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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHoppers lose the spring from their step
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..27 Preston G’s ….17 HINCKLEY achieved a crucial win to leapfrog Preston Grasshoppers in the table after...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoManu wins the day to give lift to Vunipolas
■By GARY FITZGERALD MAKO and Billy Vunipola may have endured Tokyo heartbreak but back in north west London young cousin Manu...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWoes continue for Canterbury
■By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………28 Canterbury……20 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a hard-fought bonus-point win over Canterbury. Tries from Chris...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRed card proves decisive as Cardiff strike
■By ROB COLE Cardiff…………..12 Ebbw Vale ……..3 EBBW Vale had tighthead prop Rob Sevenoaks sentoff five minutes from time and then...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLancaster predicted success at 2019 RWC
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Too soon: Stuart Lancaster faces up to defeat in 2015 PICTURE: Getty...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRundle runs riot to break record with trio of tries
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….43 Wharfedale ….19 DAN Rundle hit a blistering hat-trick to score in his ninth consecutive National League 2...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoI told the boys to have a beer and keep their heads up
Blow: Declan Kidney MANU Vunipola hopes his dramatic last gasp winning kick will help put a small smile back on cousins...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub cope with filthy conditions
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 Bishop’s Sto ..14 A MATCH, the pattern of which was very much dictated by the filthy...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFull-back Williams ruled out for three months
■By SAM JACKSON WALES full-back Liam Williams faces a lengthy lay-off after having surgery on an ankle injury suffered at the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoCurry flies England flag for world player of year
■ By SAM JACKSON SALE Sharks flanker Tom Curry is the only English nomination on a six-man shortlist for World Player...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBeauty and the beast in equal parts
Brendan Gallagher’s reminiscences from a truly memorable World Cup in Japan Bowing out: The Japanese team show humility Best ref never...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSonny Bill’s coming to Allianz
SONNY BILL Williams is set to play at Saracens next season but he won’t be wearing another famous black shirt. Instead,...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoTeen-star Lloyd rises above the mediocre
■By ROGER PANTING Super sub: Ioan Lloyd beats Byron McGuigan to score the winning try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images IOAN...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLos Teros join WR Council
URUGUAY are to join the World Rugby Council, the international federation’s primary decision-making forum. Uruguay become the 52nd member of Council...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoKolisi shades Josh, Warren for top vote
AND so to our final jouer de rugby gallant award of the World Cup. There are many contenders in truth but...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHartley in talks to end his career
NORTHAMPTON Saints are in discussions with former England skipper Dylan Hartley to call time on his career. The Saints hooker hasn’t...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond: We only deserved one point
BRISTOL director of rugby, Pat Lam, said his side had to play in a different way to secure the win. He...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBack: Let players decide when to return
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S returning stars must set their own agendas when it comes to being available for their club sides,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoNow Japan gets ready to make Sevens sing
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points ONE of the big winners from RWC2019 is going to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilliams on move to cut the budget?
SARACENS are searching for a winger suggesting they are not confident of hanging onto Liam Williams. Williams, who helped Saracens complete...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEagles ace Taufete’e prepared for ferocious backlash from chastened Chiefs
■By NEALE HARVEY WORLD player-of-the-year nominee Joe Taufete’e says Worcester must prepare to make 300 tackles if they are to prevail...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoOur young stars ‘still have world at their feet’
Nick Cain and Gary Fitzgerald talk to Lewis Moody about flankers and Manu Tuilagi Former England flanker Lewis Moody insists England’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThe Big Ten maintain their power game at World Rugby
ALL men are equal, but some are more equal than others as World Rugby continue to demonstrate with Orwellian ruthlessness. There...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCheika looks set for Montpellier
MICHAEL CHEIKA, who has been linked with Leicester Tigers, appears to be on his way to coach in France next season....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoNaiyaravoro creates havoc for Harlequins
■By GARY FITZGERALD Power surge: Taqele Naiyaravoro bursts through to score for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Bench star: Cadan Murley scores...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoAnscombe pulling the strings for Raiders
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………..10 Worthing ……..24 WORTHING Raiders made fewer mistakes throughout a game played in driving rain and everincreasing...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSo Judgement Day has arrived for Eddie
Nick Cain charts the remarkable four-year journey of England head coach Eddie Jones Puzzled: Eddie Jones bows his head after defeat...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDowson: Mr T is a big, fast freak!
