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/ 4 years agoReds fightback falls short as Coventry physicality
By JAMES HEWLETT Jersey ................17pts Tries: White 29, Doolan 75, Van Breda 79 Conversions: Cope 29 Coventry............20pts Tries: Nayalo 3, Poole...
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/ 4 years agoHammond hopes extra training can level playing field
By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM will move to a three-day training week for the 2022/23 campaign after finishing secondfrom-bottom in the Championship...
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/ 4 years agoEngland rugby still has a long way to go
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to...
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/ 4 years agoHoughton close to costing hosts
By NATHAN EDWARDS Cumbria................... 21 East Midlands....... 17 CUMBRIA held onto a strong first-half performance, to pick up a key win...
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/ 4 years agoStaffordshire’s Elliot runs riot
By SAQIB SAGIR Staffordshire.........52 Warwickshire........35 NEWPORT’S Ben Elliot scored 32 points in a fine individual performance, guiding Staffordshire to a 52-35...
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/ 4 years agoShepherd guides his flock past Hampshire
By BILL HOOPER Cornwall...........78 Hampshire....... 12 CORNWALL began the defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup in champion fashion with a emphatic...
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/ 4 years agoLast-gasp pen settles pulsating Roses tie
By MUHAMMED SHER Yorkshire...........33pts Lancashire........ 31pts LEWIS Minkin was the toast of Yorkshire, his penalty – the final kick of an...
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/ 4 years agoLeicestershire put to the sword by a rampant Cheshire
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Leicestershire....... 12 Cheshire................ 101 LEICESTERSHIRE battled with great grit and determination at Hinckley’s ground but were, ultimately, no...
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/ 4 years agoEastern Counties show huge heart
By RUSS CLARKE Eastern Counties..47 Essex County.........43 EASTERN Counties mounted a miraculous comeback to secure a win with Luke Boyne at...
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/ 4 years agoCidermen do not Wilt in the sunshine
By DICK MACEY Somerset.................33 Dorset & Wilts....... 19 ON A sun-drenched afternoon, Somerset took on Dorset & Wiltshire and were worthy...
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/ 4 years agoBill Beaumont County Championship
N Midlands....... 31 Notts, L & D....... 15 NORTH Midlands top their group in Division Three with a second win from...
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/ 4 years agoBulls keep the pressure on unbeaten Cheetahs
By BEN JAYCOCK CURRIE CUP THE BULLS maintained the pressure on the Cheetahs with a bonus point 43-37 victory over the...
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/ 4 years agoMo’unga inspires Crusaders to vital win
By BEN JAYCOCK SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC RICHIE Mo’unga moved to 1,000 Super Rugby points as he scored 17 against the Brumbies...
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/ 4 years agoPotent McKenzie targets glory finish at Sungoliath
By BEN JAYCOCK JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE DAMIAN McKenzie is thriving in Japan Rugby League One for Sungoliath and hopes to...
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/ 4 years agoGilgronis and Free Jacks lead the way in US MLR
By BEN JAYCOCK GOING into the halfway point in Major League Rugby, the Austin Gilgronis and the LA Giltinis have set...
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/ 4 years agoNow is our time to shine, insists Curry
By BEN JAYCOCK HULL captain Cam Curry describes winning the National 2 North title against arch-rivals Hull Ionians as one of...
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/ 4 years agoCozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer
CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoBayonne win battle for home semi-final
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Away from the bright lights of the European semi-finals, the regular season of France’s second-tier ProD2 drew...
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/ 4 years agoSansus is the fans’ favourite
FRANCE scrum-half Laure Sansus has been named Women’s Six Nations player of the championship. Sansus won 37 per cent of fan...
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/ 4 years agoIoane injury adds to All Blacks injury woe
By BEN JAYCOCK ALL BLACKS head coach Ian Foster has been left sweating on the fitness of Blues star Rieko Ioane...
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/ 4 years agoLions fight to retain players
LIONS CEO Rudolf Straeuli is ‘hoping’ for an amicable settlement, but has not ruled out the possibility of an ‘ugly scrap’...
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/ 4 years agoLosing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...
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/ 4 years agoEngland to host 2025 Rugby World Cup
England will host the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, with a multi-city and multi-region approach planned to help the game grow....
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/ 4 years agoAustralia to host 2027 and 2029 Rugby World Cup’s
Australia has been awarded hosting rights for both the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2029 women’s Rugby World Cup....
