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Letters
/ 1 year agoGloucester move for Bleuler as injury cover
GLOUCESTER have signed South African prop Dian Bleuler from URC side Sharks to help provide cover for a raft of injuries....
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Letters
/ 1 year agoJordan faces three-match ban after red
BRISTOL back Tom Jordan has been suspended for at least three games after being sent off against Exeter. Jordan, 27, was...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
JAMES JOHNSTON, THE FORMER SAMOA, HARLEQUINS, SARACENS, WORCESTER WARRIORS, BRIVE & ROUEN PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoLeicester Tigers 22-20 Bath: Billy Searle keeps his cool to snatch it for Tigers
A last-gasp penalty from substitute Billy Searle edged Leicester Tigers to a memorable victory against Prem champions Bath on an afternoon...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe could have lost that, says Parling
LEICESTER boss Geoff Parling admitted he would have been proud of his Tigers even if they had lost this close clash....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMcCall: Give the kid some space
SARACENS boss Mark McCall urged caution in overhyping wing Noah Caluori after his five-try display. “The aerial ability he has is...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSkiv: I’ve got no answer to injuries
GLOUCESTER DOR George Skivington admitted he was in ‘dire straits’ now on the injury front after the loss of another three...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDickens: I was pleased with the way the lads stuck together
NEWCASTLE head coach Alan Dickens rued his side’s slow start but was impressed at how they found a way back into...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPutting Fasogbon in the fast lane was the right decision
HAVING said above that too many of the Premiership’s potential England prospects are over-hyped, some might argue that my call for...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoA 12-try thiller? More of a farce…
IT was hailed by TV pundits as a 12-try West Country thriller, but a Prem match in which Gloucester slid to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGlad that Ford has no time for R360
HATS off to George Ford. Again. It’s reaching the stage where there’s no point putting on the hat in the first...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoGlasgow on song to put Ospreys to the sword
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys .............17pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 13, Giles 45 Conversions: Edwards 14, 46 Penalty: Edwards 24 Glasgow ........... 42pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets stuck at the bottom after Lions take revenge
By SIMON THOMAS Lions..................29pts Tries: Q Horn 25, Marais 58, Brandon 70, 75 Penalties: Smith 46, Lombard 53, 81 Scarlets ...........18pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDragons in bother as Faletau has a field day
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............................17pts Tries: Coghlan 6, Carter 71 Conversions: de Beer 6, 71 Penalty: O’Brien 79 Cardiff................................24pts Tries: Mann...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoLeinster 14-31 Munster: Jack Crowley bosses it for Munster
Jack Crowley laid down a marker in the battle to be the starting Irish out-half as he inspired Munster to a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDoak leads way for Ulster
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks..............26 Ulster............... 34 NATHAN Doak kicked 14 points as Ulster secured an impressive win in Durban to maintain...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoGraham proves his worth
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh....... 43 Benetton............ 0 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt saluted “tough guy” Darcy Graham after the Scotland wing brushed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoConnacht pipped at post
By SAM JACKSON Connacht.........27 Bulls..................28 CONNACHT were narrowly beaten by the Bulls at the Dexcom Stadium, as a first-half red card...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoZebre……………..13 Stormers……….31
SPRINGBOK star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s 16-point haul guided the Stormers to a comfortable victory in Parma over Zebre to move to the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoA win is on the cards, says Pirates boss Cattle
By LUKE JARMYN C Pirates ...........15pts Tries: Price-Thomas 7, Hiscocks 22 Conversion: Robson 23 Penalty: Robson 36 Doncaster .........15pts Tries: McNab...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoScottish manage to break their duck
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......................15pts Tries: Qorowale 24, Nearchou 72 Conversion: Annand 25 Penalty: Annand 11 London Scottish ........... 38pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBedford get themselves into gear to sink Hartpury
By THEO RICHMOND Bedford .............38pts Tries: Benson 24, Sylvester 27, Worth 51, Heffernan 63, Conway 74, Adamson 80 Conversions: Price 25,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe weren’t at the races, admits sorry Cov chief
By ALEX GREGGOR Chinnor ............. 47pts Tries: Carter 27, 77; Slevin 36, 46; Hardwick 43, Walker 54, Bourton 61 Conversions: Chamberlain...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTrailfinders open up in style to sink Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER @therugbypape Richmond .........12pts Tries: Cardew 22, Nugent 75 Conversion: Grieve 76 E Trailfinders . 43pts Tries: Campbell 2,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTrewin leads way as Warriors get it right
By PADDY WARNER Worcester ........56pts Tries: Spandler 5, 23; Kvesic 35, 80; Trewin 40, 53; Eden 42, Anstee 50 Conversions: Eden...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTudor snatches it for Caldy
By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham ..... 24pts Tries: Theobald-Thomas 4, Mitchell 6, Graham 59, Mercer 73 Conversions: Parks 6, 59 Caldy ..................31pts...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRichmond culture is key for us – Monson
By BEN JAYCOCK Finding space: Richmond lock Jake Monson RICHMOND lock Jake Monson believes the blend of home-grown depth and tight...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLost art of the drop goal is back in vogue
On target: George Ford scores a drop goal against Argentina in the summer BREAKING news…. dramatic enough to indicate that one...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMy Life in Rugby: Will Owen – Today, it’s our baby who runs the show
Former Birmingham Moseley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Coventry centre, now player-coach at Clifton, Will Owen, reflects on his life in rugby.
