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Champions Cup
/ 2 days agoGloucester chief Chris Boyd rues missed opportunity against Champions Cup holders Bordeaux
Chris Boyd admits Gloucester let a golden opportunity slip after drawing 36-36 with back-to-back European champions Bordeaux-Begles at Kingsholm.
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/ 2 days agoTop clubs slump in European washout
By GARY FITZGERALD ENGLISH clubs endured a miserable European washout as all four teams in action in the Champions Cup yesterday...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 days agoLa Rochelle and Lions fall silent to remember Hyron Andrews
La Rochelle and Lions united in tribute to former Sale Sharks lock Hyron Andrews, who died suddenly in France on Friday...
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/ 2 days agoTigers move for Samoa ace Asiata
LEICESTER have signed Samoan international hooker Richie Asiata. The 30-year-old has played more than 50 times in Super Rugby with Queensland...
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/ 2 days agoInjury rules Thomas out for Wales
WALES centre Ben Thomas is set to miss the start of the Nations Championship with a calf injury. Wales face Japan...
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/ 2 days agoNewcastle sign up Gordon
BRISTOL have signed former Newcastle hooker Bryn Gordon on a short-term deal as injury cover. Gabriel Oghre is out with a...
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/ 2 days agoHistoric Lions day for women
THE British and Irish Lions will play a historic first women’s fixture when they face France – ranked fourth in the...
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/ 2 days agoNo reason we can’t win Champions Cup, says Smith
FRANCO Smith watched his Glasgow side comprehensively outclass Sale and then set his sights on Champions Cup glory. The Warriors recovered...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 days agoSale Sharks 27-47 Glasgow Warriors: Scottish outfit put on a show to sink Alex Sanderson’s men
Sale Sharks struggled to contain Glasgow Warriors as seven tries condemned Alex Sanderson’s side to a heavy defeat in emotional circumstances...
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/ 2 days agoPrendergast leads the Leinster fightback
■By TOM CLEMENT SAM Prendergast inspired Leinster to a commanding bonus-point victory over Clermont with a spectacular individual try as the...
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/ 2 days agoWe left nothing out there – Shaw
JOE Shaw admitted Saracens needed to build on their flying start as they were left frustrated by a high-scoring opening Champions...
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/ 2 days agoTeams fall silent to remember Hyron Andrews
By MARK RICHARDSON LA ROCHELLE overcame an emotional Lions side at Stade Marcel-Deflandre as the South African visitors made their Champions...
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/ 2 days ago‘We had chances to win that one’
GEORGE Skivinton admitted he was slightly disappointed that his side couldn’t hang on to secure a statement victory against the back-to-back...
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/ 2 days agoLast-gasp Casey snatches it for Munster as they remember Foley
■By JOHN WILSON CRAIG Casey scored a dramatic late try as Munster marked the 10th anniversary of Anthony Foley’s death with...
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/ 2 days agoWe’ll learn a lot from that, says Marmion
BRISTOL skipper Kieran Marmion puffed out his chest despite Bears seven-try beating by the Stormers but insisted they will learn from...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 days agoBath 14-32 Montpellier: Adam Hastings runs rings around Johann van Graan’s side
Adam Hastings punished his former club as Montpellier outclassed a lethargic Bath side, scoring three second-half tries to pull off a...
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/ 2 days agoJooste leads the charge for rampant Bulls
■By DAVE FRANCIS Pretoria Bulls......56pts CHESWILL Jooste scored a stunning hat-trick as the Bulls launched their Champions Cup campaign with a...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 days agoNorthampton Saints vs Cardiff: Callum Chick – We’re aiming to go deep again
Callum Chick is relishing Northampton Saints’ return to Europe as they look to build on recent deep runs in the Champions...
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/ 2 days agoFaletau and Adams are back in action for Cardiff
■By SAM JACKSON WALES veterans Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams will make their first appearances of the season when Cardiff return...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 days agoWalker’s double drives Ulster on
■By NICK FLEMING Zebre ...............21 Ulster ...............40 HENRY Walker marked his first Ulster start with two tries as the Irish province...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 days agoBrilliant Jaminet denies Edinburgh
■By PAUL ROGERS Edinburgh .......17 Toulon .............27 MELVYN Jaminet scored 22 points as Toulon saw off Edinburgh on Friday night. Edinburgh,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 days agoScarlets 47-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Welsh region leave Prem strugglers on the canvas
Ellis Mee starred as Scarlets ran in seven tries to overwhelm Newcastle Red Bulls, with the Welsh region racing into a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 days agoEvans sparks Ospreys into life
By BEN JAYCOCK OSPREYS made a flying start to their Challenge Cup campaign with a convincing bonus-point victory over Black Lion...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 days agoBester rescues it for Sharks
Round-up ■By BEN JAYCOCK LITELIHLE Bester scored a last-gasp try as Sharks snatched a thrilling 40-33 victory over Lyon. The winger...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 days agoNew front row gives Dragons powerful push
By ROGER PANTING Dragons .............29pts Tries: Rosser 4, Owen 55, Tuitavuki 67, Paea 77 Conversions: de Beer 55, 67, 77 Penalty:...
