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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLucs run amok as Hinckley thrashed
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............40 Hinckley.................. 12 This tie was touted as the No.1 game this weekend and it didn’t disappoint as...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton just hold on at gritty Newport
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)............29 Clifton.......................33 Clifton returned to Bristol with five points, but not before Newport had given them a...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGleeson glee as Irish hold off England fightback
By BEN JAYCOCK Champions: Ireland U20s celebrate the Slam IRELAND’S U20s withstood a late comeback from England in Cork last Sunday...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPrep Schools
THE Prep Schools competition format of each team playing solely their group games continued into another year. If a winner had...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoU13 Boys
THE Welsh schools outperformed their English counterparts as of the 11 groups that had Welsh participation just shy of half of...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoEton leave it late to snatch victory with overtime try
U14 Boys IT was two familiar sides that met in the U14s Boys Cup Final, but Eton College prevailed against last...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHill House prove too strong for Kings of Wessex
U14 Girls HILL House’s U14 girls made history as they delivered the first silverware in their school’s history at the tournament...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Cup – Harrow shine in the rain to take their first title
By NICK POWELL Harrow clinched their first-ever Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s U18s Cup title as they beat Brighton 15-10 in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: U18s Vase – 76 years on and Rugby have reason to celebrate
Rugby School won a first title at Rosslyn Park for 76 years as they beat King’s School Macclesfield 36-12 in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoYoung guns show they are the best
U16 Colts HARROW continued to show the fruits of their early investment into rugby talent as they beat Bromsgrove 12-0 in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoRosslyn Park Sevens: Under 18s Girls – Cardinal Newman make their mark
It is almost unprecedented for a team to dominate at Rosslyn Park quite as much as Cardinal Newman’s U18s did, but...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStilwell steals it for Kingsbridge
16 Girls THE first ever U16 Girls Cup was played on the opening day and it was Kingsbridge who claimed the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago11 Mixed
THE U11s Mixed Festival took place on Friday, giving a new day slot for the U11s and the chance for U11...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDu Toit heading to The Rec as Hatley departs
NEWS EXTRA BATH have signed South African World Cup-winning tighthead Thomas du Toit from the Sharks. The 27-year-old, who has 15...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPuma Lezana quits Scarlets for France
NEWS EXTRA ARGENTINA international Tomás Lezana has left Welsh URC side Scarlets to take up a contract with French side Montauban...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWallaby Simmons says au revoir to Irish Exiles
NEWS EXTRA LONDON Irish lock Rob Simmons will join Clermont Auvergne on a two-year deal as the exodus of top-line players...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSkosan leaves Saints but Waller signs on
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Springboks winger Courtnall Skosan will leave Northampton at the end of the season. He arrived in England in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGloucester recruit giant Cardiff centre Llewellyn
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have signed Cardiff centre Max Llewellyn. The 6ft 5in, 16st 5lbs 24-year-old qualifies to play for both Wales...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRobertson gets nod for All Blacks top job
NEWS EXTRA CRUSADERS boss Scott Robertson will succeed Ian Foster as head coach of the All Blacks after the World Cup....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBarber: Lessons learned for next season
By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton director of rugby Mike Barber tips his hat to champions Leicester Lions and says that his side...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes prepare for Twickenham
By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes veterans will be taking on the House of Lords and Commons at Twickenham on tomorrow to raise...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWorld Cup too close to call, says McBride
NEWS EXTRA By NICK POWELL Big fan: McBride IRELAND rugby legend Willie John McBride says there’s nothing to separate France and...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoHolders Knights secure play-off place
By BEN JAYCOCK Defending champions Saitama Wild Knights held off Toyota Verblitz 19-10 to clinch a Japan Rugby League One play-off...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Chiefs remain team to beat
By CAMERON STEPHENS The Chiefs stand alone as the only unbeaten team left in Super Rugby after grinding out a 24-14...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLeaders Cheetahs blow away Bulls to remain unbeaten
Currie Cup round-up By BEN JAYCOCK The Cheetahs made it three wins out of three with an emphatic 32-7 triumph over...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoTwo sets of laws for one game is wrong
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Many congratulations to Ireland, for not only winning the Six Nations Grand...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoWebber’s try double does it for Ystrad
By ROB COLE Championship round-up PLAYER-COACH Alex Webber was the toast of Ystrad Rhondda after his try double helped send the...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoThomas treble as Drovers show title credentials
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............54 Llanelli..................... 19 The gulf in class between the sides was reflected in the scoreline as the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoCueto sad to see decline in Wales
By NICK POWELL Former England winger Mark Cueto has been sad to see the decline of the domestic and international game...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOspreys forwards ruled out for rest of the season
By SAM JACKSON WALES and Ospreys forwards Jac Morgan and Scott Baldwin are set to miss the rest of the season...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoRees leads way for Merthyr
By ROB COLE Merthyr............ 38 Bridgend.......... 13 For the second time in as many weeks Merthyr rose to second in the...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoCross hat-trick in statement victory for holders Cardiff
By PAUL WILLIAMS RGC............................. 15 Cardiff......................52 Dewi Cross scored a hat-trick as cup holders Cardiff marched into the final of the...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoJones stars as Newport turn on the style
By JIM STEVENS Pontypridd.............. 10 Newport...................26 Newport's quest for back-to-back Premiership Cups continued in style as they comfortably beat Pontyrpidd. Three...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoRomney make in nine wins in a row
Division One round-up RUMNEY rocketed to the top of Division 1 East Central with a 19-11 away win at Treorchy as...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoSo, are the coaching changes worth it?
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Changing boss mid-season is never a decision taken lightly – which makes it unusual that there has...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday,March 26th,2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading... Access all...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWarr stepping into Faf’s shoes
By HARRY BAMFORTH The pressure of replacing one of the world’s best rugby players could see many crack, but not Gus...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘Steward red was not right’
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Dublin Ellis Genge leapt to the defence of Freddie Steward after the full-back’s red card put England...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGatland: We showed some real character out there
By ROB COLE Warren Gatland finally believes he has got something to build on after watching his side plunder four tries...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLaycock takes over as Walder steps down
Newcastle director of rugby Dave Walder has left his position at the club less than a year after he succeeded former...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPollard helping to put life into Tigers
By PAUL REES Handre Pollard says that his experience in the Premiership with Leicester has made him a more rounded player...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPainter looking forward to ‘exciting’ Exeter challenge
Exeter confirmed the signing of prop Ehren Painter from Northampton Saints, as revealed in last week’s TRP. The 24-year-old tighthead comes...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTownsend poised to carry on
Gregor Townsend expects his future as Scotland head coach to be decided “soon” after revealing he has held initial talks about...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoA party for the ages as Sexton brings Grand Slam joy to Ireland
By NICK CAIN Ireland…………………………. 29pts Tries: Sheehan 33, 68; Robbie Henshaw 62, Herring 77 Conversions: Sexton 35, 63, 70 Penalties: Sexton...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoBetter, yes, but there’s still a long way to go…
PAUL REES A red letter day for Ireland who achieved a first Grand Slam victory in Dublin after a red card...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoA small, self-serving elite which bars all others from access
BEFORE the creation of club leagues in 1987, a group of around 24 self-appointed leading clubs played against each other (plus...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoMoney problems hit England and Wales
WITNESSING the gulf in abilities between England and France had me thinking of the issues going on in the WRU and...
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