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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMighty Minikin toasts a try treble in big points haul
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians 59 S Leicester… 10 HULL Ionians won this re-arranged fixture at a canter, scoring nine tries...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField’s 14 broken by Wellock’s late dash to the line
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 13 Wharfedale… 24 AN 80th minute try by wingman Ralph Wellock brought Huddersfield’s eight game unbeaten run...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoAlbanian enjoy winning feeling
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian… 22 Dings… 12 IT’S been a while since Albanian tasted victory so this would have been...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoCozens dashes Bees’ dreams
By NICK PULLEN B’ham & Soli… 28 Clifton… 28 BRAVE Bees suffered a belated blow to their survival hopes when Clifton...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoChance to make up ground in the chase
Preview Henley v Taunton Today, Kick-off 2.30pm SOMETHING has got to give today when two inform teams with play-off ambitions meet...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDurham do the double to delay Exeter’s march for title
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP EXETER’S apparent cake walk to the league title was rudely interrupted by an inspired Durhamcompleting the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPolitics could keep Cobus from Japan
By NEALE HARVEY Form of his life: Cobus Reinach scores for Saints against Sale PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONboss Chris Boyd believes...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBarden in as England look to build on Sydney
SIMON Amor has named his 12-man squad for the Las Vegas Sevens taking place on March 1-3. Amor has made one...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAt last, an RFU chief executive who has played some rugby
JEFF PROBYN Fresh dawn: Bill Sweeney will take over as the RFU’s new chief executive PICTURE: Getty Images With the third...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHot Curry turns cold on one-trick England
From NICK CAIN at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff False dawn: Tom Curry scores England’s first half try PICTURE: Getty Images Crocked:...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPromoted Old Boys take it to the max
NEWS EXTRA WEmay only be coming to the end of February but English rugby already has its first club to earn...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMax out till mid-March
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS hooker Max Crumpton has been given a three-week suspension for striking Worcester No.8 Gerrit-Jan Van Velze during Quins’...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHuge blow to Warriors
IN a seperate incident, Gerrit-Jan van Velze fractured his arm against Quins and is out for an undisclosed term. Van Velze,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWasps sign up Vailanu
WASPS have signed Saracens 19-stone Tongan powerhouse back row forward Sione Vailanu to cover the loss of Nathan Hughes heading to...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCheetah Lee snot happy
CHEETAHS centre Nico Lee has been banned for 13 weeks for “clearing the contents of his nose” on the face of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBlues retain key players
BEDFORD have begun building for next season by re-signing four of their first team players. Props Alex Penny and Sean McCarthy...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFarewell to Cawkwell
SCOTLAND’S oldest internationalist George Cawkwell passed away last Monday at the age of 99. Cawkwell was born in Auckland, New Zealand...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoHooper laments narrow escape
By ADAM ELLIS Narrow escape: Israel Folau scored for the Waratahs PICTURE: Getty Images WARATAHS and Australia captain Michael Hooper accused...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTwo for Vokes as Bridge move up
By CARL FIELD Welsh round-up NEW BRIDGE hauled themselves out of the WRU National Championship drop zone after recording a terrific...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSOS from Richmond
RICHMOND are holding a 50th Anniversary reunion of their tour to the USA at the Athletic ground on March 30, 2019....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales to keep status quo after Cardiff crisis talks
By ALEX BYWATER Decision time: Gareth Anscombe THE Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four regions are poised to end months of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLate Jones penalty at St Helen’s a cruel blow for Keys
By JOHN MURPHY Swansea… 13 Cross Keys… 5 PHIL Jones put the boot into Cross Keys’ hopes of Premiership survival as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFive-star Newport move up thanks to Llanelli win
By CARL FIELD Newport… 33 Llanelli… 10 NEWPORT moved up to fifth in the Principality Premiership after earning maximum points with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScrivens inspires Sankala’s men in vital basement battle
By TIM LEWIS Bedwas… 36 Neath… 28 BEDWAS came out on top in a thriller with basement boys Neath to get...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ALEX COLES NORTHAMPTON LOCK Alex Coles might have been a footballer had things turned out differently. A decent goalkeeper who was...
