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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJonathan Davies to miss Scarlets clash with Leinster
Wayne Pivac says it is 'smart' to not risk the centre against the PRO14 champions
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatt O’Connor leaves Leicester Tigers one game into the Premiership season
Geordan Murphy has been put in charge as interim head coach
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’ve all stepped up says star man
DANNY Cipriani was full of praise for the welcome he has had at Gloucester after his man-of-the-match display. The England fly-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHancox’s kicking Grants Lions a victory
National League 3 South West BOURNEMOUTH got their National League Three South West campaign off to the perfect start with an...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoMartey’s double on Barnes’ return
By DAVID DOONAN Barnes…33 LI Wild Geese 14 TWO tries from Robbie Martey helped Barnes make the perfect start to life...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoToothless Tigers are tormented in six-try Exeter rout
By MIKE SINCLAIR SIX-TRY Exeter destroyed lacklustre Leicester with a powerhouse performance and director of rugby Rob Baxter sent an ominous...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlaydon run riot in bid to bounce back
National League 3 North THEY MAY have just been relegated but Blaydon made their intentions very clear with a massive 94-12...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoHawks flying in perfect formation
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed …37 Henley Hks …45 A WELL-DRILLED and organised Henley side capitalised on Bury mistakes to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBaxter praise for Kvesic’s ‘hunger’
Slade alive! Exeter Chiefs celebrate as Henry Slade, grounded, scores their fourth try PICTURES: Getty Images At full stretch: Henry Slade...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrew’s in Luc as Lichfield put to sword
National League 3 Midlands THE Midland Premier Division roared back into action today with all 14 teams kick starting their campaigns....
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMorris is dancing to get Chester victory
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Chester…48 Preston GHs…37 CHESTER got their season off to the best possible start with victory over Preston Grasshoppers...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoDings pay the price for lack of discipline
By RICH GRANT Dings C …17 Redruth…25 DINGS went down three tries to two in a well-contested match at Shaftesbury Park....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoA bit more respect might bring in a bit more cash
JEFF PROBYN Pressure: Players are too ready to contest decisions There is something about the start of a new season that...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoWilkinson helps Fylde stop the rot
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde…24 Otley …14 CONNOR Wilkinson scored two tries as Fylde ended a run of 17 successive league defeats...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoIt’s fourth time lucky as Rams start fast
By CAMERON TEMPLE The Rams…44pts Canterbury…15pts RAMS have faltered out of the blocks on each of the last three occasions in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors’ penalty count has Solomons puzzled
By NEALE HARVEY Double handed: GJ van Velze and Francois Hougaard of Warriors tackle Wasps’ Rob Miller PICTURES: Getty Images Over:...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCardiff …18 Merthyr …24
KYLE Evans came off the bench and claimed a lastminute try as Merthyr came from behind to win. New Cardiff signing...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for hot Hinckley
By STEVE ADENT Hinckley…45 Tynedale …31 HINCKLEY got their season off to a winning start as they ran in seven tries...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoPuma cubs looks set to play in Currie Cup
GETTING quality game time for their younger or developing players on the way up has always been a problem for Argentina...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes earns bragging rights for Clifton
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliff’ …14 Clifton …17 CLIFTON just about deserved the win in a nip and tuck Bristol derby....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoYes, we got lucky admits Young
WASPS rugby director Dai Young admitted his side got lucky He said: “I couldn’t have moaned if we’d lost because they...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBargoed …22 Llandovery …62
LLANDOVERY cruised to victory with four tries in a 12-minute spell after the interval. The Drovers raced into a ten-point advantage...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRiley has the key brace as Sedgley hold on
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…24 Sedgley Park 29 PRE-SEASON promotion favourites Sedgley Park made a winning start in a hard-earned bonus-point victory...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSevens link will make England stronger
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Culture: Simon Amor FAIR play to England for integrating their Men’s and Women’s Sevens programmes but it does rather...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFour-star Mason inspires the Titans
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton …62 Worthing …24 WITH both sides showing several new faces for the first league game of the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBristol win will intensify ring-fence campaign
