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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 […]

Blues back to winning ways with Cuthbert a late try hero

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By JAMES CANDY CARDIFF Blues attack coach Matt Sherratt admitted emotions were running high as Alex Cuthbert left a bad week and a trail of […]

Kiwis will have to deal with resurgent Aussies and Boks

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By NEALE HARVEY FRANCHISES in Australia and South Africa are set to deliver a 2017 Super Rugby backlash on behalf of their nations, according to […]

Albion edge out Students as Cox makes refereeing history

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By EVIE PROBERT AS SARA COX became the first female to referee in National One history, Loughborough more than made amends for their heavy away […]

Forrest ends the Worthing drought

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■By CHARLIE BENNETT Worthing R…32 Barnstaple…28 HARRY FORRESTscored a hat-trick as Worthing Raiders ended a tenmatch losing streak. The full-back was in inspiring form and […]

Bath reap benefits from Cheika snub

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By NEALE HARVEY BEN Tapuai admits leaving Australia left him “scared” but says a fresh start was necessary after being snubbed by Wallabies boss Michael […]

It’s seven heaven for Armitage with Pau

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FRENCH COLUMN Life has been somewhat eventful for Steffon Armitage, the back row forward voted the finest player in Europe not too long ago. Those […]

Tainton’s rap after collapse to Tigers

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BRISTOL head coach Mark Tainton ordered his strugglers to have “hard look at ourselves” after this thumping. Bristol have not won since New Year’s Day […]

Fast start for Evans but it’s far from pretty

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By ROGER PANTING STEFF Evans proved he is ready for a Wales call with a try on his return as Scarlets ran out convincing winners, […]

No excuses, Rob, you did get it wrong overMoriarty

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During the wash-up over the raging tidal wave of emotions unleashed in Cardiff all week, Wales found it necessary to deny that Ross Moriarty’s withdrawal […]

Fylde bag bonus despite slow start

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By GALILEO SUTHERLAND SCOTT ARMSTRONG’S second-half double secured a third consecutive Fylde win as they fought back from a halftime deficit to down Blaydon. Their […]

Early charge puts Rams in control

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■By MATTHEW McCRORY Redin’sians R 25 Bury St Ed…21 A STRONG opening half set the scene for Rams’ victory. They were quickly knocking on the […]

Priestland enjoying life alongside Tapuai

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By TOM BRADSHAW RHYS Priestland says the arrival of a Southern Hemisphere cavalry at Bath has given the West Country side fresh vigour. Director of […]

Cracknell battling to avoid the scrapheap

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By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Fiji 7s coach Chris Cracknell fears he may have to quit rugby after failing to find work following last August’s stunning […]

Farrell can lead Lions like Johnno says Telfer

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By PETER JACKSON OWEN FARRELL has emerged as a candidate to captain the Lions this summer according to one of the game’s most revered figures. […]

ROOM 101

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RICKY ALEY THE SOUTH LEICESTER FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Noisy eaters It really gets me […]

Welsh should stop knocking Eddie, he went extra mile for Gethin

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SOMEdelicate souls took umbrage at Eddie Jones for trotting out such Welsh stereotypes as goats and daffodils. They climbed on their high horses and called […]

Game Esher can’t handle hot Steff

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By RICHARD DORE A POWERFUL six-try performance from Ampthill saw off Esher and strengthened their third-place position in the league. All was level after 30 […]

Robinson keeps his cool to fend off Redruth

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■By BILL HOOPER Redruth …17 OEs …20 WILL ROBINSON’S injurytime penalty proved the match winner for promotion- chasing Old Elthamians in the Cornish sunshine. There […]

Cragg demands changes to tier two schedule

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■ By NEALE HARVEY HACKED-OFF Rotherham chairman Nick Cragg has called for a review of the Championship fixture list amid a growing cash-flow crisis afflicting […]

Montpellier boss must wait for Gloucester ruling

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MOHEDAltrad faces a further wait to find out if his proposed takeover of Gloucester will be allowed to go ahead. The France-based billionaire was in […]

Bok teams must head for Europe says Gold

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By NEALE HARVEY EUROPE’S finest must linkup with South Africa’s six franchises to form a box office-busting competition to replace the European Champions Cup, says […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

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BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■BRISTOL could be left paying All Blacks back rower Steven Luatua, right, around £650,000 a season even if […]

The sons also rise for young England

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ENGLAND’S next generation contained so many chips off so many old blocks in Colwyn Bay last weekend that their Wales opponents could have done with […]

