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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLooking to learn from tales of the unexpected
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN it comes to tales of the unexpected, Argentine rugby has few peers....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPuccio’s tragic life -Puma who died in jail
NICK CAIN THERE is one story from Argentine rugby’s annals that is stranger and starker than any. It concerns Alejandro Puccio,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks ride storm to thwart Gloucester
By PAUL REES Sale Sharks...................... 27pts Tries: Carpenter 3, Taylor 9, Curry 19 Conversions: R du Preez 4,10, 20 Penalties: R...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoZealous defence pays off for Sale
Alex Sanderson marvelled at the willpower of his forwards who disarmed the most explosive rolling maul in the Premiership to end...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHill shows his worth as Falcons fall flat
By MIKE SINCLAIR Newcastle.......................... 10pts Tries: Radwan 6 Conversions: Connon 6 Penalties: Connon 80 Bath...................................... 17pts Tries: Hill 34, Lawrence 59...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Errors in the red zone cost us’
After defeat to Bath, Newcastle No.8 Callum Chick admitted: “I don’t think we did ourselves justice out there today. We just...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFreeman double as Saints grind out win
By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton.................... 26pts Tries: Freeman 31, 71 Conversions: Smith 32, 73 Penalties: Smith 16, 46, 52, 67 Exeter.................................. 19pts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson proud of resilient last stand
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Phil Dowson was pleased with his side’s resilience as they dealt with the wet conditions and found...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoClass act! Beware the ‘fame first’ approach
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST PICTURE the scene: we are in the final week of the 1997 Lions tour and the world...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for Eagles to prove their worth
CHRIS HEWETT ANYONE puzzled by a strange squeaking sound drifting in on a soft breeze from Dubai should know the following:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLaunchbury set for stint in Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps skipper Joe Launchbury is set to move to Japan on a short-term deal...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSolomona says no to St Helens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER St Helens enquired about taking former England winger Denny Solomona back to Super League, but...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaints face fight to keep hold of Sleightholme
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Saints face stiff competition from Exeter and Saracens for the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTigers hunt Hassell-Collins
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ollie Hassell-Collins could be joining Premiership champions Leicester next season after being spotted visiting Oval...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBath lead chase for Du Toit, Barbeary
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prop star: Du Toit Bath have emerged as favourites to pip Lyon to land Springbok...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Rikki Stout
1. George Porter – Ports is part of a very good Cinderford pack, and loves a scrum. It’s always a tough...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Ray set records back in the glory days
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ray Glastonbury spent most of his sporting life unaware that he belonged to...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHow Jake managed to keep it in the family
PETER JACKSON IN 25 Tests for the Wallabies over a period of eight years, Greg Cornelsen scored four tries. They all...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland’s awkward encounter
PETER JACKSON NO Greek team can have borne quite as many gifts to a World Cup as their Rugby League lads...
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Features
/ 3 years agoKeep it tight! Jones puts his faith in power game
PAUL REES ON WHY ENGLAND NEED TO CONVERT OPPORTUNITIES INTO TRIES AND EXPLOIT THE RARE TALENTS OF MARCUS SMITH EDDIE Jones...
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Features
/ 3 years agoCheika happy to renew rivalry with his old foe
Landmark victory: Argentina win in New Zealand this summer THE last time Michael Cheika came up against his old mate Eddie...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWatson reminds Jones of his class
Friendly Leicester..........33 Italy Select..... 19 ANTHONY Watson fired a reminder of his talents scoring one of Leicester Tigers’ five tries at...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy played the conditions better than us, admits Turner
By JOHN LYON Caldy.................. 17pts Tries: Higginson 20, Ridgway 50, Birch 54 Conversions: Jones 55 Ampthill............ 13pts Tries: Jackson-Richards 6 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry can’t hold Doncaster
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K .............22pts Tries: Vukasinovic 48, Daly 57, 76; Roberts 71 Conversions: Parkin 76 Tries: Thomas 44 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSeventh heaven! Ealing in a good spot
Preview Ealing v Hartpury Today. 3pm CHAMPIONSHIP Cup holders Ealing begin their title defence in red hot form after seven bonus...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSirker claims four against his old mates at Richmond
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond........... 7pts Tries: Massey 43 Conversions: Duncan 44 Cornish P..........62pts Tries: Sirker 2, 29, 36, 76; Nagle-Taylor 7,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoExiles taste victory for first time this season
By NICK POWELL London S............26pts Tries: Trenholm 20, Ferdinand 27, Nutton 39, Riley 71 Conversions: Sheppard 20, 28, 40 Bedford B..............
