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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFord gearing up for huge challenge with Germany
By JON NEWCOMBE In the blood: Mike Ford, centre, with sons George, left and Joe MIKE FORD says he is relishing...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThomas is forced to bale out his Blues again
THE Welsh Rugby Union’s new regional agreement can’t come soon enough for Cardiff Blues after they were forced to take a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoFind a front row or forget the World Cup, Eddie
Nick Cain talks to the architect of England’s 2003 world-beating scrum to find what’s missing now Guru: Phil Keith-Roach Front row...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBoyau, the wing ace who ruled the skies
THE 100th anniversaries are coming quick and fast as we head towards November 11 and exactly 100 years since the end...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoAltier looks set for big stage
One to watch: Hong Kong U20 fly-half Paul Altier FIJI saved their best for last at the U20 Trophy final in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS Canada still favourites but losing Hassler is a blow
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Retired at 27: Canadian flier Jeff Hassler Repechage schedule (all...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoNo experiments this Autumn, Warren, we need winning run
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Mindset: Alun Wyn Jones will play every game like it’s a World Cup final PICTURE:...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoOn the path to world domination!
Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off on September 20 next year when hosts Japan play Russia in Tokyo. Exactly a year...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBoffelli the boot kicks Pumas to famous win
By GARY FITZGERALD FULL-back Emiliano Boffelli’s mighty boot helped the Pumas strike it lucky on the Gold Coast and end a...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoSuper Boks land World Cup boost
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Doubling up: Aphid Dyantyi scores his second try for the Boks PICTURE: Getty Images SOUTH AFRICA produced their...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoDollman’s journey can finish with a pot of gold
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW There at the start: Phil Dollman was Rob Baxter’s first recruit at Exeter...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoTony spreads the family fame
TONY Finau marked his selection for the US Ryder Cup team with what could easily have been mistaken as a warm-up...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWashington Tested our intelligence
AT LAST, World Rugby have spoken out against the most contrived international fixture arranged for many a moon – the one...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoHaydn handed out the tackle from hell
THE ultimate in bonecrushing tackles at Cardiff Arms Park happened long before JPR Williams got to work on Jean-Francois Gourdon, famously...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoDecision day looms for Cov’s veteran ‘Hacksaw’
NEWS EXTRA HARD-HITTING former All Black Sam Tuitupou aims to follow mentor Pat Lam into top-class coaching – if he can...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoExiles caught in the blocks again by 4-try first half blitz
By ROB WILDMAN AN impressive start fired Nottingham into a winning lead to leave London Scottish dissecting a third successive league...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoSmid’s early double sets Ealing clear by half-time
By NEALE HARVEY Cap that: Jordy Reid lands Trailfinder’s fifth try DREADLOCKED dynamo Jordy Reid produced a virtuoso display as Ealing...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWinter roused by Coventry’s first half ‘hot spell’
By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY held out in an edge-of-the-seat finish to secure their second win of the season and end Bedford’s...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWedlake hits four as Pirates give Students a schooling
By ANDREW BEACHAM CORNISHPirates continued their excellent start to the season with this resounding win over an out-of-sorts Hartpury. The win...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoKnights do it for their stricken boss Clive
By LUKE JARMYN KNIGHTS scrum-half Thomas James’ perfectly timed interception left him in acres of space to score as a galvanized...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMuprhy’s law will make Manu even more lethal
By JAMES LLOYD Getting game time: Manu Tuilagi dives to score against Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images MANU Tuilagi can take his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJackson proves point to the extreme
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER defying medical opinion to complete his second mountain walk, miracle man Ed Jackson is aiming to scale...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFive-star Ampthill flourish to punish visitors
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….35 Esher …………….20 AMPTHILL scored five tries on their way to a comfortable home win over Esher....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDuff double sinks miserable Mose
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……52 B Moseley ………8 ROB Duff scored two tries as Bishop’s Stortford put Birmingham Moseley to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSaved by the Bell as the hosts falter
