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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoUndercard get chance to show their A-game
By Paul Rees England's A team today get their first major work-out after being resurrected earlier this year when Australia’s undercard...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoMega-league plan will have to overcome huge hurdles
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week If 200 of the world’s highest-paid players are about to join...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSimon Gillham must get justice for the Championship
Simon Gillham’s arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby. Gillham, below, who...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoBuilding blocks for England’s future
England A’s fixture against their Australian counterparts at The Stoop at 2pm today is an essential building block for any head...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMcParland keen to shine for England A
By DAN ROBERTSHAW Stepping up: Northampton’s Archie McParland on the attack PICTURES: Getty Images Class: Antoine Dupont NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Archie McParland...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBristol’s exciting approach suits me, says Harry Thacker
By Mark Stevens Bristol Bears are fast earning themselves a reputation as rugby’s great entertainers, captivating fans with their bold, high-energy...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWe will all suffer in the land of the giants
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed It was the rugby version of Easy Street, the 1917 silent movie in which Charlie...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoPundits need that forward thinking
Ian Robertson put it most colourfully. “I work with backs,” said the celebrated BBC radio commentator on being asked to coach...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoExeter Chiefs in hunt for new investment
By Mark Stevens DoR: Rob Baxter Tony Rowe has confirmed the search for new investors into Exeter Chiefs has begun as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoChinnor take early control (but don’t tell Twickenham)
■ By MO SHER Chinnor ..............33pts Tries: Crowley 9, Bourton 13, Watson 27, Dugmore 47, Pascoe 78 Conversions: Bourton 10, 14,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoRising tide of criticism closing in on Warren Gatland
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Warren Gatland will spend another Sunday praying for deliverance from the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThe day France pulled a fast one on Grant
OF all the international coaches in all the world, none can have endured a stranger initiation than Scotland’s Derrick Grant, against...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI am calm and loving my life, says Danny Cipriani
Paul Rees talks to the former England No.10 as he agrees to put his boots on one final time to help...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoChalking off White’s try was a mistake
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER No try: Ben White’s touchdown was ruled out...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCoach who gave Hastings brothers their debuts
THERE was a time when the strength of rugby in the Borders was a weathervane for Scottish rugby generally. That period...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBeziers begin to get act together
THESE are hectic and tumultuous times at once-great Beziers. We recently reported that two charges of domestic abuse by Beziers players...
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Features
/ 2 years agoGatland’s second coming struggles to lift Welsh spirits
PAUL REES HEARS CRITICISM OF THE WALES COACH MOUNT AS HE PREPARES FOR TODAY’S VISIT OF AUSTRALIA TO CARDIFF Under pressure:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDickinson hits the 50-mark for Archers
■By CHRIS COLLYER Proud: Nottingham’s Jack Dickinson PICTURE: Alamy JACK Dickinson brought up his half century of appearnces in style by...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBears swoop for Jordan
BRISTOL Bears have signed Scotland’s Tom Jordan from Glasgow Warriors for next season. The 26-year-old was instrumental in Glasgow’s United Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSela extends deal at Bath
TIGHTHEAD Billy Sela has signed a new deal with Bath. The 19-year-old is currently out for up to two months with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSchmidt praised for Sua’ali’i shift
■By CAMERON STEPHENS Winger: Joe Tomane FORMER Wallaby wing Joe Tomane says Joe Schmidt’s coaching qualities are the reason why Joseph...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTerrific Rotherham Titans celebrate toughest triumph
By Joe Barnes Taylor Sedgley Park .30 Rotherham ......35 Rotherham secured a bonus-point victory in a tough tussle against Sedgley Tigers....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAllsopp proves an Ollie good fellow for Birmingham Moseley!
