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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoMagical Minikin hero once again
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............24 Loughborough.......23 WELL, what can you say? Ionians earned a draw last week with the last kick...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTigers are tamed by unbeaten Hull
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 10 Hull............................33 TABLE-TOPPERS Hull extended their unbeaten run with a hardworking five-try victory. The visitors went...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoFylde find form with flourish as Field falter
By ELLIOT BURROW All over: Matthew Garrod wraps it up for Fylde On the way: Harlan Corrie goes in for Fylde...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoImpressive Gallagher breaks Dale hearts
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........29 Wharfedale............25 SEDGLEY PARK claimed the spoils with a passionate victory over an impressive Wharfedale side on...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoEarly Luctonians’ blitz destroys Dale
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............32 Tynedale................. 14 IN-FORM Luctonians were full value for this win as they brushed aside their visitors. They...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBournville leave it late to level score
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville............... 17 Rotherham.............. 17 BOURNVILLE and Rotherham shared the spoils in a well-contested clash. The hosts scored a...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoMaycock guides Gate to success
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 12 Harrogate.........29 HARROGATE emerged victorious after winning this basement battle. The visitors broke the deadlock when Jack...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRowntree’s boot keeps Otley top
Northern Premier LEADERS Otley just edged it over Sandal 8-9 . The Wakefield side were the only tryscorers, with Jack Handley...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoThomas makes it a Walk in the park
Midlands Premier DUDLEY Kingswinford were the toast of the Midlands Premier after running in 11 tries during an emphatic 70-0 win...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes brushed aside by Clifton
By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes...............26 Clifton................ 50 CLIFTON came out all guns blazing at Barnes and never looked back as they ran...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoEsher gain edge over gutsy hosts
By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple.............. 14 Esher.........................27 STRUGGLING Barnstaple made high-flying visitors Esher battle all the way for their bonus-point victory. Barum...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLions battle back to topple Westcliff
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....49 Westcliff................. 12 LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBury’s late push breaks Hundred hearts
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 18 Bury St Edmunds..24 BURY St Edmunds showed their class in the final quarter of a...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRaiders late show floors Crusaders
By JON BATHAM Guernsey................. 31 Dings Crusaders... 17 TWO tries in the final five minutes saw Guernsey return to winning ways...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoVowles kick seals thrilling away win
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian...........26 Hinckley..................28 NERVELESS Rory Vowles kicked a lastgasp conversion as Hinckley snatched victory at Old Albanian. Alex...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRudder steers Raiders to victory
By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........33 Canterbury....... 19 JEROME Rudder’s hattrick helped secure a bonus-point victory as Worthing made it backto-back wins. With...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDorking toppled by rivals Hertford
London & SE Premier HERTFORD were 19-10 winners at home to leaders Dorking. Kyle Lemon, Billy Johnson and Josh Hewitt crossed...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoFour-try Botterill inspires students
SW Premier EXETER University still lead the way after scoring 12 tries to thrash Royal Wootton Bassett 71-7 on home turf....
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Features
/ 5 years agoBeziers’ heroes get warm welcome in wee hours
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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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoEuro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoYatton girls stake claim for slice of history
NEWS EXTRA By MARTIN WINTER A VILLAGE rugby club has fielded what could be the youngest female team in the country....
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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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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoWales captain Lillicrap says: No excuse now
By SAM JACKSON THE first full-time Wales Women players have been contracted by the Welsh Rugby Union. Twelve players have accepted...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoEight-try Cardiff batter RGC blue and black
By TOM PROSSER RGC ........................29 Cardiff ..................52 CARDIFF scored eight tries as they claimed their first league win of the season...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBulls make it six wins on the spin to extend their lead
Championship round-up By TOM PROSSER BARGOED continued to show their ultra-consistent form as they made it six league wins out of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUnbeaten Skewen stay top with game in hand
Welsh National One roundup By TOM PROSSER SKEWEN continued to lead the charge in the WRU Division One West Central with...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSpurs will house Sarries
THE Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host its first Premiership rugby fixture when Saracens entertain Bristol Bears on Saturday, March 26. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTaylor quits after head knocks
EDINBURGH centre George Taylor has retired from rugby at the age of 25, saying it was “the toughest decision I’ve ever...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoDupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLike so many schools, it took a Welshman to spur Plymouth
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEFORE the mid-1970s Plymouth College, although competitive enough locally, had no...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, January 16, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRFU bid to help Sharks
NEWS EXTRA THE RFU are working with DMP Durham Sharks, who have won one of their last 29 top-flight matches, to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBEM for Reeds’ George
GEORGE Spinks, a long time member of Reeds Weybridge RFC, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the 2022 New...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTizard quits Stoop to join Sarries
SARACENS have signed Harlequins second row Hugh Tizard for next season. The 21-year-old Quins academy graduate has made 27 appearances for...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoQuins defeat cost me my form admits Simmonds
By PAUL REES A YEAR after captaining Exeter to the Premiership and Champions Cups double, Joe Simmonds found himself on the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPatchell can spur Scarlets says Davies
By STEFFAN THOMAS RHYS Patchell’s return from a long-term injury can help take the Scarlets to another level says Jonathan Davies....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDragons try to lure fly-half Hanrahan
DRAGONS are in talks to sign Clermont Auvergne fly-half JJ Hanrahan for next season. The 29-year-old moved to France from Munster...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorth America boost for Exeter women
EXETER women have signed United States prop Hope Rogers and Canada back row Gabrielle Senft as they aim for the Premier...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoJackson has been a Sarries inspiration
I HOPE other rugby fans appreciated the article written by Chris Hewett about the injury suffered by Jackson Wray. He outlined...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoGreat pass, but Hill was obvious
WHILE I’ll concede to Jeremy Guscott that scrum-half Richard Hill had a superb pass, I’ve always held the belief that one...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoShane got the rules wrong on hookers
IF COLUMNISTS have to slate referees about law issues, is there any chance they can check they’re right in law first?...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoPundits ignore the rule breaches as well
WHILE I fully agree, as a true rugby fan, with Shane Williams’ views about the blatant disregard of the rules by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTime to split the pro and amateur game
COLIN BOAG I’ve believed for a long time that a schism between the professional game and the lower echelons is inevitable,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
ALLAN DELL, THE SCOTLAND AND LONDON IRISH PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Cian Healy...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoEddie won’t drop Farrell, but he’s behind Marcus
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK ENGLAND found a way to win without Owen Farrell at the end of an...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoParty time for Chiefs as Glasgow crumble
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................52pts Tries: O’Flaherty 15, 56, 66; S Simmonds 24, 52; Cowan-Dickie 56, Nowell 74, Ewers 77 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter can’t hide his delight
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter was delighted with his team’s performance. He said: “It felt like the old Chiefs were...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLate Coombes try puts O’Mahony’s men through to knockout stages again
By TOM SHEEDY Castres ..............13pts Try: Larregain 27 Conversion: Botica 28 Penalties: Botica 54,66 Munster ............16pts Try: Coombes 77 Conversion: Crowley...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWasps keep control after Umaga sent off
By ROB WILDMAN Wasps ............... .30pts Tries: Alo 19, Shields 23, Barbeary 68 Conversions: Gopperth 19, 23, 68 Penalties: Gopperth 42,...
