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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Rugby as Wales’ national sport? Not with these crowd numbers!
Can we expect a full house at any of the regions' this festive period?
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField have no answer to Otley half-backs
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ....15pts Otley ....................27pts OTLEY director of rugby Charlie Maunder paid tribute to a ruthless half-back combination as...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStooke ready for a scrap against the green giants
Up for the fight: Elliot Stooke ELLIOTT Stooke is relishing the battle with London Irish’s big beasts as Bath aim to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoKubriashvili has got yellow fever
DAVIT Kubriashvili is only halfway through the season but already far ahead of schedule to break all yellow card records. Grenoble’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoYou’d think Jamie would be used to the insults
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s nothing like a good old fashioned punch-up or handbag waving contest...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoLightning looking fine as battered Bears concede nine
By BETHAN ZIEDLER LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning stole the show as they put 55 points past Bristol Bears and made amends for the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLucs pile more pressure on rivals Stour
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ..10 Luctonians ..14 LUCS pulled off a prized victory at arch-rivals Stourbridge whose alarming slide down the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoThomas stars as Wizards breeze past Steelmen
By THOMAS WILLIAMS ABERAVON ended a run of four straight defeats and sent Ebbw Vale to the bottom of the table...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoNational sport? Not with these crowd numbers!
At close of business on Friday, shrinking attendances in the PRO14 confirmed that the Welsh regional teams had joined Jeremy Corbyn...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTongan ace Lousi loving his new life in Llanelli
By STEFFAN THOMAS SAM Lousi believes he is the perfect fit for the Scarlets and is confident his style of play...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBears forward Batley joins Tigers on loan
LEICESTER Tigers have signed utility forward Joe Batley on loan from fellow Premiership side Bristol. The 23-year-old has turned out twice...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoYou have to fail to become coach of the All Blacks!
MATT McILRAITH Hoping to coach the All Blacks? Don’t bother coaching a Super Rugby team then. Not only do statistics suggest...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSimple Simon on the money for Hull
Tynedale ........12 Hull ....................16 By BRIAN TILLEY TYNEDALE crashed to their fourth successive defeat before a bumper Christmas crowd. Visitors Hull...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRavens secure crucial victory to ease fears
By PAUL HOPKINS BRIDGEND eased their relegation concerns with a determined win over regional rivals Swansea. In the opening exchanges a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoWebster would not have been in the pink
THROUGHOUTa distinguished career for Swansea, Wales and the Lions, Richard Webster never lost sight of his oldschool values. They served him...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoEarly blitz sees Dings downed
By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON did enough to secure the double over Dings Crusaders as a dominant first-half display left the visitors...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLe Bourgeois gets new deal at Wasps
WASPS centre Michael Le Bourgeois has signed a new undisclosed-length contract with the Premiership side. The 29-year-old –who can also play...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoBaldwin backed to be Wales’ new star in midfield
By STEFFAN THOMAS COREY Baldwin has been told he has the potential to be Wales star Jonathan Davies’ long-term successor in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers hang on in an 11-try thriller
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ....36 Sedgley Park 39 AN 11-try thriller at the Avenue was served up by two sides that...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBlue & Blacks break Church Bank curse in epic
By MATTHEW DAVIES CARDIFF broke their Church Bank voodoo to move 15 points clear at the top of the table as...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoPlumtree served his time well
NOBODY can accuse John Plumtree of cutting corners during his apprenticeship for a position among the All Black coaching elite, one...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRaiders revel in emphatic win
By ALICE TARGETT WORTHING ran in seven tries as they consigned sorry Bournemouth to the bottom of the National 2 South...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMorgan extends his stay at Gloucester
BENMorgan has signed a new “longterm” contract with Gloucester. The 30-year-old joined the club from PRO12 side Scarlets in 2012 and...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
TONY SPREADBURY ONE OF THE GAME’S GREAT CHARACTERS AND CURRENT RFU HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL GAME MATCH OFFICIALS I WAS a touch...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoIronmen down Quins to get back on track
