All posts tagged "Clifton"
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoCinderford banking on youthful return
■By BEN JAYCOCK CINDERFORD prop James Elliott has been impressed by the standard of National Two West claiming several sides would...
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National League 2W
/ 10 months agoLuke’s a Hinckley heart-breaker…
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................42 Hinckley..................37 LUKE Daniels broke Hinckley hearts by squeezing into the corner to score the winning try for...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoLuctonians are ready to cut loose as they aim for top four
By BEN JAYCOCK On the attack: Luctonians winger Charlie Grimes LUCTONIANS winger Charlie Grimes takes huge pride in being part of...
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National League 2W
/ 11 months agoIt’s ten to the top as Clifton win again
By JACK TOZER Cinderford......... 18pts Clifton.................39pts CLIFTON beat Cinderford in an impressive away performance to continue their lengthy run of victories...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoClifton comeback thwarts Luc’s pack
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 16 Luctonians.............. 12 STRONG resolve and confidence helped Clifton turn this game around despite trailing by 12...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoClifton are in the Nat Two West promotion mix, says Jay Evans
By Ben Jaycock Clifton took a while to get going this season but after winning eight in a row, 19-year-old back...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoDerby delight for in-form visitors
By TOM DAVIS Old Redcliffians.... 15 Clifton.......................26 CLIFTON proved too strong for Old Redcliffians as they beat their Bristol rivals to...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoDerby delight for in-form visitors
By TOM DAVIS Old Redcliffians.... 15 Clifton.......................26 CLIFTON proved too strong for Old Redcliffians as they beat their Bristol rivals to...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoDerby delight for in-form visitors
By TOM DAVIS Old Redcliffians.... 15 Clifton.......................26 CLIFTON proved too strong for Old Redcliffians as they beat their Bristol rivals to...
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National League 2W
/ 12 months agoBig win puts Clifton in seventh heaven
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................54 Bournville............... 14 CLIFTON ran in eight tries to secure their seventh win on the bounce as they...
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National League One
/ 12 months agoOllivent seals win with very last kick
By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T.......... 15 Blackheath............. 12 A CORBAN OLLIVENT drop goal snatched victory for Rotherham with the last kick...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoGibbons in at the double to secure success
By JACK TOZER Clifton................31 Hornets................ 6 ALTHOUGH the Hornets took the early initiative to lead by six points, it was Clifton...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe need to work on youth retention
Having a go: Clifton’s Danny Hodge on the charge against Luctonians PICTURE: Gary Learmonth Steve Hill talks to Matt Salter, below,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton prevail in a ding-dong thriller
By SAM SMITH Loughborough S....26 Clifton.......................33 AREAL ding-dong game took place at Loughborough University with an end-to-end game involving red cards...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoIn-form Clifton cling on for win after red card
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................33 Taunton...................26 BOTH teams came into the game on winning sequences but it was Clifton who turned...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCook forced to cool it as entertainers run amok
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Red alert: Old Redcliffians wing Jon Cook FREE-SCORING Old Redcliffians are National Two West’s entertainers and Jon...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDaniels’ magic is the key to a top Clifton triumph
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................32 Clifton.......................45 CLIFTON’S Luke Daniels inspired his side to a bonus-point win against the Reds. Redruth were quickly...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton stun with dominant display
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Macclesfield.......... 17 CLIFTON turned in their best all-round performance of the season and ran in eight tries...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTaylor eyes promotion push despite testing start
By BEN JAYCOCK Tough test: Cinderford’s Nathan Taylor NATHAN Taylor admits Cinderford are bearing a weight of expectation to secure promotion...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoClifton add to the Services’ unease
■By MO SHER Devonport S............ 17 Clifton.......................52 DEVONPORT’S tough start to the season showed no signs of abating as Clifton claimed...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI put in three good shots on Jonah Lomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHN DUDLEY THE FORMER ROTHERHAM & NORTH OF ENGLAND LOCK/BACK ROW Take that: John Dudley celebrates Rotherham’s famous...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoTeenager Riley is hero for Hinckley
■By PHIL THOMAS Hinckley..................32 Clifton.......................26 A LATE try from teenager Riley Gilbert helped Hinckley see off Clifton. The hosts scored first...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoStrong set-piece attacks scupper Clifton
