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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoExeter Chiefs 24-45 Gloucester: Welsh duo spearhead Cherry & Whites to a shock victory
Gloucester made a statement on the opening weekend as Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan inspired a 45-24 win over last season’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoEddie Hearn: Henry Pollock turned down big offers to stay at Northampton Saints
Eddie Hearn says Henry Pollock turned down lucrative rival offers to stay at Northampton Saints, while his new deal also gives...
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/ 3 weeks agoChiefs stunned by Gloucester
■By MARK STEVENS PREM RETURNS Match action starts Page 8 Off to a flyer: Will Joseph goes over for Gloucester PICTURE:...
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/ 3 weeks agoBhatti ruled out with arm injury
BATH will be without new signing Jamie Bhatti for a number of months due to a forearm injury picked up in...
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/ 3 weeks agoDragons are hit by double blow
DRAGONS have been dealt a double injury blow with summer signing Ereatara Enari set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines....
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/ 3 weeks agoR360 backers dismiss calls to be dissolved
AOTG Sport – the company which is backing the controversial R360 all-star rugby startup – has dismissed a compulsory strike-off notice...
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/ 3 weeks agoBristol’s double blow
NEW Bristol signing Ethan Staddon and back Noah Heward have both suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries and face long spells on...
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/ 3 weeks agoJones on road to marathon success
By ROB COLE ADAM Jones didn’t like what he saw when he looked back on the tapes of Wales in Japan...
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/ 3 weeks agoEngland role for Edwards
SHAUN Edwards began his short-term coaching consultancy role with England women yesterday. The 59-year-old will work with current Red Roses defence...
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/ 3 weeks agoMills trained like Jane but played like Tarzan
DREAMTEAM ROB LEWIS, THE FORMER EBBW VALE, LONDON WELSH, CARDIFF BLUES, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND WALES U21 SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoThe NZ/Baa-Baas game in ’73 shows what we’re missing
Letters THIS is a concurrence with John Edwards letter in last week’s edition with reference to brute-force and ignorance regarding the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 weeks agoGreat to see Shaun
I COULD not be happier to see Shaun Edwards where he should have been many years ago – helping coach an...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 weeks agoCanada concern
CANADA’S recent draw with England was good for the wider woman’s game internationally, but it must also be a wake up...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 weeks agoFixture clash that should be avoided
THE experts who compile the Premiership fixture list have done their worst again. On three weekends in the coming season, they...
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/ 3 weeks agoWe may have been a bit under-cooked, admits Baxter
heavy attacking raid that line and finish the move. important.” sive resolve held firm and we can keep that going.” EXETER...
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/ 3 weeks agoLam full of praise for world class LRZ
PAT LAM hailed “worldclass” Louis Rees-Zammit after his deadly double helped put Sale to the sword. Wales star Rees-Zammit can play...
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/ 3 weeks agoThere is plenty to work on – McFarland
DAN McFarland was both realistic and optimistic after seeing his Red Bulls suffer at the hands of “the best team in...
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/ 3 weeks agoCoach: Santi’s been on fire
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan was delighted to open with a bonus point win but fears it’s not good...
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/ 3 weeks agoJones: We need to go up a few gears for Lions
■By WILL JONES Sharks ...............41pts Tries: Hatton 11, Tshituka 19, Giliomee 29, 66; Bester 36 Conversions: Moyo 12, 20, 29, 37;...
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/ 3 weeks agoGutsy Horne leads revival
■By GARY SMYTHE Munster .........20 Glasgow ..........26 GLASGOW Warriors produced a stunning second-half comeback to secure a bonus-point win at Thomond...
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/ 3 weeks agoWe have just got to be far more clinical, says Tiatia
■By STEVE WHITE Benetton ..........19pts Tries: Mey 12, Bernasconi 24, Mendy 40 Conversions: Umaga 13, 25 Dragons ............19pts Tries: de Beer...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoScarlets 15-21 Cardiff: Evan Lloyd has the last word for the Blue & Blacks
Cardiff fought back from behind to claim a hard-earned Welsh derby victory over Scarlets, with their forwards dominating after the break.
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/ 3 weeks agoBulls power too much for Zebre
Zebre ............... 13 Bulls ................47 BULLS launched their season with a commanding seven-try victory at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. Johan Ackermann’s side...
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/ 3 weeks agoBattling Venter leads the way
By JAMES ANDREWS Connacht .......15 Stormers .........29 STORMERS struck twice in the closing minutes to secure a bonus-point victory in Galway....
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/ 3 weeks agoUlster fail to catch visitors
By TOM FLEMING Ulster ..............29 Edinburgh ...... 34 EDINBURGH survived a remarkable Ulster fightback to secure an impressive win in Belfast....
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/ 3 weeks agoLeinster miss out as Mpeku snatches win
■By OLLIE RICHARDS Lions ................27 Leinster ......... 2 KELLY Mpeku’s late try gave the Lions a dramatic victory over defending champions...
