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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBiggar closes in on deal
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Dan Biggar is inching towards a deal that will see him leave Northampton Saints when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaints are now heading the chase for Willis
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In demand: Jack Willis, above, and Alfie Barbeary, right, are wanted by other clubs PICTURES:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLondon Irish duo attract interest
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Winger: Loader London Irish are battling to keep hold of two of their young prospects,...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoIf players follow Tipuric’s lead, Wales will be fine
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND We are a year away from the men’s World Cup and Wayne Pivac is going...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoTime to invest in women’s game and get better next time
SHANE WILLIAMS If there was a degree of inevitability about Wales’ exit from the Women’s World Cup against host national New...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoCanada looking for a repeat
Preview Canada v USA Today. Kick-off 3.30am USA head coach Rob Cain has named an unchanged match-day 23 for their quarter-final...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWales bow out as flyer Portia sets try record
By MARK DOCHERTY New Zealand.....55pts Tries: Woodman 12, 43; Tui 19, Hirini 27, Rule 38, Connor 48, 64, A Bremner 56,...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoGrisez treble blows Italy away
France................39pts Italy....................... 3pts By BEN JAYCOCK WINGER Joanna Grisez scored a hat-trick as France secured an emphatic victory over Italy to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoI’m so proud: Hunter takes Rocky record
Preview By BEN JAYCOCK England v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.30am CAPTAIN Sarah Hunter will become England’s most capped player when she...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoKinghorn so close to sinking Aussies
By BRYN PALMER Scotland ............................ 15pts Tries: Smith 11, Kinghorn 42 Conversions: Kinghorn 42 Penalties: Kinghorn 53 Australia ............................ 16pts Tries:...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoRetallick sees red in Japan frightener
Japan................ 31 New Zealand..38 The All Blacks endured a shaky start to their end of year tour in Japan with Brodie...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoOne final chance for AWJ to take out ABs
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Alun Wyn Jones will take his last scheduled crack at the All Blacks...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoCasualty list which just keeps growing and growing
PETER JACKSON The autumn series kicks with almost 40 missing in action, the majority of whom have been declared unfit for...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoA player’s parents should be the limit
PETER JACKSON Jack Dempsey’s switch of allegiance from Australia to Scotland opens the way for a whole host of international players...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoCardiff moving forward-Young
Preview Cardiff v Edinburgh Today. 3pm CARDIFF are looking to build on last weekend’s away win at the Stormers when they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDavies on fire as Dragons leave Zebre at the gate
By DELME PARFITT Dragons............ 47pts Tries: Williams 9, Richards 28, 66; Hughes 47, O’Brien 57 Conversions: S Davies 9, 28, 66,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht have the drop on Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys............. 19pts Tries: Sutton 3, Morgan-Williams 8, Parry 68 Conversions: Walsh 3, 68 Connacht..........22pts Tries: Wootton 34, Blade...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDaunting trip to SA next for sorry Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets............... 5pts Tries: S Evans 20 Leinster..............35pts Tries: Cosgrave 1, Russell 25, Clarkson 47, Penalty 56, 70 ...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMoore leads way for Ulster
By JOHN FALLON Munster .............. 14 Tries: Daly 67 Penalties: Crowley 10, 48, 54 Ulster ................... 15 Tries: Murphy 4, Stewart...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSix-try Warriors get revenge
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow .............. 37 Tries: Vailanu 10, 57; Cancelliere 36, McDowall 39, F Brown 48, McLean 72 Conversions: Miotti...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLions ……………….. 22 Stormers………. 31
STORMERS fought back from 12 points down to claim an impressive win. Jordan Hendrikse slotted two early penalties for the Lions,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoBulls v Sharks
Preview Today. 1pm SHARKS director of rugby Neil Powell believes last week’s postponed game against Ulster may aid his team today...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Joe Maddock
The former Crusaders, Bath, Treviso and Saracens winger, now attack coach at Bath They say one man’s misfortune is another man’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoSharing delight of beating All Blacks
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There is rightly much focus on the 50th...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWhen the Mayne man was in charge
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER PLAYING I reland and Lions rugby legend Paddy Mayne in any film representation of the SAS was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoPrepare for a changing of the guard
The autumn international window is meant to cover three weekends but this year it is being played over five as countries...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCornish on song as Cov too strong for Caldy
