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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHavant so happy to be returning to the National League stage
By BEN JAYCOCK Director of rugby Rob Matthews and head coach Will Knight have witnessed the rise and fall of Havant,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years ago‘Immortal’ Whitelock to retire
By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand’s mostcapped player Sam Whitelock will retire at the end of the French club season in June....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders hold firm to take try-fest victory
Guernsey..........53 O Albanians..... 41 By MIKE MARSHALL GUERNSEY Raiders won a highly entertaining clash with Old Albanians featuring almost 100 points....
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDavies grabs two to seal tough win
Barnes...................... 19 Sevenoaks................ 5 By MICHAEL WHITFIELD BARNES came out on top from a fiercely contested match against visitors Sevenoaks. On...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWhere there’s a Will there’s a way
Canterbury..............29 Bury St Ed’s.............27 By CARRICK BLAKE WILL Waddington crossed twice as Canterbury completed a narrow bonus-point victory over Bury St...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing rules roost at double in comeback
Dorking...............36pts Tonbridge J......33pts By KEVIN BEAL A SECOND-half revival, including two tries from Jasper King, saw Dorking home in a pulsating...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoPozniak four-most to keep hope
North Walsham....... 7 Wimbledon.............57 By PAUL MORSE WIMBLEDON improved their chances of staying in the National League with a big win...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWebb is last-gasp saviour for Hawks
Westcombe P......... 19 Henley...................... 19 By JOHN VALLELY A LAST-minute try from Henley Hawks scrum-half Leo Webb, converted by fellow half-back...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBotterill hat-trick sets up title thriller
Worthing..................22 Esher......................... 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoNew faces win battle at the bottom for Fred’s men
By TOM JEFFREYS Upbeat: Fred Pierrepont FOR the last two seasons, Worthing have been a mainstay at the top of the...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMoloney back in as Irish seek to end run
Ireland have recalled hooker Cliodhna Moloney to their squad for the Six Nations. The Exeter Chiefs player has not featured for...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPriddey trio leads cross-border raid
Exeter Uni................22 Camborne................59 By FREYA COLLINGTON BEN Priddey scored a hat-trick of tries as Cambor ne crossed the county border into...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents on top in see-saw battle
By ADAM CLEARY Loughborough S....40 Clifton.......................33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students recorded a surprise bonus-point victory over third-place Clifton. The visitors made a dream...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRampant Lucs as Hornets are stung
Luctonians....... 49pts Hornets................. 5pts By GEOFF VICKRESS Power: Will Hodnett holds off Hornets’ Charlie Carter to open the scoring for Luctonians,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders pillage Newport with ruthless display
Newport (S)............ 13 Dings Crusaders...45 By NATHAN EDWARDS DINGS Crusaders produced a rampant second-half performance to overcome a first-period deficit and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoChester succumb to second-half blitz
Bournville............... 50 Chester.....................38 By PAUL BOLTON BOURNVILLE banked their eighth home win of the campaign – and their fourth in a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOld Reds are too hot for Hinckley
Old Redcliffians....40 Hinckley.................. 17 By CHRIS CAMPBELL OLD REDS produced a strong perfor mance to overcome Hinckley. The visitors played with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics
By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoLondon Irish was just so full of real, good people
David Paice, the former England and London Irish hooker, looks back on his career in the game IT feels like a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoEaster backing Friday games
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter has called for more Friday night matches to be played in National...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCruse, 35, announces retirement
Grateful: Northampton’s Tom Cruse NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoDeans’ unbeaten Knights charge on at summit
Japan League One round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Unbeaten Wild Knights extended their lead at the top by defeating Dynaboars 53-12. Robbie...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoBlues move top after putting 50 past Force
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK It was a weekend of one-sided blowouts in Super Rugby Pacific as the Blues...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoScrums can provide the best attacking platform
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why the scrum is having to fight to stay a part of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoTell players to stay focused – or face axe
There are some interesting excuses from coaches as to why there are such variations in results in the Premiership week by...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Rams and England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt
By BEN JAYCOCK George Makepeace-Cubitt was the only player in England U20s’ victorious Six Nations squad not connected to a Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 2 years ago26-hour journey only the start for Ukraine
From STEVE HILL in Sweden If ever players complain about away match travel time maybe the following will bring perspective. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScarlets prop star Thomas set for Ospreys
PROP Steffan Thomas will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Ospreys. Thomas, 26, will join his cousin...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoLondon school shows inclusive values
By BEN JAYCOCK Ravenscourt Park Prep School represented the only mixed-gender team participating in last month’s Rosslyn Park 7s, and head...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoEbbw book their place in play-offs
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale booked their place in the Premiership playoffs after beating Aberavon 41-8 to cement third...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoOtters get back to winning ways
Championship round-up NARBERTH took the frustration of backto-back defeats out on Newcastle Emlyn as they returned to winning ways by running...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoTV deal to break €500m barrier
FRENCH COLUMN - JAMES HARRINGTON France's Ligue Nationale de Rugby hopes to pocket more than half-a-billion euros, after launching a call...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoPremier Sports is set to get back to ‘business as usual’
IRELAND-BASED sports broadcaster Premier Sports makes its long-expected return to British EPGs on Tuesday April 9, after its buyout of Viaplay’s...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLoughborough chasing epic cup double on finals day
BUCS By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship at the StoneX on April 17 were decided last...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoMiddleton impressed by Mitchell approach
By NICK POWELL FORMER England Women’s head coach Simon Middleton has praised successor John Mitchell for his approach of winning the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoItaly’s new gladiator is voted best in Six Nations
ITALY centre Tommaso Menoncello, below, has been named the 2024 Six Nations player of the championship, becoming the first player from...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoCornborough retires from England
ENGLAND prop Vickii Cornborough has retired from international rugby after giving birth to twins last summer. The 34-year-old Harlequins star won...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDingwall has his eye on All Blacks
By PAUL REES Fraser Dingwall is set on helping Northampton finish the season on a high and putting himself in contention...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHalliday: New deal is within our reach
By JON NEWCOMBE Calls for a further relaxation of Premiership ground capacity rules appear to be gathering momentum as the protracted...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEight-try England turn on the style
By BEN JAYCOCK England ....................46pts Tries: Muir 7, Aldcroft 14, Botterman 23, Atkin-Davies 40, Kildunne 42, 61; Dow 45, Galligan 57...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime we demanded more from players
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE other weekend – although it could probably...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoFree flowing rugby is my prime aim
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Amy Turner, former Red Roses front rower and current head...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoMather inspired me on coaching career – McKenna
By PAUL EDDISON England international Sarah McKenna hailed Giselle Mather as her coaching inspiration, as the Red Roses star seeks to...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBazalgette dreaming of shot at big time
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury playmaker Harry Bazalgette believes he’s put himself in the shop window for Premiership outfits as he aims...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland fall behind France after opening day
By SAM JACKSON FRANCE ended the first day of matches in the U18 Women’s Six Nations festival being held in north...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoEsher set to bounce back to third tier
By BEN JAYCOCK After the National League took a pause over Easter, Peter Winterbottom’s Esher are looking on course to earn...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBeaten, but this Ukrainian team can be proud of their efforts
STEVE HILL A warm sunny day greeted the Ukrainian team as they arrived at Havirov RFC for their match against the...
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