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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoConnacht work hard for valuable five points
By ROGER PANTING Dragons.............27pts Tries: Hughes 5, R Williams 40, Dyer 54 Conversions: Evans 5, 40, 54 Penalties: Evans 49, 62...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLeinster manage to stem the flow
By BRIAN FINN Stormers ....... 42 Leinster...........12 LEINSTER suffered another chastening experience in South Africa as their understrenth side were hammered...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff left in a mess by lively Edinburgh
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................... 7pts Edinburgh.......... 24pts Tries: Carre 43 Conversions: de Beer 43 Tries: Schoeman 26, Ashman 62, Venter...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoKok hat-trick swings nail-biter Sharks’ way
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............27pts Tries: Elias 18, Mathias 51, Nicholas 76 Conversions: Costelow 19, 52, 77 Penalties: Costelow 3, 9...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoNew low for Ospreys as Bulls go on rampage
By LUKE JARMYN Bulls ...................61pts Tries: Grobbelaar 7, Kriel 21, Arendse 29, 54, Moodie 38, 42, Papier 44, Penalty 61, Le...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLions …………….13 Munster ………33
By KEVIN FALLON GRAHAM Rowntree was extremely proud of his men as the champions wrapped up a second bonus point in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoUlster …………..38 Benetton ……. 34
By JOHN FALLON ULSTER interim coach Richie Murphy is hopeful they have turned a corner and are poised to secure a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoGlasgow finally get act together
By BRYN PALMER @therugbypaper Zebre ................. 9 Glasgow..........40 GLASGOW overcame a stodgy first half in Parma to maintain their pursuit of...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime for officials to stop favouring teams in top six
ONCE again rugby referees at the top end are under scrutiny, but the people concerned appear to be bombproof as they...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPay women a sustainable wage
I WAS interested to read the article on Shaunagh Brown last week. My wife, a former England U19 pack leader in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBears ready to battle for silverware
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Final Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. 2pm Driving: Akina Gondwe in action for Saracens DAVE Ward has...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPreview Seventh place play-off
Harlequins v Trailfinders Today. 2.30pm HARLEQUINS head coach Amy Turner makes two changes from the side that ran in five tries...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLightning are too strong for Sale
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Fifth place play-offf play-offf Loughboro’ .....26 Sale...................22 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning claimed fifth place with a 48–34 aggregate win at...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoExeter in the mood to land bronze
Preview Third place play-off Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester-H Today. 12.30pm EXETER Chiefs will be gunning for third place in this season’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoThe boys down west who know how to win
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED The way they see it down Exeter way, only one team is flying the flag for the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoThe day Sir John picked up the bill
Steve Diamond always had a way with words – some of his stories concerning Danny Cipriani during the wayward outside-half ’s...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWales on a mission to survive or decline
Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoTo play for Gosforth & Bath was wonderful
My Life in Rugby with Rob Cunningham - The former Scotland, Anglo-Scots, Boroughmuir, Bath, Gosforth, Tynedale & Northumberland hooker talks about...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoWales no longer the big shots
The schedule of 21 Tests over five weekends in November offers renewed evidence of the spiralling gap between Ireland and Wales....
