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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
KRIS FULLMAN THE FORMER BRISTOL, LONDON IRISH, LEEDS AND OTLEY PROP The best years of my rugby career came while I...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoLeaders survive a testing time to stayclear
By PHIL BROOKS Barnstaple……27 Chinnor…………32 LEAGUE-LEADERS Chinnor held off a late fightback from Barnstaple to take a bonus point win and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStreet’s reply just judders to a halt
By KATE FIELDING Broadstreet ……7 Tonbridge Jd 52 TONBRIDGE outscored their hosts by seven tries to one as Street’s search for...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNorville makes the most of his break
O Redcliffians33 Cinderford……43 By BEN RODEN CINDERFORD picked up another five points in an entertaining game, their experience at this level...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRams off to a flyer but Dons refuse to collapse
By CAMERON TEMPLE Wimbledon ….13 Redingens’ns 24 REDINGENSIANS continued their winning ways in a game which many expected to be a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMatavesi’s drive puts Redruth in the mood
By BILL HOOPER PICTURES: Simon Bryant Extras: Matt Bowden runs in the bonus point try for Redruth High riser: Scott Moore,...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoContrast in styles as Bury play wide game
By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds …37 Clifton …………19 BURY overcame a physical Clifton side to claim all five points. In...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoRed card leaves Worthing in hole
By ROSS BOULTON Canterbury ….50 Worthing ………26 CANTERBURY ran riot with six second-half tries to overcome 14-man Worthing. Worthing full-back David...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoNo complaints as Titans run ended
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T’ans31 Henley …………42 TITANS lost their unbeaten start and were well beaten in all departments, except the...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NICK DAVID WORCESTER FULL-BACK PERSERVERENCE is key to becoming a top class player and exciting full-back Nick David has had to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWonder try by Foster sets up Cardiff for a famous victory
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ROUND 6 of BUCS Super Rugby saw established reputations challenged and emerging ones burnished. The cameras...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoDefeat drops Guernsey down to fourth
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYwere knocked off the top after a 33-22 defeat at Guildford and - with other results...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoPoor Halesonians get 90-point mauling
Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions ran riot against bottom side Old Halesonians while Birmingham and Solihull Bees edged the top-of-the-table clash with...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoHoppers leave it late to grab crucial try
Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers hold on at the top, but it took a try in the dying minutes to pull this...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoAbbots closing in after shock for Dings
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot closed the gap on leaders Dings Crusaders to just one point after an actionpacked day. The...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoDoes Anglo-Welsh scrum test really have any value?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last! After years of denial and dismissal, two Home Union international...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLam lines up lrish tight-head Carey
BRISTOL are showing an interest in signing Irish tight-head Conor Carey as they look to strengthen their squad for an expected...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLeague starlet Calvin returns to Dragons
DRAGONS have strengthened their options in the midfield with the signing of Rugby League starlet Calvin Wellington. The Welsh born centre,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGiles set for more time on sidelines
OSPREYS wing Keelan Giles will be sidelined for a lengthy period with a serious knee injury. The 19-year-old was carried off...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoIneligible player costs Richmond five points
TYRRELLS Premier 15s side Richmond have been deducted five points after fielding an unregistered player in a match last month. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWasps suffer more injury disruption
MATT Mullan and Elliot Daly will be out for three months and three weeks respectively after sustaining injuries in Wasps’ win...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLions lock Henderson not short of suiters
ULSTER and Ireland star forward Iain Henderson is being pursued by overseas clubs eager to recruit him for next season. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCoventry mindset ‘cost Irish hope of survival’
TOM Coventry’s dismal season at London Irish need not have ended in relegation according to former Exiles backs specialist Richard Whiffin,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDon’t write off Jamie, we can still hit 50 mark
By ROB COLE Dropped: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales JONATHAN Davies is one game short of a half-century of international starts...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoModern generation can’t tackle, says guru Ellis
