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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler EXETER Chiefs could lose former Australia ‘A’ flanker Julian Salvi when his contract runs...
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/ 8 years agoFlynn on move to find regular game time
SALE SHARKS loose head prop James Flynn could leave the AJ Bell Stadium at the end of the season with a...
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/ 8 years agoBanahan is on his way to Gloucester
FORMER England international Matt Banahan will end his 12-year association with Bath after agreeing to join arch rivals Gloucester. Jersey-born Banahan...
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/ 8 years agoDeano in at Saints, out goes West
THE Premiership could see another round of coaches swapping clubs at the end of the season with Dean Richards, left, on...
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/ 8 years agoTop four? No, we’re in it to win it – Woodward
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER have set their sights high and have no interest in being the ‘best of the rest’ behind...
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/ 8 years agoCaptain Garvey looks inward for answers to Bath’s inconsistency
ROOKIE skipper Matt Garvey admits Bath’s inconsistency has hit him hard as they prepare for Friday’s crucial Champions Cup clash against...
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/ 8 years agoYes, that old Euro-buzz is back
There was a period during the Noughties when the old Heineken Cup was beginning to match Test rugby in quality and...
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/ 8 years agoStats don’t lie, Chiefs were certainly form team of 2017
By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Will Chudley SCRUM-HALFWill Chudley insists hard work and humility will ensure Exeter build on a superlative 2017...
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/ 8 years agoFront row warriors bucking the trend
JON NEWCOMBE talks to Carnegie coach Steve Boden about his new endurance athletes Try time: Carnegie hooker Joe Buckle scores against...
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/ 8 years agoWhy has the drop-goal gone way of the dodo?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the Parc des Princes one sunny Sunday afternoon, Jannie de Beer launched...
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/ 8 years agoBath should remember helpers from Brive
ANDY Nicol acclaims it as ‘without doubt the greatest achievement of my career’, Bath’s single-point European Cup final victory over Brive...
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/ 8 years agoCut yap with one yellow card
RESPECT for the referee is a precious quality in rugby and yet hardly a weekend passes without the officials being subjected...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoyle treble as Caldy crowned victors
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy …………….71 L’borough Stu.14 IT WAS a very happy start to 2018 for Caldy as they unexpectedly and...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Ellis gives Park in thriller derby day joy
By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park ….44pts Tries: Henderson 9, 62, Crane 19, 46, Marfo 67, 71, Ellis 80 Conversions: Leonard 10,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSuccess never in doubt as Cov hit a sweet 16th
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ……52 Old Albanian 5 COVENTRY eased to their 16th straight win with an eight-try victory over a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoMoseley on point to mount winning charge
By MICHAEL YOUNG Hull Ionians….13 B’mingham M29 WINGER Samuel Pointon scored two tries as Birmingham Moseley earned a bonus-point win over...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBasement boys battered by Barton
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 55 Fylde …………….10 CAPTAIN Hamish Barton and Dom Lespierre scored two tries apiece as a rampant...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmps edge win in crunch clash
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……….21 Blackheath ….14 AMPTHILL began their year with a hard-fought and vital victory in a battle between...
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/ 8 years agoWhirlwind year for new Irish prop star Lovejoy
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER beating England cricketer Gary Ballance to become Zimbabwe’s UKbased sports person of the year for 2017, unheralded...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSpirited Blaydon rally but Blues hold firm
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……….34 Macclesf’ld….52 MACCLESFIELD proved too strong for a youthful Blaydon side as they ran out winners in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions tamed by ruthless visitors
By LEON PICKARD Leicester L ……0 Hinckley………27 HINCKLEY ran in four tries in a clinical display over a scoreless Leicester Lions....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHedgley sees red but Lucs still falter
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale….34 Luctonians……15 WHARFEDALE turned in a sterling display as Luctonians failed to make their numerical advantage count. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale find groove after a first-half setback
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T……16 Sale ………………27 SALE maintained their drive for promotion after coming from behind to secure a bonus-point...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLewis joy after Field hit back to down Dale
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield……29pts Tynedale…………20pts No stopping him: Huddersfield’s Nicholas Sharpe goes over for his second try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Hitting...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers keep up pressure on table toppers
By MARK THOMPSON Sedgley P ….26 S Leicester21 SEDGLEY Park started their New Year how they mean to go on, with...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLea sparkles as Stour ease to win
By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….41 Sheffield ……17 A STORMING showing from hooker Jack Lea steered Stourbridge to a bonus-point victory over struggling...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoChester resist big Otley comeback
By SIMON STONE Chester…………22 Otley …………….19 CHESTERbegan the new year with a home success against Otley but they had it far...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ANDY DEACON THE FORMER GLOUCESTER PROP Looking back, I had the best of both worlds as my playing career spanned the...
