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Rampant Pirates put Carnegie to sword

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By DAVE CRAVEN DELIGHTED jointhead coach Gavin Cattle hailed his Cornish Pirates side for “pushing to the next level” when stunning promotion-chasing Yorkshire Carnegie. They […]

A tour too far for a team hit by big name absentees

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER outlines the organisational failures that conspired against the Lions in 1977 History has not been kind to the 1977 Lions and, coming after […]

Win helps Park build foundation for future

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■By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …14pts Sedgley Park…19pts SEDGLEY Park put their disappointing away form to one side as they held on for victory over a […]

Shaken Nuns fight to avoid banana skin

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National League 3 Midlands NUNEATON battled back from a 14-point deficit to prevent a second shock in eight days and hold on to top spot […]

Battling Beddau edged out by Ebbw in gritty

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By ELGAN ALDERMAN Beddau 3 Ebbw Vale 7 EBBW Vale had to dig deep to hold off a spirited Beddau side and progress to round […]

Start Te’o against Italy and utilise Daly from full-back

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In n ideal world Eddie Jones would love to arrive at the 2019 World Cup in Japan with 38 players that he could rotate freely […]

Wheeler lined up by RFU

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EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker Peter Wheeler is to become president of the Rugby Football Union in 2019, The Rugby Paper can reveal […]

Jersey are forced to hang on after

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By LUKE JARMYN A SEASON-high half-time away score of 31 points for Jersey sealed a bonus point win and completed a seasonal hat-trick over the […]

There was only so much snooker before the Duke went stir crazy

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Anyone for cricket, or snooker, or cards, or golf? Lions tours – even in defeat – are meant to be vibrant, fun and the pinnacle […]

Harrogate sold short by costly mistakes

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■By BILL BARRACK PROMOTION candidates Sale came from behind to defeat a Harrogate side who might have thought they should have more from the game. […]

Field tighten grip at the top of the table

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National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDcontinue to power away at the top of the table after a convincing 28-16 win at third-place Wirral. Callum Thompson kicked […]

Jarvis keeps double hopes alive for the Ironmen

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By RICH JONES Bedwas 14 Merthyr 25 MERTHYR remain in reach of an historic league and cup double after they outshone Premiership Tier One rivals […]

Quins suffer mauling as Bath begin to flow

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH maintained their push for a playoff place by pulling away from a dogged and resilient Harlequins side in the final quarter […]

Carberry crosses for two on return

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FLY-HALF Duncan Weir says next Friday’s home clash against Cardiff Blues is a must-win for Edinburgh after they suffered their third successive loss to Irish […]

Blues cruise in as Calladine blasts Titans’ amateur hour

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By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAMTitans can be extremely grateful there is no relegation from the Championship this season because on current form they look mediocre at […]

First-half barrage powers College’s victory

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By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury 45 Cambridge 36 HARTPURY once again took five points, but coaches and supporters alike were left disappointed by an underwhelming display […]

Ruthless Caldy a cut above Lucs

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■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians…5 Caldy…36 CALDY consolidated their promotion hopes with a well-deserved victory against a Luctonians side who offered plenty and played much of […]

The boot of Ben upsets Dings’ title tilt

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National League 3 South West BEN LOVELL’S kicking led Brixhamto a surprise win over title-chasing Dings Crusaders as the fly-half scored 19 points in his […]

Prosser unlocks Neath as Keys progress to next round

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By ROB COLE Cross Keys 29 Neath 10 JOSH Prosser booted Cross Keys into the quarter-finals of the WRU National Cup with a virtuoso goalkicking […]

Kingston: One little mistake was costly

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HARLEQUINS coach John Kingston is still mystified how his side managed to leave the Rec empty handed last night. “I am absolutely gutted given the […]

Stockdale hits double to top off bonus win

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By RONAN O’BRIEN NEWman Marcell Coetzee starred as Ulster soaked up the pressure to emerge with all five points in Belfast. In just his second […]

Nottingham no match for Knights on charge

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By STEVE KENNY DONCASTER maintained their push for a play-off place by sweeping aside a flimsy Nottingham challenge at muddy Lady Bay. A win by […]

Moseley pay price for lineout calamity

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By PAUL SMITH B Moseley 19 DMP 21 JAMES FITZPATRICK secured an unlikely Darlington Mowden Park win over Birmingham Moseley as they overcame a 19-point […]

Patient Lions earn reward in the end

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■By ED WILLIAMS LEICESTER Lions had to be patient as they broke down a resilient Wharfedale for a resounding win. Lions had the upper hand […]

‘Periodisation’ is a training concept from years back

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Acres of space: Elliot Daly receives the perfect pass from Owen Farrell to skin Alex Cuthbert PICTURE: Getty Images With the first break in the […]

