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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHappy Diamond toasts impact of his South African imports
Formidable: van der Merwe AKKER van der Merwe earned rich praise after a formidable display helped inspire Sale to a hard-earned...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSuper sub provides the Bright spark for Scottish
By TOM INNES THE ultimate in impact substitutions saw veteran No.8 Mark Bright claim the winning try for London Scottish within...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFry Cookes up a treat in bonuspoint victory
By GRAHAM COX A CONTROLLED and disciplined performance saw Blackheath to this comfortable win in a match dominated by the conditions....
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoRugby is forgiving and Howley deserves that
RROB Howley’s ninemonth ban (with a further nine months suspended) for breaching World Rugby’s gambling regulations is not something to be...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoAigbokhae doubles up as Caldy keep rolling
By JAMES LEWIS CALDY will be clear at the top of the table at Christmas after scoring seven tries to impressively...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWonderkid Louis puts Warriors to the sword
By TOM BRADSHAW Carry me home: Chris Harris goes over to score Gloucester’s second try High five: Louis Rees-Zammit gets the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWelch has willpower to quench Trailfinders
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE took a giant stride towards reclaiming their Premiership place with a hard-working display which, coupled with some...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSeventh heaven for Asher-Wood
By KEVIN ROBINSON BRANDON Asher-Wood scored seven tries and Darlington Mowden Park crossed 14 times in all as they thrashed a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTight at the top come Christmas with Raiders heading up three-team pack
London & South East Premier GUERNSEY Raiders remain at the top of the table following a 47-7 win away at Brighton....
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoMunster’s manners slip with doc Jamie
WE are all hostages to fortune at times, which is where Nigel Wray found himself as events unfolded during Saracens’ 15-6...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland flop in Cape Town cauldron
Front runners: Kiwis got revenge on South Africa By ADAM ELLIS MEN ENGLAND equalled their worst ever finish in Cape Town...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJoe’s late show stuns Students
By RICHARD JONES HINCKLEY came from behind to ensure a Merry Christmas for their supporters as they saw off Loughborough Students....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPaid price for lack of ball says Solomons
WORCESTER began this match fourth in the table but DoR Alan Solomons admitted the Warriors’ performance was far from being the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates target home win hat-trick after switch in style
By MIKE SINCLAIR On track: Gavin Cattle CORNISH Pirates aim to make it three home wins in successive weeks when they...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCambridge dig in after yellows
By STEVE JACKSON CAMBRIDGE and Bishop’s Stortford served up a deliciously spiky local derby, marred in the end by three yellow...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoMacho Makis can make their mark in Sevens
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Size matters: Madagascar concede a try to Namibia’s Renaldo Bothma in their RWC2015 quaifier in Antananarivo Iwonder if the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville go 12 without loss in clash of leaders
Midlands Premier IN THE top-of-the-table clash at Bridgnorth it was Bournville who continued their unbeaten streak, running out 24-13 winners. Matt...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoRelegation has no fears for Prem
THE main reason given for Premiership clubs devaluing the European Cup by putting out half strength sides is that they are...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoEllie’s late heroics take the sting out of Wasps
By ALEX BARTLETT SUSIE Appleby hailed the desire of her players after a late Ellie Underwood try sealed a remarkable comeback...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde show no mercy in derby
By MIKE MITCHELL CLINICAL Fylde secured a bonus-point win at local rivals Preston Grasshoppers. An error-strewn performance from Preston Grasshoppers was...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDon’t tinker with European Cup
NICK CAIN on the ongoing battle over fixture space in the northern hemisphere In the hunt: Sean Maitland scores as Saracens...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWinter rues lineout errors as bonus goes begging
By PAUL SMITH A POWERFUL scrummaging display allied to the ball-carrying skills of skipper Ryan Burrows saw Coventry to a comfortable...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNew boss relishing restoration challenge at Albion
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY NEW Plymouth Albion head coach James Scaysbrook says the challenge of guiding the club back towards...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGeorgia will progress with Currie Cup invitation
GEORGIA have given up expecting any help from the Six Nations but South Africa are proving staunch allies. This week the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarrogate make up ground
Northern Premier HAVING picked up on a game postponed from 26th October, Harrogate move back into second place in North Premier...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoSavvy Sharks smell blood to secure bonus-point glory
By ADAM SMITH DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks triumphed in the battle of the north after securing an important bonus-point victory at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHenri Packs a punch as Tigers maul Scunthorpe
By CHRIS ANDREWS SHEFFIELD Tigers romped to an incredible eight-try triumph against Scunthorpe to ensure an enjoyable festive period. Henri Packard...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoNew faces at Irish are refreshing for Franco
By NEALE HARVEY Aiming high: Exiles lock Franco van der Merwe PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS LONDON IRISH: Jackson, Rona, Stephenson, Hepetema,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGriffiths keeping his Knights on guard
By SAM JACKSON Prepared: Clive Griffiths Winless: Martyn Wood YORKSHIRE Carnegie are still looking for their first win of the campaign...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoHowley’s two big questions…
NOBODY can accuse the Welsh Rugby Union of not showing real compassion in their handling of the Rob Howley betting issue....
