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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDon’t ignore Hayman
PETER JACKSON CARL Hayman’s distressing diagnosis of early-onset dementia, as revealed by New Zealand journalist Dylan Cleaver in his gripping interview...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSlick Stuckey quick to impress for Ponty
Premiership Cup By JACK NAISBITT Pontypridd.............. 31 Ebbw Vale................. 3 PONTYPRIDD got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point victory...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRed card wrecks any hope for Bath
By ROGER PANTING Bath ....................17pts Tries: De Glanville 28, Rokoduguni 75 Conversions: Bailey 28, Cipriani 75 Penalties: Bailey 20 Wasps ................27pts...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoDylan proves a Flashman as gritty Park end Cinderford run
By MYLES MCDEVITT Rosslyn Park....38pts Tries: Ellis 8,68, Flashman 24, Lovell 36, Spencer 47, Piper 74 Conversions: Holland 8, 36, 47,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDalton’s treble keeps Dorking in hunt
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON remain in pole position beating Brighton with a bonus point, 38-15. Nat Opedo, Ted Burns,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWarriors show their heart for the battle
By ANDREW DEERING Worcester ........27pts Tries: Shillcock 7, 68; Van der Merwe 9, 56 Conversions: Smith 7, 11 Penalties: Smith 28...
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Features
/ 4 years agoNeath GS was hard as nails rugby melting pot
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THERE was a time when the blue and gold of Neath...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMagic Johnson makes difference as Rams home rule goes
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams......................... 21 Sale FC.....................32 RAMS lost their unbeaten home record as Sale produced an efficient all-round performance to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoLugsden hits four to sink lowly Paviors
Midlands Premier LEADERS Bromsgrove showed their title winning credentials by running out 85-5 winners against Dudley Kingswinford. After scoring 57 points...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTigers edge it in tightest of tussles
By RYAN STEVENS Loughboro St.......... 31 Sheffield Tigers....33 SHEFFIELD Tigers just had the edge to hold out hosts Loughborough in a...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester let the big scalp slip from grasp
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........13pts Tries: Sngleton 13 Conversions: Hastings 14 Penalties: Hastings 25, 28 Exeter ................16pts Tries: Hepburn 51, Whitty...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMorgan hat-trick helps Otley go clear
Northern Premier OTLEY are clear at the top of the table following a 74-5 win at home to Kirkby Lonsdale. Elliot...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoStuttering Sedge are still too strong
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........38 Luctonians................ 7 THE Tigers maintained their position at the top of the table with a mixed...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoAzema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins out to prove title run was no fluke
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop SECOND in the table meets third at The Stoop...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTop two make it eight wins from eight
South West Premier IT’S been like men against boys for the two top teams in the South West Premier with eight...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPerfect match for Eddie to unleash his new generation
NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND MUST BLOOD THEIR NEW BOYS AGAINST TONGA IF England were playing Tonga’s top team of players at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby must act to battle the lure of the yen
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE devaluation of the international game was emphasised this week after it was...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoCharlie Capps top derby win for Titans!
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........ 20pts Hull...................... 15pts Duel: Rotherham’s Charlie Capps takes on Simon Humberstone Made it! Loma Kivalu crashes over...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoDebutant Holly fills Scarratt void in midfield
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v New Zealand Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter HOLLY Aitchison has big boots to fill...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIsiekwe chasing his dream of England recall
Progress: Nick Isiekwe NICK Isiekwe has not played for England since the summer of 2018 when he was substituted 35 minutes...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMorton try seals remarkable fightback by visitors
By PAUL SUMNER Bourneville.............43 Hull Ionians............46 HULL Ionians travelled to Bournville for the first meeting between these two clubs – but...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFord is the maestro again in Tigers romp
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..26pts Tries: Skosan 40, 76; Mitchell 47, Waller 56 Conversions: Grayson 47, 56, 76 Leicester ..........55pts Tries:...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoIslanders winning run grinds to a halt
By ROB BATISTE Guernsey.......... 21 Redruth.............27 REDRUTH ended Guernsey Raiders’ run of seven straight wins, with a tight 27-21 victory at...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBeaten Blaydon get Phil of Mills!
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 20 Fylde ........................40 PHIL Mills led the way as Fylde took the honours at Blaydon. The...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoThree go in the bin yet Bears roar on
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....33pts Tries: Stokes 21, Willemse 39, Rogerson 41, Hepetema 69, Rowe 78 Conversions: Jackson 39, 42,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury shrug off their false start
By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds..40 Hinckley..................25 IN the first-ever league meeting of these two sides, Bury overcame a slow start...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Harrogate are only just denied
By BILL BARRACK Harrogate ................11 Chester .................... 14 HARROGATE started this match with a catastrophic list of injury unavailabilities. Before the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JENNY MAXWELL THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND SCRUM-HALF Loughborough...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHawks swoop with late show
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Canterbury.............. 10 Henley Hawks....... 19 HENLEY Hawks scored three second-half tries to see off the determined challenge of...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWales threw away 20 points – that’s criminal
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Big doubt for the Boks: Alun Wyn Jones walks off injured PICTURE: Getty Images Rhys...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoLate Stour scores so crucial in big battle
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale ..... 20 Stourbridge .... 30 ANOTHER thriller at the Avenue was edged by the visitors with two...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHILE singing the praises of the Black Ferns it would be remiss not to tip a hat...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDowding decides thriller for Raiders
By PATRI MARKS Worthing.......... 34 Barnes...............32 WHAT an incredible game of rugby! Nine tries, bonus points and last-minute drama. Ken Dowding’s...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoEsher on the march with win number 3
By RICHARD SPILLER Esher...................32pts Clifton................. 12pts Pressure tells: Esher go further ahead as Theologos Skoumbourdis gets the ball down for a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAmerica’s RWC bid is dream for World Rugby
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Who said that dreams don’t come true? First we had the Premiership’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBattered Sandy takes his secret to the grave
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Every now and then, whenever the x-certificate stuff reared its ugly head during...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSkipper Holcombe leads from the front
By JOHN WHITE Dings.........................48 Barnstaple..............24 DINGS returned to winning ways with a try bonus-point victory over Barnstaple at Shaftesbury Park. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoThe old guard will be on bus to France for 2023
JEFF PROBYN HOW old is too old to play interational rugby – and who should be the judge? That’s a question...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSpittle’s last minute winner gets Knights out of jail
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............18pts Tries: Wallis, Beckett 33, Harding 36 Penalties: Bennett 5 Doncaster ........20pts Tries: Peters 62, Best 76,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNonu’s coming to America, better tell San Diego!
PETER JACKSON MA’A NONU’S tendency to make Vasco da Gama look a trifle seasick by comparison still knows no bounds. As...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoPlucky Hundred pipped by Lions
By PETER REED Rochford H.............. 19 Leicester Lions..... 20 STILL smarting from their loss away to Barnstaple, Rochford Hundred hit the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoArgentina makes more RWC sense than USA
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPirates profit from Cov’s failure to execute
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates............40pts Tries: Duncan 3, O’Meara 38, Cant 43, Kessell 50, Schickerling 74, Tucker 77 Conversions: Robson 3,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFull-back deserves to be a specialist position
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE image of a fullback that sticks in the memory during my early years...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWestcliff go west in OA thrahsing
By NICK CROWE Westcliff....................0 Old Albanian...........89 WESTCLIFF’S challenging season got no better as they were comprehensively beaten at The Gables by...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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