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/ 7 years agoFinishing ace puts Blues on victory Lane
By ROGER PANTING OWEN Lane’s piece of magic was enough to enliven a drab encounter and secure Blues a valuable win...
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/ 7 years agoChampions get a scare but keep home record in tact
By BARRY O’NEILL SCARLETS had to settle for a losing bonus point at Leinster on Friday night with captain Steff Hughes...
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/ 7 years agoDead shot Thomson earns time in the sun
By ROB COLE GLASGOW match-winner Brandon Thomson is heading home to South Africa this week to try to warm-up after steering...
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/ 7 years agoPack get a roll on to rescue points for Ulster
By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster 17 Benetton 17 A PENALTY try in the 82nd minute gave Ulster a draw they didn’t really...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoStruggling Hartpury hit hard by injuries
By NEALE HARVEY Preview Cornish Pirates v Hartpury College Today, Kick-off 3pm HARTPURY rugby director John Barnes admits his depleted side...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoHutler’s the hero for Blues with try deep in injury time
By MARK WOOD BEDFORD snatched an incredible 53-52 derby victory thanks to Ryan Hutler’s 88th-minute winner. It was an incredible finale...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoFlockhart treble puts Richmond in trouble
By LUKE JARMYN Held: Jake Parker finds no way past Tom Calladine FOUR tries in a 15- minute purple patch sealed...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoMayhew demands smarter play to down Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE captain Rich Mayhew says his side will need to up their game if they are to...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoVernon takes centre stage as Scottish earn revenge
By JONATHAN LANDI REVENGE was indeed sweet for Scottish as they continued their positive start to the New Year with a...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBiljon wants another Reds letter day
By NEALE HARVEY FRESH from signing a bumper new five-year contract, Jersey Reds supremo Harvey Biljon urges his men go for...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTackle trial scrapped as concussion rate rises
THERFU have prematurely ended the trial of a new tackle height law after an increase in the number of concussions. Matches...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoTim’s at thetreble to teach Titans a lesson
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham 23 L’boro Stu 29 BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE Loughborough Students, produced one of the biggest upsets of the season as...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoForesters on fire with pack power
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 26 Esher 0 A STRONG second-half performance from Cinderford earned them a bonus-point victory over Esher in...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDavis stamp can’t keep Albion down
By JOHN MALLON Caldy 3 Plymouth A 27 CALDY succumbed to a professional Plymouth Albion performance, who ran in three tries...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBragging rights promotion tilt
By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6,...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz sees OEs back
By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoEnter the gladiators for a mighty dust-up
The Rugby Paper’s brains trust reconvened for the annual Six Nations debate to thrash out all the top talking points ahead...
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/ 7 years agoPotential ring-fence won’t stymie Sharp’s aspirations
By NEALE HARVEY Vision: Coventry chairman Jon Sharp. Right: How Butts Park Arena might look AMBITIOUS Coventry are pushing ahead with...
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/ 7 years agoEngland Sevens knocked out by US flyer Isles
NEW ZEALAND 7s ENGLAND’S hope of a first series crown in 2019 were dealt a blow on day one in Hamilton...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoPreparation is secret of our success says Best
GARY FITZGERALD talks to Rory Best about the growing confidence in the Irish camp Ireland Grand Slammers: Ireland with the trophy...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoEngland must find form of 2016… and then go some
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Game-changer: Eddie Jones’ new wing weapon Joe Cokanasiga PICTURE: Getty Images IF you look for...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWales fancy chances but Alyn-Wyn’s indispensable
ALEX BYWATER finds Warren Gatland in confident mood ahead of his last Six Nations Wales Can’t get injured: Wales skipper Alun-Wyn...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWarren can borrow from Blues to beat Les Bleus
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Sniping threat: Cardiff scrum-half Tomos Williams PICTURE: Getty Images CARDIFF Blues haven’t been the best...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoHave a year off then help us bash the Boks
WARREN Gatland is undoubtedly the best Wales coach of all time. For me it would be a shame if his huge...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoHard-wired Farrell is too much of a risk as the captain
Nick Cain looks at problems England may cause themselves with leadership decision England Unique: Phil Bennett is the only fly-half to...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoSingleton: I’m ready to take my chance
By NEALE HARVEY In the thick of it: Jack Singleton WORCESTER hooker Jack Singleton aims to pile pressure on Jamie George...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoTownsend can cash in on his clubs’ Cup form
STEFFAN THOMAS finds Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw daring to dream big Scotland Winning mindset: Laidlaw Key man: Glasgow Warriors full-back Stuart...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoLosing can become a habit warns Guirado
GARY FITZGERALD asks whether France can finally rise from her slumbers France Curtain call: Wesley Fofana is retiring from international rugby...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWales aiming to collect for their overtime
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Endurance test: France’s No.8 Damien Chouly celebrates his winning try in 2017 The...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWhen Eddie’s Aussie moles undermined the Lions
WHAT Eddie Jones had to say about the art of espionage can be interpreted as a tacit admission that Martin Johnson’s...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoHow Owen got a D-I-Y move to Halifax
GARFIELDO wen had broken into the Wales team during the second half of the Fifties when a report in the Daily...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCurry fired up for his Six Nations baptism
By NEALE HARVEY Physical edge: Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry PICTURE: Getty Images Openside rivals: Jack Clifford and Ben Earl TOM...
