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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWasps’ revival crushed by Sarries power pack
By ROB WILDMAN SARACENS produced a trademark powerpacked first half to demolish Wasps who disappointed in front of their home supporters....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMcCall: Time to rest key players
SARACENS boss Mark McCall says he will be resting key players for next Saturday’s visit of Exeter. With the Champions Cup...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPick Watson at full-back and switch Daly to 13
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ANTHONY Watson’s 74 minutes at full-back for Bath in their 6-3 loss to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPremiership owners must be kept in check by RFU Council
THERE is a virtual ring fence in place already when it comes to promotion and relegation, with the side relegated from...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCollins hat-trick pushes Falcons to the brink
By GARY FITZGERALD CHRIS Boyd’s sympathy for Dean Richards and his Falcons was short but sincere before focusing on trying to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDire first half killed us says Richards
TOM Collins claimed a “brutal chat” with boss Chris Boyd inspired his heroic hat-trick display at Kingston Park. Collins was at...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWarriors focus on Cipriani shut-out to claw their way to Premiership safety
STOP Danny Cipriani and Worcester’s pathway to Premiership safety will open up before them, says Warriors hooker Niall Annett. Cipriani’s sensational...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond dogs Curry put the bite on Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Smashed: Jaques van Rooyen feels the forec of Tom Curry TEAMS SALE: L James 7, Solomona 6, S...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoReturn of Watson is only real plus point
ANTHONY Watson’s return was a rare positive for Bath. After 13 months out following Achilles surgery, the England wing showed no...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWilson may get loan away from Falcons
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Clause: Wilson MARK WILSON could be loaned out by Newcastle Falcons after he returns...
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Features
/ 7 years ago100-cap Kepu can add grunt to the Exiles
Prop star: Sekope Kepu LONDON IRISH are weighing up improving their front row next season with a move for Wallaby international...
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Features
/ 7 years agoQuins eye Radwan as cover for injured Earle
HARLEQUINS are looking to sign a winger after former England U20 international Nathan Earle was ruled out of action for a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLood the mighty signs for Sharks
TRANSFER ROUND-UP SALE supporters may well adopt South Africa as their ‘second team’ in this year’s World Cup after the signing...
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Features
/ 7 years agoJoyce stars for Baabaas
WALES wing Jasmine Joyce scored four tries as the Barbarians beat USA Eagles 34-33 in their first women’s international. Joyce’s Wales...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoUlster survive after McFadden let off
By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster…………….14 Leinster ……….13 IN the only dead rubber of the final round of PRO14 games, with both teams...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMunster use Euro pain to get home
■By DARAGH SMALL Munster ……….27 Connacht ……14 MUNSTER will host Benetton in the quarterfinal next weekend as they missed out on...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAnscombe miss lets his new club escape to victory
By ROGER PANTING A LAST minute penalty from Sam Davies gave Ospreys a Champions Cup play-off spot after Blues made two...
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/ 7 years agoLate Screech try puts skids on Scarlets
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Postman: Josh Lewis scores for Dragons DRAGONS overturned an 11-point deficit to stun the Scarlets and record their...
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/ 7 years agoWarriors make light of Gray’s absence
By SCOTT JAMES Glasgow……….34 Edinburgh……10 GLASGOW Warriors booked themselves a home semi-final with a convincing bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at a...
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/ 7 years agoKnights appoint former Scotland star Smith
NEWS EXTRA ■By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith is the surprise choice as Doncaster’s new head coach....
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/ 7 years agoLane offers variety and Gats loves a bolter
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Exciting prospect: Cardiff Blues wing Owen Lane The World Cup has been in all our...
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/ 7 years agoSaints ace Reinach back on Boks radar
By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH Africa World Cup hopeful Cobus Reinach has hammered out a warning to compatriot Faf De Klerk by...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlues to launch third appeal to keep hold of veteran Williams
By NICK WILLIAMS CARDIFF Blues have been left frustrated as their attempts to tie down No.8 Nick Williams to a new...
