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Latest News
/ 8 years agoReid playing catch-up after concussion woe
By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN London Irish prop Gordon Reid has vowed to put his concussion strife behind him as he bids...
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/ 8 years agoTwelvetrees can do great job for England says Taylor
ENGLAND’S coaches should begin taking notice of Gloucester, according to Kingsholm backs guru Tim Taylor, who reckons a number of the...
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/ 8 years agoWhen Irish paid price for having a genius like Hogan
RUGBY’S long-running fascination with military techniques continues apace with the Crusaders, the reigning Super Rugby champions, sending assistant coach Brad Mooar...
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/ 8 years agoControversy over SAS founder Mayne
Hero: Blair Mayne BLAIR Mayne could famously start a fight in a phone box and kicked up a storm all over...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Barritt’s leading candidate to do a Botia-style switch BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE...
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/ 8 years agoAuthorities must clamp down on thugs ruining game
I WAS delighted to see Glasgow hooker George Turner cop a four-week ban for his ridiculous off the ball shoulder into...
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/ 8 years agoNice-guy Mallinder too loyal to his coaches
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE REASONS BEHIND THE SACKING OF JIM MALLINDER AT NORTHAMPTON If you want to know what has...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGatland on Saints wish-list as they start from the top
Nick Cain talks to Keith Barwell about the search for Mallinder’s successor Keith Barwell says that Northampton will scour the elite...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoPaver calls for reaction at home
Preview Cornish Pirates v Scarlets PS Today, Kick-off 2.30pm PIRATES still top Pool 5 on points difference despite their 18-10 away...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoEden’s late strike saves Nottingham
By TIFFANY JONES Ospreys PS……15 Nottingham ….17 NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello believes his side got out of jail as they...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoDead-eye Johnston keeps Irish in hunt
By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …………12 Munster A…….16 THREE penalties by Bill Johnston helped Munster A put themselves back in contention in...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoFerocious start sees perfect Leinster march on
By LEE JONES Leinster A…….50 Bristol ………….15 LEINSTER took a huge step toward the quarterfinals with a fourth straight bonus point...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoWe’ve got to improve for derby say Ealing
By OLI SHAPLEY Ealing ……………….35pts Rotherham ……….19pts Trailblazer: Kieran Murphy scores for Ealing while, right, William Thomas makes a break for...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoCool Jersey claw back against Exiles
By JONATHAN LANDI L Scottish ….18 Jersey…………45 HARVEYBiljon lauded his Jersey Reds troops who remain firmly in control of Pool 3...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoCarnegie in charge after blast from boss Lowes
Dragons PS……17 York Carnegie.20 By TOM MOODY FOUR second-half tries after a half-time talking-to allowed Carnegie to complete the double over...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoKnight Clark helps put Blues to sword
Cardiff Blues PS.27 Doncaster ……42 By IOAN DYER DONCASTER completed an emphatic double over Cardiff Blues to stay on course for...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoFour-try McBurney hammers Hartpury
By JEFF RYAN Ulster A…………27 Hartpury ……….19 HOOKER Adam McBurney scored four tries as Ulster A defeated a youthful Hartpury to...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoDamant returns to lead Richmond
Preview Connacht A v Richmond Today, Kick-off 2pm FLY-HALF and captain Rory Damant returns to the Richmond line-up for the first...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMoving tribute to the legend that was Clem
BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks his must-read books of the year and remembers the great Clem Thomas BRENDAN GALLAGHER Clem by Chris Thomas...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLions review shows touring live and well
BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks his best bits from this year’s behind-thescenes look at the Lions BRENDAN GALLAGHER The British and Irish Lions...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBulldozer Bothma here to put Quins in title mix
By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTINGNamibian back rower Renaldo Bothma aims to follow compatriot Jacques Burger into the pantheon of alltime Premiership greats...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFord: Clubs must stick together when bullets fly
ENGLAND and Leicester fly-half George Ford has warned against the sacking culture which is prevalent in football being replicated in rugby...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians no match for Amps’ offloading antics
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL welcomed Hull Ionians to Dillingham Park but sent them home with their tails between their legs after...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSanders shines in lacklustre contest
By JOHN LYON Caldy …………….15 Esher ………………7 CALDY came out on top in a dour affair affected by the days of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLewis kicks Blood and Sand to glory
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……22 Bishop’s Stort.21 DAN Lewis’ penalty from half way, awarded deep into added time, gave Cambridge all four...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoA day to forget for Club as OEs bag the bragging rights
By JON EDWARDS Twist and shout: Dom Lespierre breaks two tackles to propel himself over the try line for OEs PICTURES:...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark’s nerves shredded as double binning goes unpunished
By DAVID LAWRENCE Rosslyn P. ….30 Birmingham M. 26 HEAD coach Kieran Power praised his young pack as Rosslyn Park held...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoFylde can’t dirty Students’ sheet
By RYAN STEVENS L’borough Stu.21 Fylde ………………0 LOUGHBOROUGH Students put in a clinical display to down basement side Fylde at home....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOld Albanian pay for ill discipline
By NICK BURT Plymouth A….26 Old Albanian ….8 A MUCH-CHANGED Old Albanian side did not have enough in the tank as...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHinckley have the foundation to go far – Chuter
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker George Chuter says he has no top-flight coaching ambitions despite guiding unfancied Hinckley to the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks Savea not ruling out potential code hop
By SAM JACKSON NEW ZEALAND flyer Julian Savea has not ruled out a shock switch to Rugby League. The blockbusting wing,...
