Rosslyn Park 23 LAURENCEHutchinson, out of the game for much of last season after 20 tries in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoSale miss big chance to hit weakened French giants
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS Challenge Cup pool was never going to be a stroll for the Sharks and, despite a creditable...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders stunned by late fightback
■By LIAM DAVIES Worthing 27 Cinderford 29 CINDERFORD produced a stunning comeback late on to defeat Worthing Raiders. The Raiders looked...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoTitans are fired up by Burns to land first win
Rotherham.28 Connacht A 23 ■By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM are celebrating their first win of the season after six consecutive league defeats...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoRobbie’s praise for Leinster stand-ins
ROBBIE Henshaw paid tribute to his young teammates who stepped up for yesterday’s Champions Cup opener. Without Johnny Sexton, Scott Fardy...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBlackheath are league’s best defence says Hogg
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 31pts Tries: Baldwin 5, Lloyd 18, Tarrant 41, Hallam 46, Davies 51 Conversions: Tarrant 6, 19, 42...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoFive-try Connacht put on style in France
■By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHT claimed an impressive bonus-point win as two Matt Healy tries helped them past a poor Oyonnax outfit...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoBlues given Bristol keep bruising as on winning
Cardiff Blues 7pts Bristol 31pts ■By EMILY GILL At the double: Two-try hero Aaron Chapman scores for Bristol PICTURES: JMP BRISTOL...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMagical Nakawara casts his spell over Leicester
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER FIJIAN superstar Leone Nakarawa, playing rugby but not as we know it, was the difference between Racing and...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoDarlington bounce back with five more tries
■By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP 36 O Elthamians 21 DARLINGTON returned to winning ways, scoring five tries in the process and adding...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTe’o injury takes gloss of hat-trick by Taufete’e
■By STEFFAN THOMAS WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg was delighted with his side’s first win of the season and their bonus...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoFast-starting Ealing go on an 11-try romp
Ealing T 67 Richmond 12 ■By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders got off to the perfect start with a dominant win over...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoO’Connor: Bonus point will be vital
LEICESTER director of rugby Matt O’Connor insisted the Tigers’ losing bonus point could prove vital in Pool 4. Tigers had their...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoHarrison seals the deal for Moseley with four
■By WILL THOMPSON Esher 27 Birmingham 32 THE BATTLE ended with only five points between the sides as Moseley came out...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoYouthful Exiles are roasted by Rasolea
■By JAMES LLOYD Final blow: Edinburgh back row Luke Crosbie breaks the tackle of Ben Ransom to score PICTURE: PA Images...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoKolo’ofa’i leads the way for improving Islanders
Jersey.32 Y Carnegie 3 ■By TIM PRYOR JERSEY Reds put their Championship struggles behind them with a dominant win over a...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoUnderhill suffers as Bath run lukewarm
■By GARY FITZGERALD TODD Blackadder had mixed emotions after Bath made heavy weather of seeing off European minnows Benetton and failed...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTolmie and Emery lead ten-try rush
■By JOHN WILKINSON Fylde 0 Coventry 64 HOOKER Scott Tolmie and winger Tom Emery claimed try hat-tricks as Coventry ran riot....
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoWhy no one is quite able to wing it like the All Blacks
Of all the assembly lines in all the world, there is none to compare with New Zealand’s mass production of Test...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoSettled Pirates put students to sword
Hartpury 19 C Pirates 35 ■By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY were muchchanged from their recent league performances and paid the price against...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years ago‘We must improve to beat Scarlets’
CHRIS Cook claims Bath must move up a gear or two if they are to be serious European contenders. The scrum-half...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoAmpthill make it four wins on spin
■By BRAD HARPER L’boro S 14 Ampthill 36 AMPTHILL earned their fourth consecutive win in an emphatic victory against Loughborough Students...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoAlun-Wyn’s whingers put rugby morality to shame
IN SWANSEA last weekend, rugby surrendered another piece of the moral high ground they like to think separates them from football....
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