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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNo hesitation for new Tiger Henry
LEICESTER have signed goal-kicking flyhalf Zack Henry for next season. The 25-year-old Harlequins academy graduate will join from French Pro D2...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOscar strikes late as RGC snatch away victory
Premiership ■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ………24 RGC ………………25 A LAST-GASP Oscar Lennon try saw RGC battle back from behind to clinch...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland face early exit after shock defeat to Spain
■By ADAM ELLIS On the rebound: Dan Norton scores against Wales ENGLAND were left needing a miracle win over New Zealand...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWebb thrown straight in for derby day
■By NEALE HARVEY Test quality: Welsh ace Rhys Webb WALES international scrum-half Rhys Webb is handed a first start for Bath...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFive-try Falcons produce best yet
■By TOM INNES Ruck time: Falcons and Reds contest the ball Star turn: Brett Connon on the attack for Falcons, tackled...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProtheroe puts faith in Booth’s Ospreys
OSPREYS have signed versatile back Mat Protheroe from Bristol for the 2020-21 season. The 23-year-old fullback or fly-half was born in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewport finally end Sardis Road hoodoo
■By ALEX BYWATER Pontypridd ….12 Newport ……….17 NEWPORT won at Sardis Road for the first time in 13 seasons as they...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRecalling Liam and Josh would be panic
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Put him on bench: Wales’ Liam Williams evades the tackle of France’s Gael Fickou PICTURE:...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoReliable boot of Grimoldby secures Amps win
■By ANDREW BEACHAM AMPTHILLwere good value for this victory on a dismal Gloucestershire evening. Neither side produced much on a saturated...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPiutau extends his stay at Bristol
CENTRE Siale Piutau has signed a one-year extension with Bristol. The 34-year-old former Tonga fly-half ‘s deal comes three months after...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSorry day for Turks as Wizards power to win
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli …………18 Aberavon………48 ABERAVON thrashed Llanelli at Parc Y Scarlets to solidify their position in the top three...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBooth can herald new era at Ospreys
FINALLY, there is some clarity at the Ospreys. For my old region to appoint Toby Booth as their new head coach...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFowkes adds fresh blood for trip down to Pirates
■By ADAM ELLIS Back: Nick De Battista NOTTINGHAMhead coach Neil Fowkes is not underestimating the challenge of facing Cornish Pirates at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaints’ All Blacks ace Franks set to call time
TWO-TIMEWorld Cup winner Ben Franks is to retire at the end of the 2019-20 season. The Northampton front row, 35, won...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoVale boost survival hopes with drab draw
■By ROB COLE Carmarthen Q …6 Ebbw Vale ………6 EBBW Vale pulled off another great away day display to move further...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRef Ridley hands Quins a poetic final flourish
■By NICK CAIN Quick thinking: Harlequins’ Paul Lasike crashes over for their opening try from Danny Care’s tap penalty Selling the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoKorczyk shows his class for Trailfinders
■By NEALE HARVEY DYNAMIC flanker Adam Korczyk shone as Trailfinders survived rotten conditions and a furious second half fightback from Coventry...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTaufete’e set for move to Top 14
WORCESTER hooker Joe Taufete’e will join Lyon at the end of the season. USA international Taufete’e, 27, has made 46 appearances...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBad memories banished thanks to Pinches’ try
■By STEVEN SMITH Llandovery ….17 Merthyr ……….14 REVENGE was sweet for Llandovery as they erased the bitter memory of their last-gasp...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBaxter: I don’t think a score was certain
ROB Baxter said he would not make an issue of the controversial penalty try, The Exeter DoR commented: “I asked the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHunter gets Red Roses off to a flyer
NEWS EXTRA THE Red Roses remain on course to claim consecutive Grand Slams after a 27-0 win over Ireland at Doncaster...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff back with a bang to increase lead
■By CHRIS GRAHAM Cardiff …………41 Bridgend ………12 CARDIFF may not have played a league fixture for six weeks, but they showed...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOlympic hopefuls on marks
NEWS EXTRA AN initial 24-strong GB Women’s Sevens training squad has been announced for the summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. England’s Emily...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIn-form Met bag bumper triumph at home
Championship & Division One round-up ■By CARL FIELD CARDIFF Met made it four straight wins to move up into third in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoInjury blow for Carbery
IRELAND fly-half Joey Carbery is set to undergo surgery on his ankle. Carbery, 24, was ruled out of the Six Nations...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCaptain Morgan puts full focus on Scarlets
