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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLymm ………………….19 Preston G …………..24
By NATHAN EDWARDS A new-look Preston Grasshoppers side picked up a difficult win away to Lymm RFC. Heading into the game,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTaunton ………………..14 Cornish Pirates ..43
By MIKE JAMOS Over 1,000 people crammed into the Taunton Verita Stadium to watch a game which in the first half...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoAmpthill …………….54 Newport………………12
By KEVIN BARRETT Ampthill hosted Welsh Premiership Cup holders Newport at Dillingham Park and named 13 debutants in the match day...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBonds try seals bragging rights for Redruth
Redruth ......26 Plymouth ......24 By BILL HOOPER Redruth got the better of National League 1 Albion in this pre-season derby. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDorking …….. 52 Sutton & E…… 5
Dorking powered to a big win with a penalty try at scrum time opening the scoring. A cracking try by Ryan...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoNorth Walsham….26 Shelford …………….19
By MIKAEL BIARD North Walsham proved too strong for Shelford as they edged a thrilling and competitive contest in Norfolk. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLlandovery…………26 Cinderford …………12
By HUW S THOMAS The Forest of Dean side who finished fifth in last year’s National One found the Drovers, who...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDings ………………….38 Glasgow Ac…………17
By NATHAN EDWARDS Luke Arscott has seen his pre-season campaign as “a learning curve” with Dings earning a big victory against...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCoventry dominate Midlands derby
Coventry ..............40 Molesey................12 By ANDREW SMITH Coventry breezed to victory in a Midlands derby at Butts Park. A well worked lineout...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCurry stars as ferocious Sharks score a big six
Caldy ………………..5pts Sale Sharks……40pts By BEN JAYCOCK Sale Sharks scored six tries as they eased past north west rivals and Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBell chimes in with leveller for Tykes
Leeds Tykes ......19 Esher ......................19 By ANDREW SMITH National 1 new boys Esher gave a good account of themselves in highly...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConfidence boost for Sheffield
Luctonians ..........35 Sheffield ..............49 By MO SHER It was a summer jamboree at Mortimer Park as these National Two rivals shared...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoOundle ………………19 Hinckley…………….19
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley began their pre season fixtures with a hard fought draw in Northamptonshire. The opening 20 minutes were...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBlues breeze through Titans
Bedford ..........61 Rotherham......19 By JAMES DARWELL Bedford Blues began pre-season preparations for next season with suitable aplomb as they put Rotherham...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBiarritz ………………22 Ealing………………….21
By IAN ROBSON Ealing Trailfinders were beaten at the death in Biarritz on Friday courtesy of a last minute 50m penalty...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHull Ionians ……….58 York……………………….0
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians blew visitors York apart in a preseason fixture that proved an entertaining encounter throughout. The visitors,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCardiff ………………..48 Henley ………………..28
By IAN TABOR Cardiff eased to a routine win over National 2 South side Henley Hawks. Henley started the first half...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChinnor find extra gear to power home
Chinnor ..........29 Blackheath ....14 By JACK JOHNSON Three tries in the final 12 minutes ensured Chinnor got the better of Blackheath...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoURC ‘blown away’ by TV figures as SA join the party
By PAUL REES Chief: Martin Anayi The United Rugby Championship enjoyed record television audiences last season thanks to the inclusion of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDecision makers must put rugby first
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pick a number, any number – 9, 14, 10, 12. This lottery of Welsh rugby...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoTo sign or not to sign… how 60-cap rule is splitting Wales
PAUL REES Tommy Reffell started last season looking to establish himself as a regular in title-winning Leicester’s back row and finished...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoRight move to rest Marx, he’s crucial for World Cup
NEIL DE KOCK THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA AND SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Two rounds into the Rugby Championship and each team has won...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoExcellent Am is up there with South Africa’s best ever backs
It’s beyond me if Lukhanyo Am is not already touted as one of South Africa’s finest ever backline players. The centre...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoWhen poor selection causes the problems
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST A bad moon had risen over Brisbane when England emerged from the Lang Park tunnel on an early...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoRobinson gets lost in a maze of his own making
Chris Hewitt So the movers and shakers at the top end of professional rugby in New Zealand union are every bit...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoEngland pair enjoy life on and off pitch
By BEN JAYCOCK Celiah Quansah and Meg Jones have a strong relationship on and off the pitch with the couple combining...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoJones hat-trick helps Ireland fight back to see off Japan
Japan ..................22 Ireland ..................57 IRELAND recovered from a 15-point deficit to score nine tries in the first of two Tests against...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoFoley’s return smacks of Aussie desperation
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever since Australia made him carry the can for their last World Cup,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSo sad to see Grav’s pride and joy is now a ghost club
Ray Gravell adored his “Rocky Mountain home in the west”, Mynyddygarreg in Carmarthenshire where he helped friends and neighbours create a...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoHaving DMP in the league is vital for women’s game
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER On the eve of the Women’s Allianz Premier XVs fixtures announcement, the league postponed the...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoGloucester-Hartpury power up for challenge to break top four
Big signings for Gloucester-Hartpury: Alex Matthews, centre, with Sarah Beckett, left, Sam Monaghan, top, Siwan Lillicrap, bottom, and Laura Delgado, right...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoA rugby soap opera that has us hooked
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For a tournament that is meant to be...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoWhy Wade should have been a superstar
Christian Wade was great value on The Rugby Paper podcast earlier this week, the scorer of three of four of the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoArgentina show they can take on the best
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It's hard to believe that Argentina were at the top of the...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoTransfer market that never sleeps
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Accepted wisdom has it that the shortest period of time is the New York Second – helpfully...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWe know what went wrong last season, says Lewies
By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies claims Harlequins “know where we went wrong” last season and is confident they can snatch the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSanderson’s ready to fire for Caldy
On the up: Caldy skipper Josiah Dickinson lifts the National One trophy last season Caldy are preparing for their first-ever Championship...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSharks clash as Sarries host Lightning on opening day
DMP Durham Sharks will travel to Sale in the opening game of the season, as champions Saracens travel to Loughborough Lightning...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWorcester aim to re-assure fans with statement
Worcester Warriors have aimed to re-assure fans as the club released a statement clarifying that they are in discussions with HMRC...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago“Entertaining to watch the furore when All Blacks are in trouble”
Just how good is southern hemisphere rugby at the present time? It’s incredibly hard to tell, but one thing’s for certain,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTuilagi set for payday in Japan
By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDelight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again
By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStadium for Cornwall will happen – Durkin
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has reassured fans that plans for a proposed Stadium for Cornwall – and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDMP find funding to continue in Premier XVs
DMP Durham Sharks will compete in this season of the Premier 15s after finding the required funding. The club set up...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHerbst out to give Quins some grunt
By GARY FITZGERALD Power house: Irne Herbst is looking forward to playing for Harlequins next season PICTURES: Getty Images Irne Herbst...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChiefs drop ‘Tomahawk Chop’
Exeter will stop playing their “Tomahawk Chop” chant over the speakers during games at Sandy Park as part of a rebrand...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoI’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt
By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBates looking to get Bears back to the sharp end
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol born and bred outside back Jack Bates is hoping his ability to play centre and wing will...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTop four finish is the target for White
By PAUL REES London Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in 10 years, but scrum-half Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWoodward returns to Premiership at Sale
Experienced head: Jason Woodward in action for Gloucester Sale Sharks have signed former Gloucester fullback Jason Woodward ahead of the new...