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/ 4 years agoSix Nations signs extension with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions
Six Nations Rugby has signed an extension of its partnership with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions. According to Rugbyrama, the...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Fifteen with Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore joins The Rugby Paper Podcast this week to discuss all things Bristol, The Championship, gin, and...
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/ 4 years agoGloucester to seek compensation from Worcester over cancelled fixture
Gloucester will seek compensation from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Worcester following the cancellation of a league game between the clubs in...
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/ 4 years agoRugby chiefs to discuss revived Nations Championship proposal
A clearer picture over the success of plans to reshape the global calendar is expected to emerge as rugby chiefs meet...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey retires
Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey has retired from rugby as a player. The 34-year-old former London Irish, Bath and Gloucester joined...
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/ 4 years agoAlex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe
Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English...
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/ 4 years agoFinn Russell stars as Racing 92 overcome Sale Sharks to reach Champions Cup semis
Racing 92 (6) 41 Tries: Thomas, Russell, Imhoff, Spring Cons: Le Garrec 2, Machenaud Pens: Le Garrec 5 Sale Sharks (10) 22 Tries: Tuilagi, Van der Merwe,...
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/ 4 years agoBarbeary stars with late stinger
By SAM JACKSON Match winner: Wasps celebrate Alfie Barbeary’s late try to beat Edinburgh PICTURE: Getty Images ALFIE Barbeary’s try three...
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/ 4 years agoDanny does Dallas! Bath star Cipriani set for US
By NEIL FISSLER US-bound: Cipriani DALLAS Jackals are leading the hunt to sign Danny Cipriani, who is leaving Bath when his...
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/ 4 years agoBoks relishing test with Europe’s best
By PAUL REES THE format for next season’s two European competitions is expected to be revealed before the finals at the...
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/ 4 years agoSuper 7s Series at Newbury
THE Super Sevens Series returns on Saturday with Newbury RFC hosting the first leg of this year’s tournaments, which include a...
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/ 4 years agoClubs join brain scan trial to make game safer
THREE clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped that a...
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/ 4 years agoBig Ben baffled by Ludlow’s Test snub
By PAUL REES BEN Morgan cannot understand why Lewis Ludlow has been overlooked by England this season after leading Gloucester’s revival....
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/ 4 years agoRed Roses on short list
ENGLAND flanker Marlie Packer and prop Sarah Bern have been nominated for the Women's Six Nations player of the championship award....
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/ 4 years agoSweeney on mend
THE RFU expect chief executive Bill Sweeney to make a full recovery after suffering a pulmonary embolism. Sweeney will not be...
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/ 4 years agoEaster confirmed as new coach at Worcester
By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER Warriors have appointed former England No.8 Nick Easter as the club’s new defence and forwards coach. Easter...
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/ 4 years agoLawes keen to explore options
By SAM JACKSON COURTNEY Lawes would be tempted to finish his career abroad if the money isn’t right at Northampton when...
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/ 4 years agoEngland can peak at the right time again insists Launchbury
By PAUL REES JOE Launchbury believes the signs are good for England at next year’s World Cup in France despite another...
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/ 4 years agoQuins beef up pack with South African second row Herbst
Bok beef: Irne Herbst DEFENDING champions Harlequins have signed South African second row Irne Herbst from Benetton for next season. The...
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/ 4 years agoTainton to leave Bristol
BRISTOL Bears will part company with club legend Mark Tainton at the end of the season. The former fly-half will leave...
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/ 4 years agoColeman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth
By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson’s men will be hoping for minor miracle
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Sale Sharks face Racing 92 at their 30,000 capacity La Defense Arena superdome...
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/ 4 years agoTigers miss chances as Gibson-Park pulls strings
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........14pts Tries: Ashton 46, Dolly 78 Conversions: Ford 46, 78 Leinster ............23pts Tries: Van der Flier 16,...
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/ 4 years agoHeartbreak for Munster as Toulouse keep their nerve in shootout
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 24pts Tries: Kendellen 10, Earls 39, Haley 44 Conversions: Carbery 11, 40, 45 Penalties: Carbery 57...
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/ 4 years agoWe did not stop fighting -Genge
LEICESTER captain Ellis Genge urged his Tigers to regroup quickly in order to continue their successful Premiership campaign. Genge had no...
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