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/ 8 years agoMakeshift Scarlets almost cage Cheetahs
By GEORGE LAWRENCE SCARLETS ran out of steam after a promising start as they were beaten by Cheetahs. Wayne Pivac’s side...
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/ 8 years agoHarrison hounds Albanian as Caldy dominate
By JOHN LYON Caldy 21 Old Albanian 0 A COMBINATION of a cold day and a heavy pitch always looked likely...
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/ 8 years agoTeenage dreams for in-form Davey
By ANDREW SMITH A LATE try from Richie Piper brought to an end in-form Sedgley Park’s unbeaten run of seven games....
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/ 8 years agoWhat’s wrong with front row? It’s all in the feet!
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Well done Eddie Jones, coach of the year, a truly deserved accolade...
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/ 8 years agoWhy does rugby get such little love from SPOTY?
THERE was much groaning and cursing in rugby circles earlier in the week at the complete lack of rugby representation in...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys no match for Munster’s efficiency
By DARAGH SMALL OSPREYS’ PRO14 woes continued in Cork as Munster claimed a bonus-point win with a ruthless display, which saw...
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/ 8 years agoClub grind their way to victory
By DAN WRIGHT Cambridge 16 Blackheath 27 A DETERMINED defensive display from Blackheath saw them come away from Volac Park with...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER AND CASTRES WINGER MARCEL GARVEY Winning the Top 14 title in my first season with Castres was...
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/ 8 years agoEngland kick off campaign with bronze in Dubai
DUBAI SEVENS ENGLANDwon the bronze medal in Dubai in the opening leg of the World Sevens Series after beating Fiji in...
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/ 8 years agoHit and miss campaign but some stunning tries
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMSVERDICT Master controller: Wales key man Dan Biggar, and new openside contender Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoTwo more full internationals emerged
Capped: Brian Barley MARK Nelson, once of Sale and now coaching at Rossendale, has been in touch regarding last week’s feature...
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/ 8 years agoGlasgow marching on after Filise gets red card
By GARY HEATLY GLASGOWrecovered from 10-0 down to defeat 14-man Cardiff Blues at Scotstoun on Friday night and make it 10...
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/ 8 years agoStudents edge it in 11-try thriller
By SIOBHAN KELLY L’borough S 49 Esher 38 LOUGHBOROUGH powered to a vital home victory over Esher to lift the struggling...
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/ 8 years agoRams in dominant display against limp Bury
By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’ns 29 Bury St E 17 TWO second-half tries secured yet another home victory for Redingensians against an...
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/ 8 years agoWomen left eighth after Spain defeat
ENGLANDWomen finished eighth in Dubai after losing to Spain 14-21 in the seventh place play off. Earlier in the day England...
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/ 8 years agoRolling subs would make mockery of the game
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ROLLING substitutes would be a disaster for Rugby Union, and the siren call...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Varsity war heroes to be honoured at Twickenham BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points A...
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/ 8 years agoConnacht collared by canny Canna
By JOHN FALLON Zebre 24 Connacht 10 FORMERConnacht coach Michael Bradley heaped misery on them as he guided Zebre to a...
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/ 8 years agoDawson cheek is clincher in Darlington’s late show
By KEVIN ROBINSON Composed finish: Adam Radwan scores the first try. PICTURES: Shutter Press SECOND faced off against third at the...
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/ 8 years agoZutic red costs Broadstreet badly
By CLIVE MITCHELL Broadstreet 15 Barnstaple 2 RESURGENT Barnstaple came from 15-0 down to claim their sixth victory of the season...
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/ 8 years agoTry-happy Bees are buzzing for crack at promotion
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY BIRMINGHAM & Solihull head of rugby Pete Glackin insists the dark days are over as his...
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/ 8 years agoAre Game Board now plotting a ten-team Premier?
WE could be heading back into the shadowlands of clandestine decisionmaking, with the idea being floated that the Premiership could be...
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/ 8 years agoAt least Fuller will forever have one claim to fame
ONE of Herbert Fuller’s two claims to fame will disappear at Twickenham on Thursday when Cambridge prop Will Briggs – barring...
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/ 8 years agoLowe doubles up in Leinster stroll
By RONAN O’BRIEN Benetton 10 Leinster 36 LEINSTER fine-tuned their preparations for next week’s Champions Cup battle with Exeter as James...
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/ 8 years agoLeaders roll on at The Rock with 13th straight win
By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park 13 Coventry 43 COVENTRY’S on-loan scrum-half Tom Kessell put in a masterly performance with a try-saving...
