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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 8 years agoRugby breaking through in the USA? Don’t hold your breath!
WORLD Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper spoke in Los Angeles the other day about the possibility of America staging the 2027...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 8 years agoBarry gave rebel Fergie run about on behalf of Lions
WHEN he ruled the roost as New Zealand’s full- back, Fergie McCormick worked in the freezing department of a slaughterhouse. For...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 8 years agoOwen on a record
HE MADE his debut for Saracens on Sunday October 5, 2008 and was back at school the next morning. He kicked...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCrane: Bristol better placed now to thrive
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL No.8 Jordan Crane believes Pat Lam’s newly-promoted side are better equipped to tackle the Premiership now than...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEaling building case for Premiership
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI international prop Campese Ma’Afu will be the next Premiership player to head to Ealing Trailfinders at the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRandall signs on from rivals Gloucester
FORMER England U20s scrum-half Harry Randall has signed a two-year deal to join Bristol from West Country rivals Gloucester. Randall, 22,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRacing aces can gatecrash Irish party
Pack power: James Lowe scores from a pushover against Saracens CAN anybody stop Leinster? Indeed, can anybody stop the Irish? Leinster...
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Features
/ 8 years agoEuropean Cup semi-finals through the years
1995-1996: Toulouse 30 Swansea 3 (Sept Deniers, 10,000); Leinster 14 Cardiff 23 (Lansdowne Road 7,350) 1996-1997: Leicester 37 Toulouse 11 (Welford...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoErasmus brings in de Bruin for June campaign
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LIONS head coach Swys de Bruin will join the Springbok coaching staff on a consultancy basis...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoJaguares bare teeth to shock the Rebels
By SAM JACKSON Masterclass: Beauden Barrett starred for Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images THREE second-half tries inspired the Jaguares to a comefrom-...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJersey boy Jerry aims to make it a Sexton double
JON NEWCOMBE talks to the younger Sexton brother aiming to crown his own season Pack leader: Jerry Sexton JERRY SEXTON will...
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Features
/ 8 years agoProp star Williams to swap Titans for Knights
LOOSE-HEAD prop Toby Williams has signed for Doncaster from relegated Rotherham for next season. Williams, 31, arrives with a wealth of...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCattle: Rugby needs a knockout cup
CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle has called for a FA Cup style knock-out tournament to replace the British & Irish Cup...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoReds weather early storm to bring up half ton in style
By TOM INNES JERSEY battled back from a 22-point deficit to claim an eventually comfortable win in their final home league...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMorahan’s the party pin-up boy for Bristol
By ROGER PANTING Going up in the world: Bristol celebrate their promotion Irresistible: Luke Morahan scores LUKE Morahan scored four tries...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDuncan’s the hat-trick hero again for Cornish Pirates
By MARK WOOD PIRATES’ hat-trick hero Tom Duncan admitted it is becoming a bit of a habit after notching a treble...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling bag early bonus but Students prove mettle
By JONATHAN LANDI EALING rebounded from their shock defeat at Doncaster by running in eight tries against a game Hartpury outfit....
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCheshire helps Titans go down with a bang
By GUY WILLIAMS RELEGATED Rotherham bid goodbye to home matches in the Championship in truly dramatic style with an amazing victory...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScott’s sure underdogs will seize the day in Dublin
By STEFFAN THOMAS Hoping to sign off in style: Scott Williams PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTT Williams is confident the Scarlets are...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJackson, Olding contracts revoked
ULSTER and Ireland players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been sacked. Last month, the players were cleared of rape after...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoClifford: We must give JK a send-off
By NEALE HARVEY JACK Clifford has urged his Harlequins’ team-mates to rediscover their pride and give director of rugby John Kingston...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSharp nails late kick to give Scots local pride
By LUKE JARMYN A COOLLY-taken penalty kick at the death by Scottish fly-half Jake Sharp saw the Exiles get their second...
