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National League One
/ 9 years agoCov fight back points as Park
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 36pts Tries: Stevens 14, Price 22, Litchfield 40, Maisey 53 Conversions: Maisey 15, 54 Penalties: Maisey 12,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoProtheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOAs hold off a depleted Fylde
By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIonians’ survival hopes still alive
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge....
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStubborn Blues fall short to in-form Albion
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 18 Plymouth Alb 21 PLYMOUTH secured their tenth straight league win with success on the road against...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions ease to victory to stay in race
By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 40 Preston G 14 LEICESTER Lions maintained their play-off hopes with a six-try salvo win over...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSix-try Leicester down Scunny
By MICK McNEILL S Leicester 43 Scunthorpe 10 SOUTH Leicester beat relegation-threatened Scunthorpe, starting and finishing with some wellworked tries. It...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBarrett the hero as Dale edge it
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 13 Sedgley Park 10 AN AFTERNOON of brutal rugby, with no quarter being given from either side,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale dig deep but cannot deny the hosts
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 24 Tynedale 17 A DOGGED display from Luctonians saw them earn a bonus-point win over a well-drilled...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSale battle back in a game of two halves
By LEE SIMS Sale 28pts Chester 19pts SALE boosted their hopes of clinching a home play-off thanks to a strong second-half...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTigers roar as Swatkins stars in vital win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T 27 Hinckley 22 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ hopes of retaining their National Two status were given a major...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoStour stroll but Otley rescue point
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 36 Otley 26 STOURBRIDGE cruised to a comfortable win but then took their foot off the gas...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoExcellent Caldy close in on title
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate 10 Caldy 38 AN ASSURED performance from league leaders Caldy consolidated their place at the top of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER EXETER, BATH, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON IRISH FLY-HALF CHRIS MALONE Icame to England in 2001 and had 10 great years,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoDouble from Dan too much for the Cockles
By MAISIE WHITE Exmouth 8 Canterbury 22 EXMOUTH dominated a game that really should have seen some form of league points...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLespierre hat-trick fires OEs up table
By JON EDWARDS Barnes 27 O Elthamians 50 A STORMING first-half display helped Old Elthamians overcome battling Barnes and edge into...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoPicture-perfect Frame saves draw
By SIMON LORD Bury St E 29 Cinderford 29 A TRY with the clock in the red salvaged a draw for...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKingdom comes to rescue with late penalty
By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks24 T’ton Titans 25 A GARY Kingdom penalty in the seventh minute of injury-time gave Taunton Titans...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHistory for Chinnor in Stortford thrill ride
By RICHARD JARVIS White line fever: Chinnor flanker Ben Manning crashes over in the first half of a hard-fought game, left,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBath dunks Wild Geese for vital victory
By JORDAN DAVIES LI W Geese 5 Barnstaple 12 BARNSTAPLE edged past London Irish in a crucial relegation dogfight that saw...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedingensians Ram past Clifton
By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth buzzing with Raiders win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 33 Worthing R 29 IT WAS a proverbial game of two halves that thoroughly entertained the crowd,...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
BIYI ALO WORCESTER PROP How do you look back at that entertaining game at Wasps last Sunday? It must have been...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
AARON HINKLEY ENGLAND U18S OPENSIDE Aaron Hinkley is fully aware making it at senior level will not be a walk in...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTight title race set to go to the death
National League 3 London & S WITH just two games to go Tonbridge Juddians and Wimbledon are still battling it out...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBroadstreet’s winning run stretches on
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET kept their title bandwagon rolling with an 11th straight victory to maintain a two-point cushion at...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield maintain perfect record
National League 3 North ALREADY promoted after just the one season in this league Huddersfield maintained their 100 per cent record...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoVictorious Lydney relegate Launceston
National League 3 South West DING Crusaders took a giant step towards claiming second place and a spot in the promotion...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoI doubt that Gatland will be giving out Lions wildcards
Optimism, hypocrisy and concern. Three words that can be used to describe the game of rugby over the last week. Optimism,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol bring in young guns as Reihana joins coaching roster
By STEVE RIGBY BRISTOL have bucked their trend of signing Test stars for a week with the capture of two highly-rated...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJohnson: Should we fear rise in drugs use? Absolutely
FORMER England World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson believes there are concerns surrounding doping in rugby as he distances himself from...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPerry: Sooner England switch Watson to full-back the better
By NEALE HARVEY Attacking flair: Anthony Watson looks to break through the Scottish defence. Inset, Leigh Halfenny PICTURES: Getty Images MIKE...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPredator targets new prey to work off
By NEALE HARVEY Hungry for honours: Dave Ewers DAVE Ewers reckons Exeter’s long unbeaten league run will count for nothing unless...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMitchell and Co extend deals with England
By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDSevens captain Tom Mitchell is one of six senior players to sign a new contract ahead of next...
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Features
/ 9 years agoElectrifying Adams is ready for Wales tour says Gold
NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER boss Gary Gold says Josh Adams is good enough to play for Wales this Summer. The 21-year-old has...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRandall’s double helps fire Hartpury to a treble
UNIVERSITY BUCS FINAL HARRYRandall rounded up a fine month by leading Hartpury College to BUCS glory two weeks after winning the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoGolden crop triumph again at Twickenham
By NICK VERDIER WARWICK School’s class of 2017 will long be remembered in the West Midlands after they claimed the NatWest...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEngland serve up a mess in Massy
France U19s …35 England U19s …22 A SLOPPY start set the tone for England U19s yesterday as they were convincingly beaten...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales rally to run out easy winners
Wales U18s …29 England U18s …19 WALES U18s will go into the Easter International Series next weekend high on confidence after...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFarrell greatness made in ‘Heaven’
Andy Farrell believes his son Owen’s growing reputation as one of Rugby Union’s most creative playmakers was born in ‘Heaven’. Or,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBedwas lift first trophy of the season
By ANDREW MCQUARRIE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL Carmarthen Q 18 Bedwas …23 BEDWAS were crowned the 2016/17 Foster’s Challenge Cup champions after...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMerthyr leapfrog rivals Ponty to go top of the table
By JAMES LLOYD WELSH PREMIERSHIP Merthyr…17 Pontypridd…3 MERTHYR moved to the top of Tier One after they beat Pontypridd in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLlanelli continue good run with bonus point win
By RICH JONES Llanelli …32 Swansea …15 LLANELLI made it two wins on the bounce in Tier Two after they convincingly...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoThree-try win sees Pooler take the crown
SWALEC Championship round-up By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPOOL sealed the Championship crown after they beat Glamorgan Wanderers 23-3. Pooler had the opportunity...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBridgend overcome Maesteg to take top spot
SWALEC Division One round-up By RICH JONES BRIDGEND Athletic moved to the top of the extremely tight West-Central after they pipped...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoIt’s turmoil as Big Two fight to run the Top 14
They have been slugging it out in the centre of the ring for the heavyweight championship of French rugby. In one...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMaestri fined for Barnes outburst
Hot-bloodied: Yoann Maestri is pulled away from referee Wayne Barnes FRANCE lock Yoann Maestri has been fined £26,000 after accepting a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWrong to blame Rob for narrow defeats – Warburton
Defiant: Sam Warburton SAM Warburton has blasted critics of Rob Howley, insisting Wales’ interim boss is well equipped to fill the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCatt hopes Bath can spring to life after ‘massive wake-up call’
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND hopeful Nathan Catt denies Bath are mentally weak but admits they must work harder and be smarter...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoBe sensible about the high tackle law
WHILE I’m all for the paramount importance of players safety, I do think that the refereeing of the high tackle law...
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