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National League One
/ 2 years agoSeven-up Park see off Stortford
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........48 Bishop’s S................22 ROSSLYN Park ran in seven tries at The Rock to secure vistory over Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRichmond still focused on quick return, says Bright
By EDDIE McATEER Richmond are looking to bounce straight back into the Championship following last season’s relegation, but they face stiff...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoNew boss Lewis off to winning start with the Titans
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.. 34 Otley...................32 ROTHERHAM Titans and their new coaching team were given a scare by battling Otley...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFisher holds his nerve for a point
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 19 Sheffield.................. 19 ALTHOUGH under the cosh for much of the game, Tynedale led until deep into...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoGoatley hat-trick makes difference
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................39 Sheffield Tigers.... 41 SHEFFIELD Tigers snatched a late victory over Preston. Tries from Joshua Redfern, William...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Tykes are showing true class
By MIKE BROWN Billingham........ 12pts Leeds Tykes.....29pts IMPRESSIVE Leeds Tykes made it eight games in a row unbeaten at Greenwood Road,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoInspirational Gregory adds to the misery for Field
By STUART MCCRACKEN Fylde.........................6 2 Huddersfield.......... 19 CAPTAIN Ben Gregory inspired Fylde to their biggest win of the season with a...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoShard on target to edge hosts home
By RORY MORROW Lymm........................ 31 Hull Ionians............ 30 LYMM earned maximum points as a fourtry display edged them past a spirited...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDazzling Dale on song to win again
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............35 Hull.............................. 6 WHARFEDALE played some scintillating rugby to take the five points against the team one position...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoProud Poole confident Rotherham on the rise
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Only two decades ago, Rotherham Titans were competing in the Premiership, and boasting stars like Samoa star Mike...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoBorne’s early blitz helps to sink the visitors
By BILL HOOPER Camborne........ 45 O Redcliffians.26 FIVE first-half tries scored before conditions deteriorated put Camborne in the driving seat in...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter claim the student honours
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni................40 Loughborough S.... 31 EXETER University beat Loughborough in the battle of the students. Exeter started off...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate Gamble try seals tense tussle
By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............32 Bournville............... 16 NEWPORT just had enough in the end for Bournville. The hosts took the lead...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCrusaders too strong for lively Luctonians
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............... 17pts Luctonians........ 15pts THE in-form Luctonians arrived undefeated at Shaftesbury Park. And the early indications suggested...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoOrmsby makes it uncomfortable visit for Dudley
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton.......................45 Dudley K..................... 7 CLIFTON welcomed their Black Country opponents to Station Road for the first time –...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets stung by late penalty try
By BEN JACOBS Hornets.....................36 Redruth....................38 A LATE penalty try sealed Redruth’s first back-to-back wins this season, lifting them into the top...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPack power holds key for Hinckley
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 10 Hinckley..................22 WET conditions, and a greasy surface, meant the game was punctuated by knock-ons and dropped...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLife’s so good for Grimes as Lucs make a positive mark
By BEN CONEYBEARE With an utterly faultless seven-game run to begin the National Two West season, it is difficult to resist...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBack to school challenge for former Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Sale Sharks Steve Hanley and Joe Clark are leading the Trafford Schools Rugby initiative that launched last...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDramatic finale as Esher oust Oaks
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 18 Esher.........................22 ESHER scored two late tries to come from behind and snatch an away victory against...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBury cut loose for eye-catching win
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds..............49 Worthing.................. 12 BURY St Edmunds racked up a convincing victory over a Worthing side hampered...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBenning bags winner as Dons suffer a late blow
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H.............23pts Wimbledon....... 19pts Flying high: Left, Hawks full back Toby Evans on the attack and right, Will...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoMacmillan clinches derby victory over gutsy Park