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Features
/ 7 years agoArmitage: Method is Mourad’s madness
Toulon veteran: Steffon Armitage now plays for Pau Steffon Armitage, the player denied England caps because he chose to play in...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFarrell: We didn’t fire a shot after the break
OWEN Farrell admitted Wales’ strategy to pile the pressure on England’s kickers paid off. The Red Rose half-backs employed the same...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEddie Jones and England froze in that second half
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Master of getting results: Warren Gatland yesterday I’ve said before there is no Plan B...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoYes, they have proved they are the greatest Welsh team of all time
SHANE WILLIAMS Fist-pumping: Alun-Wyn Jones WHAT a match, what a win, what a team! The question now is whether this is...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland toppled by penalties and poor kicking
CHARLIE HODGSON Consistent: George North Ican’t help feel a little deflated after that performance. Obviously because I am an England fan...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHot-head? I’m never out of control!
Kyle Sinckler says he is ready to rumble when England face Wales in Cardiff this weekend – and much of that...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWhen Tarw put the boot into England Grand Slam
At some point this week, Eddie Jones could do worse than blow the dust off a classic illustration of England’s tendency...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWarren has to establish a half-back partnership
Shane Williams looks ahead to Wales' crunch game with England this weekend.
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGive young players a chance!
Nick Cain puts forward an argument for playing younger players.
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Features
/ 7 years agoEngland must aim to get the ball in Elliot Daly’s hands
The full-back has been a constant performer for England in recent matches.
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoNo-one will stop Jonny in Cardiff says Tindall
By GARY FITZGERALD ANY special Warren Gatland plans to try and stop the lightning quick Jonny May striking an early blow...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoDon’t risk Halfpenny yet pleads O’Driscoll
WALES are being advised not to pick Leigh Halfpenny against England this week following his third abortive comeback attempt in two...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSmokin’ Joe declares he’s ready for Eddie
By NEALE HARVEY England form: Bath wing Joe Cokanasiga dives over for their second try PICTURES: Getty Images One that didn’t...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDeano frustrated by lack of accuracy
NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards bemoaned wasted opportunities. “The boys fronted up, which is never in question, but it’s frustrating because had...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard’s delight over Quins’ England rejects
By GARY FITZGERALD Late surge: James Lang powers over from close range to score Quins final try PICTURES: Getty Images Test...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons glad of Warriors’ try bonus
ALAN Solomons cursed his Warriors for making life hard for themselves at Twickenham Stoop. The director of rugby feared they might...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDallaglio’s pep-talk is inspiration for Robson masterclass
By NEALE HARVEY Looking good: Nizaam Carr scores Wasps’ third try made by Billy Searle PICTURES: Getty Images Impact off the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFirst half was just horrific says Lam
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam pulled no punches. “The first half was horrific,” he said. “We turned the ball over six times...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYou can win things with kids if they get a chance
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ONE of the biggest falsehoods being peddled in the promotion/relegation debate is the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHuddles keep England minds on the job
ENGLAND have adopted the American Footballstyle huddles we have seen in their recent Six Nations wins against France and Ireland as...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWasteful Gloucester get there in the end
By ROGER PANTING Winning try: Ben Morgan rumbles over to gain justice for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images DON’T be fooled by...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoJohan: We left so much out there
GLOUCESTER head coach, Johan Ackermann, accepted his side had made life difficult for themselves. “We are grateful for the win but...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSlade can carry out the Greenwood job for Eddie
By NEALE HARVEY All-rounder: Henry Slade has been in top form over the first two weekends of the Six Nations PICTURES:...
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Latest News
/ 7 years ago…while Joseph works off his frustration
FIT-AGAIN Jonathan Joseph aims to remind man-of-the-moment Henry Slade why he must never be complacent about occupying England’s No.13 jersey. After...
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