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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRandall hits hat-trick as Hartpury come of age
By ANDREW BEACHAM THIS felt like the day when Hartpury finally arrived as a Championship side. In a pulsating encounter, they...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLydon’s late score brings up bonus for Ealing
By TOM RILEY EALING Trailfinders scored four tries in a comprehensive victory over Jersey Reds at Vallis Way. The hosts dominated...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSheppard guides his Blues flock to bonus win
By MATT WRIGHT DEANAdamson continued his prolific start to the season with another two tries as Bedford ran out comfortable winners...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRichmond prove they belong in second tier
By JOE BYRNE YORKSHIRE Carnegie travelled south looking to banish the ghosts of the Athletic Ground having lost to London Scottish...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYes, it’s time for George to become king
DYLAN Hartley or Jamie George? The selection dilemma at hooker, and its impact on the captaincy, is the burning question for...
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Features
/ 8 years ago3 HOOKERS ON CAPTAINCY
GEORGE CHUTER There are not many players picked for their captaincy above their playing ability. You don’t have the luxury in...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBorn-again Boks push All Blacks to the very edge
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH Africa lost a Test match but won back their self-respect in a barnstorming game that showcased the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup downer helped to raise my game says Reinach
By NEALE HARVEY New Saint: South African No.9 Cobus Reinach PICTURES: Getty Images COBUS Reinach has revealed how his disillusionment with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEx-Tiger Thorn takes over at Reds
QUEENSLAND Reds have sacked Nick Stiles after just one season in charge and appointed former All Blacks great Brad Thorn as...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTime to end Scarlets’ Euro Cup heartbreaks
No contender for Europe’s blue riband trophy can have endured more heartache in their pursuit than the Scarlets, a point acknowledged...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGallaher’s gallant name lives on
The All Blacks released a video last Wednesday to mark the centenary of Dave Gallaher’s death at Passchendaele at the age...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLet’s shred selection policy that has never been used
THEWRU introduced their so-called selection policy four seasons ago on the premise that only homebased players will be eligible for Wales....
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Features
/ 8 years agoMighty Montpellier are team to beat
BRENDAN GALLAGHER casts his eye over the main contenders for this season’s European crown Super signing at Montpellier: Ruan Pienaar THE...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoByron’s out to steal march on Scotland
By JOHN NEWCOMBE Try machine: Byron McGuigan hands off Henry Taylor of Saracens to score for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images BYRON...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMoriarty back in November
WALES will be forced to rule a second Lions flanker out of action until the New Year – Ross Moriarty. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRogers: Eddie can’t keep ignoring Falcons
By NEALE HARVEY HIGH-FLYINGNewcastle’s soaraway season is making it impossible for England boss Eddie Jones to continually ignore the claims of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOEs hold nerve to continue winning feeling
By JON EDWARDS O Elthamians 23 Caldy 21 FOR the second successive week Elthamians shredded the nerves of their supporters, holding...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPersistence pays off against Fylde
By PHIL JOHNSON Ampthill 35 Fylde 12 AMPTHILL eventually secured a bonus point win over struggling Fylde after an attritional, scrappy...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNothing phases Maisey’s final kick
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 30 B Stortford 27 FLY-HALF Will Maisey kicked a stoppage time penalty to edge Coventry to their...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDogged effort not enough as Plymouth march on
By PADDY MARSH Final flourish: Dan Mugford scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle Plymouth Alb 17pts Tries: Arnott 30, Salter 49,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoVisitors run riot to keep pace with table-toppers
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley 14 Blackheath 55 TWO tries apiece from fullback Leo Fielding and winger Geoff Griffiths led Blackheath...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoVisitors sunk by Ionians’ lineout tactics
By PETE SHARP Hull Ionians 43 Esher 28 HULL Ionians scored a comeback win in this basement battle as they eventually...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWatt turns on the power for OAs
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 33 Darlington MP31 OLD Albanian’s somewhat slow start to this new season was given a sizeable...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Park demolish Students
By JOE WALKER Rosslyn Park 49 L’borough S 14 ROSSLYN Park thrashed Loughborough Students to seal their first home win of...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDoctors granted more time for saliva collection
WORLD Rugby have approved an optional additional period of up to three minutes to be added to the HIA process in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions run riot for second triumph in a row