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/ 2 days agoPrice of too many tries is a big fall in value
PHIL Dowson drawing comparisons with American pro basketball after Northampton 71-48 blowout victory over Bath last weekend was thought-provoking. Dowson tried...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoDoncaster Knights 31-33 Coventry: Coby Stanton-Ford grabs glory for Alex Rae’s men
Doncaster Knights looked set to claim victory after Penaia Tagutu’s double turned the game around, but late penalties allowed Coby Stanton-Ford...
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/ 2 days agoBlackheath can’t live with Ealing power show
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ......22pts Tries: Burns 11, 14, Ehizode 63 Conversions: Morley 11, 63 Penalty: Morley 16 Ealing T .............59pts...
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/ 2 days agoFormidable Warriors fight back to leave Hartpury on the floor
By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Hartpury ............28pts Tries: Denty 4, Powell 18, Smith 50 Conversions: Bazalgette 5, 50, Penalties: Bazalgette 31, 40, 77...
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/ 2 days agoMob rule after safe hands of Keylock picks Ravers apart
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ................. 47pts Tries: Robinson 10, Gallagher 30, 39, 48; Hearn 60, Tudor 72, Oliver 77 Conversions: Parkin...
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/ 2 days agoHeaney and Palmer put Pirates on right course
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 48pts Tries: Heaney 20, 65; Palmer 31, 33; Bockenham 71, Becconsall 74, Poynton 79 Conversions:...
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/ 2 days agoRichmond look to break duck
■By BEN JAYCOCK Richmond v Rotherham Titans PREVIEW... Today 4pm, Richmond Athletic Stadium RICHMOND flanker Jake Monson believes his side are...
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/ 2 days agoTuilagi double strike seals it for Bedford
■By JEAN BULL Nottingham ......12pts Tries: M Green 23, Williams 69 Conversion: O’Leary 24 Bedford Blues.....29pts Tries: James 33, Tuilagi 44,...
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/ 2 days agoI’m no fan of this pointless points fest
THE debate has been raging all week in rugby’s public square and as it has the potential to go round in...
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/ 2 days agoThe sound of silence that rocks Eden Park
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HARD though it is to believe in light of recent humiliations, Pakistan once boasted a cricket team...
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/ 2 days agoThrow off shackles, England
DURING the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, a local pundit explained why England would get nowhere in the tournament and...
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/ 2 days agoOur mindset was wrong, says Scotland coach
Australia ..........56 Scotland ..........12 SCOTLAND suffered their eighth successive Test defeat as Australia ran in eight tries to secure a commanding...
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/ 2 days agoFrance can’t live with New Zealand power
New Zealand ..81 France...............12 ■By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand ran riot with 12 tries as they demolished France in Hamilton to...
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/ 2 days agoFaulkner right man to rescue Wales
READERS of this column will know that I have been a fan of and advocate for Lyndon Faulkner for a long...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 days agoSaints points fest failed my tea test!
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER MUCH has been written about the 18-try extravaganza...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoCamborne 33-29 Sale FC: Fraser Honey on the money in such a sweet win
Camborne held off a determined Sale FC fightback as Sam Matavesi scored twice and Fraser Honey’s accurate kicking helped seal a...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoKharbouch downs the Moseley Boys
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds .31 B Moseley ..............26 AN entertaining, enthralling and close match was decided with the final...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoRayment treble in vain as Tykes ride their luck
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ...36 Bishop’s S ........31 LEEDS Tykes held on for a win against a spirited Bishop’s Stortford....
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National League One
/ 2 days agoExiles prove to be Rock stars but it’s no Park stroll
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........26 London Scottish ...38 ROSSLYN Park fell short against a well-drilled London Scottish side at The...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoAlbion’s Fenton makes it sweet 16
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............59 Dings Crusaders .. 12 PLYMOUTH Albion maintained their 100 per cent record with a comprehensive...
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/ 2 days agoBirchall backs Dogs to claw a way back into promotion hunt
By BEN JAYCOCK Aiming high: Sale FC prop Dan Birchall DAN Birchall insists Sale FC remain firmly in the National One...
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/ 2 days agoHooper back with a bang for Sheff
By ANDREW SMITH Cambridge .............22 Sheffield .................32 A STRONG second-half performance saw Sheffield bounce back to edge the bottom-of-the-table clash against...
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/ 2 days agoClinical TJs leave the Rams reeling
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........49 Rams ........................ 19 A RUTHLESS and clinical attacking display from TJs saw them maintain their...
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/ 2 days agoLast-gasp Cliff on hand to steal it for Tigers
National League Two North By BEN JAYCOCK Opener: Seamus Hutton scored Tynedale’s first try against Harrogate PICTURE: John Austin SHEFFIELD Tigers...
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/ 2 days agoLlewelyn double guides Cinderford home
National League Two West By BEN JAYCOCK PICTURE: Andrew Hargreaves Back in action: Luctonian centre Lewis Parkes celebrated his return to...
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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