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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Westcliff no match for Hawks
By NICK CROWE Westcliff............ 7 Henley...............36 A PATCHED-UP Westcliff fought tooth and nail, but came up short against a strong Henley...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTime must be called on endless game breaks | Nick Cain
PERPETUAL stoppages have become the scourge of international rugby. The biggest culprits in this regard are South Africa. The world champions...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoJantjies strikes to silence Bok critics
By DANIEL GALLAN South Africa ....31pts Tries: De Allende 6, Mapimpi 52 Penalties: Pollard 12, 24, 40, 45; E Jantjies 58,...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPenalty-strewn scrap goes Coventry’s way
By TOM HALLAM-GRAVELLS Coventry ............10pts Tries: Stevenson 26 Conversions: Fenner 26 Penalties: Fenner 73 Richmond ............5pts Tries: Graham 36 COVENTRY edged...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStuart Hooper heartened by young Bath talent
BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper was bemused by some decisions: “At some of the scrums, arms are being pulled before...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSkinner stars in Newport’s comeback win
RGC ..........................15 Newport ................27 NEWPORT overturned a 12-point deficit to claim a hard-fought away win over RGC 1404. Ty Morris’ side...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes hit back with dramatic late show
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher................... 17pts Barnes................ 17pts Wet and wild: Esher on the attack, left and Barnes, right PICTURES: Leo Wilkinson...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoKellaway hat-trick kills Pumas
Argentina ..........17pts Tries: Gallo 63, 72 Conversions: Boffelli 63, 72 Penalties: Boffelli 42 Australia ..........32pts Tries: Fainga’a 27, Kellaway 34, 54,...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoFirst-half blitz puts Archers clear before late fightback
By ASH WILLIS Nottingham......22pts Tries: Farnoworth 2, 11; Stronge 30 Conversions: Hollingsworth 2, 30 Penalties: Hollingsworth 28 Hartpury ............20pts Tries: Short...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoJourneymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHogg’s back and so is the Exeter ‘edge’
Paul Rees talks to Henry Slade and Rob Baxter about Exeter’s stumbling start to the new season PREVIEW... Sale v Exeter...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPack power puts Quins in driving seat
Swansea ................6 Carmarthan Q ......21 A POWERFUL pack display helped Carmarthen Quins to a comprehensive victory at a rain soaked St...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoWorthing rout Rochford to stay at summit
By SHAUN WREN Worthing.................. 17 Rochford.....................0 TRIES from forwards Jon Whittall and Nathan Jibulu kept Worthing’s unbeaten home run going and...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBig respect all round as Pirates plot response
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ealing Trailfinders Today. Kick-off 3pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are still ‘smarting’ from last weekend’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoTethered Ryno has time for a rethink
CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoThe fly-half’s name is Wilkinson and his talent is blossoming!
By JON NEWCOMBE Play-maker: Kieran Wilkinson KIERAN Wilkinson is set to make his third Premiership appearance of the season for Sale...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoU20s ace Burnell puts the boot into Merthyr
Pontypridd ..........21 Merthyr ................14 A NERVELESS performance from Wales U20 fly-half Ben Burnell gave his father Justin’s Pontypridd side a comeback...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDings defence is key to away win
By JOHN WHITE Canterbury.................0 Dings......................... 17 CANTERBURY slipped to their second defeat in a row, shipping three tries against a Dings...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints emergency call for prop
NORTHAMPTON Saints last week sent out an SOS looking to bring another tighthead prop into Franklin’s Gardens as injury cover until...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMilton’s Met boys tear Tata to strips
Championship Plate round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Met began their Championship Plate campaign with a comprehensive 30-5 bonus point victory at...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoReturning Raiders keep up with pace
By ANDREA HARRIS Guernsey................. 17 Leicester L................ 5 TWO second-half tries saw the Raiders chalk up a fourth straight win to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLam’s chat with Ojomoh triggers transfer talk
PAT Lam was seen in a deep touchline conversation with Bath’s highly-rated inside centre Max Ojomoh after Friday’s West Country derby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoO’Shea hunts Eddie’s successor
THE RFU have already started their search for Eddie Jones’ successor as England coach. The Australian has said he will stand...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoChiefs find their groove to go three from three
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs..23 Wasps ..............13 EXETER Chiefs made it three wins on the spin as they recovered from a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish aim to break into Eddie’s England clique
LONDON Irish were the only one of the Premiership 13 who were not called on by England for last week’s training...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoScott and Ugodulu help Dons run riot
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDON maintain their lead at the top following a nine try 19-59 romp away at CS...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport
BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport....