By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 38 Otley 13 LEICESTER Lions hit six tries in a thumping home win over Otley to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoIt’s six of the best for brilliant Bridge
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 11 Stourbridge 40 STOURBRIDGEmade it a sixth consecutive win, picking up another try bonus point in the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFive-star Dale too strong for Tigers
By MAX LOFTUS Sheffield T 10 Tynedale 29 TYNEDALE ran in five tries as they eased to victory over Sheffield in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoClinical Collins kicks on in Park success
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley P 35 Macclesfield 15 SEDGLEY Park moved up to fourth in the National League Division Two North...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWe’ll take confidence from this, says Keep
By TOM HARLE Sale 21pts Hinckley 6pts SALE laid down a marker at the top of National 2 North with a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAley is live and kicking in Leicester victory
By HOLLY HUME S Leicester 35 Sheffield 26 TWOyellow cards were not enough to stop South Leicester from claiming victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoDale defeated by battling Chester
By STEVE SMITH Chester 10 Wharfedale 3 CHESTER made it three back-to-back home victories as they overcame struggling Wharfedale at Hare...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Field in Luc after third win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield 32 Luctonians 15 HUDDERSFIELDremain unbeaten in three games following a highly impressive bonus point victory at Lockwood...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
HARROGATE DoR AND EX-LEEDS, WASPS, SALE, JERSEY & PIRATES WING/FULL-BACK DAVE DOHERTY Iplayed both League and Union growing up but eventually...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoCrouch’s plunge is reward for fine fightback
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 37 Clifton 24 ASHLEE Crouch’s late try settled a topsy-turvy clash and put Barnstaple back in the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoThatcher’s treble holds off the Irish
By PETER HAYES Broadstreet 53 LI Wild Geese 40 REPLACEMENT Nicholas Thatcher’s hat-trick helped Broadstreet to a satisfying victory. Irish looked...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRayner stays cool to tie it up for Reds
By BEN RODEN O Redcliffians25 Henley 25 THE points were shared in a tough open game at Scotland Lane. Henley led...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLate try by Moss ensures it’s five on spin
By ALEX MARROW Wimbledon 7 Canterbury 22 CANTERBURY made it five victories in a row as they eased past Wimbledon, who...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoChinnor in charge for superbwin on the road
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 20pts Chinnor 31pts Keeping it tight: Cinderford openside Lewis Beer scores. Right: Chinnor second row Jack Ramshaw...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoZinzan watches Redruth hang on for win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 12 B St Edmunds 9 TWO first-half tries were enough for Redruth to edge a narrow win...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoTitans run amok with host of tries
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 81 Worthing 14 TITANS put in a great performance to claim an emphatic win. They started...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMcHugh hat-trick salvages TJ pride
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J 24 Redingensians47 A HAT-TRICKfrom home grown Academy product Rory McHugh secured a try bonus point for...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BEN STEVENSON NEWCASTLE CENTRE Ben Stevenson is well on his way to fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming a professional rugby...
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Features
/ 8 years agoExeter remain unbeaten but Northumbria run them close
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES THE points came thick and fast as the second round of matches opened with a thriller...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoLate tries stretch Barnes’ lead at summit
London & South East Premier BARNESgive their hopes of an immediate return to National 2 South a boost by beating promotion...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoLethal Lymm net 40 unanswered points
Northern Premier STILL unbeaten Lymm continue to top the table following a 40-0 win at home to Birkenhead Park. Lucas Titherington...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoAbbots take honours in gripping victory
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot tightened their grip at the top after claiming a 48-42 victory against promotion rivals Exmouth. Exmouth...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoBees lay down marker with huge win
North Midlands Cup quarter-finals BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees booked their place in the North Midlands Cup semi-finals with a resounding 70-12...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoMy simple way to stop threatened player walk-out
Natural break: Wasps’ Guy Armitage is tackled by Ospreys’ Joe Thomas as he runs in to score in last season’s Anglo...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoPunishment should fit crime regardless of the outcome
Why is an act of foul player no longer considered an act of foul play if just a minor or no...
International Rugby
Wales drawn with England in Rugby World Cup pool
Autumn Internationals
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
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