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/ 3 years ago‘One club culture’ at Barnes produces results
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK FROM people running marathons, to hosting ‘Come Dine With Me’ experiences, Barnes RFC have helped out...
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/ 3 years agoAmbitious Gallagher aiming for top-flight contract
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK FREE scoring hooker Matt Gallagher has set himself a personal goal to earn a Premiership contract...
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/ 3 years agoVerbickas era starts in style as Dale hit quick fifty
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Wharfedale director of rugby Simon Verbickas made an emphatic start to his tenure in north...
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/ 3 years agoGenge on mission to get Bristol roaring
Ellis Genge wants to help Bristol be the “best” team they can be after re-joining his hometown club from Premiership champions...
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/ 3 years agoAussies overtake Blitzboks to clinch series title
NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA secured their first-ever men’s Sevens title last weekend after finishing third in the series finale in Los Angeles....
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/ 3 years agoSurgery sidelines Isiekwe
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS and England second row Nick Isiekwe will have surgery this week that will keep him out for “several...
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/ 3 years agoEssex Uni investigate head injury effects in grassroots
NEWS EXTRA RESEARCHERS at the University of Essex have launched an investigation into the effects of concussion in grassroots rugby with...
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/ 3 years agoSupport for 7s ace after rare cancer diagnosis
NEWS EXTRA By NEIL HARVEY FORMER Wales Sevens player Ethan Davies has announced he has a rare form of cancer. The...
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/ 3 years agoSlater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed a 350-mile bike ride this week in front of crowds at...
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/ 3 years agoEdgerley to run for friend’s cancer charity
NEWS EXTRA FORMER England Sevens star Sam Edgerley is set to run 100 miles in 24 hours down the Thames Path...
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/ 3 years agoPower aims to ramp up Park’s title bid
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROSSLYN Park have been busy in the transfer market as Kieran Power’s side embark on a hunt for...
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/ 3 years agoRazor & O’Gara back in harness
NEWS EXTRA STAR coaches Ronan O’Gara and Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson will take the reins for the Barbarians against an All Blacks XV...
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/ 3 years agoTrio launch fan tokens
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS, Leicester and Saracens have become the latest sports teams to launch ‘fan token’ schemes. They’ve announced partnerships with...
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/ 3 years agoScottish lock Tom relishing physical challenge
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTTISH Highlands second row Tom Smith has signed on for another year with Luctonians having revelled...
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/ 3 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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/ 3 years agoConvert Will has appetite for return to union
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK Inspired by former cross-code stars, hard hitting rugby league convert Will Blakemore has his sights set...
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/ 3 years agoMetcalf move is a show of intent for Ealing
NEWS EXTRA ■By JON NEWCOMBE AMBITIOUS Ealing Trailfinders have pulled off another recruitment coup with the capture of Sale Sharks youngster...
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/ 3 years agoAcademy prospect Cam has learnt the hard way
NEWS EXTRA HAVING developed through the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport in South Africa, Cameron Murray is looking to make his mark...
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/ 3 years agoMoroni joins his Pumas pals at Falcons
NEWS EXTRA NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed Premiership winner Matias Moroni from Leicester Tigers. The 31-year-old centre, who has 43 Argentina caps...
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/ 3 years agoDeans: Drua can be major force in the future
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Crusaders head coach Robbie Deans reckpons newcomers Fijian Drua are the best start-up in Super...
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/ 3 years agoEuro Cup schedule confirmed
NEWS EXTRA EPCR has confirmed the formats and qualifiers for next season’s Champions Cup. The Champions Cup will be competed for...
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/ 3 years agoKnights’ plan is Premier class
NEWS EXTRA By GUY WILLIAMS CHAMPIONSHIP highfliers Doncaster are looking to start on the front foot next seaason, starting with back-to-back...
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/ 3 years agoOmitted Conbeer can yet kick on, says Peel
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DWAYNE Peel believes inform Scarlets wing Ryan Conbeer was unlucky to miss out on Wales’ summer...
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/ 4 years agoParkes: Wales can give the Boks a test
FORMER Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes believes Wayne Pivac’s side can hit top form on this summer’s tour of South Africa. Wales...
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/ 4 years agoNelson irked as play-off motion is rejected
NEWS EXTRA By MUHAMMED SHER AFTER defeat to bitter rivals Yorkshire last weekend, Lancashire boss Mark Nelson revealed how his proposal...