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 18pts Tries: Gourlay 71, 76, J Dickinson 52 Penalties: Jones 7 Coventry ...........27pts Tries: Cornish 25,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoScottish woe as Clow sent off before he gets on pitch
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P .........32pts Tries: Walker 9, Beaton 28, Elderkin 37, Andrew 53, Fender 80 Cons: Robson 9, 37...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTenacious Hartpury just can’t hold Reds
By GEORGE POOLE Hartpury University....... 17pts Tries: Eadie 41, Denty 45, Lewis 62 Conversions: Williams 62 Jersey Reds..................... 27pts Tries: Woollett...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAmpthill pay price for poor discipline
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K .....35pts Tries: Holling 6, Margetts 17, Daly 24, Holden 36, Kelly 71 Conversions: Dolly 6, 17,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHat-trick for Holmes puts Ealing on the right course
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing T............ 64pts Tries: Holmes 4, 9, 17; Burns 8, 42; Bird-Tulloch 31, Uzokwe 60, 68; Grant 76,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHigh drama as Bedford stunned by Richmond
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond..........36pts Tries: Lennon 5, Graham 10, 54, Little 36, Saysell 66, Makele 72 Conversions: Johnston 11, 67, 73...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFour-try Mowden win thrills big crowd
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.. 29 Leeds Tykes.... 20 Darlington Mowden Park notched their third win of the season in front...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStortford turn on style in Albion win
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S................ 31 Plymouth A............. 19 Bishop's Stortford cut loose in the second half against Plymouth Albion as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark fall short in dramatic climax
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........22 Cambridge..............24 Cambridge survived a late scare at The Rock as Rosslyn Park missed a penalty chance...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher undone as visitors run riot after the break
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher...................25pts Tries: Rawstron-Rudd 16, Bullock 26, Fosagbon 74 Conversions: Morley 16, 26 Penalties: Morley 8, 42 Cinderford........ 42pts...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Rams rack up a nifty fifty to sink Moseley
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 50 Birmingham Mos..25 Rams racked up a half century as they recorded an eighth straight win with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoChinnor punished by ruthless Sale
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor..................... 18 Sale FC.....................37 Sale claimed another bonus-point success as they punished Chinnor errors to wrap-up a convincing...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans stave off Hull comeback
By RICHARD PRICE-PIERCE Hull............................28 Taunton Titans.....36 Hull briefly threatened to pull off their first win of the season before Taunton Titans...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Newcastle Falcons lock Luke Coulston
Newcastle Falcons lock Luke Coulston is determined to prove his doubters wrong and continue as a professional rugby player. The 18-year-old...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRelief as Blaydon get off the mark
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............32 Sheffield........... 19 Blaydon picked up their first win of the season at the eighth attempt as they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFaultless Fylde brush rivals aside
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................43 Tynedale................. 10 League leaders Fylde made it eight from eight with a win over Tynedale, despite losing...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTitans steady ship with home victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........27 Huddersfield............ 3 Rotherham Titans got back to winning ways against spirited Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Stung by...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBattling Dale push Tigers all the way
By JOHN CLARK On the attack: Valu Tane Bentley breaks from the maul to score for the Tigers Cobin Thunder has...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoChester show a cutting edge to thwart Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................. 13 Chester.....................29 Chester made more of their opportunities to record what eventually became a comfortable win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley edge derby tussle with Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 10 Otley.......................... 16 Otley took the derby bragging rights by beating Harrogate in an entertaining game –...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMagic Minikin on song for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Sheffield Tigers......16 Two-try Lewis Minikin bagged 19 points to help Hull Ionians follow-up last week’s win...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North East
■By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BILLINGHAM returned to the top of the table following a 31-7 win at Ilkley. Matthew Kirby bagged a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
■By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BLACKBURN maintained their position at the top of the table following a 36-17 win away to Northwich. Jamie...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBury hold on in the tightest of tests
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s......29 Sevenoaks...... 24 Bury just had enough to see off Sevenoaks in a real see-saw battle....
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