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Latest News
/ 9 months agoU20s Six Nations: Showdown in Cardiff will be huge challenge – Olamide Sodeke
By Olamide Sodeke - England U20s & Saracens Lock Not many people can say they’ve won a Grand Slam, whether that’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoAndy Robinson praise for cross-league rivalry
By Jon Newcombe Andy Robinson has spoken about the positive experience of playing Championship clubs in what looks set to be...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – Josh McNally
Josh McNally, the Cardiff, RAF and former England, Bath, London Irish, London Welsh & Henley lock, chooses the best XV he...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoHowzat! Azzurri are left stumped
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Box office: England’s Elliot Daly scores against Italy in last year’s Six Nations match PICTURE: Alamy AS...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoLytchett Minster 2s? Now they were decent…
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Anyone seeking to capture the essence of rugby’s transformation over recent decades need not wrestle...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoPrem Rugby Cup: Ealing Trailfinders go close but Exeter Chiefs sneak home
By Mark Stevens Exeter ................................ 28pts Tries: Hodge 26, Penalty 33, E Roots 63, Wyatt 70 Conversions: Hodge 27, 64, 71...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoPrem Rugby Cup: Louie Tonkin ‘gutted’ to miss chances against Exeter Chiefs
Ealing Trailfinders coach Louie Tonkin rued missed opportunities as he watched his side bow out of the Premiership Cup. “We’re gutted,”...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoPrem Rugby Cup: Newcastle Falcons can’t live with Bath late show
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons ....... 29pts Tries: Hearle 5, McCallum 38, Stevenson 43, 50 Conversions: Connon 39, 44, 51 Penalty:...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSteve Diamond likes look of young chargers
Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond heaped praise on his young chargers but admitted they’ve got a lot to learn. The...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoPWR: Gloucester-Hartpury set sights on making it three in a row
By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoNewcastle Falcons flyer Elliott Obatoyinbo on the crest of a wave
By Jon Newcombe Elliott Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle’s wave and return to the sort of...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoJohn Mitchell names England Women’s Six Nations squad
Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry have all been called into the England training squad for the first...
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Features
/ 9 months agoJosh Matavesi: I just loved sport, it was my get-out, my freedom
The former Fiji, Exeter, Racing 92, Worcester, Ospreys, Newcastle, Bath & Toyota Shokki Shuttles centre/fly-half Josh Matavesi For the last season...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoEligibility journey of Benhard Janse van Rensburg
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At Eden Park on June 20, 2014, the cream of England’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoQuestions over Garry Ringrose’s ‘lenient’ ban refuse to go away
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The Rugby Paper’s investigation into the Six Nations giving Romain Ntamack...
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/ 9 months agoFinal acts will define England’s season
ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS THAT, WHILE A FIRST DEFEAT TO ITALY IS UNLIKELY, BORTHWICK’S MEN WILL FACE A STERNER TEST...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMaverick Marcus Smith has role to play
Steve Borthwick explained the dropping of Marcus Smith to the bench today by saying he wanted to unleash the Harlequin when...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 9 months agoBucs Super Rugby: Loughborough made to fight all the way
Bucs Rugby By Tom Jeffreys Loughborough survived the biggest threat to their league title hopes by the skin of their teeth...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoLuke John on hand to lead Cambridge fightback
By Oli Shapley Oxford Uni Men …………… 28pts Cambridge Uni Men …… 35pts Tries: Fankah 8, 34; Roddy 27, 55 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoKatie Hains double puts Oxford University Women on the right track
By Oli Shapley Oxford Uni Women......27pts Tries: Hains 20, 27; Berry 32, Hamer 50, Maria-Hawley 65 Conversion: Maria-Hawley 65 Cambridge Uni...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 months agoGeorgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It's the Rugby Europe Championship final...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoDr Bill Mulcahy put his college on the map
Ireland lock Dr Bill Mulcahy will be remembered for many things not least being a rumbustious Ireland lock who also won...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoHonours even in thrilling ten-try battle between Richmond and Birmingham Moseley
By Jon Meadows B Moseley .......35 Richmond ........35 Moseley had to defend a late rally from their visitors to secure an...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoMali Satala try sums up top day for Leicester Lions
By Jean Bull Leicester Lions .... 75 Darlington MP ...... 0 Leicester Lions kept their survival hopes alive with a dominant...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoSedgley Park topple Rams in nailbiter
By Tom Markham Sedgley Park ........ 34 Rams ........................ 33 Sedgley Park just held on to celebrate a nailbiting triumph. The...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoEarly blitz from Balckheath is too much for Sale FC to handle
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC............... 19pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 20, Roberts 73, Brady 80 Conversions: Robins 21, 74 Blackheath ......33pts Tries: Hirskyj-Douglas...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoRed-hot Rhys leads the way as visitors triumph
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............28 Rosslyn Park .........40 RHYS Charalambous led the way as Rosslyn Park won at Stortford. The...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoJimmy stars as Dings hold edge
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders .. 47 Esher.........................35 IT was a slow start for the home side, as the pressure of...