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/ 8 years agoAdams eyes Test chance after revival at Warriors
By NEALE HARVEY THREE years after turning his back on regional rugby with the Scarlets through lack of opportunity, hot-shot Worcester...
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/ 8 years agoJones factor getting Prydie back on the boil at Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS TOM Prydie’s career has been one of highs and lows, a meteoric early rise followed by a long...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans run riot in easy nine-try victory
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple……12 Taunton T’ns 53 TAUNTON Titans blew Barnstaple away with five tries in 18 minutes before half-time. This...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams raid is too much for Worthing
By GARY REYNOLDS Reding’sians 39 Worthing ……26 REDINGENSIANS Rams opened their New Year with three tries in 20 minutes against a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLawson steals the show for Juddians
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….17 Clifton …………10 A TIGHT game at The Slade eventually turned the way of the home side...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDons are thrilled with a second triumph
By SOPHIE WATKISS Wimbledon ….33 Redruth…………28 WIMBLEDON earned just their second victory of the league campaign in a nailbiting encounter against...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoOld Reds’ centenary starts with a real bang
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliff’……24pts Bury St Eds……….14pts Hero: Old Reds replacement scrum-half Ben Fry is mobbed after going over for...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMurray serves an ace as Street hold on
Broadstreet 12 Canterbury …7 ANDREW Murray and George Walsh both ran in first-half tries as Broadstreet held off the challenge of...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoForesters snatch bonus point win
By ROB WORGAN Cinderford……34 Henley…………….6 CINDERFORD scored four tries after the break to blow away Henley and earn the bonus point...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFive-star Geese ease by Chinnor
By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor …………20 London IWG….35 THREE London Irish Wild Geese tries in 20 dominant second-half minutes gave them victory...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TED HILL WORCESTER BACK ROW/LOCKv The fact Ted Hill was only 17 when he was part of the England side that...
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/ 8 years agoBates banking on experience to win England a second Slam
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Champions: England do the Grand Slam in 2017 ENGLAND U20s have named their 32-man Elite Player Squad to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeaders Guernsey keep marching on
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYstrengthened their hold at the top of the table following a bonuspoint 27-11 win at home...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees unbeaten but Lions are chasing
Midlands Premier UNBEATEN leaders Birmingham & Solihull dug out a 20-10 victory over battling Bridgnorth in heavy conditions at Portway. A...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers tighten grip on top spot
Northern Premier THE game of the day came at Lightfoot Green where league leaders Preston Grasshoppers took on second-placed Hull, the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrusaders slip up against Maidenhead
South West Premier MAIDENHEADkept their unbeaten home record alive after beating league leaders Dings Crusaders 15-12. In a closely-fought contest, tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoI can’t believe Eddie is still battling to keep Hartley
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was great to be able to watch live Premiership club rugby...
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/ 8 years agoFagerson injury blow for Scotland
SCOTLAND will be without tighthead Zander Fagerson until at least the Six Nations meeting with Ireland on March 10 after the...
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/ 8 years agoLouw sidelined but Underhill nears return
BATH flanker Francois Louw has been ruled out for three months. The South African openside, 32, injured his knee in the...
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/ 8 years agoYoung confirms he is staying at Wasps
WASPS confirmed TRP’s exclusive that director of rugby Dai Young has signed a new long-term deal with the club. Young, 50,...
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