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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKicking game is key for shock Wales win
By PAUL REES WALES will not make the same mistake as Scotland and kick aimlessly to France in Cardiff on Friday...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStreet glad to be back in the fight after neck injury
EXETER tighthead Marcus Street is delighted to be back playing again after eight months out with a serious neck injury. The...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTV rights surrender could be disastrous
THE fact an estimated 54.8 million Japanese people viewed that famous 28-21 victory versus Scotland in the 2019 World Cup showed...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoNo to Prem incubator
AS a supporter of a Championship club (Coventry), the RFU’s mooted restructure of the division gives me cause for concern. Having...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoThought idea was to grow the game
WHAT a surprise (not!) that Ealing and Doncaster have their promotion pathway blocked by the RFU. Are the RFU in collusion...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoAgree with Colin, gulf is just too big between leagues
NO doubt Colin Boag’s column last week will have spurred into action those keyboard warriors who hold the promotion and relegation...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoPick refs on ability, not their nationality
YET again we are discussing player safety following last week’s internationals, with players being very brave to carry on when obviously...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFailure to comply is clubs’ own fault
COLIN BOAG Not giving up: Doncaster, who beat Ealing last week, are appealing the RFU’s decision The supporters of promotion and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoLack of ball carriers has blunted England attack
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE was some prospect of England doing well in the 2022 Six Nations, although...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSaracens triumph in battle of the top dogs
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ..........34pts Tries: Woolstencroft 21, 78, Lewington 31, Maitland 37, Koch 43 Conversions: Lozowski 23, 31, 44 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMcCall enjoys happy return
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall, returning from his break, was impressed by side’s desire. “The level of fight and desire...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath look to Faletau as Bears lose plot
By GARY FITZGERALD Bath ....................29pts Tries: Rokoduguni 37, Joseph 42, Faletau 46, Cokanasiga 71, De Glanville 80 Conversions: Cipriani 43, 47...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAnother red puts pressure on Lam
PAT Lam choked back the bitter disappointment of a dramatic late derby defeat having endured the sight of wing Siva Naulago’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRecord number see Exeter march on
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK A penalty try gave Exeter University a 26-21 bonus point win as they won a thrilling varsity...
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National League 2E
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoResults
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoSmith keeps England on course after Wales scare
By NICK CAIN at TWICKENHAM England ............23pts Tries: Dombrandt 43 Penalties: Smith 3, 6, 31, 42, 68, 72 Wales..................19pts Tries: Adams...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCranleigh put down marker with win at Hampton
SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK POWELL CRANLEIGH edged out Ipswich in a thrilling final to win Hampton School’s Founders’ Day 7s. Andy...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaints do battle with Bears for academy honours
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK THE Premiership Rugby Academy season draws to a close today at Sixways as Bristol Bears take...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSavea’s late try seals storming Hurricanes win
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Hurricanes produced one of the most remarkable backs in Super Rugby history by scoring three tries in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIcon Rees pays price for leading resistance
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOptimist Steve brought out the best in players
By PAUL REES Inspirational: Steve Black with Wales DANNY Cipriani succinctly summed up Steve Black, a motivator unlike any other who...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSkewen’s sweet seven
NATIONAL DIV 1 SKEWEN maintained their unbeaten record to remain clear at the top thanks to a 16-7 home win over...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBlack and Ambers hold off Steelmen’s rally
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale...............22 Newport...................29 NEWPORT held off a late rally from Ebbw Vale to solidify their place at...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoIn-form Cabango helps rout Llanelli
By ROB COLE Llanelli....................... 5 Cardiff......................22 THEO Cabango made it four tries in his past three games as he helped to...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoIronmen prove too strong as Ravens caged
By FREDDIE BENNETT Bridgend.................. 16 Merthyr....................36 MERTHYR moved up to third with a comprehensive bonus-point victory. The Ravens made a strong...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoSwans take flight against the Quins
By PAUL HOPKINS Carmarthen............ 21 Swansea.................26 SWANSEA picked up their league win of the season after they picked up a bonus-point...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoDrovers have designs on more Ponty woe
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Llandovery v Pontypridd Today. Kick-off 2:30pm, Church Bank Playing Fields PONTYPRIDD are still seeking their first win...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCowan chases run at Bath
By STEFFAN THOMAS TOM Cowan is hoping his impressive performances for Wales U20s can catapult him into the Bath matchday squad....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSanderson can’t compete with offers from Far East
By PAUL REES ALEX Sanderson is feeling what he calls the brutal effect of the salary cap reduction as he tries...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScotland book their place at World Cup
SCOTLAND claimed the last remaining place at this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup with an emphatic 59-3 victory over Colombia in...
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Shane Williams
/ 5 years agoThree tries but Wales pay price for slow start
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Running the show: England fly-half Marcus Smith Where was the Welsh side of the second...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoBoth of these late blooming skippers are now national treasures
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT THERE was plenty to absorb and digest at Twickenham, not least the sight of a packed HQ enjoying...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Head Coach
Barnes Rugby Club would like to appoint a new Women’s head coach for the 22/23 season as our current head coach...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoItaly desperate for improvement to silence doubters
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Ireland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Aviva Stadium Bright spark: Monty Ioane offers a threat out wide...
