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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ORRELL, LANCASHIRE AND NORTH OF ENGLAND PROP SAMMY SOUTHERN My long association with Orrell – as player, captain and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDefiant Cornish calm the opening storm
By SIMON LORD Bury St Edm’s 17 Redruth …………19 REDRUTH deservedly took the spoils with three second-half tries in a scrappy...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGuernsey benefit from Bird in hand
By KATIE DAUNT Guernsey …….24 Old Redcliffs .17 GUERNSEY might not have stopped the league’s top scorer Henry Bird but they...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPatience required by eager Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley ………….31 Birm & Soli ….22 HAWKS had to work hard to get the better of tenacious Bir...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNine-tr y Albanian tur n it on when needed
By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian .49 Clifton………….24 ALBANIAN scored nine in a 12-try thriller to overcome a staunch Clifton effort. Both...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams pile up points with easy victory
By CAMERON TEMPLE Rams ………………….42 pts Taunton Titans 21pts MERCILESS Rams went through the 40- point barrier for the 12th time...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes treble is trumped by Bar nes’ hero
By MATT LONG Barnes ……….28 Worthing ……26 OLIVER Smith’s dramatic late try clinched victory for Barnes. Despite a Curtis Bar nes...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCanterbury send Geese over edge
By MATTHEW BALDWIN L Wild Geese .13 Canterbury ….45 A RUTHLESS secondhalf display by Canterbury consigned the Wild Geese to relegation....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTJs finally crack 12 men of Dings
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Js 26 Dings ………………0 TONBRIDGE took their time to grind down a stubbor n Dings side but...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MANU VUNIPOLA SARACENS FLY-HALF Manu Vunipola is not short of rugby pedigree. His father, Elisi, played 41 times for Tonga and...
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Features
/ 8 years agoExeter secure back to back titles with win over Cardiff
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP EXETERare Champions after a commanding 42-22 win over Cardiff on Streatham Campus. The league has been...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBeaten Sutts are hanging on by whisker
London & South East Premier DESPITE losing 29-25 at home to Guildford, Sutton and Epsomhang on to top spot but only...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAnxious times as Scunny slip up again
Midlands Premier LUCTONIANS made it four wins in a row to move into second, just two points behind long-standing leaders Scunthorpe,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRain gives Hull chance to go clear at top
Northern Premier WITHKirkby Lonsdale’s match against Billinghampostponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Hull increased their lead at the top with an...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBournemouth clinch it with four to play
South West Premier BOURNEMOUTH were crowned champions with four games remaining. They topped off an almost perfect season, which has seen...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup is still best way to increase Tier 2 exposure
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Questions to answer: World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has called a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEngland fans on their bikes for epic ride to Far East
By ANDY LINES In gear: George Cullen, left, and Ben Cook TWO devoted rugby supporters are cycling a staggering 6,000 miles...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoRampaging Manu sends his warning to the world
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham What a return: Manu Tuilagi goes over to score England’s third try Muscle and pace: Joe...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRegion in the north would be a success – Jones
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA A PROFESSIONAL rugby entity in north Wales is a more than viable option as Welsh rugby...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSo far, so good for England Sevens in Canada
By ADAM ELLIS VANCOUVER SEVENS ENGLAND Men’s Sevens team put speculation over the future of RFU-funding for their programme behind them...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEpping earn promotion
EPPING Upper Clapton have secured promotion from London Essex 3 with three games to spare after a resounding 80-7 victory over...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKerr seals fifth place finish after Argentina heartache
By ADAM ELLIS LAS VEGAS SEVENS ENGLAND bounced back from a Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina in extra-time to see off...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoTahs win marred by SCG cow-pat
By ADAM ELLIS Aerial ace: Alex Newsome dives over to score for Waratahs PICTURE: Getty Images THE WARATAHS made the most...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRyan red so costly as Llanelli sink to new low
By JOHN MURPHY Bedwas ……….18 Llanelli …………10 LLANELLI’S hopes of overhauling their relegation rivals were dealt a bitter blow by this...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThat’s Howe to do it for Bridgend to edge towards safety
By ROB COLE Bridgend …….19 Carmarthen Q 17 IT was many happy returns to Bridgend colours for Owen Howe, member of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEight is great for bonus-point Black and Ambers
