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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoParisse has too much class as Toulon give Bath lesson
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Toulon .................29pts Tries: Wainiqolo 14, Rabut 23, Deavaux 37 Cordin 54 Conversions: Biggar 15, 24, 38 Penalties: Biggar...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz puts Scarlets on right course
By DAVID ROBERTS Cheetahs ..........26pts Tries: Hartzenberg 3, Fortuin 63, Kapepula 68, Oliver 73 Conversions: Pienaar 3, 68, 73 Scarlets ..............
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDouble injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win
By JOHN FALLON Brive ................. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoAdams shows he’s the man for Gatland
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle........... 10pts Tries: Stuart 44 Conversions: J Thomas 45 Penalties: J Thomas 30 Cardiff................. 47pts Tries: Adams 8,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoBreakdown will be key against Zebre, says MacGinty
Focus: AJ MacGinty FLY-HALF AJ Mac-Ginty, who will be up against former Bear Tiff Eden at Ashton Gate when Bristol take...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoHow baseball kept Bish on right track
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ken Poole, the head of economic development for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoMystery surrounds Robinson departure
BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was a week of departures for Romania, one unexpected but the other less so. First the shock resignation...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPirates trying to turn the tide
Preview C Pirates v Doncaster Today. 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle sees today’s game as a fantastic opportunity to make...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHalf-back heroes seal deal for hosts
By PAUL SMITH Coventry............................ 48pts Tries: Martin (4, 11), Pellegrini (20), Talbot-Davies (25), Brown (31), Peters (43), Poole (49) Conversions: Pellegrini...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRed-hot Jersey make most of big freeze
By TOM INNES Jersey Reds.... 45pts Tries: Clarke (5, 14), Lewis (27), Longwell (40), Grey (49), Cook (55), Brown (66) Conversions:...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale sink Tykes with second-half showing
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes .... 15pts Tries: Jukes (6), Turagabeci (20) Conversions: Maxwell-Whiteley (9) Penalties: Maxwell-Whiteley (6) Drop goals: None...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoGordon gives Park the Matt finish
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........48 Esher ........................32 Rosslyn Park ended the calendar year with an impressive bonus-point win. Park opened...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoToa to the fore to secure derby win
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A .....26 Taunton T ........14 Plymouth Albion took the honours in a hard-fought contest to secure the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoMet hit back to snatch a derby victory
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Cardiff Met finished 2022 in the top four and put an end to their losing streak after beating...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoDerby win ends Avery Fields jinx
By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............22 Newport (S)............ 12 Bournville leapfrogged opponents Newport in the table after running out winners in a local...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoGreen and Gold’s home from home
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................26 Guernsey................. 14 With Barn Elms frozen solid, Barnes RFC still made themselves at home as they played...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoIt’s three shades of Gray as Caley scores hat-trick
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 16 Rochford H..............22 A hard-fought local derby in freezing conditions in front of a vocal crowd saw...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoKildunne runs in a treble for students’ recovery
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough... 34pts Tries: Kildunne, 1, 14, 68, Naylor, 28, Hoyt, 41, Jennings 54 Conversions: Smith, 15, 28 Stourbridge..........
