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English Championship
/ 4 years agoFrustrated Knights will keep fighting
By BEN JAYCOCK Heartbroken: Doncaster flanker Thom Smith PICTURES: Getty Images DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith described the RFU denying them a...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRichmond win battle of mauls
By NATHAN EDWARDS Nottingham ......12pts Tries: Hollingsworth 43, Browning 78 Conversions: Hollingsworth 43 Richmond ..........19pts Tries: Bright 48, Hoskings 55, McLean...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHow could Francis be deemed fit to return?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Professor John Fairclough is staring at a video of the 20th minute collision...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIn adversity, Italy earn legion of admirers
PETER JACKSON EVER since the Five became Six, no captain had found himself in an emergency as grim as the one...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPaddy’s big boot a winner for Tykes
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 21 Leeds Tykes....22 PADDY Case will likely have been handed the keys to the city of Leeds...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEvergreen Royle punishes Albion
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................47 Plymouth Albion...28 FIVE first-half tries without reply put Caldy in complete control of this game. However, Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCarter doubles up as losing run ends
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................36 Tonbridge Judd.... 10 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a well-deserved bonus-point victory over the bottom side....
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHappy Henry leaves it late to secure the spoils
By ANNA WALSH Cinderford........10pts Tries: Jerrum 27, Lane 59 Rosslyn Park.. 13pts Tries: Robinson 68 Conversions: Holland 69 Penalties: Holland 51,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRobins holds his nerve as Rams pay the penalty
By SJ SMITH Sale...........................22 Rams......................... 21 JAMES Robins kept his nerve to slot a last-minute winning penalty as Sale overturned a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRichie’s four-try side claim victory
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....... 20 Cambridge..............22 CAMBRIDGE held their nerve to secure a bonus point win to keep pace with...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoEgodo and Liam inspire fightback
By PAUL SMITH Moseley...................22 Taunton Titans..... 20 FLANKER Liam Munro and centre Anthony Egodo inspired Birmingham Moseley to a thrilling come-from-behind...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHard work’s paid off for Saint Iyogun
By BEN JAYCOCK EMMANUEL Iyogun has gone from being a ‘chubby footballer’ to a Premiership loosehead prop after a remarkable journey...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCoaching trio set to depart Wharfedale
WHARFEDALE will have a new-look coaching team for the 2022/23 season after it was announced that current DoR Rob Baldwin, head...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRare try for Dunn is icing on cake
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale..........53 Huddersfield... 19 TYNEDALE made it four wins on the bounce with an impressive nine-try demolition of struggling...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoPocklington puts on a masterclass
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............52 Bournville................. 5 THE fixture between these sides back in October produced a nail-biting thriller as Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoGordon puts side ahead in a flash
By DES HICKIE Chester.....................34 Harrogate................ 14 CHESTER comfortably beat strugglers Harrogate, with the result pretty much settled after half-an-hour. The hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStunning late try seals win for leaders
By RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 20pts Rotherham........ 17pts A LAST-MINUTE try from Mike Adlard secured a stunning win for Hull as they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCormac confident he can be a big hit
By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER second row Cormac Izuchukwu returned last weekend in their 12-0 win over Dragons after a long-term ACL...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoJuggernaut Joseph has found his smile at Pau
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This has been a bleublanc-rouge letter week for former France U20 phenomenon Jordan Joseph. It started last...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBasement boys blown apart by nine-try Cov
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........62pts Tries: Nayalo 27, Barton 28, Peters 38, 40; Stevenson 47, 70; Poole 63, Owen 78, Burrows...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoNottingham determined to bag third win a in row
PREVIEW... By BEN JAYCOCK Nottingham v Bedford Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay @therugbypaper CRAIG Hammond’s Nottingham are looking to build on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWing wizard Harry hungry for long spell of success
By PAUL REES HARRY Potter has lived with remarks about his moniker all his life, but the wing is intent on...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoFrost far too hot as hosts turn up heat
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 41 Chinnor................ 3 CAMBRIDGE blew away Chinnor in a superlative second half inspired by star man Kieran...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy’s joy of six in promotion push
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 21 Caldy.........................40 SIX tries from Caldy secured another bonuspoint win in a game they never looked...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMoseley cling on against strugglers
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........27 Moseley................... 30 BIRMINGHAM Moseley clung on to claim a narrow victory, despite a spirited second-half riposte...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSuper start is crucial as visitors Sale to victory!
