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Busy few weeks for Cooper’s high-flying Reigate

5 March 2017 1 comment

SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK VERDIER REIGATEGrammar School beat Crossley Heath 38-14 to reach the inaugural NatWest Schools Cup U18 Plate final at Sixways on March […]

Forthcoming fixtures

5 March 2017 1 comment

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 5 NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Newcastle v Saracens (14:00) Worcester v […]

Mathewson is on alert over old foe Hougaard

5 March 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER THEY are used to locking horns in Super Rugby but today scrum-halves Alby Mathewson and Francois Hougaard will take on each other […]

Connacht keep up push for Europe

5 March 2017 0 comments

Connacht 33 Zebre 3 PAT Lam is hoping Connacht’s good run is not too late to secure a Champions Cup spot. His men chalked up […]

Ruthless Knights put Scottish to the sword

5 March 2017 2 comments

By LUKE JARMYN London Scottish 14pts Tries: Kenny 12, Atkinson 45 Conversions: Lydon 13, 4 Doncaster 48pts Tries: Lewis 26, Flockhart 31, 65, Challinor 37, […]

Powerhouse Lutui pushes Amps on

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By WARREN KAY Ampthill & D 43 Fylde 24 TWO tries in a man-ofthe- match performance from Aleki Lutui powered Ampthill & District to victory […]

Rams pull away in style to see off Foresters

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By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 12 Red’sians 25 REDINGENSIANS gained a well-deserved bonuspoint victory over an out of sorts Cinderford team. The visitors had the conditions […]

Redpath pins his colours to England

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ENGLAND SCHOOLS CAMERON Redpath will force his father Bryan to cheer on England today after being named on the bench to take on France U18s […]

Wray deserves England call, McCall tells Jones

5 March 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall is “gobsmacked” by Eddie Jones’ continued snub of flanker Jackson Wray. Wray, 26, has been desperate to get an opportunity […]

Top clubs vie to lure Brown from Harlequins

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By MATTHEW EMERY HARLEQUINS face the prospect of losing star full-back Mike Brown in the summer. And Brown’s fellow England international, scrum-half Danny Care, is […]

Olivier backs Warriors to win their ‘Test’

5 March 2017 2 comments

THE Six Nations might be on a break this weekend but Worcester’s World Cupwinning centre Wynand Olivier reckons there will be a Test match feeling […]

Championship play-offs axe gives clubs time to recruit

5 March 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON THE RFU Council have approved a threeseason plan to remove the end-of-season playoff system in the Championship. As TRP revealed in January, […]

Size matters now Costello tells his Nottingham recruits

5 March 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM coach Ian Costello is putting plans in place to make sure the Greens will be back among the Championship big boys […]

Stewart stunned as Esher stop the road rot

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By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 22 Esher 36 ESHER finally ended a run of 11 successive away defeats this season with a well-deserved win at Grantchester […]

Reds ease home but Gidlow sent off

5 March 2017 1 comment

By JAMES BROOKS Canterbury 18 Redruth 29 REDRUTH secured a hard-fought victory over Canterbury, despite finishing the game with 14 men after hooker Matthew Gidlow […]

Lads from the North dominate Counties XV

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ENGLANDCounties U18 have named their 23-man squad for the two-match tour of Ireland in April. They play Ireland U18 Clubs on Wednesday, April 12 and […]

Halfpenny close to new deal with Toulon

5 March 2017 0 comments

LEIGHHalfpenny looks set to turn down the offer of a dual-contract in Wales to stay with Toulon. Mourad Boudjellal, boss of the three-time European champions, […]

Fisher hints at exit after Gloucester capitulate.

5 March 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER’S fast disintegrating campaign was thrown into chaos late last night when head coach Laurie Fisher apparently gave notice of his intention […]

PREVIEW… Newcastle v Saracens

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Today. Kick-off 2pm NEWCASTLE are within touching distance of booking a place in the Champions Cup for next season and beating Saracens for the first […]

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Catterick chills out to put heat into Carnegie’s play-off bid

5 March 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Y Carnegie v London Irish A FEW weeks ago, this top-of-the-table clash looked almost certain to be a dress rehearsal for the […]

Hoppers in a spot as Street nabs the winner

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By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 23 Luctonians 24 A LAST-MINUTE try from Jordan Street secured a vital win for Luctonians. The damaging defeat leaves Hoppers […]

Stortford run riot over sorry Geese

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By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St 53 Wild Geese 3 BISHOP’S Stortford breezed to victory as they racked up nine tries against London Irish Wild Geese. […]

Robinson to return for Tindall XV

5 March 2017 2 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson came out of retirement just a day after he retired this week. Robinson, who was capped 13 times, […]

Gatland has to be worried by captaincy shambles

5 March 2017 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Last weekend unexpectedly threw up the most intriguing Six Nations clash. England v Italy was akin to watching a car crash: I couldn’t […]

Brilliant Beale keeps Wasps buzzing on top

5 March 2017 1 comment

By NICK CAIN Bamboozled: Wasps’ star man Kurtley Beale terrorises the Bath defence PICTURE: Getty Images KURTLEY Beale may have cost Wasps a king’s ransom, […]

