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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTorrent of tries as Sale take charge
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 7 Sale 61 SALE kept up their pursuit of leaders Caldy with a resounding nine-try win at...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoLang puts boot in to complete Gloucester collapse
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS supremo John Kingston saluted his side’s character after James Lang’s last gasp penalty completed a remarkable late...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPlayers pay tribute to starlet Norkett
TEAMMATES of 20-yearold Elli Norkett paid tribute to the talented rugby player as they played for the first time without her....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRams pull away in style to see off Foresters
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 12 Red’sians 25 REDINGENSIANS gained a well-deserved bonuspoint victory over an out of sorts Cinderford team. The...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoNorton on a roll for England in Vegas
Las Vegas By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND took on the USA in a pool-decider last night after winning their opening two games...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoNuns shrug off red card to see off Bees
National League 3 Midlands DESPITE having Rory Vowles sent off, Nuneaton triumphed in the first v fourth clash, beating Birmingham and...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoClassy Caldy are 23 wins on spin
By JOHN LYON Caldy 41 Sheffield Tig 7 LEADERS Caldy saw off the challenge of a spirited and game Tigers side...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoCLOSE-UP
MATT SCOTT Gloucester outside-centre JOE MARCHANT Quins outside-centre Marchant showed his England potential with an excellent first half in which his...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoToulon’s troubles just keep on coming
Just when Racing thought it was safe to venture out in public, they discovered more trouble was lying in wait. Things...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoReds ease home but Gidlow sent off
By JAMES BROOKS Canterbury 18 Redruth 29 REDRUTH secured a hard-fought victory over Canterbury, despite finishing the game with 14 men...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
MARC JONES, THE BRISTOL AND FORMER SALE SHARKS HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Eifion...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoField clear at top as rivals play catch-up
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDhold their position as runaway leaders following yet another bonus-point win, 10-26 at Lymm Ben Hoyle, Nick...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSouth in control for fifth win on the road
By ANDREW SMITH Otley 19 S Leicester 34 SOUTH Leicester’s return to form continued with a comfortable bonus-point win at Cross...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAnger over 8 minutes of chaos
GLOUCESTER director of rugby David Humphreys slammed his side after their late capitulation. “It’s almost impossible to sum up that last...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford run riot over sorry Geese
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 53 Wild Geese 3 BISHOP’S Stortford breezed to victory as they racked up nine tries against...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoEddie must get England playing at a higher tempo
Threat: Ben Te’o would add go-forward between Owen Farrell and Elliot Daly PICTURE: Getty Images SCOTLAND have good cause to feel...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoOld boys need seven points to take title
National League 3 South West OLD Redcliffians look set to clinch the South West title after they extended their lead to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoPark tame the Lions in nine-try eye-catcher
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 36pts Leicester Lions 27pts SEDGLEY Park have made a habit of claiming key victories at critical...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTigers’ revival hope is scalped by the Chiefs
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs’ march to the play-offs – possibly even topping the table – continued apace with this comprehensive...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Too high a price for ‘fame’ but it’s not the game’s fault
Writing this article every week often makes me think and reflect over my time playing, coaching, administrating and also watching the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Kieran Read leads fight against rise of the machines
Kieran Read stands out in a land of giants for a reason other than his status as leader of the best...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Vickerman tragedy is a warning to all of rugby
Dan Vickerman’s death at the age of 37 is a reminder that being an admired and highly successful professional rugby player...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDai Young on coaching his son at Wasps
The raw emotion Olly Robinson expressed when his father Andy was sacked as Bristol director of rugby earlier this season revealed...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: full-backs and loosehead
Stuart Hogg is the name on everybody’s lips as the candidates for full-back in the 2017 Lions tour party showcase their...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoYoung and Solomona top of the list outside bets for Lions
Is there any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. All four...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher on the famous Lions bolters
