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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoStudents rampant in their home finale
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll’ 92 Macclesfield….7 HARTPURY ran riot on a sun-soaked afternoon, in the final home game of an...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 9 years agoIrvine’s treble is just the tonic for Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …46 Old Albanian …33 SO the relegation battle goes down to the wire. Ionians did what...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions are roaring against plucky Hinckley
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L ….49 Hinckley ……….12 LEICESTER Lions claimed local bragging rights with a comfortable one-sided win against Hinckley....
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers comeback denies Chester
By BEN JAMES Sedgley Park 33 Chester…………29 AN INSPIRED second half helped Sedgley Park come from 22-12 down to beat Chester....
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoScunny boost survival chances
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……19 Scunthorpe ….25 A SCRAPPY affair saw Scunthorpe keep their hopes of survival alive with a marginal win....
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoRoberts keeps his cool to secure victory
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….19 Caldy …………….20 THE final whistle was a relief to Caldy who clung on to win an...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoOtley safe after 5-try victory at Harrogate
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate …………15pts Otley ………………….35pts PETER Clegg has watched his side play open rugby all season but it was...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSuper Sale smash the Grasshoppers
By STEVE SMITH Sale …………….59 Preston G ……14 SALE FC are showing all the right characteristics in their fight for promotion...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoStour thrashed as Tynedale run riot
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….24 Tynedale ………52 STOURBRIDGE signed off their home campaign with an embarrassing defeat against rampant Tynedale. Tynedale set...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSix of the best for in-form Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T ….49 S Leicester ….22 SHEFFIELD Tigers continue their’ remarkable turnaround with a six-try demolition of South...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS, EDINBURGH AND ROTHERHAM WINGER ANDREW TURNBULL When I turned up for my first World Rugby Sevens Series...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCarlisle at the double to boost Barnes
By WILL REILLY Barnes …………47 Clifton ……………19 BARNES boosted their survival chances with an impressive victory against Clifton – moving them...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCanterbury hold on for narrow win
By SIMON LORD Bury St E ……….13 Canterbury ….14 BURY St Edmunds were unable to grant outgoing coach Gavin Hogg a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHome comforts remain for Chinnor
By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor…………38 Taunton T ……29 CHINNOR maintain their season-long unbeaten record at home and kept their National One play-off...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoOEs on a roll and cut loose to stay in hunt
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……12 O Elthamians…55 CINDERFORD were unable to halt the Old Elthamians juggernaut as they scored seven tries...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoFour years of effort pays off in promotion
By MORGAN HILL Exmouth………………7pts Bishop’s Stort’ …60pts GOING UP!: Bishop’s Stortford celebrate winning promotion to National League One for next season....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders no match for the rampant Rams
By MATT McCRORY Redingens’ …43 Worthing ……27 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ final home fixture of the season saw them fight off Worthing Raiders...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGeese come back and are still alive
By BILL HOOPER Redruth …21 LI Wild Geese…22 BEN Kitchen’s conversion of George Drye’s try in time added on proved to...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHawks off to flyer to cruise to victory
By NICK PITSON Henley…52 Barnstaple…27 HENLEYHawks comfortably saw off struggling Barnstaple – scoring eight tries in the process at Dry Leas....