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National League One
/ 9 months agoDings returned to Player Jimmy NH
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A............. 23 Rotherham T.......... 20 PLYMOUTH extended their run of successive victories to 10 matches with a...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoLions ready to fight for their lives, vows Polish star
By CONOR MCLARNON LEICESTER Lions’ Jordan Tebbatt is eager to get one over on his former side as the relegation-threatened club...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoChester make Hull pay for sloppy handling
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 17 Chester..............40 HULL came away with nothing from a game they started well, scoring three first-half tries,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoGrant kicks his side over the line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................43 Sheffield Tigers....38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoMajestic Dale too strong for visitors
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale............36 Sheffield.................. 21 ON a glorious March day made for running rugby Wharfedale were at their majestic best,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoTykes get revenge as Lymm crushed
By BEN CROPPER Top dogs: Elvan Evans on the charge for Leeds Tykes and, below, Adam Brown celebrates his try PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoScarborough proves the difference as Preston falter
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............29 Preston G................. 19 BILLINGHAM claimed a hard-fought bonus-point win over Preston in a match marked by tight...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoHarrogate made to scrap by Ionians
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate................35 Hull Ionians............23 HARROGATE secured five much-needed points to keep them in the fight to avoid relegation as...
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National League 2N
/ 9 months agoIrvine holds his nerve for the win
By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 19 Fylde......................... 18 OTLEY had kicker Callum Irvine to thank after he landed a last-minute penalty to...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoOspreys are soaring but Mark Jones won’t take credit
By Simon Thomas Mark Jones is quick to acknowledge the work of those who have gone before him at the Ospreys,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoArmstrong treble is difference for brave Raiders
By PETE HAMMOND Guernsey......... 45 Henley...............38 ANTHONY Armstrong scored a hat-trick as Guernsey stunned Henley after battling back from 14 points...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoCooke’s goal is a recipe for success
By ABI BENCE Worthing..................35 Oxford H...................36 ROSS Cooke landed a 77th-minute conversion to secure a thrilling victory for Oxford Harlequins at...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoLate Bishop goal seals fightback
By RORY MORROW Canterbury.............. 18 Old Albanians........ 21 OLD Albanians staged a remarkable second-half recovery, coming from 18-0down to triumph. Canterbury...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoBarnes win the battle of top two
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......23pts Barnes................32pts BARNES kept the National 2 East promotion race alive with a dominant display at the...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoLate Kerr try secures Colchester first home win
By ED MARRIAGE Colchester..............45 Westcombe P......... 41 A TRY from the final play of a thriller of a match earned Colchester...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoBury leave it late to seal big battle
nBy PETE MAYHEAD Havant......................33 Bury St Edmunds..35 ANOTHER bumper crowd at the Lane saw both Bury St Edmunds and Havant battle...
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National League 2E
/ 9 months agoFinn is hat-trick hero for visitors
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks................ 5 Dorking.....................27 FINN Osborne’s hat-trick helped Dorking stun Sevenoaks and claim an impressive victory at Knole Paddock....
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoInjury is no Achilles heel for fit-again veteran Dan
nBy BEN JAYCOCK Enforcer: Sale FC prop Dan Birchall carries forward MOST players never recover from a torn Achilles tendon, but...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoStudents have ball at poor Cinders’ expense
nBy FYNLEE HATLEY L’ghborogh S... 60 Cinderford....... 24 FOLLOWING a strong away victory at Luctonians last weekend, Loughborough Students welcomed Cinderford...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoClassy Cam cruise keeps them on top
nBy BILL HOOPER Camborne................40 Old Redcliffians.... 12 CAMBORNE’S stay at the top of the table continued following this bonus point win...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoPort on last legs after latest defeat
nBy MO SHER Redruth....................34 Devonport S............ 13 REDRUTH eventually overcame a dogged Devonport side thanks to a second-half in which the...
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National League 2W
/ 9 months agoChocolate Men melt in the face of Exeter onslaught
nBy PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........27pts Exeter Uni..........52pts At the double: Connor Byrne on his way to scoring a try and, right, Joe...
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