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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoIt’s better late than never to pick Zach
CHRIS HEWETT IF we’re being harsh – and heaven knows, the Cherry and White flock who congregate on the steps of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHeartbreak for Scarlets as Van Wyk try steals it
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ............23pts Tries: Rogers 17, Elias 68 Conversions: Lloyd 18, 69 Penalties: Lloyd 3, 48, 54 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoZebre claim first win in 29 games
By BEN JAYCOCK Zebre ............... 12 Sharks ............ 10 Zebre secured their first win since April 2022 as they narrowly saw...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoUmaga kick kills off the Stormers
■By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........20 Stormers ........ 17 THE travel woes of South African teams continued as the Stormers stumbled to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOspreys fall just short as Dell gets late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............................. 23pts Tries: Williams 5, Morgan-Williams 67 Conversions: Walsh 5, 57 Penalties: Walsh 25, 55, 73 Glasgow..............................31pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff left to count cost of their errors
■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff ............... 12pts Tries: Grady 23, Lee Lo 53 Conversions: De Beer 53 Bulls ................... 18pts Tries: Papier...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHealy puts boot into Connacht
■By JOHN FALLON Edinburgh .......25 Connacht ........22 BEN Healy broke Connacht’s hearts with a drop goal in the final play of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoUlster end Munster’s run
■By JOHN FALLON Ulster ............... 21 Munster ..........14 CAPTAIN Tom Stewart paid tribute to recordbreaker Rob Herring on his 230th appearance...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons call on Wales cavalry
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 1.15pm DRAGONS head coach Dai Flanagan has made nine changes ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNew season set
Ben Jaycock looks at contenders ahead of next weekend’s kick-off to the Women’s Premiership season With just nine teams but a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHat-trick for Adamson as Blues find rhythm
■By LUKE JARMYN Bedford .............53pts Tries: Day 21, French 31, Adamson 34, 56, 69; Onojaife 43, Conway 60, 79 Conversions: Grimoldby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAmpthill aim for top four after Cov win
■By BEN JAYCOCK AMPTHILL’S ever-present No.8 Morgan Strong has been a key figure in the club’s fast start this season and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCOACH TO COACH
FORMER RICHMOND DIRECTOR OF RUGBY STEVE HILL, FAR LEFT, TALKS TO GISELLE MATHER, DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S RUGBY AT EALING TRAILFINDERS Giselle...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThe Beast of Bezier broke the mould
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points French rugby said goodbye this week to the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThis diminished Premiership is benefiting no-one
RUGBY MATTERS TIME waits for no man. As the World Cup recedes in the rear-view mirror and we concentrate on the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoUni links are vital to make-up of clubs
RUGBY MATTERS CLOSE match-ups with local University sides are nothing particularly new. The great Coventry sides back in the day enjoyed...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTackling an age old problem
ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS RECENT MEASURES BROUGHT IN TO IMPROVE PLAYER SAFETY ARE ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE Sam Cane last...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWallabies on downward spiral, warns Campese
By BEN JAYCOCK AUSTRALIA legend David Campese has called out the lack of instinctive flair in rugby union and believes the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLitterick learned prop trade through Jones
By SIMON THOMAS Rising star: Rhys Litterick AS a young tighthead learning the ropes, new Cardiff Rugby prop Rhys Litterick could...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoExiles travel globe to find new homes
PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Relocated: London Irish player of the year Tom Pearson is now...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLegend of the ‘Bearded Beast’ Esteve
PETER JACKSON FOR sheer bloodthirsty brutality, no international fixture of the last half century has come remotely close to matching France-Wales...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLate Cade try seals battling triumph for Park
By RHYS STRATTON Leicester L ......23 Rosslyn Park..32 ROSSLYN Park overcame a fierce challenge from Leicester Lions to come away with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSmith’s hat-trick is the difference
By THOMAS LLEWELLYN Cinderford.............. 14 B Moseley ..............34 BIRMINGHAM Moseley produced a dominant second-half performance to secure the win. The first...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTitans don’t make it easy for hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............38 Taunton Titans ....29 STORTFORD celebrated a hard-fought victory over Taunton. The hosts started fast and, after...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLeo leads the hosts to a hard-fought victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ...... 21pts Tries: Noot 5, Walliker 43, Hennessey 58 Conversions: Dalrymple 5, 43, Cooke 58 Richmond ............
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHalf-backs are on song as Albion claim top spot
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.................... 17 Plymouth A ............22 PLYMOUTH claimed a hard-fought victory to claim four points and take top spot....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoBack-to-back wins for Mowden boys
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......25 Sedgley Park......... 18 DARLINGTON made it back-to- back wins with a close victory over Sedgley Park....
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSuper Sale inflict defeat on leaders
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................29 Rams......................... 17 SALE FC ripped the form book apart as the bottom side saw off league...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTony’s Titans ready to relish toughest tests lying in store
By EDDIE MCATEER TAUNTON Titans face another difficult set of games in National One, and head coach Tony Yapp is under...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoLeaders overcome toughest challenge so far
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes....20 Wharfedale....... 8 LEADERS Leeds Tykes overcame their toughest assignment yet, edging out Yorkshire rivals Wharfedale to...