Sarries in Falcons’ sights as they eye Top Six

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By JON NEWCOMBE Falcon soars: Calum Green wins a lineout for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images CALUM GREEN is confident Newcastle can mark his […]

Hogg-warts wizardry as Stuart casts his spells …

5 March 2017 2 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at the qualities of the Scotland full-back destined to be a Lion. Real pace: Stuart Hogg makes a break against Wales PICTURES: […]

Big Dunc aims to have something to celebrate

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By SAM JACKSON Today. Kick-off 2pm. Mennaye Cornish Pirates v Jersey TOM Duncan is gearing up for his 50th appearance in a Cornish Pirates shirt […]

Torrent of tries as Sale take charge

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By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 7 Sale 61 SALE kept up their pursuit of leaders Caldy with a resounding nine-try win at Scunthorpe. After a quiet […]

20 QUESTIONS

5 March 2017 1 comment

JERSEY NO.8 NICK HAINING Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it raised the confidence levels […]

Howells atones for sin bin with late try

5 March 2017 1 comment

SWALEC Division One round-up By JOHN ARKLESS YSTRAD Rhondda condemned Treorchy to their first defeat of the season after a remarkable 17-11 win. Ystrad went […]

Stop moaning Eddie, you were out-thought

5 March 2017 1 comment

Postbox special on that Italian tactic which has split opinion within the rugby fraternity Smart move or poor spirit? Italians stand in the English line […]

Zach leads from front as England power on

26 February 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON Captain fantastic: Zach Mercer, left, celebrates scoring his try PICTURE: Getty Images England U20 46pts Italy U20 0pts Tries: Blamire 18, Curry […]

DREAMTEAM

26 February 2017 0 comments

STEVE BODEN, THE CARNEGIE COACH & FORMER JERSEY HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Tom Davies -Known as ‘Toddy’, […]

Where was tribute to Grand Slam commander Gwilliam?

26 February 2017 1 comment

JOHN Gwilliam has been unique among Wales captains for the last 65 years and he will remain so for as long as it takes someone […]

Quick-firing May given licence to thrill England

26 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD JONNY May faces Italy today aiming to show Eddie Jones he is a cut above the rest of his wing rivals after […]

Waterloo and Morley strife intensifies as drop looms

26 February 2017 1 comment

NATIONAL 3 ROUND-UP THERE were two important relegation clashes in National Three North, but with Morley and Waterloo both going down, there will be no […]

Six of the best as Pontypridd down Llandovery to go top

26 February 2017 1 comment

Pontypridd 42 Llandovery 24 By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPRIDD hit Llandovery for six as the Sardis Road side made it two bonus-point wins from two in […]

Irish survive late flurry to keep alive Slam hopes

26 February 2017 0 comments

Ireland U20 27 France U20 22 IRELAND U20s resisted a second-half fight back to beat France and keep their Grand Slam hopes alive. Ireland started […]

Champions kick-start their bid for top spot

26 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall breathed a huge sigh of relief after his champions rediscovered the art of winning by sweeping Sharks aside at Allianz […]

Put the fire back into Edinburgh, Cockers, but try to avoid any nose rubbing

26 February 2017 0 comments

IN the pecking order for the PRO12 title, Edinburgh are in an all too familiar position. They are nowhere – but then it’s been a […]

‘No soft penalties’ – Hatley

26 February 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND’S big men have been ordered to stay disciplined and mentally in control today to force the Italian pack into submission. Forwards coach Neal Hatley […]

Counties gain revenge with second-half surge

26 February 2017 1 comment

Impressive: Ampthill fly-half Joe Tarrant PICTURE: TRP photographer TEAMS ENGLAND COUNTIES: Mike Wilcox (Hartpury); Leo Fielding (Blackheath), Markus Burcham (Blackheath), Steve Leonard (Hartpury), James Stokes […]

Barnett at the double for the table-topping Keys

26 February 2017 2 comments

Swansea 0 Cross Keys 26 By RICH JONES ABERAVON managed to avoid another trademark RGC 1404 comeback as they recorded the double over the North-Walians […]

Wales hit back with record victory in Scotland

26 February 2017 1 comment

Scotland U20 34pts Tries: Dobb 36, Renwick 38, Hunter-Hill 46, Simmers 58, Nairn 69, 80 Conversions: Eastgate 39, Henderson 59 Wales U20 65pts Tries: Lewis […]

CLOSE-UP

26 February 2017 1 comment

NATHAN EARLE DENNY SOLOMONA Denny Solomona has been the talk of the Premiership of late for varying reasons, but mainly due to his skilful running […]

Waldouck weighing up the option of sabbatical

26 February 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE ECO-FRIENDLY centre Dominic Waldouck is unsure what role he will play for new-age Newcastle next season, if any, but appearing in the […]

Young and Solomona top the list of outside bets for summer crusade

26 February 2017 1 comment

Stand-out Premiership openside: Wasps’ Thomas Young IS THERE any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. […]

Second half blitz sees USA home in Chile

26 February 2017 0 comments

AMERICAS CUP By TOM RILEY SIX tries in the second half propelled the US Eagles to a 57-9 win in Chile yesterday. A scrappy beginning […]

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