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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHarrison on hand to break hearts of hosts
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians.............. 13 Sedgley Park......... 15 SEDGLEY Park turned around a 13-point halftime deficit to claim victory over a...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers hold on as Students hit back
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 20 Loughborough S.... 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a late Loughborough revival to claim their 10th win...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDale destroyed as Stour hit top form
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............ 60 Wharfedale............27 STOUR improved their promotion prospects after a 10-try demolition of Wharfedale. The hosts started the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoSturgess inspires Fylde’s top show
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................79 Blaydon............. 31 FYLDE produced a ruthless display to destroy a spirited Blaydon side. Tom Grimes got the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCan anyone halt Otley’s charge?
Northern Premier TOP-OF-THE-TABLE Otley power on, this time defeating Rossendale 57-5. Calum Irvine, Adam Malthouse, Gavin Stead, Ben Waddington, Finn Dewar...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoTaylor treble helps buoyant Sheffield
Midlands Premier LEWIS Taylor scored a hat-trick as Sheffield continued their push for the second-placed play-off spot with a 52-0 whitewash...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRecord man Youngs is guiding light for Jack
By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLuke out for season
ENGLAND hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could miss the rest of the season after injuring knee ligaments against Wales last week. “It’s an...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by Leicester prop James Whitcombe and his father – former Tiger Martin Whitcombe, as well as...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes punished despite late rally
By TOM MCARTHUR Barnes...............25 Worthing...........26 TWO tries in the dying moments saved Barnes from any embarrassment, but Worthing held on to...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoCrusaders battle for bonus point
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 19 Dings Crusaders... 31 DINGS took advantage of some indiscipline by the home side to seal victory...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoAlex’s four tries as Lions show class
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....33 Rochford Hund....... 17 ALEX Wilcockson scored four tries as Lions showed their class against a testing...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol lift their first Academy title at Sixways
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BRISTOL Bears secured their first ever Premiership Academy title beating Northampton Saints 13-5 at Sixways in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLancaster Grammar overcome early red to lift cup
SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK POWELL LANCASTER Royal Grammar School capped a remarkable turnaround in fortunes with a 20-10 win over Manchester...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFijian strong men rule the Rebels boys
By BEN JAYCOCK FIJIAN Drua secured their first-ever Super Rugby win as they overcame winless Aussie strugglers Mel-bourne Rebels 31-26. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland eager to crash the Irish party
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U20s are determined to end Ireland’s Grand Slam quest and revitalise their own title hopes on Saturday. Ireland...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBaxter still wants door left open
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter has described the decision to deny Ealing or Doncaster promotion to the Premiership as “very...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMaddock excited for Bath return
FORMER Bath winger Joe Maddock is returning to the club as attack coach. Maddock, 43, played 130 times for Bath from...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChiefs loan out Nixon
EXETER’S Sam Nixon has joined Bristol on loan for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old former Bath prop moved to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaints beef up the pack
NORTHAMPTON confirmed the signing of Queensland Reds lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Worcester prop Ethan Waller for next season. Salakaia-Loto, 25, will...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLouis letting rip for Test recall says Skivington
By DANIEL GALLAN Setback: Louis Rees-Zammit is gunning for another chance with Wales PICTURES: Getty Images GEORGE Skivington was surprised that...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBig Joe will be in the mix for England summer tour
By ADAM HATHAWAY JOE Cokanasiga has been backed to make a return to England colours after shaking off another five months...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBeetham steers Cardiff to top of the table
Premiership By ALEX JONES Cardiff..............41 Aberavon ........28 JACOB Beetham warmed up for his trip to South Africa with the Cardiff regional...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCarmarthen move into the play-off places
Premiership By ADAM PETERS Carmarthen ........22 Bridgend ..............17 KALLUM Evans struck twice to move Carmarthen Quins up into the play-off places....
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoInnovative Stuckey secures late win
Premiership By JOHN WILLIAMS Pontypridd ..........19 Merthyr ................17 DALE Stuckey’s quick thinking created a crucial try for Pontypridd and then his...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSteelmen run out of steam in second-half
Premiership By DAVID JOHN RGC ........................27 Ebbw Vale ............11 EBBW Vale ran out of luck in the second half after leading...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoEvans try swings seesaw for Drovers
Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea ..............20 Llandovery ..........25 DROVERS head coach Euros Evans asked for a reaction from his players after...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoLlanelli call on local cavalry to face leaders
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Llanelli v Newport Today, Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI have been forced to raid amateur clubs in their...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoLock Hicks scores hat-trick
Championship Cup round-up By ROB COLE SECOND row Scott Hicks was the toast of the Neath supporters after he picked up...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoDavies brothers help get Newbridge off to flyer
Welsh National One roundup By TOM PROSSER THE Davies brothers combined to give Newbridge a flying start in Round 1 of...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoLock star Jolmes is latest UFO to appear
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The French for UFO is OVNI – which stands for objet volant non identifié. It is a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 6, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOne-club man Sharples bows out with no regrets
By PAUL REES CHARLIE Sharples retired last week as a rarity in the modern game. He was a one club man,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPrem is ‘snakes and ladders’
TABAI Matson believes Quins can win the game of ‘snakes and ladders’ and build momentum to secure a play-off spot Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPhillips forced to call time
SALE back row James Phillips has retired on medical advice. The 34-year-old suffered a double fracture of his jaw in September’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWALES v FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v France courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales welcome France to Principality Stadium on Friday...
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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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