By ANDREW DEERING MERTHYR halted a threegame losing streak by beating Carmarthen Quins. Steff Marshall kicked an early penalty for the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoRugby’s decade of difference
Brendan Gallager looks back over the past ten years…the good, the bad and the superstars Brendan Gallager looks back over the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTerrific TJs end year on high as they run in 13
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians are top of the charts at Christmas after they ran up a cricket score to cast...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarman takes reins from Pendlebury
WASPS have appointed Kevin Harman as head of academy following Jon Pendlebury’s departure to join the RFU as England U18s head...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoUnflappable Bird flying as Ponty topple Turks
By GUTO DAVIES PONTYPRIDD delivered a determined performance to see off in-form Llanelli. Llanelli broke the deadlock through Iwan Evans’ penalty...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoShepherd’s flock get set for a happy Christmas
Muddy marvel: Jack Hodge goes over for a try for Redruth By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH wrapped up a deserved win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSkipper Laidlaw calls time on Test career
SCOTLAND captain Greig Laidlaw has stepped down from international duty after 76 caps. The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half is second on the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSarries uneveil a new star in magical Malins
By NICK CAIN Star is born: Max Malins goes over in the corner for Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images Early hope: Luke...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAnother away win for flying Cinders
By PADDY MARSH CINDERFORD maintained their fine form away from home this season with a two try to one victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBradley helps Hawks to pass Redcliffians test
By NICK PITSON DRY Leas was anything but dry on a day when Henley Hawks bested the visiting Old Redcliffians with...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStokes boosts Irish back three options
LONDON Irish have bolstered their squad with back-three flyer James Stokes joining from Coventry for the remainder of the season. James,...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoMoriarty should stay in Wales with the Dragons
Stick or twist: Ross Moriarty will have numerous options for next season PICTURE: Getty Images ROSS Moriarty has quickly become one...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoMcCall: Max has touch of Barrett
SARACENS two-try fullback Max Malins drew comparisons with Beauden Barrett after inspiring Saracens to inflict the heaviest defeat Bristol have suffered...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHumberstone’s the hero for Rams
By DAVID LAWRENCE ANDREW Humberstone kicked a last-gasp penalty to round off a dramatic fightback from league high-flyers Rams who had...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury switch on turbo as Westcliff are felled late
By NICK CROWE BURY St Edmunds grabbed two late tries to put the gloss on victory in an evenly-fought match-up at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFour-year ban for Hull wing
HULL RUFC winger Stephen Hihetah has been suspended from all sport for four years after he tested positive for banned substances....
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoDan’s a scary hardman…you have been warned!
DAN Baugh was one of the toughest players I played against. He was with Cardiff Blues when I faced him about...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoIt’s getting serious as Wasps tumble again
By ROGER PANTING CLOSE-UP JACOB UMAGA Wasps fy-half MARCUS SMITH Harlequins fly-half The young players emerged with credit as both got...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoMurphy in trouble as the cavalry can’t save his Tigers
■By GARY FITZGERALD CLOSE-UP MANU TUILAGI Leicester outside-centre Tuilagi charged back onto the club stage like a bull but still ended...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBrady on fire as Titans are crushed
By STEVE SMITH SALE made it an incredible festive season for their supporters by smashing Rotherham Titans on home turf. Speedster...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoIf you need support, Rob, I’m on the end of a phone
Burden: Rob Howley I’M SURE Rob Howley will be relieved the facts are now out in the open and he can...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGustard: We put ourselves under cosh
QUINS’ DoR Paul Gustard was elated to win a topsy-turvy match. He said: “It was a game of three-quarters, for in...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBaxter: Sarries is a huge game
ROB Baxter was eager to play down the potentially explosive festive Premiership battle with arch rivals Saracens after seeing his team...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHolland brings up a ton as Rosslyn keep pace at top
By SAMUEL DRAPER He’s in: Joe Munroe goes over for Rosslyn Park PICTURES: David Whittam ROSSLYN Park head coach John Mills...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStreet stars come out for Sharks party time
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Well worked: Lewis Ludlam goes over for Saints Decisive: Rohan Janse van Rensburg breaks through to scores Sale’s...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSweet 16 for Hodgson as Chinnor finally beaten
By JACK JOHNSON RICHMOND ended Chinnor’s unbeaten run as they left Oxfordshire with a hard-earned victory. Sixteen points from Tom Hodgson...












