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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoPatient Lions earn reward in the end
■By ED WILLIAMS LEICESTER Lions had to be patient as they broke down a resilient Wharfedale for a resounding win. Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoJarvis keeps double hopes alive for the Ironmen
By RICH JONES Bedwas 14 Merthyr 25 MERTHYR remain in reach of an historic league and cup double after they outshone...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoGame Esher can’t handle hot Steff
By RICHARD DORE A POWERFUL six-try performance from Ampthill saw off Esher and strengthened their third-place position in the league. All...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCinderford juggernaut is brought to halt
■By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor …42 Cinderford …17 LEADERS Chinnor saw off the challenge of a side bang in form and having...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoProsser unlocks Neath as Keys progress to next round
By ROB COLE Cross Keys 29 Neath 10 JOSH Prosser booted Cross Keys into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOAs put Macc to sword as Foster runs riot
By MATTHEW COLERIDGE NICK FOSTER crossed for four tries in a scintillating attacking performance as Old Albanians triumphed away to Macclesfield....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoIrish overpowered as Clifton open up
■By BEN CARTER London Irish …12 Clifton…34 A FOUR-TRY performance from Clifton after the break earned them a bonus point victory....
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWorcester suffer Short circuit after yellow card for Faosiliva
By ROGER PANTING JAMES Short scored an explosive hat-trick to maintain Exeter’s unbeaten record over Worcester in the Premiership. It was...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLlandovery bounce back as cup defence continues
By ALEX BYWATER Llandovery 27 Bargoed 5 LLANDOVERY’S impressive season continued at Church Bank as the defending WRU National Cup champions...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHenley put in shift to avoid trap door
■By NICK PITSON Henley…33 Canterbury …22 HENLEY put in a hugely committed performance to ease any fears of being sucked into...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoProblem areas are all fixable says Gold
ROB Baxter was delighted with an 80-minute effort from his Chiefs. “We maintained our intensity throughout and there was a momentum...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPontypool add sorry Cardiff to their Cup collection
By ROB COLE Cardiff 32 Pontypool 43 PONTYPOOL beat Llanelli in the last round and the Championship leaders added the scalp...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoOaks revert to old style power game
■ By JON NEWCOMBE Match-winner: Florin Vlaicu in action against Spain FLORIN VLAICU scored all his side’s points as Romania beat...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAddison backs prolific Solomona to shine if
By JON NEWCOMBE STAND-IN Sale captain Will Addison has backed Denny Solomona to take his prolific try-scoring form to the next...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRhydyfelin go top in East with rivals on plate duty
SWALEC round-up NEWBRIDGE celebrated their first home league win since December 3 as they ran out 15-13 victors over Glynneath in...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGloucester go back to Italy call roots for dogged win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER GLOUCESTER dispelled memories of last week’s abject defeat at Leicester with an old-style victory at a roaring Kingsholm...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMcCall: Vunipola ready for Italy call
SARACENS boss Mark McCall believes prop Mako Vunipola will play some part in the Italy game for England on Sunday after...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoO’Driscoll is on the case to find any Kiwi flaws
When it comes to the lengths New Zealand will go to turn over the Lions there are none with better first-hand...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoQuins suffer mauling as Bath begin to flow
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH maintained their push for a playoff place by pulling away from a dogged and resilient Harlequins side...