PHIL Dowson heaped praise on ‘freak’ wing Taqele Naiyaravoro after his two tries helped Saints build on an impressive start to...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff revival falls just short
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..15 Henley…………..26 ANOTHER gallant and fighting performance by Westcliff ultimately failed to find reward. Early Westcliff pressure...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoOnly way is up for Welsh team says McBryde
■By SAM JACKSON FORWARDS coach Robin McBryde believes the future is bright for Welsh rugby as a new era dawns. Wales...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoKingdom agony over late kick
■By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher …………….10 Taunton…………..8 IT ALL came down to one kick as Esher won a nailbiter over Taunton Titans...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoGatland goes still thinking: What might have been?
■From ADAM HATHAWAY at Tokyo Stadium STEVE Hansen had the last word over Warren Gatland as New Zealand claimed the bronze...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBarnes find their form after Hind grabs treble
■By TOM HOLMES Barnes…………..41 Bournem’th ….17 ALEXANDER Hind scored a hat-trick of tries as Barnes ended a run of five straight...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThat’s my World Cup over says ref Nigel
REFEREE Nigel Owens says he has taken charge of his last World Cup game. The 48-year-old Welshman oversaw England’s 19-7 semi-final...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCoventry fight back to salvage the draw
■By NEALE HARVEY NEVER-SAY-DIE Coventry staged an epic late recovery to earn a hard-fought draw that served to put a serious...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth on edge until late strike by Brown
Redruth …………..20pts Leicester Lions….7pts ■By BILL HOOPER Red hot: Redruth players celebrate with try-scorer Bradley Janes Eyes down: Nick Cairns makes...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBattling Wales see dream ended by late Pollard kick
From NICK CAIN In Yokohama SOUTH Africa edged their way into their third World Cup final, while Wales were denied a...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoAccuracy of Olver’s boot gets Knights back on track
■By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER fly-half Sam Olver secured a vital win for the Knights with five penalties and a conversion to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoShare of the spoils as Albion fight back
Cambridge ……20 Plymouth Alb 20 WITH both sides having won three games, lost five and with a points balance of plus-1...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWind and rain prove the ultimate winners
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..9 Tonbridge J 12 ALL the points were scored at the same end in this less...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBad shoulder, but Rhys is on a high
ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell about his Japan experience Battered: Rhys Patchell playing against New Zealand PICTURE: Getty...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoZebras zip to glory in second-half demolition
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……15 Otley …………….20 A GAME of two halves saw Otley claim the win after a second half barrage...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOspreys in hunt to bring Wales ace Liam Williams back home
The Scarlets are also interested in the full-back with Leigh Halfpenny out of contract next summer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Round 3 of the Premiership
Matchday squads and officials for Round 3 of the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Bath, Toulon and Sharks scrum-half Michael Claassens
A player who loved running out at The Rec before stints with Toulon and the Sharks
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Featured
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: England unchanged for World Cup final showdown with Springboks
The side which turned the All Blacks grey has been trusted with downing the Springboks
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoBen Spencer follows England final call-up with new Saracens deal
He landed in Japan on Sunday as an injury replacement for England scrum-half Willi Heinz
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: England favourites but so were All Blacks
Jeff Probyn tells from his own experience how teams look to exploit opponent's weaknesses, especially in the knockout stages
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: One last stand for Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen
Wales and New Zealand face each other in the third-fourth place play-off on Friday, Gatland and Hansen have named their squads
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Nothing funny about Jaco Peyper’s nudge, nudge
Nick Cain on Jaco Peyper and the photo with Welsh fans which has seen him miss out on further involvement at...