By JON NEWCOMBE DEFENCE expert Dave Ellis has warned rugby’s concussion problem will never go away unless tackling techniques improve. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDevoto playing catch-up after injury set-back
AFTER exhausting his own patience and that of his physios, Exeter centre Ollie Devoto has declared himself ready to stake a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoStalwart Steele still going strong after 300
By JON NEWCOMBE HE’s Otley’s man of Steele, in name and nature. Hooker Ben Steele is in his 14th season at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHughes ready to make his mark at Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales U20 captain Steffan Hughes hopes to force his way into the Scarlets side after more than...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLeicester ‘legend’ Hare returns to Welford Road
FORMER Northampton Saints Academy manager Dusty Hare has returned to Leicester Tigers in a scouting role. Hare, 64, had been at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Scotland full-back whose 2017 Lions tour was curtailed by injury (4) 3. Former England hooker who, from 2000, played...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlandovery ….31 Bridgend …… …10
LLANDOVERY bounced back from consecutive defeats with a five-star victory over Bridgend at Church Bank. A yellow card for a deliberate...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlanelli …………31 RGC 1404 ………48
RGC 1404 produced a dominant first-half showing to secure a deserved victoryat Parc y Scarlets. They ran in six tries, while...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoO’Brien saves Newport with nerveless last-ditch penalty
By JAY BAYFORD Newport……….28 Bedwas ……….25 MATT O’Brien proved to be the hero for Newport as his last-minute penalty sealed a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath punished for Smith red card by Carmarthen
By CARL FIELD C’rmarthen Q 39 Neath…………….17 IN-FORM Carmarthen hit struggling Neath for six to extend their 100 per cent winning...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys leave it late to unlock stubborn Bargoed rearguard
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bargoed …………9 Cross Keys ….25 CROSS Keys avenged their 34-23 defeat to Bargoed earlier in the season...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWing Evans at the double in Merthyr comeback
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Cardiff …………23 WING Kyle Evans’ two second half tries inspired Merthyr as they battled back from...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty fly out the starting blocks as Vale are despatched
By PETER HUGHES Pontypridd ….45 Ebbw Vale ……12 AN early onslaught set Pontypridd on their way to a crushing win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoInspired Dudley-Jones back to haunt former club
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon ………13 Swansea ……….9 ABERAVON edged a titanic battle at the Talbot Athletic Ground against local rivals Swansea....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPerfect Pooler pummel Emlyn in 9-try rout
SWALEC Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL made it a perfect 10 with a crushing 62-10 victory at Newcastle Emlyn. Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPariyo’s brilliant four-timer puts heat on Ystrad
SWALEC Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD GLAMORGAN Wanderers enjoyed a dominant 69-0 victory over basement boys Rumney in One East...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTeen-star Jalibert lets Toulouse off hook
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Heartache: Matthieu Jalibert missed a winning kick for Bordeaux An 18-year-old making his fly-half debut in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLance battling to build his case for Wallabies recall
By NEALE HARVEY Wallaby ambitions: Worcester’s Jono Lance FIRED-UP Aussie flyhalf Jono Lance has vowed to haul Worcester off the foot...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAbendanon staying at Clermont
NICK Abendanon has signed a two-year contract extension with French champions Clermont. The 31-year-old has the option of a third year...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBolter Malouf pays tribute to O’Connor
By NEALE HARVEY A work in progress: Nick Malouf LEICESTER surprise package Nick Malouf admits he owes Tigers boss Matt O’Connor...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWatson ready to home in on Scots No.7 role
By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson knows the upcoming Autumn Tests are a chance for the Scotland team to show supporters how...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBackwards step to block 17-year-olds
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’VE learned recently during...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIncreased funding would help us to house more teams
IT WAS disappointing to read Jeff Probyn’s apparent dismissal of the benefit to be had from the proposed increase in RFU...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWho do loan deals benefit in long run?
WHEN is a rugby club not a rugby club? When it is merely an accommodation for a Premiership club. Last week...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRobshaw so honest in messy Marland affair
COLIN BOAG The saga of Marlon Yarde’s ignominious departure from Quins, and his move to Sale, finally got resolved last week,...
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International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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