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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Exeter Chiefs looking to get back on the right track
There is a mood of cautious optimism at Sandy Park after a season which started badly and ended with long-serving coaches...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Tomos Williams honoured to have Gloucester captaincy
Gloucester just missed out on the play-offs last season after honing an attacking game that took them up the table but...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Clarity in attack is key for Harlequins, says Nick Evans
Harlequins have focused on resilience in preseason training after poor finishes dampened their last three league campaigns.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Leicester Tigers’ Geoff Parling sets sights on the long term
It will be a strange start to the campaign for Leicester Tigers with the names Dan Cole and Ben Youngs missing...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Newcastle Red Bulls want to be world-beaters
Newcastle have spent the decade looking inwards, cutting costs to remain afloat, but the summer takeover by Red Bull has given...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Northampton Saints aiming to get back in old routine
Northampton's lowly league position last season after winning the title in 2024 was less of a crash landing than an underpowered...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Alex Sanderson on Sale Sharks’ “Dynamic pack”
Sale Sharks have been the Premiership’s nearly men this decade, finishing the top half of the table in all six years,...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Owen Farrell back home at Saracens and ready to roar
Saracens started this month in the heat of Durban, training with and playing against the Sharks.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoTwickenham finale will be a rare treat
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NARRATIVES can move very quickly in sport, and...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoHeath turn up the heat to tame the Lions
■By JEAN BULL Leicester L ........ 5 Blackheath .... 47 BLACKHEATH kept up their unbeaten league record with a dominant demolition...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPlymouth give Stortford a lesson
■ By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 15 Plymouth A ............ 31 BISHOP’S STORTFORD gave themselves far too much defending to...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans show might to battling newbies
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 15 Rotherham T .........40 ROTHERHAM Titans’ victory over Clifton was inspired by a powerful pack...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDogged Dogs dismantle Rams pack in big victory
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............31pts Tries: Langdon 12, Mintern 19, Wilson 42, Longstaff 58 Conversions: Green 13, 20, 43, 59...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoJuddians keep up the tone with a war-like display
■ By NEIL DIPPLE Dings Crusaders .. 21 Tonbridge J ...........34 TONBRIDGE Juddians continued their strong start to the National League...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTykes taken for a walk by the Park
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes............. 8 Sedgley Park.........20 SEDGLEY Park saw off a combination of Leeds Tykes and a wet, windswept...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark pack a punch as Moseley beaten
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........47 B Moseley...............24 ROSSLYN Park claimed another National League 1 triumph, with a commanding display against Birmingham...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoGjaltema feels revitalised by his off-season move to TJs
By BEN JAYCOCK AFTER four years at Harlequins, Lewis Gjaltema has landed at Tonbridge Juddians and the move has reignited his...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoBrowne sinks the hosts in a war of attrition
By RICHARD GORE Hull....................... 3 Preston G.......... 10 HULL slipped to defeat in a game they could have won, having three...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoDouglas hat-trick makes difference
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............28 Darlington MP....... 31 THIS was a ding-dong battle, with Darlington Mowden Park taking the honours at the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoOlivers’ army are on song for Macc
By HOLLY DAISY Macclesfield.......... 31 Hull Ionians............28 MACCLESFIELD edged out Hull Ionians in a close encounter. The hosts went into the...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoIt’s the magic of Maguire that settles it for Fylde
By WILL JUDD Fylde...................37pts Billingham........ 11pts FYLDE secured a comfortable victory in a game which was largely overshadowed by horrible weather...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLate Talbot try spoils a big day for Mowbray
By JACK TREGONNING Scunthorpe............. 18 Sheffield Tigers.... 19 THERE was no dream 100th appearance for Joey Mowbray as Scunthorpe were narrowly...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoCallum’s no Posa in the starring role
By IAN ROBSON Sheffield..................45 Rossendale............ 10 SHEFFIELD kept their impressive home record from last season going with a dominant performance over...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoCameron takes kicks for Granted
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Otley............................ 8 DRIVING rain failed to prevent Tynedale maintaining their 100 per cent start with a hard-earned...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoRovery helps Redruth pack a punch
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............26 Lymm.................22 IT was the Redruth pack that laid the foundations for this win on a heavy pitch...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoIt’s six of the best from Barnstaple
