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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMacdonald hat-trick not enough as Quins close out victory
DMP Sharks .22 Harlequins 31 A FLYING start by the Sharks was not enough. They scored two tries in the opening...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSalt injury signals Hinckley struggle
Sheffield 14 Hinckley 8 By TOM GALLAGHER STRUGGLING Sheffield pulled off an upset as they beat third-placed Hinckley. Problems began for...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoDouble strike from Boulton a real bonus for Hartpury
By ANDREW BEECHAM HARTPURY picked up their first five-try haul in the Championship to see off Nottingham. They took the lead...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMcKenzie at the double as Park see off Club
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darl’ton MP .33 Blackheath .19 A LARGE crowd at the Northern Echo Arena was thoroughly entertained in this...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoInjuries could be key, says Schmidt
JOE Schmidt admits injuries could be a factor for Ireland after Tadhg Furlong and Robbie Henshaw both left the field early...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoAnscombe’s anguish recalls the horror of JJ in 1974
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Tough ‘HQ’ initiation: Rhys Patchell As if the wounded Welsh hadn’t suffered enough before kick-off and immediately after...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAckermann: Now let’s beat our travel bug
By TOM BRADSHAW GLOUCESTER preserved their 100 per cent home Premiership record – but head coach Johan Ackermann immediately insisted that...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoBlaydon battered by Chester surge
Chester 29 Blaydon 7 By THOMAS GALLAGHER DESPITE the testing conditions, Chester ran riot at Hare Lane as they piled on...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoVan Breda’s class shows as Jersey edge home
By LUKE JARMYN TEAMS BEDFORD: Clements-Hill 8, Packman 6 (Lewis 72, 5), Lane 6, Hutchinson 5, Adamson 9, Le Bourgeois 8,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCaxton lights up tight win against Albion
By JON EDWARDS Old Elt’ians …16 Plymouth Alb 12 A STRONG scrummaging performance and exceptional defence laid the foundations for OEs’...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoSimmonds proves we need strong second tier
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE vapour trail left by Sam Simmonds on his Six Nations debut in...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTigers find solace in case for defence
LEICESTER head coach Matt O’Connor was pleased by his side’s defensive labours, despite the loss. “The result was frustrating but the...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoGregor Townsend names Greig Laidlaw among six changes to Scotland team
Scotland head coach makes three changes to the backs and three to the forwards for clash with France
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEddie Jones names England team to play Wales and plays mind games with Rhys Patchell
The England head coach warns Patchell to expect a more robust defence when he sees England players running to tackle him
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoEaling Trailfinders are on the long trek towards Premiership
By Brendan Gallagher Could Ealing Trailfinders be the next Exeter Chiefs? Both clubs were founded in 1871, both have long rugby...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Shaun Edwards knows how to win at Twickenham
Peter Jackson recalls an extraordinary classic at Twickenham ten years ago
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDallaglio: Move might help James Haskell find his best form
Lawrence Dallaglio talks of his former Wasps team-mate's next move when his contract at the Ricoh expires at the end of...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFormer All Blacks great Conrad Smith drops hint on when he will retire
Now 36, the Pau centre has spoken about his future ahead of the Brisbane Tens tournamant
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Jonathan Joseph must stop ambling through and get positive
'Ben Te'o could be the Billy Vunipola in the backs' writes former England centre Jeremy Guscott
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Featured
/ 9 years agoTop international rugby referee has say on football’s VAR teething problems
The Northern Hemisphere's first professional referee, Ed Morrison, talks about the evolution of the TMO in rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSale Sharks flanker Dave Seymour retires from rugby
Former Sale captain calls time on career to focus on business interests
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Featured
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland names unchanged team to face England at Twickenham
Gatland confirms Liam Williams will be allowed to play for Saracens this weekend as he recovers from injury
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBen Youngs suffers suspected ligament damage
Leicester Tigers scrum-half to have a scan on Monday
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents strike to salvage late draw
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……17 Loughb’o S ……17 OWEN Waters nailed a late conversion to see Loughborough Lightening snatch a draw...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoDallaglio: Move might help Haskell find his best form
By NEALE HARVEY JAMES Haskell’s sadness at being released by Wasps could galvanise his bid to represent England at the 2019...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoIrish build up head of steam ready for relegation battle
