All posts tagged "May"
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoSlick Roberts storms through to claim the spoils
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................25 Preston G................. 18 TWO tries from leading scorer Will Roberts helped Tynedale claim maximum points at a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRFU chief Bill Sweeney ‘wanted to defer’ controversial bonus payment
Bill Sweeney, the under-fire chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, has revealed he wanted to defer the controversial bonus payment...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoThe Evolution of Rugby: How Technology and Strategy Are Shaping the Game
Rugby has undergone change after change from technological advancement to strategic innovation. From the mere introduction of video technology into team...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHoppers’ five-game losing run snapped
By TOM KELLY Preston Grass..38pts Harrogate..........31pts Touching down: Ed Keohane extends the lead for Preston and, below, Grasshoppers look to spread...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFlying wing Armstrong eyes history for Islanders
By CHRIS COLLYER In form: Guernsey wing Anthony Armstrong ANTHONY Armstrong hopes his free scoring form can fire Guernsey to a...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoNo room for Gerald
PETER Jackson’s excellent tribute to rugby’s latest knight in last week’s paper gave rise to the thought: Would Gerald Davies get...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 months agoMuncaster blow takes edge off it for Edinburgh
■By BRYN PALMER RC Vannes ........25pts Tries: Beziat 25, Taccola 37, Vili 68 Conversions: Le Bail 26, 38 Penalties: Le Bail...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRussian flag removed from Gotovtsev shirt
GLOUCESTER have apologised for the use of a Russian flag on prop Kirill Gotovtsev’s club shirt and said it will no...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens run riot to bring up the century
■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............ 100pts Tries: Infante 4, Packer 7, 12; Harrision 14, 18, 38; Hardy 22, 58; Bridger 32,...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoI owe Birmingham Moseley so much, says the fit-again flanker Morgan Dawes
By Ben Jaycock Passionate Midlander Morgan Dawes takes great pride in representing his beloved city through Birmingham Moseley. The former London...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoCancer charity keen to spread the word
By BEN JAYCOCK RUGBY Against Cancer offers support for those suffering from the disease and spent time over Christmas visiting hospitals...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoTime for a root change to way we run our sport
I note that much has been written about the future of the RFU CEO Board which hopefully will be resolved in...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTrust players to put their own twist on things
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rosslyn Park DoR Kieran Power, below Why did you get into coaching rugby and...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoBill Beaumont will need all the help he can get
A massive thank you, to the three ex chairs of the RFU Messrs Thomas, Cattermole and Baister and ex CEO Baron,...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHuman tractors pull the big bucks
Back in the early 1990s, the Bristol hooker Mark Regan had a nickname for his tight-five colleague Simon Shaw. “I call...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 months agoChoice of ‘popular’ Bill Beaumont a surprise
By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view on the game I may be wrong but the speed at which the RFU...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTrinder’s delight as he joins 100-club at Cov
NEWS EXTRA ■By PAUL SMITH FOR those of us who love sport but were never gifted, fit, smart or driven enough...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoNo Franco Mostert? That’s got to be a mistake
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Here's a funny thing: one of the more prominent rugby sites on the worldwide web...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoSteyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit again: Kyle Steyn FIT-AGAIN Scotland wing Kyle Steyn...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoSteyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit again: Kyle Steyn FIT-AGAIN Scotland wing Kyle Steyn...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoKyle Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By Bryn Palmer Match Preview Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit-again Scotland wing Kyle Steyn is relishing the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens fight back to overcome Bears
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens...........33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens fight back to overcome Bears
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens...........33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens fight back to overcome Bears
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens...........33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoHoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 12 Fylde.........................38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoHoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 12 Fylde.........................38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoHoppers hopeless in easy Fylde win
By TOM KELLY Preston G................. 12 Fylde.........................38 IT was derby day delight for Fylde, as they ran out convincing winners over...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoLeinster have got the best in Barrett
FOR reasons best known to themselves, the Irish rugby cognoscenti are still arguing the toss over the whys and wherefores of...