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBig day for Lucs ruined by Students
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ......22 Loughboro L ....28 LUCTONIANS were unable to celebrate their first home game since February 2020 in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return
BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRedruth run riot to rack up big win at Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..............7 Redruth............. 41 REDRUTH turned in a superb team performance as they came away from Leicester Road with...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoQuinnell’s All Black hat-trick is still supreme | Peter Jackson
When it comes to Welshmen performing hat-tricks on the international stage, Tommy Cooper could claim to have outscored John Charles, Ian...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do
LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoStags fail to halt charge of the Vikings
London & South East Premier NORTH Walsham Vikings were dominant 41-14 winners against CS Stags 1863 as they continued their positive...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoCrusaders forward is given guard of honour
By JOHN WHITE Dings...................33pts Bury St Eds........27pts Joy: Tom Hargan celebrates with his Dings teammates PICTURES: John White Media DINGS’ game...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI don’t see Smith-Farrell working as 10-12 combo | Jeremy Guscott
THE names just keep coming when Eddie Jones selects his England training squads, and his latest 45-man selection is full of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLimiting contact training is right step
SHANE WILLIAMS I WAS fascinated by World Rugby’s report this week which was revealed to help protect player welfare. It suggested...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoClarke grabs hat-trick as Blues suffer a mauling
By TOM INNES Jersey Reds ....40pts Tries: Barnes 13, Penalty 27, Olowofela 30, Clarke 35, 61, 71 Conversions: Mitchell 13, 35,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNathan, the Panther, defied his broken jaw
PETER JACKSON THE French christened him La Panthere Noire, Waka Nathan simply the supreme openside wing forward of his time. New...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season
WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNewport edge top-of-the-table tussle
Midlands Premier NEWPORT (SALOP) first-team manager Michael Woodhouse praised his side’s spirit as they maintained their perfect league start to the...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLove lands late penalty to topple Clifton
By NICK PITSON Henley......................28 Clifton.......................27 A PENALTY with the last kick of the game gave Henley Hawks a memorable and emotional...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBennett’s magic boot gives Cov a kicking
By DAVID LAWRENCE Ampthill ............21pts Penalties: Bennett 5, 11, 18, 20, 24, 51, 72 Coventry ............19pts Tries: Burrows 58, Ashman 68,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoFive-star Law puts on a show for Otley
Northern Premier OTLEY continue to lead the way at the top of the league as they romped to a convincing 73-7...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Westcliff suffer Barnes blitz
By DAVID DOONAN Barnes......................46 Westcliff................. 12 INJURY-RAVAGED Westcliff were blown away by Barnes in a one-way first half. A string of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPressure is on South African sides says Jaque Fourie
WHEN South African rugby sent the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to contest in the Pro14 against the Irish, Scots, Welsh...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond claim dramatic comeback win
By TIM FORRESTER Richmond..........27pts Tries: Bright 55, 61, 67; Carrick Smith 79 Conversions: Kane 67, 80 Penalties: Kane 22 Nottingham ......24pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExeter crash through the 200pt barrier
South West Premier THE trio of Exeter University, Bournemouth and Hornets continued their three-way battle for the South-West Premier summit by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWooller and Williams put Rydal on the rugby map
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools Modern talent: Sean Lonsdale is being nurtured by Exeter Chiefs NORTH...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFinn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m
FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining...
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