By ROGER PANTING OFISA Treviranus scored two tries as Irish secured a fourth consecutive victory before embarking upon fixtures which will...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMerthyr dig out victory after injuries disrupt Bedwas drive
Bedwas 23 Merthyr 34 By JAY BRAYFORD MERTHYR extended their winning run to 14 games with a hard-fought victory at the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBoatman’s late kick ends Esher’s misery on road
By DAVID LAWRENCE First blood: Cairan Moore scores Moseley’s opening try PICTURES: Christophe Lowe Gripping: Moseley skipper Buster Lawrence stops Esher...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoNtamack double defies an Irish fightback
France U20 …34 Ireland U20 …24 ROMAIN Ntamack scored two tries as France opened their campaign with victory in Bordeaux. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKirchner gets Dragons back on track after early shock
By JAMES CANDY DRAGONS coach James Chapron believes Zane Kirchner can be their perfect 10 after he orchestrated a comeback triumph...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPonty turn on the style in march towards the title
Pontypridd 59 Llanelli 14 By ANDREW DEERING PONTYPRIDD once again demonstrated their Premiership title credentials by romping to victory. Llanelli had...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTarrant scores twice as Blacks stroll past OAs
By BRIAN QUINN Old Alban’s …6 Blackheath …32 A THIN squad once again haunted Old Albanians as they fell to a...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoNew boys sparkle as England start so well
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Leading from front: Ben Earle Danger from deep: Tom Parton ENGLAND U20s opened the defence of their Six...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoChiefs land a date with Falcons thanks to late try
By ROGER PANTING EXETER secured a home Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final with Newcastle but, for most of the afternoon, a long trip...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHughes double gives coach Stoddart second win in row
Neath 15 Cross Keys 41 By CARL FIELD HOOKER Darren Hughes scored a double as Cross Keys hit Neath for six...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale clinch vital away victory
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……14 Wharfedale …30 THREE tries helped Wharfedale secure a much-needed victory away to Blaydon. Wharfedale took a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCoventry turn on the style as Fylde collapse
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ……47 Fylde ………3 LEAGUE leaders Coventry cut loose in the final quarter to pull away to an...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoWales send out warning to their rivals
By SAM JACKSON Wales U20 …36 Scotland U20…3 WALES produced a clinical five-try display to open their Six Nations campaign with...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBath are in it to win it now Ewels tells competition
By ALEX BYWATER CHARLIE Ewels warned Bath’s rivals his team are out for Anglo-Welsh Cup success after they booked a home...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWoods can’t wait to see Ebbw in action after delay
PREVIEW Newport v Ebbw Vale Sunday. Kick-off 2.30pm By DANIEL WILSON NEW Ebbw Vale head coach Greg Woods takes charge of...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoArcher shines as Tigers maul Blues
By LEE SIMS Sheffield T……10 Macclesfield…0 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first victory of the new year at the expense of Macclesfield,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCullen sinks Hull with perfect pens
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians…14 Bishop’s St’d …21 HULL Ionians may have made a rapid start but in the end there...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoCaptain Carys tells Wales to be clinical
By SARAH HURSE HANNAH Bluck’s try on debut for Wales helped her side survive a late onslaught from Scotland in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDe Klerk sees red but super Sale still run in six tries
By STEFFAN THOMAS SALE Sharks ran in six tries to comfortably beat the Scarlets despite having scrum-half Faf De Klerk sent...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWe must replace Cup says Connacht coach
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN CONNACHT Academy coach Mossy Lawler has called on the Irish Rugby Football Union and other governing...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoQuickfire brace sees Sale cruise past Dale
By TOM GALLAGHER Sale………34pts Tynedale……10pts SALE remain top of the table following a comprehensive victory over fellow high-flyers Tynedale at Heywood...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFrampton delivers knock-out blow
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park …10 Cambridge ……7 ADAM Frampton’s second-half try sealed victory for Rosslyn Park in a bitterly-fought match...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoCattell back for Red Roses’ Italian job
By JAMES BREACH PREVIEW Italy Women v England Women Today. Kick-off 5.30pm SARACENS centre Lauren Cattell will earn her first cap...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ WORCESTER Warriors boss Alan Solomons is looking to use his South African contacts...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGatland: Don’t pick a Welshman
WARREN Gatland says it will be hard for a Welshman to follow him as Wales national coach after the 2019 World...
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