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury..............25 Westcombe P......... 19 CANTERBURY fought back from a half-time deficit to edge to victory against battling visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders rocked as Barnes go top
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey..................11 Barnes......................28 BARNES bossed an attritional tussle against Guernsey to pick up a victory that returned them to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoKing’s crowning glory for Dorking
By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........ 10 Dorking.....................23 DORKING kept up their unbeaten start to the season, but they were made to...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAllen aiming for long-term success at the Hawks
By OLLY PINHEY Luke Allen is in his first year as Henley Hawks’ director of rugby but knows exactly where he...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Yorkshire academy flanker Archie Hurford
BY BEN JAYCOCK Archie Hurford says watching England’s senior players shine at the World Cup has added to his motivation to...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFront row powers Exeter in to eight point lead
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter extended an eight-point lead at the helm of the table after a 38-29 win over Cardiff, whilst...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoWhitgift claim the bragging rights in Croydon
By TOM JEFFREYS Whitgift and Trinity played out the fixture of the weekend in the Schools Plate, with the former winning...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoAll Black Savea crowned world’s top player
NEW Zealand No.8 Ardie Savea was crowned World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year on Sunday. Savea scored three tries...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoWhen I was hit, I used to smile
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the World Cup finally over and an outcome that was half...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIf I’d known about my ADHD, I’d have quit
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALY MULDOWNEY THE FORMER MOSELEY, GLASGOW, EXETER, CONNACHT, GRENOBLE AND BRISTOL LOCK ALOT of things are starting to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRees quick on the draw for Drovers
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY recorded a third straight bonus-point win as they beat Bridgend 36-13 to move three points...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYstrad Rhondda back at top after Rumney rumble
Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda went back to the top of Championship East with a 26-5 bonus-point triumph over Rumney at Gelligaled...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoStade set bar high in bid for new start
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Laurent Labit-Karim Ghezal era at Stade Francais officially starts here – and the talk around Stade...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoTop of the world
Springboks take fourth title after epic showdown From ADAM HATHAWAY Siya Kolisi and his Springboks joined the rugby immortals as they...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGeorge urges RFU to listen to old boys
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRoberts given new role on WRU Board
By ROB COLE Jamie Roberts has been selected for a new role in Welsh rugby after being appointed as one of...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRandall’s out to get the world at his feet
By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer’s aiming to follow in Dupont’s footsteps
By TOM BRADSHAW Bath captain Ben Spencer is taking a leaf out of the book of French maestro Antoine Dupont as...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoMajestic Boks win in battle of Paris
By NICK CAIN New Zealand.................... 11pts Tries: B Barrett 57 Penalties: Mo’unga 16, 37 South Africa .....................12pts Penalties: Pollard 2, 12,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrilliant Boks are worthy champions
BRENDAN GALLAGHER So they have only gone and done it! South Africa have become the first team to win four World...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoBronze beauties: Dan and Earl steer England to third in the end
By NICK CAIN England ............................. 26pts Tries: Earl 7, Dan 44 Conversions: Farrell 9, 45 Penalties: Farrell 3, 13, 30, 65...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoBorthwick quick to look to the future
From ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick finished his first World Cup campaign as England head coach and immediately put his business head...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoKamikaze Kids in unison once again
BRENDAN GALLAGHER OK, it wasn’t a cracker but nor was this play-off game a dud. In a tournament marked by a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBorthwick needs to rebuild England pack
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT was a well executed England game-plan against South Africa in the semi-final, but...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBorthwick has tough decisions to make
PAUL REES FOURTH in the Six Nations, third in the World Cup. Redemption rather than progress for England given the pool...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrench missing out at the chapel
FRENCH fans have had plenty of reasons to pray during this tournament. First Antoine Dupont got injured and had to be...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLove match in Paris
THE main media centre in Paris is located at Roland Garos the mecca of French tennis and home of the French...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIt’s been a hell of a ride, Ben
WORLD CUP DIARY By Adam Hathaway Happy times: England’s Ben Youngs, left, and Ellis Genge with their bronze medals after the...
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