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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks keen to build on record win over Leicester
By JON NEWCOMBE Fit and firing: Manu Tuilagi caused Tigers problems LAST season’s thumping 36-14 win over Harlequins at the Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHome comforts key to Irish challenge
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Benhard Janse van Rensburg believes home comforts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRejuvenated Bears believe they can still make playoffs
By PAUL REES Leading the way: Ellis Genge scores in the 40-36 win over Irish in September BRISTOL exorcised a ghost...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoGatland has great chance to make a big difference
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was a pleasant and pretty reassuring sight seeing Warren Gatland back in the stands...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRhyno makes Ulster suffer
By KEVIN FALLON Benetton ........ 31 Ulster ...............29 Ulster's mid-season crisis deepened when they fell to a fifth defeat in six...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMisery for Cardiff as Scarlets triumph
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff .................22pts Tries: Faletau 35, Carre 48, Adams 63 Conversions: Evans 35, 48 Penalties: Evans 2 Scarlets ..............28pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeaders Leinster fight back to deny Ospreys
By ANDREW ROBERTS Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Giles 15 Conversions: C Evans 16 Penalties: C Evans 11, 43, 54, 73 Leinster...............
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoFrom the Mad Giraffe to Zatopek’s protege
PETER JACKSON And so to the New Year list with a difference, Honours and Dishonours in roughly equal measure thereby ensuring...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPotent Du Preez fires Sharks past champions
Sale ....................40pts Tries: O’Flaherty 34, McIntyre 52, Penalty try 66, Ashman 76, R du Preez 79, Conversions: R du Preez 35,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDouble for Ramm as Saints hit feeble Quins for six
By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton ................... 46pts Tries: Waller 3, Ramm 16, 40; Salakaia-Loto 53, Furbank 68, Hutchinson 74 Conversions: Smith 4,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSuper Spencer takes gritty Bath off the bottom
Bath ................... 24pts Tries: Lawrence 12, Hill 47, Spencer 55 Conversions: Bailey 13, 48, 56 Penalties: Bailey 78 Newcastle........ 16pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarreras on target to cause more pain for Irish
Gloucester ......... 8pts Tries: Alemanno 10 Penalties: Carreras 80 London Irish ...... 6pts Penalties: Jackson 27, 71 SANTIAGO Carreras built on...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFarrell back to his best as Sarries ease past Chiefs
Saracens ..........35pts Tries: Christie 9, Maitland 22, Riccioni 39, Lewington 71, Tompkins 80 Conversions: Farrell 10, 40 Penalties: Farrell 44, 49...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish breeze past Bath to reach final four
By NICK POWELL London Irish ....26pts Tries: Cornish 19, 43 Scragg 29, Miller 75 Conversions: Atkins 20, 30, 44 Bath .........................
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHartpury hold on to quell Scottish fightback
By MO SHER L Scottish ........ 19pts Tries: Chisholm 13, Morris 47, Hyde 79 Conversions: Chamberlain 48, 80 Hartpury Uni ......
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy joy as it all goes wrong for 14-man Ealing
By JOHN LYON Caldy ................................ 26pts Tries: Beer 59, 66, 79; Royle 45 Conversions: Gourlay 46, 60, 67 Ealing T............................ 24pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSecond-half blitz puts Pirates in control
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ..37pts Tries: Crane 5, Wyatt 53, 79, Kessell 58, Tuima 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 53, Robson 75,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHappy end to 2022 for Richmond
By BEN JAYCOCK Richmond … 22pts L Scottish…….. 8pts Richmond last weekend secured their first league victory since October – and...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoWe want to hear that Twickenham roar
Paul Rees talks to England's new defence coach Kevin Sinfield and finds out what drives him When Eddie Jones took over...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThrilling finish in ‘73 never to be repeated
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER What with Italy looking more competitive, the 2023...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoDickson wrong to ignore his TMO
For me there are only two reasons for a TMO. First to adjudicate whether a try has been legally scored and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRams hold on after late Hull blitz
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 19 Rams ................ 24 Hull fought to the final whistle to gain a losing bonus point and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale savour most thrilling of victories
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................45 Plymouth A ............35 Sale edged out Plymouth Albion in a 12-try thriller played in slippery conditions....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Rogers try breaks Park hearts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 12 Darlington MP....... 10 The blustery and damp conditions made the kind of running rugby both...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMorris full of praise as his Cinderford dig deep
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford........23pts Tries: Baker 20, Porter 51, Wilcox 77 Conversions: Austin 21 Penalties: Austin 6, 68 Leeds T .................
