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/ 5 years agoHat-trick star Marlie gets better with age
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND’S MOST CAPPED PLAYER AND WORLD CUP WINNER Marlie Packer was outstanding for England last week in their big...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter-born Skinner is sad to be leaving
By PAUL REES SAM Skinner intends to make the most of his final months with Exeter, the club he supported as...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoTshituka try puts Lions in control
By GARY HEATLY Lions ................15 Edinburgh ........9 EDINBURGH could not make it two wins from two from their South African sojourn,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoDragons fail to fire again as Sharks go in for the kill
By TIM LEWIS Sharks................51pts Tries: Nche 29, Mbonambi 34, Kok 48, Penalty 59, 64; Volmink 68, Conversions: Bosch 30, 36, 50,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoRed card can’t stop rampant Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ........35pts Tries: Costelow 21, McNicholl 33, 52; Kalamafoni 40 Conversions: Costelow 22, 40, 53 Penalties: Costelow 7,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoOspreys off the pace as Stormers march on
By ANDY HOWELL Stormers ..........29pts Tries: De Wet 5, Smith 9, Zas 27, 54 Conversions: Libbok 5, 9, 54 Penalties: Libbok...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoLate try by Tietie secures vital win
By DARAGH SMALL Benetton ........17 Connacht ........21 CONNACHT arrested a run of terrible form to beat Benetton at Stadio Monigo. With...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDoris takes the honours as Leinster floor Munster
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ............19pts Tries: de Allende 63 Conversions: Carbery 64 Penalties: Carbery 13, 21, 28, 38 Leinster ............34pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCoetzee try gets Bulls on rampage
By KEVIN FALLON Bulls ................34 Ulster ..............16 ULSTER captain Iain Henderson knew his team had played into the Bulls’ hands at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRuthless Glasgow bag easy bonus
By GARY HEATLY Glasgow..........40 Zebre ................12 GLASGOW head coach Danny Wilson was pleased by the “ruthlessness” his side showed as a...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWarriors make history to earn last four spot
By BEN JAYCOCK WORCESTER Warriors secured their first ever win at The Rec to book a place in the Premiership Cup...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoQuins out to topple the French kingmaker
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As befitting a billionaire at least four times over, Mohed Altrad is...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorth still waiting on sidelines
PETER JACKSON GEORGE North reaches another milestone this month irrespective of his fitness, one which marks the remorseless march of time....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
BEN FOLEY, THE HARTPURY WINGER/ FULL-BACK AND FORMER CLIFTON, PLYMOUTH, ROTHERHAM AND NOTTINGHAM PLAYER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoEnglish successor shows faith in coaching system
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN it comes to England head coaches I used to think that it was...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChiefs too strong for Bath in titanic battle
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................42pts Tries: Vermeulen 14, Ewes 38, Schickerling 41, Keast 65, Hogg 72, Grondona 76 Conversions: J Simmonds...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHepher: We must be better mentally
EXETER coach Ali Hepher was proud of the Chiefs resolve to fight back but says they must improve to be title...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHigh five for Saints lifts them into fifth
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..39pts Tries: Collins 24, 61, Hutchinson 27, Ludlam 34, Freeman 55 Conversions: Biggar 24, 27, 34, 55...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLam left frustrated by yellow decisions
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam called for greater consistency from referees in adjudicating high tackles which cost his team dearly. While Bristol...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLong road trips have built team spirit at Redruth
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK REDRUTH head coach Nigel Hambly credits his side’s long bus journeys for building camaraderie in their...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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Features
/ 5 years agoI still have unfinished business at Falcons
MY LIFE IN RUGBY MARK WILSON THE FORMER ENGLAND, NEWCASTLE AND SALE BACK ROW Dream come true: Wilson celebrates beating New...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoLate surge sees off plucky Albion
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............48 Plymouth Albion...24 PLUCKY Plymouth Albion picked up a potentially priceless try bonus point but ended up blown...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBlow for Park as club end sorry run of defeats
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath....... 31pts Tries: Lloyd 5, 33, 48, Holland 25, 40 Conversions: Gabbitass 6, 26, 49 Rosslyn Park... 24pts...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBonus-point win sets Caldy up for showdown
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................52 Taunton Titans..... 31 THE weather was good enough for sevens rugby and often that was what was...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoDean at double to frustrate Tykes
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.....................36 Leeds Tykes...........27 CHINNOR produced a scintillating first-half to record a bonus-point victory over relegation-threatened Tykes. They ran...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoWill strikes to end relegation worries
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley................... 17 Bishop’s Stort........29 PROP Will Roberts bagged a second-half brace of tries to help Bishop’s Stortford to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAttack minded Park aim to shoot down leaders Caldy
By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park talisman: Hugo Ellis ROSSLYN PARK’S attacking attitude has put them top of the league’s point scorers...
