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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoStay young with rugby
TOSHIO Yasuda, 88, is the oldest of the 13,000 World Cup volunteers chosen from 38,000 applicamts. “I get a lot of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFightback secures valuable victory
By STEFFAN JAMES Hinckley ……….23 Luctonians……17 HICKLEY overcame a first-half deficit as they secured their first win of the season at...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBizarre end sees Blues bag unlikely bonus point
By MARK WOOD Late try: Joe Atkinson scores Threat: Try-scorer James Cordy- Redden on the attack for Trailfinders PICTURE: Nigel Rudgard...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie will find Tonga give focus to his men
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Physical: Tonga’s bruising Castres No.8 Ma’ama Vaipulu England play their first match...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoWorthing raided by Popham grab
By WILL JENNINGS Worthing ……42 Taunton ……….46 TOM Popham was the hero as his late try for Taunton sealed victory for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLedesma blames ref for French survival
From ADAM HATHAWAY Early promise: Gael Fikou scores the first French try PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback: Julian Montoya celebrates scoring Argentina’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTownsend powers up as injury hits Irish backline
By SAM JACKSON Strengths and weaknesses: Jordan Larmour JORDAN Larmour starts at full-back for Ireland after Rob Kearney was ruled out...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFast start maintains unbeaten record
By JOHN CLARK Wharfedale ….19 Fylde …………….32 FYLDE maintained their unbeaten start to the new season after blowing away Wharfedale with...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWacokecoke inserts fizz to Falcons attack
By TOM INNES NEWCASTLE’S first game since relegation from the Premiership saw them overcome a plucky effort from Jersey Reds thanks...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll smiles as Irish see off Celtic cousins
Celtic Cup round-up By ROB COLE IRISH dominance continued in Round 5 as their four provinces produced another clean sweep against...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s going to get physical against Island warrior kings
Nick Cain previews England’s confrontation with Tonga in Sapporo today, kick off 11.15 Tongan heritage: Billy Vunipola. Below, Manu Tuilagi PICTURES:...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoEngland’s Pool of Death suddenly carries a deadly threat
NICK CAIN VERDICT SINCE Eddie Jones took over as England coach, there has been an assumption that the ‘Pool of Death’...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHosts plot Scottish slaying
BLAIR Cowan fears his old Scotland team-mates are being lured into a Japanese World Cup trap, claiming the hosts have manipulated...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPowerful pack the difference for visitors
By RICHARD GORE Stourbridge ……14pts Hull……………………19pts HULL recorded their first away win of the season against a powerful, well-organised Stourbidge side....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBaxter’s new breed prove their qualities
By MIKE SINCLAIR THE next generation of Exeter forwards showed they have been wellschooled in the Chiefs’ brand of pack attrition....
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPitman injury puts dampner on promising Knights start
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER’S first competitive match of the new campaign produced a convincing win by six tries to three at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCharteris: Cory’s quality, we need him back
LUKE Charteris is confident Wales can cope with their lock crisis but wants Cory Hill back in the mix for the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoSleeping giants? We’re wide awake
Captain: Blane Scully THE Yanks are coming! That is the message being broadcast from the USA camp ahead of their clash...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWe must improve warns Brunel
FRENCH coach Jacques Brunel breathed a huge sigh of relief after his side scraped home after blowing a 17-point halftime lead....