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/ 7 years agoEdwards: Loss two years ago still hurts
SHAUN Edwards hopes Wales’ Six Nations opener with France will have none of the “shenanigans” which dominated their last trip to...
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/ 7 years agoNo fear for Piutau, Hughes worth his weight
WRECKING-BALL-Nathan Hughes will use the Six Nations to showcase exactly why Bristol were prepared to make him one of the highest...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoAzzurri camp desperate to break their O’Shea duck
Sergio Parisse tells STEFFAN THOMAS Italy must get a win to show progress Italy Last win: Italy beat Scotland in the...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoLes Bleues favourites in this two-horse race
CATHERINE SPENCER THE FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN Returning from Sevens: Emily Scarratt is back for England PICTURE: Getty Images In 2008, after...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWomen’s squads
England Zoe Aldcroft, Sarah Beckett, Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Jo Brown, Rowena Burnfield, Shaunagh Brown, Bryony Cleall, Poppy Cleall, Amy Cokayne,...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoPros and cons having Premiership big guns
NEALE HARVEY gets the lowdown on an England squad bristling with talent Under 20s Big game experience: Ted Hill, left, and...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoReffell returns to lead the charge for France
Wales WALES coach Gareth Williams has named 19 players in his 32-man squad who have not previously appeared at this level....
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoExeter’s internationals putting Street on right path
Hat-trick: Marcus Street PROP star Marcus Street aims to bring his leadership qualities to bear after learning at the shoulder of...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoAmps fall short of bonus to drop off the top
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 11 Ampthill 22 AMPTHILL, top of the table outright before kickoff, failed to turn possession and territory...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoBrilliant backs set the tone in rout
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S 47 Chinnor 10 CHINNOR started strongly but faded as Bishop’s Stortford got a big win. It...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoJacques on hand to snatch a draw
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlin’ton MP 17 Birm’am Mos…17 AFTER a dour game on a gloomy day in the North East, a...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoMalins staking long-term claim at Sarries
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA FIRED-UP fly-half Max Malins knows it is time to shine and prove there is life beyond...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBridge down leaders in war of attrition
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge 7 Hull Ionians 3 STOURBRIDGE produced an excellent defensive display to claim victory over table-topping Hull Ionians....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoMcMenamin the hero for Leicester
By ROSS BARNETT South Leicester 30 Hinckley 25 SOUTH Leicester secured their fifth win of the season thanks to a lastminute...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBeaumont on the money for Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley 48 Macclesfield 26 OTLEY survived a mini revival at the start of the second half to run...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoLewis’ kicking does the business for Lions
By STEVE SMITH Sedgeley Park 19 Leicester Lions 20 DANIEL Lewis’ late penalty saw Leicester Lions come from behind to edge...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoField tame Tigers to keep up the chase
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 33pts Sheffield Tgrs 17pts Unstoppable: Huddersfield’s Richard Piper’s eyes light up as he spots the line PICTURES:...
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