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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoKent make winning start
By MO SHER Kent.................. 20 Hampshire...... 15 Kent opened up their campaign with a hard-fought win against Hampshire, a late try...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoHenderson keeps Lancashire on road
Division 1 North Cheshire............19pts Lancashire....... 54pts By KIERAN FREE Lancashire got off to a winning start on the road at Upper...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoDurham victors on their return
Durham..............30 Northum’land..12 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham returned to the Bill Beaumont County Championship after a four-year absence, and picked up their...
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/ 3 years agoGlouc’shire…. 15 Dorset &W…….47
By DAVID ROBINSON DORSET and Wilts began their campaign in style against a revamped Gloucestershire side, sweeping aside their hosts to...
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/ 3 years agoLeic’shire……. 14 North Mids……62
By ELIZABETH CARTWRIGHT NORTH Midlands ran riot away from home as they scored eight tries in a commanding victory over a...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoDevon hold on to deny Berks
Berkshire..........15 Devon.................17 By DAVID MCATEER This match was seesawed until the final two minutes when a scrum infringement penalty on Berkshire’s...
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/ 3 years agoBattling Essex take honours in tense affair
Division 3 round-up By MO SHER ESSEX kicked off their campaign with a hardfought, tense 29-17 win against Buckinghamshire in east...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Peter Mensah: ‘So glad I left the bank to turn pro with Quins’
The former England A, Harlequins and GRAN Parma centre/winger talks about his life in the game One of the things I am...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoTwickenham now the home of the women’s game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Congratulations to the Red Roses on another Grand Slam with a great...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoDilemma over who controls the money
We all know people have a different perspectives depending on which side of the fence they are on and how decisions...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Ospreys & Wales U20s prop Louis Fletcher
With a rapid rise in experienced Welsh players leaving the country, the URC regions are now more reliant than ever on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MAY 7 CUP COMPETITIONS Bill Beaumont Division 2...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoCross at the double for table-toppers Cardiff
Welsh Premiership Cardiff......................39 Merthyr...................... 7 By ROB COLE Dewi Cross hoisted his try tally for the season to 19 as he...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoPonty end campaign on a high
Pontypridd..............29 Swansea................. 10 By PAUL HOPKINS Pontypridd ended one of their most miserable seasons on a high as they notched their...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoTop ten for Newport
Newport...................52 Llandovery.............33 By TOM WILLIAMS A late penalty try saw Newport clinch a 10th league win in a row by downing...
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/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 3 years agoYstrad get revenge on Bargoed
Championship round-up YSTRAD Rhondda’s remarkable season just keeps on getting better and better with their 21-17 home win over Bargoed not...
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/ 3 years agoWales prop Smith staying at Ospreys
NICKY Smith has signed a contract extension with Ospreys. The 29-year-old Wales loosehead had been touted as a possible recruit for...
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/ 3 years agoKeep at double as Penallta smash six
Welsh Dvision 1 round-up PENALLTA gave Senghenydd six of the best on their way to a 36-7 away win in Division...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBoost for finances as recovery continues
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Commission des Championnats professionnels de l’Autorité de régulation du rugby – the new name for the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoValetini’s late double stuns the Hurricanes
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS Two months after their shock win over the Crusaders, Fijian Drua slayed their second...
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World
/ 3 years agoCheetahs leave it late to remain on top
Currie Cup round-up The Cheetahs strengthened their grip on top spot by seeing off Western Province 26-21. Reinhardt Fortuin opened the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoJapan League One round-up
It's advantage to Mitsubishi Dynaboars and Honda Heat in the Japan Rugby League One relegation play-offs as both sides were victorious...
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/ 3 years agoDriffield win top prize at Twickers
Papa John’s Cup round-up A SENSATIONAL second-half from Driffield saw them crowned Papa John’s men’s Regional 1 champions, defeating Havant 34-17...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCrisis as RFU hit by £50m bombshell
By NICK CAIN EXCLUSIVE A £50 million bombshell looks destined to sink the current RFU administration headed by chief executive Bill...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoHawkins ruled out by 25-cap restriction
By PETER JACKSON Wales are on the verge of banning Joe Hawkins from international selection following an investigation into his transfer...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReynolds: Don’t prop up failures like Wasps
By PAUL REES Wasps' presence in the Championship next season after going bust with debts of more than £100m will send...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoKolisi a major World Cup doubt
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi may miss this year’s World Cup with a knee injury sustained playing for the Sharks against Munster....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England
Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMoon enjoying hard work as he aims to help Saints to the title
By PAUL REES Alex Moon is looking to cap what he feels is his best season for Northampton by helping the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBarnes welcomes Champ clubs in Prem Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK The Premiership Cup will involve Championship teams next season and Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes believes it’s...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoJersey cut out cake and find extra edge
By LUKE JARMYN Swapping ‘Bake Off ’ for Dojang on a Thursday is one of many things Jersey have done to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLitterick on way to Wales
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins are poised to lose 24-year-old prop Rhys Litterick to Cardiff, the club they recently...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMedrano sparking interest
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Pumas tighthead Santiago Medrano could finally move to the Premiership less than a year after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSharks in the market for Wallaby Latu
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks could bring bad boy Tolu Latu to the Premiership this summer after he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBlackett in line to link up with Bath
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps boss Lee Blackett could return to the Premiership next season as part of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNeville’s TV firm sets lens on rugby
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER A production company formed by footballer turned pundit Gary Neville, below, has won the contract...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Rob Knox
The Moseley and former Coventry centre/wing, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Andy Brown – Idon’t...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoWhy England need to be the fittest team in France
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Every coach is going to say there is room for improvement and, just as...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoCallender on song to steer Wales into third place
By SAM JACKSON Italy................... 10pts Tries: Madia 25 Conversions: Sillari 26 Penalties: Sillari 32 Wales................36pts Tries: Lewis 23, Tuipulotu 37, Harries...
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/ 3 years agoEngland hold on to deny France
By CAM STEPHENS England ............................38pts Tries: Dow 16, M Packer 25, Matthews 31, Penalty 35, Aldcroft 41, Davies 59 Conversions: Rowland...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years ago‘It was exceptional day that I will never forget’
Simon Middleton reflected on the perfect closing to his eight-year tenure as Red Roses head coach with another Grand Slam in...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoIreland have no answers as Scots pile on the power
By PETER RILEY Scotland ..........36pts Tries:Smith 40, Skeldon 47, Bartlett 56, McGhie 65, Malcolm 75, Rollie 81 Conversions: Nelson 58, 66,...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoCVC’s influence may not be in the best interests of clubs
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Twickenham is the jewel in English rugby’s crown, and there are grave concerns...
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/ 3 years ago‘Incredible’ Lawes, a One-Club-Man
NICK CAIN COURTNEY Lawes confirmed himself as that rarest of breeds in the professional game, a One-Club Man, and one of...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoToulouse all at sea as Leinster take it
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............................41pts Tries: Conan 16, 20; Sheehan 26, Van de Flier 57, Jenkins 63 Conversions: Byrne 17, 21, 27,...
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/ 3 years agoCullen: There’s still a long way to go
ALTHOUGH pleased with the win Leinster boss Leo Cullen warned that Leinster have won nothing yet. “It’s a semi-final, we were...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSio keen for Chiefs to go out on a high
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... La Rochelle v Exeter Today, kick-off 3pm Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux Having suffered heartache in his swansong appearance...
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/ 3 years agoBaxter: We know we must dig deep
EXETER have made six changes to the side that beat Bristol last weekend with wing Jack Nowell returning from a knee...
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