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoPark showcase flair after battling display
By ANDREW SMITH H’dersfield ….10 Sedgley P ….27 SECOND-HALF tries from Will Lees and Liam Simpson ensured Sedgley Park maintained their...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSharks show their bite with six tries against the Cup holders
By TOM VICKERS A STRONG Sale side got their season off to a winning start with a comfortable win against holders...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCarnegie part-timers given the runaround
By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAM’S processional victory by 13 tries to nil served to highlight the severe problems facing Yorkshire Carnegie. “No...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCrockett crosses again as holders power on
Welsh Plate round-up By CARL FIELD JAKE Crockett picked up where he left off in last season’s final as holders Brecon...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoRobinson: This is how England can win the trophy
By EUAN REEDIE Excited: Andy Robinson ANDY ROBINSON has backed England for 2019 Rugby World Cup glory – as long as...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWallabies comeback dodges banana skin
By GARY FITGERALD Revving it up: Samu Kerevi scores Australia’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images Breakaway: Waisea Nayacalevu puts Fiji 21-12...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFab five for Caldy at Dore Moor
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T ……7 Caldy …………….37 A DOMINANT display from start to finish ensured Caldy came away from Dore...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoAce Segun for Sarries
By GARY FITZGERALD Two-try speedster: Rotimi Segun RAMPANT Rotimi Segun showed just why Sarries believe he is a wing wizard in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCurran leads the charge for Green Stars
Welsh Bowl round-up By CARL FIELD DIVISION Three West Central A pace-setters Aberavon Green Stars continued their winning start to the...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoTonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exile returns: Steve Mafi played for Australia U20 before going back to Tonga Tonga will briefly enter our rugby...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoProud Parisse hopes for the best
SERGIO Parisse will start his record-equaling fifth World Cup by leading Italy out against Namibia. The 36-year-old No.8 will join his...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMcKee: Hodge deserved a yellow
JOHN McKee claimed the decision by fellow Kiwi Ben O’Keeffe not to punish Reece Hodge for a no-arms tackle was crucial...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDefensive errors prove very costly
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……34 Otley …………….34 POWERFUL attacking combined with calamitous defending resulted in the points being shared, with both...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPotent Quins give Lam’s
By ROGER PANTING TWO first half tries from Aaron Morris were enough for Quins to win an errorridden match on Friday....
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoThese Sevens stars can shine bright in Japan
Gold: Leone Nakarawa SEVENS sometimes gets a bad wrap with the perception being that it has become a sport apart and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn: We’re like athletes on the blocks
By ALEX BYWATER Controversy: Rob Howley Best of all time in Welsh colours? Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images IN WHAT...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJapan gets its sense of proportion just right
THERE is a strong appreciation of detail and proportion in Japanese culture, as well as a deep sense of tradition, and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago8-try Warriors hand Tigers youngsters tough lesson
By GEOFF BERKELEY WORCESTER fans enjoyed a great day in the sun as their side put a youthful Leicester team to...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoStaples deserved some TMO justice
SOMETIMES it can be disconcerting to dig out footage of past games before the TMO existed. Different times, different values but...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThese Georgians are powerful men warns Tipuric
Game plan: Justin Tipuric JUSTIN Tipuric insists Wales will have to find a middle ground between playing too loosely and getting...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDump the penalty kick-off farce
WHEN it comes to over-complicating the tiebreaker in the event of a drawn World Cup final – semi-final, or quarter- final...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHat-trick for Steele welcomes Irish back
By ROGER PANTING SCRUM-HALF Scott Steele scored a hat-trick of tries to give the Premiership newcomers a deserved first win of...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAquile at the treble for flying Moseley
By PAUL SMITH AQUILE Smith’s second hat-trick in as many home games edged Birmingham Moseley to a thrilling bonus-point win over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s party time as Japan tame the growly Bear
By NICK CAIN Hero: Kotaro Matsushima completes his hat-trick for Japan A HAT-TRICK of tries by dashing wing Kotaro Matsushima put...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJapan’s not quite so perfect!
WORLD Rugby kicked off the tournament on Tuesday with an opening Press conference and a reminder of what have been. The...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThomas leads way as Wizards gain momentum
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon……24 Swansea ……14 ABERAVON made it two from two with victory over their regional rivals. The Wizards took...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoIn-form Dancer not your average Joe
By JACK JOHNSON Joe Dancer and Jake Ashby helped Chinnor earn a bonus-point win over Hull Ionians in an energy-sapping contest....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoPressure got to us–Joseph
JAPANare targeting a firstever quarter-final but coach Jamie Joseph knows their aerial weakness must be addressed ahead of their match against...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoRoll up for £34 scarves
THE World Cup Megastore in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district was doing a roaring trade on Friday afternoon as fans flocked into the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDownes double eases champions’ nerves
By IAN GOLDEN Merthyr ……….42 Ebbw Vale ……21 CHAMPIONS Merthyr bounced back from their defeat at RGC with an emphatic home...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDirty Harry doesn’t cost the Foresters
By STEVE JACKSON CINDERFORD’S Harry Hone’s 15th-minute red card looked to have cost the league leaders dearly as, going into added...
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