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoAwayday struggles
Having endured more than their share of hard times in following a club which once described itself in all immodesty as...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years ago‘Ireland in blue’ will provide stiffest test
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Phil Dowson and Leo Cullen first crossed paths in European action 10 seasons...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoI want to get the best out of every individual
COACH TO COACH Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Scott Barrow, the head coach at Sedgley Park Tigers...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRedruth hopeful they can build on young talent
By BEN JAYCOCK Redruth director of rugby Nigel Hambly questioned if he was taking a school register rather than leading a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years ago35 years on and Tim’s charity still full of hope
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER If you believe rugby is the ultimate team sport – which I still do – it is...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley exorcise demons of last weekend
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley .......39 Rams ................. 31 AFTER a heavy home defeat to the champions last time out, Moseley...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSinclair stands tall for Titans in classic
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............32 Taunton Titans ....47 THE immaculate goal-kicking of Louie Sinclair paved the way for this deserved victory...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCinderford reply is scant consolation
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford..............22 Bishop’s S...............27 BISHOP’S Stortford edged a must-win relegation battle match against Cinderford. It was the away side’s...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions survive as Patrick heroics seal late glory
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC............... 14pts Tries: Doherty 31, Walsh 50 Conversions: Robins 32, 51 Leicester L .......23pts Tries: Patrick 27,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoPassman treble helps champions avoid a slip-up
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......40 Chinnor....................42 CHAMPIONS Chinnor survived a scare at the Darlington Arena as they ended the season with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEastgate try seals Albion fourth spot
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............33 Rosslyn Park..........28 PLYMOUTH Albion secured fourth after an amazing finish saw them beat Rosslyn Park. Trailing...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond rack up 50 as Park cave in
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 50 Sedgley Park......... 18 AFTER a tightly contested first half, Richmond pulled away with six expansive second-half...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDean is the hero for Hull in tightest triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull.....................37 Otley...................36 ANOTHER immaculate goal-kicking display by Hull’s Reece Dean saw Hull win a thoroughly entertaining game. Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRecords tumble as Ionians stay up
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............94 Huddersfield..........26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIrvine makes the Tykes’ difference
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes...........47 Sheffield..................42 THIS thrilling season finale was a high-scoring, entertaining match fitting of the teams who finished...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLate Leslie penalty seals victory for Tynedale
By TOM KELLY Preston G.................35 Tynedale.................36 ONE point was all that could split Preston Grasshoppers and Tynedale as both teams ran...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIt’s title delight for the Titans!
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........26pts Rotherham T....40pts Rotherham Titans are the champions! On a day to remember, the South Yorkshire side took...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTownsend is just terrific for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers... 21 Fylde......................... 15 REPLACEMENT scrumhalf Louis Townsend was hero of the hour as Sheffield Tigers ended...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavidson proves so deadly for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............59 Lymm........................ 31 THE crowd were treated to 13 tries in an end-of season spectacular. Sam Dickinson opened...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years ago‘The most improved in the National Leagues’
By TOM JEFFREYS Sheffield head coach Anthony Posa has awarded his team “the most improved in all the National Leagues” following...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes celebrate Cup joy in thrilling fashion
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...............26 Esher................. 24 THIS was one of the games of the season in National Two. Champions against the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks are felled by the assured hosts
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............34 Sevenoaks.............. 21 CANTERBURY secured seventh position after a strong final display. Frank Morgan bagged the opening try...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMain man Mosley seals Dons’ fate
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................26 Wimbledon............. 19 A COMBATANT Wimbledon side battling to remain in the National Leagues pushed Dorking hard, but...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoTitchener has the Max impact as Hawks fly high
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.................24 Henley Hawks.......40 HENLEY celebrated their trip to Guernsey with a hard-fought win. Guernsey open the scoring when...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders finish the campaign ‘together’
By HENRY PARISH w Worthing............ 71pts N Walsham........ 19pts ECSTATIC Worthing coach Fred Pierrepont celebrated his side’s “togetherness” as the Raiders...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCombe end on top in rivals’ clash
■By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P........ 44 Tonbridge J............33 LOCAL rivals Combe and TJs provided an 11- try festival to close the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoCaptain retires in best possible way
■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........28 Bury St Ed’s.............26 ALTHOUGH this midtable, end-of-season game could have led to a damp squib, credit...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWimbledon pay homage to stalwart Green
By BEN JAYCOCK Following a remarkable 45 years of service as a player, coach and administrator at Wimbledon, legend Jim Green...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSetting up for a super centenary
AMERSHAM & Chiltern have just finished one of the best seasons in the club’s history, with the first, seconds, col ts...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLast-gasp Rhys kick clinches best-ever season
■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville........28 Hinckley...........27 RHYS Williams snatched a dramatic victory with a last-gasp penalty which helped Bournville complete their most...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoJames leads Uni in stylish show
■By LUKE JARMYN Exeter Uni................38 Chester..................... 19 ENGLAND under-20 inter national Kane James put in a try-scoring man-of-the match show as...
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