As far as I can determine the term “bolter” was originally an Australian equine expression used to describe a horse that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDom Waldouck weighing up the option of sabbatical
Eco-friendly centre Dominic Waldouck is unsure what role he will play for new-age Newcastle next season, if any, but appearing in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: This Scotland team are a serious item
Scotland reaffirmed their status as title contenders yesterday by treating the faithful to something they had not witnessed for a long...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Missed chances again, now let Giles try and take them
Wales‘ Six Nations title hopes are now over and they have only themselves to blame. The defeat to England was an...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoTom Arscott EXCLUSIVE: I thought it was the end of my career
By JON NECOMBE Yorkshire Carnegie signing Tom Arscott feared he was “damaged” goods and might never play professionally again after his...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoLaw steps up to seal historic victory
Scotland W 15 Wales W 14 SARAH Law kicked a late penalty to see Scotland beat Wales and secure their first...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoIt’ll be furious from the start as derby fervour
By NICK VERDIER NICK FENTON-WELLS has no doubt Bristol can avoid relegation but time is running out and he knows a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBrilliant Bridgend battle back for first Parc victory
Llanelli 21 Bridgend 28 By JOHN ARKLESS BRIDGEND snatched their first-ever win at Parc y Scarlets with a comeback victory over...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoBath pair banned for two weeks
RUGBY SHORTS BATH’S Kahn Fotuali’i and Francois Louw have been banned for two weeks following the club’s 22-12 Premiership win over...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoZach leads from front as England power on
By SAM JACKSON Captain fantastic: Zach Mercer, left, celebrates scoring his try PICTURE: Getty Images England U20 46pts Italy U20 0pts...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agotheir teeth to tear apart Quins’ proud home record
Tigers show By NICK VERDIER LEICESTER, despite all their troubles this season, are again in contention for the playoffs after forcing...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPark hope fortress will hold firm against Hartpury
NEWS EXTRA RESULTS AND FIXTURES IN-FORMRosslyn Park are set to face unbeaten Hartpury College at home next Saturday and coach Scott...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoFacundo free to link with Lyon
ARGENTINAand Jaguares No.8 Facundo Isa has had the final year of his contract paid off, leaving him free to move to...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIrish survive late flurry to keep alive Slam hopes
Ireland U20 27 France U20 22 IRELAND U20s resisted a second-half fight back to beat France and keep their Grand Slam...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoKingston: It’s just top six left for us
HARLEQUINS boss John Kingston is adamant his side are out of the race for the Premiership playoffs. With only six games...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSettled England out to go one better in Vegas
WORLD SEVENS By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND coach Simon Amor has named an unchanged squad for a fifthsuccessive tournament ahead of next...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoCarrick set for Sahara challenge
PREMIERSHIP assistant referee Nigel Carrick is in training to take on the gruelling Marathon des Sables ‘ultra-marathon’ for the Matt Hampson...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMarshall the star as Moseley falter
Blaydon ……….25 B Moseley ……12 By JOHN BRENNAN FOR 60 minutes there was little to separate the two sides, but Blaydon...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoWales hit back with record victory in Scotland
Scotland U20 34pts Tries: Dobb 36, Renwick 38, Hunter-Hill 46, Simmers 58, Nairn 69, 80 Conversions: Eastgate 39, Henderson 59 Wales...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWe’ve got to get it right in contact area to stop Gloucester says Gaskell
By NICK VERDIER WASPS have no match when it comes to scoring points in the Premiership but James Gaskell would like...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRougerie’s aiming for record- with a little help
Of all the 95 tries scored by Aurelian Rougerie during his monumental career with Clermont, the most recent evokes human values...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSmith sparkles as Ionians fell Macc
Hull Ionians..45 Macclesfield..21 By MALLY KNOWLES HULL IONIANS secured five points in this crucial re-arranged match against Macclesfield, a vital fixture...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford go clear with seven-try win
Bishop’s S ……46 Canterbury ….30 By JOHN ALLANSON BISHOP’S STORTFORD came out on top of a freeflowing encounter with a determined...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoFarrell’s burst through that world class barrier
OWEN Farrell was part of an England squad that, a year ago, Eddie Jones believed did not have a single world-class...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoShort’s double puts Chiefs a point off top
By ROGER PANTING JAMES Short moved to the top of the Premiership try-scoring chart with another two as Exeter maintained the...
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