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort..33pts Sale.....................35pts Tries: Smith 16, Stannard 26 & 38, J Ayrton 49, M Ayrton 58 Conversions: Orchard...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoHarry Hones his skills to secure thrilling victory
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans..... 19 Cinderford............... 30 CINDERFORD held the edge in what proved to be a fantastic game with...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTom Putts final nail in the Heath coffin
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth Albion...24 Blackheath.............22 A LAST-GASP try from replacement hooker Harry Wilkinson and conversion from Tom Putt in the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoNo stroll with Park as Rams dig deep
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................36 Darlington MP.......32 RAMS came from behind to snatch a helter-skelter win in a thrilling 10-try shoot-out. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRemarkable Marples set to bring up 400 at Sheffield
By BEN JAYCOCK TOMMY Marples is set to reach the outstanding feat of 400 games for Sheffield RUFC next Saturday when...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoAces pay the price despite big effort
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate......... 10 Hull.....................27 HARROGATE put up a much improved performance against a Hull side packed with semi-professional players...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoChaplin leads as Tigers are tamed
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................26 Sheffield Tigers.... 14 BLAYDON produced a dominant first-half display, with superiority in both backs and forwards, to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStudents denied by late penalty
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough....... 31 Tynedale.................32 LOUGHBOROUGH ran in five tries but failed to claim victory at Epinal Way. Tynedale opened...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoRelief for Byron as his Titans win ugly
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........ 17pts Stourbridge...... 10pts RESILIENT Titans fought off a strong challenge from visitors Stourbridge to maintain their 100...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Wharfedale pipped by visitors
By STEPHEN RHODES Wharfedale............ 10 Luctonians.............. 16 A THOROUGHLY enjoyable game at The Avenue in bright and breezy conditions saw visitors...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers roar back to see off Ionians
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........27 Hull Ionians............ 21 TIGERS fought back from conceding an early converted try to claim victory. The...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTom’s treble for seven-up Fylde
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville...............33 Fylde.........................47 WHAT a crazy game this was in the Birmingham sunshine. The Fylde pack hardly ventured into...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLloyd’s late try seals big victory
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..... 7 Chester.............. 10 A LATE try from James Lloyd snatched victory for Chester in tight contest in...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGardner caps convincing win
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund.......33 Barnstaple................ 9 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a convincing victory over their West Country rivals as they scored...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSims sees Lions to bonus point
By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................35 Leicester Lions..... 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFantastic Callum try aids huge triumph
By JON BATHAM Guernsey..........57 Hinckley........... 17 CALLUM Roberts scored one of the tries of any season as Guernsey romped to victory...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoNew boys sparkle as Esher see off leaders
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher...................32pts Redruth.............. 12pts Catch me if you can: Esher’s Tomasz Pozniak rides the last takle and runs on...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWalker claims a bonus point in thriller
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 31 Clifton.......................57 WITH Clifton 19 points ahead after six minutes, the home crowd had every reason to...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoFoxes hit back as Barnes are rattled
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury....... 21 Barnes............... 12 CANTERBURY returned to winning ways against Barnes. The start for Canterbury was exciting but...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBrowne leaves it late to strike
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..25 Henley Hawks.......25 BURY and Henley fought out a draw in a ding-dong match that could...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHarry’s late try sinks Old Boys
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...46 Old Albanian........... 41 A TRY in the final act of the game by wing Harry Rowson...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMatt lands two as leaders are given a beating
REGIONAL PREMIER ROUND-UP SECOND place Preston Grasshoppers took the honours 27 -12 over North Premier league leaders Otley through tries from...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProud I could play my part in green to unite people
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY FULL-BACK HUGO MACNEILL EVEN though I played...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIt’s time now for Eddie to plan for life after Tuilagi
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s something about England versus Wales that always makes me smile whatever...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAcademies should start at bottom and work their way up
JEFF PROBYN I’M really surprised that the Premiership are actually calling for the Championship to be expanded to include their Academy...
International Rugby
Alex Coles encourages England team to fill Maro Itoje void
Autumn Internationals
Jamie George: Henry Pollock’s self-belief is inspiring for England
International Rugby
George North signs off with a try double for Barbarians against Wales
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