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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoKian causes more woe for Hoppers at the death
By JOHN LE PAGE IN A game they dominated in all areas for much of the contest, Preston Grasshoppers failed to...
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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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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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoSeventh heaven for Lloyd as Lough run riot
By BETHAN ZIEDLER LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning thumped Firwood Waterloo to secure their second win of the new season. Waterloo were not helped...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoBeaumont steps up after brave resistance
By NICK DOYLE OTLEY withstood a second-half siege before a late Alex Beaumont try saw them edge past Chester by the...
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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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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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoBears stung late on as Wasps sneak win
By GEORGE WEST Try sorer: Wasps’ Claudia MacDonald WASPS Ladies came out on top in a fiery encounter with Bristol Bears...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRavers soar high thanks to early try blitz
By RICHARD GORE TWO tries in the first three minutes set Caldy on their way an impressive bonuspoint win away 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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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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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoUnstoppable Quins ease past toothless Sharks
By TOM BULMER HARLEQUINS maintained their perfect start to the season with a bonus point win at the Northern Echo Arena...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRampant Tyne are on Cloud Nine
By MAL YATES TYNEDALE produced a brilliant nine-try showing to comfortably overcome Scunthorpe. After an initial Scunthorpe foray into the visitor’s...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoFreddie’s try turns it into a horror for Glos
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER crashed to an embarrassing defeat to see them leave the competition without a win. It was the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoAppleby smiling again as Smith in for two
By LAURA SHANA AFTER last weekend’s defeat away at Harlequins, Gloucester-Hartpury got back to winning ways in the Tyrrells Premier 15s...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Tigers roar past wasteful Dale
By JOHN CLARK WHARFEDALE were overpowered by a determined Sheffield Tigers outfit who were superior in the scrummage, effective in mauls...
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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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English Championship
/ 6 years agoAmps take derby spoils with Aseidu try-double
By THOMAS CARR AMPTHILL took the spoils in the ‘Battle of Bedfordshire’ with winger Kwaku Aseidu a constant thorn in the...
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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...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoClash of the Titans ends with bonus haul by TJs
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge……………68pts Taunton……………31pts Leap of faith: Tonbridge Juddians’ Murray Galbraith-Lowe goes over to score his third try and Taunton...
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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 2N
/ 6 years agoChester do enough to make it three on the spin
By CHRIS HUGHES Chester……………14 Hull……………5 CHESTER Rugby claimed their third consecutive win and moved themselves nicely into the hunt for a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStortford heartbroken by Worrall late show
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor……………32 Bishop’s Sto……29 JASON Worrall’s late try decided an action-packed contest as Chinnor made it back-to-back home wins...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThompson centenary try seals great day
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 39 Bournem’……………14 IF OAs can replicate their home form in away fixtures, their stature in this...
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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 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy on-song as Royle profits
By JOHN LYON Caldy……………62 Luctonians……………10 WHEN the Luctonian scrum took a tremendous ball against the feed the visitors must have thought...
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National League One
/ 6 years ago14-man Albion overcome odds
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth……………41 Canterbury……………20 DESPITE having a man sent off and two players stretchered off, Plymouth came back from 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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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBarrett brothers lead the charge
New Zealand…63 Canada……………0 NEW Zealand scored nine tries to record their second convincing win. Brothers Beauden, Jordie and Scott Barrett all...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBall’s back on steam in Welsh boiler room
By ALEX BYWATER Hard yards: Jake Ball on the charge against Australia FROM forgotten man to irreplaceable World Cup star, Jake...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBitter sweet as Fiji show us what we have missed
FIJI’S road from bust to boom at the World Cup was illustrated by some superb attacking rugby in their 45-10 trouncing...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoGreen machine grind out glory
By STEVE RHODES Wharfedale……………20 Preston……………19 A CLOSELY-FOUGHT battle between old adversaries saw Wharfedale come out on top by a single point...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHawley holds nerve to steal it
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington Mowden Park……………26 Cinderford……………27 CINDERFORD pipped Darlington Mowden Park with the last kick of the game, as Stefan...
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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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