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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoMercer glad to have Shields in England armoury
BACK row prospect Zach Mercer insists he has no issues with New Zealander Brad Shields being picked for June’s tour of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoBoyd factor can boost Burrell’s bid for England
By NEALE HARVEY LUTHER Burrell will forego his summer holidays in a bid to reignite his England career by spearheading a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoExeter flier Turner set to call time after Chiefs rejection
EXETER Chiefs wing Lachlan Turner is determined to bow out a two-time Premiership champion after revealing why he will quit the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHassler’s left himself clubless
JEFF Hassler faces the prospect of starting next season without a club after turning down a £170,000-ayear contract extension with the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSharks primed for South African waters – Deacon
■By NEALE HARVEY ATTACK coach Paul Deacon believes Sale’s rebirth as a power in English rugby will be underlined by the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ENGLAND, HARLEQUINS AND NORTHAMPTON HOOKER JOHN OLVER This week we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Harlequins’ 28-22 victory over...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoLions feel the bite as Hurricanes’ predator extends purple patch
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Dangerman: Ben Lam scores for Huricanes PICTURE: Getty Images BEN Lam scored a hattrick as Hurricanes beat Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpedding dumped by new French red tape
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Outcast: Scott Spedding is finding it impossible to sign for a new club PICTURE: Getty Images Top...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRecord haul from Danish debutant Cassius
■By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA NAMED after the greatest heavyweight champion of the world, Cassius Deschamps floored Estonia last week with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNervy draw ensures Students’ safety
■By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up CARDIFF Metropolitan University secured their WRU National Championship status after picking up two points from...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive-try Quins take the title in fine style
Welsh Division One round-up MAESTEG Quins sealed the One West Central title in style with a 47-28 victory over Bridgend Athletic....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWalsh the hero as Ponty edge scrappy contest
■By GEOFF CHAMPION Pontypridd …18 Cardiff …8 A LATE try by Geraint Walsh clinched victory for Pontypridd after plucky Cardiff fought...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPerfect Leadbetter has the key to unlock jaded Newport
■By IAN GOLDEN Newport …19 Cross Keys …35 CROSS Keys overcame Newport in a scrappy Principality Premiership affair at Rodney Parade....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlanelli enjoy try-fest success over the Whites
■By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli …43 Swansea …26 LLANELLI ran out comfortable winners in a thrilling try fest against local rivals Swansea...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMagnificent Maynard leads Drovers to derby success
■By HUW S JONES Llandovery …31 …Carmarthen Q…24 THE eagerly awaited Tywi Valley derby went the way of the Drovers in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens spread their wings with ten-try rampage
■By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend …68 Bargoed …35 BRIDGEND continued their impressive run with a ten-try win over Bargoed. The Ravens’ first...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Wizards cling on despite frantic late Neath fightback
■By CARL FIELD Neath…17 Aberavon …18 ABERAVON emerged victorious from a game they had earlier dominated before being given an almighty...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
RGC1404…13 Merthyr …20 MERTHYR are now just seven points away from successfully defending their Principality Premiership title after a tough victory...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFarcical that players must quit their club for England
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Farcical situation: London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga must leave the club to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoFab at 40, Filisi can crown it all with Cup
By PETER JACKSON TAU Filise is ready to make one last historic stand for Cardiff Blues as the first 40-year-old to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BEN WHITE LEICESTER SCRUM-HALF Ben White’s perfect summer would see him playing a lead role for England U20s during a World...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoWilliams saves Dorset & Wilts at death
■By HENRY HOLLAND Division Three Round-up MARLBOROUGH scrumhalf Jake Williams was the hero for Dorset & Wiltshire as they snatched victory...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoGuardian Angel to Glos’ rescue
■By SARA RAINE Devon …26 Gloucs…38 GLOUCESTERSHIRE had to dig deep to see off a spirited Devon side at Brixham. The...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoCloud nine for Herts after victory
■By GRAHAM COX Hertfordshire 59 Kent …21 NINE tries gave Hertfordshire the perfect start to their County Championship campaign. Kent had...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoReigning champs Lancs start with a bang
■By SIMON MCINTYRE North’land …20 Lancashire…64 ON a hot day more suited to cricket than rugby, Northumberland made a positive start...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoArbury tackle saves Surrey in tight draw
■By BILL HOOPER Cornwall …15pts Surrey…15pts On he run: Tom Notman of Cornwall sprints down the wing PICTURE: Jack Dawe Photography...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoRayner is too late to rescue Mids
■By DAVID BIRD East Mids …19 Eastern Co …22 EASTERN Counties held on to beat East Midlands despite Lawrence Rayner’s late...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoMinken’s speed is great for Yorks
■By JAMIE RUSSELL Cheshire…27 Yorkshire…34 THE perfect summer’s day ended in disappointment for Cheshire as they were losers to an efficient...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 8 years agoWarks back to winning ways at long last
■By HENRY HOLLAND Division Two Round-up WARWICKSHIRE failed to secure a victory in the Bill Beaumont County Championship last season but...
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National Leagues
/ 8 years agoBaa-Baas will be spoilt for choice with this lot
Great: Conrad Smith TO misquote Hemingway, there are players retiring this season who never retired before! Never can I remember so...

















