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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoExeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade ‘doing everything’ to get back in the England side
Henry Slade hopes England coach Steve Borthwick will return to his tried and tested midfield partnership this summer to give the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoGlasgow Warriors 19-22 Toulon: The Scottish side are stunned by the brilliant Nacho Brex
Toulon will head to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium to face Leinster in the European Champions Cup semi-finals after inflicting a first home...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWorcester Warriors 14-28 Bedford Blues: Mike Rayer’s men stun Warriors to move up to second
Bedford Blues secured their first ever victory at Sixways to leapfrog Worcester Warriors into second position in the Elior Champ Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland’s Helena Rowland is putting her best foot forward at the 2026 Women’s Six Nations
England playmaker Helena Rowland played last year’s World Cup knowing there was a chance it would be the swansong of her...
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Women's International
/ 2 months agoWales 19-24 Scotland: The Scots stay cool to keep the Welsh out
Scotland withstood a ferocious late onslaught to spoil Sean Lynn’s first Six Nations game in charge of Wales with a hard-earned...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Duelling French aristocrats! Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles clash in the Champions Cup
Rugby in France has never been more popular. The television audience for the final Six Nations match against England peaked at...
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Latest News
/ 2 months ago>> Guscott: French rivals showing England the way
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Latest News
/ 2 months ago>> Cain: Quins lack the launchpad for Furbank
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/ 2 months ago>> Barbeary is the Bath hero
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees analysis
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 months agoLes Bleues take their time to put on a show
■By MARK ROGERS Tries: Grando 21, Arbez 44, Brosseau 54, Khalfaoui 60, Murie 70, Barrat 75 Conversions: Arbez 44, 55, 61,...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 months agoWe’re improving. I was super proud of all of them, says Lynn
Orr was sharp and di- That left the game fine-allowed her to return ing to cut the gap to five. ing....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoThis team just will not give up, says van Graan
PROUD Bath head coach Johann van Graan hailed his side’s fighting spirit after they stunned Saints at the death. “This team...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoI’ve got to be a dog at the breakdown, says Willis
By BEN JAYCOCK TOULOUSE flanker and renowned jackaler Jack Willis has pinpointed the breakdown as the decisive battleground ahead of today’s...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoUlster march into final four with style
■By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER moved to within one game of a first European final since 2012 with an impressive victory over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoMontpellier cash in on Connacht’s error count
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Penalty: Gilbert 3 CONNACHT’S Challenge Cup campaign came to a disappointing end as they suffered a heavy defeat...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoZebre 32-35 Dragons: The resolute Welsh region keep cool to push the Italians out of the picture
Dragons edged a dramatic Challenge Cup quarter-final in Parma against Zebre to reach the semi-finals for the first time in their...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoChiefs looking for fast start
■By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER Chiefs head to Treviso braced for a fast start from Benetton, with director of rugby Rob Baxter...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBorthwick needs help on selection
STEVE Borthwick has been England manager for over three years now, and he has a similar win record (at roughly 60...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoLimit Champions Cup to the top six
Letters THERE have been comments that the lack of relegation in the Prem leaves clubs nothing to play for. However clubs...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoWill Furbank get the ball at Quins?
MONEY talks and it must have been screaming at George Furbank to entice the England fullback to The Stoop from Northampton....