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
NICK SELWAY JERSEY HOOKER What did you make of the Championship season? It was disappointing to miss out on the play-offs...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS LOCK JAMES LASIS James Lasis started the season as a loosehead but it is at lock that he is...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTonbridge finish top season as champs
National League 3 London & SE AS EXPECTEDTonbridge Juddians ended their campaign as champions and will complete in National Two South...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHurst hails performances of youngsters
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET won the title in style with a merciless 64-7 battering of a Sandbach side that was...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield continue to smash records
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhave taken the National Three North title with a record breaking 26 wins from 26 after beating...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOld Redcliffians forced to dig very deep
National League 3 South West OLD REDCLIFFIANS were run all the way as they finished their National League 3 South West...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoKings upset the odds to stun sorry Waratahs
By NICK VERDIER King for a day: Michael Willemse celebrates his try PICTURE: Getty Images THE Kings might be heading for...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘Creative’ Lions can expose All Blacks
ALL Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick reckons Warren Gatland has picked a high class British and Irish Lions squad for the tour...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEddie’s playing a generation game
NICK CAIN gets an exclusive lowdown from England head coach Eddie Jones on his selction for the two-Test Pumas tour NICK...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThe Winners…
Joe Cokanasiga Sam James Harry Mallinder Jack Maunder Nick Isiekwe Harry Williams Sam Underhill Nathan Earle Piers Francis Tom Curry Ben...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMercer on board to spearhead bid for world crown
By NICK VERDIER Born leader: England U20s and Bath No.8 Zach Mercer ZACHMercer will be on hand to help England U20s...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoFletcher’s unbeaten boys put Scotland to sword
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND finished the U18s International Series unbeaten after they secured a seventry 45-24 victory over Scotland last Sunday....
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoJason will be last to walk away from us say Bristol
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOl chairman Chris Booy insists there will be no more ‘get out’ clauses on offer after revealing that...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoBurford confident new-look Aylesford will deliver
By NICK VERDIER AYLESFORD are 80 minutes away from clinching a maiden Women’s Premiership title to go with their Cup triumph...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWizards struggle past lowly Quins
Welsh Premier By ALEX BYWATER Carm’ Quins …21 Aberavon …24 ABERAVON kept up the pressure on the leaders in Tier One...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBlack & Ambers pushed all the way
By ROB COLE Bargoed…11 Newport…15 NEWPORT secured a Tier Two Premiership play-off place after they ground out a tough win against...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSurvival secure in dramatic scenes at Narberth
SWALEC round-up By JAMES LLOYD NEWBRIDGEbooked their place in next season’s National Championship with a thumping 43-29 win away at second...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoScottish move for Morris to replace Richards
By JON NEWCOMBE LONDON SCOTTISH have lined up Loughborough Students’ Dave Morris as the man to replace Peter Richards as head...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGodsmark is the hero as Melrose earn their revenge
By GARY HEATLY A TRY with three minutes from time won the BT Cup for Melrose as they gained revenge on...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoJustice as Montpellier put 50 past the champs
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Heavy artillery: Montpellier’s try-scoring wing Nemani Nadolo It was the postponed match that was given the go-ahead...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles old boy relishing life amid ‘mad’ French
By NEALE HARVEY Upbeat: Josh Drauniniu HAVING dodged the demise of his old club London Welsh, Josh Drauniniu is revelling in...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCanada land historic first title as England claim the bronze
O Canada! The Singapore trophy is held aloft by the surprise winners CANADA won their firstever World Series tournament in Singapore...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoWeek beginning Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, APRIL 23 CHAMPIONS CUP Semi-Final Clermont v Leinster...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoHogg takes charge at OAs
OLD Albanian have appointed Gavin Hogg, 35, as a successor to James Shanahan as head coach. With Shanahan moving to Blackheath,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoCopying the French mistake spells trouble – Saint-Andre
By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Saint-Andre FORMER France and Toulon head coach Philippe Saint-Andre reckons English rugby will sleep-walk into a disaster...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoEnglish kids are taught 6-try lesson
ENGLAND U17s fell to a six-try 47-26 against their French counterparts yesterday. They trailed 22-19 at the break in Gueugnon, scoring...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoYet again Falcons are left out in cold
WHAT does a Newcastle player have to do to get selected by England? Mark Wilson has been up there with the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoI hope Lions realise Warrenball will not work against ABs
WHILE it is only fair that England have the majority share on the Lions tour after dominating the Northern Hemisphere for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoWorrying trend of overseas recruits
IN recent editions of The Rugby Paper much of Blindside contained information about nonEnglish players: Morne Steyn, Elton Jantjies, Faf de...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMajor concern regarding ‘Welshness’ of the squad
COLIN BOAG Welsh bias? Warren Gatland and his coaches At last we know who’s made the Lions squad, so we can...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
TEIMANA HARRISON, THE NORTHAMPTON AND ENGLAND FLANKER, PICKS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mako Vunipola -...
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