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……20 Chinnor…………22 CHINNOR ground out a narrow victory to make it three wins from three, but Cambridge were...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMugford’s miss proves costly as controversy mars cracker
By PADDY MARSH Hope: Matthew Shepherd scores on the whistle to give Plymouth a kick to win the match, but they...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDolly delivers for Titans to secure first win of the campaign
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham T 29 Rosslyn P ……12 AN outstanding kicking performance by Rotherham’s full-back Alex Dolly, who finished with...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPromoted sides prove their worth
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……40 Sale ………………31 CINDERFORD ended Sale’s long unbeaten run in the clash between last year’s promoted champion...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs victory keeps up unbeaten start
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s …31 Darlingt’n MP 22 OLD ELTHAMIANS continued their impressive start with a third successive victory and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSalisbury brings up his triple ton for Caldy
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW Caldy v L’boro S TODAY’s game marks Derek Salisbury’s 300th appearance in the Caldy front row. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPerfect start for Ionians after a thriller
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …34 Peterborough 12 HULL Ionians made it three wins from three with a comfortable victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Sam stuns Otley
By STEFFAN JAMES Sedgley Park 40 Otley …………….10 A HAT-TRICK from winger Sam Lowthion gave Sedgley Park a convincing win over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester maul the Lions; stay perfect
By WILL REILLY Chester…………24 Leicester L……12 CHESTER continued their perfect start to the new season as they prevailed at home against...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDrama at the death as Field pip Hoppers
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…28 Preston G’H ….27 TWO stoppage time tries from 18-year-old winger Kian Stewart completed an unlikely turnaround to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHinckley on a roll as Dale latest to fall short
By STEVE SMITH HINCKLEY moved to the top of the table following their third win of the new National League 2...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDouble from Hadfield as Dugdale stars
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………46 Macclesfield 8 FYLDE outplayed North West rivals Macclesfield with a much-improved performance from their display a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited fightback is not enough
By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge….29 Tynedale ………24 STOURBRIDGE held off a spirited fightback from visiting Tynedale in a nine-try thriller as they...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for roaring Tigers
By EDWARD JONES South Leic ……22 Sheffield T……41 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their second win of the season and romped to a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MARK NELSON FORMER VALE OF LUNE & FYLDE WING NOW COACHING ROSSENDALE AND LANCASHIRE AS a coach I’ve been fortunate to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTaunton impress to down Clifton in derby
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T ……36 Clifton ……………13 A LARGE crowd at the Commsplus Stadium on Friday night were treated to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFour-star Wiltshire shows no mercy
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed ……70 Guernsey ………26 BURY swept aside an injury-hit Guernsey at a sun-kissed Haberden. The visitors...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIt’s the McLean show for Raiders
By JAMES LEWIS Worthing ………68 Redruth …………21 MATT McLean scored 28 points as Worthing cruised to a thumping victory over Redruth....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds with no answer on tough outing
By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians21 Canterbury ….43 A WELL-DRILLED Canterbury side took a deserved win, outscoring the hosts six tries to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams on a Rampage to knock off Hawks
By CALLUM PITFIELD Stretch: Joe Duffelen, scores for Rams, left, and Jamar Richardson tries to break through PICTURES: Paul Clark RAMS’...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBednall pulls the strings for OAs victory
By DYLAN TERRY Barnes ……….24 O Albanians 33 TOM Bednall enjoyed a fine all-round day as he helped Old Albanians to...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDings battle hard to overcome Bees
By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….15 B’ham & S ………10 DINGS picked up their second win in a row, but they were...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWill leads Geese on a merry dance
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …47 LI Wild Geese 19 A HIGHLY entertaining game at the Slade saw the home side...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BEN DONNELL If London Irish youngster Ben Donnell could be the perfect back rower, it would involve combining the aggression and...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRing-fencing would lead to player exodus warns Boden
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Steve Boden YORKSHIRECarnegie forwards coach Steve Boden believes ring-fencing the Premiership would leave the Championship ‘dead’. He...
International Rugby
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