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/ 4 years agoDiscipline England’s downfall in Toulouse 7s
NEWS EXTRA SIMON Amor’s England will have to settle for a place in today’s fifth place semi-final after losing their cup...
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/ 4 years agoWallaby O’Connor dealt injury blow
NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA star James O’Connor limped off in the Queensland Reds victory over Moana Pasifika yesterday and is a doubt...
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/ 4 years agoNew laws adopted to reduce injuries
NEWS EXTRA FIVE laws aimed at improving player welfare have been officially adopted after successful trials. The laws will be operational...
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/ 4 years agoHastings treated for cancer
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND and Lions legend Scott Hastings revealed that he is being treated for cancer. The 57-year-old has received chemotherapy...
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/ 4 years agoYoung banks on Timani to be king of collisions
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DAI YOUNG insists the signing of former Wallaby Lopeti Timani along with the significant improvement of...
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/ 4 years agoBoughton aims to kick on after best ever finish
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CINDERFORD have achieved their highest ever finish in National 1 and flyhalf Reece Boughton describes finishing...
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/ 4 years agoAshton hat-trick leaves Varndell fuming
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK TOM Varndell was left ‘fuming’ last night as his Premiership top try scorer record was broken...
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/ 4 years agoShelford enjoy double delight
NEWS EXTRA By IMOGEN AINSWORTH SHELFORD have done the double this season, with both their men’s and women’s 1st XV teams...
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/ 4 years agoEaling withdraw appeal for promotion
NEWS EXTRA CHAMPIONSHIP winners Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal against the decision to deny them promotion to the Premiership. Ealing...
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/ 4 years agoCalcutta Cup kicks it off again
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND face Scotland on the opening weekend of the 2023 Six Nations for the third year in a row....
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/ 4 years agoNew dad Nathan leads the chase for Brownlie
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being deprived of sleep having recently become a father, Cinderford’s Nathan Taylor is determined to...
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/ 4 years agoGollings off to a winning start as Fiji coach
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England 7s ace Ben Gollings has paid tribute to his players after they handed him...
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/ 4 years agoIt’s tough for Hull in League country
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK POSITIONED in the centre of a rugby league obsessed city, Hull RUFC – who are top...
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/ 4 years agoSuccess for Crawley
NEWS EXTRA Crawley ladies lifted the Women’s NC 3 South East (South) title at the first time of asking last weekend....
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/ 4 years agoLezana integral to change of fortune at Scarlets
NEWS EXTRA By FREDDIE BENNETT DWAYNE Peel insists the Scarlets haven’t even scratched the surface when it comes to how good...
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/ 4 years agoCinderford on course for their highest ever finish
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CINDERFORD have their sights set on their highest ever finish in National 1 and director of...
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/ 4 years agoYoung lads keep injury-hit Titans in title hunt
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being stripped to their ‘bare bones’ due to a mammoth injury list, Rotherham continue their...
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/ 4 years agoDefensive desire has been key to Hull success
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK HULL director of rugby Gary Pearce says his side’s defensive mentality has been the key this...
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/ 4 years agoPathway to the top is Caldy’s route to success
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK ‘LITTLE old Caldy with a shed for a clubhouse’ are fighting for promotion to the Championship...
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/ 4 years agoResilient Noot roars back after nightmare injury run
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Albanian full-back Alex Noot has thrived on his return to rugby this season after suffering...
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/ 4 years agoFarewell to little big man Colin Herridge
NEWS EXTRA By GEOFF NORDEMANN GREATS of the game assembled at St Nicholas church, Thames Ditton on Friday to say farewell...
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/ 4 years agoDoherty calls time
NEWS EXTRA HARROGATE director of rugby David Doherty has decided to resign at the end of the season. Doherty, who joined...
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/ 4 years agoRiley tired of being the ‘nearly men’ at Sedgley
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park captain Matt Riley is desperate to end the club’s tag as ‘nearly men’ by...
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/ 4 years agoLong road trips have built team spirit at Redruth
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK REDRUTH head coach Nigel Hambly credits his side’s long bus journeys for building camaraderie in their...
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/ 4 years agoEngland centre Sangwin passes
NEWS EXTRA England centre Roger Dennis Sangwin died last week aged 84. Sangwin played against the touring New Zealand squad for...