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/ 8 years agoClark strikes late to deny Geese
By DORA ALLDAY LI Wild Geese 22 Canterbury 26 SEB Clark scored the winning try as a gritty Canterbury surged up...
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s got too much talent to choose from
COLIN BOAG Now that the Autumn internationals are behind us, whose stock rose, and whose fell? Eddie Jones’ problem remains that...
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/ 8 years agoDrop these quick drops
THE ruse of taking a quick drop-goal conversion after a try to put the kibosh on a TMO review is sharp...
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/ 8 years agoBarrett adds golden boot to ‘double’ world crown
PETER JACKSON consults his stats book to illuminate the Test year in numbers PETER JACKSON Beauden Barrett finishes way out in...
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/ 8 years agoHenson is draw card as Dragons dig deep
By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman hailed the character of his young side as they thrillingly shared the spoils...
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/ 8 years agoKing key as OEs bounce back for victory
By JON EDWARDS O. Elthamians47 B’mingham M.17 A STORMING second half performance saw Elthamians end a run of three successive defeats...
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/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for hosts in Reds mauling
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 49 Redruth 19 seven tries as they overcame the challenge of Redruth in a highly entertaining encounter....
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/ 8 years agoRip-roaring as Cipriani returns to fire Wasps
By NICK CAIN THIS WAS the Premiership at its best, with Wasps and Leicester serving up a feast of rugby for...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HARLEQUINS are in the running to lure former Wallaby centre Ben Tapuai into leaving...
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/ 8 years agoYes, Eddie’s right to be obsessed by the All Blacks
One of few: Maro Itoje is ahead of his All Black rival PICTURE: Getty Images ARE England obsessed by New Zealand?...
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/ 8 years agoMaiden Fowden score just enough
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde 29 Bishop’s Stort.22 REPLACEMENT Luke Fowden scored his first try for Fylde in the final minute of...
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/ 8 years agoDefence to the fore as Titans are suffocated
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 13pts Taunton 7pts Thwarted: Chinnor’s speed demon Jamil Hamilton. IF defences win championships then Chinnor are going...
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/ 8 years agoScotland have an outside chance of a Grand Slam
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT THE outright winners from the Autumn series are Scotland, especially as England and Ireland were pretty...
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/ 8 years agoWe had bottle to win it says Dai
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young said he felt his side always had the win in them. “There was not much...
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/ 8 years agoPremiership clubs ready to swoop on Edinburgh
SAM HIDALGO-CLYNE is ready to leave Edinburgh at the end of the season after Gregor Townsend’s autumn Test snub. Scrum-half Hidalgo-...
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/ 8 years agoExpect another Mennaye thriller
Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Preview Today. Kick-off 2.30pm. Mennaye Field PIRATES coach Alan Paver knows it will come down to...
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/ 8 years agoMugford double downs Ionians
By ROB TUNLEY PLYMOUTH returned to form in style with an easy win over Hull Ionians to banish chastening memories of...
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/ 8 years agoMaslen magic inspires super Worthing
By SALLY MATTHEWS Worthing 40 O Redcliffians…34 JACK Maslen bagged a hattrick as Worthing ensured Old Redcliffians remain struggling near the...
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/ 8 years agoBath blitz is too late to trouble runaway champs
By MIKE SINCLAIR CHAMPIONS Exeter moved ten points clear of third-placed Bath at the top of the Premiership – and for...
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/ 8 years agoO’Mahony snubs new Ireland deal
GLOUCESTER are in the race to land Munster captain Peter O’Mahony, who has rejected the Irish Rugby Union’s offer of a...
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/ 8 years agoHartpury wilt after Ealing’s three-minute double strike
By ANDREW BEACHAM EALINGTrailfinders maintained their challenge to leaders Bristol with a five-try, bonus point win over Hartpury. Two tries, either...
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/ 8 years agoDings eye brighter future after stadium upgrade
By NEALE HARVEY DINGS Crusaders chairman Steve Lloyd believes his club’s new £7.2m stadium will provide the Bristol-based outfit with a...
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/ 8 years agoWimbledon stay winless at TJs
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians ran in seven tries as Wimbledon’s winless run continued. The hosts struck first, building over several...
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/ 8 years agoTodd in awe of Chiefs back row
TODD Blackadder warned the rest of Europe to beware of Exeter who entertain Leinster in the Champions Cup next Sunday. “If...












