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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoScrivens to follow his father’s footsteps at Cardiff
By ALEX BYWATER WRU Plate Final PREVIEW…Penallta v Ystalyfera Today. Kick-off 3.15pm PENALLTA hope Joseph Scrivens can top his father’s record...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoDon’t blame us, Pichot
AGUSTIN Pichot is banging the drum that Georgia should be allowed into the Six Nations for the good of the game....
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps form key to Daly’s bid for more central role
By NICK VERDIER Coming of age: Elliot Daly in the thick of it against Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images ELLIOT Daly will...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWales legend Williams set to star for boyhood club
By JAMES LLOYD WRU Bowl Final PREVIEW…Amman United v Caerphilly Today. Kick-off 1pm AMMAN United captain Sean Mangan is hoping Shane...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoAlun-Wyn will be Lions leader… or maybe Conor!
Top candidate: Wales second row Alun-Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images WHO should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBristol v Wasps
PREVIEW… Today. Kick-off 3pm BRISTOL are running out of time. The odds are stacked against them and they simply have to...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKidwelly prove they are best of the west
By JAMES LLOYD SWALEC Division One round-up KIDWELLYwere crowned kings in the West as they beat Aberystwyth 27-26 in a thriller....
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWilliams upbeat despite agony at Exeter
BRISTOL were “gutted” not to beat Exeter at Sandy Park last time out and scrum-half Rhodri Williams is calling for another...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoBeauden brilliance saves Hurricanes
By SAM JACKSON BEAUDEN BARRETT produced a masterclass performance, albeit with another yellow card, to get the Hurricanes home 28- 24...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoImpressive Tigers go back to their basics
By NICK CAIN Try scorer: Leicester’s Ben Youngs scores with a fine solo run Try saver: Vereniki Goneva is tackled by...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoEngland look to complete the clean sweep
NEWS EXTRA JOHN Fletcher’s England U18s take on Scotland today looking to end the international series in Wales unbeaten. John Fletcher’s...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoO’Connor: Lions have to pick Youngs
RETURNING Leicester head coach Matt O’Connor said there is no way the Lions selectors can afford to leave Ben Youngs behind...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoBig win over Blitzbokke makes up for early slip
SINGAPORE By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND saved their best until last with a stunning win over South Africa sending them to the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoHumphreys hails fighting spirit after Gloucester close it out
By GARY FITZGERALD Double trouble: Tom Marshall scores the opening try for Gloucester, the first of his pair PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoFiji earn first win as Amor’s lads crash
HONG KONG WRAP FIJI picked up their first trophy since the Rio Olympics by retaining their Hong Kong Sevens crown last...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoDiamond fumes at Foley’s late call
STEVE Diamond once again aimed his wrath in the direction of referee Tom Foley as his side lost 39-30 to Gloucester...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions Watch: locks
The giants of the second row have always loomed large in the folklore of the Lions as the driving force behind...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Judgement Day – for the regions… and Wales
Wales can’t afford to let this summer’s tour pass without blooding some youngsters – and that’s why Judgement Day is going...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoEvans: These backs can test my All Blacks
Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans never bets against the All Blacks, but the Kiwi strategist reckons he can name a British &...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBiljon fury as Jersey face Friday night Cup fiasco
Frustrated Jersey rugby director Harvey Biljon has blasted B&I Cup organisers for turning what should be his club’s biggest-ever day into...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: JPR’s a Wales legend but was Price even better?