OAs put Macc to sword as Foster runs riot

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By MATTHEW COLERIDGE NICK FOSTER crossed for four tries in a scintillating attacking performance as Old Albanians triumphed away to Macclesfield. Plenty of mistakes meant […]

Emotion is the driver for Bishops says Long

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■By KEITH BROOKING Taunton T …10pts Bishop’s S…39pts Smashed: Taunton’s Tony Popham looks to make ground PICTURES: Clayton Jane THIS was a must win game […]

Harlequins fight back to take the Academy crown

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HARLEQUINS were crowned Premiership U18s Academy champions after they scored 20 unanswered points to beat Sale 20-8 in the final at Sixways on Thursday. Luke […]

Crossword

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ACROSS 1. Racing Metro lock given his France debut v Argentina last year (4) 3. Bath’s ex-London Irish prop with experience in Australia (6) 7. […]

Worcester suffer Short circuit after yellow card for Faosiliva

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By ROGER PANTING JAMES Short scored an explosive hat-trick to maintain Exeter’s unbeaten record over Worcester in the Premiership. It was a tenth consecutive success […]

Newcastle swoop for Sharks starlet Nott

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NEWCASTLE FALCONS look set to follow up their move for France centre Maxime Mermoz by landing Sale Sharks highly rated England U20 star George Nott. […]

Lions snub shames top clubs

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All those powerbrokers who refused to make a small sacrifice by granting the Lions a modicum of preparation time before leaving for New Zealand will […]

Mermoz: I’m back in love with game at Tigers

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NICK VERDIER meets the France centre who has rediscovered his passion for the game The sea, the sun, the trophies, Maxime Mermoz appeared to have […]

Cinderford juggernaut is brought to halt

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■By RICHARD JARVIS Chinnor …42 Cinderford …17 LEADERS Chinnor saw off the challenge of a side bang in form and having not lost for two […]

Otley on rise after Luffman dismissal

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■ By JON NEWCOMBE OTLEY chairman Nick Girling says the National Two North club will wait until the summer to find a replacement for Mark […]

Trophy success is priority for one-club man Myler

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By NEALE HARVEY STEPHENMyler insists personal milestones are way down his priority list as he battles to lift Northampton back to the forefront of European […]

Problem areas are all fixable says Gold

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ROB Baxter was delighted with an 80-minute effort from his Chiefs. “We maintained our intensity throughout and there was a momentum change even before the […]

Cockerill poised for Edinburgh job

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RICHARD Cockerill looks set to take over as the new head coach of PRO12 side Edinburgh next season after a dramatic turn of events. Cockerill, […]

Biggar puts pain of defeat behind him to focus on Scots

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By ALEX BYWATER A SIX Nations defeat to England always leads to a bitter fallout in Wales but as attentions turn to the trip to […]

Leicester’s gang of four helping ease Tom’s pain

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■ By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER captain Tom Youngs admits he still carries the scars of last month’s humiliating 43-0 home defeat by Glasgow but has […]

Irish overpowered as Clifton open up

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■By BEN CARTER London Irish …12 Clifton…34 A FOUR-TRY performance from Clifton after the break earned them a bonus point victory. Irish were just three […]

Test moved from Tonga

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WALES’ summer Test against Tonga will be staged in another country after Welsh Rugby Union concerns over the suitability of the redevloped stadium in Nuku’alofa […]

English backs must pay more attention

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HAVINGread many extensive Wales v England match reports, I am astonished to see no analysis of Liam Williams’ try for Wales. Watching on TV, was […]

Addison backs prolific Solomona to shine if

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By JON NEWCOMBE STAND-IN Sale captain Will Addison has backed Denny Solomona to take his prolific try-scoring form to the next level if England or […]

Lancaster to extend stay at Leinster

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STUART LANCASTER is set to stay with PRO12 outfit Leinster for the next two years after having initial talks about a new contract. The former […]

We’re improving, Huw warnsWelsh

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Let’s hear it from the Jones boy! Scotland’s Huw Jones celebrates scoring a try against Australia in the autumn By GARY HEATLY HUW Jones has […]

Second half grit ensures Chester victory

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■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …26 Chester…37 CHESTER centre Tom Foden came off the bench to inspire a second-half comeback and help his side claim […]

Henley put in shift to avoid trap door

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■By NICK PITSON Henley…33 Canterbury …22 HENLEY put in a hugely committed performance to ease any fears of being sucked into a relegation fight. Prop […]

Oaks revert to old style power game

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■ By JON NEWCOMBE Match-winner: Florin Vlaicu in action against Spain FLORIN VLAICU scored all his side’s points as Romania beat Spain13-3 in a scrappy […]