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Premiership
/ 6 years agoFreddie’s try turns it into a horror for Glos
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER crashed to an embarrassing defeat to see them leave the competition without a win. It was the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoAshton double proves Sharks are big threat on the wings
By NEALE HARVEY CHRIS Ashton lit up a compelling contest with a sniper’s try-double as Sale secured a fourth successive Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWorcester stung by Watson hat-trick
By GEOFF BERKELEY MARCUS Watson scored a second-half hat-trick as Wasps eventually swept aside Worcester Warriors at the Ricoh Arena. After...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCan anyone stop these All Blacks?
Nick Cain evaluates the chances of the last eight teams in the World Cup quarter-finals England v Australia: Matt Toomua, left,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRed-hot Cooney has Ulster on a high
ULSTER recovered from last week’s heavy defeat with a six-try triumph to end their South African PRO14 tour on a high....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFast start, but Warriors made to fight for first win
By GARY HEATLY GLASGOW Warriors held on for a crucial first PRO14 win of the season last night. The home side...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEight-try Scarlets ‘playing with smile’
By ROGER PANTING AFTER three games, Scarlets remain the only undefeated side in PRO 14’s Conference B, as they inflicted an...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoParry makes history with Ospreys try treble
By ROB COLE THE Ospreys finally kickstarted their season after two drubbings away from home as they took full advantage of...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLet’s all get physical now Ryan tells his tame Dragons
By STEFFAN THOMAS DEAN Ryan has told his Dragons side they need to be more physical after they were thrashed at...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMunster given a Cheetahs mauling
By DAVID SMITH TYLER Bleyendaal was on song with the boot but Munster were blown away by try-hungry Cheetahs in Bloemfontein....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCockerill: We didn’t cash in on yellows
By JOHN FALLON EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill said their failure to make Leinster pay when they had two men in the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates ready for toughest of starts
Preview Cornish Pirates v Ealing T’finders Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CHRIS Stirling sees today’s contest at Mennaye Field as a chance to...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury old boy Hunter puts Knights on the charge
By ANDREW BEACHAM IN A game of few chances and even less entertainment, it was Doncaster who made slightly fewer mistakes...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoExiles give Falcons an early ‘wake up call’
By DAVID WOODHALL NEWCASTLE got their Championship campaign off to a winning start but it was far from the dominant display...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIll-discipline undoes Amps good work on debut
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL were given a tough introduction to the Championship by a physical and clinical Nottingham side. Trailing just...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoReds ride out triple sin-bin to kick of with a bonus win
By TIM PRYOR JERSEY embarked on their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of English rugby with a hard-fought victory...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoI’ll make us competitive but it takes time – Wood
By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE Carnegie director of rugby Martyn Wood admits the first few weeks of the season have been a...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIt’s a shock but Eddie did warn us says Jamie
From ADAM HATHAWAY ENGLAND hooker Jamie George has backed head coach Eddie Jones’ inside knowledge of the Japanese way of life...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAussies are dangerous – I know says Robshaw!