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South Central/South West round-up: Four-star Turton leads romp for Maidenhead
By MO SHER Scintillating Maidenhead thrashed struggling Banbury 82-15, scoring 12 tries. Winger Alex Turton went over in the opening minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South East round-up: Rokomoce at double as loss to rivals is avenged
By BEN GODDARD Colchester avenged their defeat by local rivals Sudbury earlier in the season by securing a bonus point 28-22...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 North East/North West round-up: Billingham beat freeze to stretch lead at the top
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Another decimated set of league fixtures saw only three out of the 12 scheduled games taking place across...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoMillfield squeeze through to take Shield
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Millfield lifted the World Schools Festival Shield after seeing off Cardiff and Vale 15-11 in the final. The...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Leeds Beckett No.8 Kade Bird
Skilful No. 8 Kade Bird endured heartbreak after being dropped by London Irish academy but has been presented with a golden...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe need a massive rethink, says Morgan
By LUKE JARMYN On the up: Jersey Reds in action One of the Championship club’s leading negotiators has highlighted the need...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMather delight at Ealing selected for Premier 15s
By BEN JAYCOCK The RFU have confirmed eight teams have been successful in their application to join the 10-team Premier 15s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoWinning a World Cup gives you real fame
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With Eddie gone it is now time to expect the old ideas...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoEngland pair commit futures to Saracens
JAMIE George and Elliot Daly have signed new contracts at Saracens. England hooker George, 32, has made 263 appearances since making...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoAxed Eddie set for Twickenham return
FORMER England head coach Eddie Jones will return to Twickenham next year to lead the Barbarians in a match against a...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoFagerson injury doubt for Six Nations opener
SCOTLAND tighthead Zander Fagerson is a doubt for the start of the Six Nations with a hamstring injury. Fagerson, 26, sustained...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoNorth ruled out after cheekbone operation
WALES centre George North has had an operation after suffering a facial injury during the Ospreys’ defeat to Leicester Tigers last...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoFalcons ace Maddison banned until New Year
NEWCASTLE hooker Charlie Maddison has been suspended for three weeks. Maddison, 31, was cited for striking Connacht scrum-half Caolin Blade with...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoPau coach hit with 10-week suspension
PAU head coach Sebastien Piqueronies has been given a 10-week suspension for making inappropriate physical contact with referee Sam Grove-White in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoJapanese League One round-up: Champions fight for opening win
By BEN JAYCOCK Champions Saitama Wild Knights kicked off their title defence with a gritty 22-19 comeback win over Brave Lupus...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoQuins double-header hits buffers
HARLEQUINS’ doubleheader at Twickenham on December 27 has been rescheduled for March because of the impact of rail strikes. The club’s...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDorking reaping reward of joined-up thinking
By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking chairman Shaun Hammond believes the club have learnt valuable lessons from the last time they were in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMcKenzie on top form and enjoying life at Harlequins
By BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Arabella McKenzie in action for Australia at the World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images Australia fly-half Arabella...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBears put name on it
By IMOGEN AINSWORTH BRISTOL Bears women have become the first team in the Premier 15s to put players’ names on the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHarris: No limit to how far Reds can go
By BEN JAYCOCK Antonio TJ Harris believes his unbeaten Jersey Reds side have no limit on how far they can go...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Edd Thrower ‘Going to Italy was the best move I ever made’
The former London Irish, Wasps, Saracens, Crociati, Bedford, London Welsh, Massy & Piacenza full-back on his life in the game Loving...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years ago12-try statement win for league leaders Cardiff
By HARRY CORISH Cardiff......................82 Carmarthen...............0 Cardiff got back to winning ways by running riot at the Arms Park, scoring 12 tries...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBack row Dainton set for Rhinos
Wale an c t d o in t WALES openside Bethan Dainton, below, has left Premier 15s side Harlequins to pursue...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGatland: I can turn Wales into winners
WARREN Gatland believes he can get Wales back to winning ways following his return as head coach following the sacking of...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoWelsh leagues round-up: Patterson shoots try double for Archers
By HARRY CORISH Cardiff Met versus Cross Keys was the only Championship game to survive this weekend’s temperatures as the Archers...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoConviction that spells the end for Laporte
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bernard Laporte’s future as president of French rugby’s governing body has to be untenable after he was...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoGloucester look to maintain fast start
Gloucester-H v DMP Sharks KO 2pm By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW PREMIER 15s pacesetters Gloucester-Hartpury have been boosted by the returns of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSalvin cautious of Harlequins all stars
Exeter v Harlequins KO 2.30PM By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW EXETER Chiefs assistant coach Steve Salvin says his side have ‘exceeded expectations’...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoDavies strikes twice to deny Lightning
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol....................... 31 Loughborough.......26 Done it! Bristol celebrate victory Lark Davies returned to haunt her former side as Bristol...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoExcluded Warriors thrash helpless Wasps
By SAM BYTHEWAY Wasps..........................0 Worcester............... 50 Worcester Warriors put their current exclusion from next year’s Premier 15s to one side as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMoseley pay tribute to super six
Birmingham Moseley last week played host to six of the players who starred for the Midland Counties (West) team that beat...
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