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English Championship
/ 8 years ago14-man Esher stun Cambridge
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge …22 Esher …32 CAMBRIDGE contrived to put themselves under pressure by failing to beat a 14-man Esher...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCaldy seal their Nat One status
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …42 Blackheathh ..18 A GLORIOUS day with stunning rugby from Caldy confirmed their National One status for...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPromoted Coventry humbled by Amps
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …22pts Coventry …10pts Threat: Ampthill’s try-scorer Joe Bercis makes a break PICTURES: Tim Bartlett AMPTHILL head coach...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoVaioleti helps Darlington past poor Fylde
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington …40 Fylde …7 TALITE Vaioleti grabbed a pair of tries as Darlington made light work of relegated...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoStapley double sees the Students through
By OSCAR MORTIMER L’boro Stu …32 Bishop’s S …14 JACK Stapley scored two tries as Loughborough Students eased past Bishop’s Stortford....
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLate Hamilton try offers OAs hope
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham …29 Old Alban …34 A TRY five minutes from time by Ross Hamilton clinched a vital...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoShepherd leaves it late for winner
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 28 B’ham M …24 PLYMOUTH Albion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when fullback Matt...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoGreen is the hero with late Ionians penalty
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Pk …36 Hull Ionians ..37 ISAAC Green’s late penalty gave Hull Ionians a vital victory against battling...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years ago‘Hoppers have that old spring back in their step
NEWS EXTRA PRESTON Grasshoppers’ head of rugby Gareth Dyer says this season’s Northern Premier title-winning campaign has re-energised the club ahead...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSuperb seven for rampant Park
By ROSS BARNETT Leics Lions …29 Sedgley Park 50 SEDGLEY Park continued their good form with a bonus-point win over Leicester...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBriggs inspires Sale comeback
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …24 Sale …36 SALE had to pull out all the stops to maintain their position at the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLightning start gets Field beyond Tigers
By RICHARD SYKES Huddersfield ..31 Sheff Tigers …10 AN incredible first-half display paved the way for Huddersfield’s win despite their failure...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoPetty holds nerve to kick Dale to victory
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …35pts Tynedale …34pts ICE cool Rod Petty held his nerve to clinch a stunning Stourbridge victory with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMeredith try keeps Lucs’ hopes burning
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ..17 Macclesfield 12 LUCTONIANS kept alive their fight to avoid relegation by earning a tight victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSheffield all but down after loss
By TOM GALLAGHER Sheffield …12 Otley …17 OTLEY all but confirmed Sheffield’s relegation as they came out winners over the struggling...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale still battling to avoid the drop
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …44 Hinckley …19 THE spring sun shone on the Avenue and Wharfedale as they won by six...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
COLIN NOON THE FORMER SCOTLAND PROP Getting into a training ground scuffle over a driving lineout play with the then Wales...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPowerful Clifton make it four on the trot
By BEN CARTER LI Wild Geese 17 Clifton 29 CLIFTON produced an assured second-half performance to withstand a brave London Irish...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoVooght strikes late to seal points
By CAMERON TEMPLE R’dingensians 21 Canterbury 14 REDINGENSIANS dominated the second half of a tight affair to emerge victorious with a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoManning double helps seal thriller
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 28 B St Edmunds 27 CHINNOR managed to edge a thriller that went down to the wire,...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeven up Reds out of bottom three
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffs 46 Barnstaple 16 OLD Redcliffians continued a fine run of form, scoring seven tries in a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford prove they are deadly in the 22!
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 41pts Taunton 24pts Nap hand: Dale Lemon scores try number five for Cinderford Not this time: Harry...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoAtiola inspires Juddians to five-pointer
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 34 Redruth 26 A BEAUTIFUL afternoon bathed in Kentish sunshine produced a highly entertaining game that...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDreams still alive for Wimbledon
By LYNDON EDNEY Broadstreet 29 Wimbledon 41 WIMBLEDONfaced a door- die clash away at Broadstreet and delivered when the pressure was...
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