All posts tagged "Clifton"
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Latest News
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 months 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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/ 8 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 9 months 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
/ 10 months 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
/ 11 months 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
/ 11 months 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
/ 11 months 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
/ 12 months 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
/ 12 months 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
/ 12 months 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoLewis full of pride for his Titans in bid for promotion
By BEN JAYCOCK Losing just one game all season would usually be more than enough to finish first, but Rotherham Titans...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStevens’ debut try puts icing on cake
Clifton.......................48 Bournville................. 5 By ROGER OPIE WITH their league security confir med, Bour nville arrived at Clifton expressing an intent to...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDings ready for title race to go down to the wire
By BEN JAYCOCK In a bizarre turn of events last weekend, Dings Crusaders were thanking arch rivals Clifton for doing them...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – Prep Schools: Danes Hill set the standard
Sixty teams took part in the Prep Schools competition, with each competing to try and win one of the 10 groups...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoClifton edge win over Luctonians
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians................ 8 Clifton....................... 10 ST PATRICK’S Day at Mortimer Park saw Luctonians up against Clifton in front of...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoTalbot’s double helps sink Reds
By ROGER OPIE Clifton...................... 38 Old Redcliffians....24 CLIFTON put on a fine first-half perfor mance and then held on to...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoTom Jones is on song as good Lucs in for leaders
By BILL HOOPER Camborne............ 7pts Luctonians.......27 pts TEAMS CAMBORNE: Larkins, Vinnecombe, Matavesi, Gilbert, Kessell, Sidwell, Tanswell, Southworth, Priddey, Rodman, Hughes, Heazelton,...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoImprovement bigger than promotion, says Watkins
By BEN JAYCOCK Luctonians are in a title shoot-out with Dings Crusaders in National Two West but head coach Ryan Watkins...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDetermined Dings won’t give up
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams isn’t looking too far ahead as the run-in for the National...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoBennett’s late brace seals big win for Dudley
By ROGER OPIE Dudley K............33 Clifton................27 LOWLY Dudley Kingswinford scored a late try to seal an unlikely victory over Clifton in...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoHinckley rue second-half shutout as Clifton rally
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 31 Hinckley.................. 21 HINCKLEY were left licking their wounds after allowing a 11-point half-time lead evaporate...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoElswood: I’m lucky to be only missing three games
By BEN JAYCOCK Hornets fly-half Jamie Elswood has been ruled out for several weeks after a nasty leg injury became infected....
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoUniversity rugby should be part of RFU pathway
Coach to Coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to John Barnes, below, director of rugby at...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: Bristol wing Louis Nancekivell
By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Nancekivell didn’t go down the traditional route entering rugby and has only played for one club so...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoRotherham relish Titanic title tussle with Tykes
By BEN CONEYBEARE In any other league, in any other year, losing only a single game to this point in the...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoGadd praises ‘amazing’ Hornets after huge win
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets.............. 45pts Clifton.................27pts Full stretch: Pierre Tucker dives over for the Hornets and Macenzzie Duncan evades the challenge...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoDings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a title-pushing campaign, Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams doesn’t shy away from how predictable the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLovejoy on his way to Bristol
Bristol Bears have signed Harlequins tighthead prop Lovejoy Chawatama. Chawatama opted to sign for Harlequins after the demise of his former...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoFord looks the right Guy to build a bright future
By BEN JAYCOCK It has been a frustrating season for Chester head coach Guy Ford in National Two West, but with...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoCozens urges Clifton to turn it on for the full 80
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................40pts Chester.............. 24pts PLAYER-COACH Luke Cozens called for Clifton to concentrate for the full 80 minutes after two...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoJack’s the lad to see Ruth home
Redruth....................26 Clifton ...................... 21 By BILL HOOPER National 2 REDRUTH fought back to earn a bonus-point win against Clifton in an...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoSpencer sparkles with a winning treble
By BILL HOOPER Camborne.........29 Clifton................38 SCRUM-HALF Mitch Spencer inspired Clifton to a bonus-point win on the first of their consecutive Saturday...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoGwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings
Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoTitans’ second-half blitz destroys Dale’s challenge
By ANDREW MOSLEY Rotherham T..........33 Wharfedale.............. 7 ROTHERHAM laid claim to being the fittest team in the division with a late...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoClifton rescued by two-try Talbot
By ROGER OPIE Clifton....................... 15 Dings Crusaders... 15 CLIFTON staged a stirring second-half comeback as they claimed a draw at home...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoTry-star Ferguson fires up superb students
By FREYA COLLINGTON Exeter Uni.........29 Clifton............... 24 EXETER University eventually came out on top in a tight encounter against Clifton at...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoAce Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students
By ROGER OPIE Clifton............... 48 Loughboro’ S...26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoStraight down the Hatch for visitors!
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville.........22pts Clifton.................27pts CLIFTON gatecrashed Bournville’s party with a last-gasp winning try from replacement hooker Tom Hatch which decided...
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