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National League One
/ 6 years agoDan’s the man as Park cash in to punish Albion
By WARREN MUGGLETON DAN Laventure’s lucky break secured a bonuspoint win for Rosslyn Park as they saw off Plymouth Albion at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTrebanos engulfed by the perfect champs
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD IT was a perfect 10 for champions Pontypoolwho inflicted a crushing 60-10 defeat on Trebanos...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSaints march to victory led by general Grayson
By ROB WILDMAN NORTHAMPTON claimed a third successive East Midlands derby in an attack-minded encounter they edged in the last 20...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHartpury old boy Hunter puts Knights on the charge
By ANDREW BEACHAM IN A game of few chances and even less entertainment, it was Doncaster who made slightly fewer mistakes...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMartin gets Blood and Sand back on track
By STEVEN MCBRIDE JAMES Martin scored twice as Cambridge finally got their campaign on track and secured their second National League...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDeadshot Edwards hits late winner for Birchgrove
Welsh Cups round-up By CARL FIELD LAST season’s National Plate runners-up Bonymaen took another step towards a return to the Principality...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoForward power gets Chiefs home semi-final
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER had effectively ensured their home clash with Harlequins in February’s semi-finals inside 31 minutes when prop Harry...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoExiles give Falcons an early ‘wake up call’
By DAVID WOODHALL NEWCASTLE got their Championship campaign off to a winning start but it was far from the dominant display...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoThe joy of six as Rams go wild
By RICHARD ASHCROFT RAMS returned to winning ways with a clinical victory at home to struggling Hull Ionians. The hosts ran...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPR disaster as ‘injured’ Ramos plays for Toulouse
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON A minor storm, of sorts, is brewing in French rugby, with Toulouse’s international full-back Thomas Ramos at...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEddie gets a reminder from super Spencer
By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Spencer shrugged off his World Cup snub to showcase his prodigious all-round skills and help secure Sarries...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIll-discipline undoes Amps good work on debut
By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL were given a tough introduction to the Championship by a physical and clinical Nottingham side. Trailing just...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBy George! OEs blitz Moseley
By JON EDWARDS GEORGE Perkins and Nathan Morris scored two tries apiece as rampant Old Elthamians stormed to an emphatic bonus-point...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoRadradra has been my player of the tournament
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK WALES must be licking their lips with the prospect of France as their quarter- final...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents come of age to hold off Lucs rally
By GEOFF VICKRESS THERE is no way to describe this game at Mortimer Park other than a game of two halves,...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEddie Jones really doesn’t care if Scotland miss out on World Cup quarter-finals
England head coach Eddie Jones has said only Scotland will be to blame if they fail to progress out of their...
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World Rugby Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThe lingering questions for England heading into the knockouts
The considerable disruption Typhoon Hagibis has already caused may have accidentally offered Eddie Jones and England some sense of clarity as...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: The truth about why Mendez punched Paul Ackford
The first shock result of the World Cup fittingly provided by the hosts, Japan, against Ireland will certainly have focused the minds...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Coventry and former Northampton Saints forward Ben Nutley
We talk to Ben Nutley and ask him to pick a XV of the top players he's played alongside or against
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby cancels England’s clash with France as ‘violent’ Typhoon Hagibis stays on course
Tournament organisers cancel two matches with concerns now being raised about Scotland's crunch match against Japan
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: England v Wales in World Cup final, says John Gallagher
As the first Englishman to win the World Cup and the only one to retire unbeaten, John Gallagher made the most...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: There’s no pleasure in Domes full of sweat
Nick Cain explores the sweltering conditions of Japan made more energy-sapping by the closure of the roof at stadiums such as...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNic White to leave Exeter Chiefs and make Brumbies return
White is currently on duty with Australia at the Rugby World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru
How sports science has Wales ready to be unbroken in the humid conditions of Japan
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHow to bet on rugby
Rugby is widely considered as one of the most physically combative sports on the planets. No protective pads, no helmets and...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Hope has turned into belief after win over Aussies