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCraig’s ready to take on Reds
Preview Nottingham v Jersey Today. 2pm NOTTINGHAM head coach Craig Hammond is pleased with the Championship Cup being played during the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWalker’s hat-trick sees Park hang on
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley............36 Rosslyn Park.. 47 A Charlie Walker hat-trick plus two tries from Charlie Piper and 12 points from...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSmith’s kick levels in the Nick of time
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford............... 10 Chinnor..................... 10 A last-minute penalty from full-back Nick Smith salvaged a draw for Chinnor at Cinderford....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSix of the best as Rams oust Tykes
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes........... 10 Rams.........................36 Clinical Rams scored six tries as they picked up a ninth straight bonus-point victory...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTarrant bags four tries as Cambridge cut loose
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge........38pts Tries: Tarrant, 13, 17, 34, 38, Hoppe 31, Asiedu 78 Conversions: James 18, 32, 35, 39 Esher.....................
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National League One
/ 3 years agoClinical Albion run in five tries to topple Mowden
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion...36 Darlington MP........24 Plymouth Albion made it four wins from their last five games with a comfortable...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSecond-half push seals Sale victory
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................34 Hull.............................. 7 Sale FC had to be patient but they ran out dominant winners against bottom-of-the-table...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTry-star Rogers downs the Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....24 Bishop’s S................ 31 Will Rogers bagged the winning try with 12 minutes remaining as Bishop’s Stortford...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Saracens scrum-half Charlie Bracken
YOUNG GUNS SARACENS SCRUM HALF Charlie Bracken hopes to follow the footsteps of in his famous father Kyran and is spurred...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMalthouse leading by example for Otley high flyers
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Otley head coach Kyle Dench believes the leadership of new club captain Adam Malthouse has played...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField dig deep to take the honours
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 20 Wharfedale............ 14 Fourteen-man Huddersfield dug deep to claim their second win of the season in a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans earn derby bragging rights
By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield.................. 14 Rotherham T..........39 Rotherham deservedly took the spoils against city neighbours Sheffield in the first ever league...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoImpressive Park show their title credentials
By CHRIS PAINE Sedgley Park... 30pts Fylde................... 20pts Sedgley Park emerged victorious after securing the victory in a game which lived...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers roar back to notch up third win of campaign
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield Tigers....34 Blaydon....................22 Sheffield Tigers fought back from an early Zac Thompson try to secure a third win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSpence’s double joy for Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 17 Preston G................. 12 An out-of-sorts Tynedale did just enough to edge past Preston at a rainy...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoCroft hat-trick has Harrogate wilting
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................45 Harrogate................ 19 In many ways this match was conditioned by the elements. It began with a 20-minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North East
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT IN the Lancashire derby, Blackburn are still top of the table following a 26-13 win at home to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BILLINGHAM extended their lead at the top of the table, taking the bonus point in their 60-0 win...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoLeaders cruise to big home triumph
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 50 N Walsham......... 3 A comfortable home win for Blackheath – their fifth at Well Hall this...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoGritty Dorking see off Raiders threat
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking..................... 17 Guernsey................. 13 Dorking held firm to take the honours in a tightly-contested game against Guernsey at...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRochford pay the penalty in defeat
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H.............. 17 Bury St Eds..............23 Rochford Hundred paid the penalty for their indiscipline as they crashed to...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBarnes batter visitors in stunning first half show
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes................37pts Canterbury........26pts No stopping Canterbury No. 7 Cameron Murray PICTURES: Jonathan Knight Replacement scrum half James Crabtree eludes...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoNoot scoots clear to seal victory with late OAs try
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 3 Old Albanians........ 15 Battling Old Albanians came away with a solid victory following an attritional clash...
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