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Penberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day

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■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster …………21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ………………..29pts Tries: Maddison 59, Munro […]

Liebenberg leads rearguard action

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■ By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield..24 Cambridge……36 MACCLESFIELD must be sick of the valiant loser tag, but as has been the case too often this season, […]

Titans have a storm to weather grab spoils

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By KEITH BROOKING All-round game: Taunton were just too hot for Canterbury, running in five tries, while their defence and pack stood firm PICTURES: Clayton […]

MY LIFE IN RUGBY

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SCOTT MORGAN THE FORMER WALES, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, SCARLETS, LEEDS, CARDIFF BLUES, DRAGONS AND COVENTRY PLAYER Each and every time I pulled on a club jersey […]

Giteau decides to end his career in Japan

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MATT GITEAUwill leave Toulon at the end of the season and move to Japan. The Australian played a key role in the French giants winning […]

Captain Carys leads from front for Wales

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Italy W…………8 Wales W………20 CAPTAIN Carys Phillips touched down to seal a crucial win for Wales in Italy and praised her side for their defensive […]

Gloucester are left Screech-ing

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By JAMES CANDY Gloucester………24pts Tries: Orr 38, Trinder 46, Vellacott 68 Conversions: Evans 40, 47, 69 Penalties: Evans 52 NG Dragons………13pts Tries: Screech 55, 78 […]

Rayer’sblast at ‘shocking’ Blues after 7-try beating

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Richmond…………49pts Tries: Davies 11, Allcock 19, Stuart 26, Mitchell 38, 77, Woodward 50, Browne 63 Conversions: Kirby 12, 20, 27, 39, 51, 64, Gabbitass 78 […]

DMP fall just short in comeback bid

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■ By KEVIN ROBINSON DMP ………………17 Plymouth A ….20 DARLINGTON Mowden Park came close to a stirring fight-back as they battled back from 14-0 down […]

Chris goes a-Rovering to thwart Raiders

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By ROSS LAWSON Worthing R 11 Clifton 15 BACK-ROWER Christopher Rovery heaped yet more misery on struggling Worthing Raiders as his try five minutes from […]

Salmon ready for leap into the unknown

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By JON NEWCOMBE EXETER-BOUND Toby Salmon says there is no secret to his rise to the top via the lower leagues and a spell in […]

NICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…

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A shorter Six Nations would heighten thrills

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COLIN BOAG Until 2003, the Six Nations was spread over ten weeks, with the action taking place on a fortnightly basis. Since then it has […]

Warriors arrive… at last!

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By ROGER PANTING Cardiff………………38pts Tries: Dolan 17, Millard 39, 58; Williams 43, Evans 71 Conversions: Shingler 17, 39, 43, 58; Evans 71 Penalties: Shingler 14 […]

Pirates primed for Exiles onslaught

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Preview Cornish P v L Scottish CORNISH Pirates will be fresh to take on London Scottish at the Mennaye today but head coach Gavin Cattle […]

Burgess doubles up at the death as OAs soar

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■ By EVIE PROBERT Loughboro’ S..39 Old Albanians..46 GEORGE Chuter was left to bemoan his Loughborough Students side’s defensive naivety after they fell to an […]

Irish overwhelmed by late try deluge

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By JON EDWARDS London Irish 14 Old Eltham’s 43 THREE tries in the final ten minutes gave Elthamians an emphatic six-try bonus point win. OEs […]

Oaks continue to grow under Lynn’s guidance

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Jon Newcombe looks ahead to next week’s kick-off in the Rugby Europe Championship WHILE Georgia have already qualified for the 2019 World Cup thanks to […]

Te’o and Care’s cameos may force Eddie’s hand

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OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSIBLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT New urgency: Danny Care sends up a box-kick for England PICTURE: Getty Images Ben Te’o offered more of a […]

Don’t fret says Eddie, we’ll be fine for Wales!

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By GARY FITZGERALD Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones took the blame squarely on his Aussie chin for England having to get out of a Twickenham […]

DREAMTEAM

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MIKE DELANY, THE NEWCASTLE & FORMER ALL BLACKS FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Sone Taumalolo – My old […]

Rowlands aiming to escape the shadows

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By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm FRUSTRATED Wasps lock Will Rowlands will use his side’s final Anglo-Welsh Cup tie of the […]

Kennedy brings back the big guns

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Preview London Irish v Nottingham NICK Kennedy is gearing up for a stern test against play-off chasing Nottingham as Exiles look to maintain their unbeaten […]

Murphy off as Stour slump to Sale loss

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■ By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ……..19pts Sale FC………………40pts STOURBRIDGE director of rugby Neil Mitchell admitted his side’s season was effectively over after they were taken […]

