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With selection, you can’t keep every player happy

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Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did you get into coaching […]

At 61, Daran calls it a day

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By BEN JAYCOCK Daran Poppy was one of the oldest players in the RFU pyramid this season, reaching double digit appearances for Old Gravesendians at […]

Carter gets three-game suspension

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DRAGONS second row Ben Carter has been banned for three games following his red card for a dangerous tackle against Connacht last Saturday. Carter received […]

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

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RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached to over the decades […]

Storti brings season to an end in style

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Portugal wing Raffaele Storti may have made a slow start to the season but he has been making up for it ever since. Storti, below, […]

Chinnor and Rams dominate in toughest league in the country

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The best XV from 2023/24 as voted for by our correspondents Following Chinnor’s run to secure the National One title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views […]

Brooks and Hill link up to work at Wimbledon

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By BEN JAYCOCK New Wimbledon head coach James Brooks is excited to work with experienced director of rugby Steve Hill again as the pair attempt […]

Saracens lift Cup

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SARACENS women produced a clinical secondhalf display to beat Bristol 31-17 and win the Allianz Cup at Shaftesbury Park. Trailing 12-7 at the break following […]

Appleyard unhappy with date clashes

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By BEN JAYCOCK Staffordshire head coach Andy Appleyard believes the RFU are ‘stealing opportunities away from quality players’ due to the opening round of the […]

University pathway to top of the game

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By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a university rugby student in […]

Chalies’ last-minute winner ends England dominance

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Students International By WILLIAM GUPWELL England Stu…………. 43pts Tries: Forsythe 15, Meredith 30, Fletcher 39, Edwards-Giraud 56, Kirkham 63, Gulley 71 Conversions: Meredith, 31, 39, […]

You lived on the edge with Scotland

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My Life in Rugby with Neil Edwards – The former Scotland, Barbarians, Rosslyn Park, Harlequins & Northampton second row talks about his career in the […]

The ringfence which is encouraging open play

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE have been a few articles written about how the Premiership has started to play a […]

Young Guns: Bath & England U18 fly-half James Linegar

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By BEN JAYCOCK James Linegar stepped up with ice in his veins to slot a match winning conversion from out wide against Wales in the […]

Results

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CHAMPIONSHIP

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Worboys: I’m aiming to be first-choice 10 at Ealing

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By BEN JAYCOCK George Worboys endured ‘the most testing five years of his life’ at Bath but is looking forward to linking up with his […]

Unbeaten Wild Knights finish in fine style

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Japan League One round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Saitama Wild Knights sealed an unprecedented unbeaten league season with a 43-14 win over Canon Eagles. In the […]

Top two set up a final showdown

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Premiership round-up By ROB COLE THE top two teams in the regular Premiership season will face off in the final on Saturday at Church Bank […]

Bargoed show their worth

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Championship round-up ALREADY crowned champions, Bargoed ran in nine tries as they came from 14-0 down to record a 59-21 victory over Bedwas in their […]

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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England set up NZ date

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NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Women will play world champions New Zealand at Twickenham on September 14 in preparation for October’s WXV 1 tour nament. John Mitchell’s […]

Wales can’t stop England barrage

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England ran out convincing 45-5 winners over Wales in a Women’s U20 international at Bristol’s Shaftesbury Park. A first half try through winger Amy Williams […]

Forthcoming fixtures

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Biarritz’s fight for survival goes on

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JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ten days ago, under-new-management ProD2 strugglers Biarritz gave themselves what looked a lot like a crucial safety net with a 26-30 […]

I’ll never stop looking for hidden gems – Lam

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By PAUL REES Pat Lam says he will never stop plundering the rugby mine of the Championship and the leagues below it as he searches […]

Lineout ace Parling joins Wallabies

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Former England lock Geoff Parling has joined Joe Schmidt’s Australia coaching set-up as the build-up to next summer’s Lions tour intensifies. Parling, 40, had previously […]

No space for Georgia

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Wales will not be playing Georgia this autumn, with Fiji, Australia and South Africa lined up on November 10, 17 and 23 respectively. The two […]