By COILIN DUFFY Barnstaple..............40 Hornets..................... 17 BARNSTAPLE stormed to a six-try home win over Hornets, having established a commanding 28-5 half-time...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoCamborne keep up winning streak
By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S....14 Camborne................43 CAMBORNE continued their unbeaten start start to the to the season season with a with...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoJones on song to kick Lucs to victory
By GEOFF VICKRESS Flying in: Owen Randell scores for Luctonians and, below, Jack Goodwin crashes over for a try PICTURES: Dennis...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoJones in at double as hosts beat all the elements
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................20 Syston........................ 7 THE weather, which was pouring with rain throughout the contest, proved the winner. The wet...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoMagic Johnson is major inspiration
By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............25 Exeter Uni................ 12 EXETER were unable to overcome a strong Cinderford side at Bell Sports and Rugby...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoTeenager Rogers star of the show
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....41 Hinckley..................26 THE Titans had just a bit too much for Hinck-ley in a high-scoring encounter. The...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoDunne’s hat-trick proves in vain for Welsh
By PETER CROOT Oundle...............50 L Welsh..............38 THE battle of the promoted teams proved a tight affair before Oundle came out on...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoLate Graham kick seals tight thriller
By JIM EVANS Dorking..................... 21 Barnes......................22 ANOTHER close encounter between these two old rivals saw Barnes edge it by a single...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHawks shot down by tough defence
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 17 Canterbury..............22 CANTERBURY edged past Henley Hawks in a bruising encounter thanks to an excellent defensive performance...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoSam’s late show puts icing on the cake
By MO SHER Esher...................40pts Havant................36pts IF you were looking for entertainment yesterday afternoon, you needn’t have looked further than Molesey Road,...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoIt’s lucky 13 for OAs as McPhun has all the fun
By JAMES LOGAN Old Albanians........87 Guernsey................. 17 OLD Albanians continued their unbeaten start to the season at Woollam’s playing fields with...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoResults
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Features
/ 1 year agoSteelmen set the early pace
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale are Super Rygbi Cymru’s early pacesetters after bagging maximum points for...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHead injuries force Willemse to retire
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT has long been expected, but this week – nearly a year after his last appearance on...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Women’s World Cup Semis and Pacific Nations Cup
With World Cup dreams on the line and silverware within reach, this weekend promises some of the most intense and emotional...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoWeekend Talking Points: Women’s World Cup semi-finals set to bring drama
It’s a blockbuster weekend across the global rugby landscape, with major storylines unfolding in both the international and domestic arenas. From...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: PREM Introduces 20-Minute Red Card
The new rugby season is already serving up storylines as the club game has officially returned. From fresh rule changes and...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoNottingham’s Gwyn Parks on his journey from BUCS Super Rugby to the Championship
There is something special about a Wednesday for rugby fans. That’s because the future generation battles it out in the BUCS...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoCardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
By Peter Ryan “For there’s plenty of gold, so I’ve been told, on the banks of Sacramento.” These words born of...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoNetherlands international Vikas Meijer’s journey into rugby union
By Peter Ryan “Oh, I don’t know where we’re going, but I know we’ll find our way.” In Old Man Grace,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland: Red Roses urged to hit heights
Hooker Amy Cokayne has urged England to live up to their favourites billing as the World Cup heads into its business...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAxing two Welsh regions may work, says George North
George North believes talk of reducing the number of Welsh regions from four to two cannot be dismissed outright in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoLewis Ludlow is still a key player for Gloucester – George Skivington
Lewis Ludlow will remain a central figure for Gloucester despite being replaced as captain after five years in charge.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoWe need to build a fortress – Harlequins’ Tyrone Green
Harlequins are hell bent on giving the reigning English champions a bloody nose and “laying down a marker” for the gruelling...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoDafydd Jenkins calls for Exeter Chiefs to be ruthless in all areas
Exeter Chiefs lock Dafydd Jenkins has delivered a blunt assessment of last season’s failings – and a rallying cry that the...
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