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/ 7 years agoKidney urges RFU to give Tier Two foundation its due
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish supremo Declan Kidney has described the Championship as a “nugget of English rugby” that deserves full...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLions success has give us all World Cup confidence
NICK CAIN TALKS TO ROB HOWLEY ABOUT THE WORLD CUP AND HIS FUTURE AFTER IT Star maker: Rob Howley coaching Wales...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?
Flat out for Irish: Josh McNally has impressed to earn a move to Bath London Irish booked their return to the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn is last man standing from 2007
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Thirteen World Cup games: Alun Wyn Jones in action against Japan in 2007...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPhillips needs to get his geography book out
MIKE Phillips asked his massed ranks of followers on Twitter a question over St. James’ Park staging the Leinster-Saracens Champions’ Cup...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTime for Mark to get Lions call
MARK McCall has delivered five major trophies as Saracens’ director of rugby over the last five seasons. Nobody will bat an...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBin this knock-on disparity
THERE has always been a very fine line between a defending player making a genuine attempt to intercept a pass and...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoStirling given the perfect send-off
Yorkshire C ….22 Hartpury ……….21 A LATE Chris Elder penalty saved Carnegie’s blushes and sealed a top-half finish after a Hartpury...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoSmith faces huge task to turn Knights’ fortunes
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER’S heavy defeat in their final game of the season showed up brutally the extent of the problems...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWe’re ready for the Prem this time says Topsy
By NEALE HARVEY Just bubbling: The title celebrations begin TEARFUL Topsy Ojo signed-off from league rugby by hoisting the Championship trophy...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRichmond bow out in style with big derby win
By JONATHAN LANDI RICHMOND were never going to leave the Championship quietly and, after a three-season stay in the second tier,...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWorley shows his wheels as Cooper puts squeeze on
By MARK WOOD FREE-SCORINGBedford Blues blew away Nottingham as Storm Hannah battered Goldington Road on Saturday. Victory secured the Blues back-to-back...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWinter is content but wants Cov in top half
By TOM INNES COVENTRY finished their season on a high, scoring five tries to secure a second successive away win. This...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoJacque’s last-gasp attack relegates Caldy
By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….12 Caldy …………….10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley retained their place in National 1 with a gritty win over a...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAlbion hold on to grind out victory
By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor …………10 Plymouth Alb 17 CHINNOR’S first campaign in National 1 ended with a hard-fought loss against physical...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoGarry lays down Law for final time
By TOM BULMER Darlington ……34 Bishop’s Sto …26 DARLINGTON Mowden Park finished the season on a high with an entertaining victory...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoGr-eight win at Students sees Amps as champs
By RYAN STEVENS Winning feeling: Ampthill celebrate PICTURES: Iain Frankish AMPTHILL director of rugby Mark Lavery revelled in “a truly historic...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoEsher denied their great escape despite triumph
By DES DIAMOND Blackheath …22 Esher …………24 A BOISTEROUS end of season crowd saw a lacklustre Blackheath succumb to a courageous...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDeadly Dom has prolific farewell for OEs
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians…31 Rotherham……12 DOM Lespierre signed off his Elthamians career with a try-double as OEs finished a memorable...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoCharlie delivers a perfect goodbye
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…50 Cinderford ……19 CHARLIE Amesbury signed off from Rosslyn Park in style with a double that sparked...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBlood and Sand battle to survival
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC ……………5 Cambridge……24 CAMBRIDGE pulled off the great escape to retain their place in National 1 on...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoLucs and Westcliff seal spots National League 2
Regional play-offs By ROBERT REES LUCTONIANS secured their spot in National League 2 North next season with a convincing 31-17 win...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMacc’s season ends in heads heldhigh
■By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 24 S Leicester……10 ALREADY-relegated Macclesfield ended their season on a high with a bonuspoint victory over doomed...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDale battlers cope best with the wind
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….29 P’boro Lions……0 WITH results elsewhere in Dale’s favour this fivepoint victory leaves them in eighth spot....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoJosh leaves it late to land killer blow
By ANTON JONES Preston G ………21 Chester…………22 A FEISTY encounter saw out the season at Lightfoot Green Lane as Chester won...
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