NICK CAIN Bristol’s 17-10 win over Bath at Ashton Gate in front of more than 26,000 fans on Friday night will...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSix of the best as Vale make flying start to their campaign
By IAN GOLDEN Llanelli …10 Ebbw Vale…43 EBBW Vale made the perfect to start to the season as they scored six...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNew club but it’s the same old Rickie Aley
By NICK PULLEN Eyes on the prize: Stourbridge flanker Sam Montieri spots a gap in the Lions’ defence PICTURES: Ceri Davies...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoBarretts join the brothers in arms through the ages
Brilliant Barretts: Jordie, Scott and Beauden WE can agree, I think, that the remarkable Barrett brothers constitute the greatest rugby playing...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWill holds nerve to sting the Bees
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J …22 B’ham & S…19 TONBRIDGE Juddians started the season with two tries inside the opening five...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEddie’s breakdown backdown
EDDIE Jones claimed that he did not need specialist opensides for England to be successful at the breakdown. He has revised...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKnott leads Ponty charge with Bedwas in a tangle
By OWEN THOMAS Bedwas …23 Pontypridd …33 PONTYPRIDD turned on the power as they overturned a 13-point deficit to complete a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoGreen holds his nerve for the Ionians
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …35 Sheffield T …33 HULL Ionians left it late to record a victory on their return...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRed card just acts as signal for Amps to excel
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …43 L’boro St…34 AMPTHILL’S 14 men defied the odds after losing captain Billy Johnson, who received a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPumas roar out England warning
ARGENTINA have warned England they are capable of making big gains before the teams face each other in the pool round...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFlying start for Black and Ambers in season of destiny
By HUW S THOMAS Carmarthen Q 12 Newport…29 IN the first of 30 Premiership games that will decide the future of...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions tamed on their league debut
By SIMON MOYLE P’boro Lions…12 Wharfedale …26 WHARFEDALE were deserved winners in a tight game and made the most of the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRayer: This could go down to wire
Preview Nottingham v Bedford Sept 2. Lady Bay. 3pm TWO new recruits will be making their Bedford debuts when the Blues...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoStortford come up short in nail-biter
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s Stort 23 DMP …26 STORTFORD lost scrumhalf Alex Patton to injury early on and, in an expansive...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMaestro Smith gets Quins back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Low centre of gravity: Quins Ben Tapuai evades Byron McGuigan to score their third try PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCudd grabs spotlight from Keys marquee signings
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Cross Keys …32 Bridgend …25 AFTER making some star signings over the summer, Cross Keys got their...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSouth get off to a fine winning start
By RICHARD GREEN South Leics …47 Macclesfield 24 FIVE second-half tries for South Leicester gave them a bonus point victory over...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDetermined Cov defy late fightback by Jersey
By TOM BRANSTON COVENTRY Rugby returned to life in the second tier with a lively win over Channel islanders Jersey Reds...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTearaway Sale get last-gasp leveller
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…36 Sale …36 SALE announced their arrival in National One with a solid debut at Grantchester Road, racing...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard: Fantastic start but that’s all
NEW Harlequins coach Paul Gustard – who received good luck messages from his old boss Eddie Jones in midweek – insists...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIt’s tough work but RGC are A-OK in a testing opener
By DEAN JONES RGC 1404 …37 Neath…19 RGC began their campaign with a hard-fought home success. Visitors Neath went ahead after...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoIrish put a marker down with power play
By GARY FITZGERALD Hero: James Cordy gets a hug on scoring Rock and roll: Benjamin Meehan’s try celebration PICTURES: Lissy Tomlinson...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTitanic effort is not enough as Rotherham fall a point short
Stretch: Dominic Lespierre reaches out to score for Old Elthamians PICTURES: G Lyons Photography ROTHERHAM, playing their first game outside the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWham bam! Lam given ideal start to Bristol adventure
By NEALE HARVEY Killer Bear: Alapati Leiua scores the late winning try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Jamie...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWizards put spell on old rivals for comfortable win
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon…24 Swansea …10 ABERAVON began the season in style with a dominant performance over Ospreys regional rivals Swansea....
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