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones may feel the ‘typhoon gods’ have smiled on England by gifting them more quarter-final preparation time...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoEx-Titan Irvine sets up DMP victory
By GUY WILLIAMS FORMER Rotherham player Callum Irvine returned to Clifton Lane to play a crucial role in Darlington Mowden Park’s...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBishop’s prayers go unanswered
By JOHN ALLANSON RICHMOND held on to secure a crucial victory away at Bishop’s Stortford in a tight and tense second...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFive-star Villagers build momentum
By NIGEL WILCE CHINNOR edged past Cinderford with a strong second-half performance that earned them a bonus-point victory. The home side...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMulchrone in for two as Sale exorcise demons
By LUKE JARMYN FERGUS Mulchrone scored twice as Sale FC put the demons of last season to bed with an emphatic...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDan’s the man as Park cash in to punish Albion
By WARREN MUGGLETON DAN Laventure’s lucky break secured a bonuspoint win for Rosslyn Park as they saw off Plymouth Albion at...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMartin gets Blood and Sand back on track
By STEVEN MCBRIDE JAMES Martin scored twice as Cambridge finally got their campaign on track and secured their second National League...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoThe joy of six as Rams go wild
By RICHARD ASHCROFT RAMS returned to winning ways with a clinical victory at home to struggling Hull Ionians. The hosts ran...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBy George! OEs blitz Moseley
By JON EDWARDS GEORGE Perkins and Nathan Morris scored two tries apiece as rampant Old Elthamians stormed to an emphatic bonus-point...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents come of age to hold off Lucs rally
By GEOFF VICKRESS THERE is no way to describe this game at Mortimer Park other than a game of two halves,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde respond to Dan’s double
By CHRISTIAN EVANS FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a bonus-point drubbing of Stourbridge. However, it was far...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark not Lambs to the slaughter
By STEVE SMITH SEDGLEY Park maintained their strong start as they hung on to overcome Hinckley. The visitors had opened the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoKian causes more woe for Hoppers at the death
By JOHN LE PAGE IN A game they dominated in all areas for much of the contest, Preston Grasshoppers failed to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBeaumont steps up after brave resistance
By NICK DOYLE OTLEY withstood a second-half siege before a late Alex Beaumont try saw them edge past Chester by the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRavers soar high thanks to early try blitz
By RICHARD GORE TWO tries in the first three minutes set Caldy on their way an impressive bonuspoint win away at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRampant Tyne are on Cloud Nine
By MAL YATES TYNEDALE produced a brilliant nine-try showing to comfortably overcome Scunthorpe. After an initial Scunthorpe foray into the visitor’s...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Tigers roar past wasteful Dale
By JOHN CLARK WHARFEDALE were overpowered by a determined Sheffield Tigers outfit who were superior in the scrummage, effective in mauls...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MICHAEL CLAASSENS FORMER SOUTH AFRICA, CHEETAHS, BATH, TOULON AND SHARKS SCRUM-HALF LIKE most kids in South Africa I grew up wanting...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff are undone by Bourne supremacy
By ADAM HUNTER BOURNEMOUTH scored their first league points of the season, defeating fellow strugglers Westcliff at Chapel Gate. Both clubs...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWalsh powers Bury to victory
By NEIL IRELAND BURY St Edmunds maintained their 100 per cent home record but only just after a hard-fought match. Despite...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBrown late show rescues Reds
By NICK PITSON A LAST-MINUTE try from Richard Brown gave Redruth a deserved draw at Henley after the home side had...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLions work hard but fall short of a bonus point
By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions head coach Gareth Collins was disappointed his side were unable to pick up a bonus point...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoDerby not dampened by testing conditions
By GEOFF SIBLEY AS TYPHOON Hagibis wreaked havoc across Japan and left Scotland’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread –...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRoberts’ kicking on form to down Sutton
By JOHN CROYSDILL ON A DAY of deteriorating weather, Sutton & Epsom had the rare pleasure of hosting Esher in the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs can’t convert as Titans edge it
By MIKE AMOS THIS was a game in which no-one could predict the outcome and it went to the very last...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRaiders brought to a Juddering halt
By CHRIS HUGHES TONBRIDGE Juddians extended their 100 per cent record at the top of the league as they hammered Worthing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK MUSK HARLEQUINS HOOKER INJURIES to a trio of senior Harlequins hookers have presented opportunities for Jack Musk to showcase his...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSmith’s back for swansong at Headingley
Last hurrah: Lee Smith By JON NEWCOMBE THREE-TIME Super League Grand Final winner Lee Smith admits he didn’t need too much...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFour-year drug ban
LINCOLNRFC player Leigh Dearden has been banned from all sport for four years following a failed drug test on March 23....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWatson sidelined
SARACENS centre Charlie Watson has been given a four-week suspension for kicking Northampton’s Saints’ Andrew Symons last Sunday. Watson was sent...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRix double keeps Wimbledon at summit
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONstill head the table after taking the honours 23-34 away to Sidcup. Kane Rix bagged a...
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