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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford run riot over sorry Geese
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 53 Wild Geese 3 BISHOP’S Stortford breezed to victory as they racked up nine tries against...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
JERSEY NO.8 NICK HAINING Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL JONES WALES U20s CAPTAIN Enjoying the student life while trying to become a professional rugby player is not easy but...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoChannel Islanders give leaders a scare
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddians still lead the way following a 32-26 win at home to Guernsey. But...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNuns shrug off red card to see off Bees
National League 3 Midlands DESPITE having Rory Vowles sent off, Nuneaton triumphed in the first v fourth clash, beating Birmingham and...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoField clear at top as rivals play catch-up
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhold their position as runaway leaders following yet another bonus-point win, 10-26 at Lymm Ben Hoyle, Nick...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOld boys need seven points to take title
National League 3 South West OLD Redcliffians look set to clinch the South West title after they extended their lead to...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoCrooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking
Still a mess: World Rugby has a duty to sort out the ongoing problems in the scrum PICTURE: Getty Images What...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoScotland star Strauss is snapped up by Sharks
TRANSFER WRAP By STEVE RIGBY Shark: Josh Strauss SALE Sharks have secured the services of Scotland international Josh Strauss ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHow Eddie put spring back in Daly’s step after World Cup axe
High-stepping: Elliot Daly takes on Italy’s defence ELLIOT Daly has thanked Eddie Jones for giving him the confidence to believe he...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNo need for motivation when we face Scots says Youngs
By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Youngs happily fanned the Calcutta Cup flames that threaten to burn red hot in the build-up to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBarnstorming Billy can put the frighteners on
BEN Youngs insists the potential return of “the world’s best No.8” for the Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham is bad news...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoSaxons coach Bates to take top RFU job
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England Saxons head coach Steve Bates has been named performance manager and international performance coach by the RFU....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBusy few weeks for Cooper’s high-flying Reigate
SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK VERDIER REIGATEGrammar School beat Crossley Heath 38-14 to reach the inaugural NatWest Schools Cup U18 Plate final...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoRedpath pins his colours to England
ENGLAND SCHOOLS CAMERON Redpath will force his father Bryan to cheer on England today after being named on the bench to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLads from the North dominate Counties XV
ENGLANDCounties U18 have named their 23-man squad for the two-match tour of Ireland in April. They play Ireland U18 Clubs on...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRobinson to return for Tindall XV
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson came out of retirement just a day after he retired this week. Robinson, who...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHowells atones for sin bin with late try
SWALEC Division One round-up By JOHN ARKLESS YSTRAD Rhondda condemned Treorchy to their first defeat of the season after a remarkable...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRobshaw returns to training
HARLEQUINS flanker Chris Robshaw has returned to non-contact training less than eight weeks after having an operation on a shoulder injury....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDual role for Molenaar
CENTRE Tim Molenaar will combine his playing duties with joining the 1st XV coaching team at Moseley next season. Former club...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRed Roses face big test
ENGLANDwomen will face Australia, Canada and the Black Ferns in New Zealand this June ahead of the World Cup in August....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBeddau the main winners despite the rain
SWALEC Championship round-up By JOHN ARKLESS THERE were wins for Beddau and Glamorgan Wanderers in the Welsh Championship, but three games...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDale at double as Ponty down Quins
Carm Quins 19 Pontypridd 24 By ALEX BYWATER PONTYPRIDD made it one step closer to the final of the WRU National...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHero Huw gives RGC superb win
By ROB COLE RGC 1404 41 Llandovery 36 HUW WORTHINGTON grabbed a last-minute try to send RGC 1404 into their first...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMerthyr through after heated clash
By RICH JONES Ebbw Vale 3 Merthyr 13 MERTHYR remain alive on three fronts after they beat Ebbw Vale 13-3 in...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKeys too strong as Pool beaten
By RHYS THOMAS Cross Keys 19 Pontypool 3 CROSS KEYS ended Pontypool’s dream of a historic league and cup double with...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTadhg’s taking chance to prove them all wrong back in Ireland
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER TADHG Beirne joined the Scarlets as an unheralded Irishman who had struggled to make the grade...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPlayers pay tribute to starlet Norkett
TEAMMATES of 20-yearold Elli Norkett paid tribute to the talented rugby player as they played for the first time without her....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoToulon’s troubles just keep on coming
Just when Racing thought it was safe to venture out in public, they discovered more trouble was lying in wait. Things...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 5 NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Newcastle v...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWray deserves England call, McCall tells Jones
By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall is “gobsmacked” by Eddie Jones’ continued snub of flanker Jackson Wray. Wray, 26, has been desperate...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHalfpenny close to new deal with Toulon
LEIGHHalfpenny looks set to turn down the offer of a dual-contract in Wales to stay with Toulon. Mourad Boudjellal, boss of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoGatland has to be worried by captaincy shambles
COLIN BOAG Last weekend unexpectedly threw up the most intriguing Six Nations clash. England v Italy was akin to watching a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoStop moaning Eddie, you were out-thought
Postbox special on that Italian tactic which has split opinion within the rugby fraternity Smart move or poor spirit? Italians stand...
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Features
/ 9 years agoO’Shea’s tactics were not in spirit of fair play
Scragged: Danny Care finds trouble waiting for him WONDER if admirers of the round ball game remember a recent advert created...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEngland’s calmness was credit to rugby
SO MUCH for the eagerlyanticipated home victory – yet England’s hard-earned triumph over Italy produced any number of talking points. Credit...
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Features
/ 9 years agoThis shows Italy are not relegation fodder
THE events should be an embarrassment to your correspondent, Stuart Stanton of Leeds and columnist Colin Boag. I refer, of course,...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYes, England were foggy, but so are World Rugby
EDDIE Jones and his players can thank their lucky stars that their latest tactical tutorial came from Italy. There is a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league
By NICK VERDIER LICHFIELD Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoNorton on a roll for England in Vegas
Las Vegas By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND took on the USA in a pool-decider last night after winning their opening two games...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
MARC JONES, THE BRISTOL AND FORMER SALE SHARKS HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Eifion...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoEddie must get England playing at a higher tempo
Threat: Ben Te’o would add go-forward between Owen Farrell and Elliot Daly PICTURE: Getty Images SCOTLAND have good cause to feel...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ben Loader – England U18s full-back
Breaking into senior rugby ranks is high on Ben Loader’s agenda but for now his focus is on ending his schoolboy...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSix Nations star helps autistic kids dream come true
England and Saracens stars Jamie George and Will Fraser handed out team shirts to a group of children with autism. England...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Kieran Read leads fight against rise of the machines
Kieran Read stands out in a land of giants for a reason other than his status as leader of the best...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Vickerman tragedy is a warning to all of rugby
Dan Vickerman’s death at the age of 37 is a reminder that being an admired and highly successful professional rugby player...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDai Young on coaching his son at Wasps
The raw emotion Olly Robinson expressed when his father Andy was sacked as Bristol director of rugby earlier this season revealed...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: full-backs and loosehead
Stuart Hogg is the name on everybody’s lips as the candidates for full-back in the 2017 Lions tour party showcase their...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Ricky Aley – South Leicester fly-half
1. Noisy eaters It really gets me when people eat loudly and slurp. Apparently, this makes me misophonic – yes, the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCurry twins sign long-term Sale contracts
Sale Sharks have announced that England U20s Internationals Ben and Tom Curry have both signed five-year contracts at the club. The...
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