How Wales' win over the Wallabies changed their outlook for the rest of the World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBilly Vunipola to have scan on ankle and won’t be risked for France clash
An ankle injury England are acting unconcerned about and a Super Typhoon which people are concerned about
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProblems will exist in the Pacific until we get a professional team, says Fiji coach McKee
John McKee reflects on the issues facing Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with all three nations set to exit the World Cup...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoJoy of six as in-form Park stay on a roll
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC……………13 Rosslyn Park…46 ROSSLYN Park scored six tries to make it four wins from five following a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHoney penalty is sweet for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth……………26 Dings C……………23 AN injury-time penalty from Fraser Honey gave 14-man Redruth victory against a plucky Dings side...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoBrown stands out in Quins comeback
By DANIEL ALEXANDE Harlequins……………39pts Gloucester-H……………12pts All smiles: Leanne Riley celebrates scoring a try with Jess Breach, left, and Amy Cokayne CO-HEAD...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBlossoms’ late score puts heat on Scotland
By GARY FITZGERALD First blood: Timothy Lafaele beats the tackle of Alapati Leiua to score Japan’s opening try Big score: Matsushima...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoGeorgia turn on the power to bury Los Teros
Georgia……………33 Uruguay……………7 GEORGIA scored five tries to bring Uruguay crashing down to earth at Kumagaya Stadium following the South Americans’ shock...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoHiromi ensures we’re not lost in translation
THE English Press pack were not impressed when they turned up at Tokyo’s £500-a-night Conrad Hotel for a Japan media conference...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoI’s in the mire while Club are rampant
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath……44 Hull Ionions……19 BLACKHEATH cruised in a one-sided contest, where at times they showed their class but at...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff wonder if the tide will turn
By NICK CROWE Westcliff……………18 Old Redcliff’s 23 WESTCLIFF’S frustrating start reached a new level as they were edged out in a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoBoatman wears down Warriors with two tries
By MATT VERRI Richmond FC…35 Worcester……………8 ELLIE Boatman scored two tries as Richmond battled their way to an impressive victory over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoOur belief is growing with each game says Lubuschagne
FLANKER Pieter Labuschagne can feel- Japan’s belief growing with each game. The Brave Blossoms’ South African-born captain enthused: “We wanted to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWales withstand Wallaby revival to claim epic win
By SAM JACKSON Diving in: Gareth Davies goes over to score Wales’ second try WALES held off a fierce Wallaby fightback...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoAnother big prize in Japan
LAST YEAR’S Melbourne Cup was won by Cross Counter, trained in Newmarket by Charlie Appleby, and more Brits got their hands...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNo home comfort for Blood & Sand
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……………14 Old Elthamians……………25 CAMBRIDGE fell to a second successive home defeat as Old Elthamians ground out a win...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoSharks left reeling by in-form Dow in defeat
By GEMMA MARSTON Wasps FC……………29 Darlington M…14 Top form: Abby Dow ENGLAND winger Abby Dow scored twice as Wasps secured a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoIreland blow hot and cold after captain Sexton exits
From TOM BRADSHAW in Kobe Relief: Andrew Conway scores the bonus-point try A TYPHOON was threatening to blow into Kobe in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoDan will be ‘ready to go for Fiji’
DAN Biggar should be fit to face Fiji after a head injury forced him off. “As far as I understand, he...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoPocock the tree-hugger
AUSTRALIAN flanker David Pocock is wellknown for his stance on environmental issues and he was flying the flag ag ain in...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHill’s happy as 80-minute display downs blunt Rams
By DAN BROOKES Hand off: Richmond flanker Toby Saysell PICTURES: Tom Soulsby Held: No way through for Richmond wing Dan Walker...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLyn: We’re raising bar in Russia
RUSSIA coach Lyn Jones heralded the performance as a leap forward for Tier 2 rugby. He said: “The whole occasion was...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoFast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru
By ALEX BYWATER Belief: Ryan Chambers WALES’ World Cup campaign couldn’t have gone much better to date and off the field...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThere’s no pleasure in Domes full of sweat
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ”Closing the roof of a stadium in a country with such high humidity...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley conquer Titans in ‘game of two halves’
By PAUL SMITH Moseley……………15 Rotherham……………11 DESPITE spurning a hatful of second-half chances, tries from Aaron Crofts and Oli Morris edged Birmingham...