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/ 3 weeks agoKiwi coach: We showed some amazing moments
NEW Zealand’s coach Whitney Hansen was left disappointed by missed opportunities but proud of a performance which demonstrated how little separates...
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/ 3 weeks agoBoulard double ignites France
■By JESSICA SMALL France..............21 Canada .............. 5 EMILIE Boulard scored once in each half as a much-improved France beat the number...
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/ 3 weeks agoIreland look to get back on track
Ireland v Japan Today. 12.45pm IRELAND have made six changes for today’s clash with Japan as Scott Bemand’s side look to...
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/ 3 weeks agoWallaroos cash in after Scots fail to take chances
■By ALEX RILEY THE Wallaroos ended a six-match losing streak with a comprehensive victory at the Hive to head home on...
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/ 3 weeks agoWales 24-26 USA: Freda Tafuna power show too much for the Welsh
Freda Tafuna’s hat-trick proved decisive as the United States fought back to edge past Wales in a thrilling encounter.
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/ 3 weeks agoItaly ……………..29 South Africa ..41
SOUTH Africa bounced back in style from their shock defeat to Wales. Italy scored first through winger Alyssa D’Incà but South...
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/ 3 weeks agoChiefs ready to get season going
Next Gen Cup preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER Chiefs get their Next Gen Cup campaign under way against Leicester today, while...
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/ 3 weeks agoHong Kong ……17 Samoa ……….. 34
SAMOA ended their WXV Challenger campaign on a high with a bonus-point victory over Hong Kong China. The Pacific Islanders dominated...
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/ 3 weeks agoFiji ………………..20 Netherlands ..17
VARANISESE Qoro’s last-gasp penalty completed a perfect WXV Challenger campaign for Fiji. Following a five-hour delay in Hong Kong because of...
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/ 3 weeks agoBlues have no answer to Chinnor power show
■By JEAN BULL Bedford .............33pts Tries: Herman 8, Adamson 21, Titherington 47, Bennett 50, Lennon 80 Conversions: Maisey 9, 22, 51;...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoCoventry 73-40 Cornish Pirates: Alex Rae’s side turn on the style to cruise home
Coventry bounced back from their opening-day defeat in emphatic style, running in 11 tries as Jordan Poole and Jack Reeves both...
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/ 3 weeks agoNaulago storms to stunning hat-trick as Titans are crushed
By CÓILÍN DUFFY Worcester ........78pts Tries: Miell 4, Naulago 12, 26, 36; J Garside 29, 79; Trewin 38, Anstee 58, Cherry...
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/ 3 weeks agoNo doubting Thomas as Nye shines for Caldy
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ..... 24pts Tries: Ferdinand 4, Price-Thomas 27, 45; Scragg 78 Conversions: Morley 27, 46 Caldy ..................28pts Tries:...
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/ 3 weeks agoLate Bennett try makes it a perfect start for Ampthill
■By JAMES LOGAN Ampthill ............33pts Tries: Gourlay 13, 70; Jones 35, Davidson 50, Bennett 77 Conversions: Davidson 14, 36, 50, 77...
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/ 3 weeks agoRichmond eager to avoid another relegation battle
■By BEN JAYCOCK ETHAN Regelous hopes Richmond can avoid a repeat of last season’s dramatic Champ survival act and push themselves...
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/ 3 weeks agoKnights looking to learn fast
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Doncaster Knights v Hartpury Today. Kick-off 4pm, Castle Park DONCASTER Knights centre-cum-wing Zach Kerr stresses his side...
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/ 3 weeks agoAlo: That Worcester defeat spurs us on
■By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ealing Trailfinders v Richmond Today. Kick-off 2pm, Trailfinders Sports Club LAST season’s table toppers Ealing Trailfinders face...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 weeks agoFans fail to deliver decisive protest
SEASONS come, seasons go and the fury of Welsh rugby’s domestic hell blazes on over their Union’s plan to cut one...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSale FC 49-52 Tonbridge Juddians: Five-try Jack Walsh is a wizard for winners
Jack Walsh scored five tries as Tonbridge Juddians edged a thrilling encounter at Sale FC to maintain their perfect start to...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoCantwell calls the Crusaders’ shots
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings C.....................68 Bury St Edmunds .47 DINGS produced a flying start against Bury St Edmunds, scoring four tries...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoAlbion’s armoury already proving a lethal weapon
■By MO SHER London Scottish ...14 Plymouth A ............50 EARLY pacesetters Plymouth showed no signs of letting up on their outstanding...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoStortford storm to win after tightest opening
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ....... 47 B Moseley ......... 5 BISHOP’S Stortford turned on the second-half style to overwhelm Moseley....
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoAnother big day for in-form Tykes
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .............33 Leeds Tykes ..........57 CAMBRIDGE were very much the architects of their own downfall as Leeds scored...
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/ 3 weeks agoBobby backing TJs to take another giant step forward
■By BEN JAYCOCK Full steam ahead: Bobby Bratton BOBBY Bratton believes Tonbridge Juddians have moved beyond simply proving they belong in...
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