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English Championship
/ 5 months agoKnights start well but Caldy fight back to deny bonus point
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........22pts Tries: Olowofela 3, Smith 15, Bennett 28 Conversions: Bennett 3, 28 Penalty: Bennett: 40 Caldy...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months agoHeard takes charge to keep out Sarries
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Gloucester-H........47pts Tries: Williams 10, Metcalfe 15, Hunt 32, Sing 42, Muir 52, Jones 68, Carson 71 Conversions: Sing...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLate tries and yellow cards break Hoppers’ hearts
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................42 Preston G.................29 LYMM got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoHaving a strong 2nd XV is crucial
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Orwin, below, the head coach at Preston Grasshoppers in National Two North Why...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoPolice searching for missing ex-England rugby star Tom Voyce find body in river
Specialist officers searching for missing former England rugby player Tom Voyce have found a body close to where he was swept...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoLawrence Dallaglio says search for Tom Voyce echoes his own family tragedy
Lawrence Dallaglio has expressed his sorrow after his former England teammate Tom Voyce was apparently swept away while crossing a flooded...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoBath fail to make most of chances
By ROGER PANTING Bath ................................................................. 20pts Tries: Dunn 47, Roux 56 Conversions: Russell 47, 56 Penalties: Russell 4, 30 La Rochelle...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoWhat we need is good leadership from the RFU
WE represent 50 former Blackheath Rugby Club players – the world’s oldest open club – including Doug Hursey, President of Kent....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoMasterly Minikin destroys Hoppers
By ETHAN BENTS Preston G....................0 Hull Ionians............39 HULL Ionians bounced back from two defeats in a row to blow away Preston...
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Premiership
/ 5 months agoPhil Dowson: We didn’t stand up for fight
Northampton boss Phil Dowson admitted Gloucester “had a point to prove” and that his men “didn’t stand up for the fight”....
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Premiership
/ 5 months agoNewcastle master misfiring Saracens
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle ......................... 17 Tries: Hearle 22, Radwan 33 Conversions: Connon 23, 34 Penalty: Connon 2 pts Saracens ..............................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoDuncan Weir steps up to have final say in tense affair
By Simon Thomas Glasgow............. 17pts Tries: Matthews 36, Venter 50 Conversions: Weir 37, 51 Penalty: Weir 66 Scarlets............. 15pts Tries: Macleod...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoIvory out to make sure Chester hit right notes
By CHRIS COLLYER Dynamic: Chester centre Ben Ivory DYNAMIC outside centre Ben Ivory is out to “redefine what Chester are all...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoBen Thomas glad to have old pal Max Llewellyn alongside him
By Simon Thomas Partner: Ben Thomas Ben Thomas is relishing his reunion with Max Llewellyn as they go in search of...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoHedgley brings delight for Dale
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale......40pts Preston...............14pts A COMMANDING performance helped Wharfedale wrap up this clash between fifth and sixth in the table....
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoI want to be the best in my position, says Louis Mifsud
By Ben Jaycock Bournville's Maltese international Louis Mifsud has set a target of becoming the best back row in National Two...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoIreland vs Argentina – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan It is another game under the lights at the Aviva Stadium on Friday as Ireland look to get...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoScotland their own worst enemy as Springboks bomb squad revert to set piece dominance
By Tom Jeffreys Scotland…….. 32 (9)Tries:Conversions:Penalties: Russell 17, 22, 33, 44, 6120 min red cards: Cummings 11 South Africa:………. 15 (19)Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoRob Baxter backing Henry Slade to adapt to changes
By Paul Rees Exeter are confident that the decision to change their defensive system will not jeopardise Henry Slade’s place in...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoYoung gun half-backs lead Northampton Saints fightback
By Tom Vickers Northampton ... 31pts Tries: Scott-Young 8, Cousins 52, McParland 56, Brown 59, Wright 68 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 52, 56,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoMinikin’s landmark feat gets capped by victory
■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....25 Harrogate.........23 HULL Ionians’ defence and the goal kicking of Lewis Minikin, on his 150th appearance, saw...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoHoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz
■ By TOM KELLY Preston.....................48 Billingham..............22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome...
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