All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoHughes is enjoying life on the wing
GRANT Hughes hopes to quickly shake off the heel injury which curtailed his blistering pre-season hat-trick against Leicester Tigers and help...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoWorcester Warriors 40-5 Bedford Blues: Tom Savage over the moon with ruthless start!
Tom Savage hailed Worcester Warriors’ ruthless start after the reigning champions opened their Elior Champ Rugby title defence with a thumping...
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/ 1 month agoBazalgette sinks Caldy with perfect performance
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................40pts Tries: Robinson 11, Thomas 48, Hodkinson 60, Hearn, 70, 77; Wynn 79 Conversions: Parkin 48, 60,...
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/ 1 month agoMajority of Americans just don’t rate rugby
WORLD Rugby’s suggestion that Ireland and Italy take their Six Nations fixture trans-Atlantic fell on predictably deaf ears in Dublin and...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeeds Tykes 57-10 London Scottish: Matt Salisbury is a shining light as Tykes impress
Leeds Tykes produced a devastating second-half display to thrash London Scottish 57-10, with Matt Salisbury completing a hat-trick as the hosts...
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/ 1 month agoBury boss is promising there’s plenty more to come
■By BEN JAYCOCK Lift off: Bury fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds player-coach Ben Penfold believes there is plenty more to...
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/ 1 month ago14-year-old Theo climbs Snowdon to help charity
NEWSEXTRA PRESTON Grasshoppers U14 player Theo Marsden climbed Snowdon yesterday to raise money for a week in Malawi. He plans to...
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/ 1 month agoLuctonians recognised for community work
NEWSEXTRA LUCTONIANS have been named Community Sports Club of the Year in the 2026 SME News Midlands Enterprise Awards, recognising its...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoZac Hamid targeting National Two West push with Clifton
Zac Hamid is determined to help Clifton push towards the top of National Two West after a flying start to their...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWhiteman looking to keep Colchester on the front foot
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going: Colchester back row Danny Whiteman PICTURES: Jamcel Photos / Colchester Rugby Club COLCHESTER stalwart Danny Whiteman...
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/ 1 month agoIonians have a lot more to offer, says veteran Makin
■By BEN JAYCOCK HULL Ionians veteran Joe Makin believes there is significantly more to come from his side after their perfect...
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Features
/ 1 month agoYOUNG GUNS
ZARAGREEN HARLEQUINS PROP HARLEQUINS prop Zara Green is accustomed to putting in long shifts – with the youngster balancing life in...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNew-look sevens hits the ground running…
FORMER England sevens star Tom Mitchell believes the opening night of rugby’s new-look sevens competition vindicated its innovative format after admitting...
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/ 1 month agoHow to make sure poachers act legally
Snatch: The first arriving player eyeing up a steal Opportunity: The poacher is clearly in a good position to challenge for...
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/ 1 month agoRossi times it well to make the difference for Grenoble
THERE are numerous better-known players in French rugby’s second-tier ProD2 than Grenoble’s 28-year-old squad hooker Lilian Rossi, who has played 95...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHarry Potter star Oliver Phelps backs Ultimate Sevens after becoming team investor
Harry Potter actor Oliver Phelps has become a part-owner of Ultimate Sevens team Atlantic Novas and believes the new global competition...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Harlequins: Title odds, key players and stats
Harlequins head into the 2026-27 Prem season as 35/1 outsiders after finishing ninth last term, with a new coaching team and...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoInjury-hit Tom Curry is hungry for action with Sale Sharks next season
Tom Curry is determined to play his part in Sale Sharks’ fightback after an injury-hit season restricted him to just nine...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLouis Rees-Zammit: I’ll show my best this season on the wing for Bristol Bears
Louis Rees-Zammit is relishing a return to the wing as he looks to rediscover his best form and fire Bristol Bears...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoChunya Munga is on a mission to land leading role at Northampton Saints
Chunya Munga is hungry for more minutes at Northampton Saints and ready to fight for a bigger role after a frustrating...
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/ 2 months agoYoungs: Wrong time to extend Borthwick’s deal
FORMER England scrum-half Ben Youngs says it is wrong for the RFU to extend Steve Borthwick’s contract based on results of...
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/ 2 months agoLloyds Bank logo on England shirts
THE back of England shirts will carry a sponsor’s name for the first time after Lloyds Bank struck a lucrative new...
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/ 2 months agoQuirke has his sights on England
SCRUM-HALF Raffi Quirke hopes his move to Newcastle will help him force his way back into the England reckoning. Quirke says...
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/ 2 months agoA-team set to tackle Pumas
ENGLAND A will return to action in November, with Mark Mapletoft’s side set to take on an Argentina XV at the...