By Rhys Stratton B Moseley ..............27 Rosslyn Park .........26 Birmingham Moseley scored at the death through Ollie Allsopp to record a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHosts are over the Hill and far away
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............33 Darlington MP ....... 19 TOBY HILL provided the spark as Bishop’s Stortford beat Darlington MP....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoA brace from Botterill is key to victory for Esher
■By MIKE DAVIS Leicester L ....... 31pts Tries: Romano 7, Allen 11, Sterland 24, Murdoch 47, Tebbatt 80 Conversions: Bouchier 8,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDings do enough to take wind out of Sale’s fight
■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings ........................ 31 Sale FC..................... 15 EARLY indications suggested Sale could come out on top, especially as it...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRampant Rams are ten out of ten
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................33 Blackheath............. 14 RAMS made it a perfect ten league wins to start the campaign as they won...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoVisitors celebrate Pim’s contribution
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth................. 15 Richmond................20 RICHMOND kept up the pressure on Rams at the top of the table with a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHome comfort is proving to be the key for the Crusaders
nBy BEN JAYCOCK Taking the lead: Dings Crusaders’ George Boulton GEORGE Boulton describes Dings Crusaders’ welcome to National One as a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoPower of Faraimo is vital as Hull edge contest
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................23 Fylde.................. 21 HULL won a hard fought game which was a tribute to their great defence and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s all square after Steene’s late miss
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................33 Harrogate................33 THERE was nothing to separate these sides at their end of their basement battle. Harrogate raced...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s a perfect 10 for impressive Lymm
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............26 Lymm........................38 LYMM made it 10 wins from 10 at Billingham. The visitors were clinical in the first...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHedgley brings delight for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale......40pts Preston...............14pts A COMMANDING performance helped Wharfedale wrap up this clash between fifth and sixth in the table....
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoStar man Norman unlucky not to conquer hosts
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................24 Sheffield Tigers....24 SHEFFIELD Tigers got their ninth bonus point after the Yorkshire derby ended in a draw,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoEliah helps Tykes respond in style
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........75 Chester..................... 31 ELECTRIC winger Eliah Chitiyo guided Leeds Tykes back to winning ways with a memorable...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoThree-try burst is decisive for hosts
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield..................40 Hull Ionians............33 HIGH-FLYING Sheffield were made to work hard for their ninth win of the season in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoA Christmas cracker on the cards as derby approaches
By BEN JAYCOCK SHEFFIELD are set to be in the National Two North title mix this season, but homegrown second-row Archie...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBirch left standing tall after four-try display
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes.............. 34 Westcombe P.. 12 BARNES needed this win and duly earned it. Park were unable to make...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHome rout seals perfect ten for TJs
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 41 Old Albanians........28 TJS cruised to another maximum-point victory over an Old Albanians team that started...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHigh-flying Ds on top in points fest
By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing..................34 Dorking..................... 61 DORKING prevailed in a definitive game of two halves that featured 95 points and more...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoQuins’ first visit ruined by Raiders
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.......... 49 pts Oxford Quins....27pts OXFORD Harlequins found their first visit to Guernsey tough going, but battled well...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoJones answers Col’s SOS call in the dying stages
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............23 Colchester..............28 SEVENOAKS entertained Colchester in an encounter that represented high stakes for both toughing it out in...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRed and Blacks inspired by Jones
By RORY MORROW Canterbury..............59 Bury St Edmunds..35 WINGER Garry Jones’ hat-trick of tries propelled Canterbury to a bonus-point victory over Bury...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLate Gordon treble helps Hawks soar
By PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................28 Henley......................36 A LATE hat-trick from Lailand Gordon helped Henley seal a dramatic victory at Havant. A fast...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoQuins’ Allan hopes they can Purchase top-six finish
By BEN JAYCOCK Challenge: Oxford Harlequins lock Allan Purchase NEWLY-promoted Oxford Harlequins have set lofty aspirations this season and such is...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDavidson gives Uni a lesson in scoring off mauls
By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni......... 31 Hinckley........... 41 HINCKLEY came away victorious after a thrilling encounter. Exeter University started quickly, scoring...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoClifton prevail in a ding-dong thriller
By SAM SMITH Loughborough S....26 Clifton.......................33 AREAL ding-dong game took place at Loughborough University with an end-to-end game involving red cards...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPritchard double sinks lowly Mac
By JOE SANTAMARIA Redruth....................34 Macclesfield.......... 19 REDRUTH and Macclesfield went into this clash looking to bounce back from defeats in the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoThe Cherry & Whites lay down marker over Lucs
By BILL HOOPER Over the line: Camborne’s Jordan Nicholls dives in for a try and, right, celebrates with team-mates PICTURES: Simon...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Redcliffians keep nerve to halt Bournville
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville............... 12 Old Redcliffians....23 OLD Redcliffians produced a superb defensive display to earn their first away win of...
Autumn Internationals
Guy Pepper: Argentina fans have football-crowd mentality but England can ‘shut them up’
International Rugby
School of Hard Knocks youngsters enjoy unforgettable Barbarians experience
Junior International Rugby
Lucas Friday insists England U20s are ready to take on South Africa challenge
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