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/ 5 years agoBayliss sets high bar for Bath boys to follow
By JON NEWCOMBE IN three years, Josh Bayliss has gone from being a breakthrough academy player to one of Bath’s leaders...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoShortage of props forces cancellation
WORCESTER’S Premiership match at Gloucester on Friday was cancelled because of injuries, illness and Covid-19 in the Warriors squad. Worcester said...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoField hits treble to topple Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.......... 31 Rotherham...... 47 TYNEDALE’S six-match winning streak was brought to a juddering halt by high-flying Rotherham, thanks...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStudents on a roll with Smith flying
By LILY PATEY Loughborough.......55 Harrogate...................0 LOUGHBOROUGH Students flourished in the sun. Good early set play saw the home side get on...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCraven swoops at death in thriller
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..................... 17 Wharfedale............ 16 THIS match was tight. Wharfedale regained the lead after 71 minutes, only for Chester...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHull heroes stand firm to hold off gritty Park
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 24pts Sedgley Park... 19pts Try time: Keane Naylor touches down for Hull John Blanchard goes into score...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoFired-up Fofie turns on the style for I’s
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............45 Fylde.........................36 THIS match produced the entertainment expected from two teams that enjoy their rugby. Hull Ionians...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers a dominant force in the Field
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....33 Huddersfield.......... 13 SHEFFIELD eased to a comfortable bonus-point win against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Robbie Davidson’s try...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStour take a bite out of Bournville
By WILF ALEXANDER Stourbridge............ 61 Bournville...............24 FREE-SCORING Stourbridge produced another scintillating display, running in nine tries to claim the spoils. Much...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoIn-form Lucs too hot for Blaydon
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 43 Blaydon............... 0 ON WHAT was a glorious day at Mortimer Park, the hosts continued their excellent...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHat-trick ace Fin so close to victory
By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff..........26 Guernsey..........27 DESPITE never taking the lead, another spirited Westcliff performance saw them deservedly pick up two points...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoJake sees Lions to five-try triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....36 Barnstaple................ 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSecond-half rally fails to save Bury
By MIKE BARBER Clifton.......................47 Bury St Edmunds..34 CLIFTON were convincing winners in a contest in which the scoreline did not reflect...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit OAs show great spirit in defeat
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian..... 31pts Esher...................40pts Dive: Cam Wilkins scores for Esher OLD Albanian head coach Dan George, a participant...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes pay the Price as Dings steal it
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes......................23 Dings Crusaders... 30 TOM Price signed off a man-of-the-match performance by kicking the extras from the winning...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRed for Mundicha as Hawks beaten
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks.......24 Rochford Hund.......27 ROCHFORD Hundred claimed a thoroughly deserved victory over Henley Hawks. They were good value...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRedruth’s man of Steele leads rout
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................49 Canterbury.............. 10 REDRUTH maintained the pressure on Esher at the top of the table with a bonus-point...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoTitle bid hit as Hinckley triumph
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley........... 31 Worthing...........26 HINCKLEY weathered a late fight back from title-chasing Worthing to take their first win since...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoOaks claim top spot with big win
London & SE Premier IN THE battle of the top two, Sevenoaks took over at the top of the table after...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHornets stung by rampant students
SW Premier LEAGUE-leaders Exeter University took a giant leap towards promotions as they recorded an incredible 62-46 bonus-point victory against secondplace...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoU11
■ NEITHER the U11s or Juniors tournaments, which opened the event, had any “winner” as such, with each team playing five...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoJuniors
■ THE Juniors tournament had 14 group winners, with nine managing to win all their games. Richard Challoner took Group A,...
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