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Letters
/ 2 months agoEngland too good
I’M excited by the start of the women’s Six Nations, but it is only really the France game that presents a...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoLawes is the man
I MUST admit I do not watch any ProD2 rugby so I’m not sure what sort of shape Courtney Lawes is...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoIt’s time for one real champion to disappear
EUROPE’S match of the season kicks off on the banks of the Garonne this afternoon, the champions of Europe (Bordeaux) versus...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNottingham fight back to secure Matt Gallagher Cup
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham .....33pts Tries: Christian-Goss 20, Cherry 32, 40; Yarnell 66, Parks 77 Conversions: Parks 21, 33, 40, 67...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCambridge turn up the heat on Ealing
They put everything into pressure. ■By STEVE WHILE Ealing went away with the expected five points, a defiant Cambridge pushed them...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWe are still in the race for play-offs, says Cattle
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........57pts Tries: Nelson 13, Yates 26, 39; Price-Thomas 35, Elderkin 44, Relton 48, Becconsall 52, Ribbons...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCaldy secure their league status for fifth year in a row
By JOHN By LUKE Caldy .................20pts Tries: Wynn 11, Gallagher 55, Owen 67 Conversion: Wilkinson 10 Penalty: Wilkinson 73 Hartpury ...........17pts...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBracken in for hat-trick to steer the Mob home
■By LUKE JARMYN L Scottish .........19pts Tries: Clayton 24, Wilkinson 45, Law 61 Conversions: Honey 46, 62 Ampthill ........... 48pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDoncaster take their time to get up to pace
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........31pts Tries: Olowofela 8, Bainbridge 44, Rokoduguni 49, 72; Edwards 56 Conversions: Dolly 8, 44, 56 Richmond...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRed Roses blown away as France run riot
U18 Women FRANCE completed a perfect U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival campaign with a dominant 75-7 victory over England, running in...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoThe Championship deserved better
MENTION of Coventry’s famous 19-18 win over Newcastle in the old Courage League One 30 years ago – equivalent to the...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTitans get the board thundered up in huge 80-pointer
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..80 Rams ................... 7 ROTHERHAM TITANS trampled over Rams, to move within touching distance of promotion,...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoOn-pace Club get their play-off place
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Sale FC..................... 19 BLACKHEATH soared to an emphatic victory over Sale, one which guaranteed the Club...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoPark dream ‘what if’ with Mehson as the main man
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........88 Leicester Lions ...... 7 LUKE MEHSON scored a remarkable seven tries as Rosslyn Park ran...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoDing-dong affair is a victory for Dings
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..40 Bishop’s S ...............34 DINGS CRUSADERS produced a fine display of attack to secure a hard-fought...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTJs tear it up after finding quick juice
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Clifton ......................24 TONBRIDGE Juddians’ first-half dominance saw them run out winners, despite an energised fight...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoAll hail Bailey after Tykes farm last try
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............24 Leeds Tykes ..........25 BENJAMIN BAILEY’S final-minute effort saw Leeds Tykes out, after a nail-biting affair...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoTyne’s tide turner Will still simply their best!
Tynedale ......... 44pts Scunthorpe ......19pts ■By BRIAN TILLEY Tyne on top: Will Roberts breaks in the first minute to score, and...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoIonians rejoice but Bills leave in-voice
■By BRIAN NORMAN and closed the half with HULL IONIANS left it late to seal a home win against Billingham, who...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoRenouf’s wing-shaking pair brings Hull goods away
Otley ......................... 12 Hull............................22 ■By NICK DOYLE ALEC RENOUF’s try-scoring exploits played a huge hand in Hull’s away win at Otley....
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoDouglas doubles and Checks Field
Darlington MP .......42 Macclesfield .........41 ■By IAN MORRIS BEN DOUGLAS’ pair of tries and Liam Checksfield’s hat-trick proved pivotal for Darlington...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPeter Southern: Tynedale can fight their way back to National One
Tynedale director of rugby Peter Southern thinks his club have what it takes to fight their way back into National One...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHull goods away OTLEY: One small step from Wharfe is a big loss for Sheff
Sheffield .......... 12 Wharfedale .... 24 ■By EDWIN WILLIAMS R Sellers, Re to give Hull a 5-metre scrum. From which. Paulos...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKyle-Clay’s hands has Hoppers potty
Rossendale ............ 19 Preston G ................25 ■By AVUYILE SAWULA SAM KYLE-CLAY hit two tries, either side of half-time, to help Preston...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBroadley sneak-in buffers half-board
■By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD TIGERS’ sterling second-half performance saw them storm to a six-try victory, in their mid-table clash with Fylde....
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoPromotion in reach for Cherry & Whites
By BILL HOOPER Camborne..........52pts Cinderford.........31pts CAMBORNE’S win today along with other results elsewhere leave the Cherry & Whites needing just one...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoNational 1 still in sight for top-class Hinckley
By WILLIAM HEAVER Exeter Uni.........31 Hinckley...........77 RELEGATION fears deepened for Exeter University as they were thrashed by third-placed Hinckley, in an...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLucs continue their winning streak
By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....26 Luctonians..............47 LOUGHBOROUGH Students welcomed Luctonians to Epinal Way following Loughborough’s first away win of the season...
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