Llandovery bounce back as cup defence continues

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By ALEX BYWATER Llandovery 27 Bargoed 5 LLANDOVERY’S impressive season continued at Church Bank as the defending WRU National Cup champions made it through to […]

Enforcer Latu raring to be let off the leash

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By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Newcastle v Northampton HAVING fought back from a career-threatening knee injury, Newcastle’s back row enforcer Nili […]

Tandy left fuming by refereeing anomaly

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By ALEX BYWATER STEVE Tandy hit out at referee Marius Mitrea after seeing his side’s 13-match unbeaten run brought to an end by Munster. Dave […]

RFU cost-cutting threatens to cripple County game

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EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY LANCASHIRE head coach Mark Nelson has slammed cost-cutting proposals that could see the England Counties team and the County Championship axed. […]

Ionians can’t cope with White’s show

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By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY returned to winning ways on home soil, but after leading 28-3 within 12 minutes they were pushed all the way by […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

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NIKKI WALKER THE FORMER BORDERS, EDINBURGH, OSPREYS AND WORCESTER WINGER Winning the Celtic League in my first season at Ospreys with a victory at the […]

Tigers splash out to bring home prodigal son George

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■By ED HUTSON GEORGE Ford this wek ended months of speculations by confirming he will be heading back to Leicester next season in a move […]

Pontypool add sorry Cardiff to their Cup collection

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By ROB COLE Cardiff 32 Pontypool 43 PONTYPOOL beat Llanelli in the last round and the Championship leaders added the scalp of another Principality Premiership […]

JP sentences Bristol to an eight-try lashing

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Going over: Pat Cilliers scores Leicester’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images Well done, pal: Owen Williams congratulates Brendon O’Connor, left, after he scores Leicester’s sixth […]

Dragons put frighteners on

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By DARAGH SMALL REIGNING champions Connacht kept their top six hopes alive but crucially failed to secure a bonus point in their victory over Dragons. […]

It’s going to be stormy for Hurricanes says TJ

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Nick Verdier assesses the upcoming season and the issues that will help determine the title The Hurricanes got the monkey off their backs in 2016 […]

Sneddon gets wish as Park fell Club with blinding starts

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By GRAHAM COX AN ELECTRIC start to each half saw Rosslyn Park cruise to a victory almost as convincing as the one they claimed in […]

Cockles clinch it at death through Wathes

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■By HANNAH GREGORY Exmouth…32 Barnes…25 A LAST-MINUTE Mark Wathes try gave Exmouth a vital bonus point victory. Earlier, Barnes had capitalised on a number of […]

England expect Venter backlash after humbling at hands of Irish

19 February 2017 1 comment

Defence guru: Italy coach Brendan Venter By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard claims his old Saracens pal Brendan Venter will arrive at Twickenham a ‘hurt’ man […]

Rhydyfelin go top in East with rivals on plate duty

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SWALEC round-up NEWBRIDGE celebrated their first home league win since December 3 as they ran out 15-13 victors over Glynneath in the only Championship match […]

after seven-month injury lay-off

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Until making his seasonal bow off the bench against Bath in the Anglo- Welsh Cup a fortnight ago, followed by another half an hour against […]

Simple tweaks can make the calendar run a lot smoother

12 February 2017 1 comment

FROM 2020, how best to accommodate the new rugby calendar for the Northern Hemisphere? To start with, have the Champions Cup quarter-finals take place in […]

Scrum-halves escape Six Nations cull

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WHENthe Six Nations revved up on the starting grid last weekend, more than 30 players had been parked in the pits suffering from various degrees […]

Hoppers stunned by ’Dale fightback

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By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 17 Tynedale 34 A SECOND-HALF turnaround from Tynedale saw them overcome Preston Grasshoppers at Lightfoot Green. Tynedale were 9-0 down […]

YOUNG GUNS

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WILL BUTLER ENGLAND U20S CENTRE Will Butler faced a race against the clock to be fit for the Six Nations but he is now looking […]

Sarries into last four but Tigers lie in wait again

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By SAM JACKSON ACADEMY coach Ian Vass praised Saracens’ composure in closing out a 29-20 victory over Leicester that secured them a home semi-final in […]

A Roman holiday jaunt as sorry Italy surrender

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A DETERMINED and fluent Ireland ripped a desperately poor Italian side to shreds in Rome with an irresistible nine-try display which yielded […]

Howley: We’ll use this to beat Scotland

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By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Rob Howley vowed his team will use the heartbreak of their last-gasp defeat to England to make them an […]

Crooked feeds are making a mockery of our game

12 February 2017 1 comment

These days TV commentators are clearly under orders from broadcasters not to mention them, but our readers say that crooked scrum feeds remain one of […]