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLions are able to maul an opponent at last!
By MICHAEL WRIGHT Leicester L ......35 Sale FC..............31 LEICESTER Lions secured their first win of the season with a hard-earned victory...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBurns heroics not enough for Club
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............32 Blackheath ............ 19 THOMAS TAYLOR hit a long-range penalty with the last kick of the...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoGraham breaks Clifton’s hearts
By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................14 Rams ........................ 21 THE real excitement in this, at times, feisty encounter came in the final...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTykes profit from the generosity of the hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S .........36pts Leeds Tykes ... 46pts Tries: Langworthy 5, Morris 16, Rayment 46, Davies 71, Meechan 73,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDings turn on the style to leave leaders stunned
By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..50 Rotherham T ......... 31 SUPER Dings Crusaders stunned league leaders Rotherham Titans with a truly...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark impress on Arthur’s big day
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........68 Sedgley Park......... 19 ROSSLYN Park surged to the top of the table with a commanding victory...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLloyd puts strong boot into Albion
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Plymouth A.............25 PERFECT conditions and two strong sides intent on playing rugby produced a superb game...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarding’s so happy to be at The Club’s house of fun
By BEN JAYCOCK BLACKHEATH captain Billy Harding believes his side’s balanced, adaptable game plan can keep them among the front-runners this...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIonians hold on as Dale take it to the death
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....30 Hull Ionians.....37 HULL Ionians headed home with the coveted points, as they clung on during a testing...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoMowden Park mow down Rossendale
By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......54 Rossendale............27 DARLINGTON Mowden Park extended their winning run with a high-scoring victory over Rossendale, at the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRowntree’s kicker is the sweet touch
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................37 Sheffield Tigers....36 OTLEY scraped over the line after a determined Sheffield Tigers side scored three tries in...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLongmore inspires more joy for Macc
By TOM BARRY Macclesfield....41pts Billingham........19pts MACCLESFIELD continued from where they left off last week with their massive 66-26 win at Hull...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFylde file down Stags to style out superb success
By TONY WILKINSON Scunthorpe.............27 Fylde.........................45 FYLDE were the clear winners, as they impressively saw off Scunthorpe in an empathic scoreline, which...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSheff up to speed in steady seventy
By SAMANTHA EMMA Sheffield.................. 71 Hull............................27 SHEFFIELD turned in a scintillating second-half performance to put Hull to the sword. Early on...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFreak injury stops Hoppers’ hopes
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................25 Preston G................. 15 WHAT first looked like serious neck injury, for Preston’s Robbie Willetts, proved to be...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPositive start giving Grant confidence with the Dale
By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tynedale fly-half Cameron Grant TYNEDALE fly-half Cameron Grant says confidence is high at Corbridge after the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoLouis is top of the class in battle of students
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborough... 42 Exeter Uni.........39 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to fortress Epinal Way and just about kept Exeter University out....
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoAndrew puts the icing on the cake
By BILL HOOPER Camborne............... 44 Old Redcliffians.... 12 CAMBORNE maintained their faultless start to the season, scoring seven tries to defeat...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoIvory’s a tower of strength for hosts
By JOSH THOMAS Chester.....................38 Taunton Titans.....33 CHESTER withstood a second-half fightback from Taunton Titans to claim the victory. The hosts produced...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHadland helps lead Lymm to triumph
By GARETH LYONS Lymm..................52pts Syston................36pts A HALF-TIME message from the Lymm coaches to sort out the defence was the catalyst for...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoElliot’s special day produces a fairytale ending
By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............43 Hinckley..................40 CINDERFORD scored a last-minute try to seal a win over a strong Hinckley side, with James...
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