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National League One
/ 4 years agoFlying start as Chinnor make up for lost time in fine style
By JACK JOHNSON Sale FC..................... 21 Chinnor ....................34 CHINNOR produced a brilliant first-half performance to secure an impressive opening-day victory at...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRichards happy to see his kids kicking on
■By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ..............7pts Newcastle ........12pts NEWCASTLE edged a tight arm-wrestle but Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards was just...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMaro Itoje has the credentials to be England captain | Jeremy Guscott
INTERNATIONAL rugby these days is talked about in terms of World Cup four-year rotations, with every coach building towards the next...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSarries show class to grab bonus point win
By MATT MERRITT Wasps ................20pts Saracens ..........26pts IT MIGHT be the first week of the season, but this game had a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoNo stroll in the Park as Gate fall
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate......... 21 Sedgley P......... 51 HARROGATE’S first match since their March 2020 promotion gave them a reality check...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBlack marks cost Blackheath game
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath............. 15 Cinderford............... 18 BASIC errors, and a penalty count of 14-7 against them, cost Blackheath heavily in...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBury hold off spirited Canterbury fightback
By JAMES SMITH Bury St Eds.......30 Canterbury.......22 BURY St Edmunds enjoyed a winning return to National League competition as they held...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoGloucester left hanging on by Trailfinders comeback
■By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........38pts Ealing ................36pts Under presure: Craig Hampson sends up a boxkick for Ealing GLOUCESTER avenged last week’s...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBurford unfazed by pressure of being champs
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE PREVIEW... Harlequins v Loughborough Lightning Today, The Stoop, Kick-off 3pm THE HUNTERS become the hunted as reigning champions...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoThompson shines as Hull pack punch
By RICHARD GORE Hull........................... 27 Luctonians................8 HULL were ultimately successful against a Luctonians side thanks to their superior scrummaging. It took...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians’ pack earns early draw
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 18 Bishop’s S’ford...... 18 TONBRIDGE Juddians made their National League 1 debut in an entertaining game...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBattling Esher oust new boys
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................38 Rochford H.............. 14 ESHER began their season with a solid victory over newly-promoted Rochford Hundred in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoOspreys class tells as Hartpury benchmen capitulate
■By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............24pts Ospreys ............49pts IN WARM sunshine, this game entertained a good pre-season crowd, swollen by large numbers...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBurgess try seals the points for Ward’s Bears
By MATT MERRITT Bristol..............38 Exeter ..............21 ELINOR SNOWSILL‘S kick-off marked the beginning of the new Premier 15s season and a return...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDan’s the man as Bridge have edge
By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Stourbridge........... 31 Sheffield T............. 27 STOURBRIDGE edged past Sheffield Tigers in their style opening clash in style. After...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie
LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoBarrett back at No.10 for All Blacks
Preview BEN JAYCOCK Australia v New Zealand Today, Kick off 7am ARDIE Savea captains New Zealand for the first time as...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHosts hit by a Barnes storm
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................24 Barnes......................43 HINCKLEY made a disappointing return to National 2 South as visiting Barnes took the five points...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoUlster 21-45 Saracens: Hat-trick from Ben Harris gets Sarries over the line
SARACENS coach Mark McCall was content as his men ran in seven tries against his former side in a good pre-season...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoTitans set down early marker by winning big
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham........35pts Wharfedale........ 5pts Eye on the prize: Titans skipper Zak Poole looks for a way through Away: Wharfedale’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham
CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoPacy Nel in top form as Clifton beat derby rivals
By ROGER OPIE Clifton................ 71 Barnstaple......... 0 TRADITIONAL West Country derbies come no better than promoted Barnstaple reviving rivalries with Clifton...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDragons’ charge is worry for Borthwick
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ……….35pts Dragons …………28pts LEICESTER Tigers stumbled to this narrow win by five tries to four after the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSnowflakes beware – Cockers is here!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE fanfare for Richard Cockerill’s arrival in the England camp as forwards coach...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBeer Festival crowd cheers Fylde victory
By HARRY CORNFORTH Tynedale............... 24 Fylde....................... 48 A CROWD of around 400 augmented by an adjacent beer festival providing 1500 watchers...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?
TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGutsy Old Boys open campaign with style
By NICK PITSON Henley................ 19pts Old Albanian.....25pts OLD Albanian deservedly took the spoils against an uncharacteristically off-colour Henley at Dry Leas....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNorth Walsham hold their nerve… just
London & South East Premier WITH the Covid-19 pandemic hopefully behind us, fans and players alike have been looking forward to...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon taught a lesson by students
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon .................. 23 Loughborough S .. 27 BLAYDON’S first game back in the National League ended in a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back
IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDebutant Trewin shining star for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................27 Leicester Lions....... 5 REDRUTH got their season off to a perfect start with a bonus point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBoars in good stead after first-half flurry
Midlands Premier BROMSGROVE started their Midlands Premier season in style with an emphatic 44-24 victory over Scunthorpe. It looked like the...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMunnelly proves one El of a winner
By ADAM ELLIS Chester ................... 14 Hull Ionians .......... 29 ELLIOT MUNNELLY scored one and provided an assist as Hull Ionians...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLARA NIELSON THIS WEEK... EXETER HOOKER Hooker Clara Nielson describes...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoKolbe saga could lead to transfer windows
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Cheslin Kolbe’s midcontract switch from Toulouse to Toulon raised a few eyebrows in France. The deal itself...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJack’s try double inspires Worthing
By SHAUN WREN Worthing .................33 Guernsey ................22 TWO tries from centre Jack Forrest helped Worthing open the season with a hard-fought...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHoppers lay down opening-day marker
Northern Premier HAVING not had a competitive game for over a full season, rugby followers were waiting with great anticipation for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTell us European Cup dates, clubs urge EPCR
EUROPEAN Challenge Cup organisers are coming under pressure from clubs to announce the format of this season’s competition which remains under...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDawkins leads way for sweet Chocs win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .. 19 Bournville ...... 24 BOURNVILLE made an impressive start to life in the National Leagues with...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoO’Shea appeals for more women’s pro teams
RFU director of performance rugby Conor O’Shea has appealed for more countries to professionalise their women’s set-ups. O’Shea said there was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDings hold on in ding-dong tussle
By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff.................25 Dings Crusaders ..29 WESTCLIFF were left to rue chances that went astray as they were edged out...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoJoseland sparks Exeter University romp
South West Premier EXETER University went straight to the top of the South West Premier as they thrashed local rivals Launceston...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCarnage among No.7s makes Navidi key man
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ONE of the biggest things that has gone under the radar this summer is the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoRFU funds needed to maintain leagues
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The way it was: a great Championship clash between Ealing Trailfinders and...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoGeorgians dominate Top 14 pack | Peter Jackson
SHOULD a strange sound be heard in the Kremlin, it will probably be Stalin spinning in his grave. The brutal Soviet...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoVoters ‘No’ to Dexter and Carwyn | Peter Jackson
TED DEXTER would have been amused to be classed in the same bracket as Carwyn James and Clem Thomas. By standing...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoRonan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington
James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell's hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final
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Features
/ 4 years agoAndy Titterrell swots up on the new England U20s crop
Andy Titterrell took all of two days off to unwind from the scenes of England’s U20 Six Nations glory this summer,...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoI’m delighted for Cheslin Kolbe, he deserves all the riches | Jeremy Guscott
The newest member of rugby's One Millions Pounds Club, Cheslin Kolbe warrants the rich rewards for his entertaining skillset
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