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My fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison

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By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T……..32pts Billingham…….. 12pts A RUTHLESS second-half display […]

Late tries and yellow cards break Hoppers’ hearts

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By ETHAN BENTS Lymm……………………42 Preston G……………..29 LYMM got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Preston Grasshoppers. The Hoppers started well, scoring […]

Chester crumple as pack play it hard

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By DESMOND HICKIE Chester………………… 31 Sheffield………………43 SHEFFIELD ran out deserved winners, outscoring their hosts by seven tries to three in an enthralling encounter. The home […]

Bishop holds his nerve to land win

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By WILL JUDD Fylde……………………. 31 Wharfedale………… 30 A GREAT game won by the last kick of the match provided superb entertainment for the spectators. Wharfedale […]

Veteran JJ: Caldy happy to tackle the professionals

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By Ben Jaycock Caldy have endured a difficult start to the season in the Championship but stalwart number eight JJ Dickinson says the club still […]

All-action Elderkin has too much for the Boro

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth…………. 31 L’ghboro S……. 24 REDRUTH maintained their recent good run with a bonus point win against the Students. Young Reds flanker […]

Old Reds pay as Luc’s storm back

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By GEOFF VICKRESS- Luctonians…………..40 Old Redcliffians…. 10 LUCTONIANS entertained the large home crowd with a superb second-half performance at Mortimer Park. Home skipper Ben Link […]

Big win puts Clifton in seventh heaven

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By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………………..54 Bournville…………… 14 CLIFTON ran in eight tries to secure their seventh win on the bounce as they demonstrated again their strong […]

Harry is the hero as Macc hang on

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By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield….28pts Hornets………….. 24pts MACCLESFIELD secured a hard-fought but much-needed win after recent losses had left them in the bottom two. The home […]

Virtuoso Priddey leads way with a five-star show

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By MO SHER Devonport S………….. 7 Camborne……………. 70 LEAGUE leaders Camborne were in scintillating form at the Rectory Field, scoring ten tries in a ruthless […]

Evans and Smith double up in win

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By JACK TOZER Cinderford……………37 Exeter Uni……………. 17 CINDERFORD make it five home wins on the bounce as they cruised to a 37-17 victory over Exeter […]

Ratu powers the Titans to the end

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By PHIL JENKINS Hinckley……………… 17 Taunton Titans…..27 TAUNTON earned a hard-fought victory against a Hinckley side who scored great resilience throughout. Hinckley carried well in […]

Away-day fun key to pushing Hinckley back up the league

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By Chris Collyer Despite turning out in the fourth tier at the age of 39, Nigel Mukarati believes his age only hardens and sharpens his […]

Last-gasp drama as Dorking lose home record

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By PAUL MOSLEY Dorking…………. 34 Canterbury…….35 A DOMINANT two-try 20-minute spell after the interval set Canterbury up to inflict high-flying Dorking’s first home defeat of […]

Jones leads way for towering Oaks

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By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..24 Guernsey…………….. 16 SEVENOAKS enjoyed a compelling win against visitors Guernsey. After Guernsey opened with a penalty by Ciaran McGann, Oaks got […]

Charnock fires Park’s try spree

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By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe P………68 Worthing……………… 19 WESTCOMBE Park proved too powerful for a Worthing side in the process of rebuilding. The home side had […]

Ford hails his pack for leading way in close win

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By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…… 24pts Old Albanian…..20pts TEAMS BURY ST EDMUNDS: Reed, Earnshaw, Johnson, Kharbouch, Loose, Penfold, Metcalfe, Williams, Guy, Andrews, Kelland, Grigg-Pettitt, […]

Double yellows are key as Havant hit back late on

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By ED MARRIAGE Colchester………….. 31 Havant…………………. 31 HAVANT battled back from 12 points down in the final quarter to level the scores at the end […]

Doubles all round see Hawks sunk

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By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….22 Barnes………………….32 TWO tries apiece from Jacques Birch and Rory Kassapian helped Barnes to a hard-fought win over Henley Hawks. Despite Henley […]

Quins’ late rally proves all in vain

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By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H……………….36 Tonbridge J…………54 DESPITE a late scare, Tonbridge Juddians brought home a high-scoring victory against Oxford Harlequins. The tone was set […]