NEWS EXTRA ■By STEFFAN THOMAS JAC Morgan is determined to use his experiences as Wales U20 captain to help establish himself...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoIt’s Crame game as Rams edge the Titans
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ………………25 Rotherham ……20 RAMS put a testing week behind them to secure a bonus-point home victory against...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBiggar in knee scare ahead of Wales date
■By NEALE HARVEY Punching: Ben Earl breaks clear to roar in for his try ahead of Corbus Reinach PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoUlster sign Mathewson
FORMER New Zealand scrum-half Alby Mathewson will join Ulster on a one-year contract in July. The 34-year-old, who has won five...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJarrod enjoying new voice in Wales camp
NEWS EXTRA ■By STEFFAN THOMAS WALES haven’t had the best of times in the Six Nations, but Jarrod Evans hopes his...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoVillagers Nick it to keep up the chase at the top
■By JACK JOHNSON Diving in: Jason Worrall scores Chinnor’s first try PICTURES: Simon Cooper MATT Williams hailed his Chinnor side as...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCrusaders in cruise control in final quarter
■By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….51 Bournemouth…14 A SUPERB second-half performance paved the way for Dings’ bonus-point victory over Bournemouth at Shaftesbury...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoSharks show killer instinct for a third win on the road
■By ADAM ELLIS Try double: On loan Harlequins centre Joe Marchant scored twice for the Blues QUEENSLAND Reds head coach Brad...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHopefully Eddie will see game says Earl
SARACENS supremo Mark McCall hailed his men as heroes “It was a great performance for lots of reasons,” he said. “After...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoClubs call for EGM
THE WRU will be forced to hold an extraordinary general meeting by clubs over the new funding method introduced. The governing...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTop 14 shun virus threat to go ahead on schedule
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Hat-trick: Joris Jurand ran in three tries in the first half for Brive Yesterday’s Top 14 matches...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLeaders survive a scare to secure key bonus point
■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond……27 Canterbury……10 LOWLY Canterbury briefly held a two-point lead against Richmond but the league leaders were stung into...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury click with own route 66
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Edmunds…66 Old Redcliffians …22 THESE two sides finally met at the third time of asking, but...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoEbbw ace Rubasniak earns first Test call for Poland
NEWS EXTRA ■By ROB COLE DAWID Rubasniak should have been battling relegation and the elements for Ebbw Vale at Carmarthen Quins...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents in no need of lesson
■By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough S …32 Fylde ………………….30 LOUGHBOROUGH Students won a thriller against high-flying Fylde to close the gap at...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoIt’s about time CVC told us what they are up to
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE most visible face of CVC, the private equity firm currently investing huge...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRochford and Guernsey level pegging
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYmaintained their place at the top of the table following a bonus try 43-3 win at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTipuric ends speculation
RUGBY SHORTS WALES flanker and Ospreys captain Justin Tipuric, 30, has signed a new three-year deal with the region to end...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScotland can pass French test says Bradbury
NEWS EXTRA ■By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND No.8 Magnus Bradbury is confident his side can derail France’s Grand Slam bandwagon when the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoDarlington ensure that the ship Sales away
■By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP34 Sale FC………………15 DARLINGTON Mowden Park emphatically registered their first win over visitors Sale FC on an...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClifton’s brave 13 grind it out
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………………20 Henley Hawks ……10 CLIFTONduly completed the double over the league leaders with a convincing display. Storm...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJoe joyful with clinical kicking
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley …………….17 Wharfedale …………7 JOE Wilson kicked the crucial points as Hinckley held on for an important home...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRef Carley ignores the mind games
THE scrum war instigated by a Welsh campaign to highlight French ‘illegalities’ ahead of last weekend’s clash thankfully failed to get...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBournville get back to business at top
Midlands Premier IT WAS a quiet week in the Midlands Premier that saw four cancellations due to the weather. But there...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTaute goes under knife
LEICESTER centre Jaco Taute has been sidelined for an “extended period” after suffering a torn bicep in his left arm against...
International Rugby
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