By WYN TIGLEY Clifton................36 Cinderford........40 IT had been seven years since Cinderford made the trip over the Severn Bridge, and this...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoWe’re Jamin! Hodgkins puts boot in to rivals
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians........39pts Clifton................. 15pts On the rampage: Luctonians No.8 Jack Goodwin charges through the tackles Power play: John White...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHolcombe sinks Reds with treble
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................36 Old Redcliffians....28 A DOMINANT second-half, led by their pack exerting serious pressure, underpinned a Clifton comeback from...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix-try Bears get in the mood for the big kick-off
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol................40pts Tries: Batley 7, Randall 10, Malins 21, Marmion 46, 72, Naulago 52 Conversions: MacGinty 8, 22, 46,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoAnderson steps up to secure top draw
Exeter Uni.......... 15pts Clifton................. 15pts ■ By JOSH THOMAS CLIFTON produced a brilliant second-half performance to stun Exeter University after they...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCozens can see selection headaches on Clifton horizon
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PLAYER-COACH Luke Cozens has had to make way for Clifton’s new batch of fly-halves who aim to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAim to help players learn and explore
Steve Hill puts the questions to Jack Gadd, below, head coach at Hornets RFC in National 2 South Power play: Pierre...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStudents too good for Esher
■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDevoto to make the difference for Titans
National 2 West BY BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Former Exeter and England centre Ollie Devoto has joined Taunton. Inset, Luctonians coach...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRosslyn Park show Barnes how it’s done
By Ben Jaycock National One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNATIONAL 2 WEST
Macclesfield are one of four new teams to enter National Two West and Matt Coleridge’s side face a season full of...
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Features
/ 1 year agoStaying up’s going to be a challenge
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to Devonport Services head coach Ben Russell, below, as they prepare for life in National Two West...
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Features
/ 1 year agoGolden oldies who had speed to burn
Rob Cole looks back at rugby players like Ken Jones and Jack Gregory who enjoyed success at the Olympic Games... It's...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoPlaying rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoYou write off Saracens at your peril – Grewcock
By BEN JAYCOCK Danny Grewcock has joined Paul Sackey as the second player to be inducted into the Premiership Rugby Hall...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoCamborne make impact but top two dominate final line-up
NATIONAL 2 WEST DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS After Dings Crusaders’ National...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’d love to coach at top level, says Biljon
By JON NEWCOMBE It is one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWe had belief in our ability
Mark Stevens talks to Exeter Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson as he embarks on a new chapter away from Sandy Park IN...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoDelighted to see Titans stand tall
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoI’ll never stop looking for hidden gems – Lam
By PAUL REES Pat Lam says he will never stop plundering the rugby mine of the Championship and the leagues below...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGritty Newport are down, but not out
■By WYN TIGLEY Newport (S)............26 Clifton.......................24 NEWPORT Salop and Clifton Rugby met for the season’s denouement, each embodying a distinct narrative...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHolders out as big rivals York snatch narrow win
■By MO SHER DEFENDING champions Driffield were dramatically beaten 31-30 by York to ensure there will be a new name on...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoAmazing to finish in top spot, says Smith
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders secured promotion to National League 1 last weekend for the first time in the club’s history...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race
By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoScrum teaches students a lesson
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Exeter Uni................24 CLIFTON confirmed third place in the table as their scrum power proved too much for...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents on top in see-saw battle
By ADAM CLEARY Loughborough S....40 Clifton.......................33 LOUGHBOROUGH Students recorded a surprise bonus-point victory over third-place Clifton. The visitors made a dream...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics
By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37,...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOkafor at the death has Tykes stunned!
Rotherham T....32pts Leeds Tykes.....26pts By DAVID BEDDOWS Triumph: Lloyd Hayes puts John Okafor in for a try for Rotherham. Below, Jack...