Anniversaries have been all the rage of late, from the 25th of England‘s last Grand Slam double under Will Carling to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoExeter thrive on defying the odds says Steenson
Exeter fly-half Gareth Steenson reckons Rob Baxter’s ability to outwit big-spending Premiership rivals in the transfer market is underpinning their title...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Willie wasn’t a wonker – he just got it wrong
Don’t blame Willie Le Roux or Danny Cipriani for that matter. Wasps‘ humbling defeat at Leinster went much deeper than an...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions have the ferocity up front to shock All Blacks
It’s not long now until Warren Gatland makes the final call on what will be the biggest challenge of his coaching...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoAndy Goode: Ford’s a top 10 in Europe but Tigers need to find a pack
Matt O’Connor returned to these shores this week to resume command of the club he left in 2013, which begs the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCourtney Lawes – I’m just going to get better and better
Courtney Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has warned his would-be...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoGlobetrotter Francis has eyes trained on England
Super Rugby star Piers Francis is determined to challenge for an England fly-half spot when he returns from New Zealand later...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHinckley beat the Bridge in lively clash
By BEN JAMES Hinckley …36 Stourbridge 24 IT WAS tries galore as Hinckley secured a bonuspoint win over Stourbridge in a...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoFletcher’s lads off to flyer against Canada
ENGLAND U18s scored nine tries as they got their international series off to a winning start at Taffs Well RFC yesterday....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAbergele remain winless after loss at Mold
SWALEC Division One round-up By ELGAN ALDERMAN TREORCHY were crowned winners in the Division One East-Central division after a 38-7 win...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPlymouth look set for second as Cooper crosses late on
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …19 Ampthill …14 ALTHOUGH it’s not mathematically certain, Plymouth Albion virtually secured second place in the...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoClifton rub salt into Exmouth wounds
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 36 Exmouth 20 CLIFTON threw caution to the wind from the kickoff and ran the ball from...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale roar back to tame the Tigers
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …41 Sheffield T …40 TYNEDALE twice came from 16 points behind to snatch a thrilling victory. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoStade are enjoying their new lease of life
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Stade Francais, so recently facing extinction in a merger with Racing, have become a key element in...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBlues’ fast start finished by Barker
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTom on target as Stortford close in
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S …36 R’gensians R…33 TOM Banks late penalty ensured Bishop’s Stortford took a big step towards the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoGate hit back to defeat Hoppers
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G …32 Harrogate …48 HARROGATE conjured a second-half comeback to beat Preston Grasshoppers in an 11-try thriller...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRaisuqe gets ten weeks for stamping
Banned: Josaia Raisuqe stamped on Keelan Giles STADEFrancais wing Josaia Raisuqe has been given a ten-week suspension for stamping on the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTrimble terrific as Cov go try crazy
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …8 Coventry …73 MAX TRIMBLE scored a hat-trick as Coventry ran in 11 tries with Will...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoBarnes bask in summer sun with rare win
By PETER HAYES Canterbury 11 Barnes 17 BARNES upset the form book to take just a fifth win of the season...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoLeonard keeps survival dreams alive
By DANIEL SAWYER Rosslyn Park …29 Hull Ionians…30 HULL IONIANS handed their survival hopes a timely shot in the arm with...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoReds grab draw with a last-gasp Phillips try
By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T 33pts Redruth 33pts No doubt: Richard Brown is awarded a try fro Redruth Lewis Webb runs...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoFord’s a top 10 in Europe but he needs proper pack
MATT O’CONNOR returned to these shores this week to resume command of the club he left in 2013, which begs the...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJuddians have the champagne on ice
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddians are on the verge of claiming the title after an emphatic 46-5 win...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens start their long sprint for home
Saracens…40pts Tries: Ashton 16, Brits 23, Rhodes 73, Goode 77 Conversions: Farrell 17, 24, 73, 78 Penalties: Farrell 34, 42, 61,...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoGibson pops up at death to save Geese
By WARREN MUGGLETON LI W Geese 41 Henley H 35 KARL Gibson scored a late try for London Irish Wild Geese...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoLions need tough guy at ten
MA’A NONU may not be around to scare the life out of defences anymore, but you can bet that the All...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoBroadstreet in control after Lions slayed
National League 3 Midlands NUNEATON’S end-to-end 48-26 victory over Lichfield is likely to be in vain after wins for all three...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoSonny Bill’s back and feeling fresh for Lions
By NICK VERDIER SONNY Bill Williams made his long-awaited Blues debut yesterday after nearly a year on the sidelines but it...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoKingston: Now we need big response
DUNCAN Taylor claims Sarries are hitting their peak at the right time after they crushed Quins to clinch a playoff place....