Sam knows title race is wide open this season

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By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tonbridge Juddians fly-half Sam Evans IN recent seasons, one side has stayed on top for the majority of the campaign […]

Beating Dean and the ABC club was a high

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MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SARACENS & LONDON WELSH FLY-HALF ANDY LEE IT was more through luck than judgement that I ended up playing for […]

I can’t believe the RFU chiefs will walk away

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CANNOT believe that anyone would expect that Bill Sweeney or Tom Ilube will willingly walk […]

YOUNG GUNS

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KEALAN FREEMAN-PRICE GLOUCESTER HOOKER Kealan Freeman-Price recently made a bold switch from back row to hooker but the Gloucester forward is revelling in his positional […]

Results

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Brave Lupus banking on Mo’unga class

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By MATT McILRAITH THE fourth season of Japan Rugby League One kicks off this week, with the tournament opening with the clash between Mie Honda […]

L’borough make it ten wins in a row

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BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH have one hand on the BUCS Super Rugby league title after a statement 47-24 win against Bath. The reigning […]

Harrow through on away side rule

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SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi finals of the Continental Tyres National School Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl have all been decided over the […]

Clubs get together to help victims

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By LUKE JARMYN TWO northern rugby clubs have raised more than £30,000 to support their members impacted in a fatal town centre fire last weekend […]

Having a strong 2nd XV is crucial

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Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Orwin, below, the head coach at Preston Grasshoppers in National Two North Why did you get into […]

Ebbw Vale take over at the top

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Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale are the new leaders of Super Rygbi Cymru after they rallied from 17-0 down to […]

Leaders keep up the pace

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Premiership round-up IT’S AS you were at the top of the Welsh Premiership after the top three all won with a bonus point. Leaders Pontypridd […]

BRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Oyonnax must live without Joe El-Abd

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By James Harrington Oyonnax’s seven-try 53-10 bonus-point win over ProD2 rivals Soyaux-Angouleme on Friday – their first victory since October 25 – was a relief […]

England XV to host France

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An England XV will host a France XV in an uncapped match at Twickenham on Saturday June 21 as a warm-up for the three-Test summer […]

I’m getting there, says Jack Kenningham

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By Cameron Stephens – From the Rugby Paper Podcast Harlequins flanker Jack Kenningham is grateful to be fit and firing this season after coming back […]

Darge: We’re all set for Toulon challenge

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■By BRYN PALMER Hopeful: Rory Darge in action for Glasgow PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTLAND flanker Rory Darge believes Glasgow’s 2023 Challenge Cup final defeat by […]

Calls for RFU chiefs to quit at fever pitch

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Mounting calls for RFU chiefs to quit By Nick Cain Calls for Bill Sweeney, the RFU chief executive, and Tom Ilube, the RFU Board chairman, […]

Saints enjoy a six-try romp

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At the double: Juarno Augustus scores for Saints PICTURE: Alamy PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton kicked off their quest for European glory with a six-try 38-8 win […]

No Zach Mercer decision until end of season

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By Paul Rees Gloucester will not decide on Zach Mercer’s future until the end of the season as speculation that he will return to France […]

England were not too far off – Henry Slade

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By Mark Stevens Henry Slade believes England deserved more credit for their performances this autumn, insisting it was ‘small margins’ that prevented them from truly […]

Joe Heyes determined to prove himself at the top level

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By Jon Newcombe Joe Heyes has used the hurt of missing out on a place in England’s Autumn Nations Series squad to drive him on […]

Hot-shot Ilona Maher set to light up the league

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Bristol Bears coach Dave Ward says superstar signing Ilona Maher will be a major asset to Premiership Women’s Rugby and will ‘shock’ people with her […]

Tommy Freeman is happy to have a crack at centre

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By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman has started all of England’s internationals this year on the wing but fancies having a crack in the centre. Freeman […]

Jack Nowell: I’m loving life on and off the pitch at La Rochelle

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By Brendan McGilligan As Jack Nowell stepped off the plane to start his La Rochelle career, he was stepping into the unknown challenges that would […]

I’d rather have the old Champions Cup format – Stuart McCloskey

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Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey admits he preferred the Champions Cup’s previous format, with the current structure leaving some teams with an “absolutely terrible draw”. Teams […]