By JAY BRAYFORD Newport……….48 Neath…………….10 NEWPORT kept up their recent good form with a bonus-point victory over struggling Neath. The Black...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoProsser pull strings as Bargoed stop nightmare run at 13
By DAVID SIMPSON Bargoed ……….21 RGC 1404 …….17 VICTORIES have been in short supply for Bargoed this season, but this fourth...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll black for All Whites as Llandovery win again
By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery ….20 Swansea ……….3 LLANDOVERY stretched their run of victories over Swansea to 16 matches as they came...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCardiff close to blowing it before stretching run to nine
By TIM LEWIS Cardiff …………26 Aberavon…….20 CARDIFF coach Steve Law breathed a heavy sigh of relief at the end of a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGee whizzes in as Merthyr pile more misery on Vale
By HUW JONES Merthyr ……….34 Ebbw Vale……26 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat at Swansea by bagging a bonus-point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDelight for Fish as Squirrels are sent scurrying
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers coach Dan Fish hailed his side after they beat Rhiwbina 35-9 to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Falcon off to France NEWCASTLE centre Pedro Bettencourt, 24, will join French side Oyonnax this summer. The 24-year-old joined from French...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoUnforgiving Noves plots downfall of old enemy
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Big rivalry: Guy Noves, left, and Bernard Laporte Former France team boss Guy Noves did not pick...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSo rewarding being part of Razor’s team
NEALE HARVEY meets up with Crusaders backs coach Ronan O’Gara in Australia Polishing the attack: Crusaders backs coach Ronan O’Gara PICTURES:...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDiprose to seek new challenge
HARLEQUINS academy boss Tony Diprose will leave at the end of the current season when his contract expires. Diprose started his...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGame-changer Joe proves he’s too hot to handle
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Needs a rest: Tom Curry Prolific: Jonny May scores THERE is still so much to...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGreat to see Tuilagi power, but he needs Slade back
CHARLIE HODGSON FORMER ENGLAND FLY-HALF Recall for Scotland: Henry Slade Was this a great performance by England or a shocking one...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGrand Slam hope stays alive as Wales overcome Scots’ defiance
By PETER JACKSON Almost there: Jonathan Davies dives in to score Wales’ decisive second try Tartan threat: Darcy Graham beats George...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath scrum coach Toby Booth gives special praise to Beno Obano
The Blue, Black and White scrum guru backs quick-healer Obano for England call
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJordan Burns not giving up on chasing down London Irish
The Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half on the Championship title run and nearing a new deal
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoEven with Ireland’s autumn win, Northern Hemisphere still playing catch up with All Blacks, says Lawrence Dallaglio
The Wasps, England and Lions legend argues New Zealand are still clear favourites for the Rugby World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHenry Pyrgos hasn’t looked back after switching Glasgow for Edinburgh and signs until 2021
A believer in Edinburgh moving in the right direction under head coach Richard Cockerill
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Featured
/ 8 years agoYoung Gun: Gloucester tighthead prop Jack Bartlett
The 19-year-old on turning out for England U18s and learning from Fraser Balmain
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoScotland head coach Gregor Townsend drops captain Greig Laidlaw for Wales clash
Tommy Seymour and Jonny Gray to win 50th caps for Scotland, but the team announcement isn't without surprise
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRugby League clubs take interest in England international fly-half
After Luther Burrell's cross-code switch, Super League clubs are looking at another Premiership star and Union international
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRoom 101: Northampton Saints flanker Lewis Ludlam
We caught up with the recently-named Saints captain against Saracens to find out three of his biggest pet peeves
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoDefeat in Wales a blessing in disguise come Japan, says John Mitchell
“In many respects, Wales have done us a nice favour" - England defence coach Mitchell tells TRP
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoEngland make five changes for Six Nations encounter with Italy
Eddie Jones drops Henry Slade to opt for bruising centre duo of Te'o and Tuilagi
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland star tipped to be better than All Blacks great Richie McCaw
Don't be surprised to see both Curry brothers starting in England's back row in the future
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCritics of Kyle Sinckler know nothing about the game, says England teammate Jamie George
"I couldn't care less what Andy Goode thinks" says England hooker
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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