Barnes the hero as Barnes suffer

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By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor 24 Barnes 17 CHINNOR were rocked by a slick Barnes start before recovering to claim victory. Following a lineout near the […]

Rodwell rises to occasion with try to fire England through unbeaten

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WORLD 7S SYDNEY DAY ONE ENGLAND stunned South Africa in Sydney yesterday with a late try to set up a cup quarter-final against Argentina overnight. […]

Play Itoje and Daly in their natural positions

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Sometimes we can get carried away and expect too much from out young players with their extravagant talents encouraging us to believe […]

Dan’s the man for me says Bennett

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By PETER JACKSON DAN BIGGAR takes centre stage for Wales in Rome today reinforced by a resounding vote of confidence from the most decorated of […]

Relegation play-off? That’s protectionism

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I’M a supporter of Championship rugby but not the relegation proposal, and neither are other supporters whose views I have canvassed. Last week’s Rugby Paper […]

Mosses back to help lead Bristol’s fight for salvation

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By NICK VERDIER PREVIEW… Bristol v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm AFTER a frustrating four months on the sidelines, centre Ben Mosses is back from a […]

Nilson knows lineout accuracy must improve for derby clash

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By JON NEWCOMBE DOUBLE centurion Phil Nilsen hoping promotionchasing Carnegie can put in a complete 80-minute performance today after stuttering to victory over London Scottish. […]

Chester return to winning ways in Wigston

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■ By LEE SIMS South Leics ..10 Chester ……..22 CHESTER returned to winning ways after suffering their first defeat of the calendar year last week, […]

Precision Prescott keeps Juddian top with his trusty boot

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National League 3 London & SE THEbig game of the day was at The Slade where top-placed Tonbridge Juddianwelcomed Wimbledon, in second. Honours went to […]

YOUNG GUNS

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NICK ISIEKWE ENGLAND U20S LOCK Nick Isiekwe wants to play at the highest level and he only needs to look at Saracens teammate Maro Itoje […]

Laidlaw keeps his cool Scotland stay high on to ensure the Hogg

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A PUMPED up Scotland recorded only their second opening day win in the modern day Six Nations to underline their Championship potential […]

Stern Vern allows himself a smile as Scotland box clever

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PETER JACKSON VERDICT Scotland 27pts Ireland 22pts Murrayfield rejoiced yesterday at catching a glimpse of a moment even more truly historic than the Grand Old […]

Exiles were lured by hopes of glory

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WHILE I feel a huge amount of sympathy for London Welsh players and staff, I still cannot believe that the second tier of English rugby, […]

Kibirige KOs Bath as Falcons strike late to win fumblefest

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By COLIN NEWBOULT Newcastle…16pt Tries: Kibirige 73 Conversions: Willis 74 Penalties: Willis 40, 45, 61 Bath……………15pts Tries: Wilson 50, W Homer 65 Conversions: Hastings 66 […]

Daly urged to pick a number and stick

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By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Ben Foden ELLIOT Daly and Anthony Watson must switch positions permanently or forget about being England’s long-term answer at full-back, according […]

Taylor’s late show secures points for Lions

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■ By BILL BARRACK Leics Lions ….28 Harrogate……..15 IN AN enthrallingly close match, a Sam Fox injurytime penalty seemed to have salvaged a losing bonus […]

Holton lifts Towcester to put Bridge in trouble

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National League 3 Midlands OFFICIALLY a free weekend, National Three took the opportunity to catch up on previously postponed fixtures across the four regions. Towcester […]

Botica’s brilliance completes fightback

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RGC 1404 25 Merthyr 24 A JACOB BOTICApenalty with the last kick of the game completed a stunning comeback for RGC 1404 against Merthyr. They […]

PLAYER WATCH…

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Moriarty on his mark to replace the irreplaceable

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Alex Bywater chats to Ross Moriarty, the man charged with filling the giant boots of Taulupe Faletau at No.8 PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off […]

Let the execs play five weeks in a row

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I THINK we should trial the suggestion by Premiership Rugby that all Six Nations matches be condensed into five consecutive weekends. For this trial, I […]

Addison beats clock to deny Quins home semi

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By NEALE HARVEY Harlequins…………10pts Tries: Penalty try 57 Conversions: Jackson 57 Penalties: Jackson 20 Sale………………13pts Tries: Briggs 35 Conversions: Addison 35 Penalties: Addison 2, 77 […]

Regular chats with Eddie help Cipriani stay positive

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By NICK VERDIER DANNY Cipriani might still be out of sight but he is definitely not out of Eddie Jones’ mind despite his omission from […]

Tigers off bottom as Dale defeated

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■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……14 Wharfedale ……8 SHEFFIELD TIGERS’ hopes of League survival were thrown a lifeline by a crucial home win against fellow […]