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFagerson red card opens new debate
MATT Fagerson got a red card for a forearm into Danny Priso’s throat/neck last week playing for Glasgow Warriors against La...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFrustration for Maidenhead as they fail to capitalise on Barnstaple postponement
South West Premier MAIDENHEADmissed the chance to pull back on South West Premier leaders Barnstaple after being held to a 20-20...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoQuality Quins rampant as Warriors hit for six
By NICK REWCASTLE HARLEQUINS Women bounced back from last weekend’s defeat against Sar acens with a convincing victory over Worcester Warriors...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAnalysis: Eddie Jones’ little helpers will need to be strong men
Nick Cain surveys the coaches who can join Eddie Jones' coaching staff as we enter a new World Cup cycle
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThomas signing decisive in persuading Ted Hill to stay at Worcester
The coach who Hill believes can help him realise his England ambitions
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff Blues make incredible Christmas gesture to Nick Williams which leaves teammates emotional
The Kiwi no.8 has lived away from his family in New Zealand for over a decade while plying his trade in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: No more false starts, cull the scrum cheats
Brendan Gallagher points to the outright disqualification for false starting in athletics as something rugby should adhere with scrum resets
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: It’s time to be realistic about Lions tours
Jeff Probyn ponders how quickly the Lions will adapt to playing at altitude in their 2021 tour of South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStadium for Cornwall can end talent drain to Exeter says ex-Pirate Matavesi
The Northampton Saints hooker backs old club Cornish Pirates to push for the Premiership if they can get their Stadium for...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGreig Laidlaw follows senior Scotland figures into international retirement
The scrum-half joins John Barclay and Tommy Seymour in ending their Scotland careers
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoKyle Sinckler admits he can’t remember anything from World Cup final
The England prop reveals his distress at having his World Cup final cut short
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Indestructible Faletau gets bad breaks
Taulupe Faletau's seemingly impervious resilience to injury has now been penetrated
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn Jones – BBC Sports Personality of the year?
Anybody who saw Wales‘ excellent run of form in the Rugby World Cup will recognise the fact that it was Alun...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Gatland is waiting for any All Blacks implosion under Foster
Ian Foster must navigate his two-year contract without some of the key names associated with the All Blacks
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoNick Phipps fears the damage Israel Folau has done to Australian rugby
London Irish and Wallabies scrum-half Phipps talks to Neale Harvey about the controversy stirred by Folau
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Stuart Hogg can be the missing link for Exeter in chase for Champions Cup success
Four wins out of four for Exeter Chiefs in Europe - Jeremy Guscott looks into how Stuart Hogg is part of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPolledri takes wisdom from Italy’s old guard to hit peak for Gloucester
The Gloucester flanker reflects on his rise from Hartpury to the World Cup with Italy
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: A real blow to Scarlets if Brad Mooar heads home
Shane Williams feels the Scarlets have an exceptional coach on their hands, so it's no wonder the All Blacks are calling
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoThe players will fight to keep B&I Lions tours alive roars Jack Nowell
Exeter Chiefs, England and Lions wing Nowell talks South Africa 2021 and the preserving of future tours
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoJohan blames a late panic
JOHAN Ackermann admits his side panicked under the Irish onlsaught but praised their bravery. “We put ourselves in a position to...
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