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/ 2 months agoEngland 48-18 Australia: Red Roses find their feet after sluggish opening
The Red Roses winning machine rolled on as John Mitchell’s side overcame a first half scare to make a statement start...
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/ 2 months agoSpain look to kick on after Japan win
PREVIEW...Spain v Fiji Today. Kick-off 5.30am, Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, Hong Kong SPAIN begin the WXV Global Series Challenger campaign...
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/ 2 months agoExeter lock Linde leads Netherlands
PREVIEW... Netherlands v Samoa Today. Kick-off 12pm Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, Hong Kong forward África THE Netherlands and Samoa open...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoLoan player regs threaten to distort Nat One outcome
I WAS disappointed not to find any reference to RFU regulation 14 in Ben Jay-cock’s otherwise detailed analysis in The Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPollock must evade tall poppy syndrome
THE scornful social media dismissal of Henry Pollock’s £1m a year earning power as mooted by his agent, Eddie Hearn, has...
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/ 2 months agoLam: Our first-half performance was about four out of 10
Woodburn opened the finished in the corner to now, what are we going to held up really well.” BRISTOL director of...
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/ 2 months agoGloucester set-piece leaves Sharks reeling
ON paper, Gloucester looked set for a comfortable victory and that proved to be the case as an under-strength Sale pack...
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/ 2 months agoLeicester Tigers 24-36 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tigers left in traps by rampant Red Bulls
Werner Kok crossed for one of the tries as Red Bulls caused chaos at Welford Road, and dealt a painful blow...
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/ 2 months agoKing wings in for a hat-trick to put Ulster in the clear
■By STEPHEN BULL ULSTER completed an unbeaten pre-season campaign as hat-trick hero Aitzol Arenzana-King inspired a seven-try victory over Ospreys. Richie...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKolisi calls for NFL to help grow the game stateside
■By SAM JACKSON SPRINGBOK captain Siya Kolisi wants NFL teams to “buy into rugby” in an effort to expand the sport...
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/ 2 months agoScotland ace Lang returns ‘home’ to Quins
HARLEQUINS have resigned Scotland centre James Lang for the new season following his release from Edinburgh. Lang, who came through the...
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/ 2 months agoCalling for A-team to help stir the blood
WATCHING from the terracing beneath the old stand at the Memorial Ground, your columnist had a perfect view of the incident....
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLamb laps up Albion’s superb start to season
■By BILL HOOPER PLYMOUTH Albion made it back-back bonus point wins on the road cheered on by their travelling support. In...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoIt’s points galore as Sale hit super half century
■By GARETH DANIELS B Moseley .......35 Sale FC..............66 THIS was quite an incredible game of rugby which kept the crowd entertained...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCamborne ‘on the right track’ after opening nightmare trip
■By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE winger Alex Ducker believes his newly-promoted side can make their mark in National One after overcoming a...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoIonians going solar to cover eclipsing costs
HULL Ionians have launched a £37,500 solar-panel project to curb monthly electricity bills exceeding £3,000 and protect spending on rugby, facilities...
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/ 2 months agoFigurehead Phoebe’s a head lass in new show
LYMM’S growing girls’ rugby section has received a local radio spotlight, with 10-year-old player Phoebe joining coach Josh Hadland on Mix...
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/ 2 months agoFuture is bright for youthful Redruth
By BEN JAYCOCK REDRUTH centre Sam James believes his side have shown they are more than capable of putting last season’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoSimmonds in form of his life after fearing career was finished
By CHRIS COLLYER GUERNSEY Raiders fly-half Charlie Simmonds feared his rugby career could be over when ulcerative colitis led to him...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoRefreshed Sedgley ready for a season of hard graft
By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park made an emphatic start to life back in National Two North but captain Connor James insists...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
JACKLEWIS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FLANKER NORTHAMPTON Saints flanker Jack Lewis has no intention of allowing his age to slow him down as...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLillicrap steps up to new WRU role
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap has been appointed head of women’s coaching and development by the WRU. WRU chiefs...
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Features
/ 2 months agoRuck cleaners must have a clear mission
Olivier Klemenczak is needed to protect the ball from the Leinster poachers Ireland just about secure ruck ball. However, it is...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoHunt sets sights on Lions tour
ENGLAND scrum-half Natasha Hunt is back from injury and desperate to prove she deserves to become a Lion next autumn on...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Newcastle Red Bulls: Title odds, key players and recruitment
Newcastle Red Bulls head into the 2026-27 Prem season as 30/1 outsiders after finishing bottom last term, but a major squad...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Sale Sharks: Title odds, key players and squad changes
Sale Sharks head into the 2026-27 Prem season as 12/1 outsiders after finishing seventh last term, with Alex Sanderson’s side hoping...
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