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher do club legend Basil proud on 100th birthday
By TOM SANSOM Esher ........................24 B Moseley .............. 14 Esher secured a crucial win in their opening match of a milestone...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoImmanuel’s effort brings no reward
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T ................. 8 Cambridge .............36 If possession and effort won games, then Taunton would have been outright...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEaster eggs side on to top triumph
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................48 Rosslyn Park ......... 12 Chinnor produced a sensational display to blow away high-flying Rosslyn Park and begin...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate show spirit in big home reverse
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........... 0 Fylde..................52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians make up for some lost time
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............37 Wharfedale............24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIt’s a magnificent seven for Otley!
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................25 Sheffield.................... 3 Otley got their seventh consecutive win when they defeated Sheffield. The hosts opened the scoring...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField pack a punch in tightest of tussles
By DESMOND HICKIE Fightback: Chester’s Kyle Josep brings it back to a one point game PICTURES: Mike Inkley Chester............... 19pts Huddersfield.......
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIreland on song as Tigers make it tough for Dale
By DAVID ROBSON Sheffield T..............26 Tynedale................... 7 Hungry Sheffield Tigers began 2023 with a bang as they romped to a bonus-point...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHedley proves to be hat-trick hero
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 19 Rotherham T..........47 Rotherham showed their class as they stormed to victory at Blaydon, with Jack Hedley...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark pressure too much for Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................... 7 Sedgley Park.........46 As half-time approached in this meeting between the league leaders and a team...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North East
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT THERE proved to be a big weekend shock with the defeat of Billingham, 19-17 away to Doncaster Pheonix...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT IN the top-of-the-table clash at Beechwood, Lymm took the honours 38-21 over league leaders Blackburn to close the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRaiders survive as late kick fails
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks....... 19 Worthing........... 21 A missed conversion with the last kick of the game denied Sevenoaks a draw...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoSamir dents TJs promotion hopes
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed’s............. 31 Tonbridge J............ 10 Bury began the New Year with a bang, running in five...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoCanterbury run in a great eight
By NICK CROWE Canterbury..............52 Westcliff................. 14 Canterbury eased relegation fears with a comprehensive victory over a determined but outplayed Westcliff team,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South Central
By MO SHER LEADERS Wimbledon continued where they left off in 2022 with a win against bottom club Royal Wootton Bassett...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South East
By BOBBY BRIDGE RUNAWAY leaders Westcombe Park continued their form from last year as they defeated nearest rivals Tring and secured...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 Midlands
By DAVID LAWRENCE NUNEATON gave their survival hopes a lift by securing a third win of the season, beating basement side...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South West
By MO SHER THE South West Premier started the New Year with a bang, especially in Bristol where Chew Valley beat...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoScotland star Jade blazing trail for next generation
By CAMERON STEPHENS Leading by example: Jade Konkel-Roberts ‘Trailblazer’ Jade Konkel-Roberts believes the task for the current crop of Scotland players...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoUnbeaten Cherries extend lead at the top
By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester................. 5 Gloucester-H..........52 Gloucester-Hartpury extended their unbeaten start to the league season with an eight try win at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoRuthless Saracens tear Sharks apart
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens.................89 DMP Sharks...............0 Saracens opened up 2023 in style, with a 15-try rout of DMP Sharks at StoneX...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSeason is starting for real now says Salvin
PREVIEW Sale v Exeter By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 12pm EXETER Chiefs assistant coach Steve Salvin says he “feels like the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoLightning hope England stars strike
PREVIEW Loughborough L v Wasps By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 12pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning director of rugby Rhys Edwards is hoping for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoReducing Marler’s ban sends wrong message
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ONCE again Joe Marler seems to have pushed the barriers of what...
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