Saracens know how to win – Tompkins

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By BEN JAYCOCK With the Premiership run-in hotting up, Saracens centre Nick Tompkins claims ‘experience matters’ in these blockbuster end-of-season contests and says his side […]

Wizard Kildunne is in a league of her own, says Monye

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By STEFAN FROST Ugo Monye believes Red Roses flyer Ellie Kildunne has achieved her aim of being the best rugby player on the planet. Kildunne […]

Leicester in discussions to hire new attack coach

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By PAUL REES Dan McKellar has told Leicester fans to buckle up for the ride next season as the club closes in on appointing an […]

Langdon is quick to make his point

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By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that suits Curtis Langdon, a […]

Faletau ruled out for rest of season

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WALES No.8 Taulupe Faletau has fractured his shoulder and will not play again this season. The 33-year-old was injured on his Cardiff comeback last week […]

Lawes inducted into Hall of Fame

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COURTNEY Lawes will be inducted into the RPA Hall of Fame at the RPA Awards on Wednesday May 29. The 34-year-old former England captain, who […]

Falcons face battle to break their duck

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By PAUL REES Time is running out for Newcastle as they seek to avoid joining Rotherham and London Welsh as clubs who finished a Premiership […]

Scotland lock Gray heads for Exeter exit

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SCOTLAND lock Jonny Gray has left Exeter with immediate effect to “explore other playing opportunities”. The 30-year-old joined the Chiefs in 2020 but has not […]

Scarlets move in to sign Hepburn

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Scarlets have signed Scotland prop Alec Hepburn from Exeter for next season. The Australian-born 31-year-old helped the Chiefs win the Champions Cup in 2020 and […]

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

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By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton Saints and flanker Will […]

Dream Team with Ben Adams

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The Cambridge and former Coventry, Bedford Blues, Queensland Country & Australia Sevens back rower, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. […]

Time for Saints to be true to themselves

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JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THE contest between the 9-10 pairings of Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne and Northampton’s Alex Mitchell and […]

Porter delivers as Quins stay in hunt

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ……………………41pts Tries: Northmore 1, 26; Lewies 33, Murley 45, Porter 67, 73 Conversions: Smith 27, 34, 46; Evans 74 Penalties: Evans […]

‘For us today, it was do or die’

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Quins skipper Alex Dombrandt was delighted after the Londoners’ crucial victory over Northampton. “We make it tough for ourselves sometimes,” he said. “But we’re very […]

Leicester stunned by Bristol late show

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By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ………….19pts Tries: Ollie Hassell-Collins 17, 48; van Wyk 63 Conversions: Pollard 18, 63 Bristol Bears ………………..21pts Tries: Lahiff 68, 74; Bradbury […]

Thacker made the difference, says Lam

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Bristol boss Pat Lam lauded substitute Harry Thacker after his team had overturned a 19-0 deficit to beat Leicester. “This game is always the one […]

Saracens take advantage in battle for top two spot

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By ROGER PANTING Bath……………………………………. 12pts Tries: du Toit 57, Redpath 62 Conversions: Spencer 62 Saracens……………………………15pts Tries: Parton 12, Segun 40 Conversions: Farrell 40 Penalties: Farrell […]

We managed to rediscover our energy, says McCall

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Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall hopes his side’s improved display at Bath will be a springboard for the rest of the season. “Even though […]

Sharks look to have edge in Diamond derby

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By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park SALE boss Alex Sanderson has thanked Steve Diamond, his opposite number […]

Diamond still confident he can make a big difference

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By PAUL REES Starting: Guy Pepper LAST season’s beaten Premiership finalists would not seem the ideal opponents after conceding a record number of points in […]

Vermeulen: It’s payback time for the Chiefs

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By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm BRUISING back rower Jacques Vermeulen wants Exeter to put their foot on the […]

Skivington looking for players to prove themselves

28 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Dasher: Josh Hathaway GEORGE Skivington has told his players ahead of today’s clash with Exeter at Kingsholm that they may have nothing […]

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