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/ 8 years agoLeague leaders humbled by Chester
By DAVID PAYNE National League 2 North Chester………………12pts Hinckley………………8pts CHESTER stunned league leaders Hinckley in an enthralling battle as muddy conditions...
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/ 8 years agoFirst-half blitz helps clinical Sedgley Park see off sorry Sheffield
By OLIVER ROBY Sheffield ……14 Sedgley Park 31 SEDGLEY Park turned in a dominant first-half performance to set the platform for...
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/ 8 years agoLions too good for sorry Tigers
By WARREN MUGGLETON Leicester L ……11 Sheffield T…….5 BENJAMIN Palmer’s late penalty kick was enough for Leicester Lions to seal a...
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/ 8 years agoRowntree stars as Otley down Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……18 Otley …………….23 A STAR performance from Joe Rowntree helped Otley snatch a victory over Luctonians. Otley were...
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/ 8 years agoBridge get title charge back on course
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….39 Macclesfield 25 STOURBRIDGE snapped up their first win in five games to get their title charge back...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFE IN RUGBY
THE RICHMOND DoR & FORMER OXFORD UNIVERSITY DoR AND BLACKHEATH No.8 STEVE HILL A defeat in the Varsity match is much...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIrishleft with too much to do after thebreak
By BEN CARTER London Irish.17 Henley …………24 HENLEY survived a ferocious second-half fight-back to claim all five points in a thrilling...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarum threaten to mar McLean’s day
Worthing …….36 Barnstaple……29 By PAUL SMITH WORTHING put daylight between themselves and Barnstaple in the table with a bonus point victory...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTJ fans raise glass after Jackson dash
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J.26 Taunton ……….20 A REAL Christmas cracker of a game at the The Slade certainly entertained the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSkipper reveals Rams refused to panic
By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’s.43 Clifton ………….16 A RAMPANT Rams side stormed away from Clifton with a dazzling second-half performance. After a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCinderford given stern given stern points fest
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……….45pts Bury St Edm…….29pts All alone: Alex Frame scores Cinderford’s opening try, CINDERFORD overcame a spirited challenge...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRedruth relief as Bonds scores clincher
By SAM ROGERS Broadstreet.11 Redruth ……….21 REDRUTHcontinued their recent resurgence as they scored two late tries to help them overcome Broadstreet....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDons celebrating a famous first win
By BEN RODEN Old Redcliffians 28 Wimbledon 29 WIMBLEDON claimed a first win of the season, in an exciting if somewhat...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoChinnor hit straps right from the start
By KEN VAUGHN Chinnor …………41 Canterbury…….7 CHINNOR showed their intent with almost their first touch of the ball and went on...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
LLOYD EVANS GLOUCESTER FLY-HALF Lloyd Evans makes no bones about the fact he is frustrated. As a fly-half of considerable game-breaking...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLoughborough put on the style to pull plug on Bath
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP LOUGHBOROUGH celebrated Christmas early on Wednesday with a handsome victory 35-24 over Bath. The manner in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHertford keep pressure on the leaders
London & South East Premier HERTFORD are just a point behind leaders Guernsey, and with a game in hand, they have...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLions roar on as cold weather hits hard
Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions closed the gap to runaway leaders Birmingham and Solihull Bees as the weather once again had a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers tighten grip on top spot
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers further consolidated their hold of the top of the table beating Wirral 14-7 in an ill-tempered match...
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