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Columnists
/ 9 years ago‘Periodisation’ is a training concept from years back
Acres of space: Elliot Daly receives the perfect pass from Owen Farrell to skin Alex Cuthbert PICTURE: Getty Images With the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Crooked feeds are making a mockery of our game
These days TV commentators are clearly under orders from broadcasters not to mention them, but our readers say that crooked scrum...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s hope it’s not referees who decide this Six Nations
The one thing we didn’t need has already happened and we have only just started what should be a contest between...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Why I worry for Wales in Edinburgh showpiece
Wales usually expect to win in Scotland, but I think this month’s trip to Murrayfield could be the toughest game of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Eddie Jones finds redemption in Welsh Colditz
Eddie Jones had taken a long time to reacquaint himself with Cardiff since the Wallabies gave him the last rites for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Joost was a joy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their favours so suddenly and without sentiment. To see...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBryan Redpath: Coaches are now under soccer-style pressure
Yorkshire Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath has revealed why a combination of declining job security and doubts over the future structure...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: It was bench warfare and England had the finishers
England are yet to find their best form in 2017 but, boy, are they making themselves into a phenomenally hard team...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoLet George prove he’s a starting Lion says Chuter
Jamie George is this summer’s first choice British Lions hooker-in-waiting and must be given the chance to prove it by starting...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: This farewell to a Bok hero was fit for a king
They carried his oak coffin out of Loftus Versveld a few minutes before three o’clock on Friday afternoon at the end...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoIlkley torn apart by unstoppable leaders
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDcontinue to power away at the top of the table and emphasised their dominance once more with...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoMy mate Vern is going to make it tough for us says Nakaitaci
By NICK VERDIER NOA Nakaitaci knows from personal experience all about the physical challenge that will confront France as they attempt...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoHeaslip: There’s still work to be done
JAMIE Heaslip was a relieved man after Ireland bounced back from last week’s defeat to Scotland with a thumping of Italy...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoClinical Keys prove too strong for plucky Ravens
By ALEX BYWATER Cross Keys 16 Bridgend R13 CROSS Keys made it two wins from two in Tier 2 of the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoRosslyn making most of home fortress
By LUKE JARM Rosslyn Park 59 Macclesfield 28 THREE tries at the end of the first half gave Rosslyn Park an...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKing Ed inspires Cinderford victory
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 23 Redruth 21 WITH both sides in good form something had to give and it was Cinderford,...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLydney earn vital win in relegation battle
National League 3 South West TWO penalties from Danny Openshore and a try from Tai Lakibuka gave Lydney an important 11-5...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoWhy I worry for Wales in Edinburgh showpiece
Wales usually expect to win in Scotland, but I think this month’s trip to Murrayfield could be the toughest game of...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMermoz joins party as Tigers regain mojo
By NEALE HARVEY FRENCHMAN Maxime Mermoz notched his first Premiership try as rampant Leicester reignited their title hopes with a convincing...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHot-headed prop leads La Rochelle on glory run
La Rochelle, who hosted the women’s international between France and Scotland last night, has a past worth re-telling and a present...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
WILL BROWNE ICHMOND WING How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoLet’s hope it’s not referees who decide this Six Nations
The one thing we didn’t need has already happened and we have only just started what should be a contest between...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoN’Tamack leads French resistance
By PHIL REES France U20 36 Scotland U20 8 FRANCE bounced back from a big opening defeat to England as they...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSlater: We must scrap for everything
TIGERS lock Ed Slater urged his side to build on this performance On the day of his 100th Premiership appearance, Slater...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoBlitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIrish dig in to deny Italian fightback
By RYAN WEBB Italy U20 26 Ireland U20 27 IRELAND survived a late onslaught to hold on for their second one-point...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps aim to learn from thrashing to land their first win in Exeter fortress
By NICK VERDIER WASPS were thumped by Exeter in the Cup only two weeks ago but Ashley Johnson reckons they now...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoZach factor makes the difference for England
Bonus time: Zach Mercer scores England’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images By NICK VERDIER ZACH Mercer showed exactly why he is...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens given kicking by metronomic Mills
Saracens’ Matt Gallagher is tackled by Perry Humphreys Bootiful: Worcester’s Ryan Mills lands one of his penalties while PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoGermany shock Europe as they end 79 years of pain against Romania
RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY’S bid to qualify for a first ever Rugby World Cup got off to a flying start with...
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Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘It was vital we showed we care’
VICTORY was a bonus for Worcester’s interim boss Gary Gold. He said: “Today was all about showing the fans that we...
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